Mark Kelly to decide in few weeks on shuttle command
The husband of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, astronaut Mark Kelly, says he will decide in a few weeks whether to pull out as commander of Endeavour’s final mission.
Year: 2011
GOP spending cuts would affect millions of people
Here come the squeals! GOP spending cuts would affect millions of people.
Oh my! “Millions!” The world is going to end! Soon it will be gabillions, then squajillions, and finally megabajillionmillionbillions!
Judge rules against California ammunition law
Good news for California gun-owners: A judge has ruled against the state’s new ammunition law. The law not only required purchasers of ammunition to provide their thumbprint, photo ID, birth date, and address, it also outlawed mail-order sales of pistol ammunition.
New Study Finds No Sign of ‘First Habitable Exoplanet’
Bad news for Gliese 581g, the first exoplanet thought to orbit its star in the habitable zone: A new study can’t find it.
Univ. of Kentucky settles lawsuit from astronomer over academic religious bigotry
The University of Kentucky has agreed to pay $125,000 to the astronomer who was denied a job because of academic religious bigotry.
What Congress Should Cut
What Congress should cut. And they find $3 trillion in only 14 paragraphs. Key quote:
None of this will be easy. Many will likely demagogue any reduction in the rate of growth of spending as a devastating “cut.” But the politics of spending has changed, and there is an expectation among fiscally conservative voters—Republicans, independents, tea partiers and even Democrats—that the government tighten its belt, just as American families have been forced to do. Some in the Republican establishment have already started complaining that this is too politically difficult. These naysayers misread today’s political climate. Should they succeed in blocking change, tea party voters will hold them just as accountable as big-spending Democrats.
Nearly 3000 doctors surveyed believe ObamaCare will hurt care quality and doctor pay
Repeal the damn bill! By large majorities, surveyed doctors believe that ObamaCare will hurt care quality and doctor pay. Key quote:
During the next 5 years, the quality of health care in this country will improve (18%) stay same (17%) deteriorate (65%).
The Affordable Care Act will result in physician reimbursement becoming more fair (9%) neither fair nor unfair (17%) less fair (74%).
Overall, the impact of the Affordable Care Act for patients will be positive (27%) neutral (15%) negative (57%).
Overall, the impact of the Affordable Care Act for physicians will be positive (8%) neutral (14%) negative (78%).
Sheila Jackson Lee says that repealing the national health care law would violate the Constitution
An idiot on parade: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said on Tuesday that repealing the national health care law would violate the Constitution. From the comments:
What’s even scarier than this speech, given by crazed Marxist ideologue Lee: The voters who re-elect her, over and over again.
The Shirelles – Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Live, 1964)
An evening pause: performed live, 1964.
Arrest of tomb raider reveals location of Caligula’s tomb
The long lost tomb of the mad Roman emperor Caligula has been found, uncovered due to the arrest of a smuggler who had been raiding that tomb.
Gates proposes using cell phone technology to register every birth on the planet
What could possibly go wrong? Bill Gates has proposed using cell phone technology to create a register of every birth on the planet.
How Hackers Can Use Smart Keys To Steal Cars
How car thieves can use your smart car keys to steal your car.