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The Coming Economic Storm
The Democrats applied exactly the wrong medicine to this recession, poisoning the economy instead.
The only good news:
The next few years are going to be grim, and those in charge do not inspire confidence. Would you entrust your welfare to Jerry Brown, Andrew Cuomo, Pat Quinn, and Barack Obama? We have to hope, however, that these men wake up, swallow their preconceptions, and without delay move decisively in the direction of balancing the budgets of California, New York, Illinois, and the United States.
I myself very much doubt that they will do so. Unless these men – our President above all – demonstrate qualities that they have never before evidenced, we are in for a truly terrible ride. There is only one silver lining; and welcome though it might be in ordinary circumstances, it is hardly worth the cost. Politically, this means that Barack Obama is likely to be remembered for having done to the Democratic Party what Herbert Hoover did to the Republicans.
As he says, a good outcome, but not worth the cost.
In The Very Best Of Hands
The scientific genii meeting at the brain-trust fest in Cancun are eager to ban water. But remember, they have to do the thinking for us great unwashed.
Well, you have to admit, as a commenter notes there, it is a dangerous industrial solvent that turns into a powerful greenhouse gas when exposed to air.
What I Would Never Do For A Party
Hire a bartender. I just don’t understand the mentality of that kind of mindless status seeking.
Not So Much
I’m surprised it’s that high, actually. It’s probably because I have a lot of friends, and I check several times a day. I almost never manually update my status, and the answers to most of the other questions were “no.”
By the way, vanilla friend requests from people I don’t know are generally ignored. If you want to be my Facebook friend, tell me who you are and why.
Another Reason To Be Skeptical About Climate Research
We still don’t understand clouds.
Why We Need Missile Defense
According to Die Welt, Venezuela has agreed to allow Iran to establish a military base manned by Iranian missile officers, soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Venezuelan missile officers. In addition, Iran has given permission for the missiles to be used in case of an “emergency”. In return, the agreement states that Venezuela can use these facilities for “national needs” – radically increasing the threat to neighbors like Colombia. The German daily claims that according to the agreement, Iranian Shahab 3 (range 1300-1500 km), Scud-B (285-330 km) and Scud-C (300, 500 and 700 km) will be deployed in the proposed base. It says that Iran also pledged to help Venezuela in rocket technology expertise, including intensive training of officers.
Hey, what could go wrong?
The Harm Of Transportation Earmarks
Some thoughts from Yuval Levin.
I would note that it would appropriate to think of the Senate design of NASA’s new (unneeded) rocket as being essentially a space transportation earmark for Utah (among other places). While it doesn’t explicitly steer the funds to that state, they will inevitably go there if NASA does exactly what Orrin Hatch demands — design a new heavy lifter that utilizes ATK solid boosters manufactured in that state. So it’s an excellent example of a disastrous transportation earmark.
Surviving A Big Bang Event
All it takes is to be a Type VI civilization.
Is This Awesome?
Or just…wrong? I double dare whoever did this to make a bacon Mohammed.