Author: William Teach

Bummer: Marijuana Is Really Bad For “Climate Change”

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Of course, pretty much everything of Mankind’s is Bad for climate change, according to Warmists. Gumball Brains emailed me a picture the other day, showing that Pirate’s Cove appears on a map in the Lego Movie. What are Lego’s made from? ABS plastic, which includes coal and petroleum hydrocarbon, so, yeah, fossil fuels, bad for […]

 

We Trashed The Health System For A Supposed 5 Million Enrollments?

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HHS is thrilled with themselves As this historic open enrollment period enters its final weeks, millions of Americans are finding quality, affordable coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Fernando Valdez and Denise Schroeder were part of a weekend wave of consumers signing up for new coverage and bringing enrollment nationwide to more than 5 […]

 

Civilization Is Doomed From “Climate Change” Or Something

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But not immediately. It “could” happen sometime in the future (Huffington Post) Civilisation is almost inevitably doomed, a Nasa-funded study has found. Human society is founded on a level of economic and environmental stability which almost certainly cannot be sustained, it said. The study used simplified models of civilisation designed to experiment with the balance […]

 

Are You Ready For Obamacare March Madness?

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Yet another event Team Obama plans to ruin (CNN) As hoop heads across the country prepare for the Big Dance, President Barack Obama’s administration is banking on a new March Madness-focused campaign to help boost Obamacare enrollment. To coincide with the start of NCAA basketball tournament, a White House official says the administration is launching […]

 

NY Times: Democrats Worried About Obama Factor

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Alternate headline: NY Times, Democrats whine like 4 year olds over Republican groups daring to spend money against them. This article, which appears on page A1 of the New York edition is highlights three things, namely that Democrats are concerned about Obama’s falling poll numbers, that Conservative groups are outspending Democrats (the nerve!!!!!), and that […]

 

9 Year Old Girl’s Rant Against Gun Control Goes Viral

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This goes to the proposed law I mentioned back in February, which would limit magazines to 10 rounds, among other things. She, figuratively, blew the room away (The Blaze) Speaking before the New Jersey Law and Public Safety Committee in Trenton, N.J., on Thursday, 9-year-old competition shooter Shyanne Roberts spoke in opposition to a proposed […]

 

Obama: Hey, We’ve Got Enough Enrollments To Ensure Obamacare Survives

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He’s pretty casual in throwing out the supposed enrollment figure, though strangely unable to provide the risk pool mixes (Washington Post) President Obama said Friday he was confident enough Americans had enrolled under the Affordable Care Act to make the program “stable.” In an interview with WebMD (transcript here), Obama said the fact that 4.2 […]

 

Poll Shows Europe Cares Little About Climate Change

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We already know that “climate change” ranks at the bottom of concerns for American citizens. How about for the EU? Bjorn Lomborg finds an interesting study EU likes to say “climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age.” But its citizens don’t think so. They focus on unemployment, the economic situation, […]

 

Pelosi Claims Democrats Won’t Run From Obamacare

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That’s incredibly easy for her to say, being in an ultra-safe seat. She should perhaps consult with those in not so safe seats, especially in the Senate (Real Clear Politics) Nancy Pelosi said her Democratic colleagues should not shy from the Affordable Care Act in their 2014 midterm campaigns, arguing that Republicans “are wasting their […]

 

Barbara Boxer Has Lessons From The Senate Climate Change Sleepover

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One of them is that because you drove a fossil fueled vehicle, it’s really cold in Minnesota, as she writes in an opinion piece for the Huffington Post Second, every state in the U.S. is already experiencing the effects of climate change. During the all-night session, it was fascinating to listen to my Senate colleagues […]

 

Krauthammer: Hardship Exemption Essentially Cancels Mandate

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You’ve probably heard about this one by now: Team Obama has changed the hardship exemption rules (WSJ) But amid the post-rollout political backlash, last week the agency created a new category: Now all you need to do is fill out a form attesting that your plan was cancelled and that you “believe that the plan […]

 

What Does It Cost To Rent A Democrat Senator?

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It works out to around $238,000 per hour (NRSC) How much does it cost to rent the Senate floor (and 30 United States Senators) for 24 hours? By the looks of it, more than $100 million. Last night, the majority of Democrats engaged in a so-called, “talk-a-thon” to protest climate change and advocate for policies […]

 

Obama Will Supposedly Change Rules On Executive Overtime Pay

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Is this a good thing or a bad thing? (NY Times) President Obama this week will seek to force American businesses to pay more overtime to millions of workers, the latest move by his administration to confront corporations that have had soaring profits even as wages have stagnated. On Thursday, the president will direct the […]

 

Dems Stayed Up All Night For “Climate Change” And Gave Us The Lorax

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So, as we all know, Senate Democrats had a sleepover to yammer on about “climate change” Monday night, which was mostly about fundraising and exciting the base, since they had no legislation to offer, and Democrats control the Senate. The biggest thing to come out of the sleepover? The Lorax (The Hill) Sens. Ed Markey […]

 

Hooray, Obamacare Slightly Reducing Uninsured Rate

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This is one of two stories the media is crowing about, the other being CNN’s poll about approval for Ocare “rebounding” (IBT) The uninsured rate among all major demographic groups in the U.S. is going down, but Hispanics are still among the least insured in the country, a new survey found. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, […]

 

Union: Obamacare Will Cause More Income Inequality

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This is not the first time Unite Here, a prominent union that supports those in the the hotel, food service, laundry, warehouse, and casino gaming industries, with major links to SEIU and other far left unions, has slammed Obamacare (though they were a big supporter of it initially, and certainly got out the vote for […]

 

DHS Has Advice For Border Agents: Run Away

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I suppose this is the kinder, gentler version of keeping our border secure and stop those crossing our border (Daily Caller) Top administration officials have directed 21,000 border patrol officers to retreat whenever illegal immigrants throw rocks at them, and to avoid getting in front of foreign drug-smugglers’ vehicles as they head north with their […]

 

What Say To An “Individual Shared Responsibility Payment” To The IRS?

