Stagnating Temperatures: Climatologists Baffled by Global Warming Time-Out - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International:
Global warming appears to have stalled. Climatologists are puzzled as to why average global temperatures have stopped rising over the last 10 years. Some attribute the trend to a lack of sunspots, while others explain it through ocean currents.
At least the weather in Copenhagen is likely to be cooperating. The Danish Meteorological Institute predicts that temperatures in December, when the city will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference, will be one degree above the long-term average."
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The same turkey you didn’t like in August...
“Senator Reid’s bill is appropriate for the season: it’s the same turkey you didn’t like in August, and it’s not going to taste any better on Thanksgiving. Not much has changed. The bill still means higher premiums, it still means higher taxes, and it still cuts Medicare. It’s still 2,000 pages, and it still costs more than $2 trillion when fully implemented — and that doesn’t take into account a quarter-trillion-dollar doctors’ Medicare reimbursement. And it still sends struggling states new Medicaid costs that will force states to raise taxes or damage higher education or both.
“The two most important new parts of the bill make it even worse. There’s a new payroll tax that is exactly the wrong medicine when there’s 10 percent unemployment. And there’s a new government-run insurance program into which millions of Americans will be pushed when their employers drop their health care coverage as a result of this bill.
“We need to start over. We should move step-by-step to reduce health care costs using the steps that Republicans have repeatedly proposed: let small businesses pool resources for health insurance; allow purchasing of health insurance across state lines; end junk lawsuits against doctors; eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse; expand health savings accounts; and promote wellness and prevention.” –Senator Alexander
Full text of Senate Democrats' healthcare bill is here
CBO:HEALTHCARELEGISLATIONINCREASES THE DEFICIT
CBO: HEALTHCARE LEGISLATION INCREASES THE DEFICIT
The House Democrats’ health care legislation will increase the budget deficit by $89 billion over the next 10 years, and would continue increasing thereafter, according to figures released today by the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] – a finding that directly contradicts the Democrats’ claims of deficit reduction. CBO’s analysis counts all Federal health costs – including a Medicare payment increase to physicians known as the “doc fix” – which House Democrats removed from their health care bill (H.R. 3962) to bring it up as a separate measure, H.R. 3961.
The House Democrats’ health care legislation will increase the budget deficit by $89 billion over the next 10 years, and would continue increasing thereafter, according to figures released today by the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] – a finding that directly contradicts the Democrats’ claims of deficit reduction. CBO’s analysis counts all Federal health costs – including a Medicare payment increase to physicians known as the “doc fix” – which House Democrats removed from their health care bill (H.R. 3962) to bring it up as a separate measure, H.R. 3961.
Healthcare "Smoke and mirrors"
"This bill is nothing but smoke and mirrors. The Senate Democrats praise the bill they wrote behind closed doors saying it will cut costs and lead to savings, but the math doesn't add up. This 2,074 page bill will actually cost $2.5 trillion over 10 years once it is fully implemented. It will raise $493 billion in taxes and it will cut Medicare by nearly half a trillion dollars." - Senator Bennett
Interest due on U.S. debt: Close to $5 trillion - Nov. 19, 2009
Interest due on U.S. debt: Close to $5 trillion - Nov. 19, 2009:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's a new way to think about the U.S. government's epic borrowing: More than half of the $9 trillion in debt that Uncle Sam is expected to build up over the next decade will be interest.
More than half. In fact, $4.8 trillion.
If that's hard to grasp, here's another way to look at why that's a problem."
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's a new way to think about the U.S. government's epic borrowing: More than half of the $9 trillion in debt that Uncle Sam is expected to build up over the next decade will be interest.
More than half. In fact, $4.8 trillion.
If that's hard to grasp, here's another way to look at why that's a problem."
White House aides: No Afghan decision before Thanksgiving
Why do I have this nagging feeling that's about all he thinks our troops are good for...?
