Monthly Archives: July 2013

There’s not a problem government can’t fix: NOT

Argentina Applies Law That Jails Hoarders as Bread Surges – Bloomberg. Argentina plans to apply a law that forces holders of wheat and flour suitable for bread making to sell stock on the domestic market in a bid to contain … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day: Socialism

Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill via Brainy Quote

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New Obamacare slogan: Because we’ve forced ourselves to put our trust in you «

Michelle Malkin | New Obamacare slogan: Because we’ve forced ourselves to put our trust in you «. Handing out government benefits on the honor system. Nothing can go wrong there, can it? Read the whole thing.

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Obamacare Subsidies Amateur Hour

Obamacare Subsidies Doled Out Using ‘Honor System’; Billions in Fraud Feared. Obamacare’s delayed implementation of the employer mandate means health insurance exchanges and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be unable to determine whether individuals are eligible for taxpayer-funded subsidies … Continue reading

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Arrogance, thy name is Weiner… Anthony Weiner

Weiner Compares Himself to Mandela, FDR.

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Inquiring minds: Is Obama abusing executive discretion?

Obama Skips Past Congress Again With Health Mandate Delay : Roll Call News. President Barack Obama’s latest legal end run around Congress — delaying enforcement of the employer health mandate — has sparked more questions about whether he’s abusing his … Continue reading

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In meantime, there are waves to catch.

Why I Support My Son’s Decision To Put College On Hold … To Surf – Forbes. As a mom of a surfer, I have come to learn—and accept—that there’s a certain surf culture, which says that when there are waves, … Continue reading

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Boulder bag tax and self checkout lanes

I predict it won’t be long until bags are removed from the self checkout lanes at grocery stores. Gotta enforce that tax, can’t let potential revenue go missing.

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Congress – what’s NOT to like about this?

Congress Is on Pace to Do Less Than Record-Breaking Low – Bloomberg. added: Corrected title to include “NOT”!

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CNBC considering rapid-fire stocks talk show – NYPOST.com

CNBC considering rapid-fire stocks talk show – NYPOST.com. One simple suggestion, stop making it the 24 hour Jim Cramer arrogant loudmouth network.

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Who are the real thugs?

Hinkle: Commit any felonies lately? Elizabeth Daly went to jail over a case of bottled water. According to the Charlottesville Daily Progress, shortly after 10 p.m. April 11, the University of Virginia student bought ice cream, cookie dough and a … Continue reading

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Obama snooping for what purpose?

Obama CFPB Credit Watchdog Snoops, Shares Personal Financial Data – Investors.com. Big Brother is watching you — in even more ways than previously known. It turns out the National Security Agency and Internal Revenue Service aren’t the only federal agencies … Continue reading

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Obama Must ‘Come to Congress’

Rep. Steve King: Obama Must ‘Come to Congress’ to Make ObamaCare Changes. “President Obama has no constitutional authority to amend his own bill,” King asserted. “He has no constitutional authority to simply waive the law. No matter Obama’s determination to … Continue reading

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Not in Boulder

Pew: Obama less ‘honest,’ more ‘incompetent’ than Bush | WashingtonExaminer.com.

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Obamacare fail

‘Best tweet ever!’ Gov. Jindal scores with epic Obamacare boom

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Nine out of 10 victims were males abused by female staff

Instapundit remarks: Expect minimal outrage from the usually-outraged. Drawing on their sample, Justice Department researchers estimate that 1,390 juveniles in the facilities they examined have experienced sex abuse at the hands of the staff supervising them, a rate of nearly … Continue reading

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Why The Status Quo Is Doomed

Guest Post: Why The Status Quo Is Doomed | Zero Hedge. The wheels have come off the endless growth via expanding debt machine. Rising interest rates are the final blow to this agenda, and the political and financial classes have … Continue reading

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Where are the Boys?

Does it matter? Where are the Boys?. Certainly, as I sat at that graduation ceremony, I was very aware that, had the situation been reversed and every role in the ceremony been given to a male, there would have been … Continue reading

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Be prepared: Boulder’s bag fee goes into effect Monday

Whatever: Boulder’s bag fee goes into effect Monday – Boulder – Daily Camera.

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Don’t see this happening in Boulder

Australian PM Who Supported Biggest Carbon Tax in History Gets the Boot. Is there any energy price or energy tax that would be too high for Boulder politicians? How about the citizens? It certainly doesn’t hurt that the State of Colorado and the President … Continue reading

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