Daily Archives: July 2, 2012

Irony: Talking About Climate Change And Get An “Audible Thud”

July 2, 2012 – 3:52 pm

I’m a terrible person for finding this bad break a bit schadenfreude (via Tom Nelson) GetUp director Simon Sheikh was recovering from a bout of influenza when he collapsed on live television. Mr Sheikh slumped forward as panellists on the ABC’s Q&A program discussed the carbon tax and climate change, with his head making an […]

By William Teach Posted in Global Warming 3 Comments

If All You See…

July 2, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is an ocean that will rise up and swamp us all sometime in the future, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Thus Spake Russ, featuring a flag in the favicon.

By William Teach Posted in If All You See 3 Comments

Sidecar Highlights Just What Is Wrong With Big Government

July 2, 2012 – 12:40 pm

Here’s an interesting one, via Grist In theory, Sidecar is about sharing. Here’s how it’s supposed to work: You’re headed downtown in your car, but before you leave you check your Sidecar app. A user a few blocks down is looking for a ride in the same direction. You swing by, pick her up, and […]

By William Teach Posted in Economy 5 Comments

Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Won’t Include “Frenemies”

July 2, 2012 – 9:33 am

We’re starting to get a glimpse of how a President Romney would act on the international stage, which would be vastly different from (NMP) Obama’s (Washington Times) Call it the “friend-enemy” distinction. Mitt Romney has assembled a foreign-policy platform rooted in the belief that adversaries such as Russia must be confronted for backsliding on democracy […]

By William Teach Posted in Barry Obama, Elections, Romney 2 Comments

Mitch McConnell Says That Covering 30 Million People Isn’t The Point

July 2, 2012 – 9:09 am

I’ll admit, McConnell didn’t do a really good job of explaining the Republican position on Repeal and Replace, but, he did have a good point, which Obama cheerleader Greg Sargent misses Mitch McConnell’s appearance today on Fox News Sunday was remarkably revealing — it showed as clearly as you could want that the Supreme Court […]

By William Teach Posted in GOP, Healthcare 3 Comments
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