Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
I have long argued that the idea of catastrophic human-induced global warming is being promoted and supported in large part by anti-Western, anti-capitalist elements in the international community, and here at home. It’s an example of science hijacked by rank politics. Basically, global warming is the issue that will be used to extort the American [...]
I am a fairly frequent commenter on one of the larger blogs in the blogosphere, “Dean’s World.” Dean was the first and is still the largest blog who put me on their blogroll, so I owe him a debt of gratitude. Dean’s World still sends me about 8% of my traffic on a daily basis. [...]
Back in the middle ages the Catholic Church sold “indulgences” which were essentially “Get out of Hell” cards that were available for a price. Different sins had different costs, but virtually any sin was “forgivable” if the perpetrator purchased the appropriate indulgence. This is one of the great embarrassments of the Catholic Church to this [...]
Stewart Brand – John Tierney – An Early Environmentalist, Embracing New ‘Heresies’ – New York Times Stewart Brand has become a heretic to environmentalism, a movement he helped found, but he doesn’t plan to be isolated for long. He expects that environmentalists will soon share his affection for nuclear power. They’ll lose their fear of [...]
BREITBART.COM – Cheney OK After Afghan Blast; 23 Killed BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23 people and wounding 20. Cheney was unhurt in the attack, which was claimed by [...]
Group questions level of energy use at Gore home – Nashville, Tennessee – Tuesday, 02/27/07 – Tennessean.com “As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk (the) walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Drew Johnson, president of the [...]
Honeybees Vanish, Leaving Keepers in Peril – New York Times VISALIA, Calif., Feb. 23 — David Bradshaw has endured countless stings during his life as a beekeeper, but he got the shock of his career when he opened his boxes last month and found half of his 100 million bees missing. In 24 states throughout [...]
Clintons’ Charity Not Listed On Senate Disclosure Forms – washingtonpost.com Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former president Bill Clinton have operated a family charity since 2001, but she failed to list it on annual Senate financial disclosure reports on five occasions. The Ethics in Government Act requires members of Congress to disclose positions they hold [...]
Pelosi Falls Short On Election Promises – Politico.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is discovering the cold truth about governing with a slim majority: It’s much easier to promise behavioral change for Congress than to deliver it. Pelosi vowed that five-day workweeks would be a hallmark of a harder-working Democratic majority. So far, the House has [...]
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