Archive for July, 2009
If This Were Vegas, There’d Be A Lot of Broken Kneecaps
General Motors isn’t the only taxpayer-owned company still pouring millions of our dollars into lobbying operations. There are a whole host of companies out there using your money to get even more of your money from Congress. Some of the biggest banks are also among the more than 30 that have already moved to repay [...]
There’s No Way That Could Go Wrong. Just Ask Sarah Connor
This definitely has to be the Quote of the Week. “We completely understand the public’s concern about futuristic robots feeding on the human population, but that is not our mission,” – Harry Schoell, CEO of Cyclone Power Technologies Well, I’m certainly reassured. However, at the risk of being seen as overcautious, is it possible for [...]
Hollywood, You’ve Been Holding Out On Me…
So there I was, happily watching the History Channel when I saw this: What in the name of all that’s holy is this and why didn’t I hear about it before tonight? I’ve been burned by movie trailers before but this one has a distinct Cloverfield vibe, Peter Jackson, and alien insects in power armor. [...]
Good News! GM Won’t Spend Quite so Much of Our Money on Lobbyists!
You’ll be glad to know that General Motors has taken its horrid financial situation to heart and is taking immediate steps to reduce costs, increase its cashflow, and drum up new business. In fact, it’s doing all three things at the same time. General Motors reduced its lobbying spending in the second quarter by only [...]
As If Life Isn’t Complicated Enough, Here Comes Washington
There really is no place Washington will not intrude. It’s not enough that the Democrats want to control every electrical fixture, light bulb, and appliance in your house; every aspect of your health care; and the very thoughts in your head. They also want to tell you what gender you are. I am not kidding. [...]
The Moon Landing, One Right Cross for A Man, and Eddie Izzard
Forty years ago today, a human being walked on the moon. It was, I think, the high-water mark for sheer audacity, technical genius, masterful improvisation, and soul-enriching grandeur. Today, it seems like a given that once Apollo 11 leaped toward the sky on a 36-story skyscraper full of high explosive*, it would reach the moon [...]
Whose Fault is Today’s Government Spending, Really?
Ron Coleman has compared government spending today to what it was at the height of World War II and found that even drunken sailors would quail at how freely our government is throwing our money around. You know, it’s one thing to soft-pedal atomic-bomb type radical changes such as are being proposed for the healthcare [...]
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