Much hype. Little substance.

http://online.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3047-djia_alltime.html

3.2% decline warrants disaster style coverage by the MSM? No wonder their viewership is dropping faster than Bill Clinton's pants.

American Thinker Blog: A Modest Proposal to Eco-Celebs

American Thinker Blog: A Modest Proposal to Eco-Celebs: "The day after Al Gore won an Oscar for his crockumentary on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, which warns that the earth is threatened with horrific catastrophes unless we all cut our energy consumption instantly, it turned out that the real inconvenient truth is that he, like the celebrity eco-warriors is a hypocrite "

Muskegon County Election Results

Muskegon County Election Results

FOXNews.com - Prince Charles Calls for Ban on McDonald's Restaurants and Big Macs - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

FOXNews.com - Prince Charles Calls for Ban on McDonald's Restaurants and Big Macs - International News News of the World Middle East News Europe News: "The Prince of Wales told a nutritionist in Abu Dhabi Tuesday that the “key” to people eating healthily was to ban McDonald’s fast food restaurants."

NWA union sues over rewarding excellence

NWA union sues over new perks: "The union also complained about a new 'success-sharing' program that raises pilots' pay, saying that Northwest 'unilaterally determined' how the pilots should be rewarded. It also criticized the airline's move to create 'employee involvement teams' to discuss working conditions without union representatives."
Jeepers, just like the teeeechers unions who won't allow superior teachers to be rewarded. Seems like a pattern. Big surprise!

ABC News: Al Gore Will Not Only Run, but He Can and Will Win in '08

ABC News: Al Gore Will Not Only Run, but He Can and Will Win in '08: "Make no mistake: Former Vice President Al Gore will be our next president. "

IBD Editorials: The Lion In Winter

IBD Editorials: The Lion In Winter: "In a speech before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 20, 2001, President Bush pointed out the real reasons the terrorists hate us and our British allies:
'They hate what they see right here in this chamber — a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other.'
If we retreat, they will not sleep. The Democrats who want to retreat, to set a date certain for our exit from Iraq and to defund our troops fit Winston Churchill's definition of an appeaser:
'One who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.'
To al-Qaida, the Democrats want to ring the dinner bell. "

Al Gore's Own Inconvenient Truth - Wizbang

Al Gore's Own Inconvenient Truth - Wizbang: "Yikes! Gore is an energy glutton. Now compare this to President Bush's comparatively modest home in Crawford, Texas, which is a model of environmental friendliness:"

Very funny!

GOOD MORNING NIGERIA!: "You might also enjoy another favorite of mine. His name is Anthony Robbins. He also sells delightful motivational tapes. Although I would avoid the video version. He is a large man with enormous jaws, and after viewing his videos, I have had nightmares about horses biting me."

No business boom in Michigan

Toyota to build Miss. SUV plant: "Toyota Motor Corp. announced this morning plans to build a $1.3-billion assembly plant near Tupelo., Miss., expected to open in 2010."
Governorette Jenny demands federal money and trade destroying tarriffs while Red state Mississippi overcomes hurricanes and attracts business and jobs. Anyone wonder which state has the brightest future?

Why did they lie to us?

Garlic does not lower cholesterol: study Health Reuters.com: "Eating garlic raw or in supplement form does not lower 'bad' cholesterol levels, despite widespread health claims for the pungent plant bulb, researchers said on Monday.
'It just doesn't work,' said Christopher Gardner of the Stanford Prevention Research Center in California. 'There's no shortcut. You achieve good health through eating healthy food. There isn't a pill or an herb you can take to counteract an unhealthy diet.'"
Shoot, I thought a pill and a burger was the perfect combo to insure a healthy life. Bummer....

Mich. sheriff's department auctioning M-16 to raise cash

Mich. sheriff's department auctioning M-16 to raise cash: "A 1986 federal law banned the sale of new automatic weapons but allowed those already in circulation to be sold."

He cares!

Instapundit.com -: "Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.'"
Hey...caring ain't free...

Where does this talent come from?!!!

