Author Archives: ChrisA

Nancy, you’re not fooling anyone

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appears to have yielded to demands that offshore drilling be allowed. Instpundit readers are slightly suspicious… You can keep up with the poll results here.

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China women gymnasts

win the gold medal. Power Line comments succinctly and Rachel Lucas shares her point of view.

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Why engineers make good business people

Great speech by Sy Sternberg, Chairman and CEO of New York Life Insurance company who also as a bachelors and masters degree in electrical engineering. Here’s a revealing portion of his speech… Although many undergraduates may not yet realize it, … Continue reading

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No Chemistry at home…

Deeb fell afoul of the Massachusetts authorities for… doing experiments… Pamela Wilderman, the code enforcement officer for [the Massachusetts town of] Marlboro stated, ‘I think Mr. Deeb has crossed a line somewhere. This is not what we would consider to … Continue reading

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Polis wins 2nd CD

bummer. He’s confident that the 2nd district will continue to send a progressive democrat to Congress. As the Daily Camera states in their writeup… Polis, who is heavily favored to win the general election due to the district’s Democratic-leaning electorate, … Continue reading

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Swat Teams: Just say no

Most of the time.

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Education Olympics

Joanne Jacobs reports that through three days of competition the United States hasn’t won a medal. This will haunt us one day, probably in the not too distant future.

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Offshore drilling myths

This Washington post article takes on three myths of offshore drilling: 1. Drilling is pointless because the United States has only 3 percent of the world’s oil reserves. 2. The oil companies aren’t using the leases they already have. 3. … Continue reading

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2nd CD, Polis leading in Dem primary

Don’t know what percentage of the vote is in, but I’m not a big fan of Jared Polis. Hopefully Joan Fitz-Gerald picks up some votes later in the evening. You can keep up with the Democratic Primary here.

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House size limits

The Boulder County commissioners exercised their power and finalized plans to limit house sizes… On Aug. 4, Pearlman and fellow Democratic Commissioners Will Toor and Cindy Domenico put the finishing touches the program, which also sets new site-plan review guidelines … Continue reading

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Longmont man impersonates police for free porn

This guy is really stupid. Here’s the Times Call version of the story.

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Crocs, the clock is ticking…

The footware company with the ugly shoes is having troubles getting it’s financial act together. Niwot-based Crocs Inc. on Tuesday notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that it won’t be able to file its quarterly financial report on time. In … Continue reading

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Daily Camera, they’re talking about you!

Rasmussen Reports, reports on the publics view of media bias vs. big campaign contributions… Voters overwhelmingly believe that politicians will “break the rules to help people who give them a lot of money,” but most say there’s a bigger problem … Continue reading

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Beware of DUI checkpoints in Longmont

From the Longmont Times Call… LONGMONT — Six Longmont police officers will be dedicated to a special DUI patrol Friday night and Saturday morning, according to Sgt. Mike Bell. The saturation patrol is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on … Continue reading

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Obama’s problem: The Clintons

Here’s to hoping he screws it up.

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MSM: Where they deserve to go

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25 Square miles surrounded by reality (part II)

Now more than ever. I certainly agree with this point of view Neilson also believes that the swing toward an even bluer Boulder will correct itself as elected Democratic officials alienate the public. In the last year, several controversial programs … Continue reading

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Iran not ready for prime time

The Olympic spirit doesn’t extend to Iran. An Iranian swimmer pulled out of the Olympic Games men’s 100m breaststroke heats on Saturday, just minutes before he was due to compete against an Israeli rival. Mohammad Alirezaei’s lane one was empty … Continue reading

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It takes an idiot

Instapundit sums up the bias in the media coverage as only he can. Concluding… Readers will be forgiven for concluding that there are different standards for left and right. They will not be forgiven for concluding the opposite, since only … Continue reading

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Edwards fallout

Slate tries to make the John Edwards story something it isn’t. Frankly, this is a John Edwards problem, not a Democrat or Republican problem. It doesn’t bother me in the least when a smooth talking snake oil salesman gets caught … Continue reading

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