Monthly Archives: June 2009

Danger today on Highway 36 north of Boulder

Grass cutting on the shoulders. Cyclists be careful, and drivers be careful of the cyclists avoiding the debris. Heh, like anyone reads this blog anyway! 😉

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Well good!

Obamacare a ratings bust.

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EPA suppresses internal global warming study

and this is a surprise? LOL. Scientific findings at odds with the Obama Administration’s views on carbon dioxide and climate change are being suppressed as a result of political pressure, officials at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) charge. “This suppression … Continue reading

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Highway 36 cyclist madness

Driving into town on Highway 36 from the North this evening at about 5:15, there’s pretty much a constant stream of cars heading from Boulder North towards Lyons. Near the old Beach Aircraft building there’s a huge peloton of cyclists, … Continue reading

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Blaming Bush

Obama can only ride the “Blame Bush” excuse for so long in most of the US. In a liberal/progressive hot spot like Boulder, the excuse is probably good until he starts his 2nd term. If he doesn’t start a 2nd … Continue reading

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Too busy

Been to busy trying to make a living. Looks like the cyclist issue is heating up. Oh goody!

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Bicycle Blockade

The temperature is rising as drivers and cyclists find it hard to co-exist on Boulder county mountain roads… Tensions between drivers and bicyclists in rural Boulder County have reached a new level, with fliers circulating in mountain neighborhoods asking drivers … Continue reading

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Healthcare reform effects capital spending

Yup, it takes money to run health care. Sure sounds like there’s going to be a whole lot less of it. “Mercy Health Partners said Thursday it has shelved plans to build a new downtown hospital because of the economy … Continue reading

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Defending newspapers

Jim Martin, a former CU regent, expounds on the death of Newspapers and it’s effects on a free society. He postulates… We are witnessing the death of reporting in this country, and that loss threatens our republic far more than … Continue reading

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More on Green Bay protests

Jammie Wearing Fool comments on the lack of critical questions for Obama during his stop… Regarding that campaign stop, after Barry O talked about how seizing control of the healthcare system in this country was the single most important thing … Continue reading

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What happens when you reward healthy behavior?

At Safeway we believe that well-designed health-care reform, utilizing market-based solutions, can ultimately reduce our nation’s health-care bill by 40%. The key to achieving these savings is health-care plans that reward healthy behavior. As a self-insured employer, Safeway designed just … Continue reading

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A billion here, a billion there…

House Health-Care Proposal Adds $600 Billion in Taxes Does our healthcare system need an overhaul? No question. Give me private interprise everyday. Unfortunately, or fortunately if your an Obama liberal/progressive, a sense of entitlement has been fostered among many of … Continue reading

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If it were under Bush

… you would have heard about these demonstrations… and some unexpected comments about Canadian Health Care. Someone tell the Denver Post! h/t to Instapundit.

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How not to measure temperature

Good grief. GIGO.

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The bond vigilantes are back!

As the chart below shows, the 10 year bond yield has been creeping up since the end of December. Wonder why? Could it be due to the economy turning around? Most likely it’s because our lenders don’t care to lend … Continue reading

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I Can’t Believe I’m Sitting Next to a Republican

Hey, I need this book! I Can’t Believe I’m Sitting Next to a Republican: A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-Righteous (bold is mine) 6/12/2009 10:50. Oh, and I should add that I’ve never … Continue reading

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Canadian Healthcare

Two different views…. The Denver Post… Debunking Canadian Healthcare Myths And the Wall Street Journal… Canada’s ObamaCare Precedent And both authors are from Canada! I find the flippant dismissal of the Canadian health care myths in the Post article more … Continue reading

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Stopping sexually transmitted diseases

Guess everyone should become engineers?

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Climate scientists in unanimous agreement

Good grief, and how well did the computer models predict the propagation of the swine (whoops H1N1) flu, or the global warming/cooling/stagnation of the last 10 years. At least with these upgrades, climate scientist can do their GIGO that much … Continue reading

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Obama: It’s OK to borrow to pay for health care

Not that he invented the concept, but best I can tell it’s OK to borrow to pay for damn almost anything. He surely has quickly become the King of borrowing money, but of course the previous administration made him do … Continue reading

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