YouTube - Bianca Ryan from America's Got Talent: "The amazing performance of 11 year-old Bianca Ryan on 'America's Got Talent' 6/28/06"
I don't usually watch these type of shows. Maybe I ought to?

nifty phrase

Hillary's doomed taboo - By Mickey Kaus - Slate Magazine: " That isn't the 'politics of personal destruction.' It's due diligence. "

Bad business plan for NYT

American Thinker- Print Article: "Yet management led by a chief executive who owes his position to nepotism continues to position the newspaper properties as propaganda organs, destroying a century's legacy as a trusted news source. As we have been saying for years, well before the company's crisis became visible in its stock price, Pinch Sulzberger is destroying the value of the company founded and nurtured by his ancestors."
Too many newspapers and media outlets are destroying their customer base and I can't figure out why. Bummer...... thank God AlGore invented the internet and re-invented the documentary....

Stuck in the Mud - washingtonpost.com

Stuck in the Mud - washingtonpost.com: "My polls show that Democrats now hold a perceived advantage with voters not just on reducing deficits and balancing the budget but on an issue long seen as a GOP strength: ending wasteful spending. That alone should jar Republicans into taking a fresh approach."

School funding problems in county 'very serious'

School funding problems in county 'very serious': "School populations and staffing haven't kept up with the rest of Michigan's economy. We're seeing reductions in staff and wages and benefits throughout our state and yet our school districts have tried to maintain what they have. "

Summer Sell-abration?

County ups surcharge on festival ticket buyers
Still a bargain!

Science knowledge increases, but ...: Nation & World: The Seattle Times

Science knowledge increases, but ...: Nation & World: The Seattle Times: "In addition, these researchers noted an increase in college students who report they are 'unsure' about creationism as compared with evolution."

Americans lag only Turkey in discrediting evolution

Americans lag only Turkey in discrediting evolution: "Miller points a finger at 'by the book'' religions like those practiced by fundamentalists in the United States and Iraq.
'Fundamentalists in this country say everything you need to know is in the Bible, period. Islamists say everything you need to know is in the Koran, period,'' Miller said."

1 in 6 on public assistance?!!!!

LubbockOnline.com: "The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of policies designed to wean poor people from public aid.
The number of families receiving cash benefits from welfare has plummeted since the government imposed time limits on the payments a decade ago. But other programs for the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps and disability benefits, are bursting with new enrollees.
The result, according to an Associated Press analysis: Nearly one in six people rely on some form of public assistance, a larger share than at any time since the government started measuring two decades ago."

Incomprehensible Intersections

Dark Roasted Blend: Incomprehensible Intersections: "They are called the 'Malfunction Junctions', or 'Spaghetti Intersections', and they are located almost in every major city in the West. You can find the streets that end nowhere, streets that strangely allow traffic in both direction (without providing proper lanes), streets that change names more often than a communist Cold War spies."

Crimes leave elderly broke and betrayed

Crimes leave elderly broke and betrayed: "He is among many concerned about elder abuse, particularly financial misdeeds against the elderly that are believed to be among the least-reported crimes.
They also are crimes that haven't captured the public's attention. "
Interesting, the silence of the liberal lambs over Jenny's "get out of jail free" proposal. Crooks destroy lives. Reducing criminal penalties is criminal. Imagine the liberal lion's roar if Engler had suggested this.....

Killer Kites!

11 dead, over 100 injured at Pakistani kite flying festival, officials say : "At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan celebrated with the flying of thousands of colorful kites, officials said Monday.
The deaths and injuries were caused by stray bullets, sharpened kite-strings, electrocution and people falling off rooftops on Sunday at the conclusion of the two-day Basant festival, said Ruqia Bano, spokeswoman for the emergency services in the city of Lahore."
Will there be a Kite-Brady Bill in Lahore soon?

Thomas Sowell on Barack Obama on National Review Online

Thomas Sowell on Barack Obama on National Review Online: "Senator Barack Obama recently said, “let’s allow our unions and their organizers to lift up this country’s middle class again.”"

