Daily Archives: August 7, 2015

NC BCBS Looks For 35% Rate Increase For Obamacare Plans

Cost are much higher than anticipated or something (WRAL)  North Carolina’s largest health insurer says higher-than-anticipated costs after two years of selling federally subsidized coverage has forced it to seek premium increases even greater than it thought would be necessary two months ago. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said Thursday that it […]

If All You See…

…is a coral atoll being destroyed by hundreds of feet of future sea rise, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Don Surber, with a post on people needing government assistance to eat cheese.

The Great Pause Hits 18 Years, 7 Months

Members of the Cult of Climastrology like to throw out talking points stating that 2014 was the hottest year ever! Satellite data doesn’t support that. Sure, if we use ground data that has been massage to death, we can arrive at that point. The raw data, and the satellite data, fails to support the “we’re […]

Chuck Schumer Comes Out Against Obama’s Terrible Iran Deal

People have been wondering whether Schumer will or won’t support the Iran deal, and his support or opposition is big. He’s one of the biggest Democrats in the Senate and his opinion matters (USA Today) Sen. Chuck Schumer came out against the Iran nuclear agreement Thursday night, making him the most prominent Democrat to oppose […]

Carly Fiorina Easily Wins “Happy Hour” Debate

Think back to last year’s Super Bowl: Seattle took it 43-8. Seattle won it going away. It wasn’t even competitive. Carly Fiorina was the Seahawks. Don’t just ask me, ask the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza Carly Fiorina won the ‘Happy Hour’ debate. By a lot. Carly Fiorina was the only woman on stage at the […]

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