Author: William Teach

German Scientists Warn Of Coming Cool Period – Eh, It’s Probably “Climate Change”

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As always, I’ll stay skeptical, and say that I will believe it when I see it (Daily Caller) Better start investing in some warm clothes because German scientists are predicting that the Earth will cool over the next century. German scientists found that two naturally occurring cycles will combine to lower global temperatures during the […]

 

USA Today: Obamacare Isn’t Perfect, But It’s A “Decent” Fix

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This one’s from 12/3, but it’s a hoot Obamacare isn’t perfect, but it’s a decent fix “Decent”. Millions have seen their health insurance dropped, Team Obama’s mid-range estimate is that 93 million will ultimately lose their plans, health care networks are being restricted, premiums and deductibles have gone through the roof, fewer people are actually […]

 

Obama’s Really Proud Of That Free Contraception Mandate

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Really, really proud. He probably made Sandra Fluke squeal like a schoolgirl (CNS News) In a speech at TheArc arts school in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, President Barack Obama said that “100 million Americans” have gained the right to free contraception thanks to the Affordable Care Act. “In the three years since we passed this […]

 

Democrat Introduces Vehicle Miles Tax Bill

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Earl Blumenauer is fed up with legislative gridlock or something (Politico) Rep. Earl Blumenauer has had enough. With some of the top players in next year’s transportation bill stuck in a staring contest over how to raise billions of dollars, the Democrat introduced two simple bills on Wednesday to address what he calls the upcoming […]

 

Whiny People Whine About “Militarizing Santa”

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It’s “completely out of line” or something (Fox News) A North American Aerospace Defense Command website showing Santa Claus delivering presents while flanked by fighter jets has some child advocates raising concerns about Saint Nick’s new travel companions. NORAD Tracks Santa, operated by the joint U.S.-Canada command, has provided children with information about Santa’s whereabouts […]

 

Obama: Obamacare “Is Working”

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No, really (The Hill) President Obama declared Tuesday that ObamaCare “is working” and that “we’re not going back,” as the White House looked to reboot its efforts to sell Americans on the president’s signature healthcare law. If he means that 5.5 million were supposed to lose their health insurance, that the bulk of people attempting […]

 

Bummer: “Climate Change” Is Aiding Al Qaeda

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This isn’t exactly a brand spanking new meme, Warmists have Blamed “climate change” for years for terrorism, even though the rise of Islamic terrorism received a big boost during the years when scientists and media types were concerned about a coming ice age. But it does show he utter derangement of Warmists (Daily Caller) Has […]

 

Obama To Pitch Don’t Call It Obamacare At Campaign Style Rally

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I wonder if he’ll mention the huge increases in premiums and deductibles, and that millions have lost their plans and doctors, with tens of millions scheduled to have the same happen to them? (The Hill) President Obama will hold an event Tuesday touting the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, as the White House looks […]

 

Slick Move: Obama Paroles Illegal Alien Relatives Of Military Members

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I have to hand it to him, this is a tough one for conservatives to carp against (USA Today) As a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, Gabriel Zermeño has been preparing for almost two years to be deployed oversees. But the country he signed up to defend also could one day deport his […]

 

Here Comes The Next Fast Food Strike For Higher Wages

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Yesterday, the NY Times Editorial Board called for a decrease in military pay. Today, they breathlessly report on a coming low wage worker strike Seeking to increase pressure on McDonald’s, Wendy’s and other fast-food restaurants, organizers of a movement demanding a $15-an-hour wage for fast-food workers say they will sponsor one-day strikes in 100 cities […]

 

NY Times Wants To Put Military Pay On The Chopping Block

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I’m eagerly awaiting the NY Times’ Editorial Board piece on putting teacher and other unionized public sector worker pay on the block. Think we’ll ever see it? Putting Military Pay On The Table Big-ticket weapons like aircraft carriers and the F-35 fighter jet have to be part of any conversation about cutting Pentagon spending to […]

 

It’s Never Too Early To Link “Climate Change” And Christmas

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And like some radio stations going to all Christmas music and retailers putting up Christmas displays before Thanksgiving, Warmists are preparing for Christmas early Climate Change Threatens Christmas Trees, Maple Growing the perfect Christmas tree takes close to ten years, but in March 2012 just four days of extreme heat pummeled much of Vermont and […]

 

Obamacare Is About Morality Or Something

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I’d go with the “something”. Here’s the Washington Post’s Colbert King trotting out the “morality” argument Obamacare – a question of morality There was a lot of bloviating about the Affordable Care Act on the talk shows last weekend. The Obamacare critics’ chief focus was the open-enrollment fiasco, the un-kept presidential promise and the millions […]

 

Democrats use expiration of plastic gun law to push for more gun control

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Democrats and Mr. Obama love to create a fight when things should be simple (The Hill) Guns that cannot be detected by X-ray machines will no longer be banned if Congress does not renew the decades-old prohibition by Dec. 9. The 1998 Undetectable Firearms Act will sunset that day, ending the prohibition at a time […]

 

Predictable: Medicaid Expansion Could Cause Bigger Doc Shortage

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As it is, there is already a dearth of doctors and medical facilities that accept Medicaid. Why? (NY Times) Dr. Ted Mazer is one of the few ear, nose and throat specialists in this region who treat low-income people on Medicaid, so many of his patients travel long distances to see him. But now, as […]

 

Hey, Should We Rethink Turkey On Thankgiving ‘Cause Climate Change?

