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Time’s Wasting
Congress is officially out for the year. It’s the earliest departure in over 50 years, and the least productive Congress since World War 2. But there’s no point in beating your head against a wall to do nothing. Besides, by adjourning early, Harry Reid gave Scott Brown no excuse to miss his debate with Elizabeth [...]
Two and a Half Men
Thank heaven for Alan Grayson and — still! — Howard Dean. Harry Reid? Not so much. If you don’t read Toothpaste for Dinner, you should! In closing: 10 ways to get fat; pretty pictures; revisionist “history” (go ahead and read the Constitution, Newt); fearmongering; reality check. Sorry, I’m just not feeling like a long post [...]
I Saw the Shorties
I have got to get into the habit of little posts throughout the week. Today’s items are a little mind-blowing. On Taxes and Debt: Two graphs. On Inflation: Core rate is crazy. Explains the Popularity of Certain People: Most people just don’t read books. I wonder if they’ll remember this come fall: Americans want to [...]
Inland Shorties
To Paraphrase My Source: why do we demonize doctors for over-prescribing (and parents for over-demanding) antibiotics when 80% of them are used on the farm? Don’t Panic: Yellowstone has risen by as much as 10″ in spots. Useless: New food labels tell you everything they think you need to know at a glance on the [...]
Grape Leaves Changing Color
Fall has officially arrived in Vegas. In Closing: 22.5%; a brave man confronts ignorant women; it’s the continuing adventures of Harry and Sharron!; glad I’m not in Chicago this week; accidental gay marriage; is anyone really, honestly surprised they’ve found oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico? Really?; no wonder things are tough [...]
Wouldn’t that be nice?
Taken at Clark High School in Las Vegas. In Closing: Foreclosure mess (update, Bank of America has halted all foreclosures nationwide); new 300 year old Vivaldi concerto; progressive agenda; we have to be better; I hope the FDIC bankrupts these [redacted]; always check your work; on Afghanistan; 30% of unemployed have been out of work [...]
Education Roundup
This week, there’s been quite a buzz in education. Or perhaps it just seems that way since we have a new Superintendent of Schools in Clark County Nevada. So lets start with President Obama feeling that part of the problem is that many schools are using outdated textbooks. Has basic reading or math changed recently? [...]
On One Hand We Have GDP; On the Other We Have Reality
Last month we were told that “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2010, (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the [...]
Hold Your Nose and Pick One
The Nevada race for Senate continues to be close. But this week the Las Vegas Review Journal — our paper of record, serving roughly 75% of the state’s population — did a different poll. They found that 2/3 of people who support Sharron Angle wish the Republican candidate were someone else, along with 8 in [...]
I’m going to speak slowly….
Pedant aside: please note that I did not say “Imma” in place of “I’m going to”. The end of August is upon us. This is normally I time of year that I republish A Little Message for the College Crowd, updated with the newest Beloit Mindset List. As important as I still believe that message [...]
