September 2, 2010

Harry Reid and Energy Legislation: Bet on a Lame Duck Session

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July 13, 2010

Cape Wind Contract Challenged by Mass AG

The controversial Cape Wind project, touted by its developers as "America's First Offshore Wind Farm on Nantucket Sound" has hit another hurdle: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. According to a Boston Globe article dated July 9...

July 9, 2010

Dispatch from the Utility Front: 'Perfect Citizen'

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July 7, 2010

Expect Green Spin on Grid This Week

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July 3, 2010

WH salary list leaves out some czars

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July 2, 2010

White House Salaries Made Public

The salaries of White House personnel have been made public and are presented at The Hill's Blog Briefing Room. The good news is that we finally got some transparency. The bad news is that several of the Czars are unaccounted for, such as Sunstein (R...

June 29, 2010

Doubling the Spectrum....for High Speed Rail and the Smart Grid?

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama ordered the near doubling of the communications spectrum today, "to free up 500 megahertz of airwaves as part of a broader strategy for improving the U.S.'s broadband infrastructure". Ult...

February 25, 2010

Why not a medical bankruptcy provision in health care reform?

One problem yet to be addressed by any healthcare proposal is that of family financial ruin over illness. Given Obama's notion that "No one in America should go broke because they get sick," you'd think this would be a prime component of hi...

January 28, 2010

A response to Rep. Ryan's health care proposals

Who is responsible for the following statement?:"The plan ensures universal access to affordable health insurance by restructuring the tax code, allowing all Americans to secure an affordable health plan that best suits their needs,..."?Was...

December 30, 2009

FDIC as QUANGO (quasi autonomous non-governmental organization)?

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is the federal agency that insures bank deposits. Basically, they backstop banks to ensure that depositors don't lose their money (up to a limit) if the bank fails.  Given that the FDIC is "o...

October 29, 2009

Mitt Romney Votes Present

As reported here by ABC News (online), Mitt Romney "...doesn't plan to make any endorsement at all" regarding the contentious NY23 Congressional race.What does this say about Mitt? When balanced against Sarah Palin's political courage, it s...

October 8, 2009

Putting $829 billion into perspective

Forgetting inherent inaccuracies and the usual political nonsense, it's reported here that the CBO figures 10 years of the Baucus health care bill (ObamaCare) will cost $829 billion. In an effort to put $829 billion in perspective, I thought a compar...

September 29, 2009

We're sending this?

Reading Deadly Typhoon Ketsana Slams Into Vietnam over at MSNBC.com, I found this at the bottom of page 2:The United States has donated $100,000 and deployed a military helicopter and five rubber boats manned by about 20 American soldiers from the co...

September 7, 2009

Opportunity Lost

MSNBC is my home page. For the most part, no kidding, I think they do a pretty good job and besides, by viewing that site with every opening of my browser I keep regular tabs on the opponent. It's been interesting to see how the Jones story has migra...

September 6, 2009

Van Jones Resigns as Obama's Green Jobs Czar

Just in time for the Sunday morning shows, the MSNBC reports as follows:BREAKING NEWS: Van Jones resigns as Obama environmental adviser over controversial statements...Finally, MSNBC recognizes Van Jones. I guess this particular story simply coul...

May 24, 2009

Bipartisan Team to Destroy Sanctity of Contracts

As if any more proof were needed, here's further evidence that the difference between Republicans and Democrats is practically nil in many parts of the country.The St. Louis Business Journal reported on Friday, Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Ki...