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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.”
The left has been quoting a CBO study which toutes a “modest” increase of $175 a year in the cost of energy consumption. Doing a quick calculation, that translates into a $14.58 per month increase for a household of four…how does […]
The cost of Cap & Trade/Tax…
Friday, June 26th, 2009If you don’t already know, H.R. 2454 has passed out of the House on a vote of 219-212.
Testimony before the Senate Republican Conference
June 22, 2009
My name is Ben Lieberman, and I am the Senior Policy Analyst for Energy and Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The […]
Stupid: Let’s dump the “Star-Spangled Banner”!!1!
Saturday, June 13th, 2009The melody is lifted from an old English drinking song. The lyrics are all about bombs and war and bloodshed — and not in a good way. By the penultimate verse, the song has turned really nasty: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave/From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.” […]
Brett Favre: The Ultimate Troll
Monday, June 8th, 2009Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress and quarterback Brett Favre plan to meet at an undisclosed location later this week to discuss the possibility of the former Packers and Jets quarterback renouncing his retirement from the NFL to play the 2009 season with the Vikings, according to a source with direct knowledge of discussions between […]
There’s somethin’ wrong with the world today…
Saturday, May 30th, 2009Heaven forbid we expect kids to actually be kids anymore…
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I’m sure Meghan McCain would tell ABC to stop being so square on the issue.
Seriously, this story is both sad and frightening. Self-worth has been completely thrown out the window. There is something wrong with this, but I guess it depends on what your definition […]
In an empty theater no one can hear you boo
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Bloody-disgusting is reporting an ALIEN remake/reboot:
So Mr. Anonymous is back again. And being that 20th Century Fox is remaking Predator, it doesn’t surprise me at all that Fox is also going back to their catalog for a reboot of Ridley Scott’s Alien.
What our tipster informed us is that - opposite the Predator situation - […]
Who’s ready for the internet tax?!
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009What is the single modern invention most responsible for enhancing peoples’ freedom and standard of living across the world? Arguably, it is the Internet. Yet, Democrats from revenue-starved states and Congress are proposing to make it less free by taxing Internet commerce. (Content regulation should be coming soon to a screen near you.)
This should not […]
Meghan McCain: The Painfully Stupid Attention Whore
Monday, May 11th, 2009Newser – Woulda-been first daughter Meghan McCain didn’t exactly get the royal treatment she was expecting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents dinner. She showed up to the exclusive event with two tickets and a party of three, prompting a security guard to question her. “Doesn’t he even know who the fuck I am?” she […]
Brett Favre: The Ultimate Troll
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress and quarterback Brett Favre plan to meet at an undisclosed location later this week to discuss the possibility of the former Packers and Jets quarterback renouncing his retirement from the NFL to play the 2009 season with the Vikings, according to a source with direct knowledge of discussions between […]
Unhinged: Glenn Beck responds…
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009H/T: Hot Air
That is all.