Jon Stewart is jumping the shark trying to cut on Newt Gingrich. #mediadumbass
Month: May 2011
RT @heytammybruce – I feel sor…
RT @heytammybruce – I feel sorry for the goats “Extensive Porn Stash Reportedly Found in Bin Laden Compound” http://fxn.ws/lAV1Fe // LOL!!
Why do oil companies keep maki…
Why do oil companies keep making big profits? Because *you* keep buying their product, regardless of the price. That’s inelastic demand.
Americans Oppose Raising Debt …
Americans Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling, 47% to 19% http://on.fb.me/ilUYHc
Saving the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Could Endanger Oil Production
As a friend of mine said after reading this article, "Step on the thing and start drilling!" I’ve been to this part of the country and, with due respect to Midland/Odessa, there’s only one reason for the Permian Basin to exist: to serve up oil and gas for the rest of the country. This little…
The Importance of State-level Authority
The Founding Fathers never intended for us to be ruled by a monolithic central government and the reason should be obvious, even to a big-government liberal: Democracy is a never-ending experiment. For it to work, we need competition of ideas inside government as well as in the business world. As much policy as possible should…
Pakistan and Hiding bin Laden
Does anyone seriously believe that the Pakistani government did not know Osama bin Laden was living – and living large – in their country? Please. Pakistan’s intelligence service is corrupt, but they are far from incompetent. At best they turned a blind eye to the U.S.’s most-wanted terrorist. But it’s far more likely parts of…
High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries
The NY Times: “When we don’t get the results we want in our military endeavors, we don’t blame the soldiers. And yet in education we do just that. At the moment, the average teacher’s pay is on par with that of a toll taker or bartender. So how do teachers cope? Sixty-two percent work outside…
What Americans Must Do
The American economy is built on the illusion of hope rather than the foundation of economic reason. Our immediate, desperate need to balance the current budget, reduce the total deficit, and embrace profitability as the single most important financial fundamental is something that transcends political parties and narrow ideological interests. We must hold Washington accountable…