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More proof of the global warming boondoggle

November 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments

This is unbelievable.
The reason for the freak figures was that scores of temperature records from Russia and elsewhere were not based on October readings at all. Figures from the previous month had simply been carried over and repeated two…

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Tokin’ on the $700 BILLION crack pipe

October 3rd, 2008 · 14 Comments

I don’t think it will work. I’m just a housewife, so what do I know, right? “If this plan works.” “It might not be enough.” “It might be too late.” I don’t see a great sense of assurance from the…

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“The insertion of presidential politics has not been helpful.”

September 26th, 2008 · 10 Comments

That’s according to Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). Just BEFORE that statement he proclaimed that only Senator Obama’s plan was the one that would fill the country’s needs.
Obviously, these guys don’t get it.

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I found someone to blame for the housing bubble! Bill Clinton

September 17th, 2008 · 12 Comments

And it makes a lot of sense to me. When my girlfriend and I were marveling at housing that didn’t make sense, Clinton was president.
Yes, the market was fueled by greed and overleveraging in the secondary market for subprimes,…

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More light reading on windfall profit tax economics

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The more we know, the better we’ll understand. I think it’s important to start gathering facts. We still don’t know exactly how Obama wants to take this money; we just know he wants it.
Here’s a 37 page report by…

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