The Goracle Consults His Crystal Ball, Sees 220 Foot Sea Rise In 5-10 Years

At this point, I am starting to believe Gore would have been better than Bush in fighting the War on Terrorism. Why? The dude is so stone cold wackadoodle that he probably would have just dropped some nukes on Afghanistan, Iraq, Lybia, Syria, and Iran, among others. Besides, the nukes would certainly have mitigated the supposed global warming through nuclear winter. Witness the latest incarnation of insanity

Al Gore was beating the climate change drum again on Tuesday, this time inSource: Stop the ACLU RSS Feed

Democratic Women's PAC Holds Campaign Training

Following is their release.

Ten days until the training, and seats are limited! Register now for our intense and comprehensive campaign training for women candidates, potential candidates, elected officials, campaign staff, volunteers and activists.
Click here for more information and to sign up.
You can also email training@democraticwomenspac.org with any questions.
The curriculum addresses four primary themes: Fundraising, Message, Planning & Strategy, and NewSource: Maryland Politics Watch RSS Feed

Iran refuses the Obamamessiah’s deal

Considering that France has been acting tougher on Iran than we have been, it’s not a big surprise that Iran hasn’t been taking Obama too seriously. Obama’s plan thus far has been to whine to Ahmadinejad and to ask him to stop (pretty please with a cherry on top??). So while Obama seems set on negotiating over and over again, Iran continues to get bolder and more insulting.

They didn’t flat-out refuse Obama’s deal, but they might as well have. Could it be because AhmadinejadSource: Stop the ACLU RSS Feed

The Best Conservative Columnist

I have been reading Hot Air for a long time by now. Especially after Ed Morrissey joined the Malkin-crew, the site became one of, if not the first, my favorite conservative websites.

As such, it has greatly surprised me – in a good way – that Hot Air has become even better in recent months. How? By creating its GreenRoom page, where a carefully selected group of bloggers are allowed to publish posts. One of them is a blogger who goes by the name of Doctor Zero.

Doctor Zero Source: PoliGazette RSS Feed

Prefab Participation

Whilst walking the dog this rainy evening, I happened upon an illuminated, inflatable lawn ornament of the Halloween variety.

These decorations are an easy, relatively inexpensive way to acknowledge the holiday. They require little or no thought beyond which one to buy and where to buy it. The set-up is easy, so is the clean up and off-season storage.

Easy is good.

The unfortunate trade-off is that most inflatables are hollow caricatures of tradition and a lousySource: Donklephant RSS FeedSource: Donklephant RSS Feed

Thanks To Geithner, AIG Was Forced To Pay 100% To Creditors - With OUR Money.

Matt Taibbi says we should run Elizabeth Warren for president in 2012, and the more I read about how the since-appointed members of the Obama administration handled the financial crisis, the more I like the idea:

Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- In the months leading up to the September 2008 collapse of giant insurer American International Group Inc., Elias Habayeb and his colleagues worked nights and weekends negotiating with banks that had bought $62 billion of credit-default swaps from AIG,Source: Crooks and Liars RSS FeedSource: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed

food will never be so cheap again...,

Telegraph | Biofuel refineries in the US have set fresh records for grain use every month since May. Almost a third of the US corn harvest will be diverted into ethanol for motors this year, or 12pc of the global crop.
The world's grain stocks have dropped from four to 2.6 months cover since 2000, despite two bumper harvests in North America. China's inventories are at a 30-year low. Asian rice stocks are near danger level.
Yet farm commodities have largely missed out on Bernanke'sSource: subrealism RSS Feed

More Obama THREATS! Obama: "I may be skinny but I'm tough"

Obama: "I may be skinny but I'm tough"

Reuters

MIAMI

Barack Obama had a message for his political friends and foes on Monday -- "just because I'm skinny doesn't mean I'm not tough."

Obama was in Miami raising $1.5 million for Democratic congressional candidates for the 2010 elections, in which Democrats are seeking to hold onto their strong majorities in the House of Representatives and theSource: Theodore's World RSS Feed

The Walking-Dead Suicide Bombers: Twin Truck Bombings In Baghdad Kill Over 100 Persons Today

Just talking myself through the news of the day. Again.
the way one does in a trauma/ triage situ.
Most minds dont follow a straight path when learning the news.
They veer into old memories.
They look for patterns.
They try to understand, so they can see,
what can be done to help.

