Das Gesundheitssystem Nicht in Ordnung!! Entweder rein oder raus!!

Betsy Newmark summarizes a story about Hillary Clinton's most "notable" qualification for the Presidency, her leadership of the failed "health care task force" during the Bill Clinton's first term. Here's the money quote: So they had a plan that they weren't quite sure would actually work but they were contemplating making personal attacks on leaders of interest groups who dared to oppose them. And Jay Rockefeller knew exactly what the relationship was between the media and the Clinton administration. The media “are anxious and willing to receive guidance (from the Clinton administration) on how to time and shape the (news) coverage.”

As the man says, read the whole thing.

The X6: Love at First Sight

Hat tip: Oliver 62 at Flickr

A unique result, guaranteed

Rick Brookhiser raises an important point in this post entitled "What Next?" at The Corner.

This election is unique; it has been many years since the nominees for both parties will not be either the incumbent President or Vice President. The country is going to take a leap of faith with little evidence as to the winner's executive skills and leadership ability, no matter who wins the election.

Accuracy of the IPCC's forecasts? Not so much

A number of scientists who question the accuracy of the models and assumptions used to project future disasters due to global warming have discussed various experimental approaches that could be used to measure the accuracy of the models used. Here's one; the results aren't favorable to the global warming alarmists.

I find your lack of faith disturbing

Space Daily reports the discovery of a "death star galaxy" that is ripping up another galaxy nearby with a powerful jet of gamma rays and X-rays. More details along with a picture of the jet in action are contained in the report.

According to the article, the "...death star galaxy was discovered through the combined efforts of both space and ground-based telescopes. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble Space Telescope, and Spitzer Space Telescope were part of the effort. The Very Large Array telescope, Socorro, N.M., and the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) telescopes in the United Kingdom also were needed for the finding."

It's about time

As reported in The New York Times, the F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent