Daily Archives: August 6, 2013

Bad Weather Reducing Chevy Volt Reduced By $5,000

A desperate plea for someone to by this “car” so Chevy can lose more money or something (USA Today) The Volt is getting a jolt — at least when it comes to price. The slow selling newfangled plug-in car, which is supposed to the star of General Motors’ portfolio, is going to have $5,000 knocked […]

Did FEC And IRS Collude In Targeting Conservative Groups?

To say that I’m shocked that CNN would publish this story is an understatement, but, hey, random act of journalism The vice chairman of the Federal Election Commission told CNN on Monday he has seen numerous undisclosed e-mails between FEC staffers and the Internal Revenue Service that raise new questions about potential collusion between the […]

If All You See…

…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle causing the planet to rotate slower, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is No Frakking Consensus, with a post wondering what a bad IPCC job would look like.

Ezra Klein Wonders If Test Tube Meat Could Save Planet From Hotcoldwetdry

I mentioned the test tube burger yesterday, with a hint about it supposedly being part of the fight against “climate change”. Here’s what it looks like I’ve seen worse at the supermarket. Usually with a “manager’s sale” sticker on it covering up the “sell by” date. Anyhow, here’s climahysteric Ezra Klein The most expensive burger […]

Virginia: Gun Crime Drops As Gun Sales Soar

Well, who could have seen this coming (Fox News) Amid calls nationwide for stricter gun control laws, Virginia is experiencing a unique trend: the state’s gun-related crime is declining but firearms sales are increasing. Firearms sales rose 16 percent to a record 490,119 guns purchased from licensed gun dealers in 2012, according to sales estimates […]

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