http://www.finepolitics.com/ en Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT info@finepolitics.com info@finepolitics.com http://www.finepolitics.com/regular-folks-united-for-what/ With the Waxman-Markey bill passed in the House and headed for the Senate here in the US, cap-and-trade is once again a popular topic among right-wing bloggers. I had a... http://www.finepolitics.com/regular-folks-united-for-what/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/regular-folks-united-for-what/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:09:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/water-vapor-accounts-for-95-of-the-greenhouse-effect-deconstructing-the-claim/ The claim of water vapor being 95% of the greenhouse effect is still seen every so often, and can be traced to one source: West Virginia Fossils If you see... http://www.finepolitics.com/water-vapor-accounts-for-95-of-the-greenhouse-effect-deconstructing-the-claim/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/water-vapor-accounts-for-95-of-the-greenhouse-effect-deconstructing-the-claim/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:18:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/cap-and-trade-where-does-the-money-go/ A lot has been written about the cost of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade plan currently making its way through Congress. The Heritage Foundation has the most often cited figure of $9.6... http://www.finepolitics.com/cap-and-trade-where-does-the-money-go/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/cap-and-trade-where-does-the-money-go/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:37:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/an-arctic-cornocupia-well/ Seeing Chukchi The folks at Investor's Business Daily are excited about the amount of oil and natural gas under the Chukchi Sea, and for good reason. Not only are those... http://www.finepolitics.com/an-arctic-cornocupia-well/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/an-arctic-cornocupia-well/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/paul-coulter-driessen/ Eco-unfriendly columnist Paul Driessen is back, with an old argument against reducing CO2 emissions: it will cause us to enter a time warp. Obama's energy, climate plans would drag U.S... http://www.finepolitics.com/paul-coulter-driessen/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/paul-coulter-driessen/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:01:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/sotomayor-and-ibd-of-law-and-opinion/ The Investor's Business Daily has weighed in on the Sotomayor nomination to the Supreme Court. I'll give you three guesses which side they're on, and the first two don't count... http://www.finepolitics.com/sotomayor-and-ibd-of-law-and-opinion/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/sotomayor-and-ibd-of-law-and-opinion/ Sun, 31 May 2009 04:49:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/saving-energy-thats-just-loopy/ Two rather odd pieces from the Investor's Business Daily in today's issue Chu's Whitewash "White roofs would also lower energy use in air-conditioned structures with dark roofs that absorb heat... http://www.finepolitics.com/saving-energy-thats-just-loopy/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/saving-energy-thats-just-loopy/ Fri, 29 May 2009 00:53:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/emmett-tyrrell-on-global-warming-no-big-deal-right/ Emmett Tyrrell is known to most as the founder and editor-in-chief of the American Spectator and he's also a fairly regular contributor to Townhall.com. Evolution and the New Fuel-Efficiency Standards... http://www.finepolitics.com/emmett-tyrrell-on-global-warming-no-big-deal-right/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/emmett-tyrrell-on-global-warming-no-big-deal-right/ Mon, 25 May 2009 04:08:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/lieutenant-colonel-victor-j-fehrenbach/ I'm something of a military aviation buff, so it was with some interest that I heard this man's story. He is a fighter pilot of the US Air Force who... http://www.finepolitics.com/lieutenant-colonel-victor-j-fehrenbach/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/lieutenant-colonel-victor-j-fehrenbach/ Thu, 21 May 2009 02:57:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/victor-davis-hanson-revisionist-historian/ Victor Davis Hanson is a noted historian and conservative thinker. He recently wrote a couple of pieces on the theme of Democratic support for the War on Terror in the... http://www.finepolitics.com/victor-davis-hanson-revisionist-historian/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/victor-davis-hanson-revisionist-historian/ Wed, 20 May 2009 12:44:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/rick-moran-associate-editor-first-order-hypocrite/ As many of you have heard, the cap and trade plan for CO2 that President Obama looks like it's going to be drastically shaved down, at least in terms of... http://www.finepolitics.com/rick-moran-associate-editor-first-order-hypocrite/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/rick-moran-associate-editor-first-order-hypocrite/ Tue, 19 May 2009 23:04:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/new-domain-and-phyllis-schlafly-on-cap-and-trade/ Editorial Fact Check has been promoted! We're now at Fine Politics, and loving it. As our inaugural post, we'll be looking at a recent piece by conservative grand dame Phyllis... http://www.finepolitics.com/new-domain-and-phyllis-schlafly-on-cap-and-trade/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/new-domain-and-phyllis-schlafly-on-cap-and-trade/ Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/atr-antiobamans-tirelessly-rant/ The organization Americans for Tax Reform has a new angle on criticizing President Obama's energy plan: a made-up utility bill: Really Long Link The $3100 figure is based on Republican... http://www.finepolitics.com/atr-antiobamans-tirelessly-rant/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/atr-antiobamans-tirelessly-rant/ Tue, 12 May 2009 22:24:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story-part-2/ Last week, I posted a little piece on Marc Thiessen's article claiming that "enhanced interrogation" saved Los Angeles from a terrorist attack. I pointed out some of Mr. Thiessen's errors... http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story-part-2/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story-part-2/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:09:00 GMT http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story/ By now, everyone's heard about the Torture Memos, recently released by the Obama administration. What you may not have heard is the particular spin certain pundits are putting on it... http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story/#comments http://www.finepolitics.com/the-torture-memos-and-an-la-story/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:10:00 GMT