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    New Ice Age?

    As the Daily Mail points out, this looks like a computer generated graphic of the Ice Age: But this was yesterday. Of course Al Gore now claims:  ‘As it turns out, the scientific community has been addressing…

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    Why I Love Top gear

    Top Gear is in trouble (again). Richard Hammond said Mexicans were ‘lazy, feckless, and flatulent.’ James May said Mexican food looked like ‘sick with cheese on it.’ Jeremy Clarkson then claimed that the ambassador to the…

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    Michele Bachmann’s Response to Obama’s SOTU Address

    You may have heard about Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s response to Obama’s State of the Union speech. All the dumb things she said. And how she is so dumb she wasn’t even looking at the right…

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    Glaciers, Gore, Green Jobs

    Glacier retreat has been one of the key pieces of evidence in the warming alarmists’ campaign against cheap fuel and the world economy that depends on it. Himalayan glaciers are melting! Never mind the fact that…

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    Egypt is Revolting

    And so is Tunisia. And Yemen. And Jordan. And Algeria. None of these are places I would choose to live. And since Islamic states generate most of the world’s refugees, I guess lots of other people…

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    The Road to Hell

    Two videos from the thought-provoking and frequently sensible Andrew Klavan. The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions. Yes, we’ve all heard that. But why is it true? And can you give some actual examples?…

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    More From Sarah Palin on Obama’s Speech

    There are lots of things to like about Sarah. She is courageous, caring, loyal, and she understands what makes the economy work – how jobs and wealth are created. For a long list of real accomplishments,…

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    I Want My Global Warming

    Four of New York’s seven worst ever recorded snow storms have occurred since 2003. This January has been new York’s snowiest since records have been kept, breaking a record that goes back to 1925. January 26th…

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    Sarah – Lots of WTF Moments in Obama’s Speech

    At work, but just had to take a moment to pop in these brief comments from Sarah Palin on President Obama’s STUFU speech:

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    Big Wind

    No, that is not my Native American name. Gary Jason at Liberty Unbound draws attention to two recent WSJ articles about the cost of ‘green’ subsidies. The first is about those annoying annoying and expensive energy…

  • Grasp Your Flotation Device Firmly!

    This is one of those ‘only in Australia’ stories. A young couple grabbed two inflatable women they had lying around the house and took them for a ride down the flooded Yarra River in Victoria. The man and…

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    Better Schools

    One of my close friends is a teacher with many years of classroom and administrative experience. She came to KICE (Kangaroo Island Community Education) with a long history of developing positive relationships with parents, writing and implementing…

  • Ned Flanders Explains Taxation

    Via the Adam Smith Blog: He, he.

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    Disguised as Compassion

    Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten met with representatives of insurance companies yesterday to encourage them to show compassion to flood victims ‘as anger grows over the companies’ “no policy, no payout” stance.‘ Labor wants the insurance companies…

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    I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing

    He, he. ‘We can give billions of dollars to green energy research.’ ‘And that will enable us to replace gasoline with sunbeams?’ ‘Nothing lost in trying.’ ‘Except the billions of dollars.’ ‘That is taxpayer money. If…