YouTube - Sammy Wilson comments on the events of the past week

Sammy speaks about the furor surrounding his decision not to show a CO2 ad.

Tom Friedman wins over a high school student

Record snowfall in the Portland metro area is nothing compared to the looming disaster that is global warming. Wouldn’t it be great if we could learn to live as though it were snowing year-round? Portland, and the rest of the country, needs to be covered with a metaphorical blanket of snow.

Last year, when gas prices hovered around $4 a gallon, there was talk about keeping them there. In a May 2008 New York Times opinion piece, Thomas Friedman noted that “$4-a-gallon gasoline is really starting to impact driving behavior (in a) way that $3-a-gallon gas did not.” He called for a nationwide price floor for gas at $4.

Friedman’s argument is compelling...

Paterson Admits Obesity Tax Plan Has Failed - wcbstv.com

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. (CBS) ―

It's strange, but true. In his annual state budget, Gov. David Paterson proposed an obesity tax, charging New Yorkers 15 percent more for buying regular soda.
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New York Gov. David Paterson admitted Thursday one of his most talked-about tax proposals, an obesity tax on sugary drinks, is fizzling.

Alarmist headline of the day: "Climate Change Finals - CO2: 392 Human Chances: 0"