Wednesday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Barack Obama had an op-ed piece in yesterday’s WSJ. In it he says we need to balance regulation with businesses need to create jobs and, well, make lots of money. For example: Sometimes, those rules have gotten out of balance, placing unreasonable burdens on business—burdens that have stifled innovation and have had [...]

Sunday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! First up, and clearly the most important news, the Packers won last night. And didn’t just win, but won 48 – 21 against the Falcons: Behind a nearly flawless performance by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers pounded the Atlanta Falcons, 48-21, at the Georgia Dome to earn a place in [...]

Wednesday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Obviously the news is still mostly about the Arizona tragedy and all the political and social issues being talked about. Let’s take a look at a few articles on the subject to see what’s new there. First as was mentioned yesterday, those crazy Westboro Baptist Church religious nut cases plan to protest the little girls [...]

Sunday News

Good Day Conflucians!! Time for some late morning, early afternoon news. Obviously the big news story is still the tragedy in AZ. Here are a few links of interest. Here is a brief on the victims of the shooting from MSNBC. They mostly talk about the judge, but mention the others. And the authorities are [...]

Wednesday News

Good Morning Conflucians!!! First up in weird news, in case you’re not already getting that apocalyptic vibe from earlier this week, more birds have suddenly died, this time not in Arkansas, but in Louisiana: Birds dropping dead from the skies and rivers flowing with tens of thousands of dead fish sounds like a cheesy Hollywood [...]

Sunday News

Good Morning Conflucians!!! Hope you’ve recovered from your Yew Years celebrations. Or at least have an ice pack on your head and ear muffs to keep down the noise. I tend to watch the Rose Bowl Parade despite it being riddled with conservative leanings in numerous aspects of its organization and choices. This year there [...]

Sunday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! Hope you survived the holidays. So far. If you’re visiting family, drink up. If you’re dealing with just your household, you’ll need another batch. The picture above is of the red room at the White House this year. What, your holiday preparations don’t look that neat. Join the club. Later in the [...]

Wednesday News – Net (Non)Neutrality Edition

Good Morning Conflucians!! Big news this week is the FCC ruling on net neutrality or in this case, the lack of net neutrality. Yet another case of Obama handing over what is the people’s to the few rich and powerful. But before we get to that, another cowardly Obama move deserves notice. Namely how the [...]

Sunday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! The big news yesterday was the Senate passing the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT): In a landmark vote that for some echoed the nation’s greatest civil rights struggles, the Senate on Saturday moved resolutely to abolish the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which for 17 years has forced gay [...]

Wednesday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! A few interesting things happening in the news. First up, we have a cure for HIV infection, at least in one patient: Doctors believe that they may have found one of the largest breakthroughs in the battle against HIV, the virus which leads to AIDS. The news broke today (December 14) out [...]