Daily Archives: March 17, 2009

No wonder Judd Gregg withdrew

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Judd Gregg mentioned irresolvable conflicts when he withdrew his nomination to serve as President Obama’s Commerce Secretary. Now we know why… The U.S. Census is supposed to be free of politics, but one group with a history of voter fraud, … Continue reading →

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Congress united!

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Well it took outrage over the AIG bonuses to do it, but Congress appears united in their efforts to get the money returned, either voluntarily or via taxation. Sure hope they turn their eyes inward on their favorite “pork” projects … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy?

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Pork doesn’t matter but AIG bonuses do? They are both a very small percentage of their respective budgets/bailouts.

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Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

As Boulder City council considers increasing the carbon tax the Democrats in the Federal government are putting the breaks on President Obama’s cap and trade bill to lower green house gas emissions.

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The Peltzman Effect

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Does making things safer actually make them more dangerous? Reading Tom Vanderbilt’s latest book, Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us), I was struck by a recurring theme: Making things safer may actually … Continue reading →

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Climate shift

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Synchronized choas applied to the global temperature data yields some interesting results… Scientists at the university (University Wisconsin-Milwaukee – ed) used a math application known as synchronized chaos and applied it to climate data taken over the past 100 years. … Continue reading →

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Who will buy America’s debt?

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Newmark’s Door explores the question of who will buy America’s Treasury securities and comes up with three potential solutions via Seeking Alpha … As China throttles way back on its purchase of US debt, America will have three choices – … Continue reading →

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Private insurance companies are good for something

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

When I first caught wind of this plan, I assumed it was a joke and that the Republican’s were taking something the President had said and twisting it to their advantage. Apparently that isn’t the case. The leader of the … Continue reading →

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Justice Thomas comments on today’s America

Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

In a recent speech at Washington and Lee University, Justice Thomas states… Americans today are self-indulgent and don’t make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation’s leaders don’t ask people to act for the higher good, … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Pay no attention to the corrupt legislator behind the curtain.

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Posted on March 17, 2009 by ChrisA

Pay no attention to the corrupt legislator behind the curtain.

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