Culture of Corruption Marches On
He was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of government property on Tuesday. Justice may be a bit slow, but it did come through in the end. The sentencing will be interesting.
More death threats against politicans
The text of the message read:
“To the Honorable William D. Snyder; You better just stop that ridiculous law if you value you rand your familie’s lives ashole.”
The “political activist”, Manuel Pintado, attends the University of Massachusetts. The University has been silent on his spelling and grammar mistakes.
Good to see the left is maintaining a civil discussion of the issues and not falling into a rhetoric of hate…or not…
Update: Ms. Malkin correctly identifies this as part of the Progressive Climate of Hate.
Obamacare mandate struck down as unconstitutional!
From Forbes:
Justice Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court in Pensacola ruled today that the primary mechanism used by health reform to achieve universal insurance coverage–the individual mandate–is illegal. If his ruling stands it would void the 2,700 page, $938 billion health reform bill passed last year.
“Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.”
This isn’t the first ruling against Obamacare. Plus, over half the states are suing the federal government over the unfunded mandates in Obamacare.
Obamacare was an extremely unpopular bill that only passed with no Republicans voting for it, and bipartisan support against it.
Monday Book Pick: Diversity Lane
Diversity Lane by Zack Rawsthorne.
The web comic now in dead tree format! Great strip, on my short list of web comics to check daily. Rawsthorne captures the liberal mindset in brilliant one panel cartoons.
Quote of the Day
“To translate it into UNIX system administration terms … the post-modern, politically correct atheists were like people who had suddenly found themselves in charge of a big and unfathomably complex computer system (viz. society) with no documentation or instructions of any kind, and so whose only way to keep the thing running was to invent and enforce certain rules with a kind of neo-Puritanical rigor, because they were at a loss to deal with any deviations from what they saw as the norm. Whereas people who were wired into a church were like UNIX system administrators who, while they might not understand everything, at least had some documentation, some FAQs and How-tos and README files, providing some guidance on what to do when things got out of whack. They were, in other words, capable of displaying adaptability.” — The Cryptonomicon
A Breitbart Hat Trick
Breitbart.tv has three hits here.
O’REILLY’S CATCHES JON STEWART WITH DECEPTIVE EDIT
Money Quote: “If Stewart was a journalist I would pound him into pudding. But he’s not. He’s a comedian.”
TEA PARTIER SCOLDS MATTHEWS ON HARSH RHETORIC.
“MSNBC’s host doubled-down on his charge that Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is a “balloon head” yet refused to answer his guest’s question about Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and his famous assertion that Guam was tipping over. Meanwhile, Matthews again mis-characterized Rep. Bachmann’s statements about slavery and claims she said that the forefathers eradicated it, something she did not say. ”
MAHER FALSELY CLAIMS PALIN SAID ‘SOVIETS WON SPACE RACE’
Tommy Christopher, Mediaite: When Palin says “their victory in that race to space,” she’s clearly referring to the specific milestone of launching an artificial satellite into Earth orbit, as opposed to the larger “Space Race” that it precipitated.
Quote of the Day
“Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent…the greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding.”
– Justice Louis Brandeis Olmstead vs. United States, United States Supreme Court, 1928
Quick Round Up
Filed under: American History, economy, History, Our Dear Leader, Politics
Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the world.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Rose More Than Estimated Last Week to 454,000
“Unexpectedly” is the word used to describe this jump by those not paying attention.
Social Security now seen to run permanent deficits.
Well ahead of schedule.
Obamacare waivers skyrocket to 729 + 4 states; 4 new SEIU waiver winners
They don’t want Obamacare? They must be racists!
Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas.
“The foreclosure crisis is getting worse as high unemployment and lackluster job prospects force homeowners in an increasing number of U.S. metropolitan areas into dire financial straits.” Hmmm…didn’t they hear our Dear Leader say that we have “broken the back of the recession”? Maybe they are just afraid of the violent tone of his rhetoric.
Oh, and to wrap it up. Sage advice from Doug Powers.
“Note to those in the 18th congressional district of Texas: When a woman who once asked if NASA’s Pathfinder took pictures of where Neil Armstrong planted the flag on Mars calls you ill-informed, it’s time to hit the books.”
In other news, the government chocolate ration is being raised from 30 grams to 25 grams.
Biofuel from Coffee grounds
Amazing stuff coffee. In addtion to it’s other amazing properties, including being good for the roses, the grounds can be used to produce biofuel.
The estimates are the coffee ground biodiesel industry could generate as much as $8,000,000 in profits annually using waste from Starbucks stores here in the United States alone. Ok, probably less given falling crude oil prices, but I’m still a big fan of any domestic fuel souces.
To add to the overall awesomeness of coffee, at the end of the biodiesel extraction and conversion process, the leftover grounds can be turned into fuel pellets for wood stoves and boilers.
Not only does coffee keep you moving, it can keep your car moving and heats your home!
Originally posted at Urbin Technology
Update: Crude prices have reversed the downward trend that was in place when this article was first posted (December 2008). They are now pushing $100 a barrel and don’t show any signs of slowing down. Starbucks brand biofuel made right here in the USA is starting to look like a good business opportunity.
Mr. Reynolds points out the obvious
“YOU WANT A “SPUTNIK MOMENT?” HERE’S YOUR FREAKIN’ SPUTNIK MOMENT: US Budget Deficit to Pass $1.5 Trillion This Year.”