Monthly Archives: March 2009

Budget pork vs. AIG bonuses

Commons Sense from Neil Cavuto… Selective rage. Played out before TV cameras capturing it all today. Politicians furious, absolutely furious, over the $165 million in bonuses doled out by AIG that represent less than a percent of the $175 billion … Continue reading

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Political fundraising

In February, the GOP topped the Democrats in fundraising ($5.1m vs. $3.26m). That sure didn’t take long. In this same time frame the Daily Camera virtual editorial board was worried about “Who’s on First” for the Republican’s. It’s becoming more … Continue reading

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What strings come with TARP money

Is it really the right thing to do, single out a group of people for a special tax? If it is, who will be the next target? John Hinderaker of the Power Line blog expounds on that theme… I’m stupefied … Continue reading

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ACORN/Census

And we want ACORN involved in the census? The testimony by Pittsburgh lawyer Heather Heidelbaugh accused the nonprofit group of violating tax, campaign-finance and other laws by, among other things, sharing with the Barack Obama campaign a list of the … Continue reading

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It’s not all bad…

Hey, hey, hey… I need to get out more!

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Too right wing

From Erika Stutzman’s twitter page… Just got a note from a former subscriber complaining that we’re too right wing. You heard it here first, folks: The paper is “right wing.” Which just goes to show how far left Boulder is. … Continue reading

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Better hope they don’t

The villified AIG executives and employees trying to clean up the mess. Better hope they don’t go John Galt.

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Video on New Hampshire seat belt law

No nanny state!

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Ted Gibson: $950 hair cut!

Neil Cavuto interviews Ted Gibson. I like this guy. Enjoy!

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No seat belt law

Boulderites, can you believe that there’s actually a state that doesn’t have a seat belt law. How is that possible? How could a state let their citizens think for themselves. Any guesses which state it is? Well I won’t keep … Continue reading

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“Democracy isn’t working”

NASA’s global warming alarmist, James Hansen expresses his disappointment that democracy is being distorted when it comes to global warming. James Hansen, a climate modeller with Nasa, told the Guardian today that corporate lobbying has undermined democratic attempts to curb … Continue reading

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Why does Ed Liddy (AIG Presdent) take all this grief

Liddy is working for $1/hr.

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40,000 pounds of potatoes

… and the truck rolled over. Yikes!

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Thin skinned

Coach K and Obama apparently deserve each other. They both seem to suffer from being “thin skinned”. Perhaps we should toss in Jay Cutler while we’re at it?

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Printing money out of thin air…

The International Herald Tribune chimes in on the Feds $1.2 trillion program. WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve sharply stepped up its efforts to bolster the economy on Wednesday, announcing that it would pump an extra $1 trillion into the financial system … Continue reading

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Keep your trillions straight!

Is it for health care, climate change or buying mortgage backed securities?

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Federal Reserve to buy $1.2 trillion in government bonds

A short term fix, but here’s the problem described towards the end of the article… Where does the Fed get all the money? It prints it. The bond market and gold markets both rallied. Long term debt rallied as the … Continue reading

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Flunking science

This is absolutely pathetic… * Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.* Only 59% of adults know that the earliest humans and dinosaurs did not live at the same time.* … Continue reading

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Census asks ACORN to help draft workers

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