Daily Archives: September 14, 2013

Good News: CFPB Will Only Monitor 80% Of Credit Card Transactions

Seriously, folks, what could possibly go wrong? (Washington Examiner) Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials are seeking to monitor four out of every five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year — up to 42 billion transactions – through a controversial data-mining program, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner. A CFPB strategic planning document […]

If All You See…

…is an evil fossil fueled vehicle that is even worse because it is old, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Gateway Pundit, with a post on Democrats destroying a 9/11 memorial.

Having Solved Their Murder Problem, Chicago Takes On Big Energy Users

Guest Post by William Teach of Pirate’s Cove. Follow me on Twitter @WilliamTeach. There have been over 300 murders in Chicago this year, which doesn’t count all the attempted murders and other violence in the Windy City, and kids are scared to go to school as they pass through gang wars in safe passage areas, […]

Lomborg: “Don’t blame climate change for extreme weather”

I’m shocked that the Washington Post has allowed this op-ed to be published, which blows away so many of the myths of extreme weather and “climate change”, many of which have been exposed time and again by many Climate Realists One of the most persistent claims in the climate debate is that global warming leads […]

Washington Post: Obama Isn’t A Catasrophic Mess, This Is All Standard Negotiation On Syria

Here’s one of those articles I promised would be forthcoming which would show that no, Obama’s not a screwup, that he’s not getting played and owned by Putin and Assad, in fact, he’s super awesome and things are going according to plan (Washington Post) Watching the maneuvering between the United States, Russia and Syria over […]

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