Today, I’m saying to myself…
Don’t go numb like it’s the farm report,
pork bellies up, oats and soy down.

Don’t go numb over this latestSource: The Moderate Voice RSS Feed

Levi Johnston to appear on the Early Show Monday morning.

The father of Sarah Palin's grandson will talk exclusively with"Early Show" co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez on the program Monday, Oct. 26.
Rodriguez will ask Johnston about Palin's upcoming autobiography, "Going Rogue: An American Life," among other things.
Well personally I am addicted to Levi's story, so I will definitely be watching.
I still believe that Levi has the most damaging information about Sarah, and that when he finally does decide to put pen to paper (or sits down Source: The Immoral Minority RSS Feed

Judge Revokes Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik's Bail

If this all turns out to be true, former New York Police commissioner Bernard Kerik goes from 911 heroism to prison for all kinds of corruption in what will be a most historic fall from grace for a man who really seemed to be one of the real good guys to most, who turns out is just another pork filled, run of the mill, white collar crook.
How sad as I liked the man. This is his mug shot from this morning from the New York Daily News.

NewsMax: "WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — ASource: Chicagoray RSS Feed

‘Live American Shields’ are Better than Bush’s Missile Defense System: Dziennik, Poland

Consolation prize?: Vice President Joe Biden and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Oct. 21.

Has America agreed to station U.S. forces in Poland to ease the pain of canceling the construction of elements of an anti-missile shield in that country?

In addition to discussing the new version of the U.S. anti-missile shield with its East European allies, according to this article by Andrzej Talaga of Poland’s Dziennik newspaper, an agreement is likely to be signedSource: The Moderate Voice RSS Feed

Which Member of the Rainbow Coalition Will be Queen?

No, I'm not talking about race hustler Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition, but the group of ladies vying for this year's Rose Parade Queen (from the San Gabriel Valley Tribune):
The 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court, from left; Ashley Thaxton, 17, Kinsey Stuart, 18, Katherine Hernandez, 18, Michelle Van Wyk, 17, Natalie Innocenzi, June Ko, 17, and Lauren Rogers, 17. (Keith Durflinger / Staff Photographer)
I always kind of laugh when I see this picture every year. You couldSource: HolyCoast.com RSS Feed

This Isn’t Change, It’s Treason

This Isn’t Change, It’s Treason

CFP

By Jayme Evans ...(Jayme Evans is a veteran of the United States Navy, military analyst, conservative columnist and an advocate and voice for disabled and other veterans.)

There used to be a time in this country, not that long ago, when, despite our religious, cultural and societal differences, there were at least a few basic tenets upon which we, as Americans, could all agree. We could locate our Source: Theodore's World RSS Feed

Pat Buchanan Pretends the Willie Horton Ad Wasn't Racist

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From Hardball Oct. 16, 2009. Pat Buchanan cites the Willie Horton ad as one of the reasons the "Tea Party people" liked George H.W. Bush and says it hit one of their "themes". When Matthews points out the overt racism in the ad, Buchanan back tracks and tries to say the ad had nothing to do with race, but only with turning murderers loose on weekend passes.

Pat Buchanan must think most MSNBC viewers have no idea who Lee AtwaterSource: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed

Chris Wallace Thinks Asking Eric Cantor One Question is "Covering" the Ensign Scandal

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Chris Wallace claiming to "fact check" Anita Dunn for daring to say that Fox News hasn't covered the John Ensign scandal. This didn't look like much of a "fact checking" to me. While I have seen some scant coverage of the Ensign scandal on Fox by the likes of Shep Smith, this has hardly been a leading story on Fox News.

So what example does Wallace decide to use to prove they're covered the Ensign scandal? Wallace asking Eric CantorSource: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed

The Rise Of Obama’s Mr Wrong – Biden

An editorial from the UK’s Telegraph:

Joe Biden: the worrying rise of Barack Obama’s Mr Wrong

Vice-President Joe Biden has been on the wrong side of history on all the big questions, argues Toby Harnden

By Toby Harnden
17 Oct 2009

Want to know how to deal with a momentous issue of war or grand strategy? You could do a lot worse than check out what Vice-President Joe Biden thinks – and plump for the opposite.

