Daily Archives: October 17, 2013

We shouldn’t be here. This was a mistake. We can’t win. We never should have come here. After I get done sniping at our troops from behind, I’m going to negotiate our surrender with that guy with the little mustache … Continue reading →

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Obama Calls for New Spirit of Cooperation in Washington – NYTimes.com

Twitter / algore: #Climate change is causing … Here in Colorado, winters are getting much longer.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_1Pw1xm9U] Some data on education, religiosity, ideology, and science comprehension identifying with the Tea Party correlates positively(r = 0.05, p = 0.05) with scores on the science comprehension measure: I’ve got to confess, though, I found this result surprising. As I pushed the button … Continue reading →

“The deficit is getting smaller, not bigger,” Obama said. That’s true. But, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said With budget ‘deal,’ national debt free to soar again | Fox News

The Republican leadership didn’t like Obama saying means things about them, so they folded and told Obama that they are personally too weak to stand up to him. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO725Hbzfls]

You don’t like a particular policy, or a particular president? Then argue for your position. Go out and win an election. Push to change it. Don’t break it. President Obama speaks as shutdown ends: ‘This town has to change’ – live … Continue reading →

COI | Centre for Ocean and Ice | Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwcBaG-S7UA]

It turns out that increasing the debt is the problem, not the solution. A Chinese ratings agency downgraded its US sovereign credit rating Thursday despite Washington’s resolution of the debt ceiling deadlock, warning that fundamentals for a potential default remained … Continue reading →