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The Handicapper General In Chief

trzupr — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:07:16 +0000

Before the late Kurt Vonnegut started writing the same novel year after year, he actually produced some pretty interesting science-fiction. Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of some of his best short stories, most of them sci-fi. Of those, Harrison Bergeron is one of the best. If you haven’t read the story, [...]

Go Get Em Newt

trzupr — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:15:33 +0000

Yeah, yeah – I’m familiar with all the anti-Newt arguments: he’s abrasive – he’s prone to gaffes – he’s played in the mushy middle at times – he’s unelectable, etc. Whatever. I still think that the man is – by far – the smartest guy running and would make the best President. I’d vote [...]

Hail Hail!

trzupr — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:21:23 +0000

Here’s some weirdness for ya. I’m working on a matter for a client that involves how they disposed of some hazardous wastes. Turns out they sent it to a company called Systech Environmental, which processes some haz wastes, primarily by firing them in cement kilns. Since my client is in Kansas, I go to the [...]

The Ditherer In Chief Strikes Again

trzupr — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:52:24 +0000

Keystone XL is dead – at least until Jan 2013 when the joker living on Pennsylvania Avenue hopefully has to find another job. From the WSJ:

“This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information [...]

Hey You Tube: You Suck

trzupr — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:28:06 +0000

(Fortunately, Vimeo has stones).

Craptastic YouTube is at it again, freezing Palestinian Media Watches account for daring to post a video in which the Palestinian Authority Mufti says that it is the destiny of Muslims to kill Jews, which two of the more relied-upon Hadith’s actually say. But – hell – you [...]

Swing and a Miss

trzupr — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:28:49 +0000

I got no problem with shrinking the number of federal agencies, as the Obamster says he would like to do. Cutting a little fat is always a good thing, although the net fiscal effect of getting rid of a few federal employees will be a akin to a 500 pound guy trimming his toenails.

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Maybe if we Wish Real, REAL Hard…

trzupr — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:02:45 +0000

How stupid is the bureaucratic beast? This stupid: the EPA is fining oil companies $6.8 million for not adding cellulosic ethanol to gasoline as REQUIRED BY LAW! The punch line? Cellulosic ethanol doesn’t actually exist.

This all stems from the inaccurately named “Energy Security and Independence Act of 2007” which mandates the use of [...]

A Rising Star Emerges

trzupr — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:14:32 +0000

With all of the focus on the Republican race in New Hampshire, few people seem to have noticed that a legitimate challenger to the president is starting to gather momentum on the Democrat side of things. Call me crazy, but I think this could be Vermin Supreme’s year. He’s an old pro, he knows how [...]

My Pick for President (of the World)

trzupr — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:55:29 +0000

Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair. He’s often called foul-mouthed, obnoxious, outspoken and rude, but those are only a few of his qualifications.

Bloody marvelous job and the stonily pained expressions on the faces of the bureaucrats in the crowd are a joy to behold. (Wonder if he gets invited back?) The best part occurs [...]

Here We Go Again

trzupr — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:06:28 +0000

Climategate 2.0 is upon us! Al Gore is NOT going to be happy about this:

A fresh tranche of private emails exchanged between leading climate scientists throughout the last decade was released online on Tuesday. The unauthorised publication is an apparent attempt to repeat the impact of a similar release of emails on the [...]