The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy.

Oct 09, 2009 - Decline Is a Choice The New Liberalism and the end of American ascendancy. by Charles Krauthammer The weathervanes of conventional wisdom are registering another round of angst about America in decline. New theories, old slogans: Imperial overstretch. - 0 Comments

Obama's Proposed Fuel Economy Rules

May 19, 2009 - - On May 19, President Barack Obama proposed rules requiring higher fuel-economy (and lower carbon dioxide emissions) standards for automobiles. Under the rules, new passenger vehicles and light trucks must average 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. - It is a big win for environmentalists, who have been pushing for years for more fuel-efficient cars. - 1 Comment

Is Obama Delaying Economic Recovery?

May 06, 2009 - Is Obama Delaying Economic Recovery? By Peter Ferrara By now, the current recession is officially the longest since World War II. The National Bureau of Economic Research dates the recession as starting some time during December, 2007. - 10 Comments

Obama's new rules will transform US auto fleet

May 19, 2009 - DETROIT – Some soccer moms will have to give up hulking SUVs. Carpenters will still haul materials around in pickup trucks, but they will cost more. Nearly everybody else will drive smaller cars, and more of them will run on electricity. - 49 Comments

CAP-AND-TRADE TAX WOULD BE COSTLY FOR KANSAS

Apr 17, 2009 - http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/768900.html BY DERRICK SONTAG AND PHIL KERPEN The surprise revenue source to pay for much of the Obama budget is something known deceptively as "climate revenues," also known as "cap-and-trade." What cap-and-trade really means is tax and spend -- at an unprecedented level and with sweeping consequences throughout the economy, both nationally and in Kansas. It's the worst kind of tax hike -- a hidden tax hike, hidden behind a complex regulatory scheme that only adds to the cost. - 20 Comments

US red ink to top $1.8 trillion, 4 times record; gov't borrows 46 cents for every dollar spent

May 11, 2009 - US red ink rising even higher, to $1.8T US red ink to top $1.8 trillion, 4 times record; gov't borrows 46 cents for every dollar spent Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government will have to borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar it spends this year, exploding the record federal deficit past $1.8 trillion under new White House estimates. Budget office figures released Monday would add $89 billion to the 2009 red ink -- increasing it to more than four times last year's all-time high as the government hands out billions more than expected for people who have lost jobs and takes in less tax revenue from people and companies making less money. The unprecedented deficit figures flow from the deep recession, the Wall Street bailout and the cost of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus bill -- as well as a seemingly embedded structural imbalance between what the government spends and what it takes in. - 0 Comments

Inflation for entire US PUBLIC POST

Oct 11, 2008 - I did some graphs for work on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and decided to share some of the data. Thinking inflation will rise with the coming recession? Note the changes during our last "recession" of 2001-2002. - 0 Comments

How can we deny that GM has been nationalized?

Mar 31, 2009 - PUBLIC POST * This isn't a loan or a bailout. First, Obama forced out the CEO of GM (conveniently late on a Sunday, to miss prime news cycle time). Now his designated replacement has "declined" to accept the $1 per year deal that his predecessor had offered. - 2 Comments

This is a blog post from someone testing Electric cars

Apr 02, 2009 - At Witz' End: My night with range anxiety by Gary Witzenburg on Apr 1st 2009 at 12:02PM I left the dinner meeting around 9:00, with home roughly 60 miles away...no challenge for an engine-powered vehicle, even relatively low on fuel. You can always find an open station. Not so on this 1997 night. - 15 Comments