Meetings make us dumber, study shows - LiveScience - MSNBC.com

Meetings make us dumber, study shows - LiveScience - MSNBC.com: "People have a harder time coming up with alternative solutions to a problem when they are part of a group, new research suggests. "

Mayhem Main Event at NBA All-Star Weekend - AOL Sports

Mayhem Main Event at NBA All-Star Weekend - AOL Sports: "Things got so bad that she closed the 24-hour restaurant from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.

'I have been spit on. I have had food thrown at me,' she said. 'I have lost two servers out of fear. I have locked my door out of the fear of violence.'"

FOXNews.com - Sword-Wielding Man Confronts Neighbor After Hearing Woman's Cries on Porn Film - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - Sword-Wielding Man Confronts Neighbor After Hearing Woman's Cries on Porn Film - Local News News Articles National News US News: "OCONOMOWOC, Wis. — A sword-wielding Wisconsin man broke into his neighbor's apartment thinking he was chivalrous after hearing the cries of a woman he thought was in peril — but instead, she was in porn.
James Van Iveren was in his Oconomowoc apartment listening to music when he heard loud cries from a woman he thought was pleading for help, reported the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The 39-year-old grabbed a cavalry sword, a family heirloom, and rushed upstairs to forcibly open the quarters of an upstairs tenant he barely knew.
'It was a woman screaming,' Van Iveren said of the Feb. 12 incident. 'She was screaming for help.'
Bret Stieghorst told police that he was watching a pornographic DVD when Van Iveren kicked open his door, damaging the frame and lock in the process, with a 39-inch blade in hand.
Stieghorst said Van Iveren demanded 'Where is she?' while thrusting the sword at him.
The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone."

The Hillary Spot on National Review Online

The Hillary Spot on National Review Online: "Edwards: 'Perhaps the Greatest Short-Term Threat to World Peace Is the Possibility That Israel Would Bomb Iran's Nuclear Facilities'
Hillary Spot reader Michael points out this little gem in Peter Bart's column on John Edwards' comments in Hollywood:
There are other emerging fissures, as well. The aggressively photogenic John Edwards was cruising along, detailing his litany of liberal causes last week until, during question time, he invoked the 'I' word — Israel. Perhaps the greatest short-term threat to world peace, Edwards remarked, was the possibility that Israel would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. As a chill descended on the gathering, the Edwards event was brought to a polite close.
Really? Israel is the biggest threat? Not Ahmedinijad? Not al-Qaeda? Not a coup attempt in Pakistan? Not a complete breakdown in Iraq drawing in the Saudis, Turks, and Iranians?
Or, you know, perhaps not."

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: "It takes about 16 PB&J sandwiches to save a chicken's life, for example. "

Power Line Forum | The UN? You’ve Gotta Be Freakin’ Kidding Me

Power Line Forum The UN? You’ve Gotta Be Freakin’ Kidding Me: "For my tax dollar, the all-time best Capitol Hill event involving celebrities occurred back in 1985, when the House Democratic Task Force on Agriculture held a jam-packed hearing that featured testimony on the plight of the American farm family from—I am not making this up—Sissy Spacek, Jessica Lange and Jane Fonda. Technically, of course, these women are not members of struggling farm families: They are rich actresses. But they have all played members of struggling farm families in major motion pictures, which more than qualifies them to testify before a congressional task force. They were so sincere it made your teeth hurt. Both Lange and Fonda broke down crying, and thousands of photographs were taken. A genuine family-farm member could have set fire to herself on the Capitol steps and not have gotten half the press coverage."

Luck? MSU was better team than Wisconsin

Luck? MSU was better team than Wisconsin: "If you are a true basketball fan, you watch a game like this and want to elope with these Spartans. They really had no business beating Wisconsin. Their shooting guard, Neitzel used to play point guard -- and people said he was small then. Their point guard, Travis Walton, is not a natural point. Their small forward, Raymar Morgan, is a freshman who missed more than a month because of an injury. Their starting center, Drew Naymick, has battled horrible shoulder problems -- an MSU source has confirmed that for a while, Naymick just dropped off the shoulder at rehab in the morning and picked it up in the afternoon.
They might as well call 'Neitzel' before every play, because every opponent knows he is getting the ball. Tuesday, Neitzel shot 10-for-17, nailed six three-pointers and scored 28. The rest of the Spartans shot 12-for-31, made one three-pointer and scored 36.
What a year for Neitzel: He switched from point guard to shooting guard, improved his defense dramatically, lifted his team from a near-certain trip to the Nobody's Interested Tournament to the cusp of an NCAA tourney bid, scored 28 points in an upset of the No. 1 team, and Britney Spears is trying to look like him."

