Archive for April 1st, 2007

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Global Warming… It’s The Sun, Stupid

How does the Farmers Almanac predict weather?

We derive out weather forecasts from a secret formula that was devised by the founder of this Almanac, Robert B. Thomas, in 1792. Thomas believed that weather on Earth was influenced by sunspots, which are magnetic storms on the surface of the Sun.

Over the years, we have refined and enhanced that formula with state-of-the-art technology and modern scientific calculations. We employ three scientific disciplines to make our long-range predictions: solar science, the study of sunspots and other solar activity; climatology, the study of prevailing weather patterns; and meteorology, the study of the atmosphere. We predict weather trends and events by comparing solar patterns and historical weather conditions with current solar activity.

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Sunday, April 1st, 2007

In Their Own Words

While we've suspected for quite some time that most Leftists are victims of arrested development, as regular poseur over at NWBlogger who goes by the moniker of "Playin' Possum" regularly demonstrates, a recent survey of a number of blogs clearly indicates that our suspicions are well-founded.  Most Leftists are unable to put together coherent thoughts, and therefore resort to the use of expletives and personal attacks.  This is clearly a result of an inability to formulate a logical argument, and as is the case with many late-stage teenagers who want to look "cool", they attempt to compensate for their lack of linguistic skills by resorting to frequent use of expletives.  How often?  The margin is 18 to one.

This approach to "discussion" is much more prevalent in Leftists, and seems to indicate that they do not, in fact, wish to foster discussion at any level.  Quite the opposite, in fact - they appear inclined to stifle discussion.

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Sunday, April 1st, 2007

State Senate Approves Sustainable Budget Without Pork

Today, the Washington State Senate approved at 0001 hours their budgets.  All 49 State Senators went HERE and killed the following (for starters):

  • $158,000 for a "Manufactured Home Installation Training Account"

  • $590,000 for The Commission on Hispanic Affairs

  • $577,000 for The Commission on African-American Affairs

  • $5,487,000 for the Horse Racing Commission

  • "$1,939,000 of the general fund–state appropriation for fiscal year 2008 and $1,939,000 of the general fund–state appropriation for fiscal year 2009 are provided solely for K-20 telecommunications network technical support in the K-12 sector to prevent system failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical support for the network."

Read the rest of the post here....