My View From the Road, Weekend Edition, 1/22/11

OK, I promised you some pics, and here they are, but first some background. Due to equipment problems, and some timing issues, I was unable to get out of town before the snowstorm hit in Carlisle, PA, the other night., 

Not only no, but Hell no, George Pataki is hinting at running for President, from Rick Klein, ABC News:

“When you look back at the past two years, it’s been very disappointing, not only — not just for Republicans, but

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• Well, first of all, we have had some site issues this morning, apparently relate to an issue with a plugin update. For some reason, the webserver cache isn’t responding as it should.  I’ve disabled it to allow business

For whom the bill tolls, Megan McArdle,  Atlantic:

The Health Care Reform Already Costs More Than We Thought It Would

There’s been a spate of bad news recently about the health care bill.

Henry Waxman canceled his War

I have been saying for years now that if the terrorists ever wanted to shut down Washington DC, all they would have to do is make it snow.  2in. or so oughta do it.  The people in and around Washington

I’m sitting on a bus on I-90 westbound just coning into Buffalo as I write this.

I must say these Greyhound busses are amazing. 110volt power, Wi-Fi and the thing rides like my Buick.

I’ve run into the usual cross

From radio buddy Scott Fybush,  on Northeast Radio Watch, on Monday:

*The final collapse of New York-based Air America Radio made big industry headlines at week’s end, but the bankruptcy liquidation of the pioneering progressive talk network won’t

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That’s two Truck Stops in as many weeks, I know. I’m not sure what

President Obama is mulling declaring war on wounded veterans, David Goldstein, McClatchy Newspapers:

WASHINGTON-The Obama administration is considering making veterans use private insurance to pay for treatment of combat and service-related injuries. The plan would be an about-face on

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• The Religion Of Peace: Soeren Kern reports that guy who beheaded a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus

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With all the attention being placed on the story out of Buffalo about the beheading of Aasiya Z. Hassan the other day,  I’ve been watching the Buffalo outlets a bit more closely.  This morning, I note this story from yesterday

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This is the President’s day edition. Historians say that Lincoln had his car serviced here. Then again, these are the same people who