Won’t someone please think of the children?
(Kansas City Star) I live in a mature residential area not too far from a neighborhood park. For the last few years, when the weather reaches the low 20 degrees, field mice come in the house. Then they find their way into the dishwasher, of all places.
So, don’t forget to check your dishwasher for mice during cold induced global warming, folks! At least they aren’t orcas!
Read: Children Will Know What Mice In Dishwashers Look Like »
Hat tip to Tom Nelson for providing this bit of madness
(Field and Stream) The Conservation Hawks is a new group dedicated to harnessing the power of sportsmen to address climate change. Stop. Before you give in to anger, or to the “conservation fatigue†that can fall upon us like a giant wet carpet whenever climate change is mentioned, consider this: If you can convince Conservation Hawks chairman Todd Tanner that he’s wasting his time, that he does not have to worry about climate change, he will present to you his most prized possession: A Beretta Silver Pigeon 12 gauge over/under that was a gift from his wife, and has been a faithful companion on many a Montana bird hunt. I know the gun, and I’ve hunted and fished with Todd for years. He’s not kidding. You convince him, he’ll give you the gun.
He is serious about the gun, and, the money quote
HH: Why the Conservation Hawks?
TT: Let’s say you are walking down a trail in the wilderness with your wife and kids, and you come upon a grizzly sow, standing on a carcass. She charges, flat out. You’re in front of your family. What do you do? Just give up? Pretend it’s not happening? Let her maul you and everything your care about? Of course you don’t. You take action. That is how I see climate change. It’s real, it’s threatening everything we love. Not taking action is not an option.
Uh huh. The climate, which is always changing, is like an angry momma bear. And what action is Conservation Hawks taking? Unshockingly, nothing that actually Does Something. They want you to “educate yourself”, “write Congress”, and “write letters.” No mentions of actions within their own lives, such as giving up the use of fossil fueled vehicles.
As I wrote in the comments on the Conservation Hawks’ blog, nothing I could say would convince them they are wrong. I can provide all the science that’s out there. I can show them the history. I can show them what nature itself does. I can throw out links. I’d recommend starting with The Great Global Warming Swindle. But, Warmists have to do their own research, and see for themselves. Not believing in AGW will not invalidate their belief in the environment. It doesn’t for me. They want to believe Mankind is making it warmer, yet, they rarely walk the talk.
I could give a ton of links to sites that refute AGW, but, to what point? Warmists will just respond with something about them being disinformation sites funded by Big Oil and Big Coal. Instead, I recommend they start by looking at the data which supports their side, and ask themselves a few questions, such as
There are plenty more questions available, however, one thing to consider, it’s not up to Climate Realists to disprove the assertions of the Warmists, it’s up to the Warmists to prove their assertions using the scientific method.
Read: “Climate Change” Is Like Being Mauled By A Crazed Mama Bear »
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National Government Radio is very upset by this state of affairs
(NPR) Poking fun at a complex new system for classification of diseases is surprisingly easy and enjoyable.
Yes, there are codes your doctor will be able to use someday to submit bills for treatment of a dolphin bite (W5601XA), being struck by a dolphin (W5602XA) or “other contact” with a dolphin (W5603XA). And that’s just the start.
Thousands of detailed codes form the backbone of a billing system that the federal government has been seeking to modernize for a while. The U.S., unlike other countries, is still using old codes.
Yes, it is fun. Click that link in the excerpt. It includes fun things like
How can my doctor properly treat me after being struck by an orca, which caused my burning water skis to burn me?
HHS wanted to update the classification, because it’s old, and doesn’t include pigs and orcas, and, those evil ducks
But it’s going to take a while longer before things change. The Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it’s delaying implementation of the ICD-10, short for International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision.
Many doctors had raised a ruckus about the inconvenience and expense of switching to ICD-10 when so many other things are changing in health care.
Shockingly, doctors had a problem with this, because it was going to cost them an orca-load of money to implement the new classification system.
Even so, the American Medical Association, among others, has argued the regulatory burden imposed on doctors by ICD-10 is heavy and is inconsistent with President Obama’s executive order telling federal agencies to look for ways to reduce bureaucratic headaches.
Don’t worry, Kathy Sebelius will get around to dealing with you AMA folks in due time, once she gets around to mandating that insurance companies include coverage for orca bites for people who live in Montana.
And, yes, ICD-10 was mandated within Obamacare.
Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.
Read: How Will Doctors Be Able To Classify An Orca Bite Without New Disease Codes? »
And The Politico is not particularly happy about it, but has a rather difficult time defending Obama
Gasoline prices are on the rise, and Republicans are licking their chops.
It’s a familiar refrain: Once again, GOP lawmakers and conservative commentators are on the attack, blaming President Barack Obama for higher prices at the pump. And they’re promoting a “drill, baby drill†agenda as the answer.
