Kudos to Cain: Calls for EPA do over

At the GOP Presidential debate tonight, Herman Cain was asked, if he had to get rid of a federal agency, which would it be and why. Cain said he would get rid of the EPA because it had “gone wild.” Disappointingly, other than Rick Perry’s fleeting mention of the the job-killing EPA, no other candidate took aim at the EPA.

Cain only GOP-er to attack EPA in CNN debate

Herman Cain was the only GOP presidential candidate to attack the EPA during last night’s debate sponsored by the Tea Party Express and CNN. Good try Herman, but here’s what you should have said. Continue reading Cain only GOP-er to attack EPA in CNN debate

Union Station retailer railroads Tea Party with racist, homophobe tag

Walking through Washington DC’s Amtrak-owned Union Station last week on my way to appear on Fox Business’ Lou Dobbs show, I passed by the Making History shop, where my jaw hit the floor. Continue reading Union Station retailer railroads Tea Party with racist, homophobe tag

Sharpton's 'Galeo' moment

If you missed last night’s post-debate analysis on MSNBC, check out Al Sharpton’s “Galeo” swipe at Rick Perry. In defending himself against an attack by Jon Huntsman that invoked the alleged “consensus” of climate scientists, Perry played the Galileo card — a syllable, and probably a lot more, beyond the grasp of Reverend Al. Still, Sharpton’s “Galeo” moment has nothing on his “Federal Reserve” implosion from the January 23, 2004 New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Debate. Continue reading Sharpton's 'Galeo' moment

Los Angeles councilman advances war against shoppers

Shoppers in Los Angeles take home about 2.7 billion plastic and paper bags every year. Now a city councilman has introduced a bill to ban single-use paper and plastic bags. Continue reading Los Angeles councilman advances war against shoppers

9-11 firefighters at greater cancer risk?

Nope. Despite news reports about this new study in The Lancet, there was no statistically significant association between cancer incidence and (hyper-studied) World Trade Center firefighters. Ten years after the 9-11 horror, it is time to move on from the 9-11 junk science.