Monthly Archives: October 2013

Politico: President Bystander Uses His Passive Voice

Politico’s Edward-Isaac Dovere notices that Obama tends to be a bystander within his own administration and the issues it pushes. This goes back to the notion that Obama likes to be president, not do president President Obama’s Passive Voice Once again, Barack Obama risks looking like a bystander to his own presidency. Here’s what he […]

Bummer: The Initial Consumer Experience Of Healthcare.gov Didn’t Live Up To Expectations

As Obamacare ramps up with huge numbers moved to Medicaid and Medicare, along with those who will obtain insurance through the Exchanges (eventually), consumers should be prepared for lots and lots of failed expectations. Unless your expectation is poor service, poor care, byzantine dealings in order to use your insurance, lots of out of pocket […]

If All You See…

…is an evil carbon infused beer, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Daley Gator, with a post on why shutuppery works on Republicans.

NPS Head Thinks Nothing Is More Important Than “Climate Change”

Personally, I would think that keeping the parks open, keeping them clean, making sure visitors can be safe, conserving the public space, those would be the most important issues for the National Park Service. Not so, says NPS head Jonathan Jarvis (Lansing Journal) Jarvis has made it clear as head of the federal agency there […]

Guy Who Threatened Ted Cruz Inspired By Democrat Websites

So, not just some random (and typical) liberal wackjob (Daily Caller) Troy Gilmore, Jr., who identifies himself as having served in the U.S. Navy, is under FBI investigationfor possible violent threats on Twitter against Republican senator Cruz. The FBI has communicated with Gilmore as part of the investigation and is monitoring for possible violence inspired […]

Bummer: The Initial Consumer Experience Of Healthcare.gov Didn’t Live Up To Expectations

As Obamacare ramps up with huge numbers moved to Medicaid and Medicare, along with those who will obtain insurance through the Exchanges (eventually), consumers should be prepared for lots and lots of failed expectations. Unless your expectation is poor service, poor care, byzantine dealings in order to use your insurance, lots of out of pocket […]

Hooray! You Can Fight Hotcoldwetdry With Your Fork

No, really (TribLive) Swarms of giant hornets have killed dozens of people and injured 1,600 in central China in recent months. Experts believe unusually warm temperatures there have enabled the hornets to breed more successfully. Jellyfish recently clogged water-intake pipes at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, forcing a 1,400-megawatt reactor to shut down. Almost […]

If All You See…

… is a tiny home that would be perfect for Everyone Else, as long as they aren’t pulled by fossil fueled vehicles, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is This ain’t Hell…, with some Sunday feel-good stories.

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another great day in the Once And Future Nation Of America. This pinup is by Edward D’Ancona, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15 Jo Nova notes how CO2 benefited the US Atlas Shrugs discusses the Halal racket American Glob has more from the […]

So Far, Just 476K “Affordable” Care Act Applications Filed

The administration is trumpeting this as a Big Win.. RT this–>FACT: Nearly a half million #Obamacare applications have been filed: http://t.co/brbc34mIvd — HHS.gov (@HHSGov) October 20, 2013 …but won’t say how many have actually obtained insurance (ABC News) Last week, President Barack Obama gathered some of his top advisers in the Oval Office to discuss […]

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