Wednesday, July 07, 2010
NASA OUTREACH to Muslim countries is “deeply flawed". So says former NASA administrator Dr. Michael Griffin.
My son, formerly of the Orion program, has an immense respect for Griffin. Bolden, not so much.
My son, formerly of the Orion program, has an immense respect for Griffin. Bolden, not so much.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY: I think I’ll stick around until 2013.
Payback is sweet. And notice the unstated (but obvious) assumption – it won’t be Obama appointing a replacement for Kennedy.
Payback is sweet. And notice the unstated (but obvious) assumption – it won’t be Obama appointing a replacement for Kennedy.
PEANUTS AND POLITICS: “People who remember the old comic strip ‘Peanuts’ will recall an often repeated situation where Lucy offers to hold a football for Charlie Brown to kick.... There is a similar routine that has been repeated many times in Washington, over the years, with the Democrats playing Lucy and Republicans playing Charlie Brown.”
Will it ever end? It hasn’t in “Peanuts.”
Will it ever end? It hasn’t in “Peanuts.”
PUTTING THE FUN IN DYSFUNCTIONAL: “There just isn’t enough column space to describe the myriad dysfunction of the Detroit Public School system, much less consider its options for improvement.”
ERASING THE SONIC BOOM: NASA does something right.
We can only hope it doesn’t get canceled in favor of NASA’s new “Muslim outreach” program.
Linked from Instapundit.
We can only hope it doesn’t get canceled in favor of NASA’s new “Muslim outreach” program.
Linked from Instapundit.
THE RULE OF LAW is losing out to tyranny.
Michael Barone noticed it over a year ago; he called it "Gangster Government".
Michael Barone noticed it over a year ago; he called it "Gangster Government".
REMEMBER THE GULF: [T]he Obama administration flounders in a sea of ineptitude, red tape and finger pointing.
Obama’s cabinet, including the EPA, continues to let ridiculous regulations stand in the way of oil being removed from the water. Skimmers that discharge separated water containing less than 1% of oil residue are being met with bureaucracy. Local authorities were unnecessarily stopped from dredging to build protective sand berms, out of concern the dredging was too close to the shoreline. The environmentalists who wish to protect our nation from some uncertain catastrophe are ignoring the one happening right this very moment.The Heritage Foundation will be sending a team of experts to investigate and report on the oil spill response – what worked, what didn’t, and why. It should be interesting. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA: With the 4th of July weekend fast approaching, the California Department of Transportation painted over a U.S. flag mural near an expressway days after 9/11.
Can’t possibly have patriotism on display on the 4th of July ....
Can’t possibly have patriotism on display on the 4th of July ....
GULF SPILL UPDATE: containment deadline missed; volunteers beached by Feds.
The environment would be better served by plugging the stupidity gusher at the White House.
Links from Instapundit.
The environment would be better served by plugging the stupidity gusher at the White House.
Links from Instapundit.
IF THERE’S ANY TIME IN HISTORY when the feds have well earned the epithet "gooberment," that time is now.
Rampant stupidity.
Rampant stupidity.
PROBING THE OUTER REACHES OF STUPIDITY: NASA’s “next frontier” is better relations with the muslim world.
The audacity of dope.
The audacity of dope.
JUSTICE FOR ALL? An Instapundit interview with former Justice Department civil rights attorney J. Christian Adams. Adams will testify before the Civil Rights Commission today.
IT’S ABOUT LIBERTY, not healthcare.
The video is about Virginia’s lawsuit to block ObamaCare. It’s long (~60 min) but worth every second of the time spent watching.
The video is about Virginia’s lawsuit to block ObamaCare. It’s long (~60 min) but worth every second of the time spent watching.
NEAR-COLLISIONS ON RISE in Washington area's skies amid influx of inexperienced controllers. In an otherwise decent article about Washington D.C.’s crowded skies, there’s this:
What’s missing is the role of the pilot. When I last flew as pilot-in-command, admittedly a long time ago, it had been drummed into me that it is the pilot, not the flight controller, who is ultimately responsible for safety of flight.
A good pilot listens to his flight controller’s instructions, as he should. But the ultimate responsibility is his alone.
"It's the air traffic controller that's supposed to control this situation, not the onboard warning system,” said John DeLisi, deputy director of aviation for the National Transportation Safety Board. "When it had to kick in and do its thing, that wasn't a good controller."Partially correct. The onboard warning system, TCAS (Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System) is indeed a “when-all-else-fails-and-things-are-rapidly-becoming-unglued” system of last resort.
What’s missing is the role of the pilot. When I last flew as pilot-in-command, admittedly a long time ago, it had been drummed into me that it is the pilot, not the flight controller, who is ultimately responsible for safety of flight.
A good pilot listens to his flight controller’s instructions, as he should. But the ultimate responsibility is his alone.
FEMINISM VS. HOTNESS: From the perspective of feminist recruitment efforts, ask yourself this: if a girl is going to choose an adult female role model, who is she more likely to choose, Sonia Sotomayor or Michelle Bachmann? Elena Kagan or Sarah Palin? Feminists need to demonize attractive Republican women because they pose an existential threat to feminism.
Link from Instapundit.
Link from Instapundit.
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