Category Archives: politics
"Green" Conflict of Interest?
Al Gore does it so I guess it’s all right for Obama’s pick for “climate czar” too. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Surprise!… Obama’s Climate Czar Is Board Member of Major Carbon Offset Company …Update: Her Husband Lobbied on Energy Issues … Continue reading
Bore Patch hit one out of the park
Just go read it now. Pretty much everyone recognizes this as part of what Ronald Reagan described as the most terrifying nine words in the English language: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help. That’s just the first … Continue reading
From Meh to Suck
My attitude toward President Bush went from “Meh” to “Suck” this morning when I read this. “I readily concede I chucked aside my free-market principles when I was told … the situation we were facing could be worse than the … Continue reading
Why? Indeed.
Rand Simberg says we’re missing the “why” in space policy. The fact is, that until there’s an economic incentive to put people in space, it’s not going to happen. Tourism is a start and will probably open up … Continue reading
And sometimes we win
In the doom and gloom about the new administration, it’s easy to forget the positive things that are happening on the civil rights front. The NRA says the San Francisco Housing Authority is about to give up on its ban … Continue reading
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Call your congress critters
If you haven’t lately, now would be a good time. Jim’s calling his, and I am too. Reports are flying that a stronger AWB is going to be pushed first thing in the new administration. Whether it is or not … Continue reading
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Did someone put extra stupid in the DC water supply?
Michael Bane is reporting that the Democrats are going to push hard for a new “Assault Weapon Ban” in January. Apparently I was wrong in my thinking that the Dems had been burned enough times on the gun issue … Continue reading
I do not think it means what you think it means.
I hadn’t heard of Lissa, or her excellent blog before she popped up on Gun Nuts Radio last night. But she’s on my RSS feed now. This morning she has a few thoughts about some PSH articles on the US … Continue reading
Auto Bailout fails again – Again, Good.
The auto bailout bill looks dead for now. It failed Cloture which means it probably won’t be brought up again this year. Proof that this is all about saving the UAW? A $14 billion emergency bailout for U.S. automakers has … Continue reading
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Don Boudreaux on "Too Big To Fail"
Don Boudreaux’s Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal is spot on. Bankruptcy doesn’t make assets — such as factories, machines, contractual options to buy raw materials, workers’ skills — disappear. If markets still exist for products produced by these firms, … Continue reading
