Great Lakes Water Levels Increasing. Global Warming Alarmists Still Claim They Will Fall!
"Unfortunately for the ignorant MSM, observable data contradicts their assertions and alarmism."
Who you gonna believe, the "unbiased" liberal media........ or your lying eyes?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Eat This, Not That - The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution From Men's Health
Eat This, Not That - The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution From Men's Health
"Click through to see the 30 worst foods in America – if you can stomach it."
"Click through to see the 30 worst foods in America – if you can stomach it."
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Czar 54, Who Are You?
Czar 54, Who Are You?
"Our new science czar, John Holdren, once backed compulsory sterilization and forced abortion as part of a government population-control program."
"Our new science czar, John Holdren, once backed compulsory sterilization and forced abortion as part of a government population-control program."
A different take on moon landing
A different take on moon landing
"I, too, remember where I was and what I was doing on that day, However, I did not hear the news of the moon landing for several more years.
I was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam and on July 20, 1969, I was in a small box that sat out in the sun"
"I, too, remember where I was and what I was doing on that day, However, I did not hear the news of the moon landing for several more years.
I was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam and on July 20, 1969, I was in a small box that sat out in the sun"
Monday, July 20, 2009
SOARING SALES for Hayek’s The Road To Serfdom. Maybe because that’s what we’re becoming?
SOARING SALES for Hayek’s The Road To Serfdom. Maybe because that’s what we’re becoming?
Maybe because that’s what we’re becoming?
Other books doing well were described here."
I've got my copy..... thanks Cal!
Maybe because that’s what we’re becoming?
Other books doing well were described here."
I've got my copy..... thanks Cal!
Only ABC Cites 'Devastating' CBO Judgment and 50%+ Tax Rates to Pay for Health Care
Only ABC Cites 'Devastating' CBO Judgment and 50%+ Tax Rates to Pay for Health Care
"Neither the CBS Evening News nor NBC Nightly News ran a health care story on Thursday night."
"Neither the CBS Evening News nor NBC Nightly News ran a health care story on Thursday night."
Not so stimulating
Not so stimulating
"According to the state office responsible for tracking the money, New Hampshire has received so far $413.6 million in stimulus funds, which have resulted in the creation of 50 jobs, all in government, most of them temporary and only 34 of them full time. That comes to a cost of $8.32 million per job, or nearly $10 million per full time job, if we assume that two of the part-time jobs equal one full-time job."
"According to the state office responsible for tracking the money, New Hampshire has received so far $413.6 million in stimulus funds, which have resulted in the creation of 50 jobs, all in government, most of them temporary and only 34 of them full time. That comes to a cost of $8.32 million per job, or nearly $10 million per full time job, if we assume that two of the part-time jobs equal one full-time job."
Muskegon residents asked to sound off on state's future for think tank
Muskegon residents asked to sound off on state's future for think tank
"A free, two-hour group conversation July 28 on issues facing the state will be offered by The Center for Michigan, a nonpartisan Ann Arbor think tank.
The 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 'community conversation' will be at the Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor, 939 Third."
"A free, two-hour group conversation July 28 on issues facing the state will be offered by The Center for Michigan, a nonpartisan Ann Arbor think tank.
The 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. 'community conversation' will be at the Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor, 939 Third."
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS PERMIT POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER ‘PENSION SPIKING’
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS PERMIT POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER ‘PENSION SPIKING’ - GRAND JURY ALLEGATION
"55 percent of safety officers who retired between 1998 and 2008 receive a pension that was more than their annual compensation [or salary] at retirement.”
All obtained by fraud?
"55 percent of safety officers who retired between 1998 and 2008 receive a pension that was more than their annual compensation [or salary] at retirement.”
All obtained by fraud?
Rexrode: Spartans aren't No. 1, but they'll be in top 5
Rexrode: Spartans aren't No. 1, but they'll be in top 5
"4. MSU: Seven of the top nine are back.
If everyone takes a step forward, Delvon Roe keeps getting healthier and Raymar Morgan plays like he did before mononucleosis nailed him in January, this will be an excellent team.
If Tom Herzog and incoming freshmen Garrick Sherman and Derrick Nix do something with the center position, it can be another great team."
"4. MSU: Seven of the top nine are back.
If everyone takes a step forward, Delvon Roe keeps getting healthier and Raymar Morgan plays like he did before mononucleosis nailed him in January, this will be an excellent team.
If Tom Herzog and incoming freshmen Garrick Sherman and Derrick Nix do something with the center position, it can be another great team."
