Thursday, August 07, 2008

Do you work for your country?

Global warming apparently isn't working in paradise, because Maui County is experiencing record lows.  That sounds a lot more pleasant than the scorching heat here in Middle Georgia the last few days, which still isn't due to global warming.

 

Global warming is not to blame for the decline of snow levels in the Cascade Mountains.

 

Maybe the sluggish economy is having positive effects:  being "green" is no longer cool.  If you ask me, it was never cool.

 

Marburg, Germany is subject to "green dictatorship."  It's coming here, folks.

 

The EPA refused to decrease the mandate for the use of ethanol in gasoline.  When I see a gas station promising to have ethanol in their gasoline, I keep driving.

 

After last night's news that Hillary wants to be nominated at the convention after all, now Time magazine has a story showing that clearly the Clintons have not gotten over their defeat.  Some of Hillary's supporters haven't gotten over the loss either; they're lobbying Obama delegates to support Hillary at the convention.  There will still be some fun to be had in Denver (even though you can't carry chains, carabiners, or poop in the city)!

 

Nancy Pelosi's book has flopped, which her handlers blame on the fact that she hasn't been promoting it.

 

President Bush gave a speech this morning in Thailand condemning China's record on human rights.  The Chinese government responded by telling him to stay out of their affairs.

 

President Bush should also be talking about the Saudis, who by discrimination have never sent a woman to the Olympics.

                                                                                               

The Los Angeles City Council is set to consider an ordinance to require large home improvement stores to set aside space for day laborers (read:  illegal immigrants).

 

People with racial chips on their shoulders are claiming that John McCain's ads attacking The Messiah are laced with racial subtexts.  They're digging pretty deep here.

 

Here's a view into the mind of Barack Obama.  He says that oil companies are "amoral" because they "want to make as much money as they can for their shareholders."

 

Here's an interesting point of view:  General Petraeus saved the United States' economy.

 

The Congressional Budget Office says that the budget deficit will reach a new record at the end of this fiscal year—$400 billion.

 

Despite the deficit, there is no need for a tax increase, even to support the big three entitlements.  Unfortunately, Richard Rahn, the author of this column, gets it wrong on the FairTax.

 

The United States military is catching fire again for its treatment of prisoners captured in Iraq.  The violent prisoners are placed into 3 foot by 3 foot by 6 foot "segregation boxes" for up to 12 hours at a time.  It sure beats having them in the general prison population where they fling their excrement at American soldiers.

 

Here's the latest definition of patriotism:  working longer and holding off retirement.  You're not a patriot if you retire early.  Do you hear that, comrades?

 

USA Today ran a story chronicling the difficulty of third party candidates, including Libertarian candidate Bob Barr, to gain ballot access thanks to the electoral system run and controlled by the two-party machine.

 

Remember the story of the two Border Patrol Agents who were convicted and sentenced to jail for shooting an illegal immigrant drug smuggler?  The smuggler was given a shorter sentence than the agents.

 

Forbes issued a list of the United States' ten fastest dying cities.

 

Check out this 110-year-old stud.

 

A Rolling Stones song woke a man from a 10-week coma.

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