Monthly Archives: February 2012

Time: “Our social contract requires that we must occasionally stomach government policies that offend and outrage us”

Of course, this is all about the contraceptive, sterilization, and abortifacient mandate (Time Magazine – Erika Christakis) There was lots of excitable talk last week about birth control, with President Obama dialing back his initial plan for mandating contraceptive coverage to exempt employers who object to such coverage on religious grounds. In those cases, the health-insurance […]

Excitable Jen Rubin: Is Santorum The Sharon Angle Of 2012?

With friends like this, who needs enemies? Jen Rubin starts off her article with a mention of an unnamed and completely anonymous Republican Senator “quoted” in an ABC article saying Santorum would lose 35 states, then on to another article using another anonymous “tippy top” Republican discussing the need for another candidate if Santorum wins […]

Oh, Noes: “Extreme Weather” Effects 80% Of US Citizens

We are told this because someone driving an SUV caused the extreme weather (USA Today) Violent and deadly weather events have affected more than 240 million Americans — about 80% of the nation’s population — over the past six years, says a report out today from an environmental advocacy group. Last year was particularly awful […]

If All You See…

…is hot caused snow, you might just be a Warmist

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! A gorgeous day here in America, though a bit rainy with a chance of global warming induced snow here in the mid-South. This pinup is by Al Moore, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 Just One Minute has some thoughts on Obama’s need […]

Sunday’s Worst Person(s) In The World

Late yesterday, excitable John Cole decided to name Tyler Cowen his “worst person in the world” (that’s not particularly civil discourse, but, then Powerline highlights that civil discourse is so 2011) for a tweet that wasn’t necessarily for Virginia’s abortion bill, but simply highlighted Liberal hypocrisy By informing consumers, he is of course referring to […]

Kids Won’t Know What Women’s Downhill Skiing Looks Like

Won’t someone please think of the children? KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia —Skiers and coaches complained there weren’t enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Thursday, forcing training for a women’s World Cup race to be canceled. It’s so terrible!

HuffPo: “You Skeptics Have Declared Our AGW Cult Dead, But, Not So!”

Warmists are so cute when they attempt to prop up their dying cult (Huffington Post) If you follow the popular polls, you might think that Americans are growing ever more skeptical about man-made climate change — despite the consensus among published climate scientists. That’s simply not true, Jon Krosnick of Stanford University told an audience […]

If All You See…

…is snow that is caused by hot temperatures, you might just be a Warmist (slightly NSFW, so, below the fold)

Will Women Vote For Rick Santorum?

That’s the question The Politico is asking Democrats have an unexpected new foil in their effort to label the GOP as hostile to women: Rick Santorum. After hammering away for a year at the message that Republicans are indifferent to women’s health and economic well-being, President Barack Obama’s party has been handed a nearly perfect […]

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