Monthly Archives: March 2009

Obama Won’t Politicize Global Warming, Will He?

Remember, he told us that he wants politics out of science. Will he listen to anyone other then the True Believers? Climate Skeptics Challenge Obama ‘Mainstream’ Science President Barack Obama’s plan to charge for greenhouse-gas emissions and use the revenue to trim taxes might be wise if the planet were truly warming, economist Ross McKitrick […]

So You Mean Some Gitmo Detainees Aren’t Little Darlings?

When there’s important news, the New York Times is there. On Page A17 The five detainees at Guantánamo Bay charged with planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have filed a document with the military commission at the United States naval base there expressing pride at their accomplishment and accepting full responsibility for the killing […]

“..but I finally got that squirrel strangled with my fingers”

And you thought you had it tough? Tales from the Great Depression Many wonder how they will get by if the current economic times get worse, but for those who lived through the Great Depression, self-sufficiency was the key during the hardest of times. “It was a different world then,” said H.C. Stanley, owner of […]

Obama Exhaustion Watch: Teddy’s B-Day Bash

Shouldn’t Obama be in bed if he is so tired? President Barack Obama has led astar-studded crowd in a performance of “Happy Birthday”, capping a musical birthday tribute to ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.   He sure looks tired, eh?

Prince “Private Jet” Charles Says Doom Comes In 100 Months

This is the kind of stuff that makes me not take AGW Believers seriously, and shows that it is all just a farce The heir to the throne plans to use his visit to raise awareness of the threat to the world from global warming. In a speech in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday […]

Cantor Calls Embryonic Stem Cell Reverals A “Distraction”

Yesterday, Dan Riehl wrote that Republicans should get off their duffs and stop playing defense If (Republicans) had the intelligence and discipline to side-step things like the Limbaugh attack they might have a prayer. Instead of engaging it, they should come back with, This is simply the Democrats trying to prevent a discussion of how much their […]

Say, How Cool Is Cap And Trade?

A scheme that Bernie Madoff probably approves of (Wall Street Journal) Jim Rogers is not happy with the Obama administration. Ever since the White House unveiled its costly climate program, the CEO of Duke Energy has been arguing the proposals amount to nothing more than a tax. Indeed. Mr. Rogers belongs to the U.S. Climate Action […]

Raleigh Tea Party On March 21st

I was wondering if there would be one in my home town. Yup. Via Sister Toldjah through XRLQ Raleigh, N.C New American Tea Party Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009 Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm Location: NC State Capitol (east side) downtown Raleigh Street: Wilmington St City/Town: Raleigh, NC Phone: 919-612-2141 Email: raleighteaparty@gmail.com If you use Facebook, […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! A beautiful day in the USA. This pinup is by Joyce Ballentyne, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? (ps: I am mostly just going to cut and paste headlines. Jammed a finger playing football, and the last post really worked the pain)  The Other McCain has […]

Shocking News! Obama’s Too Tired And Overwhelmed

I know, I know, it’s a shocker. Oh, OK, you’re probably saying to your computer screen “well, duh!”, particularly regarding the last word of the headline. Barack Obama ‘too tired’ to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown But, hey, those are the excuses used to say why Obama treated Gordon Brown, PM of Britian, basically […]

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