Janet Napolitano: "The System Worked."
When discussing the attempted attack on NWA Flight 253 on December 25, 2009, Homeland Security sock puppet Janet Napolitano said today, that "The System Worked." Let's recap: At his secondary school, would be bomber Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab regularly preached more extremist Islam to his classmates. Abdulmutallub's father has been uncomfortable with his boy's extreme religious views and had six months ago reported his activities to United States' Embassy, Abuja and Nigerian security agencies. Mutallab has been on terror... [read more]

Raises for State Employees?
Disclaimer #1: I am an employee of the State. Disclaimer #2: I am not a spokesman for the State. Disclaimer #3: For most State employees, it's just a job, not a political statement, and plenty of Republicans are State employees. Disclaimer #4: I am a Crunchy Con. Disclaimer #5: I worked in the private sector for...about 34 years, and have worked in the public sector for only 8 years. State Senator Joseph Zarelli, R-Ridgefield, has sounded the alarm: some State... [read more]

ClimateGate: A smoking gun, More Leaks, Long Term Temp Graphs
The ClimateGate story won't go away quietly as warmists and their sycophants had hoped. Here are some new developments: Willis Eschenbach has uncovered a smoking gun with the way temperatures were adjusted in Australia. Temp records in Australia are based on a tiny number of stations that supposedly represent the entire continent. Then, those numbers have been "adjusted" by the small clique of climate scientists using huge multi-degree step functions. Anyone can see that this is not science, but... [read more]

Healthcare: A business, just like Costco, this is what Progressives are afraid of.
Progressives are afraid of successful businesses because they undermine the Statism that progressives cherish. Here's what happens when there is no government intervention, and someone needs healthcare.... [read more]

liquor board still out of date, out of control.
Nearly eleven years ago, Michelle Malkin had a column entitled " Washington Liquor Board out of date, out of control." And judging by this story today from Brier Dudley at the Times today, little has changed. According to the story, an entrepeneur named Karim Varela started i-booze.com, a web-based delivery service for wine, beer, and tobacco products, promising delivery in an hour. It seems like an excellent idea. Instead of walking, or worse yet driving, to the nearest 7/11 for... [read more]