Archive for June, 2009

Warren Buffet, the Economy, and Cap and Trade

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Warren Buffet, a big and early Obama supporter, says the economy is in shambles and there is no sign of a recovery yet. He also repeated his criticism of “cap and trade” as a method to control pollution, saying it would be a huge, regressive tax.

Waxman-Markey Climate-Energy Bill - Cap and Trade - Friday

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

This is something on which the administration does not want a spot light. Friday, there will be a very important vote on a very important bill that affects 95% of Americans. Not much attention - at least not the amount that it warrants - is being given to this in the MSM. […]

Bachmann, the 2010 Census, and the Constitution

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Michelle Bachmann plans not to completely fill in the 2010 Census. Part of her objection has to do with her concerns about the involvement of ACORN. She also believes that she’s not legally obligated to answer some of the more invasive questions it contains.

Outspoken Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann says she’s so worried that […]

Lou Pritchett to Obama: You Scare Me

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

In an open letter to President Obama from Lou Pritchett, who is a former vice president of Proctor & Gamble, Pritchett lists a number of things that scares him about the President. Apparently, he submitted this to the New York Times under the title of “Obama, You Scare Me” but they never published […]

U.S. Military Tracking North Korean Ship

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

The U.S.Military is tracking a North Korean ship suspected of proliferating missiles and nukes.
The U.S. military is tracking a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned.
The ship, Kang Nam, left a port in North Korea Wednesday and […]

Disenfranchised by Democrats and Republicans

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

From Arizona comes an interesting letter from a 53 year-old life long registered Democrat who feels the Democrat Party no longer represents her views or works to pursue issues important to her. She feels the same way about the Republican Party.
Here are the views and issues for which Janet Contreras seeks representation, concerning which […]

North Carolina “Amazon Tax”

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

“It appears that North Carolina is about to follow New York’s lead and implement a tax collection scheme that will see Amazon.com shut down its Associates affiliate program in the state. Today, all Amazon Associates in NC received this gloomy email from the online retailer” - from Andy Beal at Marketing Pilgrim.

Senate Bill 487 and […]

ABCNEWS and Health Care Reform

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

ABC, the “All Barack Channel”, is further cementing its closeness with the Obama administration. ABCNEWS anchor Charlie Gibson will deliver WORLD NEWS from the Blue Room of the White House.
The network plans a primetime special — ‘Prescription for America’ — originating from the East Room, EXCLUDING OPPOSING VOICES FROM THE DEBATE.
In a letter of […]

Conservatives rank as Largest Group in New Survey

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Conservatives Are Single-Largest Ideological Group according to a new Gallup Survey. Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal.

Americans readily peg themselves, politically, into one of five categories along the conservative-to-liberal spectrum. At present, large minorities […]

Bulldozing U.S. Cities

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Dozens of cities around the U.S. may have to have entire neighborhoods bulldozed in order to survive. 50 cities have been identified as potentially needing to shrink substantially to cope with their declining fortunes. In Flint Michigan, local politicians believe the city must contract by as much as 40 per cent, concentrating the […]

Obama’s Speech in Egypt

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

The image above is a word cloud of Obama’s Speech in Egypt.
The importance of each word (usually determined by frequency) is indicated by the font size and color of a word.

Dismantling General Motors

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Who is in charge of dismantling General Motors? Answer: Brian Deese, a not-quite graduate of Yale Law School who had never set foot in an automotive assembly plant until he took on his nearly unseen role in remaking the American automotive industry. I’m not sure what qualifications Deese has for running General Motors. […]