http://www.redstate.com/recommended Just another RedState: Conservative News and Community weblog Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:00:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally. High finance, explained clearly and completely - in three easy graphs. http://www.redstate.com/redhot/2009/01/18/high-finance-explained/ Sarah Palin is receiving praise from some unusual quarters lately. Some environmental groups are saying positive things about the conservative governor's announcement of her statewide energy plan, which proposes that 50 percent of Alaska's power be produced from renewable resources by 2025. Pat Lavin of the National Wildlife Federation described the governor's ... http://www.redstate.com/josh_painter/2009/01/18/a-bold-new-energy-plan/ Perhaps the most distinctive and broadly-observable change in the public-policy milieu as we enter 2009, is this: America has a new faith in the power of experts to cure whatever ails us. It's a season not only for big ideas (very few of them new) in public policy. It's also a ... http://www.redstate.com/blackhedd/2009/01/18/is-the-green-hybrid-economy-a-good-idea-or-a-bad-idea/ We’ve each met great men in our lifetimes.  The first I ever met was my grandfather, Clair Fields Taylor.  The first in his family to go to college, Taylor found his niche in the newspaper advertising business.  Hired by Hearst Newspapers in the 1930s, Taylor soon developed an industry-wide reputation ... http://www.redstate.com/lords86/2009/01/18/a-great-man-is-headed-home/ In what can only be described as a definite attempt at national suicide, Israel has simply stopped it's attack on Hamas. http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129470 My thoughts instantly went to 'why' and all I could think of is:  The One must have called up Olmert and Livini and said: "All you Evil Juice.  Stop it ... http://www.redstate.com/etcartman/2009/01/17/israel-just-declared-a-unilateral-truce-theyre-not-shooting-anymore-hamas-of-course-still-is-and-wont-stop/ Which is why I'm nonplussed on why Nancy Pelosi's playing with fire, here. Via Ace of Spades HQ: Pelosi Open to Prosecution of Bush Administration Officials House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is receptive to the idea of prosecuting some Bush administration officials, while letting others who are accused of misdeeds leave office without ... http://www.redstate.com/moe_lane/2009/01/18/what-republics-really-cant-survive-happening-proscription-lists/ Regular readers may know that your humble correspondent is frequently in eastern Europe. I've developed a view of contemporary Russia which may be "non-standard," but it comes from experience. Vladimir Putin isn't a "protegé" of Josef Stalin; his model is Peter the Great. Putin can look at ... http://www.redstate.com/skanderbeg/2009/01/18/russia-announces-plans-to-open-naval-bases-in-syria-libya-and-yemen/ As President George W. Bush enters the final hours of his presidency, a certain sadness has gripped me.  As I watched his good-bye speech to the nation, I was reminded of all that this brave man has done for the country and all of the things that we should thank ... http://www.redstate.com/cityonahillpolitics/2009/01/18/good-bye-mr-president-thank-you/ As 2009 begins, the State of Washington faces many pressing issues, most notably a projected $5+ billion deficit, rising unemployment, aging infrastructure and gridlock on our highways. I'm heartened to hear that our dedicated legislators are hard at work in Olympia, fighting for the citizens of our state with such ... http://www.redstate.com/paulag1955/2009/01/18/oh-st/ BEHOLD! The antidote to those pesky pre-Inaugural jitters/cold feet/night terrors has arrived! Feast your boredom on the Barack Obama Inauguration Speech Generator!!! http://www.atom.com/spotlights/inauguration_speech_generator/ Don't pretend you're too good for this. Here's mine: My fellow Americans, today is a scintillating day. You have shown the world that "hope" is not just ... http://www.redstate.com/amymiller/2009/01/18/pre-inauguration-mischief/