Brother Pejman of RedState emails to inform me that we almost got hit by an asteroid yesterday. TheSydney Morning Herald estimates it at about 120 feet wide, and that it came within 37,000 miles of Earth (I’m translating into real units of measurement), which was more or less the size of the Tunguska
And the only practical way to stop these things? Orbital missile defense systems.
Sleep tight!
Moe Lane
*Yeah, geeks love Tunguska. Apparently, so do video game designers
Are you involved in any aspect of the financial industry?
Heck, is your household making more than 75 grand a year?
Yes?
THEN IT IS NOT IN YOUR CLASS INTEREST TO VOTE FOR ANY DEMOCRAT IN THE 2010 ELECTION.
Continue reading Some observations about our country’s economic situation.
(Via Glenn Reynolds) It’s simply not… comforting.
From the first use of aerodynamic ground-effect on Formula 1 race-cars, to pioneering the use of extruded aluminum for lightweight automotive construction, Lotus has been at the forefront of automotive innovation for almost 50 years.
We’ve covered Lotus’ a bit of innovative history and involvement in Chrysler’s ENVI electric vehicle program before, but this release might the public’s first glimpse of the innovation new technology behind the revolutionary hybrid this Financial Times article says Lotus will be revealing at next month’s Geneva show.
Called the Omnivore, this new kind of engine takes aspects of a conventional 2-stroke, and adds a few neat tricks to that proven technology to create an engine truly flexible enough to run on almost anything, from 87 Octane to Cabo tequila to VP Nitromethane.
As an examination
Fair warning.
Moe Lane
*Oh, thank God. For a really bad two-minute period I thought that there was, or was going to be, a sequel to that one.
Pearl Jam
I hope that you’re enjoying the White House, by the way.
It’s a pretty cool place for people your age, from what I’m told.
Anyway, I just thought that you should know: do you know Sarah & James Parker? They go to your school.
Yeah, them. Are they nice? I’ve never met them, so I don’t know. I do know that their parents really can’t afford to send them to your school without assistance; it’s called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, and it lets over 1,700 poor kids in DC get scholarships every year. It’s often called a “voucher” program, although people who like school choice wouldn’t agree: they want everybody to have the chance to pick the best schools for their kid, instead of just a small number. Still, this program is helping people who are usually making about half of much as the federal poverty level; it’s hard to dispute that it’s a good one. I’m sure that Sarah & James think that it’s a good program.
Unfortunately, Senator Dick Durbin (D, IL) wants to throw them out of your school. Continue reading Hi, Sasha, Malia. Got a second?
…presumably because of reports like this: honestly, I don’t think that there’s been anything new since I commented on it last time. The story first broke in January, and doesn’t seem to have changed.
Hope that helps.
Moe Lane
PS: Also, here’s an interesting post on Sullenberger’s recent Congressional testimony on airline safety.
And he’s the guy doing the vetting now?
Forward Observer is pretty blunt, here:
In 1988, Gregory Craig and William Lynn worked together as legislative assistants for Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. Back then, Craig earned $37,375 a year and Lynn $23,734.
This year, President Obama appointed Craig as his White House counsel, a job which paid $172,200 a year during the Bush administration.
One of Craig’s first official acts as White House counsel was to recommend that Obama waive his ballyhooed rules against employing lobbyists in his administration so that Lynn, Craig’s old Senate colleague and a former registered lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon, could become the deputy secretary of defense at $177,000 a year under inherited pay scales.
So much for Obama’s vows during his presidential campaign to break up the old boy network in Washington and not bring lobbyists into his administration.
Continue reading Gregory Craig arranged for lobbyist William Lynn pick?
Sure you do!
[UPDATE]: Welcome, Ace of Spades readers.
He’s the guy that said this, back in the day:
You know, Jeff, I understand that you had some… issues… with the Governor of Alaska. That’s fine; nobody’s perfect, of course. But for the items that you packed into your negative assessment of her moral character, I can’t help but notice something: not once were you even able to imply that she was out shtupping the kid of one of her professional colleagues.
What’s that like, by the way*? Continue reading Hey, remember Jeffrey Toobin?
Glenn Reynolds may love the title (“Another Obama pick owes back taxes, but it’s OK because, now caught, he’ll pay up”), but the first quoted line (“Oh, Sergei, you mean you’ve lost another submarine?“) is what won me over. References to The Hunt for Red October
But there was one line in there:
(BTW, has anyone checked the tax returns of the Obama vetters who are supposed to be checking the tax returns?)
Yeah. About that, Andrew…
Crossposted to RedState.
Unsuccessfully.
You know, my copy of Cryptonomicon
