It takes a couple of years, but again, here’s direct evidence of the Obama Administration’s hostility towards American oil companies … Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies. […] “I was in a meeting once and I gave an analogy to my staff about my philosophy of enforcement, and I think
April 2012
April 25, 2012
EPA: “Crucify a few of them and the rest are easy to manage for the next few years …” [Darleen Click]
April 25, 2012
WHAT and Skittles…? [McGehee]
For some, life isn’t all beer and Skittles. Doctors say teenagers have a false belief that prescription drugs give a safer high than illegal drugs. Many teens think it’s alright to eat them with candy until they end up in the hospital. It’s becoming all-the-rage for teens to have Skittle’s parties, also called pharm parties — pharm being short for pharmaceuticals. The sugar load isn’t the problem. It’s when teens
April 25, 2012
Real-Life Barbie: Would You Explore Her Uncanny Valley? [Dan Collins]
Sodahead: Valeria Lukyanova, a 21-year-old woman from Russia, is often referred to as a “real-life Barbie” because, well, she kind of looks like Barbie. The problem is, as many have speculated, if Barbie were real she would look almost inhuman. Lukayanova has wide hips, a busty top, an insanely thin waist, long blonde hair, perfect powdery makeup, and baby blue eyes. It’s obviously not something she was born with, which
April 25, 2012
As goes California — the epic failure of the Progressive Left [Darleen Click]
Well, only if one defines failure as being a vibrant example of Western principles rather than a feudal state of coastal lords and inland serfs [Joel] Kotkin, one of the nation’s premier demographers, left his native New York City in 1971 to enroll at the University of California, Berkeley. The state was a far-out paradise for hipsters who had grown up listening to the Mamas & the Papas’ iconic “California
April 25, 2012
More Oops from Elizabeth Warren, Smartest Woman EVAHAHAHAAAA [Dan Collins]
You know Elizabeth Warren, the woman who’s running against Scott “The Nekkid RINO” Brown. She’s the creatrix of the intellectual underpinnings of the Occupy movment, and stop laughing. She’s also a millionairess who opted not to pay Massachusetts’ opt-in higher tax rate, though she thinks that the wealthy should be more heavily taxed. The wealthy, having means at their disposal to flee to other states, or if that is inconvenient
April 24, 2012
Welcome, Tanner Goldstein [The Whole Damn PW Family]
Sorry, little dude. The place is kind of a mess. But we’ll muddle through. As Leigh mentioned in comments in the previous post, delivered by c-section this morning at 8:15 his local, and featured being held by big bro Satchel in a great photo over at Jeff’s Facebook page. Stacy has related thoughts, though the headline to his post put the M song “Pop Music” in my head (just warning
April 24, 2012
Raw Story: A Profile in Leftist Media Mattering D-baggery [Dan Collins; UPDATED]
While Jeff and his wife are off activating their new person, I thought I’d bring this up. Raw Story is one of those lefty watchdog sites whose sole purpose is to try to make political hay of whatever the MSM are talking about, and since lies are so cheap they are munificent with them. One of today’s exercises in outrage is this: A Fox News host on Tuesday stopped short
April 24, 2012
Freedom of Religion Freedom of worship – or, in ObamaSpeak, you’ll still be able to keep the church you like [Darleen Click]
Anyone with half a brain could see this coming Religious liberty groups are blasting a proposed ordinance that would force churches in Hutchinson, Kan. to rent their facilities for gay weddings and gay parties. The Hutchinson City Council will consider adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes in the city’s human relations code. They are expected to vote on the changes next month. According to the Hutchinson
April 23, 2012
This is where we are, politically
Go look at my Twitter feed (@proteinwisdom) and review my “conversation” with this dude. It’s a fascinating microcosm of battle over where we stand on the right. Those of us who are actually there, I mean. And that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? Anyway, it ends with me getting unfollowed and blocked and told to fuck off. If that kind of thing excites you.
April 23, 2012
Timing!
Just got back from the baby doc. Unless my wife goes into labor tonight, we’re set for a Tuesday delivery. Leave for the hospital early in the a.m. Go us!