Another year has passed us yet again as time continues its eternal and unchanging march toward the uncertain future. Others have no doubt recounted better than I all of the notable events of the last year in politics, sports, and world history. Indeed, the transition is made even more memorable this January as we leave… [Read more…]
December 28, 2009
Heads-up from Hot Air and Newsbusters. If I’d met a person in real life acting as Sen. Max Baucus does on the floor of the Senate, I would probably assume he’d gotten into the wassail a little early. It’s obviously not the Scandal of the Century™, but it is quite bizarre to have one of… [Read more…]
December 25, 2009
’And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great… [Read more…]
December 24, 2009
At 7 am on Christmas Eve, the Senate passed its version of health care reform in a party line vote of 60-39 (Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky didn’t vote). The vote was really a foregone conclusion with Sen. Ben Nelson announcing his support for the bill after saying the abortion funding language satisfied him – and… [Read more…]
December 20, 2009
It looks like Harry Reid finally has all the votes he needs as Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson has said he will now support cloture on Reid’s 400-page manager’s amendment introduced on Saturday. Nelson postured as a concened advocate of pro-life considerations, but Reid’s bill ties federal funding of abortions to the Hyde amendment, which can quite easily… [Read more…]
December 17, 2009
The world of professional football was saddened today when it was learned that Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry had died Thursday morning after falling out of the bed of a moving pickup truck the night before during a domestic dispute with his fiancée. Those with a passing knowledge of football or the Bengals probably think of… [Read more…]
December 17, 2009
In one of its last acts before adjourning for a winter break, the House of Representatives passed legislation that raises the amount of debt the US government is legally allowed to owe by an amount of $290 billion to a record $12.4 trillion in allowable government debt. The 218-214 vote saw unanimous Republican opposition, though… [Read more…]
December 16, 2009
Big heads-up to James Denlingpole from the UK Telegraph, who is reporting that the Russian Institute of Economic Analysis issued a report that the Hadley Center for Climate Change probably tampered with Russian climate data and that Russian meteorological data doesn’t support the theory of man-made global warming. Climategate has already affected Russia. On Tuesday, the… [Read more…]
December 16, 2009
High drama continues to unfold on Capitol Hill as the Senate’s version of health care reform remains in flux and faces increasing opposition from both sides of the ideological spectrum and a majority of the voting public. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, in his continuing quixotic quest for 60 votes, caved into pressure led by Sen. Joe… [Read more…]
December 8, 2009
The UK Guardian is reporting that the climate summit in Copenhagen has already hit a major snag with the leaking of the so-called “Danish texts.” The documents show that an agreement has already been worked out that sees rich countries receiving more regulatory power and the UN sidelined in the process (not necessarily a problem… [Read more…]
December 7, 2009
Interesting news on the climate change issue on several fronts today. Most notable is the revelation that the EPA will as early as Monday declare carbon dioxide a dangerous pollutant, opening up a pathway for the federal agency to massive regulate many industries under the guise of pollution control. The move would allow the Obama… [Read more…]
December 7, 2009
Sen. Harry Reid took the health care debate to a new low on the Senate floor today as he accused opponents of the current health care plan of being similar to supporters of slavery and the oppression of women: Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up… [Read more…]
December 3, 2009
As the American economy remains sluggish and unemployment remains high, President Obama held a “jobs summit” today after mounting pressure by both sides of the political spectrum to start focusing on job creation and the economy, a policy area the administration has largely ignored since the passage of the stimulus package in February. What it… [Read more…]
December 3, 2009
The University of East Anglia announced today that, as part of its probe into the troubling e-mails from its Climatic Research Unit, the research data itself will be under scrutiny to determine whether or not scientists fudged data. The announcement comes after the head of the CRU, Phil Jones, stepped down amid the inquiry, and happens… [Read more…]
December 1, 2009
President Obama pledged to send 30,000 additional combat troops to Afghanistan during the first part of 2010. In a speech at West Point, the transcript of which is at the LA Times, the President outlined a strategy that would see troops begin to come home 18 months after the surge. He also listed goals that… [Read more…]
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