Semi-Retired President To Push Major “Green” Standards Changes

Yesterday we learned that the EU is planning on some major controls of small appliances, like hair dryers, smartphones, and electric kettles, to go with their controls on large appliances. Obama doesn’t like to be outdone (The Hill) The Obama administration is working on new efficiency standards for seemingly every appliance but the kitchen sink. […]

 



Does Mary Landrieu Actually Live In Louisiana?

An interesting catch by the Washington Post, which is probably trying to put out the fire surrounding this issue several months ahead of the election In Washington, Sen. Mary Landrieu lives in a stately, $2.5 million brick manse she and her husband built on Capitol Hill. Here in Louisiana, however, the Democrat does not have […]

 

Washington Post: Hey, A “Climate Change” Plan Conservatives Should Support

The Washington Post Editorial Board has continued their abdication of being a news organization to being an activist one all week (I missed yesterday’s editorial, but, it was just as dumb as the rest), and here comes more insanity (we’re still waiting for the one where the members of the EB proclaim they themselves will […]

 

Dems Want Chicago To Be “Model City” For Amnestied Illegals

No, really (The Hill) Chicago Democrats are hoping to make the Windy City the model for enrolling illegal immigrants into whatever new benefits the Obama administration might adopt. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) joined forces Wednesday with roughly 50 civic leaders to launch a comprehensive strategy for signing up those […]

 

Semi-retired President’s Flat VA Speech

Maybe Obama needs to add ASOTHUS (Applause Sign Of The USA) to go with TOTUS (The Blaze) President Barack Obama at times faced an unenthusiastic crowd as he addressed American military veterans at American Legion’s National convention on Tuesday. As the Daily Mail puts it, Obama received “awkward silences where White House speechwriters expected ovations.” […]

 

Will Burger King Pay A Price For Corporate Inversion?

That’s what USA Today is discussing Burger King is ruling a larger fast-food kingdom – and having to defend its move on social media. The U.S.-based restaurant chain made it official Tuesday announcing that it agreed to merge with the Canada-based Tim Hortons restaurant chain. The deal, valued at about $11 billion, will create the […]

 










Eric Holder Stokes Flames Of Racial Animosity In Ferguson

Of course he does. He decided to go, as America’s Top Cop, and make things very personal (USA Today) Attorney General Eric Holder flew to Ferguson, Mo., on Wednesday as the nation’s chief law enforcement officer leading an investigation into a police shooting. He also arrived as an African-American who said he understands the racial […]

 





BrightSource Solar Plant Workers Have A Name For Birds: “Streamers”

Of course, Warmists are more concerned with mythical anthropogenic “climate change” than wildlife (AP) Workers at a state-of-the-art solar plant in the Mojave Desert have a name for birds that fly through the plant’s concentrated sun rays – “streamers,” for the smoke plume that comes from birds that ignite in midair Federal wildlife investigators who […]

 

Missouri Governor Sending National Guard After More Ferguson Violence

The cops pulled back and what happened? Violence and looting and other lawlessness Saturday, followed by more Sunday night (USA Today) Missouri Governor Jay Nixon early Monday ordered the National Guard into Ferguson hours after police said escalating violence led to shootings, arrests and “pre-planned” acts of aggression by protesters. Nixon made the announcement following […]

 


How Big A Footprint Does Wind Power Require?

It’s not a particularly pretty number Wind farm ‘needs 700 times more land’ than fracking site to produce same energy A wind farm requires 700 times more land to produce the same amount of energy as a fracking site, according to analysis by the energy department’s recently-departed chief scientific advisor. Prof David MacKay, who stood […]

 

Rioters Go Crazy In Ferguson Yet Again

You can’t blame this on the police being too aggressive during “peaceful” protests (WRAL) Anger spurred by the death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer boiled over again when protesters stormed into a Missouri convenience store – the same store that Michael Brown was accused of robbing. But, I […]

 



Obama Briefed On Ferguson Riots, Dances The Night Away

Briefly briefed (The Hill) President Obama was briefed by top administration officials Wednesday night as protests over the shooting of an unarmed black teenager turned violent in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Then, party time! President Barack Obama attended a birthday celebration for Ann Jordan at the Farm Neck Golf Club in Martha’s Vinyard […]