Patriot Act Extended
The Democratic House and Senate have voted to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act which many liberals have criticized for the last eight years, and today President Obama signed that extension into law. One of these provisions allows investigators to obtain a warrant to wiretap all phones that may be used by a [...]
Ecologists Discover Forests Are Growing Faster
Golly gee, who would’ve guessed. More atmospheric CO2, higher temperatures, and longer growing seasons make trees go faster.
The ecologists call these factors - the “culprits.”
Could’ve fooled me, I thought faster growing forests was a good thing - an indication of plants growing faster, ergo more food for us humans.
Interestingly, Science Daily [...]
More Faces of Recovery
Yesterday, we introduced you to some of the many people CNN has met through their Stimulus Project who are finding work, growing their businesses, buying their first homes and receiving needed financial assistance thanks to the Recovery Act. Here are even more Americans who have told CNN the Recovery Act is making a difference for [...]
The Last Shoe Drops
I think it’s the last shoe, anyway–the last stop on James O’Keefe’s and Hannah Giles’ tour of ACORN offices around the country. ACORN’s last line of defense was Philadelphia; the organization told reporters that its Philadelphia employees had kicked O’Keefe and Giles out of their office, and a number of newspapers reported that claim [...]
Are You Being Searched?
Perennial ghost blogger DRJ on Patterico’s Pontifications (my second favorite blog) raised a fascinating issue yesterday. Quoth she:
The FBI is using facial recognition software to scan driver’s licenses in an effort to locate fugitives[.]
In a nuttery, the Fibbies take mug shots of wanted suspects, run them through facial-recognition software (FRS), and compare them to [...]
A Comedian’s View of the Constitution
For some reason, the Democrats’ Senate leadership put Al Franken on the Judiciary Committee. So far, Franken hasn’t let ignorance get in his way. On Sept. 23, two Obama administration officials appeared before the Judiciary Committee to testify on the extension of key provisions of the Patriot Act. One of those provisions, [...]
