Daily Archives: January 24, 2014

UN Climate Official’s Job Is “Sacred” or Something

Yeah, that whole “this is a cult” thing is coming a bit more into focus (via The New Nostradamus of the North) (USA Today) The top climate official at the United Nations has described her role in pushing nations to contain the Earth’s climate as a “sacred” job. “We are truly defining the quality of […]

Holder: We’re Going To Make It Easier For Banks And Pot Industry

I think he’s forgetting that little thing that the Congress makes the laws, and they determined that it is illegal for banks to do business with drug dealers (Politico) The Obama administration will soon announce regulations to make it easier for banks to do business with legal marijuana sellers, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday. […]

If All You See…

…is an evil smartphone sucking up energy and a shower that wastes non-renewable water in a drought world, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Director Blue, with a post on the GOP’s amnesty plan (and a little Rule 5 in the Larwyn’s Linx post)

Toure: Playing In Snow Is Like Dancing On Deck Of Titanic, Cause “Climate Change”

And pushes the unhinged, anti-science meme that all the snow is caused by warming (Mediaite) After a winter weather report, MSNBC hosts Krystal Ball and Abby Huntsman reveled in their happy childhood recollection about snow and how freezing weather events bring them back to that carefree time. Touré was having none of it. “I’m sorry,” […]

NC DOJ: Illegal Aliens Can Forget About In-state Tuition

I have to wonder how many other states will be in the same boat? New Jersey had to pass a law to give them in-state tuition. Many GOP controlled states will say “nope!” (WRAL) Students who arrived in the United States illegally cannot get in-state tuition in North Carolina community colleges or universities, even if […]

The Hill: Five Things To Watch For Obama’s 2014 SOTU

A big question for the 2014 SOTU is: will anyone be awake for it? As Peggy Noonan writes Because when I imagine Barack Obama’s State of the Union, I see a handsome, dignified man standing at the podium and behind him Joe Biden, sleeping. And next to him John Boehner, snoring. And arrayed before the […]

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