Monthly Archives: June 2014

Are Corporations People?

One of the whiny tropes from Leftists regarding the ruling for Sebelius v Hobby Lobby is that corporations are not people. One can find a gazillion (slightly more than a sh*tload) examples in blogs, Tweets, Facebook posts, op-eds, editorials, and so forth. So, are corporations people? Remember back to the last general election when Mitt […]

What If “Climate Change” Wasn’t Real?

Just to be clear, once again, for Warmists, the debate is not about a changing climate, it is about causation. Warmists say it is mostly/solely caused by Mankind, yet they won’t modify their own behavior to match their beliefs. Strange, eh? Anyhow, Tali Trigg has an interesting essay regarding “climate change” and true environmentalism If […]

If All You See…

…is the flag of the world’s worst carbon polluter, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Rhymes With Right, with a post on bigoted Democrats. Yes, there is a theme this week.

SCOTUS Rules In Favor Of Hobby Lobby

Breaking news, no details yet, the Supreme Court had ruled 5-4, just like I predicted earlier (though not a hard prediction to make), in favor of religious freedom in Sebelius v Hobby Lobby. Details to follow. USA Today starts out with an interesting analysis The Supreme Court advanced the cause of religious freedom Monday in […]

Has Canada Given Up On America In Respect To Keystone XL?

If they have, we shouldn’t be surprised. Canada has become more and more upset over the dithering by Team Obama, and has threatened many times that they will give up on the U.S. and send the tar sands oil elsewhere, particularly to China (via Anthony Watts) (Breitbart) Claiming it could no longer abide the Obama […]

Today Is Decision Day For Hobby Lobby And Obamacare Contraception Mandate

How will the Supreme Court rule? (Fox News) Supporters of the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby — the business at the center of one of this session’s most closely watched Supreme Court cases — are sounding a confident tone ahead of Monday’s expected decision in their case challenging ObamaCare’s so-called contraception mandate. The court meets for […]

Huge Ocean Whirpools Help Drive Weather And Climate

Look! Science! (via The Hockey Schtick) Huge ‘whirlpools’ in the ocean are driving the weather 11:08 27 June 2014 by Michael Slezak New Scientist Giant “whirlpools” in the ocean, up to 500 kilometres across, are driving the world’s climate on a scale previously unimagined. We just don’t know exactly how yet. The bodies of swirling […]

If All You See…

…is a horrible fossil fueled vehicle and the evil flag of a massive carbon polluting nation, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Climate Etc, with a post on whether Steven Goddard is right.

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Happy Sunday! Another awesome day in the Once And Future Nation Of America. We have Independence Day approaching at the end of the week, and, of course, some people are still freaking out about the Washington Redskins. This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in Ye Olde […]

Obama To Request $2 Billion For Border, Illegal Children

This is an interesting turn of events for a guy and his administration who had essentially created the current situation at the border (NY Times) (NM) President Obama will ask Congress to provide more than $2 billion in new funds to control the surge of illegal Central American migrants at the South Texas border, and […]

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