IPCC wrong again (11/29/09, not in CCTimes)

In 2007 the so-called International Panel on Climate Change issued in their report that the Himalayan glaciers were receding faster than in any other part of the world.
It turns out they were wrong about this as well.
A new report, by a senior glaciologist named Vijay Raina, says that earlier studies based on the measurements of a [...]

Miller candid about issues near and far (11/29/09, page A17)

Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Political Columnist
So uber-liberal Congressman George Miller says Pakistan is a poor partner in the fight against the Taliban so he will oppose expansion of American troop levels in Afghanistan. “The idea that we will reconstruct Afghanistan into a 21st century society is unrealistic.”
So Miller will surrender to the Taliban, sacrificing a few million [...]

In Germany, the high price of going green (11/29/09, page A12)

Anthony Faiola, Commentary
We try to avoid criticizing op-eds because they are meant to be biased, but there was one thing that stuck out in Anthony’s commentary about Germans and how they are paying $8 a gallon, how they disconnect all their electrical appliances at night, and we imagine they turn their heat WAY down.
These are [...]

Who’s the joke? (11/21/09, not in CCTimes)

Even so-called Republicans like David Brooks (NYTimes for those of you with a life) have jumped on the liberal “hate Palin” bandwagon. They call her stupid, which is one of the nicer terms we’ve heard. So we at CCTimesWatch thought we’d show you how brilliant our current president is and wonder if Sarah Palin would [...]

What Bush inherited (11/21/09, not in CCTimes)

President Obama and his puppetmasters whine about how THEY inherited a “mess” from President Bush, as if they were the only administration to ever have that problem. Victor Davis Hanson explains what Bush inherited from Clinton, but what Mr. Hanson doesn’t mention is how the Bush administration did not spend a great deal of time [...]