Something occurred to me this morning:
Right now rank-and-file liberals seem very inclined to assume doctors are lying and the Democrats in Congress are telling the truth about health care reform.
How often do doctors lie to people? How often do politicians lie?
Why should we think now is any different?
Friday, December 11, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Headlines 12/7/09
Copenhagen climate summit: 1,200 limos, 140 private planes and caviar wedges
Green living for everyone else.
1975: The Ice Age is Coming
In case you'd forgotten (or weren't born yet).
Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest
Maybe because blue states have the highest taxes.
UK cancer death rate is 38% higher than in US
Common Sense vs. the CBO on ObamaCare
Analysis: how many companies would dump insurance?
Green living for everyone else.
1975: The Ice Age is Coming
In case you'd forgotten (or weren't born yet).
Job Woes Hit Blue States Hardest
Maybe because blue states have the highest taxes.
UK cancer death rate is 38% higher than in US
Common Sense vs. the CBO on ObamaCare
Analysis: how many companies would dump insurance?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Obama and Afghanistan
Ok. He's sending troops. That's good. I'm glad he's doing it.
I wish he was sending as many as the good general asked for. I wish he didn't feel the need to name an exit date. I wish he hadn't pre-empted Charlie Brown.
But I'm glad he's sending the troops.
And you have to feel for the guy on this. He's caught between the right — both hawkish Dems and the GOP — and the left — who want to pack up and go home. He's going to get beat up from both sides.
So let's be praise his decision to send the troops and support him and them in this conflict.
I wish he was sending as many as the good general asked for. I wish he didn't feel the need to name an exit date. I wish he hadn't pre-empted Charlie Brown.
But I'm glad he's sending the troops.
And you have to feel for the guy on this. He's caught between the right — both hawkish Dems and the GOP — and the left — who want to pack up and go home. He's going to get beat up from both sides.
So let's be praise his decision to send the troops and support him and them in this conflict.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
UN on Terrorism
People will take different positions on the Swiss minaret ban, and that's fine, but the UN human rights chief demonstrated a serious deficiency while criticizing the new law.
The Swiss government, though no fan of the initiative, says the move is "not against Islam or Muslims, but one aimed at improving integration and fighting extremism."
The UN's Navi Pillay says, "These are extraordinary claims when the symbol of one religion is targeted."
Yes — the one religion that is proving difficult to integrate into European societies and is producing terrorists.
Why do liberals have such a difficult time admitting that there is only one religion — and thankfully only one faction in that religion — that is producing international terrorists? For all they accuse conservatives of being warmongers, if we do not properly identify the enemy, we run the risk of putting other groups in the crosshairs.
Or maybe that's the point.
The Swiss government, though no fan of the initiative, says the move is "not against Islam or Muslims, but one aimed at improving integration and fighting extremism."
The UN's Navi Pillay says, "These are extraordinary claims when the symbol of one religion is targeted."
Yes — the one religion that is proving difficult to integrate into European societies and is producing terrorists.
Why do liberals have such a difficult time admitting that there is only one religion — and thankfully only one faction in that religion — that is producing international terrorists? For all they accuse conservatives of being warmongers, if we do not properly identify the enemy, we run the risk of putting other groups in the crosshairs.
Or maybe that's the point.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Mobile Site
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Headlines 11/30/09
Climate change data dumped
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
5 Scientific Red Flags
or "You might be a poser if..."
A picture can be worth 2,000 pages
A simple graphic reveals Congressional accounting tricks. (HT: VS)
Senator Says Afghan Forces, Not US, Key to Success
Perhaps we need to define "success."
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
5 Scientific Red Flags
or "You might be a poser if..."
A picture can be worth 2,000 pages
A simple graphic reveals Congressional accounting tricks. (HT: VS)
Senator Says Afghan Forces, Not US, Key to Success
Perhaps we need to define "success."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Headlines 11/25/09
Patient trapped in 23-year coma heard everything
So a "persistent vegitative state" can be neither persistent nor vegitative.
The Battle of Presidio
Chicago immigration policy: Channeling illegal aliens to a state you don't like.
Dems fight over funds left from bailout
What should we do with all that extra taxpayer money?
Toys with lead levels that exceed federal limits
Of course, "legal" now means any.
No Surprise: Coed Dorms Fuel Sex and Drinking
So a "persistent vegitative state" can be neither persistent nor vegitative.
The Battle of Presidio
Chicago immigration policy: Channeling illegal aliens to a state you don't like.
Dems fight over funds left from bailout
What should we do with all that extra taxpayer money?
Toys with lead levels that exceed federal limits
Of course, "legal" now means any.
No Surprise: Coed Dorms Fuel Sex and Drinking
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