Monthly Archives: December 2013

Bummer: “Climate Change” Bad For Santa Or Something

Continuing the 25 Days Of Climate Christmas Tough sledding ahead for Santa This Christmas is turning out to be a potentially bad season for Santa Claus. The North Pole is melting and as it shrinks there’s the danger that it will reveal the location of the secret workshop where Santa and the elves spend most […]

Sigh: The Simpsons Includes “Climate Change” For Christmas Episode

Continuing the 25 Days of Climate Christmas (Wicked Local) It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas – but only where The Simpsons live. The long-running Fox series will celebrate the holidays Sunday, Dec. 15 (8/7c) in predictably screwy fashion: Thanks to global warming, there’s no snow anywhere in the United States except in Springfield, […]

David Brooks: Team Obama Is Incompetent, So Let’s Strengthen The Presidency

Remember when liberals, including David Brooks, advocated for a weaker Chief Executive while Bush was in office (and will surely do the same if a Republican wins in 2016)? Well, it gets better … Make the executive branch more powerful. This is a good moment to advocate greater executive branch power because we’ve just seen […]

If All You See…

…is a world that is smoking hot at Christmas time, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The First Street Journal, with a post on why Detroit had to fail.

Some Parts Of Cairo See First Snowfall In 100 Years

I’m sure this is all part of “climate change” (Baltimore Sun) Nearly three feet of snow closed roads in and out of Jerusalem, which is set in high hills, and thousands in and around the city were left without power. Israeli soldiers and police rescued hundreds trapped in their cars by snow and ice. In […]

Yet Another Study Finds Previous Warm Periods Warmer Than Today

If only those darned people during the Roman and Medieval Warm Periods didn’t drive fossil fueled vehicles and leave their appliances plugged in when not in use. And hair spray! They used lots of hair spray! I’ve seen the movies! (Daily Caller) If you think the Earth is hot now, try wearing plate armor in […]

Obama Kick Obamacare Requirements Down The Road

Another day, another problem (Politico) Why do Republicans even bother trying to delay Obamacare? President Barack Obama’s doing it all by himself. On Thursday, the Obama administration gave customers permission to pay their premiums as late as Dec. 31 for coverage that starts Jan. 1, and officially gave customers an extra week — until Dec. […]

Android Tonight – Backup Apps

Just like with your computer, your Android device needs to be backed up (I hope you backup your computer). Here are a few apps that I use, brought on because Mom upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3, was one of those “give us your phone and we’ll give you this”, and forgot to get all […]

Good News: Obamacare To Raise Cost Of Your Kids’ Braces

That’s right, another “unintended consequence” (WSJ) Here’s something your orthodontist is not smiling about: a new tax rule raised the cost of braces this year. Thanks to a change from the Affordable Care Act that places an annual $2,500 contribution cap on flexible spending accounts, which let workers set aside pre-tax dollars to cover medical […]

If All You See…

…is heat created snow, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is A View From The Beach, with a silly sex post.

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