Monthly Archives: February 2010

Full body scans

Of course this won’t happen in the United States. The revelation that airport security staff are completely abusing any notion of the professionalism promised by authorities by printing out and circulating images of naked body scans should set alarm bells … Continue reading

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Good thing they call it climate change (part III)

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That’s a big increase….

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius takes on Anthem/Blue Cross in California. If the rate increases truly averaged 39% that’s a damn big jump. A couple of possibilities come to mind: Anthem/BC is basically doing … Continue reading

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Colorado going where the money is

The State of Colorado is considering taxing on-line purchases. There are some privacy issues with the proposed law that I find troubling. They also expect a legal challenge if the law is passed. To show how disconnected they lawmakers are… … Continue reading

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The case for natural gas

I saw this Mad Money interview between Jim Cramer and Congressman John Sullivan (R) from Oklahoma while exercising on the elliptical machine this evening.

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Global warming irony

NOAA: Blizzard Rearranges Climate Change Announcement. Another 20″ for Washington, DC. Alert, someone tell RFK, Jr. Where is Algore, hibernating? Lionel and Roger have some tough, but fair questions for the filmmakers of An Inconvenient Truth about inaccuracies in their … Continue reading

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Migrating to lighter beers….

damn, I like the darker stuff.

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Aiming at a very narrow slice of the market

Audi that is. I suspect, though, that Audi was aiming at a very narrow slice of the market — those people who can afford to buy an Audi and who want to achieve the sanctimony of the driver at the … Continue reading

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Census

Michelle takes on the reckless census spending. A website called MyTwoCensus.com keeps track of various census idiocy including Michael Steel and the RNC’s idiotic fundraising mailer that imitates a census form. MyTwoCensus.com feels that Michael Steele and the National GOP’s … Continue reading

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Good thing they call it climate change (part II)

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Good thing they call it climate change

Record storm for Washington DC. The global warming crowd really needs to get a new (cheer)leader. Climate change skeptics “are people who deny the link between smoking and cancer; they are people who say that asbestos is as good as … Continue reading

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Louisiana Purchase

Unbelievable… well it should be, the problem is it’s ALL TOO believable. Memo to Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. If you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen. Hint… sooner is good. added 02/06 @ 1:34 … and you … Continue reading

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Democrats, liberals and Socialism

Gallup: Majority of Dems View Socialism Positively The Gallup Poll reports that a majority of Democrats, 53%, have a “positive” image of socialism, which includes independents who lean toward the blue party. I shudder to think what the numbers would … Continue reading

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Barak Sings

The messiah sings the hits of the 80s. From K-Tel Not sold in stores.

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Blame it on the last administration.

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Bad science and where is the legacy media?

Naturally, we’re talking climategate, glaciergate and just general global warming. Of course you wouldn’t know it if you depended on the U.S. legacy media. Nice summary from the linked article which concludes… Bad science done using bad data to start … Continue reading

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Longmont trying to become more like Boulder

Longmont looks to add red-light cameras. It’s all about the money and perhaps you can throw in a little bit of power.

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Amateur hour (day, year, decade?) at IPCC

The International Panal on Climate Change is turning out to be an international joke and embarrassment. Let’s see bogus claims based on non peer reviewed amateurish research include: Global warming might wipe out 40% of the Amazon rainforest Climate change … Continue reading

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