Tesla Battles for the Right to Sell Its Electric Cars Directly to Consumers

A space race between Facebook and Google

What If America Lost the International Space Station?

Joe Biden warns of a Ted Cruz dominated Senate

According to a March 30, 2014 story in the Washington Examiner, Vice President Joe Biden has sent out a plea: send us money or Ted Cruz will take over the Senate.

Clinton Vs. Bush in 2016? How Very Boring

Ron Radosh bemoans the idea that 2016 may come down to a Bush vs. Clinton contest. It is not that there is a lot wrong with Jeb Bush (immigration and common core aside.) It is just that a contest like that would be boring.

What Happens when the Republicans Take the Senate?

Albert Hunt, a venerable liberal writer, recounts the horror that await should the Republicans take over the Senate. Those who have groaned for too long under Obama misrule may be forgiven for finding it a feature and not a bug.

A Tea Party Uprising in France?

By all accounts, the ruling French socialists got a thumping in recent municipal elections, at least outside of Paris which elected its first female mayor and a socialist. Hot Air, quoting Foreign Policy Magazine, suggests a French tea party has arisen.

A Younger Actor Could Play Indiana Jones in the Next Movie

Ice trapped beneath the Martian surface could be 'heavy water'

Now Putin Wants Finland

The International Business Times suggests that among the many countries that Vladimir Putin would like to see attached to the Russian Empire is Finland. This shows the breathtaking scale of Putin's ambitions.

Let Not Righty Purity Elect Hillary Clinton

Kevin Williamson gives the back of his hand to conservative purists who stayed at home rather than pull the lever for Mitt Romney because they couldn't bring themselves to support a RINO northeastern squish.

The Obama Administration Goes After the Threat of Cow Flatulence

The Daily Caller reports that as part of its climate change agenda, the Obama administration is planning to not only crack down on the oil and gas industry, but also so dairy farms. The reason seems to be cow flatulence.

George Will criticizes NASA human space flight on Fox News

Addendum: Paul Spudis has a more in depth analysis

JFK Library Foundation Insults George H. W. Bush with 'Profile in Courage' Award

Someone at the JFK Library Foundation must have a remarkable sense of humor. It has awarded former President George H. W. Bush the "Profiles in Courage" award for his greatest mistake, reneging on his no new taxes pledge.

Let's Insert Obamacare Propaganda in the Movies and on TV

Valerie Jarrett, the consigliore to the Obamas, recently ventured to Los Angeles to push the idea that Hollywood writers incorporate pro Obamacare messages in movies and TV shows. One simply quivers at the thought of it.

Stephen Colbert's Persona Insults Asian Americans

Stephen Colbert has stumbled into a common mistake that edgy comedians make by crossing that edge into offensiveness. For some, insulting Asian Americans would be a career killer. But Colbert, being a liberal, is likely safe.

The Fort Pillow Massacre, Atrocity or Tragedy?

Ted Cruz steals 'Yes we can!' slogan from Barack Obama in new video

Harry Reid in Winter

Sen. Harry Reid, the senator majority leader, is known for saying alarming things, from claiming that Republicans are responsible for Putin's rape of the Crimea to casting the Koch brothers as the latest enemies of the people.

Enviornmentallists Play the Cancer Card to Oppose Fracking, Keystone XL Pipeline

The Washington Examiner notes that environmentalists, opposed to both hydraulic fracking and the Keystone XL pipeline, have become desperate enough to claim that both would cause cancer if permitted.

Leland Yee, State Senator, Gun Control Advocate, Democrat, Arms Trafficker

Hot Air reports on the case of California state Sen/ Leland Yee, a Democrat, who happens to have managed to become both a strong advocate for gun control and an arms trafficker, There are just some things to strange for fiction.

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher comes out against humans to Mars

NASA's Bolden suggests Russia space rift could end Orion, Space Launch System

Scientists discover new dwarf planet 2012 VP113 or 'Joe Biden'

Rick Perry Wants to Allow Tesla to Sell Electric Cars Directly in Texas

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a once and possibly future presidential candidate, recently suggested that the Lone Star State needs to revisit laws that restrict the sale of cars to licensed dealers. At stake is a Tesla car factory and 6,500 jobs.