White House aides: No Afghan decision before Thanksgiving: "
You guys make a pretty good photo op,' the president said."
White House aides: No Afghan decision before Thanksgiving: "
You guys make a pretty good photo op,' the president said."
Hugh Hewitt : Obamacare Can Be Stopped: ReverseTheVote.org - Townhall.com
Hugh Hewitt : Obamacare Can Be Stopped: ReverseTheVote.org - Townhall.com:
Would a member of the House of Representatives vote to pass Obamacare if he or she knew it was going to lead to an electoral loss in November 2010?
Even if a 'yes' vote on Obamacare significantly increases the likelihood of a loss without guaranteeing it, would a member of the House still throw in with Nancy Pelosi and President Obama?"
Would a member of the House of Representatives vote to pass Obamacare if he or she knew it was going to lead to an electoral loss in November 2010?
Even if a 'yes' vote on Obamacare significantly increases the likelihood of a loss without guaranteeing it, would a member of the House still throw in with Nancy Pelosi and President Obama?"
Big Government � Blog Archive � Finally, A Congressman With a Solution: Stop Complaining So Much
Yup - we elected these guys......the economy is collapsing...unemployment, oh heck...who cares....let's just "Stop Complaining"! That'll do the trick.....
Big Government - Blog Archive - Finally, A Congressman With a Solution: Stop Complaining So Much:
Sure, the economy sucks. Unemployment is at least 10.2% and, yes, if you include part-time workers who would rather have full-time jobs it may be over 17%. The government is showering our cash on Wall Street and burning through piles of our children and grandchildren’s money “saving” phantom jobs in Congressional Districts that don’t exist."
Big Government - Blog Archive - Finally, A Congressman With a Solution: Stop Complaining So Much:
Sure, the economy sucks. Unemployment is at least 10.2% and, yes, if you include part-time workers who would rather have full-time jobs it may be over 17%. The government is showering our cash on Wall Street and burning through piles of our children and grandchildren’s money “saving” phantom jobs in Congressional Districts that don’t exist."
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
MichaelCrichton.com | Aliens Cause Global Warming
MichaelCrichton.com | Aliens Cause Global Warming:
My topic today sounds humorous but unfortunately I am serious. I am going to argue that extraterrestrials lie behind global warming. Or to speak more precisely, I will argue that a belief in extraterrestrials has paved the way, in a progression of steps, to a belief in global warming. Charting this progression of belief will be my task today."
My topic today sounds humorous but unfortunately I am serious. I am going to argue that extraterrestrials lie behind global warming. Or to speak more precisely, I will argue that a belief in extraterrestrials has paved the way, in a progression of steps, to a belief in global warming. Charting this progression of belief will be my task today."
The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses
The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses:
Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 jobs were lost in October, when you include discouraged workers and partially employed workers the figure is a whopping 17.5%."
Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 jobs were lost in October, when you include discouraged workers and partially employed workers the figure is a whopping 17.5%."
Second Amendment Freedom- Firearms Rights: More Anti-Gun Groups Blame Gun, Bullets, And Magazines For Ft. Hood Killings
Second Amendment Freedom- Firearms Rights: More Anti-Gun Groups Blame Gun, Bullets, And Magazines For Ft. Hood Killings:
The so called “Freedom States Alliance” (what an oxymoron) and other anti gun groups are trying to blame the gun, the bullets it fired, and the high capacity magazines that were in it for the murders of soldiers at Fort Hood, and not the Muslim Jihadist fanatic who did the killings. Perhaps they would have preferred an IED. Obviously, IEDs are illegal and banned in both Iraq, and Afghanistan, but they still seem to find a way to go off."
The so called “Freedom States Alliance” (what an oxymoron) and other anti gun groups are trying to blame the gun, the bullets it fired, and the high capacity magazines that were in it for the murders of soldiers at Fort Hood, and not the Muslim Jihadist fanatic who did the killings. Perhaps they would have preferred an IED. Obviously, IEDs are illegal and banned in both Iraq, and Afghanistan, but they still seem to find a way to go off."
