Category Archives: current events

Why the hell should we trust the CBO?

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Kip

This is a pet peeve of mine. Obama is touting CBO (Congressional Budget Office) numbers to back up health care “reform”. But the CBO’s track record is far from perfect. Years ago, when my father was researching statistics for a … Continue reading →

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Condolences…

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Kip

…to a guy I don’t like all that much, Keith Olbermann. His father passed away on Saturday. Whether I like Olbermann or not, I’m sorry his father died. My condolences. Rest in peace, Theodore Olbermann.

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You insured Kenny, you bastards!

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Kip

Right. As of right now, it looks like they have the votes to path health care “reform”. Despite the fact that poll after poll shows people are overwhelmingly against it. I hope you’re all waking up to the fact that … Continue reading →

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Sign the petition against the PACT act

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Kip

The PACT act will prevent the sale or transport of cigarettes anywhere. For more information, read my earlier post about it. Now you can sign an online petition against the PACT act. Go here… http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/us-citzens-against-the-pact-act-of-2009-s1147 …and let’s try to stop … Continue reading →

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Dirk Greineder takes executive post in “murderer’s club”

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Kip

This story makes my stomach turn. Dirk Greineder, who killed his wife May, is apparently in some sort of weird social club for life-convicted murderers. A brief excerpt of the beginning of the linked article: Convicted wife-killer Dirk Greineder has … Continue reading →

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