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Treehugger Shows What A Post Fossil Fueled World Looks Like

This one’s a hoot: A Graphic Video Demonstration of Life After The Kunstlerian Decline of a World Dependent on Oil (and if someone could tell me what a “Kunstlerian Decline” actually is, that would be great, since the only occurrence of that phrase is linked to this same Treehugger story). Unfortunately, there is little to […]

Video: Stop Obama and His Union Bosses!

Courtesy of the Republican National Committee… This is exactly right. While every state is drowning in debt, Barack Obama and the billions that unions have spent on him and his Democrat Party is being put toward thwarting the will of the voters and to making the state’s and the federal government’s debt far, far worse.

Vast Oil Reserves Go Unexploited in Alaska

The skyrocketing price of oil will pull all other prices behind it, reducing the value of every dollar you’ve earned. Rising prices are a result of insufficient supply. In the case of oil, insufficient supply is a result of moonbattery: A new study says drilling on Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) could make Alaska the […]

Moonbat Tech: Coral Reef Haitian Eco-Village

Once again (see here and here and here) moonbats would like to exploit picturesquely squalid Haiti as a testing ground for concepts so insane, not even Democrats dare impose them closer to home. As Haiti marches onward towards reconstruction, Vincent Callebaut continues to pump out amazing concepts for utopian eco villages for Haitians. Inspired by […]

How Did Your Representatives Vote on Cost Cutting (HR1)?

Last week, the House of Representatives passed HR 1. This bill was the 2011 continuing appropriations act, the bill that makes provisions to fund the federal government. It also contained $61 billion in cuts. There were 21 different cost cutting measures in the bill. Sicne I am from Illinois (yes, I accept the condolences) I’ll […]

Pelosi To DNC: Your Resolution Honoring Me Doesn’t Go Far Enough

The word “chutzpah” came to mind after reading this: The Democratic National Committee wanted to honor Nancy Pelosi Thursday — but its praise wasn’t good enough for the House minority leader. When the DNC’s Resolutions Committee brought up a resolution commemorating Pelosi’s years as speaker of the House, Pelosi’s daughter sought to alter the proposal […]

Obama Admin to Save Us From…Drilling Technology?

Most Americans would really like to not be unemployed right now, but none more than Gulf drillers, who, following months upon months of bureaucracy are still sitting, twiddling their thumbs, not drilling anything, while the Obama Administration’s panel of experts decides whether their industry is safe enough. But just in case you were wondering whether […]

Snap! Eco-Classroom Too Cold To Use, Thanks To Solar Panels

It appears that solar power isn’t quite at the stage where it can fight off the chills from globull warming induced cold. A funny story to start off your Friday Eco-campaigners who built a classroom powered by the sun believed they were paving the way for the future. Instead they have been taught a valuable […]

Q&A Friday #104: Should We Still Have Troops In Germany And Japan?

Question: Why don’t we bring the troops home from Germany and Japan etc? Is it really worth the hundreds of millions of dollars we have spent over the last 20 years? — Gayunemployedmexican Answer: It’s hard to say exactly how many overseas bases the United States has. According to Nicholas Kristof, who’s the closest thing […]

Q&A Friday #104: The Comments Section

Question: StanW 10 hours ago Would you consider any of the following: 1) Returning the comment counters to the main page. 2) Requiring all persons posting to register with Discus in order to post? 3) Having a daily “Open” Thread? Answer: 1) Returning the comment counters to the main page. The comment count dropped off […]

This Week In Quotes: Feb 18 – Feb 24

Partisans tend to love very partisan-sounding politicians because such politicians give voice to their beliefs and feelings. And not very partisan sounding politicians are often derided as squishy. But at the end of the day it’s the guy who doesn’t sound partisan, but is unflinching on principle, who actually gets things done. — Ace Americans […]

Q&A Friday #104

Tomorrow will be Q&A Friday #104 at RWN. So, if there’s a subject you’ve been wanting me to tackle or an issue you want to hear my opinion on, just ask your question in the comments section. Your question can be on just about anything: politics, ideology, history, blogging, RWN, movies, music, literature, or TV. […]

Runaway Indiana Democrats Found

Wisconsin Democrats aren’t the only ones willing to throw a wrench into the gears of democracy to block the will of voters. Indiana has a similar problem: A majority of the Democratic members of the Indiana House of Representatives have temporarily moved to an Urbana hotel in an effort to prevent votes on bills they […]

All Teachers Unions Must Fall, Not Just Wisconsin’s

The lies that have been peddled by the unions in Wisconsin are legion. They are claiming that Walker has a budget surplus he’s hiding, he isn’t. They have been claiming that it “isn’t about the money,” but it is. They have even claimed to be “sick” by having real doctors issue falsified sick letters so […]

Hate is What Unions Sell

This situation in Wisconsin has brought out the truth about unions: they peddle hate. Unions are exactly what Democrats try to claim the Tea Party is, a hate-filled, uncivil, mob of name callers. Unionistas use hateful and violent rhetoric, they call everyone that opposes them Hitler and they lie about their ultimate goals. Many of […]

A Study In Contrasts: Results Of Idiotic Choice Of Words By A Republican And A Democrat

We had dueling idiocy from both Parties, starting with this fool, who is a Republican An Indiana deputy attorney general “is no longer employed” by the state after Mother Jones magazine reported he tweeted that police should to use live ammunition against Wisconsin labor protesters, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The magazine reported Wednesday […]

New Tone: Union Thugs Assault Woman, Arbitrate ‘Badness’ of Jews, Berate Black Man

Yesterday, Massachusetts Democrat Representative Mike Capuano encouraged: unionmembers to go out in the streets and get a little bloody, as: Guy Benson at: TownHallreported earlier: A Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is raising the stakes in the nation’s fight over the: future: of public: employee: unions, saying: emails aren’t enough to show support and that it is time to “get a little bloody.” “I’m […]