By Ann Barnhardt I stand here in abject stupefaction. The so-called “right” or “Tea Party” in this republic is being so thoroughly rolled and defeated that I am struggling to come up with an adequate violent submission metaphor that does not involve prison rape … and they honesty think that they’re “winning.” Really? You call…
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Science and Environmental Policy Project
The Week That Was August 13, 2011
Quote of the Week “By a small sample, we may judge of the whole piece.” Miguel de Cervantes from Don Quixote ******************************* Number of the Week: 11 ******************************* This Week By Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science & Environmental Policy Project (SEPP) Videos from the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC) sponsored by Heartland…
James M. Taylor
NASA Data Show less Heat Trapped than Expected
By James M. Taylor NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth’s atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less global warming will occur in the…
Heartland Institute
“Learning Challenge” is Just More Federal Waste in the Making
By Joy Pullman Though the U.S. Department of Education rolled out its “Early Learning Challenge” on May 25, it’s not too early to predict failure – likely little or no boost for tots working on their ABCs, and surely a waste of $500 million extracted from taxpayers. The program, part of the next phase of…
Gary Wickert
Wisconsin Chosen For Union’s Last Stand
Republicans Retain Control of Wisconsin Senate Tuesday, August 9, 2011, is a date that will live in political infamy. Fueled by union outrage over modest changes in collective bargaining put into play by Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair Bill, the Democrat Party and union leaders cherry-picked hand-picked six potentially vulnerable Republican State Senators for recall…
Steve's Say...
Steve’s Say . . . Tom Barrett Disgraces Mayoral Office
The opening day of the Wisconsin State Fair has always been a special day for me, at least since 1968 when I began my career as a gladiolus exhibitor. This year included the added treat that Scott Walker, our newly elected, politically dynamic and courageous Governor, would speak as part of the opening day State…