Author Archives: ChrisA

The city is exploring whether it can specify that any natural gas not be obtained through fracking…

says Boulder Regional Sustainability Coordinator Jonathan Koehn. Really? Really? Do you have to live within the 24 square miles to say something this stoopid. Let me paint a clear picture: IF the City of Boulder purchases natural gas that’s NOT from fracking, they … Continue reading

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John “no immediate debt crisis” Boehner

Washington Post: John Boehner: Debt crisis not ‘immediate,’ but ‘looming’ And he’s in good company according to the article which is from an interview on ABC News’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.” The nation does not have an “immediate” debt crisis, but … Continue reading

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European Central Bank Cypress bailout…

Taxing (stealing from) the savers. Zero Hedge: Cyprus: The World’s Biggest “Poker Game” 1. What did they do? In the early hours of this weekend, the Troika decided to impose an effective haircut to both uninsured and even more interestingly … Continue reading

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Do more…

… that’s what American’s demand of their Presidents these days.   Amity Shlaes on Calvin Coolidge.

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A young man, his bike and thoughts of his father…

The results are wrong. This is not a story about a guy who finished last. Taylor Phinney won that race. Concludes Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal in his article: This Is Not a Story About Last Place Davis … Continue reading

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Democratic amateur hour at the Washington State Senate

State Democrats rush a vote as GOP Senator steps away to nurse her baby State Senator Ann Rivers, also a Republican, is quoted as saying, “I think it is shameful for them to make her choose between being on the … Continue reading

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John McCain, he’s talking to you…

That he would be Rand Paul at CPAC. SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered. I don’t think we need to name any names, do we? Our party is encumbered by an inconsistent approach … Continue reading

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Budget fantasyland

Weekly Standard: Proposed Dem Budget Increases Spending 62% Over Next Decade Senator Patty Murray, the Democratic chair of the Senate Budget Committee, finally released a budget today. Year over year, in this proposed budget, spending jumps dramatically. Seriously? You can’t … Continue reading

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For practical purposes the area around the Fukishima reactor sites are safe

Fukushima Radiation Proves Less Deadly Than Feared. That would be a LOT less deadly. And what of the lasting threat from radiation? Remarkably, outside the immediate area of Fukushima, this is hardly a problem at all. Although the crippled nuclear … Continue reading

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“We’re a big tent with plenty of clowns”…

says Paul Mirengoff in his blog post Ain’t nothing like the real thing. In this ring, see principled Young Turks like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio raise hell. In this ring see the Old Bulls trying to beat … Continue reading

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Selective editing: AP reporting of end on Rand Paul Filibuster

By the associated press. Watch the C-span version if you wish to hear the phrase… “There will be order, express….  There will be order, expressions of approval or disapproval will not be permitted in the Senate” But the associated press … Continue reading

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The Republican “grown ups” speak out on Rand Paul

John McCain and Lindsey Graham Declare War on Rand Paul But guys, whoops, but Senators McCain and Graham, have you noticed our nation is over $16 trillion dollars in debt. You’ve been around quite awhile so it must have happened … Continue reading

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Al Gore sued for Current TV sale

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. A $5 million lawsuit claims Gore was “adamant” about not selling his network to oil-rich Qataris but had a “change of heart,” then stiffed the man who came up with the idea for the … Continue reading

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Drudge and Sequester

Screen capture from the Drudge website:  

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The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Climatism: Mankind and Climate Change Mania

  From the editorial reviews: “Steve Goreham has provided the science, the motivations, and the examples of deceit that surround the man-made warming hypothesis. He leaves no excuse for the public and the policy makers to prolong the misguided effort … Continue reading

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“Heat waves, droughts, wildfires, and floods – all are now more frequent and intense.”

Obama’s 13 words. I’m sure these 13 words are music to the Daily Camera’s (at least I THINK he works there) Clay, global warming is “settled science”, Evans. But there are facts that shouldn’t be ignored… The claim is so … Continue reading

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Holocaust

Holocaust just got more shocking. When the research began in 2000, Dr. Megargee said he expected to find perhaps 7,000 Nazi camps and ghettos, based on postwar estimates. But the numbers kept climbing — first to 11,500, then 20,000, then … Continue reading

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James Carville: “Why do we want to cut anything?”

Dumbfounded.  

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So Obama: “I am not a dictator”

As seen on Facebook and many other places by now I assume…  

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24 hours to clear sidewalks of snow in Boulder

So Boulder City Councilman Ken Wilson is concerned about weekend code enforcement… As Boulder prepares for its third snowfall in a week, Councilman Ken Wilson said the city needs to do more to enforce its snow removal ordinance, in particular when … Continue reading

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