Even Liberals Must Confront Math

The city of Chicago has to close 50 schools as a result of a budget shortfall.  A study shows that during Obama's presidency, he spent 976 hours on vacation and 474.4 hours in meetings about the economy.  The boxer Mike Tyson admitted that he was better off when Republicans were president.  The Senate illegal immigrant amnesty bill includes a ski instructor exception.  Meanwhile, the Obama regime is working to muzzle the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction.

"The Ghost Army"

During WWII, the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops engaged in a campaign of deception against the Germans.

Government Health Insurance = Opportunities for Graft

A nonprofit connected to Rep. Corrine Brown (D., Fla.) and run by a local political power player overbilled Medicaid by nearly $1.4 million....

Meanwhile, the Obama regime's health insurance law will raise taxes on union health care plans by 40%.   I am pleased to note that a host of businesses are launching legal challenges against the Obama regime's health insurance law's contraception mandate.

In the land of the National Health Disservice, hospital staff at St Catherine's Hospital in Doncaster, South Yorkshire locked a patient in a closet and threw cushions at another patient for target practice.  When a man called the British health care hotline, he had to wait 4 hours to be connected and another 5 hours before a nurse would come to his house.

"We Meet Again...."

Fisherman caught carp that he formerly captured 14 years ago.  The fish had since grown from 26 lbs. to 54 lbs. 12 oz.

Obama Really Knows How to Pick Them

A Philadelphia police officer honored by Obama has been charged with 2 counts of rape.

Dilmun

This ancient civilization was located in Bahrain in the 3rd millennium B.C.

Obama's Illegal Order

Obama broke military protocol and used military servicemen as his servants.

Kingfisher

The bird can capture 50 minnows a day.

Obama Regime's Abuse of EPA

Conservative groups seeking information from the Environmental Protection Agency have been routinely hindered by fees normally waived for media and watchdog groups, while fees for more than 90 percent of requests from green groups were waived, according to requests reviewed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

Another Homosexual Pedophile

18-year-old girl expelled from high school because of her same-sex relationship with another 15-year-old girl.  Meanwhile, I'm pleased to note that a Texas state judge stopped a homosexual couple from cohabiting.

Vitamin D may Relieve Asthma Symptoms

[L]ow levels of vitamin D, which is made by the body in sunlight, was linked to a worsening of symptoms.

Labor Unions Oppose Obama's Cabinet Nominee

Organized labor will break its silence and oppose President Obama's nominee for Commerce Secretary, Chicago's Penny Pritzker, the Daily News has learned.

The decision stems from long-standing grievances with labor practices at the Hyatt Hotels chain, a source of her family's fortune....

The Eurabianization of Britain Continues

In a period of 10 years, the Muslim population of Britain surged by 75%.

The Pony That Adopted a Lamb

A Shetland pony adopted a lamb in Wales.

More on President Pinocchio

Obama's lie about referring to the Benghazi attack as an act of terrorism immediately after it happened.

Another Glimpse of the Middle East

One of the few good decisions made by Obama was not to intervene directly in Syria.  Assisting the rebels in fighting against Assad is doing wonders.  During the Iraq War, some suggested the "flypaper" theory in which Iraq would attract terrorists who would transfer their attention from the US to that country.  It seems that Syria may have the same effect, but this time with no cost in American lives.  Every time when I thought that the news from Syria can't get any better, the country proves me wrong.  The latest example is a video showing a Syrian rebel eating the heart of his enemy.  This is the kind of descent into barbarism in the Arab world that I welcome.  To quote that Kissinger saying again: It's a pity they can't both lose.

Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood is busily establishing a theocracy in Egypt, with a massive surge in blasphemy charges.  In related news, the UN is back to its old custom of anti-Semitism, with the director of the United National Relief Works Agency’s (UNRWA) Lebanon bureau endorsing the annihilation of Israel.

German Liberals Successfully Complain About Success

German leftists whine that Chancellor Merkel's firm leadership is making politics more boring.  Do they prefer the excitement in France where their economy just returned to recession?  Or that of the follower (not leader) David Cameron in Britain?

