Monthly Archives: April 2011

Boulder: Another Land Grab

$300,000? There isn’t a piece of land in the entire City worth less than $300,000 unless it’s contaminated with nuclear material. Here’s hoping that when this goes to court that Barry Barnow doesn’t end up in Judge Jamie Klein’s courtroom.

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The Bond King

Interesting snippits… Gross also addressed the tax and budget debate in Washington, saying that corporations are paying too little in taxes compared to individuals. He said fixing the tax code would be helpful but only if it’s done right. and … Continue reading

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Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See

Imagine that, those nasty unintended consequences. Of course, it’s nothing that can’t be fixed with another rule and regulation isn’t it Progressives? LAFAYETTE, La. — Eight-year-old Draven Smith was expelled from school last year for disruptive behavior, and he is … Continue reading

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Nanny State: Beam me up…

Coming to Boulder soon, the nanny state. At least it’s stuck in Queen’s for the moment. Employees also got a bright-colored brochure stipulating what can and can’t be served at meetings and parties. Tap water is a menu must when … Continue reading

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Irish Proverbs: Most Confusing

From this list of Irish Proverbs, in the “most confusing” category is this gem: A hole is more honorable than a patch. Now if you’re in charge of Boulder County subdivision road maintenance, this proverb isn’t confusing at all, in … Continue reading

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

You can’t make this stuff up.

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Koran burning and Lindsay Graham

Michael Brown unloads on Lindsay Graham for this brilliant idea… “I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we’re in a war,” he told CBS’s Bob Schieffer on “Face the … Continue reading

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Precious Metals

The general public has drastically increased their buying of Silver coins over the last few years. At Business Insider (follow above link) they call it a “Silver Coin Mania”. For another outlook, watch the video where Jim Rogers responds to … Continue reading

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July 2011: Money Bags Month

Randall over at BWG.com (Big White Guy in Hong Kong) explains. Because July 2011 will contain five Fridays, five Saturdays and five Sundays, under feng shui it is called a “money bags” month because this only occurs once every 823 … Continue reading

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So Boulder….

but it’s St. Louis. St. Louis is not the problem; government is. Many people go into it because they enjoy bossing people around. Surely this is why a court had to overturn a decision by the government of Glendale, Ohio, … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Nation

Over 14% of the nation is on food stamps.  The Underground Conservative (why didn’t I think of that name) comments… This is by design, folks. The Obama Regime and the Democrats want more people dependent on government for their very … Continue reading

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80 degrees yesterday….

Just started snowing “pellets”.

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Does academic freedom apply if you’re not a Communist?

Or at least “fit the narrative”. Being an academic whistleblower may not be such a great idea.

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Extreme Positions

These “extreme” positions of the Tea Party Sen. Schumer so mockingly references are things like “don’t spend more than you take in” and “increasing debt doesn’t bring prosperity.” Or take this really “extreme” position — “I know better than government … Continue reading

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“When gas prices finally did fall, it was mostly because the global recession had led to less demand for oil.”

Well, at least he got one thing right!

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