Britain’s winters are getting colder because of melting Arctic ice, the Government’s forecaster said yesterday. Mety Office chief scientist Julia Slingo said climate change was “loading the dice” towards freezing drier weather – and called publicly for the first time for an urgent investigation.
The Sun (UK), 11 Apr 2013

“It is consistent with the climate change message. It is exactly what we expect winters to be like – warmer and wetter”, said Wayne Elliott, Met Office meteorologist.
BBC News, 27 Feb 2007

FROM MOE LANE: The Bush Era: A Reminder:

Unemployment was low

The labor participation rate was higher.
Minority representation in the middle class was increasing.
We had a manned space program.
We had elections in Iraqi towns, instead of slave auctions.
Our allies in Europe trusted us.
Our rivals worldwide were wary of us.
And our enemies did their absolute damnedest to hide from us. Well. The ones still breathing, at least.

Those were the days.

The Top Ten Films of 2005

110 Batman Begins 2005 Christopher Nolan PG13 350

418 Sin City 2005 Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino R 351 422 Serenity 2005 Joss Whedon PG13 530

482 Brick 2005 Rian Johnson R 6030

558 The 40-Year-Old Virgin 2005 Judd Apatow R 1157

578 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang 2005 Shane Black R 2986

888 A History of Violence 2005 David Cronenberg R 929

921 Walk the Line 2005 James Mangold PG13 4005

934 Lady Vengeance 2005 Chan-wook Park R 4943

945 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 Mike Newell PG13 490

I've seen em all and obviously disagree - the firt number given is the overall ranking.  The last one is mine.  My list?

Was discussing economics with one of my left wing loony friends last week.  I wanted to make a point that those of us who aren't "progressives" are tired of hearing that we hate the poor, the blacks, the immigrants, etc.

Me: Would you argree that full employment is a good thing?

He:  Sure.

Me: Would you also agree that if we banned all farm equipment that the disruption in food production would probably bring about full employment?

He: Of course, but ....

Me: Then you would support the banning of all farm equipmnet.

He:  No, I wouldn't.  That would be silly.

Me:  So why do you hate the unemployed?

He:  But .... but I don't....but ....

Me: THAT'S the kind of silliness we non-Progs have to put up with every day.  If for ANY reason we don't agree with your silly proposed solutions, we "obviously" aren't interested in obtaining the result.  

And we're tired of it.

Then, a few days later -THIS comes out of the WH:   Idiotic claim from WH science advisor John Holdren: ‘Finally, less energy can mean more employment.’

Go read it.  POTUS is actually promoting his version of my silly illustrative point above.  I didn't MEAN to give him "ammunition."  I really didn't

OK.  Eleven.  The first was what topic to tag this under.

Reason magazine  recently asked the question "What would it take to convince you, as a "climate skeptic," that you're wrong.  Several answers were posited but this i the one I liked best.

How to convince a climate skeptic he’s wrong by Christopher Monckton of Brenchley of course.  Key info:

Here is the mountain the tax-gobbling classes who tend to favor profitable alarmism must climb before they can make out a rational, scientific case for doing anything about our greenhouse-gas emissions.

The tax-gobblers’ mighty mountain

If the answer to the question at any Step from 1 to 10 on the stony path up the tax-gobblers’ mighty mountain is “No”, there is no rational, scientific basis for climbing any further. Unless one can legitimately reach the top by answering Yes to all ten questions, there is no credible justification for any investment of taxpayers’ funds in trying to make global warming go away.

[Ilya Somin] Paul Krugman claims “there basically aren’t any libertarians”

amnd a follow up: Why Libertarians Are Like Kale To Everyone But Paul Krugman

and some bonus reading: [David Bernstein] A special document on the 110th anniversary of Lochner v. New York: Putting the contract in “liberty of contract”

One sweet soul on Twitter wrote: “It’s Hillary CLINTON you f—-s, not “Hillary!”

Oh boy, er . . . girl. This will be a long 18 months.

WELL, SHE DID SUFFER A HEAD INJURY A WHILE BACK: Hillary Parks in Handicap Spot.

Why Are the Democrats So Old and Tired?

The last sentance is the best:

"If Hillary Clinton weren't running, we'd have a field that looks like the Republican field — young and vibrant and diverse."

and a respite.  No Daily Hill tomorrow.

Ready for Hillary? Take Our Quiz and Find Out!

No Questions, Please: Hillary Announces on Twitter.

My question for Hillary, shamelessly stolen from a tweet I can’t find now: Do the underage girls held as sex slaves on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island that Bill visited feel “empowered” by Hillary’s candidacy?

THEY’RE JUST LIKE US! Flashback: Chelsea Clinton buys new $10.5 million apartment across the street from her husband’s $4 million ‘starter pad’ bought just before they married.

HEH: “Fun game: Read stories on Hillary as if they are stories about a robot that is trying to become more human.”

I used to cover this in Civil Pro class more for laughs than because it happens very often - but when i does I think it's a hoot

[Eugene Volokh] Sursursursurreply briefs

FLASHBACK: Hillary Clinton Equates Gun Control Opponents With Terrorists.

BYRON YORK: The road to ELLE: ClintonWorld’s plutographic presidential rollout.

Ouch.

Marco Rubio switches from English to Spanish without blinking. Hillary eats at Chipotle.

NO SURPRISE HERE: Chipotle Manager: Hillary Clinton Didn’t Leave Anything in Tip Jar.

IT’S POTEMKIN VILLAGES ALL THE WAY DOWN: More than 2 MILLION of Hillary Clinton’s Twitter followers are fake or never tweet – and she’s already under fire for ‘buying’ fake Facebook fans.

IT’S POTEMKIN VILLAGES ALL THE WAY DOWN (CONT’D): BuzzFeed: Hillary Invented “Immigrant” Grandparents. Well, to be fair, maybe she just uses the same genealogist as Elizabeth Warren.