Author: Moe_Lane

Sic Transit Gloria Green Jobs.

So…

  • Thanks to the Democrats, we spent 800 billion on a stimulus package that didn’t work.
  • Thanks to the Democrats, we allocated 92 billion of that money (meant to be spent on, well, things that would stimulate the economy) on renewable energy policies.
  • Thanks to the Democrats, we’ve managed to spend only about 20 billion of that money in a year and a half (remember; this was supposed to be emergency spending).
  • Thanks to the Democrats, our best-case scenario (via those mad optimists in the White House) is that the money spent netted us 191K jobs, or $105K a job. The Department of Energy estimates 82K jobs, or $244K/job.
  • And, thanks ever so much to the Democrats, “as much as 80 percent of some green programs, including $2.3 billion of manufacturing tax credits, went to foreign firms that employed workers primarily in countries including China, South Korea and Spain, rather than in the United States.”

You know, it used to be that you could count on the Democratic party to be provincial and short-sighted obstructionists when it came to putting the brakes on international trade, sure – but at least they used to know how to be competent provincial and short-sighted obstructionists. This is embarrassing.

Continue reading Sic Transit Gloria Green Jobs.

#rsrh Shut it down, shut it down…

…Dan Pfeiffer is the White House Communications Director – yeah, isn’t that a thankless job, these days? – and he’s a bit upset that Republicans are seriously contemplating shutting down the government next year if that’s what it takes to turn off the money spigots.  I don’t know what’s funnier: that he’s so obviously petulant at the idea that anybody might stand in the way of his boss getting another trillion dollars to put in a pile and set on fire; or that even the White House is conceding a Republican Congress next year.  After all, the idea was publicly considered absurd even a year ago, and we actually haven’t got a majority in the House.

Yet.

Moe Lane Continue reading #rsrh Shut it down, shut it down…

Do you think that you hate [insert movie here]?

Trust me, you don’t hate [insert movie title here] the way that Luke McKinney hates Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. A taste (subject: the various portrayals of M. Bison):

Raul Julia acted like his whole movie was a pantomime and displayed so little knowledge of the game that he probably thought a joystick was something you rented from a Thai ladyboy. But at least he was obviously enjoying himself. Raising the total number of people enjoying the movie to “One,” or “One more than Legend of Chun-Li.“

I really, really miss Raul Julia, by the way. Even when he was making movies like… this… he was fun to watch. Continue reading Do you think that you hate [insert movie here]?

Koran burning called off.

Suckers.

Unexpectedly!

Terry Jones, the controversial pastor, said on Saturday that neither he nor his church would follow through on plans to burn copies of the Koran. In an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show, Mr. Jones said repeatedly and emphatically that the event, originally scheduled to coincide with the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was canceled and would not take place at any time.

“We feel that God is telling us to stop,” he said.

Well… God, or at least the man’s PR guy. Continue reading Koran burning called off.

VT-GOV Democratic recount finally resolved…

Questions of corruption by Democratic nominee, alas, still remain.

…after two weeks. It’s hard to tell whether the general lack of energy involved was from civility or ennui: Republican Lt. Governor Brian Dubie was polling at over 50% for most of the candidates, and polls at 55%/36% against eventual nominee Peter Shumlin.  Don’t expect a lot more polling of this race, by the way: as near as I can tell, its Toss-Up status among RCP and Cook is based mostly on that it’s Vermont and the incumbent Republican governor isn’t running.

But since lack of energy isn’t good for people, let’s kick it up a notch: as VT pro-tem Senate President Shumlin appointed David Blittersdorf to his state’s Clean Energy Development Fund.  Blittersdorf then proceeded to apply for (and later get) over 4 million in tax credits from the fund while he was serving on its board.  Blittersdorf has also contributed 8 grand to Shumlin’s campaign coffers.  Shumlin’s response to all of this is to ask for Blittersdorf to resign from the CEDF; he won’t return Blittersdorf’s campaign contributions, apparently.

Does Shumlin think that it should end there?  I’m mildly curious.

Moe Lane

PS: Brian Dubie for governor.

Crossposted to RedState.