July 17th Nationalized Healthcare Protest « Asheville “Tea Party” Protest
July 17th Nationalized Healthcare Protest « Asheville “Tea Party” Protest
"All of which prompts the question: If 250 people gather in the name of health freedom and AC-T, MtnXpress, and Tribune reporters aren’t there to cover it, are the Asheville Citizen-Times, the Mountain Xpress, and the Tribune Papers still fishwrap?"
"All of which prompts the question: If 250 people gather in the name of health freedom and AC-T, MtnXpress, and Tribune reporters aren’t there to cover it, are the Asheville Citizen-Times, the Mountain Xpress, and the Tribune Papers still fishwrap?"
Poor in Colorado may get free phones
Poor in Colorado may get free phones
"Thousands of low-income Coloradans reliant on public assistance could get a free cellphone under a plan before the state Public Utilities Commission."
"Thousands of low-income Coloradans reliant on public assistance could get a free cellphone under a plan before the state Public Utilities Commission."
God, Guns, Guts, and CNN's Idiot Reporters
God, Guns, Guts, and CNN's Idiot Reporters
"You don't have a problem with God, do ya?'
This is a question posed to CNN reporter Carol Costello during a recent interview with Mark Muller, a Missouri car dealer whose company is offering an unusual incentive: a free AK-47 with the purchase of a vehicle.
Thanks to Muller, we now know Costello doesn't have a problem with God. (She answered in the negative).
We also know she's, for lack of a more dignified term--not because I can't think of one but because she doesn't deserve it--just plain dumb."
"You don't have a problem with God, do ya?'
This is a question posed to CNN reporter Carol Costello during a recent interview with Mark Muller, a Missouri car dealer whose company is offering an unusual incentive: a free AK-47 with the purchase of a vehicle.
Thanks to Muller, we now know Costello doesn't have a problem with God. (She answered in the negative).
We also know she's, for lack of a more dignified term--not because I can't think of one but because she doesn't deserve it--just plain dumb."
INTELLIGENCE GAMES
INTELLIGENCE GAMES
"These new allegations, letters and calls for investigations are part of a strategy by Democrats to attack intelligence personnel and agencies. Why? To protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- who is in hot water over her May 14 comments that the CIA 'lies all the time' and misled her about enhanced interrogation of terrorist suspects."
"These new allegations, letters and calls for investigations are part of a strategy by Democrats to attack intelligence personnel and agencies. Why? To protect House Speaker Nancy Pelosi -- who is in hot water over her May 14 comments that the CIA 'lies all the time' and misled her about enhanced interrogation of terrorist suspects."
The great public-sector pension rip-off: Dodging the bill
The great public-sector pension rip-off: Dodging the bill
"There is a lot of debate about the right discount rate to use, but the conservative approach is to take the cost of government borrowing.
Use that rate, and the liability of American state and municipal pension schemes may be $3 trillion—three times the value of all the authorities’ existing debts.
In Britain the liability adds up to 85% of GDP."
"There is a lot of debate about the right discount rate to use, but the conservative approach is to take the cost of government borrowing.
Use that rate, and the liability of American state and municipal pension schemes may be $3 trillion—three times the value of all the authorities’ existing debts.
In Britain the liability adds up to 85% of GDP."
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sergeant John Beale, RIP
Sergeant John Beale, RIP
"Reader John Throckmorton served in Iraq in 2006-2007. He sends us this video and comments: 'This is a moving video of a community's response to the death of a U.S. Army sergeant in Afghanistan.
The tape runs 12 minutes and is a must see.' He adds:
Killed in action the week before, John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009.
The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia.
A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.
This was filmed during the procession by a State Trooper.
I was tempted to offer additional commentary, but I think the video stands by itself. I don't know the views of John Beale, or his neighbors who turned out to support him, so I can't purport to speak for them by attempting to connect this video to a larger statement on the current state of American politics or culture -- I'll save it for another time.
I am, however, immeasurably proud of them."
"Reader John Throckmorton served in Iraq in 2006-2007. He sends us this video and comments: 'This is a moving video of a community's response to the death of a U.S. Army sergeant in Afghanistan.
The tape runs 12 minutes and is a must see.' He adds:
Killed in action the week before, John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, on June 11, 2009.
The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough, Georgia.
A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.
This was filmed during the procession by a State Trooper.
I was tempted to offer additional commentary, but I think the video stands by itself. I don't know the views of John Beale, or his neighbors who turned out to support him, so I can't purport to speak for them by attempting to connect this video to a larger statement on the current state of American politics or culture -- I'll save it for another time.
