“the analysis shows that ocean temperatures and Arctic sea-ice cover were relatively unimportant factors in causing the extra Greenland melt.”
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Hear my prayer.
h/t James
Reader Tips
Uh-oh: Your Squaw Is On The Warpath.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Left Loses Big in Citizenship-Verification Supreme Court Case
In the last year, I’ve litigated five NVRA cases and worked on the preemption issues for years, and there is more to cheer in today’s opinion than there is to bemoan. Those complaining about the opinion don’t understand what the Left’s goal was in this case: total federal preemption. On that score, Justice Scalia foiled them; indeed, the decision today was a huge war won, even if the small Arizona battle was lost.
Oh, Shiny Pony!
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has done a complete reversal on the speaking fees he raked in from charities in the five years since he was an elected MP in his Montreal riding.
Trudeau says he’s willing to refund tens of thousands of dollars to charities he billed for his speeches to “make it right.”
“I’m willing to pay all of the money back if that’s what it comes to and I’m going to work with them on that, but I’m going to fix this,” Trudeau told CTV on Sunday.
Plus, pithy commentary from Michael Coren.
Related: Trudeau’s list of speaking engagements.
Wag The Dog
It’s not just for sex scandals anymore. (Though I’m sure if we wait long enough…)
*
How’s That Hopey Changey Thing Working Out For Ya?
“There were just signs of unusual happenings for many months, odd behavior like the computers just turning themselves on at night and then turning themselves back off again. I was basically able to verify and obtain information from my sources on the suspicious activity and I reported it to CBS News in January because of course it included CBS equipment and systems.”
Attkisson could not speak about whether the hacking was related to her questions about Benghazi because of “legal counsel,” but she did say her work at that time was primarily on the occurrence.
Environmentalists vs. PETA: The Great Internal Radical Leftist Struggle
James Delingpole explains.
Another math challenged politician.
It's been 86 days since the Senate passed a budget. Republicans, stop obstructing us from proceeding to conference. pic.twitter.com/DiQ4oEuNvH
— Senator Harry Reid (@SenatorReid) June 17, 2013
It’s about control, not firearms.
Firearms safety would be the most popular class in school . . . again.
Some 2,700 teens aged 16-19 died in car crashes in 2010, the most recent year for which the federal agency’s website has figures, and 282,000 were injured. So, the nation’s schools have rightly implemented programs that teach teens to be safer drivers.
h/t, Instapundit
Hotel Vagabond
Where all wanderers, explorers and adventurers gather.
Add Montreal’s mayor to the list
I’m beginning to understand why all the Canadian gangsters in television shows are french-speaking.
…and the construction workers go on strike. I’m sure it’s totally unrelated, though.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Hear my prayer.
h/t Iowa Jim
Reader Tips
In tonight’s detour en route to the tips Belfast-born Van Morrison takes us Into The Mystic.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Why Do “Progressives” Constantly do Unprogressive Things?
Various “educators” in Nova Scotia are convinced that Mother’s Day and Father’s Day should disappear … because they may offend some children. Parents are fighting back but are far from winning the battle. Roy Green has more (podcast).
The Children Are Our Future?
How often do we hear that aforementioned catch phrase from the usual talking heads? Yet actions speak much louder than words and anyone who isn’t insisting upon absolute fiscal responsibility truly does not care about the children. Michael Campbell explains.
Unwarranted
When bureaucrats bypass judges:
The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, disclosed this week that during a secret briefing to members of Congress, he was told that the contents of a phone call could be accessed “simply based on an analyst deciding that.”
“C’mere, listen to what your ex’s lawyer is saying…”
If the NSA wants “to listen to the phone,” an analyst’s decision is sufficient, without any other legal authorization required, Nadler said he learned. “I was rather startled,” said Nadler, an attorney and congressman who serves on the House Judiciary committee.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Hear my prayer.
h/t Russell
The Sound Of Settled Science
Unicorn Energy Co.
It’s an expanding business:
A study from the University of North Carolina published recently in Environmental Research Letters finds that “the power capacity of large-scale wind farms may have been significantly overestimated.” The green energy wind talkers have long claimed that wind farms can produce a net of 2 to 4 watts per square meter of land, but this study estimates that the true figure is closer to 1 watt per square meter. This is pathetic; it means to equal the power output of a small coal or gas-fired plant (say, 500 megawatts), you’d require a land area of nearly 300 square miles…