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Friday, November 20, 2009

We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well
  Socialism piece by Guest: Michael R. Shannon (11/20/09)

I imagine the Postmaster General grinds his teeth when he thinks about how much easier his life would be, if he had a monopoly like the “public” schools. If customers were forced to buy the equivalent postage before they were allowed to ship FEDEX or UPS his competition worries would be over.

D.C. sued for blocking vote on marriage
  Police State piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

A lawsuit has been filed in Washington, D.C., challenging a decision by the city’s Board of Elections and Ethics not to allow citizens to vote on the definition of marriage, as had been proposed by an initiative.

‘Hacked e-mails reveal global-warming fraud?‘
  Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/20/09)

Top climate scientists discuss hiding contrary data, marginalizing dissenters - Officials at a key global warming research center in the United Kingdom have authenticated a series of e-mails and other documents apparently taken from their computer system by a hacker, but they cannot explain what scientists in internal exchanges meant by references to a “trick” that would “hide the decline” of global temperatures nor by instructions to delete contrary data.

Civilian Trials Provide Soapboxes for Terrorists
  Terrorism piece by J. D. Longstreet (11/20/09)

So now we are going to try the terrorists in civilian federal trials in New York City, just blocks away from the site of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers, where 3,000 innocents were murdered. Can you possible see how this move by the Obama Regime makes the US appear weak, indecisive, and just plain DUMB to our enemies?

DDT: The Silent Killer…Only When It Was Gone
  Junk Science piece by Kevin Roeten (11/20/09)

Because mosquitoes were almost nonexistent with the use of DDT in places like Africa, elimination of DDT brought mosquitoes back - in force. The 1972 ban of DDT in the U.S. did not help matters at all. Now, many less effective and more costly methods are used - netting, other chemicals, you name it. But from the “Malaria Clock” listed in the following paragraphs, one gets an idea of exactly how many deaths have occured, especially from malaria.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Energy ABCs: Playing Americans for Fools
   GreeenIsm piece by Alan Caruba (11/8/09)

I have long harbored strong doubts about the knowledge that most Americans possess regarding the sources of energy they largely take for granted. We flip a switch and the lights go on. We pull up to the gas pump and drive away. We use machines that are totally dependent on having enough electricity to power entire cities as well as rural communities.

House Passes Socialism Bill!
   Socialism piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/8/09)

The House has passed the “Health-Care Reform 2009” bill which is really a Socialist takeover of American lives.

VOTE!
   Offsite piece by Editor (11/8/09)

Do you agree with the House passing the bill to overhaul health care?  You can vote!

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Senate Demercrats Move Toward Creating A Politburo
   Demercrats piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/7/09)

Demercrats in the Senate are getting a habit of ignoring the rules so they can shove their agenda through the system.

Gang Green Going to the Dogs
   GreeenIsm piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

The sky-is-falling greenies are getting progressively batty. It’s not enough that we shut down our oil, gas, and coal industries, bike to work, switch our light bulbs, take cloth bags to the supermarket, smash our clunkers, take low-water showers, and turn our thermostats down and sit in our mittens and tassel caps. Now they want us to cook our dogs.

Boxer Violates Senate Rules for “Cap-and-Trade” Bill
   ObamaNation piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

Dismissing concerns that the environmental assumptions underlying the bill may be fundamentally flawed, key Senate Democrats have ignored their own rules in an attempt to force an early vote on the radical Kerry-Boxer “cap-and-trade” legislation.

The Return of the Inflation Tax
   Taxes piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

All of those twentysomethings who voted for Barack Obama last year are about to experience the change they haven’t been waiting for: the return of income tax bracket creep. Buried in Nancy Pelosi’s health-care bill is a provision that will partially repeal tax indexing for inflation, meaning that as their earnings rise over a lifetime these youngsters can look forward to paying higher rates even if their income gains aren’t real.

Elections Sent All Politicians Message to Shape Up
   Elections piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

Election results this week disproved again the periodic pronouncements from Republican and Democratic politicians, lobbyists, and consultants that the conservative movement has vanished.

Pelosi Bill’s Radical Agenda Revealed
   Health Care piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

The healthcare reform plan being pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama illustrates the Democrats’ radical agenda, hidden amid 1,990 pages of legislative jargon, says former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey.

Prepare for the Worst
   Economics piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

The immense government bailout to boost the economy will result in a repeat of the Great Depression, says Ron Paul, Republican congressman of Texas and one-time candidate for president.

Ford Taurus Production Halted for One Week
   Unions piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

DETROIT—A labor dispute at an auto parts supplier in India has forced Ford Motor Co to shut production of its new Taurus full-size sedan one week due to a transmission component shortage, a spokesman said on Friday.

Stopping the next amnesty is not enough
   Immigration piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

If you think a congressional amnesty for 15 million illegal aliens is a bad idea, think about a stealth amnesty for 50 million. That’s what we’ve got now even without any new legislation from the 111th Congress.

Junk-science huckster
   Global Warming piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Ed Markey, D-Mass., was outraged that a renegade freelance lobbyist had sent a dozen phony letters to members of Congress, urging them to vote against cap-and-trade legislation.