The Bush depression?

US deficit is shrinking, for now csmonitor.com: "Already, the federal deficit is shrinking toward about half the size that it has averaged since 1970, when analyzed as a percentage of gross domestic product.
The shift reflects a strong economy, with higher incomes and corporate profits generating a bigger flow of tax revenue. In turn, the Treasury's progress could help the economy by buoying investor confidence in the nation's fiscal position."

La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Suspected Arrested in Durham for Rape

La Shawn Barber’s Corner » Suspected Arrested in Durham for Rape: "Yesterday a man was arrested in the so-called second Duke rape case."

Variety.com - The real Hollywood politics

Variety.com - The real Hollywood politics: "The aggressively photogenic John Edwards was cruising along, detailing his litany of liberal causes last week until, during question time, he invoked the 'I' word -- Israel. Perhaps the greatest short-term threat to world peace, Edwards remarked, was the possibility that Israel would bomb Iran's nuclear facilities. As a chill descended on the gathering, the Edwards event was brought to a polite close.
Support for Israel in the U.S. has lately become bafflingly multi-cultural, representing an alliance between diaspora Jews, traditional Zionists and evangelicals. Support from Christian zealots, who now represent about one third of Israel's tourist business, is welcomed even though, according to evangelical doctrine, Judgment Day will bring the ultimate destruction of Israel and death to most of its residents."

The Chronicle fanning the flames again

Racial tension mars development hearing: "Emotions flared at times Monday after more than 100 citizens streamed into Reeths Puffer Intermediate School cafeteria to argue for and against a development of up to 96 'affordable' single-family homes proposed for the northwest corner of Muskegon Township."
Maybe "affordable" equals "subsidized"? And if you can't afford to buy a home in Muskegon county today, with some of the lowest housing costs in the nation, well..... maybe you've got some other problems. Maybe.....

TCS Daily - 'Just-in-Case': How to Think About Uncertainty and Global Warming

TCS Daily - 'Just-in-Case': How to Think About Uncertainty and Global Warming: "'Let's just say that global warming deniers are now on a par with Holocaust deniers, though one denies the past and the other denies the present and future.'"

OpinionJournal - Cross Country

OpinionJournal - Cross Country: "But it seems that the hybrid HOV program, rather than suppressing automobile use, did the exact opposite: The program was wildly popular, and the HOV lanes became clogged. Californians began talking about 'Prius backlash.'"

Tim Blair

Tim Blair: "Big call from Tim Lambert: “Crime and violent crime in Britain peaked in the early 90s and [have] since plummeted.” His source? The British Crime Survey, an annual affair which asks some 40,000 Brits if they’ve been encrimed during the previous year. Is it trustworthy? Depends which side you’re on: "

Minority admissions plummet - Academics

Minority admissions plummet - Academics: "The acceptance rate of underrepresented minorities has plunged since the University was forced to stop using affirmative action in January, according to data provided by the University. The acceptance rate of underrepresented minorities has plunged since the University was forced to stop using affirmative action in January, according to data provided by the University. "

My Way News - Rescuer Credits Dog With Saving Climbers

My Way News - Rescuer Credits Dog With Saving Climbers: "Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers - and a dog who may have saved their lives.
'We're soaking wet and freezing,' said one of two rescued women as she walked from a tracked snow vehicle to an ambulance.
One of the women, whose name was not released, was taken to a Portland hospital and being treated for a head injury, said Jim Strovink, spokesman for the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department.
'She's going to be fine,' he said, noting that she had walked most of the way down the mountain.

