The EPA may have suppressed a skeptical report on climate change

So, the EPA may have suppressed a report showing that the climate is actually cooling, and may continue cooling for the next couple of decades?

Well, I'll be.

Look, I suppose that the climate may actually be warming. I'd even stipulate in a debate. But, seriously, there is a ton of data out there that shows the opposite. Data is not necessarily proof, but that truism cuts both ways. This debate is not over, and never was, despite the former VP's inane protestations.

But, if our Federal Government is party to the data suppression, each and every one of us should be alarmed... and we should be asking ourselves how much power do we trust in said government's hands!!

And please remember this every time Barack Obama tells us that he's putting the science ahead of ideology.

A Duty to Die... Revisited

Years ago, they called Colorado Governor Dick Lamm, "Governor Death."

Lamm had the temerity to tell the elderly they had a "duty to die" to mitigate excessive health care costs for the rest of society. A highly debatable position to take, and not helped by Lamm's blunt delivery.

Now, years later, President Obama is echoing Lamm's controversial sentiments.

Will this position be as reviled as Lamm's was? There is really not much difference between Lamm's statements and Obama's, except Obama is smooth!

This is what we have to look forward to in American health care under Obama. We have become accustomed to our doctors taking heroic measures to save and extend lives. Undoubtedly, these heroic measures are a key contributor to the high costs in our overall health care system. But, how will Americans react when the doctors can no longer do "whatever it takes"?

How can anyone doubt that lowering costs in health care will also lower the level of care delivered?

Help Stop High Energy Taxes

Hugh Hewitt links to AmericanSolutions.com

Remember when Obama promised that those of us making less than $250,000 per year would see no new taxes? Well, I'm sure that he will say that he is keeping that promise by leaving income taxes alone. However, as Cap-and-Trade comes closer to reality, just keep in mind that the Carbon Tax that companies will be forced to pay will indeed be passed right on to us... the consumers. It won't be seen as a tax, but it's money right out of our wallets.

My Collection of Dumb Global Warming Stories

Over the past few years, advocates of anthropogenic climate change or global warming have become more strident by the day. Scientists and non-scientists alike have explored new realms of silliness in trying to convince the world that doom is nigh! Opinion trend in America seems to be responding to this... but in which way will the public go?

These are stories from mainstream news sites which I found silly, ironic, unbelievable, or overwrought (or all of the above!).

Floods of tears as climate change 'hard man' breaks down at summit
Baby tax needed to save planet, claims expert
Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet
Divorce Found to Harm the Environment
Christmas causes global warming
Stop Lighting Chanukah Candles, Cut Global Warming
Fever claim on global warming
Polar bears on the brink? Don't you believe it
CLIMATE CHANGE: Forests Could Cool or Cook the Planet
Global Warming Hysteria Could Make Gore Richest VP in History
Norway's Moose Population in Trouble for Belching
Global Warming Will Save America from the Right
Dearly departed encouraged to do their bit on global warming
Climate Change May Put World at War
Climate Change is like World War III

The Walkman is 30 years old??

Wow!

In 1979, the Sony Walkman was born. It had a funny name, I always thought, but it changed the way we listen to music. I remember reading an interview with a rather famous musician who said he always listened to new versions of a song on his Walkman before approving the release, since so many people listened to music that way... it HAD to sound good on a Walkman.

It's hard to believe that Sony let the portable player market get away from them in the new era of the iPod. But, I'm hopeful that the new generation MP3 Walkman will fight back. I guess I'm just a Sony guy!

This is getting ridiculous!!

Can't President Obama nominate anyone who doesn't have tax problems???

And, oh by the way, Obama could've used a protocol chief months ago, when he gave the Queen of England an iPod as a state gift.

How do you beat this for a Father's Day gift??

Rick's Custom Squirrels: Serving all of your gun-toting, mounted-squirrel needs

Conservatives still dominate??

This is interesting.

"40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal." And note the uptick over the past year for conservative self-identification!

What this is saying to me is that today's moderates are largely backing President Obama and the Democrats. The implication, to me, is that the Democrats' support is very soft, and if unemployment numbers stay bad or get worse, if the budget deficit explodes as projected, and if the economic recovery we are starting to see stagnates, Obama and his party could be in trouble, as early as 2010.

Or maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part.

It says that "Liberal" is still not a label that the majority of people want to be associated with. However, they didn't appear to list "Progressive" as a choice. I wonder how that would change the result.

Call Salazar and Bennett

I'm not so sure I would really call John Salazar a "Blue Dog Democrat," but it can't hurt to call him.

I just put in a note to Betsy Markey, to let her know what a horrible idea this new "Public Option" for health care is.

By the way, folks... here come those tax rate increases Obama promised not to raise!! If you think we're going to get out of this health care thing without more massive spending, think again!

Joe Biden, the blind squirrel...

You know the old saying: even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then.

Joe Biden today admitted that the stimulus isn't stimulating. Apologies are fine, Joe, but my suggestion would be to open your eyes to the obvious... government spending doesn't stimulate employment. Money in the hands of employers does!!

Tax rate cuts TODAY, Joe! Don't let ideology stand in the way!

I'm not holding my breath...

Maybe America is waking up

48% believe new stimulus spending DOES NOT create jobs!!

I'm hopeful that Americans will start to put pressure on the government to stop this ridiculous spending spree. It's not too late!!

Reality smacks Obama in the face

Well, okay... not REALLY!

Oh, this is FANTASTIC!

Obama demands "pay-as-you-go," unless it's for his pet project, in which case, massive deficit spending is A-OK!!!

Seriously, why does anyone listen to this guy???

"The National Debt Road Trip"

I nice little metaphor!

Unemployment: The Good, The Bad and the UGLY

The Atlantic shows there is good and bad in the latest unemployment numbers. There is also really scary if trends don't change.

A stimulus plan that would actually stimulate

If I were king...

Oh, if only.

These days, we have to ask ourselves, what really are we trying to stimulate? "The Economy"? That seems awfully nebulous to those of us out beyond The Beltway. No, what the government should be stimulating in employment. The main reason for the lack of consumer spending over the past several months is job insecurity. Why in the world would anybody spend anything in an environment of contracting incomes, and the very real potential of job loss.

Obama's plan has clearly done very little to stimulate job growth (courtesy Gateway pundit), despite his promises. Now reaching over 9%, it is more than a point higher than the Administration predicted when his stimulus package was signed into law. "Accelerate the stimulus," answers Joe Biden.

My answer: The really simple one. If you want to stimulate jobs, then stimulate actual employers. Companies big and small in America must be incentivized to hire new workers. And how best to do that? Yeah, you know! Cut taxes on employers, cut payroll taxes... if I were king, I would do whatever it takes to drive corporate income taxes to zero. After all, companies don't pay income taxes, their customers do. Taxation is just another cost of doing business, costs which, by necessity, must be passed on to the customer, the consumer... to you and me!

The Left would argue that we can increase taxes with mandates that the increased cost of taxation not be passed on to consumers, by law if necessary. But what does that accomplish, if it could be realistically done? It reduces profitability... and therefore reduces share prices... and therefore hammers people in their 401k's and mutual funds. Nice.

Obama is hunting where ever he can to increase tax collections from corporations. But you see where this leads. Higher prices and/or lower stock markets.

They should have elected me king.