Putin is Causing Obama to Stumble into Sound Energy Policy

According to the Washington Examiner, Putin's rape of the Crimea has caused the Obama administration to stumble into sensible policy, which is to say encourage natural gas fracking and the export of gas to Europe.

When Joni Ernst Says She Wants to Cut the Pork, She Really Means It

Say what you will about Joni Ernst, candidate for the United States Senate from Iowa, when she states that she wants to go to Washington to cut the pork, she can boast about having some experience in that regard.

House Science Committee chairman urges NASA Mars crewed flyby mission

How 3D Printing Could Change the Economy, Government

Reason Magazine has a recent analysis of the 3D printing revolution that ought to terrify the powers that be. People who have the ability to make things are going to undercut businesses from which they have previously had to buy them.

Obama: Russia Just a 'Regional Power'

The question was recently put to the president, wasn't Mitt Romney right when he suggested a year and a half ago that Russia was a threat? The implication is that the man who ought to be president is owed an apology.

Another Day, Another Obamacare Extension

Another day another Obamacare extension. The old party line was that March 31st was the firm date by which everyone had to sign up. Furthermore 7 million people would have to be signed up to make the system viable.

U.S. House, Colorado Legislature express discontent with NASA space policy

The First Launch of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Draws Nigh

Democrats in a Panic Over Republican Senate Takeover

Ever since Nate Silver, a liberal political guru, predicted that there is a 60 percent chance that the Senate will flip to the Republicans in the 2014 midterm elections, Democrats have been waxing wroth according to The Hill.

Obama Seeks to Kill Tomahawk, Hellfire Missiles

According to the Washington Free Beacon, the Obama administration seems to be bent on eliminating two potent weapon systems in the American arsenal, the Tomahawk cruise missile and the Hellfire air to surface missile

NHS British Hospitals Burning Aborted Fetuses for Fuel Does Not Pass the Grossness Test

The story in the UK Telegraph that reports some hospitals under that country's National Health Service are not only incinerating aborted fetuses an a "waste to energy" system but also still born babies does not pass the grossness test.

NASA astronomer discovers possible new Earth orbiting a red dwarf star

Jimmy Carter on Obama Never Calling Him, NSA Spying

Former President Jimmy Carter was on Meet the Press recently to offer some words of wisdom about the current president and the mess he has made of things. His responses were rather illuminating.

How Sarah Palin Wouild Handle Putin

Forbes has used Putin's rape of the Ukraine to savagely goof on the person it evidently believes constitutes the real threat freedom and all that is good - Sarah Palin. It all has to do with the fact that Russia once owned Alaska and Putin might want it back.

Let the Malaysian Airliner Conspiracy Theories Commence

The continuing mystery of Malaysian Air Flight 370 has, by the nature of the fact that it is at once interesting and bereft of actual information, has caused just a little bit of craziness to insinuate itself into the media.

Punish Russia for the rape of the Ukraine by booting it from the space station

Muslim Group Scotches ABC Family Series 'Alice in Arabia'

The Hollywood Reporter is relating the story of how the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) successfully pressured the ABC Family Network into scotching a new series called Alice in Arabia, about an American girl held captive in Saudi Arabia.

Rush Limbaugh is Up for a Children's Book Award

Breitbart's Big Journalism is reporting that Rush Limbaugh, the famous conservative radio talker, has gotten himself into another controversy. It revolves around a pair of children's books he has published.

As the Russians Attack Ukrainian Soldiers Sing

The UK Telegraph has an inspiring and yet sad story of how a unit of Ukrainian soldiers reacted as a Russian force overrun their military base. Bereft of weapons and outnumbered they decided on one last act of defiance.

Draft Ted Cruz for president super PAC formed

NASA distances itself from end of civilization study it funded

A Tale of Two Energy Cities

The Washington Free Beacon has a report that should say it all about the economics of energy. It seems that oil and gas creates lots of jobs and economic growth, Alternative energy such as solar power is another story.