(AP) Lt. Nick Watt, with Clackamas County Sheriff's office, left, announces at Timberline Lodge near...
Full Image


Two others, Matty Bryant, 34, a teacher in the Portland suburb of Milwaukie, and Kate Hanlon, 34, a teacher in the suburb of Wilsonville, were taken to Timberline Lodge on the mountain to rejoin five other members of the climbing party, he said.
Rescuers using an electronic locating device found the three climbers and their black Labrador, Velvet, on Monday morning in the White River Canyon, where they had holed up overnight at about 7,400 feet, officials said. The crew hiked with them down the east flank of the 11,239-foot mountain; on the way down, the climbers got into a tracked snow vehicle that took them to the ambulance.
'The dog probably saved their lives' by lying across them during the cold night, said Erik Brom, a member of the Portland Mountain Rescue team. He described the wind in the canyon as 'hellacious.'"

Dumbest Protest Idea Ever - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)

Dumbest Protest Idea Ever - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views): "Consumers are asked to withhold their spending for seven days, beginning on Sunday April 15 and lasting until Sunday April 22, 2007. Do NOT shop corporate outlets Minimize use of oil and gas. Carpool: bus, bike or walk. If you buy, BUY LOCALLY. Plan Ahead and Stock Up"

Tim Blair

Tim Blair: "Australia’s 60 Minutes delivers absolute and final proof of human-caused global warming: "

Maybe Ralph felt his end was nigh - Opinion - smh.com.au

Maybe Ralph felt his end was nigh - Opinion - smh.com.au

My Way News - McCain: Rumsfeld Was One of the Worst

My Way News - McCain: Rumsfeld Was One of the Worst: "Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday the war in Iraq has been mismanaged for years and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will be remembered as one of the worst in history.
'We are paying a very heavy price for the mismanagement - that's the kindest word I can give you - of Donald Rumsfeld, of this war,' the Arizona senator told an overflow crowd of more than 800 at a retirement community near Hilton Head Island, S.C. 'The price is very, very heavy and I regret it enormously.'"

U.N. urged to take action on asteroid threat | Tech&Sci | Science | Reuters.com

U.N. urged to take action on asteroid threat Tech&Sci Science Reuters.com: "An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday."

My Way - Sports News

My Way - Sports News: "Roger Federer tied Jimmy Connors' record of 160 consecutive weeks as the top-ranked player in men's tennis Monday.
The 10-time Grand Slam champion has held the No. 1 ATP Tour ranking since Feb. 2, 2004. The Swiss star is assured of breaking the record next week. "

Inventor of the TV Remote Dies

Inventor of the TV Remote Dies: "Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died."
But he downplayed his role when asked if he felt his invention helped raise a new generation of couch potatoes.
"People ask me all the time — 'Don't you feel guilty for it?' And I say that's ridiculous," he said. "It seems reasonable and rational to control the TV from where you normally sit and watch television."

COWARDS GIVE UP ON GIS - & GIVE IN TO EVIL By RALPH PETERS - Opedcolumnists - New York Post Online Edition

COWARDS GIVE UP ON GIS - & GIVE IN TO EVIL By RALPH PETERS - Opedcolumnists - New York Post Online Edition: "PROVIDING aid and comfort to the enemy in wartime is treason. It's not 'just politics.' It's treason. "

Trial in Error - washingtonpost.com

Trial in Error - washingtonpost.com: "If You're Going to Charge Scooter, Then What About These Guys?"

Byron York - What the CIA Leak Case Is About - washingtonpost.com

Byron York - What the CIA Leak Case Is About - washingtonpost.com: "Walton told the jurors: 'What Mrs. Wilson's status was at the CIA, whether it was covert or not covert, is not something that you're going to hear any evidence presented to you on in this trial.'
'Whether she was, or whether she was not, covert is not relevant to the issues you have to decide in this case,' he said.
It is The Thing That Cannot Be Spoken at the Libby trial."

