June 22, 2010 – 8:54 am
Paul H. Rubin, professor of economics at Emory University, does a great job in comparing and contrasting the federal responses to the two disasters as they relate to two presidents, though, I do think he forgot one point, which I’ll get to. First, some background In many respects, the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Katrina are […]
June 21, 2010 – 7:56 pm
This had to seriously hurt the NY Times and CBS News to publish the results of this poll (starting with the Times story) Overwhelmingly, Americans think the nation needs a fundamental overhaul of its energy policies, and most expect alternative forms to replace oil as a major source within 25 years. Yet a majority are […]
June 21, 2010 – 1:58 pm
Sheesh, last three new books I read have ended in cliffhangers. In two, the main character is dead. The third, did the bomb go off? I know for one of them, the character will be back, the last page has a stay tuned message. The other two? I would hope so, being the authors most […]
June 21, 2010 – 1:23 pm
Time Magazine is comparing her to Alvin Green: Texas Dems Grapple With Their Own Alvin Greene South Carolina’s unexpected Democratic nominee for the US Senate, mystery man Alvin Greene, says he wants to play golf with Barack Obama. But in Texas, another surprise Democratic primary winner, congressional nominee Kesha Rogers, wants to impeach the President. […]
June 21, 2010 – 9:30 am
The latest crazy attempt to reduce CO2 Thousands of tonnes of iron will be dumped at sea in an attempt to cut global warming by sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, it has been reported. The iron will lay vast amounts of phytoplankton, which absorbs CO2 as the grow, The Times reported. When the phytoplankton […]
June 21, 2010 – 8:13 am
He’s made his speech, visited the Gulf a few times, blamed a whole bunch of people, so, it is time for Obama to move on to other things that have importance to Himself. He had nothing scheduled this weekend, except some golf (we haven’t heard what he did Sunday, but, being Father’s Day, I’d give […]
June 20, 2010 – 3:55 pm
By now, many of you have seen those Activia Challenge commercials, so, I have a question: how wise is it to film yourself taking the Activia 14 Day Challenge and send them in so they can end up being on a national TV commercial campaign? Because, you know, you’re kinda telling the whole country, heck, […]
June 20, 2010 – 10:47 am
Happy Sunday! A great day in America, all Dad’s are looking to break out the grill today (well, every day, it’s a guy thing), but, hey, ladies, let Dad relax with a beer, a ball game, and a good view (yes, I am a pig, why do you ask?) This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, […]
June 20, 2010 – 9:03 am
In the past, we on the Right have made fun of the Left’s use of the phrase “reality based community.” Over the past few years, we have discussed how Obama seems to be divorced from reality and actually have the temerity to lecture about it. More proof, in the form of a letter sent June […]
June 19, 2010 – 6:19 pm
Good thing he “won’t rest till the leak is stopped” President Barack Obama hit the golf course Saturday with Vice President Joe Biden. The White House pool report noted that Obama left at about 1 p.m. for the course at Andrews Air Force base, and his golfing parters included White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson […]