It’s a familiar refrain because Obama seems hell bent on seeing gasoline prices skyrocket, as he stated during the 2008 election cycle. What has he done to even attempt to bring prices down? He nixed Keystone XL. He put a stop to deepwater drilling in the Gulf after the BP spill, and has never truly allowed them to restart. He’s stopped most new offshore drilling. He did give billions to Brazil for deepwater drilling, and now Brazil is going to give the oil to China. The only new oil projects started sine 2009 are those in which Obama had no choice and/or no way to stop them.
The Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard used gas prices to attack Obama’s push to extend the payroll tax cut.
“Forget all the happy talk about how Americans, flush with their $1,000 payroll tax cut set to be extended by Congress, will be hitting the mall to spend, spend, spend. That cool grand won’t even cover the surge in gas prices under President Obama and will have to be nearly doubled if summer predictions of $5 regular come true,†Bedard wrote.
The average price of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.89 a gallon the week Barack Obama took office in January 2009, according to the Energy Information Administration. That was in the middle of the recession.
On Monday, it was $3.52, according to EIA.
Imagine $5 a gallon gasoline during the summer months. It could easily happen
Tuesday saw stories from ABC, the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, a Drudge Report link and more projecting prices could increase to $4 and $5 gasoline. And it’s only February.
And with a rise in gas prices comes a rise in consumer prices, from groceries to clothes to….well, everything. That $80 a month from Obama’s payroll tax reduction sure will come in handy, eh?
Gas prices hit a record national average of $4.11 a gallon the summer of 2008, leading to the famous “drill, baby, drill†chants at the Republican National Convention and at the end of presidential and congressional offshore drilling moratoriums. But the prices plummeted later that year when the economy tanked.
Is the Politico suggesting that seeing the economy tank further would be good thing? Of course, if the economy tanks further, that would have it’s own problems for Obama.
The Politico then gives a few talking points from Democrats, saying this is all propaganda from the Republicans, that Republicans should all get in lockstep like Democrat sheeple, before offering any sort of policies.
Thursday, the House passed its latest energy plan. It would authorize oil drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, approve the Keystone XL pipeline and promote development of U.S. oil sands in the Rocky Mountains.
Meanwhile, Obama plans to give higher rebates to rich buyers of Chevy Fuegos, er, Volts, and, well, that’s it. He does want a ton of money for more “shovel ready” jobs to patch roads that people won’t be able to use because they can’t afford the high cost of gas.
Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.
Seriously, why would anyone have a problem with a group that pushes Sharia law and refuses to condemn Islamic terrorist groups?
(Fox News) Parents in Tampa are the latest to protest school officials inviting a controversial Muslim civil liberties advocacy group to speak to students.
Dozens of people showed up at a Hillsborough County school board meeting Tuesday night to complain that a member of Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, spoke to history students at Steinbrenner High School last fall. They cited the group’s past connection to a terror financing case involving the terrorist group Hamas. The group, which purports to promote diversity and tolerance of the religion, has met a similar reception in Texas and Georgia in recent years.
Obviously, this means the parents are Islamaphobes and haters
CAIR spokesman Corey Saylor dismissed the criticism as “fear-mongering.†Hassan Shibly, the Florida CAIR member who spoke to the students, said the parents are misguided.
“This hatred and animosity only shows the importance of reaching out to the community,†he said, “It’s insulting to the school and the students to think that one person can influence their beliefs. It’s misleading.”
How many have been influenced by “one person” to become homicide bombers for Mohammed?
Read: School Invites CAIR To Speak, Surprisingly, Parents Have A Problem With This »
Obviously, this has the intent of “Doing Something” to limit anthropogenic global climate something or other
(Washington Post) With global efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions stalled, the United States and five other countries are starting a new program to cut other pollutants — including methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons — that contribute to global warming.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to announce the five-year initiative Thursday morning. Canada, Sweden, Mexico, Ghana and Bangladesh are also participating. The plan will be administered by the United Nations Environment Program, with a $12Â million contribution from the United States for the first two years. Canada will add $3Â million; contributions from the other countries are not known.
Right now, you’re probably thinking to yourself “these damned people are going to enact legislation and regulation that will limit my freedom and raise my costs.” Actually, no. Here’s what you get for your $13 million (which could buy 5.038 million school lunches)
The new program, called the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, will not set targets for reductions in pollutants. Rather, it will fund education projects and joint public-private efforts to reduce emissions, said three people briefed on the announcement. They said the new program is likely to encourage nations to reduce diesel exhaust, stem the burning of agricultural waste, and capture methane from landfills, coal mines and natural gas wells, among other policies.
So, it won’t actually “Do Something”, simply fill the airwaves with propaganda.