Darling of the left

Daniel W. Drezner :: Things begin to fall apart in Venezuela: "“It is surreal that we’ve arrived at a point where we are in danger of squandering a major oil boom,” said José Guerra, a former chief of economic research at Venezuela’s central bank, who left Mr. Chavez’s government in 2004. “If the government insists on sticking to policies that are clearly failing, we may be headed down the road of Zimbabwe.”...."

Antarctic temperatures disagree with climate model predictions

Antarctic temperatures disagree with climate model predictions: "A new report on climate over the world's southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.
This comes soon after the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that strongly supports the conclusion that the Earth's climate as a whole is warming, largely due to human activity.
It also follows a similar finding from last summer by the same research group that showed no increase in precipitation over Antarctica in the last 50 years. Most models predict that both precipitation and temperature will increase over Antarctica with a warming of the planet. "

Lose to Florida......?

...and your "scientists" piss off the MSM?

Antarctic temperatures disagree with climate model predictions: "COLUMBUS , Ohio – A new report on climate over the world's southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models. "

WHO are these fat assholes?

Model in Uruguay, 18, dies after heart attack: "They had a body mass index (BMI) of below 18, calculated by dividing weight in kilogrammes by the square of height in metres, (56 kilogrammes for 175 centimetres), the limit fixed by the regional authorities based on World Health Organisation guidelines. "
An unelected body of fat socialists (WHO) will soon decide who's healthy and who's not based on a calculation (BMI) that "proves" athletes are fat and thin people shouldn't be models? Gimme a break....

Beyond junk science!

JunkScience.com -- Steven Milloy, Publisher: "As everyone is probably by now aware, Friday, February 2, 2007 marks the release of the IPCC's political document: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis, Summary for Policymakers (.pdf as originally released Feb. 2, 2007 and as quietly edited to correct some of the most egregious errors Feb. 5, 2007). The media seem to be operating under the misapprehension this is equivalent to the release of IPCC Working Group I Contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis -- this is regrettably neither true nor even close to the truth.
Bizarrely, the actual report will be retained for another three months to facilitate editing -- to suit the summary! IPCC procedures state that: Changes (other than grammatical or minor editorial changes) made after acceptance by the Working Group or the Panel shall be those necessary to ensure consistency with the Summary for Policymakers or the Overview Chapter (Appendix A to the Principles Governing IPCC Work, p4/15) -- this is surely unacceptable and would not be tolerated in virtually any other field (witness the media frenzy because language was allegedly altered in some US climate reports)."

White flag GOPers

Victory Caucus - Time To Act: Republican Representatives Opposing Victory: RINO herd talkin' French?

Be vewwy afraid

Tim Blair: "Mainstream media folk are slowly becoming aware of the terrible connection between Al Gore and global coldening: "

Kill the wabbit!

The Volokh Conspiracy: " the North Korean government has apparently found a way to increase food production at last: giant rabbits! "

I guess Jimmah won't be visiting N Korea soon....

Libs astounded!

New wage boost puts squeeze on teenage workers across Arizona: "Some Valley employers, especially those in the food industry, say payroll budgets have risen so much that they're cutting hours, instituting hiring freezes and laying off employees.
And teens are among the first workers to go. "

Steve Martin's 72 Virgins

The New Yorker : "Virgin No. 10: . . . so I see Heath, and he goes, “Like, what are you doing here?,” and I go, “I’m hangin’ out,” so he goes, “Like, what?” . . ."

CORRECTED: Pentagon official's prewar intel faulted | Top News | Reuters.com

CORRECTED: Pentagon official's prewar intel faulted Top News Reuters.com

USNews.com: Opinion: Michael Barone: Barone Blog: The Next Populist Crusade

USNews.com: Opinion: Michael Barone: Barone Blog: The Next Populist Crusade: "I'm with Glenn Reynolds of instapundit.com on this one. If we want to curb carbon dioxide emissions, then let's ban private jets. It's funny seeing those Hollywood stars private-jetting into Washington to tell the rest of us that we've got to have a lower standard of living. Let them fly first class, and save the Earth! But maybe we should make an exception for Warren Buffett, who has the nerve to christen his Berkshire Hathaway corporate jet 'The Indefensible.' "