Brent Bozell : Seeing Moral Grays in 9/11 - Townhall.com
Brent Bozell : Seeing Moral Grays in 9/11 - Townhall.com:
Picking up the Sunday paper Nov. 15 could make a reader a little airsick -- even while standing in the driveway. The Washington Post 'news analysis' on the front page carried the headline '9/11 trial could become a parable of right and wrong: Before worldwide audience, both prosecution, defense seek control of narrative.'
Does The Washington Post really think that the death and destruction of 9/11 'could' be right, or 'could' be wrong?"
Picking up the Sunday paper Nov. 15 could make a reader a little airsick -- even while standing in the driveway. The Washington Post 'news analysis' on the front page carried the headline '9/11 trial could become a parable of right and wrong: Before worldwide audience, both prosecution, defense seek control of narrative.'
Does The Washington Post really think that the death and destruction of 9/11 'could' be right, or 'could' be wrong?"
Is America at war, or not?
Is America at war, or not?:
For if we are at war, why is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed headed for trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York? Why is he entitled to a presumption of innocence and all of the constitutional protections of a U.S. citizen?
Is it possible we have done an injustice to this man by keeping him locked up all these years without trial? For that is what this trial implies – that he may not be guilty."
For if we are at war, why is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed headed for trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York? Why is he entitled to a presumption of innocence and all of the constitutional protections of a U.S. citizen?
Is it possible we have done an injustice to this man by keeping him locked up all these years without trial? For that is what this trial implies – that he may not be guilty."
AP Turns Heads for Devoting 11 Reporters to Palin Book 'Fact Check' - FOXNews.com
But the AP is of course, above reproach...always dedicated to fair and balanced treatment when reporting....of course....and I also have a Bridge in Brooklyn for sale if you're interested....
AP Turns Heads for Devoting 11 Reporters to Palin Book 'Fact Check' - FOXNews.com:
Reviewing books and holding public figures accountable is at the core of good journalism, but the Associated Press' treatment of Palin's book seems an unprecedented move at the wire service"
AP Turns Heads for Devoting 11 Reporters to Palin Book 'Fact Check' - FOXNews.com:
Reviewing books and holding public figures accountable is at the core of good journalism, but the Associated Press' treatment of Palin's book seems an unprecedented move at the wire service"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Open Letter to Timothy Geithner: Is Your Nose Getting Longer?
Dear Treasury Secretary Geithner:
I noticed you recently told the Japanese press that you intended to maintain a strong dollar, and that the Obama administration would bring the U.S. fiscal deficit back to a “sustainable balance.”
Tell me, don’t you feel your nose extending like Pinocchio’s when you tell these fibs to innocent Asians?
The dollar is not strong. In fact, it’s sinking to record levels of weakness, and it’s going to stay that way, for three reasons... Read more HERE
I noticed you recently told the Japanese press that you intended to maintain a strong dollar, and that the Obama administration would bring the U.S. fiscal deficit back to a “sustainable balance.”
Tell me, don’t you feel your nose extending like Pinocchio’s when you tell these fibs to innocent Asians?
The dollar is not strong. In fact, it’s sinking to record levels of weakness, and it’s going to stay that way, for three reasons... Read more HERE
Shadegg calls out stimulus website
Shadegg calls out stimulus website:
PHOENIX - Congressman John Shadegg is calling out Recovery.org.
The website explains where stimulus money has been allocated to and how it is helping the economy to rebound.
'Somebody is incompetent at best and deceitful at worst,' Shadegg said.
Shadegg blasted the site for what he says is presenting false information."
PHOENIX - Congressman John Shadegg is calling out Recovery.org.
The website explains where stimulus money has been allocated to and how it is helping the economy to rebound.
'Somebody is incompetent at best and deceitful at worst,' Shadegg said.
