Friday, February 27, 2009

Obama to extend Iraq withdrawal timetable; 50,000 troops to stay

Obama to extend Iraq withdrawal timetable; 50,000 troops to stay | McClatchy Washington Bureau

well, well, well...

is this the same guy who said he would have all "American forces" out of Iraq within 16 months?  Now it's longer and only "combat troops" that are coming home.  What, exactly, will 50,000 MARINES be doing?

Thursday, February 26, 2009

It’s Obama spreading panic

TheHill.com

It’s Obama spreading panic

President Obama, in his pursuit of liberal big-government spending, has totally neglected the role of the president of the United States in reversing global panic. To the contrary, his every remark and the constant preoccupation of his Cabinet is to heighten the sense of crisis and to escalate the predictions of doom if we do not do as they tell us and raise spending now and taxes later.
Instead of being a firewall, reassuring Main Street even as Wall Street crashed, he has become a conduit of panic, spreading the mood of desperation from the stock exchange floor to kitchen tables across the world.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Arctic Sea Ice Underestimated for Weeks Due to Faulty Sensor

Bloomberg.com: News

Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California- size area...