I am, however, immeasurably proud of them."
Reformers' Claims Just Don't Add Up
Reformers' Claims Just Don't Add Up
"Many extravagant claims have been made on behalf of the various health care 'reforms' now emerging from Congress and the White House. But on closer inspection, virtually all prove to be false."
"Many extravagant claims have been made on behalf of the various health care 'reforms' now emerging from Congress and the White House. But on closer inspection, virtually all prove to be false."
ANOTHER FAILED SPENDING PROGRAM
ANOTHER FAILED SPENDING PROGRAM
"the program hasn’t stopped the rising tide of foreclosures: Experts predict that at least another 2 million homes will be lost this year, and the administration’s plan has so far reached only about 160,000 of the 3 million to 4 million homes it was supposed to protect over the next three years."
"the program hasn’t stopped the rising tide of foreclosures: Experts predict that at least another 2 million homes will be lost this year, and the administration’s plan has so far reached only about 160,000 of the 3 million to 4 million homes it was supposed to protect over the next three years."
The Faculty Lounge: An Orgasm A Day Keeps The Doctor Away. Is This Really NHS?
The Faculty Lounge: An Orgasm A Day Keeps The Doctor Away. Is This Really NHS?: "Sometimes the real news seems so good that you wonder whether The Onion is mere surplussage. Such is the state of affairs today, as leading British papers the Times of London , the Daily Mail, and the Telegraph notify us of a new leaflet, Pleasure, created and...disseminated (?!?)... to parents, teachers, and youth workers by the a branch of the NHS out of Sheffield, England.
From the Times story headlined 'NHS tells school children of their 'right' to 'an orgasm a day'':
Alongside the slogan “an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away”, it says: “Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes’ physical activity three times a week. What about sex or masturbation twice a week?”"
From the Times story headlined 'NHS tells school children of their 'right' to 'an orgasm a day'':
Alongside the slogan “an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away”, it says: “Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes’ physical activity three times a week. What about sex or masturbation twice a week?”"
States Hit Hardest by Recession Get Least Stimulus Money
States Hit Hardest by Recession Get Least Stimulus Money
"But FOXNews.com has analyzed data tracking how the stimulus money is being given out across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and it has found a perverse pattern:
the states hardest hit by the recession received the least money.
States with higher bankruptcy, foreclosure and unemployment rates got less money."
"But FOXNews.com has analyzed data tracking how the stimulus money is being given out across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and it has found a perverse pattern:
the states hardest hit by the recession received the least money.
States with higher bankruptcy, foreclosure and unemployment rates got less money."
Commerce Secretary: Americans ‘Need to Pay’ for Chinese Emissions
Commerce Secretary: Americans ‘Need to Pay’ for Chinese Emissions
"With the U.S. secretaries of energy and commerce in China this week, much of the attention focused on the standoff over emissions reductions or small breakthroughs in clean-tech cooperation.
But yesterday, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said something amazing—U.S. consumers should pay for part of Chinese greenhouse-gas emissions.
From Reuters:
“It’s important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America — and it’s our own consumption activity that’s causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that,” Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai."
What the f!!!!!!!!!
"With the U.S. secretaries of energy and commerce in China this week, much of the attention focused on the standoff over emissions reductions or small breakthroughs in clean-tech cooperation.
But yesterday, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said something amazing—U.S. consumers should pay for part of Chinese greenhouse-gas emissions.
From Reuters:
“It’s important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America — and it’s our own consumption activity that’s causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that,” Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai."
What the f!!!!!!!!!
Gov paying over a half million dollars a pound for sliced ham?
Gov paying over a half million dollars a pound for sliced ham?
"According to Recovery.gov, the new Obama website showing us how much the country is being stimulated by government spending, the taxpayers are buying sliced frozen ham at $550,000 per pound.
I wonder what they would pay for fresh ham?
And here I thought prosciutto was expensive. Is this going to be served to guests at one of the many parties the Obamas like to throw? Half million dollar a pound ham won't really impress the Saudis, if Obama offers it to them, no matter how low he bows.
This makes the $100/lb wagyu steaks used at White House parties look like a bargain.
You can find the details here:"
"According to Recovery.gov, the new Obama website showing us how much the country is being stimulated by government spending, the taxpayers are buying sliced frozen ham at $550,000 per pound.
I wonder what they would pay for fresh ham?
And here I thought prosciutto was expensive. Is this going to be served to guests at one of the many parties the Obamas like to throw? Half million dollar a pound ham won't really impress the Saudis, if Obama offers it to them, no matter how low he bows.
