Monthly Archives: December 2014

ALERT: The Progressive Case for Fracking

News Boulderites can use – James Bloodworth: The Progressive Case for Fracking – WSJ. One consequence is a massive fall in the price of oil just a few years after the words “peak oil” were being bandied around as gospel … Continue reading

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Democrats flush money down the toilet with midterm donations

Mega Rich Overwhelmingly Donated to Democrats in 2014 – Breitbart. Out of the $128 million spent by the top 10 individual donors to outside groups, Democrats hauled in $91 million or 71% of donations. “Among groups that funneled more than … Continue reading

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BoCo FIRM: “Boulder County lied to the Courts about subdivision paving”

Say the folks at BoCo FIRM, the group that’s taking Boulder County to court so the County will  fulfill its STATUTORY obligation to fix our roads in accordance with state law. FIRM NEWS & NOTES Keeping you informed on Subdivision Paving … Continue reading

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Trouble at “The Gray Lady”

NY Times Insider: Multi-Million Dollar Shortfall Causing Drastic Cuts | New York Observer. A soap opera with hints of gender bias thrown in… According to a source on the edit side familiar with Mr. Thompson’s thinking, taking away some of … Continue reading

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“The court questions the constitutionality of the state’s action in the sequence as memorialized by the deposition,”

Judge Blasts School Board for Unlawfully Arresting Concerned Father! – Eagle Rising. “The court does not find the actions of the defendant to be criminal in nature which is necessary in the ordering of restrictions on a citizen’s liberties in … Continue reading

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Favorite liberal numbers are: 1in 5, 97 and 77

97 Percent of All Liberal Claims Are Wrong | Power Line. If you keep up, you’ll recognize them immediately, of course: 1 in 5 women are raped in college; 97 percent of all scientists agree about human-caused climate doom, and … Continue reading

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In case you wonder why it’s seems impossible to get things done in Boulder…

Bob Greenlee: Perfection is the enemy – Boulder Daily Camera. So difficult is a response, according to the memo, that it might not be possible to resolve the issues until the third quarter of 2015. And the question is? In … Continue reading

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Obama on the “biggest problems we’re facing”

Flashback: Barack Obama on the “biggest problems we’re facing” – The Washington Post. “The biggest problems that we’re facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not … Continue reading

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U Michigan Department Chair: We Should ‘Hate Republicans’

So Boulder – U Michigan Department Chair: We Should ‘Hate Republicans’ | National Review Online. Perhaps the University of Michigan could learn a lesson from the University of Colorado and implement the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy program. … Continue reading

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Double spaces…

Megan McArdle – You Can Have My Double Space When You Pry it From My Cold, Dead Hands – The Atlantic. Let me just add: if you’re spending time worrying over whether my emails contain one or two spaces, you … Continue reading

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Moocher Hall of Fame

Why work when you can live off the fruits of other labors – Which Costly Family Most Deserves to Enter the Moocher Hall of Fame? | International Liberty.

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Skeptics’ presentation at UN abruptly cut short

Apparently the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) hasn’t heard the phrase “settled science” – Skeptics’ presentation at UN abruptly cut short by “Live Shot” Kerry. “This is an outrage.  We are one of the few skeptical voices of reason … Continue reading

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Althouse: I’m skeptical (yet amused). [UPDATE: It’s real!]

Althouse: I’m skeptical (yet amused). [UPDATE: It’s real!]. Yeehaw!

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Disinvitation Season: Arrogant, entitled, spoiled, sissified students unite

Students Demand Censorship of George Will, Won’t Listen to Someone They Don’t Like – Hit & Run : Reason.com. Another day, another group of insolent students demanding that their university censor a prominent speaker and deprive the rest of campus … Continue reading

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Health Care to Suppress Wages

If you are concerned about wage stagnation, you have to be concerned about health care. via Health Care to Suppress Wages Even More – The American Interest.

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You have to ask?

Faster please – Is Obamacare Destroying the Democratic Party? – NYTimes.com. The ability of the Democratic Party to convince middle-class voters that it is on their side is by no means guaranteed. In mid-November, 2008, just after Obama first won … Continue reading

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Canada/Alberta Hospitals: From burst pipes to invading ant colonies…

Government run healthcare – From burst pipes to invading ant colonies, problems plague Alberta’s hospitals. While many Albertans know of the infrastructure failings at Misericordia Hospital, the truth is many more of Alberta’s hospitals are experiencing breakdowns that put extra … Continue reading

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“These campus policies are pure gold for trial lawyers. . .”

notes Instpundit. Swarthmore drops findings against male student who sued under Title IX @insidehighered. Swarthmore College has vacated the findings of a campus judicial process that led to a lawsuit that charged the college with gender-based discrimination against male students … Continue reading

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