Who’s ready for some “fuck you, come and take it”-action? — regardless of the happy, “historic” pro-environment spin being put on this by, for instance, USA Today: Taking a historic step to fight climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency today proposed a plan that aims to slash carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants 30% by 2030 and could accelerate the nation’s shift away from coal. “By leveraging cleaner energy

So argues the Washington Examiner’s editorial board.  And they’re probably right.  But then, there’s the problem with politics:  these Senate Democrats fear the impact of the new EPA rule (unconstitutional though it be, unless it’s a tax, in which case, hey, the founders really wanted a dictatorship. They just didn’t realize it until John Roberts sussed it out) precisely and only because they’re vulnerable at the ballot box.  What such

I mean, I know we’re supposed to pretend that Obama is a great Dad, that he cares about the US in his own way — he just happens to think the founding and all the structural controls instituted as part of the Constitution’s framing are quaint, non-binding, and racist / sexist / xenophobic, et al., and so as an act of love, wants to fundamentally transform the country he so

Time is drawing near as the new house gets closer to completion each day.  We have our pre-dry wall walk-through coming up on Friday, after which the spray foam goes in and seals up all the electrical, plumbing, low volt, etc.  It’s exciting and terrifying at the same time.  I walk the place every day learning for the first time just how houses are built.  It’s been a fascinating experience