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Cracks in the facade
Eugene Robinson, at the Washington Post, expresses more disappointment about President Obama: President Obama’s brief display of drive-by compassion Thursday in New Orleans was, for me, by far the worst outing of his presidency thus far — and the biggest disappointment. . . . “I wish I could just write a check,” Obama said. If […]
The real estate collapse isn’t over yet
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 […]
In vino veritas redux
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 […]
Lest we forget
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 […]
‘Tis the season . . .
. . . except it’s getting harder and harder to tell just what season it is. Hat tip to The Consumerist. ..bruce w..
Breaking news!
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..
Affirmative Action Peace Prize
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. […]
Inconstant moon
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). […]
