Monthly Archives: January 2015

Eugene Robinson: What Is GOP Thinking With Abortion Bill?

It’s actually rather rare, probably to the tune of “Never”, that I agree with the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson. Perhaps not necessarily on the deep substance, but the idea What is the GOP thinking? There they go again. Given control of Congress and the chance to frame an economic agenda for the middle class, the […]

Should Bakers Be Forced To Put Anti-Gay Messages On Cakes?

Frosting for thought Colorado baker faces complaint for refusing anti-gay message on cake A dispute over a cake in Colorado raises a new question about gay rights and religious freedom: If bakers can be fined for refusing to serve married gay couples, can they also be punished for declining to make a cake with anti-gay […]

Surprise: NHL Teams Like To Run Defense Like The Devils

For 20+ years, hockey fans of teams other than the NJ Devils have complained about the Devils stifling defense, complaining that it was “boring”. Well, yeah, when the Devils are routinely shutting down your team and limiting their offense, I can understand. TS. Anyhow The decline of the shot-blocking, crease-clearing defenseman There is perhaps no […]

If All You See…

…is a horrible resource sucking dog, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Daley Gator, with a post on an interesting SOTU fact.

Phew: Pharrell Williams Is Super Concerned Over Hotcoldwetdry, Happy About Gore’s Planned Concerts

Thank goodness Happy singer Pharrell Williams decided to stay home and make his presentation via the Internet…oh, wait Pharrell Williams wants everyone to pay attention to climate change Global warming, with its slow pace of destruction, arcane scientific explanations, and complex policymaking, isn’t the sexiest subject for pop culture to take on. Pharrell Williams, who brought […]

Justice Dept. Expected To File No Charges Against Police Officer Darren Wilson

Nor should they (NY Times) Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., after an F.B.I. investigation found no evidence to support charges, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and his civil rights […]

Republicans Turn “Climate Change” Votes Around On Democrats

The U.S. Senate voted on three “climate change” amendments to the Keystone XL legislation Wednesday, two of them going down in defeat. But, what of the third? (Politico) Senate Republicans head-faked Democrats on climate change Wednesday, agreeing in a floor vote that the planet’s climate was changing, but blocking language that would have blamed human […]

Democrat Governance In A Nutshell: Trolling GOP On “Climate Change”

Two separate Democrat “climate change” amendments will get a vote, most likely some time today, as the Keystone XL pipeline legislation is debated and voted on in the Senate (Science Magazine)  The U.S. Senate’s simmering debate over climate science has come to a full boil today, with lawmakers trading feisty remarks as they prepare to […]

If All You See…

…is coffee that is going to have to be grown on the tops of mountains because of a 2C temperature increase, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is White House Dossier, with an interesting catch from an Obama speech today (yes, satire). And a double shot below the fold, an […]

We’re Saved: Warmists To Take Lots Of Fossil Fueled Flights To Davos To Complain About Fossil Fuels

Via Twitchy 1700 private jets expected to Davos in Switzerland to discuss climate change at World Economic Forum pic.twitter.com/RUbMDYYksT — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 20, 2015 One of the main points of complaint regarding climate change will, of course, be fossil fuels, as it has been for over a decade. The complaints from Warmists regarding fossil […]

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