To Stop Putin, Arm the Ukraine, the Baltic States, Poland

Charles Krauthammer recently suggested a response to Vladimir Putin's rape of the Crimea that would seem to constitute outside the box thinking these days. He proposed that we arm the Ukrainians with modern weapons.

Top Reason for Making Hillary Clinton President is Because She is a Woman

Politico is reporting that a Gallup Poll of 1,024 adult posed two questions. What would be the best reason for a Hillary Clinton presidency? What would be the worst reason for a Hillary Clinton Presidency? The answers were illuminating.

Exploring Europa for $1 Billion Using Penetrators

NASA caused some considerable excitement when it included $15 million in its FY2015 budget request to study a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa. However, the other shoe dropped when the space agency announced that it would be capped at $1 billion.

Just FYI I have been off the grid for the past day or so while I transfer to a new computer. Should be up no later than the weekend.

SyFy Channel Mini Series 'Ascension' to Depict Interstellar Travel in the 1960s

Ukraine crisis pits NASA commercial crew program against Space Launch System

On Cable News It's All Missing Malaysian Jetliner All the Time

Rush Limbaugh is surely not the only person to have noticed the absurd noise to hard fact ratio concerning the missing Malaysian Air 777 jetliner that has taken over cable news like an all devouring monster. But he is the first to mention it.

Professor Proposes Throwing Climate Change 'Deniers' into Jail

The Daily Caller is reporting that Lawrence Torcello, an assistant philosophy professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, wants to throw climate change "deniers" in jail for endangering the people of the Earth.

Russia Greets Obama 'Sanctions' with Ridicule

The long awaited sanctions against certain Russian and Ukrainian officials in retaliation for the Rape of the Crimea were announced by President Obama. To say they constitute a slap on the wrist is to exaggerate their severity.

United States Navy developing space based solar power technology

How Reagan Would Have Dealt with the Ukraine Crisis

The Rape of the Crimea is now complete with a sham referendum that has codified the transfer of that region from the Ukraine to Russia. President Obama has been reduced to sputtering impotently promising this or that vague consequences.

For Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church Judgment Draws Nigh

The Associated Press is reporting that the most odious cleric in modern times, Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church, is now near death and is being cared for in a hospice, according to multiple sources.

How the Electric Car May End Scheduled Maintenance as We Know It

If electric cars like the Tesla Model S ever become mass produced, the experience of owning a car will change dramatically, and not just the fact that one would plug the thing into an outlet rather than pump it full of gas.

NASA funded study concludes that the end times are nigh

Where is Malaysia Air Flight 370?

I have thus far refrained from commenting on the missing Malaysia Air Flight 370 because the narrative has tended to change from hour to hour. But finally there are certain aspects of the mystery that have been agreed upon.

Now All You Can Eat Buffets Are Against Sharia Law

The International Business Times is reporting that a Saudi cleric named Saleh al-Fawzan has issued a fatwa against all you can eat buffets. Entering the dinner line and piling on the plate is apparently against Sharia law.

Could the Republicans Elect the Next Governor of Illinois?

Politico is reporting that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, is in danger of losing his office this November, thanks to the state's anemic economic condition and an unpopular tax increase. He will likely face moderate billionaire Bruce Rauner.

Posters of Ted Cruz, bare chested, tatooed, smoking cigarette in Beverly Hills

Obama proposes ending Mars Odyssey, Mars Opportunity in NASA budget

Kay Hagan Tries the Climate Change Gambit to Save Her Senate Seat

Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., is in serious danger of losing her senate seat during the 2014 midterm elections. She believes, according to the Washington Examiner, that she has found the perfect issue to stop that from happening - climate change.

Michelle Malkin to Young Girls 'Be Bossy' and 'Be the Boss of Yourselves'

Michelle Malkin has some good advice to young girls in the wake of the bossy "ban the word 'bossy'" campaign. She says that girls need to be bossy, but first they must become the bosses of themselves.