This makes the $100/lb wagyu steaks used at White House parties look like a bargain.
You can find the details here:"
Celebrating Cronkite while ignoring what he did - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
Celebrating Cronkite while ignoring what he did
Writing in Harper's a few weeks later, Lapham -- in the essay about Russert (entitled "An Elegy for a Rubber Stamp") where he said Russert's "on-air persona was that of an attentive and accommodating headwaiter, as helpless as Charlie Rose in his infatuation with A-list celebrity" -- echoed Halberstam by writing:
Long ago in the days before journalists became celebrities, their enterprise was reviled and poorly paid, and it was understood by working newspapermen that the presence of more than two people at their funeral could be taken as a sign that they had disgraced the profession.
That Lapham essay is full of piercing invective ("On Monday I thought I’d heard the end of the sales promotion. Tim presumably had ascended to the great studio camera in the sky to ask Thomas Jefferson if he intended to run for president in 1804"),
Writing in Harper's a few weeks later, Lapham -- in the essay about Russert (entitled "An Elegy for a Rubber Stamp") where he said Russert's "on-air persona was that of an attentive and accommodating headwaiter, as helpless as Charlie Rose in his infatuation with A-list celebrity" -- echoed Halberstam by writing:
Long ago in the days before journalists became celebrities, their enterprise was reviled and poorly paid, and it was understood by working newspapermen that the presence of more than two people at their funeral could be taken as a sign that they had disgraced the profession.
That Lapham essay is full of piercing invective ("On Monday I thought I’d heard the end of the sales promotion. Tim presumably had ascended to the great studio camera in the sky to ask Thomas Jefferson if he intended to run for president in 1804"),
Fetuses Proven to Retain Memories; Abortionists Will Forget This
Fetuses Proven to Retain Memories; Abortionists Will Forget This
"'In addition, results indicated that 34-week-old fetuses are able to store information and retrieve it four weeks later,' said the research, which was released Wednesday."
"'In addition, results indicated that 34-week-old fetuses are able to store information and retrieve it four weeks later,' said the research, which was released Wednesday."
$100 million ends prisoner sex-abuse suit
$100 million ends prisoner sex-abuse suit
"The State of Michigan has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action by more than 500 female prisoners who said they were sexually assaulted by prison guards."
No problem.... heck it's only $100 million....
"The State of Michigan has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action by more than 500 female prisoners who said they were sexually assaulted by prison guards."
No problem.... heck it's only $100 million....
Gov. Jennifer Granholm says 'dangerous' budget cuts must be avoided
Gov. Jennifer Granholm says 'dangerous' budget cuts must be avoided
"Michigan has overall projected budget shortfalls of roughly $2.7 billion for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
'It's important to distinguish between painful cuts that will happen and dangerous cuts which I will not allow to happen,'"
Like the automatic COL AND the annual stepup in pay every state employee gets?
"Michigan has overall projected budget shortfalls of roughly $2.7 billion for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
'It's important to distinguish between painful cuts that will happen and dangerous cuts which I will not allow to happen,'"
Like the automatic COL AND the annual stepup in pay every state employee gets?
The Republican-American Ethically bankrupt
The Republican-American Ethically bankrupt
"Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd has been going around talking up KennedyDoddCare by claiming '62 percent of all personal bankruptcies were caused by medical problems.'
His source was so-called research by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), hardly a disinterested bystander. To achieve that lofty number, it had to distort the definition of medical bankruptcy while failing to control for household overspending, the No. 1 cause of personal bankruptcies in the aftermath of illness or injury.
But when medical bankruptcies are more accurately defined as those attributable solely to medical-related costs beyond a household's control, the rate plummets to just 29 percent. Even then, U.S. Justice Department statistics show that in personal bankruptcies blamed at least in part on unpaid physician and hospital bills, medical costs comprised no more than 13 percent of all unsecured debts."
"Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd has been going around talking up KennedyDoddCare by claiming '62 percent of all personal bankruptcies were caused by medical problems.'
His source was so-called research by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), hardly a disinterested bystander. To achieve that lofty number, it had to distort the definition of medical bankruptcy while failing to control for household overspending, the No. 1 cause of personal bankruptcies in the aftermath of illness or injury.
But when medical bankruptcies are more accurately defined as those attributable solely to medical-related costs beyond a household's control, the rate plummets to just 29 percent. Even then, U.S. Justice Department statistics show that in personal bankruptcies blamed at least in part on unpaid physician and hospital bills, medical costs comprised no more than 13 percent of all unsecured debts."
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