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 →

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.

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 to … 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.

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

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 →