Shadegg blasted the site for what he says is presenting false information."
The American Spectator : Major Hasan -- A True Believer
The American Spectator : Major Hasan -- A True Believer:
Here's a quiz that may appear some day on history tests:
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in November 2009, was:
a) Part of a terror network that had planned attacks on the United States since the 1990s;
b) A deranged psychotic who snapped under the pressure of treating soldiers returning from Iraq and who happened to be a Muslim;
c) A prime example of 'The True Believer,' the lonely, frustrated individual who attaches himself to an overarching cause as a way of compensating for personal disappointments."
Here's a quiz that may appear some day on history tests:
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in November 2009, was:
a) Part of a terror network that had planned attacks on the United States since the 1990s;
b) A deranged psychotic who snapped under the pressure of treating soldiers returning from Iraq and who happened to be a Muslim;
c) A prime example of 'The True Believer,' the lonely, frustrated individual who attaches himself to an overarching cause as a way of compensating for personal disappointments."
Ed Feulner : Time to Bury the "Death Tax" - Townhall.com
Ed Feulner : Time to Bury the "Death Tax" - Townhall.com:
Kevin Hancock simply wants to harvest trees -- sustainably -- and create jobs in the process. The federal government may put a stop to all that.
His business, Hancock Lumber, has been in the family for six generations. It owns 30,000 acres of Maine timberland and employs 550 people. But Kevin already knows that when his elderly mother dies, he’ll have to sell off huge swaths of his land to pay the ensuing tax bill."
Kevin Hancock simply wants to harvest trees -- sustainably -- and create jobs in the process. The federal government may put a stop to all that.
His business, Hancock Lumber, has been in the family for six generations. It owns 30,000 acres of Maine timberland and employs 550 people. But Kevin already knows that when his elderly mother dies, he’ll have to sell off huge swaths of his land to pay the ensuing tax bill."
The diplomacy of deference - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com
This is the Diplomacy of Weakness...period-dot...
The diplomacy of deference - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com:
BEIJING – Greeting the Japanese emperor at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace last weekend, President Barack Obama bowed so low that he was looking straight at the stone floor. The next day, Obama shook hands with the prime minister of repressive Myanmar during a group meeting. The day after that, the president held a “town hall” with Chinese university students who had been selected by the regime."
The diplomacy of deference - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com:
BEIJING – Greeting the Japanese emperor at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace last weekend, President Barack Obama bowed so low that he was looking straight at the stone floor. The next day, Obama shook hands with the prime minister of repressive Myanmar during a group meeting. The day after that, the president held a “town hall” with Chinese university students who had been selected by the regime."
By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin
I would NEVER begrudge any President, Vice President, member of their respective families etc. whatever it takes to make it safe for them to travel...never. Their safety is paramount. But then they'll go and say we have to ride bicycles to "Save the Planet"...a tad hypocritical I'd say....ey?
By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin:
71: The number of cars in President Barack Obama's motorcade as he travels from the Beijing airport (including Chinese greeting vehicles). (via CNN's Ed Henry )"
By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin:
71: The number of cars in President Barack Obama's motorcade as he travels from the Beijing airport (including Chinese greeting vehicles). (via CNN's Ed Henry )"
Jobs Saved or Created in Congressional Districts That Don't Exist - ABC News
Jobs Saved or Created in Congressional Districts That Don't Exist - ABC News:
Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says"
Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says"
Monday, November 16, 2009
Federal safety oversight of subways, light rail proposed
First the Banks, Then Cars, Now Health, Climate and transit.....Hummmmmmmmm......Can you say Post Office, Amtrak....or better perhaps; George Orwell.....
Federal safety oversight of subways, light rail proposed:
The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation's subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it says is haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies."
Federal safety oversight of subways, light rail proposed:
The Obama administration will propose that the federal government take over safety regulation of the nation's subway and light-rail systems, responding to what it says is haphazard and ineffective oversight by state agencies."
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