2009 April | The Skepticrats

Arlen, you ignorant slut!

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 28th, 2009

Yes, Arlen Specter has said lots of stupid things over the years, and has been particularly stupid (and dishonest) regarding his move from the Republican party to the Democratic party. But that’s not the reason I dusted off that classic line from Saturday Night Live for the title of this post. It’s this, from Robert [...]

Finally, some conservative common sense on the DHS terror threat report

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 19th, 2009

The conservative outrage over the DHS report on right-wing terror threats — the one that alerts law enforcement that right-wing extremist groups may make special efforts to recruit returning veterans, and was released in a rush without considering possible civil liberties violations — is largely unmerited, it seems to me. Hate to agree with lefties, but [...]

Are they watching Fox News with beer goggles? My outrage over “The 11 Hottest FOX News Reporters”

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 17th, 2009

Maybe I’m just picky — I know my dad would say I am — but nextround.net’s list of ”The 11 Hottest FOX News Reporters” strikes me as over-inclusive and under-inclusive at the same time. Some of these gals aren’t that good looking at all. And there are at least two important omissions.
So, in one of my [...]

Climate engineering — how’s that for arrogant?

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 8th, 2009

They said W was arrogant. At least he didn’t set out to engineer the climate.
The president’s new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool Earth’s air.
John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of [...]

The perfect term for Obama’s nuclear policy . . .

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 6th, 2009

Is coined by Karl at Patterico’s Pontifications. It rhymes with “Leninist.” But isn’t.

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Ever wonder why reporting on environmental issues seems so nonsensical?

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 5th, 2009

If the caption accompanying the below photo in our newspaper is any indication, it is because journalists reporting on environmental issues are wearing a pemanent pair of beer goggles, finding beauty where there is none. Here’s what the paper called “a meandering arroyo and a sustainable landscape of flowering, drought-tolerant native or Mediterranean plants”:

If that looks to [...]

A dream fulfilled: The Skepticrats labeled “a bigoted right wing nut site”

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 4th, 2009

As they might say at HotAir . . . finally.
Of course, I wish the charge came from some big time leftie blog instead of a discussion forum on a site that calls itself “your source for the paranormal,” but I’ll take what I can get. There’s actually a little back-and-forth in the forum over what [...]

What’s the difference between Saddam’s Iraq and the Cayman Islands?

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 3rd, 2009

Not much, apparently.
Wait. Scratch that. The Caymans are worse. Must be. Whereas The Left decried sanctions against Saddam’s Iraq, I don’t think they’re gong to make much noise — unless it’s celebratory — over this:
Tax havens that refuse to share information with other countries will face “sanctions” under an agreement being thrashed out at the [...]

On what’s good for the gander . . . should Republicans filibuster Obama’s nominees?

Posted by Deuce Geary on April 1st, 2009

Ed Morrissey tries to take the high road at HotAir over threatened Republican filibusters of Obama judicial (and administration) appointees. Normally, I’m all for the high road, but in this case, I’m not sure. I’m not even sure that what he is advocating is taking the high road so much as it is driving right [...]

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