Author Archives: ChrisA

Snow in United Arab Emirates

Snow fell in the UAE for only the 2nd time in recorded history. Good thing it’s only weather and not climate.

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Timothy Geithner == Idiot

Let’s see, Mr Geithner… 1. Hired an illegal alien2. Cheated on his taxes taxes3. TARP fund was his idea (certainly he can’t take full credit for that!). He doesn’t have the trust and credibility to be Treasury Secretary. Also, good … Continue reading

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Public debt to the penny

As of January 22nd it was 10,618,718,703,374.78 Updates available via the Bureau of Public debt.

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Longmont near “breaking point”

Longmont Times call reports that the Longmont is near the “breaking point”. I’m not impressed. Here are some snippits… This makes sense too me… “Let’s look at it realistically, not with rose-colored glasses but not with the outlook that the … Continue reading

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Message for global warming zealots

Your fellow citizens are NOT impressed, global warming in NOT a priority. This is good.

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The Boulder vision

Boulder city manager Jane Brautigam expressing her plans for the city… “I want to lift up my hope to the skies that with the new Obama administration and their focus on infrastructure building and green technology, that some of these … Continue reading

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Seagate cuts dividend

Seagate cutting the dividend can hardly be a surprise. What is surprising is that they didn’t eliminate it or cut it to a token rate of 1 cent as the banks have. Luczo said the restructuring and wage cuts will … Continue reading

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The simplistic Boulder/progressive mindset

Lora Hansen-Beard has advice for Presdent Obama… From my simple down-home view, what this country needs most is a connection to their citizenship economically. This includes access to ALL possible health care. I suggest Mr. Obama set out two executive … Continue reading

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Boulder looks to cut budget

Boulder’s dependence on the city sales tax is coming back to haunt it as the economy weakens. I wholeheartedly agree with the commenter, Buzz, who states.. Budget cuts are one of the best things that could happen to the City. … Continue reading

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UN and child pornography

The United (Useless) Nations can’t fix their own problems. The uselessness of the UN gets displayed yet again as a “human rights worker” at Turtle Bay got arrested for carrying child pornography through an airport. The arrest of Clarence Dias … Continue reading

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At least it wasn’t Judge James Klein

When I first saw the link on the DC web site, the first

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Your retirement money’s safe with us

Darren over at Right on the Left Coast brings us an update on the safety of the California state teachers retirement system (CalSTRS)… *Defined benefits, like yours with CalSTRS, can deliver the same level of retirement income to groups of … Continue reading

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Stoopid Boulder pedestirans

As the locals know, Boulder has installed flashing crossing lights at many crosswalks in Boulder. Tonight as I was driving home there was, once again, a Pedestrian crossing at a designated crosswalk, in the dark, dressed in dark clothing that … Continue reading

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At least the plane was parked

Passenger Opens Emergency Door on Delta Flight Thompson says the flight taxied into the gate at Sky Harbor Terminal 3. As people were getting off the plane, the man opened an emergency door and walked out on the plane’s wing. … Continue reading

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For the GW true believers

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Boulder bicyclist serious injured

You really hate to say anything bad when an accident and such a serious injury occcurs…

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Time is running out

Devestating climate change threatens the earth as we know it. In my mind, this is proof it’s impossible to get fired from a government job. Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment … Continue reading

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It’s about time

President Bush, on his last day in office, commuted the sentences of convicted border patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso. Here’s an explanation of the difference between a pardon and a commutation… Bush has been cautious in his use … Continue reading

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California IOU’s

Darren complains… I have to pay my taxes on time, or people with firearms come take me to jail. But if the state owes me money, an IOU is considered acceptable. Sure can’t blame him. Give the state a loan … Continue reading

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Grammar!

Oh yeah!

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