Mr Biden was chosen as BarackSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed

work on the bench continues

The new toys mentioned the other day: one Veritas medium shoulder plane and one Veritas scraper plane.

Mr. Wyatt was quite enthusiastic about the bench, and wanted to do something all by himself. So I showed him how to clamp a board and how to use a Japanese saw.

I installed the third and final Record vise. These days all the cool kids are using the Veritas twin screw vise, but I bought my initial load of woodworking tools (and vises, and benchdogs) something like cough 12 Source: dispatches from TJICistan RSS Feed

The Left is Shocked! Shocked! by Facebook Assassination Poll

A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday night/Monday morning, a poll at the social networking site Facebook asked the question: “Should Obama Be Killed?” Here’s a screenshot:

As soon as the objectionable poll was noticed, the site’s management pulled it down. (Actually, they disabled the poll application. DailyKos poster Vann has a diary up at that site; seems he was the app’s developer.) The Secret Service quickly determined that the perpetrator was a kid of unspecified name &Source: Red State RSS Feed

A full month ahead of normal

Southern parts of Finland are expected to have snowfall on Monday morning - a full month ahead of normal. It is likely that Monday's snows will soon melt away, but roads will be slippery in many areas. This global warming is getting serious.COMMENT...
A full month ahead of normal EU Referendum
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Obama's legacy: Vanishing jobs

The official government unemployment rate is 9.8 percent, the highest in 26 years, but when you factor in all those out-of-work Americans who have given up looking for non-existent jobs, the real unemployment rate in the United States is a staggering 17 percent.
After 10 months, it's clear that Barack Obama's "stimulus" package has failed to create any jobs. But Obama the lapdog Democrats in Congress refuse to change course in their failed employment policies.
From anSource: Tony Phyrillas RSS Feed

Rainbow Bridge for Sydney

I awoke to cool temps in the house and no lights. I went throughout the house and lit candles everywhere. Our power went out for a couple of hours. Our pooties were loose in the house, which means Mr. Benny was so tired and didn't notice them.
I decided to come in and turn on the lights when the power came back on. I listened to "Let it Be." How did I know what would portend?
Not long after the song, I went out to see Syd in our garage. She was on her way of expiring afterSource: Benny's World RSS Feed

rags to riches in fairytales

Observer | In fairytales, as in dreams, things both are and are not what they seem to be. After Freud first lifted the curtain to reveal the unconscious mind seething and roiling with hidden desires and fears, and showed how dreams and stories were full of symbols that told quite a different tale from the one on the surface, we've become used to reading both literature and life in a double way; it feels quite natural now to look for – and find – sexual meanings, for example, in the most Source: subrealism RSS Feed

Missing Boston man found dead in river early this morning

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William Hurley, 24, went missing on Thursday, Oct. 8.

Gabriel Falcon
AC360° Writer

The search for a missing Boston man has taken a tragic turn. Authorities said a body recovered from the Charles River early Wednesday morning has been positively identified as that of William Hurley, who disappeared after attending a Boston Bruins game last week.

The body was found in the water Source: AC360 RSS Feed

workshop: benchtop vises, handplaning

Time to trim the bench to size. I decided on 7.5 feet. I’d like 8, but the shop just isn’t as large as I’d like

First, do a pass with the circular saw at max depth:

Then finish with a crosscut handsaw. Lubricate the blade with wax and use wedges to keep the kerf open.

The glueup wasn’t perfect, and I got a fair bit of cupping. I planed the bottom flat and installed two out of the three vises, then flipped the bench over.

Then I started planing the Source: dispatches from TJICistan RSS Feed

Somalia, Redux: A More Hands-Off Approach

The two-decade-old conflict in Somalia has entered a new phase, which presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States. To best encourage peace in the devastated country, Washington needs a new strategy that takes into account hard-learned lessons from multiple failed U.S. interventions.

In a new study, author David Axe argues that Washington should err on the side of nonintervention, and recommends:

The Obama administration should work to build a regionalSource: Cato-at-liberty RSS Feed

Selected News For Oct 10 – Oct 16

This thread is for the busy bees of S&L to post articles we might otherwise miss that demonstrate the distortions and biases of our establishment media.

To make the articles as readable as possible, please stick to the format described here.

