Don't confuse the issue with the facts!

According to scientists, the heating of Earth's surface appears to have slowed in the past 15 years even though greenhouse gas emissions have kept rising. This is causing a big problem for scientists working for the U.N. on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 

They say that if they don't include this data, the global warming skeptics will point out that they didn't mention it. Well Duh! But if they do report it, it sort of undermines the report they plan to issue which will say that global warming is continuing and they're more certain than ever that it's linked to human activity.

I thought scientists were supposed to be objective. I thought they were supposed to report their research data in an unbiased manner. Looks like that applies only if you think global warming is a liberal political scam.

"Temperature data clouds report." The Dallas Morning News; September 30, 2013; p. 12A.

We enforce only those laws we like.

Last month, "The Obama administration . . . ordered prosecutors to refile charges against defendants in pending cases and strip out any references to specific quantities of illicit substances that would trigger mandatory minimum sentencing laws."

When did Obama become King Barak I? Perhaps some of you can point out his Constitutional authority to unilaterally bypass a law passed by Congress, but I've read the Constitution all the way through, and I don't see it.

"Effort to trim sentences expanded." The Dallas Morning News; September 20, 2013; p. 4A.

Do the math.

The airlines are squeezing in more seats and trying to make us think they're doing us a favor. They say we won't notice the difference. Maybe we won't since they already pack us in like sardines.

United is adding a row of six seats. They brag that the smaller seats cut the weight on the plane by 1,200 pounds, translating to about $10 million per year in fuel savings.

But wait -- if we're adding six passengers at an average 150 pounds each, and if we're adding luggage for those six passengers at 40 pounds per checked bag and maybe an average of 10 pounds per carry-on, doesn't that add back that 1,200 pounds? Does the fuel know whether the weight comes from the seats or from the passengers and cargo?

I think we've just been sold the new 1/2 gallon ice cream in the 3 pint convenience pack.

"More seats in coach, less space for you." The Dallas Morning News; October 16, 2013; p. 1A.

Barack Obama quote

Stephen Matthews of Bedford thinks Ted Cruz is about "to crash." He says that he  doesn't understand what our Founding Fathers understood -- "compromise is the foundation of governance."

"Absolutely I will not negotiate." ~Barack Obama

"Crash is coming for Cruz." The Dallas Morning News; October 3, 2013; p. 14A.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/01/227923812/obama-perpetual-cycle-of-brinksmanship-has-to-end

We don't need it.

John Vehon of Dallas opines, "Why wasn't there a Bushcare, back when the Republicans controlled everything? Then we never would have needed Obamacare."

There wasn't a Bushcare because we didn't need it anymore than we now need Obamacare. Is that simple enough for you, Mr. Vehon?

And just to set the record straight, the Republicans never "controlled everything" during either Bush Presidency.

"Never an issue for Bush." The Dallas Morning News; October 3, 2013; p. 14A.

Are you confident in Obamacare yet?

Obama and his cohorts say that the wait for help on the Obamacare lines and internet sites is a good thing. Just look at all the people who want to sign up. However, they won't tell us how many people are actually signing up, and they say they won't release that number until November. Think about it -- if thousands and thousands were signing up, don't you think Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi and Obammy would all be hogging the cameras saying, "We told you so"?

At any rate, I saw some interesting quotes and justifications for the "glitches" the system is experiencing. I especially like this one:

"It's like building a bridge from two sides of the river; you just hope it comes out in the middle. Usually you do a lot more testing than we've had time to do." Do engineers really build bridges that way? I thought there was a lot more precision to it than that. I'm not sure I feel real good about driving my car over a bridge that's been constructed by eyeballing it. They haven't had time to do testing? Haven't they known for three years this was going to happen? How much time do they need?

Tim McKinney, the president and chief executive of United Way of Tarrant County has one of the nation's biggest teams of enrollment counselors. Of the first and second days of enrollment, he said, "We haven't gotten anyone all the way through the process." Total number who signed up for Obamacare with one of the largest enrollment teams? Zero.

So, when it comes time for Obamacare to approve your next surgery, are you confident the "glitches" will be gone?

"Officials working on kinks in system." The Dallas Morning News;
October 3, 2013; p. 1A.

Well bless his heart! I feel so sorry for him.

I'm sure you've all seen the video of the motorcycle gang that assaulted a man who was minding his own business driving down the highway with his wife and toddler daughter. In trying to escape the mob, he ran over, Edwin Mieses, one of the bikers who, his family says, is paralyzed. "He'll never get to walk our daughter down the aisle," his wife laments. Was the SUV driver at fault for what happened? What would you do if you saw this in your rearview mirror? Look behind the SUV -- does that look like normal highway traffic to you?

I think I'd get the h-e-double hockey sticks out of there! So what about Mieses? Do you suppose that if he had been at home being a dad to this daughter he'll never walk down the aisle instead of out raising Cain and assaulting innocent people he'd not be paralyzed now? The man who ran over him doesn't have even a blemish on his record, but Mieses is a different story:

He has a six-page criminal record that began at age 12. He's served jail time for drugs, guns, resisting arrest and other crimes -- 15 convictions that include distribution of cocaine, receiving stolen property, and destruction of property. He does not have a drivers license and has been cited numerous times for that.

Don't you feel sorry for him?

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/10/run_over_mass_biker_has_long_criminal_record#sthash.i61HvUl5.dpuf