Daily Archives: September 29, 2010

Apparently, Tom Coburn Is Just A Big Old Shark And Women Hater

For shame, Mr. Coburn, for shame. Two stories, the first from The Hill The feud between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) flared up again Wednesday over Coburn’s objection to a bill protecting sharks. The shark legislation, which deals with a prohibition on the harvesting of shark fins, was one […]

Health Weenies Urge EPA To Regulate CO2 Before It OMG KILLS US ALL!

Your daily dose of climate, well, really, alarmism just doesn’t seem to be a strong enough word. How about “scaremongering?” Na. How about doomsayerism? (yes, I know, not a word) Labeling climate change “a serious public health issue,” more than 100 leading health advocates called on Washington policymakers this week to allow the Environmental Protection […]

Snap! Baucus Wants Probe Of Advocacy Groups

Obviously, Max Baucus is rather upset with the money pouring in to elections from both sides…..wait, what? The Senate’s chief tax writer has called for a federal investigation into advocacy groups that have become increasingly popular vehicles for outside donations. These groups, known as 501(c)4s after the section of the tax code that defines them, […]

UN Human Rights Commission: Israeli Blockade Would Have Been Illegal Even If Bin Laden On The Ship

Just when you need more insanity from the United Nation, they are ready and available to provide it Israel’s blockade of a Gaza-bound flotilla last May would have been illegal, even if Osama bin Laden himself had been on the ship full of pro-Palestinian activists, a member of a U.N.-appointed fact-finding mission told the Human […]

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