August 2, 2011 – 9:38 am
You just knew that this was bound to happen at some point. And what better time to sneak in this lawsuit than when everyone was focused on the debt ceiling fight? The Justice Department filed a challenge to Alabama’s tough anti-illegal-immigration law Monday, arguing that the Constitution prohibits state and local governments from creating a […]
August 2, 2011 – 9:06 am
…..sorry, no, it could bring on an even bigger fight, per Reuters Kevin Drawbaugh: Analysis: Storms ahead as debt deal sets up tax fight If Congress passes the debt ceiling deal by Tuesday, as expected, it could trigger a battle over tax reform within weeks and turn Washington once again into a dateline for deadlock. […]
August 1, 2011 – 5:46 pm
Over at The Hockey Schtick, some very interesting information (probably manufactured by Big Oil And Big Coal, ya know!) A paper presented this week at the INQUA Bern conference reconstructs storm activity over the past 7000 years along the French Mediterranean coast and finds that global warming during the Medieval Warming Period was “characterized by […]
August 1, 2011 – 1:00 pm
…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle stuck in the mud, making you laugh, you might just be a Warmist That’s right, it’s blonde’s week on IAYS!
August 1, 2011 – 11:24 am
Russ Emerson has come out with the ultimate Obama Dictionary, including healthcare – noun – Federally-funded waiting list executive privilege – noun – golf outing Make sure to head over and add some to the list. How about Bipartisan – noun – Republicans giving in to all Democrat demands New Tone – noun – you […]
August 1, 2011 – 8:47 am
Then things are quite a bit worse then they appear. Douglas A. McIntyre provides 10 signs the double-dip recession has begun Friday’s news on GDP shows the double dip has arrived — an expansion of only 1.3 percent and consumer spending up 0.1 percent in the second quarter. Astonishingly low by any account. The debt […]
August 1, 2011 – 8:21 am
Over at the Washington Post, Chris Cillizza breaks down the winners and losers in the debt deal. Here are a few of his winners Tea party: There were major questions coming into the 112th Congress about who would blink first — the largely establishment-aligned leaders of the new Republican House majority or the tea-party-aligned freshman […]
