Archive for October, 2009

The real estate collapse isn’t over yet

The real estate collapse isn’t over yet

| October 14, 2009 | 1 Reply

It’s about to move into commercial real estate (emphasis mine): Investors who bought into the deal were confident that real-estate manager Tishman Speyer would be able to greatly boost profits by raising rents in Manhattan’s sizzling apartment market. But today, the 56-building, 11,000-apartment property is suffering from a slowing New York economy, a lawsuit that […]

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A thought on healthcare reform . . .

A thought on healthcare reform . . .

| October 13, 2009 | Reply

. . . from Indexed.  ..bruce w..

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<i>In vino veritas</i> redux

In vino veritas redux

| October 13, 2009 | Reply

From Minnesotans for Global Warming via American Thinker, we have the following quote (Discover Magazine, 1989) from Warmist Stephen Schneider: On the one hand, as scientists we are ethically bound to the scientific method, in effect promising to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but — which means that we must include all […]

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Lest we forget

Lest we forget

| October 13, 2009 | Reply

Matt Welch over at Reason reminds us of a critical historical event that, curiously, we don’t celebrate: November 1989 was the most liberating month of arguably the most liberating year in human history, yet two decades later the country that led the Cold War coalition against communism seems less interested than ever in commemorating, let […]

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‘Tis the season . . .

‘Tis the season . . .

| October 12, 2009 | Reply

. . . except it’s getting harder and harder to tell just what season it is. Hat tip to The Consumerist.  ..bruce w..

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Breaking news!

Breaking news!

| October 9, 2009 | Reply

Hat tip to American Digest. IMPORTANT UPDATE! You can help Pres. Obama to get an actual vote for the Heisman Award! Vote early and vote often!  ..bruce w..

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Affirmative Action Peace Prize

Affirmative Action Peace Prize

| October 9, 2009 | 1 Reply

Well, the quotas have won, and the Nobel committee was happy to award this years Peace Prize to President Obama. While I admit its cool that the US has a black president, what has the guy done? It’s like some kind of affirmative action quota imposed on an award that used to represent true accomplishment. […]

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Inconstant moon

Inconstant moon

| October 9, 2009 | Reply

Got up a bit earlier than usual this morning with hopes of dragging out my telescope and seeing the LCROSS lunar impact first-hand. I was encouraged because when I went to bed last night, the sky had mostly cleared after raining and then snowing all day (final accumulation about 1/2″ of snow on the ground). […]

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Thursday, Thursday

Thursday, Thursday

| October 8, 2009 | Reply

ITEM: Y’all remember the “United Breaks Guitars” music video? Well, here’s a Downfall mashup (above) — possibly one of the best I’ve seen in a while. ITEM: Coming out of the Bryon White Courthouse in downtown Denver this afternoon, I saw this protest going on in front of the Federal Building across the street: In […]

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Wednesday links

Wednesday links

| October 7, 2009 | 1 Reply

ITEM: I reported earlier one possible end-run by the Senate to pass the increasingly unpopular “public option” in healthcare reform.  Here’s another one: Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is weighing a plan to bring the final health care bill to the floor without a public option — making it much easier to get the 60 […]

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