Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Posted on June 30, 2009 by Gaius

That’s percentage of people who think the Marxman-Wacky bill will hurt the economy rather than help it. A new Rasmussen poll shows a two to one disparity between the two groups: Americans have mixed feelings about the historic climate change … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics | 2 Comments

Flunking Basic Math

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Gaius

Forbes on the Marxman-Wacky fraud bill: Electricity is a good thing. It powers your computer, drives economic growth, transmits images from Tehran streets, keeps preemies alive in hospitals, prevents meat from rotting and enchants and cools you in movie theaters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Economy, Energy, Junk Science, Left Wing | 4 Comments

A Break With Tradition

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Gaius

Quite often, the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest, held annually at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair tends to be from the “Chinese Crested” breed. (Which, we suspect, is actually a huge, complicated practical joke on the part of the … Continue reading →

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Honduras

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Gaius

Go read Fausta, she has it all put together. What is of concern here is that Obama, who ignored, belittled and reluctantly supported Iranian dissidents jumped right out to support a guy who was blatantly trying to destroy his country’s … Continue reading →

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But Wait

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Gaius

There is no more. Billy Mays has died: Internationally known TV product pitchman Billy Mays, who rose to the top of his profession with a boisterous persona that touched consumers and helped create more than $1 billion in merchandise sales, … Continue reading →

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Target: Scientists Unwilling To Support AGW

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Gaius

The world’s left wing has a slightly different agenda focus than the US left: Dr Mitchell Taylor has been researching the status and management of polar bears in Canada and around the Arctic Circle for 30 years, as both an … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science | 4 Comments

Target: Democrats

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Gaius

By the left: In the high-stakes battle over health care, a growing cadre of liberal activists is aiming its sharpest firepower against Democratic senators who they accuse of being insufficiently committed to the cause. The attacks — ranging from tart … Continue reading →

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Lies, Damned Lies And Low, Low Medicare Administrative Costs

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Gaius

Tom Bevan at Real Clear Politics: In fact, President Obama has made this claim several times. This statistic about Medicare’s low administrative costs has become one of the linchpins in the argument for a “public option” on health care. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Medicine, Politics | 2 Comments

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Gaius

Nancy Pelosi said last night before the Crap and Tax bill passed that there were four words to remember about passing the bill. Those would be the four words in the title of this post: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Politics | 2 Comments

Nothing Times Eight Is Nothing

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Gaius

Via AllahPundit at Hot Air: Update: 219-212, with eight Republicans – the difference between passage and defeat – defecting to vote yes. The boss is already hunting around for their names. I hope they got a sweet deal from Pelosi … Continue reading →

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Unsettled Science

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Gaius

The Wall Street Journal: Among the many reasons President Barack Obama and the Democratic majority are so intent on quickly jamming a cap-and-trade system through Congress is because the global warming tide is again shifting. It turns out Al Gore … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Junk Science | 2 Comments

Seven Votes

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Gaius

The House has passed the Crap and Tax bill by a whopping margin of 7 votes. 44 Democrats declined to support the bill. Roll call is here. Tweet

Posted in Environment, Politics | 3 Comments

Not Welcome

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Gaius

Britain has officially lost it. We have posted fairly regularly about some of the, frankly, insane things British Bureaucrats have found time and money to waste on regulating. But this one goes all the way to the mat. The “Welcome” … Continue reading →

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Well, Then, We Now Know Two Things About ObamaCare

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Gaius

If you are old, you’re screwed and the plan is not good enough for Obama to actually submit himself or his family to. First the old thing: President Obama suggested at a town hall event Wednesday night that one way … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson Is Dead

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Gaius

The AP reports. So does the LA Times. Tweet

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