Author: Simon

Note that the gentleman being interviewed is an Obama supporter if you can judge by the above conversation. He says Obama was not born in Hawaii. He also says those that don’t like Obama are racists. Here is what he had to say: There is no birth certificate,” he said. “It’s like an open secret.…

The picture is from Curmudgeonly & Skeptical. The above is a proud Palestinian child. Eric at Classical Values discusses the resurgence of Nazi Politics in the Middle East. I too have posted a few times on the subject. Then there is my post: The Nazis of the Middle East. The Baath Party which runs Syria…

Let us get the bad news out of the way first. The Resident has put a part timer in charge of oil spill operations. And of course the Resident is defending that decision. Can the man who President Obama has tapped to formulate a long-term Gulf Coast restoration plan work only part-time on such a…

I just came across a real deal for recordable DVDs at Amazon. Sixteen and a half cents each (roughly). And not some off brand. These are made by Sony (or at least carry their brand). Sony DMR 47RS4 – 30 x DVD-R – 4.7 GB ( 120min ) 16x – spindle – storage media Let…

You can also see the video at an Israeli site. Learn more about Urban Warfare. H/T Diogenes via e-mail Cross Posted at Power and Control

And where does the term “jonesing” come from? From the Grateful Dead. And the song? Casey Jones. Introduced here by Bill Graham who talks about “all the shit that has gone down.” No shit. Grateful Dead Stuff Oh. Yeah. A few words on how the Jones Act is hampering cleanup in the Gulf. H/T Jccarlton…

Russell Roberts discusses the perverse incentives that motivate politicians. This wiggle room for politicians in a democracy leads to some strange outcomes. It allows politicians to do the right thing and the wrong thing at the same time. How is that possible? We shall see below. Even stranger, the imperfect information available to voters can…

Whiny Little Bitch: The Excuse-Filled Presidency of Barack Obama H/T Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control

There is a report in Playboy about the Tea Party movement and a consultant who plans to help them win. The article is discussing a Tea Party organizer. The speeches went on for hours. The sun was shining. It was the kind of day when you could take a nap under a tree. The organizer…

JLawson is responding to a comment by Diogenes at Talk Polywell. Diogenes wrote: This doesn’t look good. http://www.theoildrum.com/node/6593/648967 You can read more about the link at: The Gulf – It Is Worse Than We Thought. The reply by JLawson: No, it doesn’t. In fact – that’s about as far from ‘good’ as I could imagine.…

The Oil Drum has an excellent bit of speculation (backed with knowledge) about what is going on with the blown out well in the Gulf of Mexico. (you should read the whole thing) All of these things lead to only one place, a fully wide open well bore directly to the oil deposit…after that, it…

In a discussion of Obama’s handling of the Gulf oil spill it seems as if a commenter has found that some one is missing. captainjack Jun 14, 2010 03:56 PM ET This problem calls for someone with managerial experience and knowlege of the oil business. Hum, see if you can find that resume from that…

The New Your Post is discussing President Present’s inadequate response to the Gulf Oil Spill. As usual I think the best commentary is in the comments. Like this one: Mainer1776 06/13/2010 6:22 AM This week we’ve learned that assistance from countries that are experienced in oil spill clean-up was rejected repeatedly by the Obama administration…

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The US Government has a plan. A plan to deliver us from the the scourge of drugs. Really. For sure. Well OK not so sure. It is hard to sell sure after the twentieth or thirtieth time. Well it is all good. But not in fun. Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 2,200 people…

I’ll bet you didn’t know that wasting trillions was a conservative strategy. It is. In one of the biggest pork barrel projects in America. The Drug War. After 40 years, the United States’ war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence…

The Euro is going down. Not with a whimper but with a bang. A trillion dollar bang. Mrs Merkel is right: “The euro is in danger… if the euro fails, then Europe fails.” What she has not yet admitted publicly is that the main cause of the single currency’s peril appears beyond her control and…

Chairman Bernanke says no double dip recession. Sort of. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday he is hopeful the economy will gain traction and not fall back into a “double dip” recession. “My best guess is we will have a continued recovery, but it won’t feel terrific,” Bernanke said. That’s because economic growth won’t…

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) did not melt down from an excess of energy production. It is melting due to budget excesses. It has been billed as the solution to tomorrow’s energy crunch, but ITER, a massive fusion experiment by seven international partners, is under serious threat from a present-day problem: the financial crisis.…