Time Magazine on Drought, 2007 Versus 1974
Time magazine, November 26, 2007 (Michael Grunwald): [Georgia's] drought was a natural event transformed into a natural disaster by human folly. And while it's still hard to say whether global warming caused any particular drought or flood or fire, it's going to cause more of all of them. Time magazine, ...
Some of Us Support Species, While Others Support the Endangered Species Act
In an article reviewing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's new book, "A Contract With the Earth," Salon refers to The National Center for Public Policy Research thusly: Gingrich also inspired the wrath of some conservative think tanks for defending the Endangered Species Act. The entire National Center document Salon linked ...
U.S. Bridge Federation Has Constitutional Right to Eject Bush-Bashing Bridge Players
Kudos to the United States Bridge Federation, which is showing spine in response to the self-centered actions of the team of women who used the world bridge championships as a platform to express their anti-Bush political opinions. While "representing" the United States in communist China, the team held up a ...
Auto Efficiency Standards Change Little; Auto Efficiency Changes Much — and New York Times Doesn’t Notice
Peyton Knight points out that the New York Times editorial page is so enamored by regulation, it has lost sight of reality: The New York Times is worried that some of the most anti-energy provisions of the anti-energy bill, which Democratic House and Senate leaders are currently trying to finalize, ...
The Three Great Truths of Liberal America
On Stop The ACLU, JonJayRay lists his view of "the three great 'truths' of Liberal America": 1). Only whites can be racist 2). Only conservatives can utter “hate speech” 3). Israel is always in the wrong ...
Auto Efficiency Standards Change Little; Auto Efficiency Changes Much — and New York Times Doesn’t Notice
Peyton Knight points out that the New York Times editorial page is so enamored by regulation, it has lost sight of reality: The New York Times is worried that some of the most anti-energy provisions of the anti-energy bill, which Democratic House and Senate leaders are currently trying to finalize, ...
Group Backs Punishment for Bush-Bashing Bridge Players; “Card Table Dixie Chicks” Deserve Sanctions for Unsportsmanlike Behavior, Say Project 21 Activists
Washington, D.C. - Activists affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network support proposed sanctions for the unrepentant members of a women's bridge team who disparaged President George W. Bush while representing the United States in international competition. Project 21 activists say team members betrayed their responsibility to remove their ...
Black Activist Slams “Buckwheat” Blackout; Louisiana Liberal Latest Pol Given Pass
Washington, D.C. - After a Louisiana state representative called a noted local civil rights activist "Buckwheat," Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie is criticizing both the lawmaker for saying it and the media for once again appearing to take a pass on reporting about a liberal politician's racial foible. Hazel Boykin, ...
Senate Hears Testimony on the “Hurt America’s Poor Act”
From Peyton Knight: The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works heard testimony Thursday regarding the "America's Climate Security Act of 2007" (S. 2191) sponsored by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). The bill would be better named the "Hurt America's Poor Act," as it would mandate drastic ...
Fake Global Warming Study Fools Four, Reuters Runs Wire Story
Reuters tried to make a mountain out of a molehill Thursday with its story "Hoax Bacteria Study Tricks Climate Skeptics." The story, and a related post on the Reuters blog, implied that a noteworthy number of so-called global warming skeptics had been fooled by a fake "study" purporting to disprove ...
“Global Warming is a Non-Event, a Manufactured Crisis and a Total Scam”
The founder of the Weather Channel, John Coleman, on global warming: It is the greatest scam in history. I am amazed, appalled and highly offended by it. Global Warming; It is a SCAM. Some dastardly scientists with environmental and political motives manipulated long term scientific data to create in allusion ...
Think Progress Slams Conservative Bloggers for Citing a Mere Weatherman on Climate Issues, Yet It Cites a Politician Over a Climatologist
The ridiculous Think Progress is slamming John Coleman for expressing his opinion on climate change because -- get this -- Coleman is a just a weatherman: The conservative blogosphere is pushing Coleman’s junk science today. Matt Drudge links to NewsBusters’ “marvelous” take on Coleman this morning. Red State [sic], Qando ...
America’s Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act: Congress Continues to Feed Overstuffed Park Service
From Peyton Knight: On Wednesday, members of the House Natural Resources Committee will vote on the "America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act" (H.R. 3998), a massive bill that would direct the National Park Service to "study" the prospects of adding multiple new properties to its already expansive fiefdom. Included ...
Tom Daschle’s New Earmark
Rep. Jeb Hensarling is reporting that former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle is still getting earmarks, even though the voters retired him from the Senate. More here ...
Of Airdrops, Earmarks and Interests
Speaking of earmarks, Ed Morrissey has a list of airdropped earmarks (earmarks appearing in conference reports merging House and Senate versions of the bill without first appearing in legislation as approved by either chamber). Here's another article about airdropped earmarks, including $685 million arranged by Senator Barbara Boxer. As a ...
Anti-Photo ID Legislation Would Promote Election Fraud, Says Group
Washington, D.C. - Legislation introduced by Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) to prohibit photo ID requirements for voting in federal elections would promote election fraud, say members of the black leadership network Project 21. "Representative Ellison's proposal is fundamentally flawed and potentially harmful to the integrity of our democratic process," said ...
Shooting the Messenger on Socialized Medicine
When Rudy Giuliani said the survival rate for prostate cancer is 82 percent in the U.S. but only 44 percent in Britain, which has socialized medicine, you'd think a typical American response would be sympathy for the Britons, and the logical British response, outrage at its government. You'd think wrong ...
Law of the Sea: A Sinkable Treaty
Perfect timing. Just as critical sectors -- like the full GOP Senate leadership -- appear to be waking up to the dangers of the Law of the Sea treaty, the Wall Street Journal weighs in with a very well-argued staff editorial, "A Sinkable Treaty." Excerpt: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee ...
Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
Don't look now, but the BBC reports that environmentalists are guilty of: forcing poor farmers from their land raising food prices destroying livelihoods clearing rainforests supporting energy sources that pollute more than gasoline. Here's part of the BBC report: The BBC's environment analyst Roger Harrabin said there were also fears ...
Environmentalists Seek to Protect Environmental Degradation
From Peyton Knight: The environmental agitators over at Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club are up in arms over a recent decision by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to waive a U.S. District Court Judge's decision that blocked construction of a border fence in Arizona. The environmental groups had ...
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