December 18, 2012 – 8:48 am
With most leaders, this would be a wise move: asking underlings for ideas. With Obama, it’s a way to appear as if he is Doing Something, and if the recommendations are too extreme, he can simply Blame Others and divorce himself from those recommendations (Washington Post) President Obama on Monday began the first serious push […]
December 17, 2012 – 8:08 pm
If you’ve read any of my post-movie writings, you know I do not do reviews: I do recommendations. And, The Hobbit? I went to see it this afternoon (after finishing my Christmas shopping). Was it good? 4 1/2 stars out of 5. There’s a second rating I give, which is “matinee or primetime?” I’d pay […]
December 17, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is snow that can only occur when it is warm, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Bob Owens, who provides some historical perspective on owning military style guns.
December 17, 2012 – 12:58 pm
25 years on, and Warmists still push the “spreading awareness” silliness What’s Your Meme? Changing the Climate Change Conversation We are constantly bombarded by memes in our daily lives. Some spontaneously flare up and then burn out as quickly as they appeared, while others stick around for decades. We hardly consider their presence, much less […]
December 17, 2012 – 9:37 am
They really cannot help themselves (via Tom Nelson) Here’s the Seattle 350 Xmas songbook (bonus: special edition of the dreydl song!) seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/upl… — Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) December 16, 2012 The Seattle 350 group supposedly performed their “green” Christmas carols on the 8th at the Green Lake Community Center. Here’s a snippet of some of their […]
December 17, 2012 – 9:15 am
Retiring Senator Joe Lieberman makes a few good points (The Hill) Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on Sunday called for a “national commission on violence,†in the wake of Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. “I’m always reluctant about commissions, but I really believe we ought to have a national commission on violence,†[…]
December 16, 2012 – 3:44 pm
Another patriot who won’t just lie down and let the Central Government Planning Office roll over him and his business (Fox News) The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception isn’t health care but a “gravely […]
December 16, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle which probably has no catalytic converter to boot, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Dr. Roy Spencer, with a post on our chaotic climate system.
December 16, 2012 – 9:35 am
Happy Sunday! Yet another fantastic day to be an American. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the Mayan apocalypse is almost here. This pinup is by K.O. Munson, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 Wild Thing points out Obama’s quiet amnesty The Looking […]
December 16, 2012 – 8:22 am
Never let it be said that Liberals won’t take advantage of each and every tragedy to push their political agenda (too bad they didn’t push to make communism criminal, as Stalin and Mao murdered tens of millions of people) Ban killer weapons and do it right now: The logic is simple: New laws will prevent […]