Let me preface is this by saying I’m a big fan of Mythbusters, but like many of you I’ve been expecting something like this would happen for quite some time… Accidents happen, but what happened Tuesday, while Mythbusters co-hosts Tory Belleci, Kari Byron and Grant Imahara were working on either proving or debunking myths related to […]
California
Nanny State Madness: San Francisco Bans Happy Meals
The San Francisco board of supervisors has voted by a veto proof 8-3 margin to forbid restaurants from giving away toys with meals that have high levels of calories, sugar and fat — they’ve effectively banned the Happy Meal… Those bastards! Fast food giant McDonald’s said Wednesday it was “extremely disappointed” at a ruling by […]
Pete Stark: The Federal Government can do most anything in this country
This video of Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) has been making the rounds… it’s extraordinary, the woman questioning Rep. Stark lays out one the clearest examples of the Constitutional issues surrounding health care reform I’ve seen and Rep. Stark simply has no answer for them saying: I think that there are very few constitutional limits that […]
CBSNews: What the (bleep)? Calif. Tackles Cussing
I should have posted this yesterday but other more important stories had to take precedence… Anyway, you have to had to California’s legislature, the state is effectively bankrupt and this is the kind of crap they’re wasting time and taxpayers money on: California lawmakers have a history of trying to keep the state’s air and […]
Election Day 2009: Results and Analysis
Whew what a night… I was up until about 1:00 a.m. this morning tracking results and scribbling down various thoughts on yesterday’s elections. First, I’m not sure how much we can or should read into the results one thing is clear from the exit polling though: the economy is the number one concern of voters. […]
Election Day: November 3, 2009
I wanted to post this earlier but I suffered a bout of “connectile dysfunction” this morning and this is the first chance I’ve had to post… Get out and Vote! Preferably for the conservative candidate of your choice, but I digress. The bulk of our attention has been focused on races New York, New Jersey […]
Weekend Briefing – Saturday, October 10, 2009
I’m going to be tied up with family all weekend but here’s a collection of must read links: CBO: Budget deficit hit record $1.4T in 2009 – Associated Press Proposals to create jobs add up to second stimulus – Associated Press A Nobel for Obama – New York Sun Barack Obama’s peace prize starts a […]
This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown
It’s Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. First up, Chris Dodd trails likely Republican challenger Rob Simmons by 9 points in the latest the latest […]
Crime Doesn’t Pay: 17 Year Old Girl Beats Muggers
A note to would be criminals… Don’t pick on 17 year old girls or this might happen to you: QUARTZ HILL, Calif. (AP) A 17-year-old high school marching band student beat up two assailants who tried to mug her as she walked to school in this high desert community about 40 miles north of Los […]