Glen Beck shows he is more principled than the attorney general of Connecticut.
Category Archives: National Politics
I am changing my name to Fannie Mae
an updated classic from Tom Paxton
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etUq7IY_7Mc
Department of Defense doesn’t want DOD brass to be reloaded anymore
The Shootist reports that several purchasers of expended brass ammunition casing from the Department of Defense have been notified that they may no longer use the brass for reloading and resale. The DOD, effective immediately is requiring that the shell casings be destroyed. They can be shredded and sold as scrap, but they can’t be reloaded and resold on the civilian market.
One company, Georgia Arms, was purchasing, remanufacturing, and reselling over a million rounds a month of .223 ammunition. They will have to lay off 60 employees and cancel contracts to supply ammunition to a number of police departments.
The Shootist predicts a surge in ammunition prices.
Do you believe in coincidences?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3nz6McSiwU
Should science trump politics?
Imagine it is 1940, and you are Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Your science advisors have approached you with a proposal to invest federal dollars in very promising research which could yield a cure for polio.
There’s only one catch. The research requires whole human pancreas which can only be taken from living human subjects. The procedure inevitably kills the subject. German scientists have offered to make available pancreas taken from prisoners.
Should science trump politics?
NY Times discovers a 13-year-old homeschooled conservative
and features him on the front page of the Fashion & Style section.
Their tone is condescending, but Jonathan’s message comes through loud and clear.
A Conservative is someone who believes in
1. Life
2. Personal Responsibility
3. Less Government
4. The Founding Principles
New York Times story: The Little Mr. Conservative
Here’s a video of his speech at CPAC (uploaded by his dad):
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC8T4TPAIc0
and here’s a link to his website: Define Conservatism
The Gore effect – Proof that God has a sense of humor
NASA climatologist James Hansen has joined the call for civil disobedience at tomorrow’s Capitol Climate Action Demonstration – March 2nd 2009. The organizors are targeting the Capitol Power Plant, a coal-fired plant in DC which supplies heating and cooling to the Capitol and Congressional office buildings.
The Capitol Climate Action Project is explicitly calling for massive civil disobedience:
“We will surround the plant, disrupting access, and refuse to leave when asked.”
– Capitol Climate Action – Action Guidelines
There’s going to be just one little PR / Public image /perception problem tomorrow. They’re going to be having a snowstorm in DC.
Monday
Cloudy. Occasional snow in the morning…then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Additional snow accumulation around an inch. Total snow accumulation 5 to 8 inches. Brisk with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent.
It’s now so common as to be downright laughable – whenever a public protest about global warming is scheduled, it seems almost guaranteed to produce a blizzard and/or record low temperatures.
Proof that God has a sense of humor.
Honk if you’re paying my mortgage!
Presidential approval ratings after 30 days
What seems to be lacking amongst the main-stream media’s love fest is a little historical perspective.
Obama remains, at this point, neither the messiah nor the devil. The best adjectives to describe him are untested, little known, unproven. We will not really be able to discern the arc of his presidency for some time yet.
Sort of like the Greek proverb, “Call no man happy until he is dead.”
To supply some historical context, I offer the following bit of data:
Presidential approval ratings, ~30 days into office
(Johnson & Ford omitted for obvious reasons)
Barack Obama 2/21/2009 59%
George Bush (43) 2/21/2001 61%
Bill Clinton 2/14/1993 51%
George Bush (41) 2/27/1989 60%
Ronald Reagan 2/16/1981 55%
Jimmy Carter 2/15/1977 71%
Richard Nixon 2/25/1969 59%
John Kennedy 2/15/1961 72%
Eisenhower 2/26/1953 66%
Source: The American Presidency Project, UC-Santa Barbara
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/popularity.php
In God we trust.
All others, bring data!
Dr. Seuss Meets the CPSIA
CPSIA = The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Heather Idoni, of The Homeschooler’s Notebook and BelovedBooks.com, with help from her friend, Jodi Whisler, of HomeGrownHearts.com, has written a delightful spoof (a la Dr. Seuss) exposing the stupidity of Congress’ attempt to improve the safety of children’s products.
Congress’ ham-fisted efforts may very well bankrupt a number of companies who make products for children. Even more alarming, it may result in the destruction of all children’s books published before 1985. THAT, gentle readers, would be a tragedy of immense proportions. In my more cynical moments, I wonder if the wholesale destruction of several centuries of politically incorrect books was not somebody’s intention all along.
Idoni & Whisler’s ode is brilliant. Here’s a sample:
The law with the rules that they hurriedly drafted,
so brilliantly worded and carefully crafted,Would certainly solve this great problem they had —
Who would complain? How could it be bad?“Out with the bathwater, baby and all”
was the rallying cry from the town’s city hall
Head over to Idoni’s EasyFunSchool and read the whole thing.
You KEEP the baby, and you get a NEW diaper. . .
from CitizenLink: