Archive | August, 2011
Starbucks CEO: Hey, Let’s Boycott Political Donations
Yeah, funny how we’re only supposed to stop donating to politicians now that Democrats are out of favor and Wall Street has turned back to Republicans. Suddenly it’s time to cut off the political donations. Not in 2008 when Obama and the Democrats were receiving a flood of donations from Wall Street. No, that was [...]
Perry to Obama: Freeze All New Federal Regulation
15. August 2011
Smart. “It is hard enough for small businesses to keep their doors open under this Administration’s failed economic experiment, and the last thing employers need is additional regulations that kill jobs,” said Gov. Perry. “While the president issues executive orders to study what regulations harm business, I believe we need immediate action, not bureaucratic studies. [...]
It’s Time to End the Postal Service
15. August 2011
The US Postal Service has outlived its usefulness. The “company” is drowning in debt and can’t pay its benefit obligations to power-hungry unions. Fewer and fewer Americans utilize the snail-mail, 49-cent service, instead resorting to free and instant email and web delivery. The business model is outdated and unsustainable. First Class mail is rarely utilized, [...]
The Submissive Question to Bachmann Was Fair
15. August 2011
Matt Lewis successfully makes the case that Byron York was correct in questioning Mr. Bachmann’s influence on his wife, who seeks the highest office in the land. First, a 2006 quote from Bachmann: My husband said, now you need to go and get a post-doctorate degree in tax law. Tax law? I hate taxes. Why [...]
Obama to Deny Taiwan New F-16 Fighters, Costing 16,000 Jobs
15. August 2011
Awful. Taiwan faces daily pressure from China, which considers the small island nation to be part of its territory. Mainland China just launched an aircraft carrier named after an admiral who once conquered Taiwan. And China has been hacking our computer systems and stealing our military technology for years. But we’re so indebted to Beijing, [...]
SETI Back on the Air — Without Tax Dollars
14. August 2011
You may want to have a seat for this one. It turns out that, believe it or not, it’s possible to have a science program without federal funding. Shocking, I know. But preliminary reports indicate a new dynamic is afoot: If something is popular enough, and if people actually want it enough, it’ll be funded [...]
Obama Presidency-Explaining Story of the Day
14. August 2011
Via Jim Treacher, this one headline alone explains the entire Obama fad: Narcissists rise to the top because people mistake their confidence and authority for leadership qualities They may be charming, confident and climb the job ladder with ease, but when they reach the top, narcissists are actually not very good at their roles. And [...]
Collapse: Obama’s Approval Hits 39%
14. August 2011
Just 39% of Americans approve of the job Barack Obama is doing, according to the latest daily poll by Gallup. It’s the first time Obama’s approval has fallen into the 30s. 54% of Americans disapprove of the president’s job performance. That’s also the highest recorded disapproval in Gallup polling’s history of polling for Obama. As [...]
Ouch: Glee 3D Concert Film Bombs at the Box Office
14. August 2011
I’m torn over this one. On one hand, it’s Twentieth Century Fox, and that’s a Rupert Murdoch company. So I want the company to make rather than lose money. On the other hand, I absolutely despise the Glee franchise. Because of the gay pride message? No. Because it sucks. The scripts, the music, they just [...]
A Note on Pawlenty’s Departure
14. August 2011
Just a quick note on Tim Pawlenty’s departure from the race. It’s a shame, actually. He’s a good man and would have made a good president. And there are others still in the race who really should have left before him *cough* Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich *cough*. But regardless, he decided that he couldn’t [...]
15. August 2011
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