Category Archives: Current Affairs

One Question Poll on the economy

Posted on July 31, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Your Chance To Vote On Obama's Performance on the Economy – AT&T/Yahoo Poll VOTE HERE Update 8/4/09: (877,000 994,223 1,456,932 votes have been recorded.) The percentages are not changing significantly are beginning to change. H/T Theo Spark

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Unintended consequences of appeasement

Posted on July 15, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Gretchen maintains a number of bird feeders on our back deck and these feeders provide us with the pleasure of observing the interactions of 20 different species of birds. We have recently been plagued by squirrels which will climb up … Continue reading →

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Anthropogenic Global Warming – a modern Piltdown Man hoax?

Posted on March 14, 2009 by David St Lawrence

The "science" of climate change as expressed by non-scientist Al Gore and his adherents seems remarkably similar to an earlier hoax, the famous Piltdown Man "discovered" in 1912. The staging is remarkably similar. Conclusions are/were based on falsified data, people … Continue reading →

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A New Era of Responsibility

Posted on March 9, 2009 by David St Lawrence

I read this inspiring massage on the White House website: A New Era of Responsibility"The 2010 Budget"http://www.whitehouse.gov Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account—to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in … Continue reading →

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