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Of course this must be about Obamacare (Townhall) Here’s your Orwellian Phrase for the Week: Individual shared responsibility payment. Yeah… Go ahead and try to wrap your brain around that amalgamation of contradictory concepts. The phrase is not gleamed from some glossy DNC spin-office, or a Harvard professor’s latest psychobabble posing as an academic paper. […]

 

Atheists Still Working Hard To Exclude 9/11 Cross From Museum

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They’ve been pushing this issue for years, ever since they learned that the 9/11 cross would be a part of the museum. As far back as 2011 they filed a lawsuit to stop the inclusion. Why? The typical silly argument about a cross being on government land, and because they might be offended. Mostly because […]

 

Syria, Other Middle East Nations Take Advantage Of Obama Weakness

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If your foreign policy is one of weakness, of inattention, of fantasy, what do you think will happen? (Washington Post) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is taking advantage of the rift between Russia and the United States over Ukraine to press ahead with plans to crush the rebellion against his rule and secure his reelection for […]

 

Poll: Majority Support Keystone XL

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As usual, the hardcore enviro-weenies/Warmists are on the wrong side of the debate (Politico) Nearly two-thirds of Americans back the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, according to a new poll. Sixty-five percent of Americans say Keystone should be approved and 22 percent are opposed, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Republicans […]

 

Suprise! Uninsured Barely Signing Up For Obamacare

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Wasn’t the stated purpose of the “Affordable” Care Act to make sure that the 30-45 million Americans without health insurance receive health insurance? How’s that working out? (Washington Post) The new health insurance marketplaces appear to be making little headway in signing up Americans who lack insurance, the Affordable Care Act’s central goal, according to […]

 

Surprise: Sochi Olympic Games Were An Environmental Disaster

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While a bunch of whiny athletes (who took long fossil fueled trips to Sochi) whined about “climate change” and so many made a big deal about the 2014 Games being “carbon neutral” (they gave it a shot considering how often the water, toilets, electricity, and heating failed to work), here’s the real legacy (Fox News) […]

 

The “Affordable” Care Act Could Cost UNC System $46 Million Extra

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Quick, someone tell Harry Reid about this, as well as all the other Democrats who think Ocare only causes flowers to grow in unicorn laden fields. Especially tell NC Senator Kay Hagan, who voted for this abhorrent law (WRAL) After years of having its budget squeezed by state budget cuts and rising enrollments, the University […]

 

Are You Excited To Learn About Health Code V9542XA?

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You should, because it’s part of the increase from 17,000 health codes to 155,000 (Weekly Standard) Ever considered suicide by jellyfish? Have you ended up in the hospital after being injured during the forced landing of your spacecraft? Or been hurt when you were sucked into the engine of an airplane or when your horse-drawn […]

 

Robert Gates: Stop Being Mean To Obama Regarding Ukraine

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Robert Gates deserves our attention and our respect, but I think he’s missed a few things (Washington Post) As the Ukraine crisis deepened, Sen. John McCain responded by criticizing President Obama’s “feckless” foreign policy, while Sen. Lindsey Graham called Obama “a weak and indecisive president [who] invites aggression.” These sharp comments brought to mind a […]

 

Team Obama May Announce New Obamacare Delay

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And it’s all about attempting to protect Democrats for the mid-terms New ObamaCare delay to help Democrats in midterm elections The Obama administration is set to announce another major delay in implementing the Affordable Care Act, easing election pressure on Democrats. As early as this week, according to two sources, the White House will announce […]

 

Whiny People Sue Over Cross Shaped Memorial In Maryland

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Why? Because they’re “offended”, and we wouldn’t want an itty bitty tiny number of people to be offended, so they have to ruin it for everyone (Fox News) A humanist advocacy group has filed a federal lawsuit to remove a cross-shaped World War I memorial in Prince George’s County, alleging the display violates the First […]

 

Keystone XL Protesters Arrested En Masse

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And have managed to bring the Gore Effect to D.C. today, where it is snowy and cold, and will be cold for days. (Chicago Tribune) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police arrested hundreds of young people protesting the Keystone XL project on Sunday, as demonstrators fastened themselves with plastic ties to the White House fences and called […]

 

WP: “Obama’s Foreign Policy Based On Fantasy, Unicorns, And Pixie Dust”

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OK, I added those last two for effect. We could have also inserted golfing, incompetence, poor training, poorer knowledge, terrible advisers, and a general inability to care about what’s going on. Yesterday I noted the Washington Post editorial board stated that Ukraine is a test for Obama’s “smart power”. Today President Obama’s foreign policy is […]