First they came for Hitler. And of course, Hitler is understandably upset.
Celebrating Earth Day
By disrupting air traffic in New York City.
Somehow, I can’t imagine George W. Bush and Dick Cheney doing this. And as Glenn says, I’ll believe there’s a climate crisis when the people telling me there is start acting like there is. But small carbon footprints, like taxes, are for the little people.
Going Galt
He’s probably not the first, and he won’t be the last:
In a subsequent interview with Bloomberg News, Wynn said much of his desire to leave Las Vegas was because of the country’s economic direction set by Obama.
“The governmental policies in the United States of America are a damper, a wet blanket,” Wynn said. “They retard investment; they retard job formation; they retard the creation of a better life for the citizens in spite of the rhetoric of the president.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, speaking at a press conference on banking reform, was asked about Wynn’ comments on Obama’s policies.
“I’m not going to get into a dispute with Mr. Wynn, somebody who has done so much for Las Vegas, but I will say that taxes are at an all-time low. The tax picture he complained about is just not there.”
Even if it were true that taxes are at an “all-time low” (does anyone really believe that?), Wynn’s not as stupid as Harry wants him to be. He, and we, can see the taxes coming down the road as a result of the insane spending.
[Update a few minutes later]
“Millions face tax increases under Dem’s budget plan.”
I Have Never Seen A Rambo Movie
Discuss.
[Update after reading comments]
I’ve never seen a Rocky movie, either. Make of it what you will.
Simplifying The Job
I’m working on a piece along these lines for PM or PJM, but Jim Oberg beat me to the punch:
The plan to reshape the Orion spaceship as a standby rescue vehicle for station crews has profound implications for the requirements of the commercial taxi and its cost. This strategy means the taxis won’t have to last for six months “parked” in space, like Russia’s Soyuz spaceships. The simplification of the taxi’s mission will allow its hardware to be significantly less expensive to build and to validate.
The crucial systems for the taxis have mostly already been built and are available as off-the-shelf technology — which means the spaceships could be much cheaper, much smaller and much more reliable.
The FUD being spread by defenders of the status quo has been almost palpable, and it’s all unjustified.
[Update a few minutes later]
I should add that I doubt very much if the commercial contractors are going to use the Orion abort system. It’s overkill, in both weight and cost. In fact, for a much lighter vehicle, as a taxi would be, it would probably kill the occupants from the acceleration.
The President’s Golfing
I don’t understand all the criticism. My preference would be that he spend all his time on the links. Much less damage would be done the nation were he to do so.
They Don’t Like The Answer
A lot of Democrats are commissioning polls, and then not releasing the results. Probably because they’re seeing results like this:
Voters disapprove 55 – 40 percent of the way Obama is handling the economy and disapprove 55 – 40 percent of the way he is handling health care. By a narrow 42 – 39 percent margin voters trust Obama, rather than congressional Republicans to handle health care.
But they disapprove 53 – 39 percent of the federal health care overhaul that he recently signed into law.
So much for the “health-care bounce.” More like a splat.
A Useful Space Tutorial
…from Brian Swiderski, over at DKos. I’m glad that, like Ferris Valyn, he’s trying to engage his fellow “progressives” on the issue.
An Explanation For Nancy Pelosi
Does botox use deaden the emotions?
You Don’t Know Che
We need more music videos like this one. (Probably needs high bandwidth to view.)