Now Sarah Palin Will Have Her Own Digital Video Network with 'Rogue TV'

Capital New York is reporting that a company called Tapp is developing a number of digital, subscription paid video networks each based around a particular celebrity. First up will be "Rogue TV" starring Sarah Palin.

Nancy Pelosi's 'Republican Friend' Gives Her the Shocking News About Starving Children

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is given to saying alarming things. Townhall offers a video of the Democratic leader claiming that a "Republican friend" told her that, in effect, House Republicans hates starving children.

SyFy Channel retro space opera 'Ascension' raises questions

Texas's Rick Perry Continues to Make 2016 Noises

Some of the more interesting pre 2016 buzz concerns outgoing Texas Gov. Rick Perry, according to Real Clear Politics' Scott Conroy. Every indication is that Perry wants to have another go at the presidency.

That Putin is Seen as Stronger Than Obama Should Come as No Surprise

It should come as no surprise that a recent poll suggests that most people regard Russia's Vladimir Putin as a stronger leader than Barack Obama. No one who has watched the Ukraine crisis unfold could think otherwise.

Now Ted Cruz is Frank Underwood from 'House of Cards'

'Analysis' of NASA budget request distorts Augustine position on fuel depots

Rush Limbaugh hit for NASA 'Muslim outreach agency' joke by humor impaired

Dustup arises over who gets to name craters on Mars

Chris Christie Vs. Tesla

If New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie still wants to run for president after the Bridgegate scandal, he may have to contend with a decision his government made to prevent the Tesla electric car from being sold directly to consumers in his state.

Obama Advises Hispanics to Cut Cell Phone, Cable to Pay for Obamacare

During a recent Spanish language town hall meeting, President Obama had some stern advice for low income people who don't think they can afford to pay the onerous premiums that Obamacare demands.

Sheila Jackson Lee Ruminates About the 400 Year Old Constitution

Observers of the political scene have lamented the existence of "low information voters" who are prone to being gulled by unscrupulous politicians. However Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas is an example of a low information politician.

New book describes how NASA sold the moon, with lessons for today

I suspect that not even Don Draper could sell the current mess that passes for a space program. However the following may serve as a primer for selling the next effort, should a new president decide to initiate one.

Wendy Davis Stumbles on Abortion Among Texas Hispanics

The major part of the Democrats' strategy to wrest Texas from the grip of the GOP is to appeal to the rapidly growing Hispanic population. Michael Barone suggests that they have stumbled very badly by choosing Wendy Davis to run for governor.

President Obama Abases Himself on 'Funny or Die' to Hawk Obamacare

One hardly knows what to think of President Obama appearing on a "Funny or Die" segment with Zach Galifianakis of the "Hangover" movies fame in order to hawk Obamacare? It is a new low in the history of self abasement.

Obamacare Loses in Special Florida Congressional Election

The victory of Republican David Jolly in the special election in the Florida 13th Congressional District over Democrat Alex Sink can only be seen as the first of many repudiations of Obamacare to take place in the 2014 election cycle.

Frederik Pohl's 'Gateway' to Get TV Series Treatment

CBS News Loses Sharyl Attkisson, Star Investigative Reporter, Due to Liberal Bias

That CBS News has a liberal bias should come as no surprise to anyone. That one of its star reporters, Sharyl Attkisson, has been obliged to resign from that organization due to that liberal bias should raise a few eyebrows.

Bossy Women Try to Ban the Word 'Bossy'

On the one hand, teaching young girls to be self assertive is a good thing. On the other hand, trying to ban a word like "bossy" smacks of - well - being bossy. Indeed one suspects a hidden political agenda behind the campaign.

The Ghost of Ron Paul Haunts Rand Paul on the Ukraine Crisis

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, is surely in the top tier of Republican candidates for 2016, having won the CPAC straw poll once again. But, as US News recently reported, he has a problem that is close to home indeed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' stumbled with faulty history

Bob Gates Warns Against Military Cutbacks in a Dangerous World

If there is a greater example of exquisite timing than the Obama administration's announcement of massive defense cuts just before Putin marched into the Crimea. This has not escaped the noticed of Bob Gates, former defense secretary.

