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The Mail Was Light Yesterday

The Gormogons Posted on December 20, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

What fun! Let’s open up the Czar’s mailbox to see what you all have to say. First up, we have Mark Spahn, of West Seneca, New York, with some questions on our lightbulb guide. Thank you, your Czarosity, for [your … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Lightbulbs, Mailbag, Math class is hard, ScottO, The Inscrutable Mandarin, Volgi

The Czar Explains Light Bulbs

The Gormogons Posted on December 19, 2013 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

After a few years of grousing about a portion—only a portion—of President Obama’s daily mistakes, we cannot overlook that President Bush had a doozy as well. You know what this is about: the incandescent lightbulb ban. The problem about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, George W. Bush, It Must Be Bush's Fault, way too much technology

Marvin K. Mooney, can we please drill now?

The Gormogons Posted on September 10, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

The sun sets on the Pax Americana There are a number of opinion pieces referring to the recent Syria as a foreign policy disaster for the Obama Administration and consequently for the US: From the Weekly Standard: This revealed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Syria, The Obama Amateur Hour

In which Dr. J. goes Galt

The Gormogons Posted on September 5, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Class warfare, Marxist policies and economic slut shaming have their consequences. Hurting the big guy hurts the little guys faster and harder. Gentle Readers, Dr. and Mrs. Dr. J. recently had a budgetary summit as money has grown tight over … Continue reading →

Posted in Bane, Dr. J., Energy, Gasoline Prices, John Galt, Lil Resident, microeconomics, Mrs. Dr. J., Not Syria, The Obama Amateur Hour

Mailbag – Cabbages and Kings Edition

The Gormogons Posted on September 1, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

It wasn’t long before Dr. J. received a missive from none other than Operative RBK who returned from the other side of the mirror where he was on R&R from all things operative. He writes in regarding Dr. J.’s recent anti-Krugman … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic policy, Energy, Gormogon Operatives, Jim Cooper, Mailbag, ObamaCare, Paul Krugman, The Obama Amateur Hour

Frack you!

The Gormogons Posted on July 30, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Shoot, if Dr. J. were single, he’ consider working up there! The great Emily Grace (@greatgrace84), our resident #ninjababe, brought this article to Dr. J.’s attention in which Saudi Arabia is concerned that oil exports are down due to decreased … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Ninjababe, Saudi, The Obama Amateur Hour

Pierre Fills in for Dr. J.

The Gormogons Posted on July 1, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Dr. J.’s been out sick with a GI bug on and off since last Wednesday. He’s playing catch up at work today, so rather than write something insightful he will rely on teh interwebz to cover for him. Besides you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Dr. J., Energy, Green Energy, Pete DuPont, Wall Street Journal - WSJ

UPDATE: The spice must flow…

The Gormogons Posted on June 26, 2013 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

By spice, Dr. J. means energy. Dr. J. has said in the past that cheap and plentiful energy is the heart of a robust economy. It is the engine that drives everything else. Similarly, the economy struggles when energy becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Green Energy, The Obama Amateur Hour

Foreign Policy Begins At Home

The Gormogons Posted on November 27, 2012 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Dr. J. would like to follow up on The Czar’s outstanding commentaries about Europe and Syria. Regarding Europe, the ‘One World Government Utopians’ would be the first to tell you that we are destined to be a united world with … Continue reading →

Posted in Babylon 5, China, Energy, Mars, Star Trek, Syria, The Czar of Muscovy, Turkey

A Word about Energy

The Gormogons Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Last week Mitt Romney released his energy plan should he be elected to office in November. It consists  deregulating the heavily regulated petroleum and nuclear industries and opening publicly owned sites to facilitate the tapping into American and North American … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, Convention, Economic policy, Energy, Global Cooling, Global Warming, Republicans, Shameless Romney 2012ing, The Obama Amateur Hour

Environmental Disorder

The Gormogons Posted on May 28, 2012 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

One finds that arguing with an environmentalist is empowering for them within 5 minutes, and disastrous for them within 10 minutes. In other words, the longer you engage them, the worse they do. What it comes down to is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, Energy, Green Energy, Nuclear power (more now please), Science Fiction

If I Wanted America to Fail – Four Minutes of Absolutely Required Viewing – Seriously

The Gormogons Posted on April 25, 2012 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

Dr. J. was about to change the station from the AM PM guy to the FM PM guy when he heard him broadcast the audio of this video. All he could say was wow. Inspired by and surpassing Paul Harvey’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Election, Conservatism, Energy, