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Police: Frail Kansas City teen found handcuffed in parents' basement; said he was there months | Fox News: "Another adult in the home told police that the teen was "locked downstairs because in December they let him upstairs and he ate almost an entire bowl of fruit at one time.""
So sad!!!
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Desperate Keynesians | Cato Institute
Desperate Keynesians | Cato Institute: "Mr. Krugman particularly complains that “harsh spending cuts” have not worked in Ireland or the United Kingdom. After their banking crisis, the Irish increased government spending as a percentage of GDP by almost 30 percent and now have cut that back so government spending is “only” about 16 percent higher than it was in the full employment days of 2007 — not exactly most people’s definition of austerity. The British, despite talking about cutting government spending, have yet to reduce it by even one full percentage point from 2011, and are still spending 11 percent more of their GDP on government than they were in 2007. Where is the “austerity,” Mr. Krugman?"
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Colorado boy, 7, reportedly faces suspension for tossing imaginary grenade | Fox News
Colorado boy, 7, reportedly faces suspension for tossing imaginary grenade | Fox News: "Honestly, I don’t think the rule is very realistic for kids this age," Mandie Watkins, Alex's mom, told KDVR.com. "I think that when a child is trying to save the world, I don't think he should be punished for it."
Alex, for his part, told the station that he can’t believe he got "dispended."
Alex, for his part, told the station that he can’t believe he got "dispended."
Prosecutors ask for life sentence for leader of Amish group convicted of beard-cutting in Ohio | Fox News
Prosecutors ask for life sentence for leader of Amish group convicted of beard-cutting in Ohio | Fox News: "Federal prosecutors want a life sentence for the leader of an Amish breakaway group convicted in a series of beard- and hair-cutting attacks in Ohio."
Life?!?
Life?!?
"Universal Background Checks" – Absolutely Not
"Universal Background Checks" – Absolutely Not: "Imagine a grandfather who wants to give a family shotgun to his 12-year-old grandson having to do a background check on his grandson before giving him the shotgun.
Or a friend having to do a background check on his lifetime best buddy before lending him a hunting rifle.
Or, if your mother had a prowler at her home, having to do a background check on your own Mom before you could give her one of your guns for protection.
That's what "universal background checks" do. They turn traditional innocent conduct into a criminal offense."
"The penalty for selling a gun to a person who is a criminal, mentally ill, mentally incompetent, alcohol abuser or drug abuser is a 10-year federal felony. That's now, today, with no changes to the law."
"more than 72,000 people were turned down on a gun purchase in 2010 because they didn't pass the background check. Yet, only 44 of those cases were prosecuted. Why, when criminals are caught in the act of lying on the form to illegally purchase a firearm are they not prosecuted?"
"If the Obama Administration currently doesn't have the time or manpower to prosecute those who lie on background check forms, then why do they want more background checks, more paperwork and more forms?"
Or a friend having to do a background check on his lifetime best buddy before lending him a hunting rifle.
Or, if your mother had a prowler at her home, having to do a background check on your own Mom before you could give her one of your guns for protection.
That's what "universal background checks" do. They turn traditional innocent conduct into a criminal offense."
"The penalty for selling a gun to a person who is a criminal, mentally ill, mentally incompetent, alcohol abuser or drug abuser is a 10-year federal felony. That's now, today, with no changes to the law."
"more than 72,000 people were turned down on a gun purchase in 2010 because they didn't pass the background check. Yet, only 44 of those cases were prosecuted. Why, when criminals are caught in the act of lying on the form to illegally purchase a firearm are they not prosecuted?"
"If the Obama Administration currently doesn't have the time or manpower to prosecute those who lie on background check forms, then why do they want more background checks, more paperwork and more forms?"
Monday, February 04, 2013
Global Lukewarming: Another Good Intellectual Year (2012 Edition) | Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger | Cato Institute
Global Lukewarming: Another Good Intellectual Year (2012 Edition) | Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger | Cato Institute: "I am sure that most readers are already aware that in the U.S. the annual average temperature was the highest ever recorded (since 1895). But the U.S. makes up only about 2% of the globe and such small areas, especially located in the Northern Hemisphere extratropics, are subject to large regional variations.
Figure 1 shows the pattern of annual average temperature anomalies across the globe in 2012. Notice that the contiguous U.S. happens to be in the bulls-eye of higher than average temperatures. If you spent 2012 in Alaska, you’d probably be wondering what all the fuss was about, because there the state experienced its 11th coldest year on record (since 1918)."
Figure 1 shows the pattern of annual average temperature anomalies across the globe in 2012. Notice that the contiguous U.S. happens to be in the bulls-eye of higher than average temperatures. If you spent 2012 in Alaska, you’d probably be wondering what all the fuss was about, because there the state experienced its 11th coldest year on record (since 1918)."
Obamacare Alchemy | Cato Institute
Obamacare Alchemy | Cato Institute: "Just as it would make no sense to mandate a particular standard for homeowner, auto, or life insurance, it makes no sense to impose a set package for health insurance. We all are different and prefer different mixes of risks and benefits, as well as tradeoffs between health insurance and other uses of our money."
Are We Overreacting to the Threat of a Nuclear Iran? | Justin Logan | Cato Institute
Are We Overreacting to the Threat of a Nuclear Iran? | Justin Logan | Cato Institute: "dictatorial regime regularly lashes out with hysterical war propaganda and threatens to rain destruction on its neighbors. It regularly inveighs against American imperialism, and in return, American analysts regularly discuss preventive strikes against the country.
Then, with little warning, it conducts a nuclear test. Americans from all walks of life remember that day vividly. Their lives—indeed, the world—changed forever.
It was May 25, 2009. Don’t you remember?
That, of course, was the day the erratic, bizarre government in North Korea managed to successfully test a nuclear device. But the world didn’t end."
" My colleague John Mueller and Frank Gavin both catalog the embarrassing track record of false positives in predicting tipping points, cascades, chains, waves, avalanches, et cetera. Their bibliographies are full of embarrassingly wrong predictions—full enough that people ought to be chastened and reconsider just throwing around similar assertions as though they are obviously true."
Then, with little warning, it conducts a nuclear test. Americans from all walks of life remember that day vividly. Their lives—indeed, the world—changed forever.
It was May 25, 2009. Don’t you remember?
That, of course, was the day the erratic, bizarre government in North Korea managed to successfully test a nuclear device. But the world didn’t end."
" My colleague John Mueller and Frank Gavin both catalog the embarrassing track record of false positives in predicting tipping points, cascades, chains, waves, avalanches, et cetera. Their bibliographies are full of embarrassingly wrong predictions—full enough that people ought to be chastened and reconsider just throwing around similar assertions as though they are obviously true."
Cuts could make USA a second-rate power, Panetta warns
Cuts could make USA a second-rate power, Panetta warns: "Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Friday the United States would become a "second-rate power" if Congress and the White House fail to reach a budget deal that would avoid an extra $500 billion in military budget cuts over the next 10 years."
So a 7% cut would reduce us to only spend 4.6 times (instead of 4.9 times) as much as the 2nd spender! I don't think "hyperbole" is a sufficient word to describe his claims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
So a 7% cut would reduce us to only spend 4.6 times (instead of 4.9 times) as much as the 2nd spender! I don't think "hyperbole" is a sufficient word to describe his claims.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
Daily Caller: Sen. Ron Johnson on federal budgets: ‘I’m happy to start cutting agencies’ - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin
Daily Caller: Sen. Ron Johnson on federal budgets: ‘I’m happy to start cutting agencies’ - In the News - Newsroom - Ron Johnson, United States Senator for Wisconsin: "“In business if you’ve got a department that’s not performing properly, you cut its budget and they’re forced to become more efficient,” Johnson said, citing his own business experience before Wisconsin voters sent him to the Senate in 2010. “I think that’s what you pretty much have to do with some of these agencies.”"
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