Clearing the Browser Tabs - Another Snowy Thursday Edition

Well, we got it. The big one. The snowstorm that darned-near paralyzed Washington, DC. As storms go, it wasn’t a particularly big one, but the combination of rain followed by freezing rain followed by thundersnow (yes, there was lots of thundersnow) turned the city into a Commuter Hell the likes of which I haven’t seen in a long while. My brother had to work in the city and traffic was so bad because of the storm that what is normally a 45-minute drive turned into a 4 hour and 45 minute drive for him.

Yes, it was that bad.

So, if you’re one of the fortunate souls who will stay home today instead of mushing your way to the office, congratulations! Be sure to check out the latest episode of The Delivery, which will be right on the front page, and enjoy your day off.

And now, links!

• Remember the President’s oft-repeated promise that if you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep it under Obamacare? Well, good luck with that.
• Speaking of Obamacare, if it’s such an amazingly good thing, why has the administration granted 729 waivers to let companies and left-wing unions opt out of it?
• Sputniks! Sputniks everywhere!
• Once upon a time, Britain was eager to install speed cameras all over the countryside. Now, Brits are finding out that wasn’t such a hot idea after all.
• Here is a series of beautiful photographs taken by amateur astronomers who competed in a contest sponsored by the European Southern Observatory. There are some very good shots in there.
• Thunder! Thunder! Thundercats, HO!

UPDATE: What? Today’s Thursday? Awww crud…

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