Union Discovers Belatedly What a Horrible Deal Obamacare is for Workers

Having passed Obamacare to find out what was in it, at least one national union representing hundreds of thousands of low wage workers in the hospitality industry is predicting disaster for its members.

Condi Rice Explains Why Russia Invaded the Ukraine

When Condoleezza Rice, one of the smartest women ever to be in public life, became George W. Bush's second secretary of state, some wondered why. Dr. Rice is, after all, a Soviet affairs expert, knowledge that was surely irrelevant in the modern age.

Turning Water (and a Few Other Ingredients) Into Wine

Obama's introduction to Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' courts controversy

Dark Invasion -- Chapter Thirteen

Ted Cruz proves he can be funny and self deprecating at the Gridiron Dinner

Neil deGrasse Tyson sparks controversy over commercial space remarks

Upcoming study suggests historical precedence for public/private moon effort

State Department: No Need for Palestinians to Recognize Israel as a Jewish State

If State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki is to be believed it is not the position of the United States government that the Palestinians actually recognize Israel as a Jewish state for there to be a final peace agreement.

Senate Democrats to Hold All Night Session on Climate Change

With Vladimir Putin marching through the Crimea like Hitler through the Sudetenland, the economy continuing to sputter, and Obamacare devouring all in sight, Senate Democrats are preparing to hold an all night session on-climate change.

Sarah Palin Channels Dr. Seuss to Zing Obama

During her keynote address at the 2014 CPAC convention, Sarah Palin, former governor, former vice presidential candidate, and most powerful female politician on the planet, channeled Dr, Seuss to taunt President Obama.

3D Printed Heart Monitors Could Save Countless Lives From Cardiovascular Disease

SpaceX Red Dragon Mars sample return plan hampered by lack of funding

De Blasio's Jihad Against New York Charter Schools Helps Andrew Cuomo

The old conventional wisdom was the Bill de Blasio represented a resurgence of the far left wing in the Democratic Party due to his election as mayor of New York. The new conventional wisdom finds the old one alarming.

Rick Perry Comes Out for 'A Little Rebellion' at CPAC 2014

What a difference two years make. During the 2012 presidential primaries, Gov. Rick Perry's health problems caused some rather embarrassing moments during debates and on the stump. But clearly those issues are now behind him.

Rand Paul Champions Libertarian Themes at CPAC 2014

Sen. Rand Paul's speech before CPAC wisely avoided mention of foreign policy, an area in which his position has become weaker thanks to the Russian rape of the Ukraine. Instead he stuck to libertarian red meat about liberty vs. security.

John McCain erupts at Ted Cruz for CPAC remarks

Planetary Society slams $1 billion cost cap for NASA Europa mission

Marco Rubio Makes a Much Needed Foreign Policy Address at CPAC

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, addressed the CPAC convention with some much needed truths about foreign policy and the danger the world faces from multiple threats even if many in the United States are war weary.

Why Chris Christie Got a Standing Ovation at CPAC

Some political observers are surprised that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie did not get booed when he addressed the CPAC convention. He had not even been invited in 2013, after all, and conservatives are still irked at his embrace of Obama.

Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders May Run for President

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, is toying with the idea of running for president in 2016, perhaps first in the Democratic primaries against Hillary Clinton, but also ultimately in a third party run, just as Ralph Nader has done several times.

NASA's Europa mission depends on who the next president is

Crush Russia by Developing Oil and Gas Resources

Investor's Business Daily lays out a strategy that will humble Russia for Vladimir Putin's rape of the Ukraine. The good news is that it will also afford the United States and Europe some measure of energy independence.

The Lois Lerner IRS Scandal Kabuki Dance Continues

Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, thought he had a promise by Loris Lerner, the former IRS official at the heart of the tea party harassment scandal, to finally testify.

Barack Obama's Three Mistakes Concerning the Debo Adegbile Nomination

President Obama made three mistakes concerning the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Department. Each of these mistakes is going to cost him severely.

