Monthly Archives: January 2011

Florida Judge Rules Individual Mandate Unconstitutional

Via CNN, which seems a bit apoplectic over this Judge Roger Vinson, in a 78-page ruling, dismissed the key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — the so-called “individual mandate” requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance by 2014 or face stiff penalties. “I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds […]

Alan Colmes: Threat From Muslim Brotherhood “A Myth”

Well, it’s just so obvious. How could a group with its roots in spreading hardcore Islamism possibly be big meanies and a danger? Threat Of Muslim Brotherhood Running Egypt As An Anti-American Muslim State Is A Myth Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading voice of Egypt’s opposition, told Fareed Zakaria on CNN that the American conservative fear […]

Snap! Being Forced To Purchase Health Insurance Like Buying A TV

I wasn’t aware of the law that Americans are required to purchase TVs simply for being alive, but, we are talking about Kathleen Sebelius’ World, who seems to be channeling her inner Joe Biden Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended the new health care law’s mandate requiring people to purchase insurance, comparing the […]

Finally: Warmist Joe Romm Links Egyptian Riots With Globull Warming

Back on the 29th, I wrote a tongue in cheek post on how climate alarmists could link the Egyptian and Tunisian riots to the anthropogenic global warming idiocy. I see that Bookworm also had thoughts along the same line (here and here). And now, finally, a True Believer connects the dots Reports: Egyptian and Tunisian […]

Happy 70th Birthday, Dick Cheney!

That’s right, it is super awesome Vice President Richard Bruce “Dick” Cheney’s 70th! He was a real good sport about the hat thing. Refused to wear the eye patch, though. And, if the real Dick Cheney drops me an email or comment for this post, he will have a choice

Good News! Snowstorms Still Caused By Globull Warming

Over at CNN, Michio Kaku, that guy you see on so many shows on The History Channel about physics and space (awesome stuff), gives the “globull warming causes monster snowstorms” a shot The weather seems to be going berserk, with more snow dumped on our beleaguered Northeastern cities in a month than in a year, […]

Say, How’re Those “Green Jobs” Going?

Well, they’re going, just, going to China Hundreds of employees of a solar panel factory in Massachusetts are looking for new jobs after the company announced that it’s moving the plant to China. Three years ago, Massachusetts wooed Evergreen Solar to locate in a former Army base in Devens that had been converted into an […]

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another gorgeous (and not snowing) day in America. This pinup is by, shocker! Bill Randall, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Old Blogosphere? The Fine 15 I guess I have to give an Egypt link: Outside The Beltway tears apart the “Barry is doing supa! on Egypt” meme […]

“Moderate” Islamist Rachid Ghannouchi Returns To Tunisia

When it comes to revolt and revolution in the Muslim/Arab world, be careful what you wish for, because things might take a turn for the worse. From a Reuters report on MSNBC regarding Tunisia Leading Tunisian Islamist Rachid Ghannouchi returned home Sunday from 22 years in exile, witnesses said. Thousands turned out to greet him […]

George Bush Proves Again The Type Of Classy Guy He Is

While we’ve had The Worst President Ever, Jimmy Carter (soon to be relegated to #2 by Obama), and Bill Clinton running around the country and world slamming Bush (and, in some cases, America), plus failed candidate Al Gore, Bush has taken a different tactic Former U.S. President George W. Bush says he has no plans […]

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