Venezuela Continues to Repudiate Socialism

The government isn't, but the policies of its socialist government and their consequences demonstrate yet again how socialism inevitably produces failed states.

Obama's Unconstitutional Appointments

I am pleased to report that the 3rd Circuit Court joined the DC Circuit Court in ruling that Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are unconstitutional.

More Guns, Less Crime

According to DOJ’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. gun-related homicides dropped 39 percent over the course of 18 years, from 18,253 during 1993, to 11,101 in 2011. During the same period, non-fatal firearm crimes decreased even more, a whopping 69 percent. The majority of those declines in both categories occurred during the first 10 years of that time frame. Firearm homicides declined from 1993 to 1999, rose through 2006, and then declined again through 2011. Non-fatal firearm violence declined from 1993 through 2004, then fluctuated in the mid-to-late 2000s.

Meanwhile, the Alabama state senate voted 24-6 to void any federal law that violates the 2nd Amendment.  The North Carolina state house voted 78-42 to allow concealed-carry of firearms on college campuses.

A Political Philosophy, or Just a Mental Disorder?

The British Catholic conservative writer Ed West on our creed:

Of course we’re pessimists, we’re conservatives – that’s the whole point. Some see a glass half-full, some see a glass half-empty, we see the downfall of Western civilisation and the country going to the dogs. If you want cheery, happy people who think everything’s going to turn out like one of those Jehovah’s Witnesses drawings of heaven where the kids are lying in a field next to a moose, join the Liberal Democrats.

Arizona Will Deny Driver's License to Illegal Immigrants Granted Amnesty

I am pleased to report that a federal judge ruled that the state can continue to deny drivers' licenses to illegals who have been granted temporary amnesty by the Obama regime.

Argyle Phoenix

1.56 carat red diamond.

The Poisonous Fruit of Obama Regime's Health Insurance Law

Rising health care costs as a result of the Obama regime's health insurance law may force states to reduce work hours for Head Start teachers so they won't qualify for health care.  "Internal cost estimates from 17 of the nation's largest insurance companies indicate that health insurance premiums will grow an average of 100 percent under Obamacare, and that some will soar more than 400 percent...."  Cancer patients are likely to face much higher drug costs thanks to Obama's law.  Obama regime's Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is trying to raise money for the health insurance law's implementation from the private sector because Congress did not authorize the necessary funds.  This obvious attempt to circumvent Congress's budgetary authority also raises conflict of interest questions.  In the land of the death panels, a 25-year-old British male died from measles after he was sent away from the hospital because they thought he was recovering.

From Bold Dreams to Shriveled Tweets

A reflection on human decline.

Obama Regime's Health Insurance Law and Its Ruinous Effects

The Obama regime's health insurance law will devastate small businesses.  Companies are heading off the coming disaster by reducing their full-time employees with contractors and cutting their work hours.  Grocers are also complaining about the regulatory burden imposed by the law.

In the land of the National Health Disservice, an 85-year-old British man died after his doctor misdiagnosed a pea accidentally inhaled into his lungs as an aggressive tumor.  The health service ombudsman reported that British hospitals fail to listen and learn from patient complaints.

Superwheat

The latest breakthrough in agricultural science.

NBC Caught Pushing Liberal Ideology Again

NBC was caught editing a video showing VP Biden to pretend that he was pushing for gun control, marking the 6th time in recent years when NBC was caught pushing liberal ideology in this way.

"The Only Time Germans and Allies Fought Together in World War II"

Days after Hitler’s suicide a group of American soldiers, French prisoners, and, yes, German soldiers defended an Austrian castle against an SS division....

Energy Development

The Bakken and Three Forks formations in the US contain 7.4 billion barrels of oil and 6.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.  Of course, having rich energy resources is one thing, but having the intelligence to exploit the is another.  While Texas is booming because of its energy industry, California is mired in stagnation despite having abundant oil and natural gas.  Never underestimate liberalism to induce economic underdevelopment.  Meanwhile, the EU will impose a tariff on cheap, Chinese solar panels, proving that cheap "alternative energy" is not as important as business interests to the EU.

