August 3, 2012 – 4:54 pm
Looks like the White House was warned about restructuring the Solyndra loan, which, if you remember, illegally subordinated the taxpayers, leaving them on the hook for the $535 million dollar loan, putting investors (many of whom were big Obama donors) ahead of the taxpayers (ABC News) Buried in the treasure trove of White House emails […]
August 3, 2012 – 1:35 pm
Here’s one I never got around to yesterday (thanks to Gumball Brains for reminding me) (Daily Caller) Always a lightning rod for global warming activists’ discontent, Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Inhofe was treated to some challenging tweets Thursday after the left-wing blog ThinkProgress posted a photo of melting street lights in his home state and […]
August 3, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is a field that should be full of solar panels, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Sentry Journal, which makes an interesting comparison between Democrats and Tories.
August 3, 2012 – 9:21 am
Hey, remember these fun Obama quotes? The private sector is doing fine You didn’t build that We tried our plan and it worked! Really? (CNN) Businesses stepped up their hiring in July, but the unemployment rate ticked higher anyway. Employers said they added 163,000 jobs in the month, according to a Labor Department report released […]
August 3, 2012 – 8:51 am
After Harry Reid tripled down on his un-American comments “I am not basing this on some figment of my imagination,†Reid told Nevada reporters Wednesday. “I have had a number of people tell me that.†But he would not expand on his sources. “I don’t think the burden should be on me,†he said. “The […]
August 3, 2012 – 8:36 am
Yet another case of liberal tolerance on display (Chicago Phoenix) The Civil Rights Agenda, a local LGBT rights advocacy group, filed multiple complaints with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Thursday, alleging that the Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A restaurant chain’s “intolerant corporate culture†violates Illinois law and a provision in the state’s Human Rights Act. “In our […]
August 2, 2012 – 8:22 pm
The text for the Democrats high capacity magazine amendment to the Cybersecurity bill is finally on line, and it’s pretty damned simple (it’s under S5403) “(v)(1)(A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device. There are all sorts of exclusions […]
August 2, 2012 – 3:04 pm
Uh huh (Telegraph) Scientists have discovered plants similar to palm trees growing in the Antarctic region during the early Eocene era, when the area had a near-tropical climate. They have shown the area, which is today typified by freezing temperatures, glaciers and icebergs, had almost three times the level of carbon dioxide as now, with […]
August 2, 2012 – 1:00 pm
…is an awesome Gaia friendly bike, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Villainous Company, with a post about federal tax rates and revenues. PS: That is UK cyclist Victoria Pendleton, and, no, that is not a nipple, it’s a logo.
August 2, 2012 – 11:56 am
I know, I know, you’re shocked! (The Hill) A GOP report shows that White House budget analysts had concerns about the financial risks of the Energy Department’s early 2011 restructuring of the federal loan for Solyndra, the solar panel company that collapsed last August, according to a news account. The Washington Post obtained portions of […]
