“I’m with the USDA, and I need to see the permit for your rabbit.”
Walter In Edgewater, New Jersey
Via Mediate
h/t Shawn
Y2Kyoto: We’re Winning
In a blow to clean energy advocates throughout the Northeast, Gov. Chris Christie said this morning that the state will pull out of the region’s “gimmicky” cap-and-trade program by the end of the year.
Reader Tips
Yes, they got a nice shot, but is this really a good idea?
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Lord keep the government out of business
Two from The Economist:
The White House and American business
Don’t bully Boeing, Barack
Want to prove you are “pro-business”? Condemn a loony-left complaint against America’s biggest exporter
High-speed trains
The Difference Engine: Fast track to nowhere
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
Never attribute to stupidity what can be adequately explained by malice;
Democrats are loath to admit the president doesn’t know what he is doing, so they are left trying to convince themselves and others that this is a fuss about nothing. The most honest defense I heard from a pro-Israel Democratic staffer was to acknowledge that Obama had made mincemeat out of the “peace process” but to remind me that talks aren’t going anywhere anyway. In essence, “no harm, no foul” and look at all the hardware and military support we’ve given Israel!
Y2Kyoto: We’re Winning
Judge orders U.Va. to release climate research documents
Stop the Spending!
The National Post must be applauded for their most recent editorial, “Wanted: Zero budgetary growth“. The question is, will Stephen Harper and Jim Flaherty pay any attention to it?
The most basic of conservative principles is to live within one’s means. If a majority Conservative government in Canada won’t eliminate the annual deficit within a year or so, is the entire notion of conservative thought lost in our country for at least the next few decades?
A Rae of Sunlight for the Liberals?
Kelly McParland’s editorial on the return of Bob Rae to the Numero Uno position of a political party in Canada is most interesting.
Reading it, the following juxtaposition comes to mind:
Old Parlour Game: Describe what it means to be a Canadian without once mentioning America or American.
New Parlour Game: Describe what it means to be a Liberal in Canada without once mentioning Stephen Harper or the Conservatives.
In The Mail
The Benefits Of Socialism, by A. Hunter Solomon. “A comprehensive itemization of leftist contributions to humanitarianism, prosperity, liberty and society.”
I read “Benefits of Socialism” from cover to cover, without putting it down. In my opinion, this may be the most illuminating book on the topic, ever. |
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The 20 Best- and Worst-Paid College Majors in America
On the heels of the SDA discussion about whether college/university was a good investment, comes this new piece by Time magazine. Here’s a synopsis:
A new report shows some undergraduate degrees pay off more than others — literally. Using data from the U.S. Census, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s “What’s It Worth: The Economic Value of College Majors” report, issued May 24, looked at 171 different majors and found that the difference in earning potential between one field of study and another can be more than 300%. TIME took a look at the 10 highest- and the 10 lowest-earning majors
On a personal note, may I admit that I smiled broadly when I saw that Mining and Mineral Engineering was in the top ten for Best Majors. For when I graduated as a mining engineer in the late 80’s I’ll never forget how all the “experts” told me what a dumb decision it was to be getting involved in a “sunset industry”. I guess they forgot about what happens the morning after the sun sets!
Reader Tips
In tonight’s tippity amusement, from 1936, comedic quartet Yacht Club Boys (Billy Mann, George Kelly, Jimmy Kern, and Charles Adler) sing The Government Takes Away.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
It’s Probably Nothing
US Commerce Department: Durable goods orders drop 3.6% in April.
The Media Party’s Rigged Game
If anyone denies what Krauthammer is saying in this clip, are they lying or just in denial?
The Tolerant Left
Scratch an MSNBC host, find a misogynist.
Update: Schultz apologizes.
Renewal! Revitalization! Rae!
The Liberal Party of Canada goes toward the light.
Y2Kyoto: Judgement Days
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Hashtag Of The Entitlement Generation
Sometimes I feel guilty about the crushing debt our generation is passing on to the next. Then I read about the Saskatchewan Student Strike Over Teachers Strike. Whatever!
h/t Derek
The Gated-Community Community
You see, here is the situation in California. Tens of thousands of prisoners are scheduled by a U.S. Supreme Court order to be released. But why this inability to house our criminals when we pay among the highest sales, income, and gas taxes in the nation? Too many criminals? Too few new prisons? Too high costs per prisoner? Too many non-violent crimes that warrant incarceration? God help us when they are released. We know what crime is like now; what will it be like if thousands are let go? I doubt they will end up in the yards of the justices who let them out.
Flashback: The Global Village Fortifies.
President Uh-Oh
The Queen gives the cold shoulder to President Obama for breaking protocol, offering a toast to her while “God Save The Queen” was being played.
NRO chimes in, asking why a protocol officer couldn’t have prepped Da Prez. Jake Tapper shares his take.
Watch for the Media Party to call Queen Elizabeth a racist by sundown Wednesday!
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