Two environmental groups have accused Duke Energy, one of the Democratic Party’s major corporate supporters and a recipient of large green energy subsidies, of contaminating drinking water supplies in Charlotte, N.C.

In somewhat related news, a large lithium formation was discovered in Wyoming.

Man of All Times

The grand strategist Charles Hill on Edmund Burke.

Another Day, Another Opportunity for Obama to Flaunt His Ignorance

Obama claimed that President Kennedy went to Moscow.

"Antibiotics Could Cure 40% of Chronic Back Pain Patients"

Perhaps half of all spinal surgery may be replaced by antibiotics instead.

Funding Obesity

Research suggests that food stamps pay for $2-4 billion in soda each year.  The liberal plan to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants will cost the country an average of $126 billion/year for 50 years.  The employment rate remained at 63.3% in April, the lowest level since 1979.  Aggregate weekly hours also collapsed.  The federal government's disparate impact test is having a deleterious effect on business hiring.

The Hanging Gardens of... Nineveh?

New research suggests that the famous hanging gardens of Babylon may have been created at Nineveh instead.

Nixon's 4th Term

The Obama regime endorsed the bombing of Cambodia, wiretapped political opposition, and sent the IRS to target political opponents.

Rare Instance of Realism from an Obama Adviser

An Obama adviser on the possibility of the Syrian dictator Assad using chemical weapons:

If he drops sarin on his own people, what’s that got to do with us?

China Engineering the Next Pandemic

China is designing new viral strains that can only be useful in biological warfare.

"Everything Went Downhill from There"

France is suffering from a crisis of leadership as the country lost confidence in its Socialist leadership.  The Spanish economy contracted by 0.5% in Q1 of this year.  The eurozone's core inflation rate collapsed to 1% in March.

Baobab

The African fruit contains 3 times the vitamin C of an orange.

Obama Regime's Lies About Benghazi Falling Apart

The Obama regime lied when they claimed that no forces were available to assist the Americans who were killed at Benghazi on September 11, 2012.  During the attack, the Obama regime never "convene[d] its top interagency counterterrorism resource: the Counterterrorism Security Group, (CSG)."  Even though US diplomats in Libya knew immediately that the attack on the Benghazi consulate was done by terrorists, the Obama regime continued to deny that for several days.  The Obama regime's cover-up involved demoting a State Dept. official who wanted to tell the truth.  Its internal review was a whitewash.  The Obama regime is also trying to stall the Congressional investigation by refusing to give the necessary security clearance for a key witness to testify.  This is simply part of the Obama regime's pattern of covering up for Islamic terrorism.

China may be Changing Its Nuclear Arms Doctrine

China omitted a reference to its no-first-use strategic nuclear weapons doctrine in a recently published government white paper....

Obama Regime Pressed the Wrong Button on Russia

Ever since the Obama regime decided to overcharge the Russians, US-Russian relations went steadily downhill.  The latest sign of the frosty relations between Moscow and Washington came when President Putin kept Secretary of State John Kerry waiting for 3 hours before seeing him.

German Arms Sales

Germany will sell 104 Leopard II tanks and assorted military equipment to Indonesia.

Terrorism That Solved Itself

This is the right time to remember that those terrorists can be pretty stupid, too.

The Pro-Abortion Industry

An abortionist admitted on video that while the law requires him to help a baby who was born, he would violate the law and refuse to help.

Portrait of British Queen Elizabeth I Found

The painting dates back to the 16th century.

Obama Regime Finds New Way to Insult American Servicemen

The Obama regime arranged for an Islamic cleric to attended the funeral of some Navy SEALs who were killed in 2011.  The cleric insulted the deceased in Arabic.

