NEWS TO CELEBRATE: Henry Waxman is retiring! Bonus -- he’s blaming his exit on the Tea Party.
UPDATE: Er, maybe not. ContraceptiveGirl and Georgetown Law 'social justice advocate' Sandra Fluke may be considering running for Waxman's Congressional seat.
Friday, January 31, 2014
A KEY STATE DEPARTMENT REVIEW raised no major environmental concerns about the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
What will be the Obama administration's next delaying tactic? I don't think there's any question there will be one; the question will be how clever -- or arrogant -- it will be.
UPDATE: Someone else thinks as I do. Thomas Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research, released this statement:
What will be the Obama administration's next delaying tactic? I don't think there's any question there will be one; the question will be how clever -- or arrogant -- it will be.
UPDATE: Someone else thinks as I do. Thomas Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research, released this statement:
The State Department’s release of the Keystone XL report should give proponents no hope that President Obama will someday approve this much-needed, job-creating pipeline. He will continue to give excuse after excuse, but President Obama will never side against the anti-oil ideologues both in and outside of his White House, despite the tremendous benefits for this nation and the overwhelming public support from the American people. As long as Barack Obama resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, I have a better chance of getting drafted by the the New York Yankees than we have of breaking ground on the Keystone XL.I think he's right.
THE PORK CONGRESS APPROVES is just the tip of the spending iceberg.
What's interesting is the graphic. Looking at the 'number of spending bills sponsored', we find 65 of the 70 legislators shown sponsoring spending bills were Democrats; looking at the 'dollar amount of bills sponsored', we find that 51 of the 70 legislators shown were Democrats (the legislators shown are not the same in each graphic).
Going to the Washington Examiner's 'Appropriate Appropriations?' tracking page, I found that Virginia Democrats sponsored legislation totaling $11.725B plus additional bills allocating 'such sums as necessary'. Republicans sponsored legislation totaling $61.946B plus 'such sums as necessary' (but that included a single bill appropriating $61.945B for the Department of Commerce).
Now here's what's truly shocking. I did a 'sort by amount' on all bills placed on the Senate and House legislative calendars and found at least 378 bills (I may have lost count) with the 'such sums as necessary' allocation.
There were (again, at least) 572 bills allocating specific amounts, ranging from a high of $1T to a low of a mere $30K. Of that 572, 156 were for allocations in excess of $1B.
Congress is a pork-production shop of unparalled size. See for yourselves....
What's interesting is the graphic. Looking at the 'number of spending bills sponsored', we find 65 of the 70 legislators shown sponsoring spending bills were Democrats; looking at the 'dollar amount of bills sponsored', we find that 51 of the 70 legislators shown were Democrats (the legislators shown are not the same in each graphic).
Going to the Washington Examiner's 'Appropriate Appropriations?' tracking page, I found that Virginia Democrats sponsored legislation totaling $11.725B plus additional bills allocating 'such sums as necessary'. Republicans sponsored legislation totaling $61.946B plus 'such sums as necessary' (but that included a single bill appropriating $61.945B for the Department of Commerce).
Now here's what's truly shocking. I did a 'sort by amount' on all bills placed on the Senate and House legislative calendars and found at least 378 bills (I may have lost count) with the 'such sums as necessary' allocation.
There were (again, at least) 572 bills allocating specific amounts, ranging from a high of $1T to a low of a mere $30K. Of that 572, 156 were for allocations in excess of $1B.
Congress is a pork-production shop of unparalled size. See for yourselves....
HIGHLY EDUCATED, HIGHLY INDEBTED: The Lives of Today's 27-Year-Olds, In Charts.
The only thing I found remotely interesting -- meaning different from my memories of 1971 when I was 27 -- was item 12: home ownership. Over 50% (51.3%, to be exact) of those with 'skills' training (certificates or an associate degree) own homes.
That suggests to me that the 'highly educated' are actually highly miseducated.
The only thing I found remotely interesting -- meaning different from my memories of 1971 when I was 27 -- was item 12: home ownership. Over 50% (51.3%, to be exact) of those with 'skills' training (certificates or an associate degree) own homes.
That suggests to me that the 'highly educated' are actually highly miseducated.
WE SHOULD BE SO LUCKY: Will Nancy Pelosi Be the Next to Retire? Unfortunately, I suspect she'll be leading the remainder of the Democrat band when the Titanic goes down in 2016.
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