Monthly Archives: January 2015

Middle School Reading Lists 100 Years Ago vs. Today

Our students are simply not learning these skills in school.What do you think?Are these major problems for our students today? Is Ms. Holmquist on to something with her research and analysis? Or was Hamlet’s mother, the Queen, correct when she … Continue reading

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Obamaphone fraud

Massive government subsidies, what could go wrong? – Phone Company ‘Outraged’ By Fraud, Abuse In ‘Obamaphone’ Program « CBS Denver. To qualify for one of the cellphone plans, you have to be low income — on food stamps, Medicaid, housing assistance … Continue reading

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Worry for cost of Boulder electricity after the end of tax credits

Yes, I realize that most of Boulder’s fantasies have are related to wind, but it’s the same song, different verse. Worry for Solar Projects After End of Tax Credits – NYTimes.com. As Glenn Reynolds notes: IF IT’S ONLY VIABLE WHEN SUBSIDIZED, … Continue reading

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Only 720,000 electric vehicles short

Obama to miss goal of 1 million electric vehicles | WashingtonExaminer.com. The Obama administration will miss its goal of putting 1 million plug-in electric cars on the road by the end of the year, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said. “We’re … Continue reading

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Mad World News: If You Hate Michael Moore, Youll LOVE This Green Beret Snipers Letter To Him

Mad World News If You Hate Michael Moore, Youll LOVE This Green Beret Snipers Letter To Him. It’s typical of “men” like you to criticize the intestinal fortitude, focus, discipline and patriotism of a sniper. It must stem from an … Continue reading

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SOTU outposts

Stephen Green Drunkblogging over at PJ Media Town Hall open thread (scroll down a little)

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Laughing out Loud – No US Representation in Paris

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Tuesday took the blame for the administration’s failure to send a high-level official to the rally against terrorism in Paris earlier this month. via White House chief of staff takes blame for … Continue reading

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SOTU Drinking Game

SOTU Drinking Game: The Solution to Obama’s Most Nauseating Speech of the Year – BuzzPo.

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Settled Science: Pro-War On Terror Films Crush Anti-War On Terror Films

Settled Science: Pro-War On Terror Films Crush Anti-War On Terror Films at Box Office – Breitbart. Let me boil this down for the leftwing-impaired: Lies make for lousy art and can’t be sold to the public. I wonder how American … Continue reading

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12 statements by Martin Luther King Jr. you won’t see conservatives post on Facebook today

Well this  ain’t Facebook but it will have to do – 12 statements by Martin Luther King Jr. you won’t see conservatives post on Facebook today. Color me confused. What does the author believe would keep conservatives from posting this … Continue reading

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Trust in Government

Trust in Government | Gallup Historical Trends.    

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Hopefully the Boulder Police are Taking Notes

State police: Some I-93 protesters were wearing adult diapers | Boston Herald. “Several of the protesters from Milton scene were found to be wearing adult diapers,” Massachusetts state police spokesman David Procopio said. “Their plan, obviously, was to stay on … Continue reading

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10 Ways to Open a Bottle Of Wine Without a Corkscrew

News you can use – 10 Ways to Open a Bottle Of Wine Without a Corkscrew | Epicurious.com.

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Is Bankruptcy coming to Illinois?

Goodbye, Illinois: Residents are leaving for other states – Chicago Tribune. Even on days when the temperature is above zero, Illinois struggles to keep people here. They’re leaving, in droves, for states with sunnier economic opportunities.. New census data and … Continue reading

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Note to legacy media: Stop Lying

Stop Lying: Media Are Censoring Charlie Hebdo Out Of Fear Of Islam. With straight faces and an apparent belief that we’d all forgotten the media coverage we’ve been subjected to in recent decades, editors and executives at many media outlets … Continue reading

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News you can use: ‘ISLAM is the future for mankind’

Anjem Choudary: ‘ISLAM is the future for mankind’; Calls Pres. Obama a ‘kafir’ | Twitchy. News you can use… People in Europe are rejecting Democracy (note the occupy phenomenon) Communism failed, Capitalism is dying, ISLAM is the future for mankind … Continue reading

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Charlie Hebdo: Journalistic Courage and Appeasement

Journalistic Courage and Appeasement after the Charlie Hebdo Killings | National Review Online. Some media outlets in the United States and Europe today honored the Charlie Hebdo journalists killed or injured by radical-Islamist gunmen yesterday by publishing some of the … Continue reading

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Progress – Nebraska high court tosses Keystone XL challenge | WashingtonExaminer.com. I’m sure the State Department will kick the can somewhere. With the price of oil what it is, it will take some forward thinking to build it at this … Continue reading

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Boehner takes revenge

PUNK – Boehner takes revenge – Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan – POLITICO.

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CNBC to Stop Using Nielsen for Ratings – WSJ

Guess if you don’t like the messenger, you find a new one – CNBC to Stop Using Nielsen for Ratings – WSJ. CNBC, let me fill you in on a little secret: You have exactly the ratings you deserve.

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