Ted Cruz suggests free trade agreement with the Ukraine to deal with crisis

Ukraine crisis may give SpaceX a competitive advantage

The Elana Novels by Sylvia Louise Engdahl

Rep. Alan Grayson Accused of Physical Assault by Estranged Wife

It seems that Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Florida has been accused of conducting his own personal war on women by none other than his estranged wife, who accuses him of physically assaulting her, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

2014 Texas Primary Roundup

There are a number of takeaways to consider from the results of the 2014 Texas Primaries. Quite a few races have already been decided for the fall, but there were at least two interesting runoffs that resulted as well.

Hillary Clinton Compares Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seems to have changed her mind about Russia and Vladimir Putin in the wake of the Rape of the Ukraine. Out is the reset button and Putin as a partner for peace. In is Putin as - Adolf Hitler.

Take a Day Trip from London to Portsmouth Harbor

Let the finger pointing begin on NASA, access to space, and the Ukraine crisis

'Age of Austerity' to continue for NASA's 2015 budget proposal

Sarah Palin Taunts Obama on Putin, Energy Policy

COMMENTARY | Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who predicted the Russian invasion of the Ukraine in 2008 as a vice presidential candidate, took to the airways on the Sean Hannity show to taunt President Obama and offer some political wisdom.

Tax Reform to Be Prime Ingredient for Republcans in 2016

Tax reform will likely be part of any platform for a Republican running for national office, especially the presidency in 2016. Along those lines, Rep. David Camp, R-MI has offered his own plan that flattens rates and lowers deductions.

Hillary Clinton and the Rape of the Ukraine

With the Rape of the Ukraine proceeding apace, Politico asks the obvious question, how does this affect the presidential prospects of Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and architect of the so-called "reset" policy toward Russia?

Alternatives to the Russian Soyuz mulled for ISS in the wake of Ukraine crisis

Now Those Obama Defense Cuts Don't Seem like Such a Good Idea

RealClearPolitics notes the remarkable juxtaposition of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's announcement of deep defense cuts with Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. Does one have something to do with the other?

What to Do with a Problem like Vladimir Putin?

Now that Vladimir Putin has occupied the Crimea, tearing up treaties, and humiliating the Obama administration, the question arises, what to do now? The Washington Examiner's Michael Barone has some helpful suggestions.

Obama Pressures Israel to Stop Killing Iranian Nuclear Scientists

One of the ways that Israel has been trying to impede Iran's drive to obtain a nuclear weapon has been to assassinate that country's nuclear scientists. But it seems that policy ran counter to President Obama's appeasement approach.

NASA Watch gets it wrong about Neil degrasse Tyson, Bill Nye on humans in space

The One Percent Prepare to Flee New York City

According to the New York Post, New York City's mad cap Sandinista Mayor Bill de Blasio is about to find out a truth that conservatives have known all along, that bashing the rich can only go so far.

Joe Biden Tries to Recruit a Canadian for Obamacare

Just to illustrate how desperate the Obama administration is to sign up as much people for Obamacare as possible, the Weekly Standard tells the story of how Vice President Joe Biden tried to recruit a visitor from Canada.

Why the Ukraine Crisis Matters

As of this writing, President Obama is demanding that Vladimir Putin remove his troops from the Crimea, that part of the Ukraine that he seems intent on gobbling up. Or what is a question that has been left discretely unanswered.

Now Harry Reid is an Issue in the 2014 Obamacare Wars

Now Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has become an issue in the 2014 midterm elections, thanks to his quiet rant on the Senate floor that suggested that Americans complaining about Obamacare are all liars.

American access to space could be a casualty of the Ukraine crisis

Texas Tea Party Denounces Steve Stockman

The Hill newspaper is reporting that a number of Texas tea party leaders are denouncing Rep. Steve Stockman for his lackluster and dysfunctional campaign to unseat Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.

How Sarah Palin Foretold the Russian Invasion of the Ukraine

Back during the 2008 campaign, as then Senator Barack Obama was in full hope and change mode, then Gov, Sarah Palin warned the American people that if Obama were to be elected president, Russia might invade the Ukraine.