Monthly Archives: March 2009

Class

Posted on March 18, 2009 by ChrisA

I sent an e-mail to a friend last night that is basically the same as this post.

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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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Joke of the week

Posted on March 15, 2009 by ChrisA

or month or at least since November. For anyone who is making House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., out to be the leading purveyor of partisan politics, she has a bone to pick. Nancy must have a special type of glasses … Continue reading →

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Change I can believe

Posted on March 15, 2009 by ChrisA

Looks like a case of supply and lack of demand. Hat-tip to Instapundit.

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Now he tells us

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Now that President Obama has his stimulus and the omnibus spending bill passed he can ease up on the fear. Embedded video from CNN Video

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Charging that car battery…

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Well, doing the fast car charge at home isn’t possible today or anytime soon. Anyone have an extra 180 Kilowatts hanging around?

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Hope for efficient solar

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Well I stumbled on this promising write up on solar photovoltaics thanks to Instapundit. Twelve composite materials systems were found to have the capacity to meet or exceed the annual worldwide electricity consumption of 17000 TWh, of which nine have … Continue reading →

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Can’t say that I blame them

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Japan Warns It May Shoot Down N. Korean Rocket Japan strongly protested North Korea’s planned rocket launch, warning Friday it could shoot it down after the North said it would fly over Japan and designated a “danger” zone off the … Continue reading →

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St. Patricks Day, be careful out there

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Take your drinking seriously and plan ahead with alternative transportation or a designated driver. While I’m not 100% in agreement with Erika Stutzman’s editorial, especially on a day like St. Patrick’s day it’s way better to be safe than sorry. … Continue reading →

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Global warming groupthink in Boulder

Posted on March 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Kim Potter, a University of Colorado sophomore and CoPIRG intern has a letter to the editor (so far available only on line) on global warming. Points she makes are as follows: GW is one of the most severe problem facing … Continue reading →

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