Contributed by: filbert Monday, January 11 2010 @ 09:14 AM CST
Travel:
Amtrak “Train From Hell” Delayed Almost 24 Hours [*1] — Could have been in the Global Warming section . . .
Explaining and defending human freedom and liberty:
Where Has the Republican ‘Market’ Gone? Should We Go There? [*2]
Yeah, That Globe Poll Looks Wrong [*3]
Dems Worried About Coakley [*4]
Tucker Carlson is completely out of his mind [*5] — “Jim Treacher” aka Sean Medlock finds a new bloggy home . . .
Red invades Blue [*6]
Jillian Bandes: Palin stays one step ahead of the political class[*7]
More after the “Read More” . . . The reality of Obama and the Democrat leadership as blithering idiots:
Top White House Official Admits Jobs Picture “Still Terrible” …Update: Obama Disappointed His Economic Plan Is a Failure [*8]
Spotlighting and deconstructing (and occasionally ridiculing) Liberty’s enemies–because even blithering idiots can be dangerous:
Wait, I thought Republicans were the party of big business? [*9] — No, the alliance of Big Business and Big Government does NOT advance freedom and liberty, either . . .
Why Are Jews Liberals? Part Two [*10]
Obama Nation: Abandon Ship! [*11] — Monday morning comics . . .
Question of the Day: How do you spot a Concern Troll or Eeyore? [*12]
The Democrats’ Self-Righteous Subterfuge: Accusations of Republican Racism, Sexism, “Homophobia” [*13]
Transparent Fictions [*14] — more evidence that Democrat leaders are more malignant than they are idiotic . . . in fact their idiocy flows directly from their malignancy . . .
An online blueprint of the Left [*15]
Palin derided by top McCain aide, book [*16] — Steve Schmidt is an enemy of freedom, and is just trying to save his sorry excuse for a career in politics . . . it won’t work, unless he’s planning to switch to the Democrats . . .
Blood for Oil Chronicles [*17] — “No Blood For Oil” was a classic Concern Troll strategy . . . the people who chanted that cared not at all about either oil or blood . . . but only about naked political power . . .
Democrats to Repeat GOP’s Winning ‘06 Strategy This Fall [*18]
Oh My– Hillary Accused Obama of Cheating in Primaries [*19]
Republican John Colbert on ‘Congressional Terrorism’ in California [*20]
The Democratic Double-Standard on Race: I’ve Lived It [*21]
Does the Government Own the Whole Economy? [*22] — Collectivists think so . . . if you think you have a claim on somebody else’s income or possessions, then you’re a collectivist. Or a thug (the two differ only in tactics, not in strategy). . .
The Planning States of the 1940s [*23] — “. . . those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it . . . ”
Foreign affairs:
The limits of “surge and run” [*24]
Obama Aids the Enemy He Will Not Name [*25]
Failing to Connect the Plots [*26]
The Economy:
The budget crisis of the states [*27]
Bull market grows up [*28] — Translation: We’re near the top . . .
Oil rises above $83 amid strong Chinese demand [*29]
AP: Obama’s Spending on Roads & Bridges Did Nothing to Curb Unemployment [*30]
“Global warming” aka “Climate change” — or should that be “Climate Reform?”:
The mini ice age starts here [*31] — If you think too much sun is bad, try too much snow . . .
December 2009: Second Snowiest on Record in the Northern Hemisphere [*32]
Mother Nature’s Sucker-Punch [*33]
America slides deeper into depression as Wall Street revels [*34] — Usually, the foreign press sees more clearly into America than most American media does . . .
Health care “reform” aka health insurance “reform” — or should that be health care “change?” Perhaps “Global healthing?:
Insurance mandate starting to become a political albatross [*35]
Media bias–and incompetence:
Study: Newspapers still a step ahead in local news [*36] — The last redoubt?
Sports:
Johnson’s double-double helps No. 4 Tennessee cruise to victory[*37] — Women’s basketball . . .
No. 16 Tennessee upsets No. 1 Kansas 76-68 [*38] — Men’s basketball . . .
Why hasn’t free-throw shooting improved through the years? [*39]
Hard Knox: No. 1 Kansas falls to No. 16 Tennessee [*40]
SDSU men keep it moving[*41]
Science Fiction and Writing:
The Writing Front: Scratching My Head about Story Length [*42]
A Story A Week Challenge: Week One [*43]
Alien Languages – how foreign would they really be? [*44]
On Anachronisms [*45]
How to kill a writing career [*46]
Writing Your Book, part I: Getting Started [*47]
Miscellany:
How to brew a good cup of coffee [*48]
Top ten signs your new year is off to a bad start [*49]