FOXNews.com - Climate Bills Are Self-defeating - Blog | Blogs | Popular Blogs | Video Blogs

FOXNews.com - Climate Bills Are Self-defeating - Blog Blogs Popular Blogs Video Blogs

Canada '46 per cent above' Kyoto targets | NEWS.com.au

Canada '46 per cent above' Kyoto targets NEWS.com.au: "CANADA'S greenhouse gas emissions will continue to soar in the next few years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said today.
Mr Harper projected in a policy speech that by 2010 Canada's emissions would be about 46 per cent above the targets it had agreed to hit by 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. "

Data shows warming eventually will shrink Great Lakes

Data shows warming eventually will shrink Great Lakes

Coldest USA weather

USATODAY.com

Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts?

Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts?: "A scientist makes certain assumptions and then produces a theory which is only as valid as the assumptions. The theory of Global Warming assumes that CO2 is an atmospheric greenhouse gas and as it increases temperatures rise. It was then theorized that since humans were producing more CO2 than before, the temperature would inevitably rise. The theory was accepted before testing had started, and effectively became a law.
As Lindzen said many years ago: 'the consensus was reached before the research had even begun.' Now, any scientist who dares to question the prevailing wisdom is marginalized and called a sceptic, when in fact they are simply being good scientists. This has reached frightening levels with these scientists now being called climate change denier with all the holocaust connotations of that word. The normal scientific method is effectively being thwarted. "

Is the left just forgetful or are they liars?

Will: Inconvenient Kyoto Truths - Newsweek George F. Will - MSNBC.com: "Enough already. It is time to call some bluffs. "
Odd how the MSM sorta forgets how the libs voted, isn't it? And, oh those tortilla prices!

Interesting analysis

"That's Saul, folks!": Articles of Interest 2-5-07
"So the question is, do we invest (spend) in Michigan’s future…and how do we do that. In an article from the Mackinac Center, they point out how government manipulates the word “invest” to mean “spend beyond” the current tax revenues. And that drum roll has started.
If I sound cynical and skeptical, I am. I’ve watched this Administration bow to the “wants” of special interests, blame everyone under the sun for our problems, and continue to increase spending year after year while Michigan’s economy falters."

Kudlow's Money Politic$: "I Want to Take Those Profits..."

Kudlow's Money Politic$: "I Want to Take Those Profits..."

Swiss may expand assisted suicide law - Yahoo! News

Swiss may expand assisted suicide law - Yahoo! News: "LAUSANNE, Switzerland - A ruling by Switzerland's highest court released Friday has opened up the possibility that people with serious mental illnesses could be helped by doctors to take their own lives. "

Free moolah!

Taboo?

France: Workers of the World, Zzz - New York Times: "The health minister, Xavier Bertrand, plans to spend $9 million this year to improve public awareness of sleeping problems. One thing he wants to know is whether French workers should be allowed to nap on the job. They enjoy a 35-hour work week and generous vacations, yet 56 percent complain that a poor night’s sleep has affected their job performance, according to the ministry. “Why not a nap at work?” Mr. Bertrand told a news conference. “It can’t be a taboo subject.”"
Why not sex on the job?

The Volokh Conspiracy - -

The Volokh Conspiracy - -: "The letter 'X' soon may be banned in Saudi Arabia because it resembles the mother of all banned religious symbols in the oil kingdom: the cross."

Taxes by State

Taxes by State

Outside the Wire - Marine Tour Iraq Documentary

Outside the Wire - Marine Tour Iraq Documentary

OxBlog

OxBlog: "I pledge allegiance to the first amendment, which I interpret to mean that government shouldn’t traffic with religion—neither promote it nor persecute it—and this means that, in the public arena, the candidate should not use religious rhetoric, which does nothing but harm, fogging over the clear lines of argument on the issues and eliciting irrelevant and irrational choices in the electorate.

I'm sure Dr. King would beg to differ with the passage in boldface."

RealClearPolitics - Articles - The Ugly American

RealClearPolitics - Articles - The Ugly American