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You didn’t think I would forget to find links between Hotcoldwetdry and Thanksgiving, did you? Silly you Should we rethink Turkey this Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is almost here, bringing with it the usual choices about which foods to buy. These choices are most often determined by its price, taste, and whether or not it will impress […]

 

Supreme Court Accepts Obamacare Religious Freedom Suit

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This has driven Progressives to their typical barking moonbat level 10 status (The Hill) The Obama administration faces a tough task in convincing the Supreme Court to rule in favor of ObamaCare’s contraception mandate, according to legal experts. They say Chief Justice John Roberts’s court, which upheld the health law in a landmark 2012 decision, […]

 

Schizophrenic Obama Pivots To Limiting Tax Exempt Groups

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Anything to distract from the failure of his “signature legislation”, Obamacare (The Hill) The Obama administration on Tuesday moved to rein in the “dark money” groups that have spent millions of dollars in political campaigns without disclosing their donors. In draft guidance to be issued by Treasury and the IRS, the administration proposes new standards […]

 

Climate Targets To Be Announced In 2015 To Avoid U.S. Midterms

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Much like some of the big effects of Obamacare, Team Obama does not want the climate targets to come out and hurt Democrat election efforts. This was unintentionally exposed by Guardian reporter Fiona Harvey (via Tom Nelson) Weary delegates trudging home from an exhausting and sleep-deprived fortnight of climate change talks in Warsaw may be […]

 

White House: No Matter Who You Are, Come On in Illegally. We Got Your Back

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The Obama distraction tour continues. With the utter failure of the healthcare exchanges, he’s been looking for any subject that sticks. He’s flipping back and forth between immigration, the economy, and the “green” economy, to little effect. He gave a speech in friendly San Francisco, which was actually part of a fundraising tour, and here’s […]

 

Be Afraid: Obamacare Could Turn On Performance Of IRS

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The headline of this Washington Post article should give everyone a huge case of the willies, and get worse while reading the article For beleaguered IRS, a crucial test still awaits after troubled rollout of health-care law The success of the Affordable Care Act could ultimately turn on the performance of an agency that has […]

 

Poll: Majority Find Obama Not Trustworthy Or Honest

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The free-fall of Obama’s poll numbers continues (Politico) A majority of Americans think President Barack Obama is untrustworthy, according to a new poll that also found doubts about the president’s management abilities. Fifty-three percent believe Obama is not honest and trustworthy, the CNN/ORC poll released Monday shows, noting a “clear majority” for the first time […]

 

COP19 “Climate Change” Conference Ends With Typical Failure

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Much like the previous UN IPCC “climate change” working vacations in wonderful exotic/historic locations, this year’s taxpayer funded vacation, er, serious meeting over killing all humans (well, if they’re discussing carbon, must be what they want to achieve), er, conference attended by people who took long fossil fueled flights who want to stop people from […]

 

Surprise: ACA Subcontractor Under FBI Investigation

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This goes to the overall incompetence and fecklessness of Team Obama more than how bad Obamacare is as a law (Daily Caller) One of the subcontractors working on the Obamacare website is currently under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Client Network Services Incorporated (CNSI) became a sub-contractor on the Obamacare website in 2012, […]

 

Obama Weekly Address: Hey, I Work With Both Parties On The Economy

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Is this a pivot, which would make it his 22nd, or just a shiny distraction type weekly address? He could have talked about the failures of his signature legislation? Or perhaps the nuclear option (yet another shiny distraction) and how his words from 2005 do not mean anything? Maybe Iran? Say, whatever happened to that […]

 

Democrats Push Sports To Do “Climate Change” Stuff

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So, climahypocrites in Congress, who take lots of fossil fueled flights and use a coal fueled power plant to provide steam and cool water to their building, want the NHL, NBA, MLB, and NFL to be involved in their little scheme of “climate change” (CNS News) Climate change alarmists have turned to recruiting sports leagues […]

 

Team Obama Plans To Push 2014 O-Care Enrollment To November

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Strange how this ends up being after the 2014 mid-terms election date, wouldn’t you say? (Bloomberg) The Obama administration plans to push back by a month the second-year start of enrollment in its health program to give insurers more time to adjust to growing pains in the U.S. law, a move that may stave off […]

 

Bummer: Climate Change To End Practice Of Turkey For Thanksgiving

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Why, yes, it is that time of the year when the Climatologists trot out their scary Thanksgiving stories. Prior to most major holidays, and some minor ones, Warmists tend to take one of three tracks: climate change will ruin the holiday, the holiday makes climate change worse, or they use the holiday to spread awareness. […]

 

Politico Is Super Surprised That No One Told Them About The Intended Consequences Of Obamacare

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Or is it the “Affordable” Care Act? I forget which one is the proper usage, which seems to be based on how much Obama’s signature legislation is hurting him Obamacare tradeoffs: Now they tell us … President Barack Obama is suffering the worst season of his presidency because people are mad that critical parts of […]