Quake Forces Rare Senate Session Outside Chamber
The Senate held a rare session outside the chamber Tuesday, after an earthquake forced the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol.
The Senate held a rare session outside the chamber Tuesday, after an earthquake forced the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Maxine Water (D-California) recently held a town hall meeting in her home district in which she stated that, “The Tea Party can go straight to hell”? Well Maxine your anger is quite understandable given the success of the Tea
Washington DC, August 10, 2011 Dear taxpayers, we were slightly off in our projections for economic recovery. You may have heard about this. There have been some externalities that even the smartest economists could not account for. The earthquake in
From Reuters: The data was released Friday along with the government’s first estimate of second quarter GDP, which advanced at a meager and weaker-than-expected 1.3 percent rate Not only did the economy skirt perilously close to a contraction in the
Welcome to Big Hollywood’s monthly review of all things notable in the world of music. This is Vintage Now, released a few weeks ago, is a retro music compilation that isn’t designed to cash in on nostalgia– rather, it’s a
Once again, its time to add to the official “Stupid Things Used To Fear Monger About Global Warming” list. Recently, global warming moonbats have blamed each of the following “calamities” on global warming, climate change, or whatever they have decided
The election results of last week’s special election in NY-26 were 47%-D 43%-R 9%-Tea and 1%-Green. A disappointment for the GOP, of course, that has made the Left gleeful in their gloating over their victory, even going so far as
Monday is Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Decoration Day was officially proclaimed on May 5th, 1868, by President Ulysses Grant, to honor and decorate with flowers
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Fitch cuts Greece’s debt ratings, as bailout or default nears Greece’s credit rating was cut by three levels on Friday, to well below junk status, by Fitch Ratings. Possibly more signifcant, Fitch said that
Justin Bieber met with victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami in Tokyo on Wednesday. He wished nine students from the hardest hit areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima a brighter future and invited them to his upcoming shows in
Oh, “Glee”… the show that zips us right back to high school, full of all of its angst, drama, social awareness issues, and random outbursts of song. It’s no wonder America eats it up like Mercedes chows down on tots.
Well, the earthquake we all waited for finally hit. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his budget proposal for the next ten years. Originally expected to include $4 trillion in cuts, it ended up with more than $6 trillion. As expected,
On April 3rd, Chinese artist and citizen investigator Ai Weiwei was taken into custody by his government while attempting to fly from Beijing to Hong Kong. Initially, Chinese law enforcement would not disclose the reason, but yesterday announced they were
Japan’s nuclear crisis may yet get as bad as some have been saying, but, until then, some facts and perspective… The average natural background radiation level is 2,400 microsieverts per year. Human-caused radiation contributes about 5 microsieverts per year, from
Kyodo is reporting: Japan raised the severity level of crisis-hit reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from 4 to 5 on an international scale of 7, the same level as the Three Mile Island accident in the United
A great piece in the Telegraph (London) by Tom Chivers which explains how Fukushima is a powerful distraction from the larger tragedy: It could all get worse, and I don’t want to belittle it. But here is the thing: the
Japan Times reports: The U.S. military will operate a Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft over a stricken nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, possibly on Thursday, to take a closer look at its troubled reactors, a Japanese government source
Donald Trump criticized President Obama’s lack of leadership in the aftermath of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
This is bound to be controversial. If the original legal limit was sound, in effect, this is asking workers to sacrifice, potentially their health, or even lives, for the greater good. TOKYO (AP) – Japan has raised the maximum radiation
The earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on Friday has caused tragic devastation to lives and property, but Japan may soon be over-whelmed by a debt crisis tsunami of epic proportions. With crony deficit spending by the Japanese government having
Japan is still trying to figure out the extent of the massive human toll of the tragedy that has befallen that country. The toll will reach biblical proportions. But in a few weeks they will need to begin charting plans
First there was an earthquake, then a tsunami, then a meltdown, and now, possibly a volcano. At this point, a Mothra joke seems inevitable – but also lame. Frankly, I’m not sure there’s anything I can say that adds incite
Gilbert Gottfried isn’t the only celeb “joking” about Japan’s unthinkable tragedy. Rapper 50 Cent: “Wave will hit 8am them crazy white boys gonna try to go surfing,” the rapper wrote Friday morning, as the West Coast braced for a potential
The Left, as ever, seems more interested in scoring political points and using a crisis to serve their agenda than actually helping people. The crisis in Japan continues to unfold but already there have been declarations that we are witnessing
