Monthly Archives: September 2013

▶ The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare

▶ The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare – YouTube.

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Obamacare: Perverse incentives to income fudge

The graph below shows the subsidy available to a 60 year old couple in the Boulder/Denver area and the Resort areas. The difference in subsidies between the resort area and the Boulder/Denver area is directly related to the increased cost … Continue reading

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Supermodel boxing

Sweet – British supermodel punches topless female protester on catwalk | Fox News. A British supermodel punched a topless female protester after she was grabbed on the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week, but didn’t let the scuffle stop her, saying … Continue reading

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NSA uses data to map Americans’ social connections, report says | Fox News

Nothing to see here, move along – NSA uses data to map Americans’ social connections, report says | Fox News. For almost three years the National Security Agency has been tapping the data it collects to map out some Americans’ … Continue reading

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Climate Studies Ignoring Faulty Models, Warming Pauses to Push Radical Agendas

Climate Studies Ignoring Faulty Models, Warming Pauses to Push Radical Agendas. But numerous studies have found that the various climate models these scientists have been using are far from accurate: John Christy, a distinguished climate scientist and director of the … Continue reading

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Middle School Video: Pledge to Serve Obama

School Video: I Pledge to Serve Obama | FOX News & Commentary: Todd Starnes. A Wisconsin school district is apologizing after middle school students were shown a video that featured Hollywood celebrities pledging to be a servant to President Obama. … Continue reading

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President Obama lied to us — he told America some real whoppers about ObamaCare

President Obama lied to us — he told America some real whoppers about ObamaCare | Fox News. President Obama lied to us. It wasn’t a white lie. It wasn’t a fib. It wasn’t a half truth. It was a bold-faced … Continue reading

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FHA Bailout: Those pesky reverse mortgages

Five Years Later: FHA Demands $1.7 Billion Treasury Bail Out | Zero Hedge. One would think that five years after the bail out of the GSEs, that the Federal Housing Agency, the government agency created to insure loans made by … Continue reading

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Auto, Medical and Education costs in one graph

‘nuf said.

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After Cruz Has Said His Piece . . .

After Cruz Has Said His Piece . . . – Ricochet.com. Unlike Troy and many others, I think that there is a point to Ted Cruz’ grandstanding and to what the House Republicans did when they sent up a budget … Continue reading

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Keep on borrowing because…

Rep. Nancy Pelosi: Nothing left to cut in budget — ‘the cupboard is bare’ – Washington Times. Oh what the heck… Things that can’t go on forever, won’t. Debt that can’t be repaid, won’t be. Promises that can’t be kept, … Continue reading

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Quantitative easing…

QE Worked For The Weimar Republic For A Little While Too | Zero Hedge.         Like the Weimar Republic, the U.S. economy is also struggling and like the Weimar Republic, the U.S. government is absolutely drowning in … Continue reading

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Blogging to resume…..

Hi everyone, all one or two of you. Blogging will resume shortly. Our family was minorilyvery slightly impacted by the flooding with the exception of Comcast cable/internet. I took up temporary work quarters in Boulder (I work out of my home … Continue reading

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Eagle slaughter: Wind farms kill 67 eagles in 5 years

Eagle slaughter: Wind farms kill 67 eagles in 5 years – Washington Times. A new study by government scientists says wind energy facilities have killed at  least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the  number … Continue reading

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This Is What Happens When Citizens Get Fed Up Over Speed Cameras

This Is What Happens When Citizens Get Fed Up Over Speed Cameras | Video | TheBlaze.com.   Some commenting on the post seem to agree. Here are a few: Everytime I drive past one, I secretly wish someone would do … Continue reading

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Government Cheese for Farmers: Taxpayers Turn U.S. Farmers Into Fat Cats With Subsidies

Taxpayers Turn U.S. Farmers Into Fat Cats With Subsidies – Yahoo! Finance. This sums it up quite nicely… The arrangement is a good deal for everyone but taxpayers. The government pays 18 approved insurance companies to run the program, pays … Continue reading

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13 Democrats Charged With Embezzling $16 Million In Federal Grants For AIDS Charities…

13 Democrats Charged With Embezzling $16 Million In Federal Grants For AIDS Charities And Other Needy Programs – Tea Party Command Center. Daughter of Reverend “God Damn America” Wright and 12 other Democrats are charged with embezzling $16 million in … Continue reading

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Colorado recall elections: Democracy in Colorado Springs

Breath of fresh air compared to the pseudo-intellectual msm drumbeating about how a recall is not the “correct” way to address these issues: Democracy in Colorado Springs | National Review Online. I am the first person from the national press that … Continue reading

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Global Warming: What a difference a year makes

Global cooling: Arctic ice caps grows by 60% against global warming predictions | Mail Online. The Church of Global Warming needs to rewrite their book of worship. A chilly Arctic summer has left nearly a  million more square miles of … Continue reading

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Wind industry seeking still more special treatment in the form of unpunished eagle slayings

So Boulder, So Progressive: Wind industry seeking still more special treatment in the form of unpunished eagle slayings « Hot Air. Take, take, take, wind industry — I have few doubts that what started as a five year exemption will … Continue reading

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