"Gun Day"

The Texas state house passed 12 measures to loosen restrictions on firearms in one day.  The 3D printed gun is now a reality.  Foreign ammunition imports into the US doubled in early 2013 to meet a surge in demand.  Jurisdictions with the strictest gun control like California and Washington DC also have the highest firearms murder rates.  Study suggests that gun killings declined by 39% between 1993-2011, a fact that most Americans are unaware of thanks to liberal hysteria on the issue.  Finally, the firearms company HiViz is leaving Colorado in response to the state's new restrictions on firearms.

The Fight Against Immorality Around the World

I am pleased to report that the Colombian senate voted 17-52 to reject same-sex marriage.  I am also pleased to report that the Texas state attorney general reported that localities that offer benefits to same-sex couples violate the state constitution.  The Catholic church in New York fired a homosexual from his parish job.  After 18,000 people signed a petition to have the man reinstated, the petition was rejected by the church.  In Britain, the homosexual deputy parliamentary speaker was charged with rape.

"You Don't Rephrase Shakespeare."

A Russian Orthodox community's centuries-long quest to preserve its faith.

Failure of Government Health Care in the US

An Oregon study shows that Medicaid makes no difference to individual health.  The country's largest health insurers are reluctant to join the Obama regime's health exchanges.  I am pleased to report that the South Carolina state house voted 65-39 to prevent state authorities from enforcing the Obama regime's health insurance law.

In the land of the death panels, a 66-year old British man died due to medical neglect.  The hospital labeled him as a "drama king" before his death.  British patients are being charged nearly $19 to call their general practitioners.  What happened to "free health care"?

Champagne can Improve Memory

[A] compound found in the black grapes, Pinot noir and Pinot meunier, both of which are used for champagne, helps stave off forgetfulness.

Obama's Cronyism, and You Better Believe It

Obama nominated Penny Pritzker to lead the Commerce Dept.  Pritzker's family is famous for dodging taxes.  In 2008, then senator and now VP Biden said that paying taxes is the patriotic thing to do.  I wonder what he thinks about the Pritzker family who seem to have perfected the art of avoiding taxes.

Ancient Persian Glass Bowl

It dates back 2,500 years to the Achaemenid Empire and was sold for nearly $800,000.

Another Liberal Manufactured a Fake Hate Crime

A female student at the University of Wyoming made up a threat of rape against herself.

The Best of Nature

Submission to the "final round of the Nature Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, organised by the Society of German Nature Photographers (GDT)."

Obama Regime's Health Insurance Law Should be Repealed

The latest call for repealing this abomination came from the roofers' union.  It's easy to understand why more and more people oppose the Obama regime's health insurance law as its disastrous impact begins to be felt.  Companies are beginning to reduce employee benefits in response to this law.  Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania state house voted 144-53 to "prohibit women with insurance coverage obtained through the exchanges being created under the federal Affordable Care Act from obtaining an abortion in most situations."

Britain's emergency rooms are in meltdown as the number of patients who have to wait 4 hours to see a doctor doubled since last year.  A 7-year-old British boy who suffered from brain tumor finally raised enough money for him to have cancer treatment in the US, raising the question of why Britain can't provide that treatment itself.  In fact, he was even misdiagnosed as having migraines or fever, giving time for the tumor to spread.

"Robo-Fly"

A aerial drone that is less than a gram in weight.

More Racism from the Obama Regime

Obama nominated Rep. Mel Watt (Democrat, North Carolina) who once suggested that Caucasian-Americans should be disenfranchised.

Storm on Saturn

An awe-inspiring sight.

The Bystander to the Presidency

Obama, the poor, helpless midget.

"River of Fire"

The eruption at the Plosky Tolbachik volcano on Kamchatka Peninsula, east Russia....

Democratic Party's Political Science

Now that liberals have thoroughly thrashed California with their silly economic regulations, they seek to export that failed state model to the whole country.  The EPA's plan to raise gas prices with new bureaucratic regulations goes to show how the Democratic Party politicized science.  They were finalized before the election but are being published now so as to avoid backlash from voters.  This from an agency that was misled into using false scientific data.  The political nature of anything liberals do can be seen through an admission by the chief investment officer of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), that his investment fund lost money by deliberately divesting from firms that profited from the economy in order to suit liberal ideology.  Meanwhile in Britain, despite the government's offer of nearly $8,000 in subsidies for people to purchase electric cars, only 3,633 have been sold.  Finally, a new study suggests that the world will soon be pining for global warming as the planet is facing a new little ice age.

