I just did a radio interview with Thom Hartmann, in which he postulated that if the proposed homesteading legislation passed, it would result in an Iranian billionaire setting up a military base on the moon from which to bombard us. Or alternately, that I would become a dictator of my own lunar colony. He also didn’t seem to understand the difference between libertarianism and anarchism.
Hokay…
A lot of NASA personnel are unhappy with the agency’s perceived politicized stance on AGW (Hansen isn’t mentioned by name, but one can read between the lines). I’m glad to see former Rockwell colleague Anita Gale on the list.
[Early afternoon update]
More from Anthony Watts, with a bonus shot of a headless Hansen being handcuffed.
I haven’t said anything about the recent events, and like others I will miss his writing at NR, but am I the only person wondering if the has affected his judgment?
A primer for Barack Obama. He, and the Democrats in general, badly need one, but they probably won’t even understand it.
Will it scar your child’s psyche?
I hadn’t even heard of the book before the movie came out, but it sounds like the whole series might be a useful corrective against the increasing fascism in the country.
Could this be another campaign issue this fall?
More thoughts over at IPInSpace.
You don’t say: “You can’t vastly expand and subsidize gold-plated health-care insurance and expect to save money.”
Only on planet Democrat.
He’s blaming Obama for high gas prices. I love this line:
Obama has focused on alternative energy and other long-term strategies to bring down gas prices by decreasing demand.
Many republicans say prices will drop if we increase the supply.
So Democrats don’t believe that? Only Republicans are familiar with the law of supply and demand?
The administration admits that the “Buffett rule” wouldn’t do anything about the deficit. “From each according to his ability.”
[Update a while later]
Twitter explains to the president how the revenue from the “Buffett rule” should be spent: “Almost half your vacations?”