Monthly Archives: June 2011

The Deficit is Worse than we Think

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ChrisA

says Lawrence Lindsey in todays Wall Street Journal. In a nutshell the issues are: 1. Normalization of interest rates increasing the cost of borrowing 2. Over optimistic projections of growth 3. Obamacare: Employers dumping their health plans and sending their … Continue reading →

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Keyword Analysis

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ChrisA

I looked at a keyword analysis of search terms leading to this wonderful blog. The first 4 were related to Money Bags Month as were 8 out of the first 10. I wouldn’t have ever known about it if it … Continue reading →

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Is the US in denial over its $14tn debt?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by ChrisA

LOL. You have to ask? “You have promises implicit in the structure of welfare states and aging populations that mean there is an unacknowledged debt that will have to be paid for by future taxpayers, and that could double the … Continue reading →

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Greece is not alone

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ChrisA

Robert Samuelson discusses the economic quagmire of the developed world. It may be that gobs of stimulus can’t rescue the global economy but that gobs of austerity might sink it. Our predicament is that it’s not just a few countries … Continue reading →

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Why could I guess it was an HOA issue before even reading the article?

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ChrisA

U.S. Veteran Faces Legal Action for Flying American Flag

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I mean, that’s worse than “It was Turbo Tax that done it.”

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ChrisA

states Glenn Reynolds. Oil release not political. Made me LOL. How stoopid does Geithner think we are? How shallow does Geithner want to look to the American public. Of course, if we’re as stoopid as he apparently thinks we are, … Continue reading →

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Circumventing labor laws…

Posted on June 25, 2011 by ChrisA

I spoke with a client yesterday afternoon, he works in asbestos removal. I suspect he works through an employment agency or I don’t know how this situation could occur. The work is intense and he’s on call a large part … Continue reading →

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I’m waiting…

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ChrisA

for the Daily Camera editorial staff to attack this nonsense… “We are acting lawfully,” said Harold Koh, the State Department’s top legal adviser. You see, since we’re hitting Tripoli with offshore missiles and unmanned drones, and the Libyans can’t hit … Continue reading →

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Proof Government is too Large

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ChrisA

Feds crack down on campus flirting and sex jokes

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Boulder is a Stoopid Place: Exhibit ….

Posted on June 22, 2011 by ChrisA

Boulder council to take up ‘corporate personhood’ referendum The Boulder City Council will decide whether to put a referendum on the November ballot that calls for amending the U.S. Constitution to abolish “corporate personhood” after all. IDIOTS with TOO MUCH … Continue reading →

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News Flash: The Tea Party is NOT Racist

Posted on June 22, 2011 by ChrisA

The reality, such as it exists, inside the 24 square miles called Boulder has a hard time with this concept.

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“Oh, hell! Shut up about my light bulbs. Just. Shut. The. Fuck. Up.”

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ChrisA

Ann Althouse commenting on this NY Times light bulb commentary.

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Flush 8 million gallons of water because of 250 ml of urine?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ChrisA

Portland did. Would Boulder do the same? Inquiring minds want to know. More here. I suspect Boulder’s water treatment is after the reservoirs so it couldn’t happen here but I don’t know for certain.

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It’s not nice to fool with mother nature

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ChrisA

Sex selective abortions. A book review of “Unnatural Selections” by Mara Hvistendahl Natural ratio: 105 boys to 100 girls India: 112:100China: 121:100Azerbaijan: 115:100Georgia: 118:100Georgia: 115:100Armenia: 120:100 The 2nd half of the review regards how to address sex selective abortions. My … Continue reading →

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Deadly Indifference

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ChrisA

Met Michael Brown, author or Deadly Indifference at his book signing at the Boulder bookstore this evening. I missed him speaking as I had family duties I had to attend to. Other books on the active reading list: Atlas Shrugged … Continue reading →

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IPCC taken out to the woodshed

Posted on June 20, 2011 by ChrisA

James Delingpole takes note of the unusual relationship between the IPCC and Greenpeace and their latest climate change report. I love this paragraph.. The Man Made Global Warming industry is a crock, a scam on an epic scale, fed by … Continue reading →

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Glenn Reynolds takes Apple to the Woodshed

Posted on June 20, 2011 by ChrisA

Apple turns ‘Big Brother’ A phone that’s designed to be remotely disabled is a phone that doesn’t really belong to its user, but to its manufacturer and the manufacturer’s “partners” in media and government. When you have a tool that’s … Continue reading →

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Companies Leaving California in Record Numbers

Posted on June 20, 2011 by ChrisA

Who is John Galt.

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Oh good grief

Posted on June 15, 2011 by ChrisA

“I see the sadness and worry that’s creasing his face,” she said to a crowd of about 500 at the Pasadena luncheon organized by the Southern California Women For Obama. She described his worth ethic as “tireless,” according to pool … Continue reading →

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Global Warming, where is it?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by ChrisA

….The increase in emissions “should shock even the most jaded negotiators” at international climate talks currently taking place in Bonn, Germany, the UK Guardian reports. But there’s only one problem with this storyline; global temperatures have not increased at all … Continue reading →

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