Where Did Our Real Wealth Go?

Victor Davis Hanson "Here in California we idle farmland, though we have the water, expertise, and soil to produce far more food than we do. We put vast swaths of both land and sea off limits to gas and oil production, though we could produce far more petroleum and natural gas than we do. We snub nuclear power, though our population steadily increases and its desire for electronic appurtenance grows, not shrinks. We like “wilderness areas” (who doesn’t?) where we build no roads, harvest no timber, and build no dams. We strangle Silicon Valley with all sorts of labor and business regulations until it fabricates and outsources abroad. In other words, we are creating no real new sources of concrete wealth as we nuance the shrinking capital we inherited."

Stop Press Item: Boxer and Gore Begging for Money in Same L.A. Room

Big Journalism "To my few friends in California, who are brilliant and conservative, I apologize. Still, even y’all have to admit that the liberals in your state have run roughshod for decades over every shred of common sense anywhere within their sights." Kyle-Anne Shiver

The Yucca Mountain Blues

Warning Signs "...the U.S. has an abundance of oil. Like nuclear power, however, successive administrations since the 1970s have ensured that U.S. oil companies were kept from exploring for it, extracting it, refining it and selling it to us at affordable prices. This is in sharp contrast to the endless babble about the need to be “energy independent.” ".... "Cap-and-Trade is a fraud. Let your senators know you oppose their vote for it. Any senator that does vote for it should be replaced if they are running for reelection in the November midterm elections. "Alan Caruba. Tell it like it is, Alan.

President Incompetent

Ron Ross , AT "Nevertheless, the fact that the most powerful man in the world is incompetent does not make for a good situation. Unfortunately, he is in a position to do major damage, and he has, in fact, already done so. His poorly conceived economic policies have unnecessarily prolonged and deepened the recession. His foreign policy missteps have jeopardized our national security." This happens when rock stars and celebrities pick your president.

Photo Evidence: Michelle Obama Keeps Socialist Books In The White House Library

SayAnythingBlog "Now, according out the person who guided our tour, the library is stock[ed] with books picked out by the First Lady, Michelle Obama. Being a bit of a bibliophile, I started to peruse some of the books on the shelves…and lookie, lookie what I found (click for a larger view):" Via Weasel Zippers.

AHMADINEJAD: 'YEP, I'M NUCLEAR!'

Ann Coulter "Ron Dellums, a typical Democrat of the time, who -- amazingly -- was a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, famously declared in 1975: "We should totally dismantle every intelligence agency in this country piece by piece, brick by brick, nail by nail." "...."The only people more triumphant than Ahmadinejad about the absurd conclusion of our vaunted "intelligence" agencies were liberals. "

ALREADY LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES

Nealz Nuze "If you think that giving an employer a small tax credit for hiring a $50,000-a-year employee, and then not removing the threat of future tax increases, is a "jobs bill," then this bill may be for you. The problem is that the Democrat jobs bill requires money - money that we clearly don't have. "

ARE PEOPLE REALLY THIS STUPID?

Neal Boortz "Have you heard about the census scam? Scammer show up at your door. They tell you they're from the census and they have some questions for you. They start out by asking how many people live in the home. Then they start asking for names, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers and other financial information. The surprise - or maybe not - is that people answer those questions!"

The Ripple Effects of Federal Action: A Case Study

Hot Air "Kimball said reductions in the federal limit on herring is the main reason behind the company’s decision. In 2004, the federal limit was 180,000 metric tons but this year it is only 91,000 metric tons, she said. With such catch restrictions, the plant is no longer economically viable, she said."

Local Reporter Physically Intimidates Those Who Question Him.

Sharp Elbows "I spotted local TEA Party hating "Reporter" Charles Jaco. Jaco is know for constantly using the term "teabagger" and for his all around hatred of all things TEA Party. However, he is best known for his stellar "coverage" of the gulf war for CNN in the 90's. Clips of that "coverage" can be seen at the bottom of this post. It's worth watching if you haven't seen it."

US Olympian and Soldier to Afghanistan

Fox News "Napier has petitioned his command to join his unit which is on the ground in Afghanistan and an army official confirms that it is likely that he will deploy in the months following the Olympics."

Barack Obama Mocked at This Year’s Mardi Gras Parade

Gateway Pundit "On a pride-themed float called “Experiment of His Own Power,” Obama is compared to “The Proud One” of Dante’s Inferno, posing with his Nobel Peace Prize medal, next to several other representations of him—along with Oscar and Heisman Trophy awards, he appears as a five-star general, president of General Motors, and as the “healthcare-expert” Surgeon General—all engulfed by the flames of hell."