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Pleading for stimulus money

Posted on February 13, 2009 by ChrisA

No pride among our liberal Boulder County commissioners. They want to make sure to get their “manna from heaven” to maintain and improve camelot. An agreement reached among U.S. lawmakers Wednesday on a $790 billion economic stimulus package could meet … Continue reading →

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Uneducated and unfit

Posted on February 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Joanne Jacobs reports on a Penn State accounting professor who states that todays students are “uneducated and unfit for a college education“. Color me not suprised at all. Commenting on math education, Professor Ketz states… To begin, today’s average accounting … Continue reading →

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Housing sales up signifcantly in high foreclosere states

Posted on February 13, 2009 by ChrisA

Good news on the foreclosre resale front… Year over year sales… Nevada + 134%California +85%Florida + 12.5%Arizona +43% The market appears to be functioning as a clearing mechanism in these foreclosure heavy states. The world is NOT coming to an … Continue reading →

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Hey, retail sales are up!

Posted on February 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Who would have guessed? Even with the caveat below, it sure doesn’t sound like the world is coming to an end? U.S. retail sales jumped 1 percent in January, reversing a six-month declining trend and defying economists’ expectations by posting … Continue reading →

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Web sites for Boulderites

Posted on February 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Get your PriusBoulder Carbon Tax TrackerBoulder Dushanbe TeahouseRocky Mountain Peace and Justice CenterPrairie Dog CoalitionOnly Love can Defeat Terrorism Blantently stolen from a post by “nobama” in the letters to the editor comments section of the Daily Camera.

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Financial Crisis: Blame the Jews?

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

I find this mind boggling…. WHILE PEOPLE GO TO ALABAMA TO LOOK FOR RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE: “A poll commissioned by the ADL shows that 33% of Europeans blame the Jews for the financial meltdown. A mind-boggling 74% Spaniards think so.” Pathetic. … Continue reading →

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Now that’s the way to do it!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Get laid off, start your own company! Our “loser” who should read rule #5 needs to meet these guys for inspiration instead of looking for handouts from the government.

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Pork: The American people don’t care…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Chuck Schumer talking down to the “chattering class”. If you do care, you could phone Schumer’s office at 202-224-6542 or fax him at 202-228-3027, or email him here. Hat tip to Powerline and Instapundit.

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Cost of college education

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

How many colleges are like Dartmouth when it comes to responsible spending? Joe Asch provides a devastating account of the way that Dartmouth has wasted its money over the past ten years. During this period, Joe shows, administrative expenses have … Continue reading →

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On the lighter side…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Captured from the world webcam in the sidebar… Whoops, sorry about capturing the hand cursor!

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Lies

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

From Newmark’s Door… As Mark Twain might have put it, there are three kinds of lies — lies, damned lies and global warming science. His post makes interesting reading with section from a paper by an MIT professor… Richard S. … Continue reading →

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“Amen”

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Michelle Maulkin concludes…. It’s sacrilegious to say it in the Age of Obama, but it needs to be said: Home ownership is not an entitlement. Credit is not a civil right. Your property-value preservation is not my problem. Can I … Continue reading →

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Capitulation not “compromise”

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Writing on the passing of the stimulus package, Pat Toomey concludes… Senator Specter cites John F. Kennedy, who said: “In politics, nobody gets everything, nobody gets nothing, and everybody gets something.” In this case, the Democrats get almost everything, and … Continue reading →

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Rule #5

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Hey, hey, hey, see previous post! Rule No. 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grand-parentshad a different word of burger flipping. They called it opportunity. Theyweren’t embarrassed making minimum wage either. They would have beenembarrassed to sit … Continue reading →

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LOSER

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Where’s the “L” on this guys forehead?

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Dodd’s approval rating down to 41%

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

My only question is why is it still so high?

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Geithner Talks, Wall Street responds….

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA
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Presidential?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

Ann Althouse, who voted for President Obama, concludes her liveblogging of his 1st press conference as follows… 8:00: He ends exactly on the button. We hear a stomp as he steps off the podium, and his walk back into the … Continue reading →

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Hidden in the stimulus package

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

To much to spend, you just can’t make this stimulus stuff up. Speaking of spending money unwisely, the stimulus bill adds another $850 million for Amtrak, the railroad that can’t turn a profit. There’s also $1.7 billion for “critical deferred … Continue reading →

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“Playing chicken” with automobiles?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

Smart, really smart. Amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. “One person described him as playing chicken with the cars,” Huntley said. “He was running into cars as they were driving and wandering into the street.” The man was taken to … Continue reading →

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