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Looks like Gore is now going to have to purchase carbon offsets for every cheeseburger he eats now: PETA TO AL GORE: YOU CAN’T BE A MEAT-EATING ENVIRONMENTALIST Drudge Report This is even better than the $30,000 electric bill. Also, here’s a great column on the hypocrisy of wealthy environmentalists.  Read More →

Two interesting news items out of Britain today – Prince Charles made a remark that McDonald’s should ban the Big Mac. British child service officials may take away custody of an eight-year-old boy who weighs more than 200 lbs. if his doesn’t mother improve his diet. The child has trouble dressing himself and is frequently out of school because of health problems. I’m sure Prince Charles finds it easier (and politically popular) to blame the big, bad corporation rather the consumer, but it... Read More→

I thought some of you might enjoy this website: Conservapedia is a ‘conservative’ Wikipedia that is supposed to be Wikipidia without being politically correct, though its really more about promoting Christianity than conservative politics, so this is a great site if you’re into that kind of thing.  Read More →

Marketplace has reported that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who campaigned on ethics reform, is taking a plane full of lobbyists to a resort in Puerto Rico by using a loophole in the new House ethics rules. He’s getting around the new rules by having the lobbyists give money to his PAC instead of directly to his campaign. It was inevitable that the Democrats would slide back on their campaign promises of a more ethical house, but you would think they would at least let the ink dry on the... Read More→

Crain’s New York reported on a recent poll today, among the results: New Yorkers like Steamrolling Spitzer – he has a 74% approval rating. It should be interesting to see whether he can turn this political capital into actual progress in Albany. New Yorkers did not look favorably on the legislature’s antics regarding the comptroller election – 69% of voters polled sided with Spitzer. I imagine a similar poll of state legislators would reveal that none of them care because they all have safe... Read More→

THE NEW YORK YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB, INC.HOSTS NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSWOMAN VIRGINIA FOXXAT FEBRUARY GENERAL MEETING New York, NY – The New York Young Republican Club will hold our February monthly meeting on Thursday, February 22, 2007. The featured speaker will be Dr. Virginia Foxx, a Republican Congresswoman from North Carolina who serves on the House Committees on Agriculture, Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce. Following a successful career in academia, Dr. Foxx served... Read More→

Check out the Post’s pop quiz of our new comptroller, former Nassau county assemblyman Thomas DiNapoli. DiNapoli was chosen after the legislature insisted on going with one of their own, rather than one of the three qualified candidates chosen by an independent panel. If for some reason our AG has to step down, we can look forward to Silver choosing a fellow assemblyman who may not have a law degree, but likes to watch Law & Order reruns. This might make for a good sitcom – assemblymen... Read More→

When you regulate prices, it affects supply. When you regulate prices to the point that suppliers can’t make a profit, you get shortages. The news out of Venezuela today is that meat and sugar are now only available on the blackmarket at steeply inflated prices. So, while Chavez is busy trying to make Bush look bad by providing discounted oil to the poor in the US, his own people can’t even buy chicken breasts at the market. The government is blaming ‘hoarders and speculators’ and seizing... Read More→

Fox & Friends had a college student on this morning who is spearheading the Terrorism Awareness Project, which aims to educate college students about the threat of terrorism because he feels that many college students underestimate the threat, as is evidenced by their frequent protesting of anything the US does to combat terrorism. They are placing ads in college newspapers across the country and five colleges have refused to run the ads. Not surprisingly, my alma mater, UC Berkeley, was among... Read More→

I believe that Spitzer meant it when he said during the campaign he was going to reform Albany – but I don’t believe he realized how difficult it will be for him to take on the biggest roadblock that stands in his way – the state legislature. As Attorney General, he was in a position of power that made it easy for him to bully Wall Street. Maybe he thought it would be just as easy to clean up the capitol – maybe he even fooled himself into thinking that because the Assembly is controlled... Read More→