Nickel Worth More Than $3.1 Million

A 1913 Liberty Head nickel was sold for $3,172,500.

It's About Being Environmentally-Friendly

The co-founder of Earth Day Ira Einhorn murdered his girlfriend and composted her body.  The National Wind Coordinating Collaborative estimated that wind farms in the US kill about 200,000 birds/year, similar to the number of birds killed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill except that the spill happened only once whereas these wind farms are killing the same number each year.  The European Parliament demonstrated some grasp of reality when it rejected a plan to force companies that emit carbon dioxide emissions to pay more.  Sadly such good sense is lacking elsewhere.  The Australian carbon tax is at $A23/ton while the Obama regime is prolonging delays in oil and gas exploration applications.

4,400 Years-Old Gold Ornaments

They were discovered in Berkeshire, Britain.

The Future of Health Care in the US

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will raise individual health premiums in Maryland by 25% in response to the Obama regime's health insurance law.  Many Washington state employees will lose their existing health care plans.  Obama also plans to raise Medicare premiums.

In the land of the National Health Disservice, a 10-year old boy died from meningitis at Britain's Darlington Memorial Hospital after his doctor misdiagnosed him as having a migraine.  A survey of 2,000 senior nurses in Britain shows that 71% of them think that staffing levels are inadequate with 1/3 claiming that it is unsafe every week.

235 lbs. Fish

It was captured near Scotland and was 7 ft. 6 in. long.

The Economic Consequences of Obama Regime's Health Insurance Law

Regal Entertainment Group cut the work week of thousands of their employees (thus reducing their salaries as well) in response to the Obama regime's health insurance law.  Reading Health System dismissed 210 employees in response to the Obama regime's health insurance law.  Virginia will also cut the working hours of university adjunct instructors in response to the Obama regime's health insurance law.

In the land of the death panels, a baby born at Britain's University Hospital of North Staffordshire died because of the hospital staff's poor hygiene.  Britain's National Death Service also rejected Afinitor, one of the most promising breast cancer drugs, because it is too expensive.

World's Second Largest Salt Mine

The Knewra salt mine is located in Pakistan and was first discovered in 320 BC.

The Train Wreck the Democrats Engineered

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (Democrat, Montana) said that the Obama regime's health insurance law is an incoming train wreck.  Sen. Tom Harkin (Democrat, Iowa) actually blocked Obama's nominee to administer Medicare and Medicaid in protest over "Obama’s decision to take money from public health prevention programs and use it to publicize the new law...."  2/3 of Democrats polled claim that the law either will have no effect for them or hurt them.

In the land of the National Health Disservice, a British doctor said that he would not send his own children to Leeds hospital.  Care for hip fracture patients in Britain is highly variable, but their average hospital stay increased by threefold.

"World's Oldest Port"

The harbour, discovered on the Red Sea coast, is believed to date back 4,500 years, to the days of the Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in the Fourth Dynasty.

The Democratic Party's Fradulent Campaigns in 2008

2 Democratic party officials have been convicted of multiple counts of election fraud.

That's a Long Roll Cake

The nearly 429 ft. long cake "used 54kg flour, 43kg sugar and 2,682 eggs...."

The Poor's Right to Go to Strip Clubs

Democrats in Colorado defeated a proposal "ban welfare recipients from withdrawing their benefits at ATMs located inside strip clubs...."  In contrast, the Alabama state senate voted 22-10 in favor of drug tests for welfare recipients.  Meanwhile, the overwhelmingly Democratic Maryland state government will be charging a rain tax.  The overwhelmingly Democratic Illinois lost 17,000 jobs in March, the second highest record in the country.  There are an estimated 550,000 illegal immigrants in New Jersey and they cost the state $3.5 billion/year.

Irreversible Electroporation (IRE)

This new cancer treatment "uses millions of electrical pulses per second to kill cancer cells but spare nearby tissue."

Obama: Too Many People are Working in the US

Thanks to the Obama regime's policies, the US employment rate collapsed to a level not seen since 1979, right back to the Carter years.  Obama is certainly doing a good job of showing what Carter's third term looks like, complete with an increasingly menacing Iran.  The judges responsible for Social Security's disability program reports that they are forced to automatically reward benefits without scrutinizing the claims.  The Obama regime also proposed massive tax increases with its latest budget.  What will those taxes pay for?  Food stamps for illegal immigrants.  Meanwhile, the maker of Twinkies will reopen, but all its union employees will be fired.

Obama Regime's Failures on Syria and Iran

The Obama regime seems utterly confused about Syria whereas on Iran, the regime's policies have failed to stop Tehran from making progress on its nuclear program.

The Fight Against Abortion in Minnesota and Virginia

I am pleased to report that the Minnesota state house voted 71-62 to "require clinics that perform abortions to pay new yearly license fees and undergo special inspections."  I am also pleased to note that "Virginia's new licensing standards for abortion clinics" already closed one of them.

Boston Terrorist/Supporter of the Democratic Party Captured

One of the Boston terrorists was probably a supporter of Obama.  That's not surprising, considering how Obama made their attack considerably easier by lulling the country into a false sense of security.  Ever since Obama came to power, Islamic terrorists have attacked the US 4 times while Obama remains in deep denial over the nature of these attacks.  Even after the attack, far left loons like the New York Times are busily presenting a sympathetic portrait of the terrorists, leading the lawyer Alan Dershowitz to denounce his fellow liberals for supporting terrorists.  The Obama regime was actually warned by Russia about the radicalism of one of the terrorists but took no effective measures to address this threat.

In light of the fact that these terrorists are immigrants to the US, it is all the more incredible that Democrats and some liberal Republicans are still pushing to increase the number of immigrants.  The Obama regime is also lying about the number of illegals being deported.  One of the terrorists actually received $2,500 in scholarship money from Cambridge, Massachusetts and also welfare benefits.  There is a high degree of likelihood that the components of the bombs were purchased with this money.  The mosque attended by one of the terrorists actually received assistance from the city of Boston in acquiring its land.  This mosque just recently offered a platform for anti-US and anti-British propaganda.  While the Obama regime supports restoring funding for UNESCO, an UN official suggested that the US is to blame for the terrorist attack.

US Arms Sales to the Middle East

Under terms of the deal, the United States would deliver V-22 Osprey transport aircraft, KC-135 refueling planes and anti-radiation missiles to Israel; about two dozen F-16 warplanes to the UAE; and advanced aircraft missiles to the Saudis and the Emiratis.

The deal is worth $10 billion.

More on the European Basketcase

Fitch ratings downgrades Britain's credit from AAA to AA+.  Spanish unemployment rate reached 27.2%.  Greece is conducting a fire sale to deal with their debt problem.

Voter Identification in North Carolina

I am pleased to report that the state house voted 81-36 to endorse a voter photo identification law.

Protecting the 2nd Amendment

I am pleased to report that the Senate voted 67-30 to "penalize states and communities that release private information about gun owners...."  I am also pleased to note that the Missouri state house voted 115-41 to "allow appointed school 'protection officers' to carry concealed weapons, as long as they have a valid permit and register with the state Department of Public Safety."

Another Case of a Homosexual Pedophile

Boy Scout leader from Morris Plains — already accused of sexually assaulting two members of his troop — has been indicted after allegedly showing a friend child pornography.

Meanwhile, radical liberals in Belgium harassed "Belgian Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard while he was speaking in Brussels...."  The Catholic Church continues to clean up the homosexual infestation in their own ranks.  They just fired a homosexual teacher from a Catholic school at Columbus, Ohio.