• Only post ‘hard news’ from establishment media outlets.
• Avoid editorials and ‘thought pieces,’ unless they are truly newsworthy.
• Eschew ‘major news’ items that most people will likely have seenSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed

Somali Muslim Court Amputates 3 Men

From those defenders of the faith at the Associated Press:

Somali Islamists carry out amputations on 3 men

By Mohamed Olad Hassan, Associated Press Writer – Sat Oct 10

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Six masked men used machetes to carry out amputations on three men accused of robbery by a Somali Islamist court, a witness said Saturday.

Abdulahi Hassan Afrah said the two of the men had both a hand and a foot cut off and a third had only a foot cut off after the IslamicSource: Sweetness Light RSS Feed

capital gains

Senscot | Ask yourself this question: do you think most people can be trusted? Don’t dwell on it for too long – just offer a general sense. Would you say ‘yes’, or would you say ‘no, you can’t be too careful’? The chances are that, if you are from a professional background, relatively politically engaged and with a university degree – a typical RSA Fellow – you would answer ‘yes’. If so, you would be among a minority of Britons today.
This wasn’t always the case.Source: subrealism RSS Feed

Merrifield Wins. A victory for conservatism and tax caps

Tammy Simmons of Manchester, writing on Facebook,puts it best:

67% of voters in Franklin re-elected the mayor who very openly supported their spending cap.....yet Keep Manchester Moving [and others, including a wrongheaded economist] would like Manchester voters to believe that the tax cap in Franklin has basically devastated that town. Sounds like the voters think differently!

Indeed. Having tried to stop a tax cap override by an errant city council to no avail, the voters haveSource: GraniteGrok RSS Feed

Throwdown with Charles Murray

In a response to my post this morning, Charles Murray remains unconvinced that changes to our school system could result in dramatic improvements in educational outcomes.

He asks to see the scholarly study showing that a school has miraculously boosted achievement above the norm. In one way, this hurdle is too low, and in another it’s too high.

If we could only point to a single study of a single school, it wouldn’t instill much confidence in the generalizability of theSource: Cato-at-liberty RSS Feed

UN Ordered Afghanistan Recount Begins

From those champions of open and honest elections at the Associated Press:

Afghan election recount begins

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Writer

KABUL – Election workers began recounting ballots from the disputed Aug. 20 presidential election Monday, and a senior official said he expected to announce late next week whether President Hamid Karzai had won or would face a runoff with his main rival.

A U.N.-backed commission ordered a partial recount from about 10 Source: Sweetness Light RSS Feed

Bayside park turned into garbage dump

From NY1:
Last week, after several coaches and parents in Little Bay Park repeatedly tried to get the Parks Department to help them improve their local youth soccer and baseball fields, park officials delivered dirt to the fields.
Yet when volunteers went to spread the dirt onto the fields, they found it was full of glass bottles, dirty diapers and even syringes.
"I was appalled," said coach and parent Lauro Vasquez. "Something like this, it blows your mind that the ParksSource: Queens Crap RSS Feed

McInnis Road Trip -- Hope They Have GPS

Our favorite hot tempered ethically challenged former Congressman is set to embark on a tour to announce his candidacy for Governor this week. I'm glad he's ending the suspense. Many of us have been wondering if he's really running -- or just paying up on some debt he lost to one of his lawyer-lobbyist buddies at Hogan & Hartson.

With Congressman McInnis coming down out of the ivory tower in downtown Denver, I hope he has a GPS unit. All jokes about him featuring Canadian Rockies onSource: ColoradoPols.com - Front Page RSS Feed

Going Rogue

With only an announcement of the release date, Sarah Palin's upcoming book "Going Rogue" is already #1 on Amazon and Barnes and Noble books. You can preorder yours through the box at left.
Politico says this: A publishing industry source told POLITICO that they "cannot remember a non-fiction book taking off like this in the pre-order market. It became number one only a couple of hours after nothing more than a date announcement. It is truly unprecedented." As I was looking for the linkSource: HolyCoast.com RSS Feed

Dear Esquire Magazine…

This is what ESQUIRE thinks about our Men of Color.  Eff Them and use their magazine for toilet paper in today’s economic climate.  Your parrot might not like his birdcage being lined with it.

When you decide you want to write articles that allegedly are supposed to uplift the few notable African-American heroes we have, why do you have to show your slips of ignorance in writing basic hit pieces as opposed to honoring basic and elementary rules of professional journalism inSource: Jack and Jill Politics RSS Feed