Daily Archives: May 5, 2014

USA Today Poll: 65% Say They Want Not Obama Policies And Programs

Yay, Year Of Action!(?) (via Jim Geraghty) (USA Today) By more than 2-1, 65%-30%, Americans say they want the president elected in 2016 to pursue different policies and programs than the Obama administration, rather than similar ones. (snip) By more than 2-1, Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country. They remain downbeat about […]

Man With World’s Largest Carbon Footprint Is Supposedly Refocusing On Climate Change

I’m not sure why the Washington Post’s Juliet Eilperin is so excited about this: Obama pivot’s do not last very long The satellite images viewed by President Obama before a meeting with eight Western governors were stark, showing how snowpack in California’s mountains had shrunk by 86 percent in a single year. “It was a ‘Houston, […]

If All You See…

…is a horrible beer that is causing the seas to rise (in a horribly racist advertisement), you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Raised On Hoecakes, with a post on perception of racism. There’s a second one below the fold

Hooray! How To Convince Conservatives Christians That Global Warming Is Real

I’ve been waiting for this all life!!!!!!!! Of course, skeptics do believe in global warming. We believe that it is mostly/solely caused be nature. We also do not believe that it is apocalyptic. Anyhow, here’s Kathrine Hayhoe building the straw man (Mother Jones) Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, an evangelical Christian, has had quite the run […]

Don’t Forget, It’s Illegal To Wear An American Flag Shirt Today

Why? Because it’s Cinco De Mayo, an obscure holiday that is really only celebrated in the Mexican state of Pueblo, and has become an occasion to drink heavily here in the United States. Except for the illegal aliens and those who are here legally who push Mexican supremacy…isn’t that bigoted?…, returning parts of the US […]

Dems Really Antsy Over Release Of CIA Torture Report, Which, Dude, Was Like Years Ago

Seriously, like, you know, the “torture” of stone cold jihadis was over two years ago. Unless, of course, Team Obama has continued the practice of rendition, water boarding, etc (Politico) Wondering what happened to the controversial CIA interrogation report that the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify a month ago? So are many Senate Democrats. […]

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