February 22, 2011 – 9:33 am
This article is from back on the 17th, but Treehugger links it up today, with a survey, which we’ll get to in a few. Marc Gunther at Greenbiz asks Would You Buy a $40 Light Bulb? Maybe you should. This week, Philips Lighting said that its AmbientLED 12.5-watt bulb — which, just to confuse you, […]
February 22, 2011 – 9:04 am
But the Donkey Weasel Party isn’t doing it for an substantive changes, oh no. They just want to delay the work of government Democrats plan to offer more than 100 amendments in the state Assembly to Gov. Scott Walker’s plan taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public workers. Democratic Minority Leader Peter […]
February 21, 2011 – 4:10 pm
Look, let me start off again by saying I am not against rail systems. When I lived in NJ, my friends and I would typically take the train into NYC, either from the Manasquan, Holmdel, or Hoboken, and would take the subway around in NYC (though it’s fun to walk around and see the sites, […]
February 21, 2011 – 10:58 am
How could anyone possibly have a problem with falsely handing out sick passes for government workers who have walked off their cushy paying jobs? Doctors who wrote medical notes over the weekend excusing protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol from work are getting slammed with angry phone calls and profane e-mails from people telling them they […]
February 21, 2011 – 9:10 am
Grist’s resident GINK (green inclinations, no kids) Lisa Hymas, makes the case that enviros, greens, climate morons should stand up for Planned Parenthood and abortion on demand A society is not sustainable if women don’t have basic control over their fertility. That’s just fundamental, a no-brainer. So the ongoing Republican assault war blitzkrieg on women’s […]
February 21, 2011 – 8:44 am
File this story under “media ObamaZombies”: Wisconsin Puts Obama Between Competing Desires The battle in Wisconsin over public employee unions has left President Obama facing a tricky balance between showing solidarity with longtime political supporters and projecting a message in favor of deep spending cuts to reduce the debt. Really? Well, it would have been […]
February 20, 2011 – 7:06 pm
Here’s looking at you, kid Thousands of people have marched in Moroccan cities to demand that King Mohammed VI give up some of his powers. In the capital, Rabat, police allowed protesters to approach parliament, chanting slogans like “The people reject a constitution made for slaves!” A separate protest is under way in the country’s […]
February 20, 2011 – 6:55 pm
That’s what Time Magazine is wondering (thought, the “climate morons” is my interjection): Foodies Can Eclipse (and Save) the Green Movement These are dark days for the environmental movement. A year after being on the cusp of passing landmark legislation to cap greenhouse gases, greens are coming to accept the fact that the chance of […]
February 20, 2011 – 3:29 pm
A tiny group of pro-union agitators has decided to take it upon themselves to do something different than the other unhinged lefties who’ve been using “uncivil” language and leaving massive amounts of trash (you know, as supposed lovers of Gaia should do): Splinter protest group forms to ‘Kill the Bill… with kindess’ But a few […]
February 20, 2011 – 9:45 am
Happy Sunday! Another fantastic day in America! We’re going a bit upscale with this pinup today, which is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 Questions and Observations has Madison equals Cairo? Not even close Michelle Malkin features Badger State Battle: Unions vs. […]
