Daily Archives: July 27, 2012

Democrats Slip Gun Control Into Cybersecurity Bill

July 27, 2012 – 4:35 pm

I guess they found the time (h/t Gumball Brains) (The Hill) Democratic senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines for some consumers. Shortly after the Cybersecurity Act gained Senate approval to proceed to filing proposed amendments and a vote next week, Sen. Chuck […]

By William Teach Posted in 2nd Amendment, Democrats 8 Comments

Joe Romm Decides To Skip Science On “Unprecedented” Greenland Melting

July 27, 2012 – 1:25 pm

And decides to pick a fight with the NY Times’ Andrew Revkin, who took umbrage to the use of the word “unprecedented” when discussing the recent Greenland melting in much the same way I did the other day. Is Recent Greenland Ice Sheet Melting ‘Unprecedented’? Absolutely. Is It ‘Worrisome’? You Bet It Is. Joe really […]

By William Teach Posted in AGW Idiocy, Collapsing Science, Global Warming 1 Comment

If All You See…

July 27, 2012 – 1:00 pm

…is a field that should be full of wind turbines, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Steven Goddard, who says you too can be smarter than a NASA expert.

By William Teach Posted in If All You See 2 Comments

Hooray! GDP Up 1.5%

July 27, 2012 – 8:41 am

The numbers for the 2nd quarter GDP are out, and some are celebrating, since some expected 1.3% (some expected 1.5%, though), and got 1.5%. Um, a clue for those celebrating: 1.5% sucks. (Bloomberg) The U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as a softening job market prompted Americans to curb spending. […]

By William Teach Posted in Economy 4 Comments

Boehner Dares Obama To Make Gun Control Recommendations

July 27, 2012 – 8:07 am

A double shot from the Washington Post this morning, which says that House leaders open to gun law debate ….The comments echoed the sentiments of lawmakers and the president’s own aides, who said this week that Obama is unlikely to push for new gun legislation because of strong opposition in Congress. But House Speaker John […]

By William Teach Posted in 2nd Amendment, Barry Obama, Current Affairs, Democrats 3 Comments

Liberal World: “You Didn’t Build That” And “It Worked” Are “Ambiguous”

July 27, 2012 – 7:41 am

It’s rather cute how the media continues to prostitute itself for Team Obama. Deluded and absurd would also be words we could use. Oh, look, here’s the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake: Context be damned: Obama’s ‘It worked’ quote should work for Republicans Context is dead. Long live context. For the second time in two weeks, […]

By William Teach Posted in Barry Obama, Liberal World, Obamanuts 1 Comment
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