WHY THE PUBLIC doesn’t like ObamaCare.
Archive for March, 2011
March 31, 2011
AUSTRALIA VS. ANDREW BOLT: “Andrew Bolt has been dragged before a judge and accused of thought crimes against the high church of political correctness.” I’m betting on Bolt.
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS STORY?
A morbidly obese man is dead after he was found fused to a chair that he had been stuck on for two years. . . . Emergency crews had to pry him free, as his skin was stuck to the recliner with urine, feces and maggots.
It’s this bit: “The 43-year-old man from Bellaire, Ohio, was discovered unconscious on Sunday by his girlfriend.”
Well, like the song says, even Hitler had a girlfriend.
PRE-KHOMEINI: Photo Gallery: Iran Before The Chador.
30 YEARS OF food processing.
7 PROBLEMS THAT COULD derail the global recovery. Since it’s an “HO” gauge recovery, it wouldn’t take much . . .
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
The Law School Admission Council confirmed on Wednesday that, with about 90 percent of applications for next year received, the number of applicants is down 11 percent from the same time last year. That’s the lowest it has been at this point since 2001.
Experts attribute the decline to the rising cost of law school and the diminished job prospects for graduates—factors that have resulted in a flurry of news articles and blog entries questioning the value of a law degree. In addition, with the economy slowly improving, some students who might have headed to law school to delay entering the work force are feeling more optimistic about getting jobs today, admissions officials say.
The University of Kansas School of Law, for instance, extended its deadline by one month, to April 15, but it still expects applications to be down 15 percent to 20 percent from last year.
Ultimately, the payoff has to justify the investment.
MARKDOWNS ON health and fitness equipment.
TRANSPARENCY: Politico: “President Obama finally and quietly accepted his ‘transparency’ award from the open government community this week — in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday. The secret presentation happened almost two weeks after the White House inexplicably postponed the ceremony, which was expected to be open to the press pool.”
TAKING OLD OIL from crankcase to gas tank. “Researchers at University of Cambridge have developed a process that uses microwaves to recycle old motor oil into gasoline-like fuel for use in conventional vehicles. They claim the process has ‘excellent potential’ for commercial use.”
HOW TO FIND INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIALS: First Look for Signs of Mining in Distant Asteroid Belts.
VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The Genesis Of A Bad Idea. “So the omissions pose the question: how did Obama, the archetype war critic, find himself bombing—in optional and preemptive fashion, and without congressional authority — an Arab Muslim oil-exporting country, and one that posed no immediate threat to American national security, despite being governed by a monster who, nevertheless, had been recently courted by Western intellectuals, academics, universities, and diplomats?”
POPULAR MECHANICS gets started with a Nissan Leaf. “Downstairs in PM’s home, at 300 West 57th Street in New York City, electricians have just completed the installation of a 208-volt charging station, making our home base one of the first office towers in the city with that capability. . . . Aerovironment’s Richard Gershman wasn’t at liberty to speak about the cost of the actual charger, but Nissan is saying that the typical Level 2 charger installation will cost as much as $2000. If this triggers an upgrade to 200-amp service, the total cost could be substantially more. The installation is relatively simple for a licensed electrician, but the work will require a permit from the local building department and and an inspection after the work is completed.”
CAN WE REALLY measure happiness? “Wouldn’t voters’ calculations about the political impact of a happiness survey affect their responses?” I find it amusing that government officials think the way to increased happiness is . . . increased taxes! When you”re a parasite, every problem has the same solution. More blood from the host! . . .
AN INTERVIEW WITH JEAN AUEL, author of the Clan Of The Cave Bear line of books. “There was a time when I was working at a full-time job, going to night school, and raising five children, but writing is the hardest work I’ve ever done.”
Plus, the best gift someone can give an author: “Uninterrupted time.”
I’M SURE THE COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW WILL EXPRESS OUTRAGE: Union official poses as press to crash NHGOP fundraiser.
WISCONSIN UNION BOYCOTT THREATS illegal? What’s more troubling is that the police are involved in making the threats. “I can’t get my head around the concept of police involvement in boycotting businesses. That reads like pure corruption. I can’t believe it’s being done openly. Can someone explain to me how you can even argue that it is acceptable for police to extort political support from citizens?”
THE RICH REALLY ARE DIFFERENT: Their Incomes Fluctuate More. “This is one of the reasons that we can’t fix all our budget problems with higher taxes on the rich–if we do that, revenues are going to collapse dangerously every time there’s a recession.” Of course, it’s not like our political class is prone to thinking very far ahead. . . .
TESLA SUES BBC FOR LIBEL over rigged Top Gear test. Personally, I find it hard to believe that the BBC, of all media outlets, would start with a predetermined storyline.
MICHAEL YON takes on Rolling Stone. “The boycott of Rolling Stone Magazine advertisers is gaining traction. The magazine has deceptively attacked US Soldiers and intentionally misled readers for sake of profit and power.”
