Monthly Archives: September 2013

Walgreens, Other Companies Dump Insurance Due To ObamaCare

I bet you’re really, really surprised (Forbes) Walgreen and another 17 large employers are turning to a new concept of giving them money to buy health benefits via private online marketplaces known as exchanges. Aon Hewitt, the large employee benefits consultancy, said Walgreens will be the largest employer thus far to join its Aon Hewitt […]

Waxman Brings Warmist To Testify About Climate Change, Mentions May Snow

Say, how’d all these believers in Hotcoldwetdry travel to Washington? (Climate Progress) Tuesday marked the first time that individuals impacted by climate change had a chance to come before Congress and tell their stories, according to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), who helped co-founded the Safe Climate Caucus. Six people with personal stories and one scientist […]

Politico: You Know What Obama’s Really Awesome At?

Initially, when I ran across this article at Memeorandum and started reading it, it seemed to be a typical Politico portrait of just how super-awesome Obama is And what’s right with President Obama? Barack Obama is a man of different talents, instincts and interests than Clinton. But now that Washington is in pile-on mode — […]

Grist Proposes The “No Deniers Rule”

If the science was so sound then they could stand up to a little scrutiny and debate A “No Deniers Rule” for Solutions Companies (skipping all the way to the end) If companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple refuse to give to Denier politicians and organizations like those laid out in our “Dealing in Doubt” report, […]

California Church Given $5000 In Taxpayer Money To Push Carbon Exchange

Funny how the liberal trope of “separation of Church and State” disappears when left wing politics are in play, wouldn’t you say? (Santa Monica Mirror) A local church hopes to make climate change easier to understand for people in and out of Santa Monica. With a little financial help from the City Council, the Church […]

If All You See…

…is a wonderful planet healing bike, the perfect way for Other People to get to work, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Fire Andrea Mitchell, with a post on the crazy statement by the family of Aaron Alexis.

Restaurant Owners Head To Washington To Plead For Obamacare Sanity

They can ask, but they won’t get it (The Hill) Franchise restaurant owners have come to Washington seeking a change to ObamaCare that they say could prevent them from having to cut their employees’ hours. The healthcare law requires large employers to provide insurance to employees who work at least 30 hours per week. Franchise […]

In Wake Of Navy Shooting, Usual Suspects Come Out For Doing Something

By Doing Something, they mean “passing restrictive gun laws that won’t actually Do Something, and won’t stop mass shootings because criminals will Find A Way, and most of these shootings are by people who would never have passed a background check in the first place, or might possibly have passed all sorts of background checks […]

“Climate Policy Leading To Higher Prices Is Right Even If Science Is Mule Fritters”

OK, I’m paraphrasing a bit (Telegraph) Regardless of whether or not scientists are wrong on global warming, the European Union is pursuing the correct energy policies even if they lead to higher prices, Europe’s climate commissioner has said. In an interview with the Telegraph, Europe’s most senior climate change official (Connie Hedegaard) argued that the current […]

If All You See…

…is a flooded world from the potential for bombing Syria, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Director Blue, with a post on Obama’s “economic recovery”

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