July 23, 2013 – 7:55 am
Not many people will argue that a few basic, common sense regulations regarding firearms is a Bad Idea. Surely we would like to keep them out of the hands of criminals, gang bangers, and others who would look to use them in a Bad Way. Surely we would like to keep people like, say, Eric […]
July 22, 2013 – 8:16 am
This reminds me of one of those bad movies they keep playing on TV. Or of Sharknado, which had enormous hype, and was even worse than the usual dreck on the SyFy channel (NY Times) With major battles looming in the fall over the federal budget and the debt ceiling, President Obamais trying to regain […]
July 20, 2013 – 7:09 am
I’m sure you’ve read the news and analysis regarding Obama’s “hey, Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago” (if Obama was in to street fighting, marijuana, illegal guns, taking naked pictures of underage girls, and taking drugs like DMX and Lean) comment, unsurprisingly making the issue about himself, along with all the race […]
July 19, 2013 – 12:09 pm
Warmists really did not comport themselves well, especially when it came to the actual science, or what the infer is science. Judith Curry has a nice breakdown of the testimony, which includes this from Dr. Roy Spencer (full testimony here) It should also be noted that the fact that I believe at least some of […]
July 19, 2013 – 8:57 am
Democrats up for re-election in 2014 hardest hit (The Hill) President Obama criticized Republicans on Thursday for “the same old song and dance†on ObamaCare, vowing to “blow through†their criticisms to implement his signature healthcare law. [WATCH VIDEO] Seeking to bolster his unpopular healthcare law in a speech from the White House, Obama contrasted […]
July 19, 2013 – 8:28 am
In noting this article by Walter Russell Mead, Ace notes that Mead keeps typing “Detroit” instead of “America” Obama to Detroit: Drop Dead This is where blue governance has brought Detroit in the end: not even a liberal Democratic administration will step in to save the pensions of thousands of public workers and African Americans, […]
July 18, 2013 – 11:22 am
Going on right now, if you want to watch it live as the panel of primarily big time Warmists blathers on about evil fossil fueled travel after taking fossil fueled travel to D.C. Vitter: Senate climate hearing not called "Global Warming: It's Happening" because there's been no warming in past 15 years. — Steve Milloy […]
July 18, 2013 – 8:31 am
As Obama once said “just words“, meaning that words can have a big impact (KOIN) A Vancouver man who fired a shotgun to chase away alleged car prowlers pleaded not guilty Wednesday and cited Vice President Joe Biden as the reason he did this. Jeffery Barton, 52, pleaded not guilty to one count of illegal […]
July 18, 2013 – 8:05 am
Jay Carney makes Baghdad Bob look like an awesome spokesperson (Daily Caller) White House Press Secretary Jay Carney dismissed a question Wednesday regarding the safety of George Zimmerman and his parents as “ridiculous.†Asked by The Daily Caller during the daily press briefing whether the president intends to take any action to protect the Zimmermans […]
July 17, 2013 – 3:47 pm
Here’s execrable AG Eric Holder (Washington Post) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly condemned “stand your ground†laws Tuesday, saying the measures “senselessly expand the concept of self-defense†and may encourage “violent situations to escalate.†Except “stand your ground” wasn’t part of the Zimmerman trial, mainly because stand your ground drops out of play […]