Journalists and Rocket Scientists

ChicagoBoyz blog “The enlightened newspaper not only ridiculed the idea that rocket propulsion would work in vacuum but it questioned the integrity and professionalism of Goddard.” The post goes on to say that “The sensationalism and merciless attack by the New York Times and other newspapers left a profound impression on Robert Goddard who became secretive about his work (to detriment of development of rocketry in the United States)…”

Martha Coakley: Too Immoral for Teddy Kennedy's Seat

Ann Coulter "Martha Coakley allowed her ambition to trump basic human decency as she campaigned to keep a patently innocent man in prison. Anyone with the smallest sense of justice cannot vote to put this woman in any office."

TSA Leaks Sensitive Airport Screening Manual

RogueGovernment "One of the redacted sections, for example, indicates that an armed law enforcement officer in or out of uniform may pass beyond the checkpoint without screening after providing a U.S. government-issued photo ID and “Notice of LEO Flying Armed Document.”"

The Endangerment Finding (Kick in the pants for cap & trade)

NY Times "The Environmental Protection Agency formally declared on Monday that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases constitute a threat to human health and welfare. The move empowers the agency to regulate these emissions and gives President Obama an important tool if Congress fails to pass legislation to reduce global warming emissions."

Glenn Beck, Where Art Thou?

Victor Davis Hanson "Make sure that a proven attack dog, such as Rep. Maxine Waters, supplies the proper race/class context. ("While we appreciate the need for the expansion of regulatory authority, we can no longer afford for our public policy to be defined by the world view of Wall Street," Waters said.)Presto! You get results — or, in the boast of Inner City head Pierre Sutton, "They got the message.""

Mission statement of the EPA

EPA.gov "Often, we set national standards that states and tribes enforce through their own regulations. If they fail to meet the national standards, we can help them. We also enforce our regulations, and help companies understand the requirements. " "Help"? Does this statement give you chills or what? (Emphasis mine.)

Bruce Springsteen Voices Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NJ

CNS News "Gov.-elect Chris Christie is a big Springsteen fan. The Republican has said he would veto the bill. A state Senate committee approved the bill by one vote on Monday. Democrats concede the measure may fall short of the 21 votes needed to pass the Senate." Bruce was a major, major supporter of Obama.

Riding the Back of the Tiger...

Victor Davis Hanson "…is what America has done since 1941. Obama wants to get off. Fine. Many of our countrymen are tired of the ride. But what makes him think that on the ground with the gnashing beast is any safer than on his back?"...."wars were not caused by Bush-like ‘smoke-‘em-out’ rhetoric — no more than they were prevented by “reset” button outreach or bowing to thugs or the League of Nations or the United Nations or things like the Wilsonian Cairo speech."

Political Cartoons by Glenn Foden

Townhall

Groaning with Hope

Breakpoint "I think my husband and I are as giddy as children each night when we open another little window of our Advent calendar. The Advent season is historically a season of waiting, and this year especially—six months pregnant and anticipating the birth of our first child—I find myself thinking about the grace and challenge of waiting."

Greens' Real Target: U.S. Economy

IBD "Having decisively lost the great debate between capitalism and socialism, the only way the global warming socialists can do this is by imposing restrictions on U.S. output in response to the ginned-up "emergency" of global warming."

Wall Street Journal Editorials on ObamaCare and Climate Change

The WSJ Guide to ObamaCare ; WSJ Guide to Climate Change (Hat tip to Neal Boortz)