Paul Bledsoe of the Bipartisan Policy Center noted that, in the United States, efforts to reduce methane and soot are far less politicized than efforts to reduce carbon dioxide. Even one of the most vehement congressional opponents of limiting carbon dioxide emissions, Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), supports cutting soot emissions.
Well, yeah, there is nothing wrong with cutting soot: it is bad for breathing. And methane is a much more serious greenhouse gas than CO2, and even the IPCC admitted (by accident) that it is one of the major causes, in terms of agriculture and landfills. I’ll agree we need to reduce both. It’s a bad idea to link these to globull warming though, as many people will simply tune out.
Read: US To Waste $12 Million A Year (More) On UN Climate Change Initiative »
Won’t someone think of the children?
(NBC San Diego) Schools in Julian and the Mountain Empire districts have canceled classes and many in San Diego are likely considering a “snow day” of their own.
Let’s expand on this beyond the humor based on the “Children won’t know what snow looks like” meme.
“I recommend everyone come out here and enjoy the snow. It’s something different you do not get in San Diego,†said Priscilla Tamayo of Spring Valley.
She’s kinda right.
Snow has been recorded falling on San Diego communities only five times in over 125 years of record-keeping. Snow flurries were last seen in San Diego on February 15, 2008 around 1,700 to 1,800 feet (520 to 550 m), and the last measurable snowfall to hit various neighborhoods and suburbs around the city fell on December 13, 1967. In winter, light snow is common in mountainous regions of east San Diego County above 3,000–4,000 feet (910–1,200 m).
Most of the current snow is higher up, but still lower than the 3k-4k feet elevation.
It only took him over three years to realize that Obama is a perpetual liar whose promises have a quick expiration date
(CNN) President Obama has broken a promise to the American people to cut the deficit in half.
His latest budget forecasts a $901 billion budget deficit for 2013.
If you add in the $1 trillion-plus deficits he has run for his first three years in office, along with an estimated $200 billion in economic stimulus, that’s about $5 trillion in the red in his first term.
George W. Bush set the previous record of $3.4 trillion of deficits in eight years. President Obama is on track to add $5 trillion in deficits in just four years. This is part of the reason why our national debt is now a whopping $15 trillion.
What’s amazing is that anyone actually bought into the notion that Obama would actually cut the deficit in half. The man had no executive experience, and typically voted “present” when any tough vote came up. He authored a single piece of legislation during his short time in the US Senate, which went nowhere. He constantly talked about all the things he was going to do which would cost lots of money. Why would anyone think he was serious about deficit reduction?
Here’s my question to you: Where is the U.S. headed if Pres. Obama is adding an estimated $5 trillion to the national debt in his first term?
Cafferty even mentions Greece as the future of America. Well, leave it to a Canadian to hit the nail on the head
Don Desaulniers (Belleville, Canada) President Obama is heading for financial Heaven as a rich man in America with the bonus of a solid pension to anticipate. The average US citizen, shockingly, is heading for a bleak future complete with a ravaged social safety net and a rapidly declining standard of living. By the end of Obama’s second term, America wiill look in the mirror and see today’s Greece. Unsustainable debt today creates chaos and hardship tomorrow. Welcome to reality where fiscal prudence does matter.
Many other commenters mention “Greece” and use terms like “poor farm”. Some accuse Jack of “sounding like a right winger” for daring to question Obama. Of course, questioning government was the point in mentioning “the press” in the first amendment.
Others have their ObamaZombie talking points down pat
Mike Danahy Simple solution. Stay out of wars that begin with lies. Change the tax code for the rich and coroporations and get rid of the Bush tax cuts. In other words, re-elect President Obama. It’s taken him one term to reverse course of the disastrous Bush/Cheney mess and in the next term he’ll begin the huge challenge of our defecit.
Mike’s right, we should stay out of wars based on lies, like, say, Libya. I’m sure Mike will send extra money to the IRS right away. And there is this one
Janice Why does it seem like everyone has amnesia. Yes the debt is going up with President OBama. No past President has ever had a country in ruins like this nor experienced all that this President has had to endure. The President had to take drastic measures with no help from the Republicans. The Republicans are bitter sad babies and is stalling the economy because they want the Power back instead of helping the people. Get real. Give the President 100% cooperation so he can get his job done. Stop with the insults and obstruction. If you refused to give your boss respect and refuse to work you would get fired! I wish the President could fire them all so that he can really get this economy moving.
Whew! Do Liberals even pay attention in Civics class anymore? The President is not the boss of Congress. We have a Congress to represent specific areas in each state. Of course, what she really wants is a dictator, ala Hugo Chavez.
Crossed at Right Wing News and Stop The ACLU.
Read: CNN’s Jack Cafferty Now Dissing Obama On The Economy And Debt »
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