Responding to modern Marxism
   The Republic piece by Offsite (11/7/09)

The first unmistakable tremors were recorded on April 15. The earth shook again throughout the month of August, when politicians returned home to face their constituents. Those brave souls who dared to hold a town hall meeting were met with enthusiastic questions about cap-and-trade, about the stimulus, about health care and about what appears to be a mad rush to socialism.

Another State Introduces Firearms Freedom Act
   The Republic piece by Guest: Chuck Baldwin (11/7/09)

According to a report published on the Tenth Amendment Center’s web site, “Introduced in the Ohio House on October 16, 2009, the ‘Firearms Freedom Act’ (HB-315) seeks ‘To enact section 2923.26 of the Revised Code to provide that ammunition, firearms, and firearm accessories that are manufactured and remain in Ohio are not subject to federal laws and regulations derived under Congress’ authority to regulate interstate commerce and to require the words “Made in Ohio” be stamped on a central metallic part of any firearm manufactured and sold in Ohio.‘“

National Health Care: Resurrecting the Welfare State
   Welfare State piece by David R. Usher (11/7/09)

Feminists have exercised nearly unfettered control of Congress’s social policy philosophy since the creation of the Great Society.  That arrangement, designed to help a few women in trouble, evolved into an industry executing the feminist goal of destroying marriage.  The ever-escalating demands to entitle non-marriage and out-of-wedlock procreation never end.

Friday, November 6, 2009

New Power Lines and Power Plants Needed
   Energy piece by Press Release: Michelle Hindmarch (11/6/09)

New Power Lines and Power Plants Needed To Strengthen Already Stressed U.S. Power Grids -  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 6, 2009) - The Western Business Roundtable told a U.S. House Committee this week that economic recovery will require rapid new investment and government approval of additions to the nation’s already stressed power grids or “we may end up pushing the grid into the red zone and leaving cities and towns in the dark.“

Misery Index Continues To Climb
   Economics piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/6/09)

New unemployment numbers pushed the Misery Index yet higher.

Coming U.S. Bond Default
   Economics piece by Offsite (11/6/09)

The U.S. may have to default on its debt payments after 2019, writes economist Robert Samuelson.

U.S. On Brink of Deflation Crisis
   Economics piece by Offsite (11/6/09)

The U.S. is on the precipice of a deflation crisis, one which will devastate consumers and businesses alike, publisher Mort Zuckerman writes.

Union Violates Free Speech, the Right to vote and Smashes Common American Democracy
   Unions piece by Warner Todd Huston (11/6/09)

There’s not much that union supporters and I can agree upon. But here is one incident where I can wholeheartedly support the aggrieved members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) who have found themselves victims of their own union.

Government As Narcotics Dealer
   Economics piece by Thomas E. Brewton (11/6/09)

Since the advent of the Federal Reserve System in 1913, monetary authorities have repeatedly upped the narcotic dosage as a remedy for the pains of easy money and credit addiction.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

A Possible 2012 Republican Ticket
   Elections piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (11/5/09)

Huckabee/Romney or Romney/Huckabee currently looks like a good choice(1).  Obviously Sarah Palin needs to be in the mix.

NEA raves to teachers about Alinsky ‘guidebook’‘
   Shadow Government piece by Offsite (11/5/09)

Recommends texts by radical community organizer who ‘encouraged positive social change’ - The National Education Association has made a glowing assessment of radical socialist community organizer Saul Alinsky and is enthusiastically recommending American public school teachers read two of his books, including one dedicated to Satan.

Armored troop carriers called unsafe for duty
   Military piece by Offsite (11/5/09)

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | Staff Sgt. Daniel Paul Rabidou nervously rubbed the sweat from his palms onto his Army fatigues.

Choosing fantasy or facts
   Taxes piece by Offsite (11/5/09)

Have you noticed that many politicians who have trouble dealing with reality also seem to prefer fantasyland when dealing with budgets?

Glenn Beck In Recovery
   Health piece by Offsite (11/5/09)

After being in pain most of the night, Glenn ended up leaving the radio program early yesterday to see a doctor. Turned out the pain was appendicitis and Glenn underwent surgery. Everything went well and he is now in recovery and doing fine.

Open Borders Creates Illegals Crime Wave
   Immigration piece by Offsite (11/5/09)

President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have been slow to grasp the magnitude of criminal immigrant gangs in the United States. The Obama administration tables the findings of Washington think tanks on drug-related crime, gangs, and terrorists on U.S. streets. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder downplay the threat that criminal immigrant gangs pose to national security.

Uncoupling responsibility and liability
   Socialism piece by GoldwaterInstitute: Clint Bolick (11/5/09)

The redistribution of wealth is a central theme of our current political era. That trend just received a boost from a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which reinstated a lawsuit that, if successful, could fundamentally transform the concept of liability and enrich scores of environmental and personal-injury lawyers.

ECA Urges Unbiased Evaluation of E-cigarettes as Debate Intensifies Around These Devices
   Health piece by Press Release: Matt Salmon (11/5/09)

Washington, DC - November 5, 2009 - As the debate heats up concerning the use of electronic cigarettes, Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) President Matt Salmon today encouraged those involved in this discussion to carefully and honestly study how these devices work and recognize that the more than one million adult committed smokers, who use electronic cigarettes, are seeking an alternative to combustible cigarettes that contain a multitude of toxic, harmful chemicals.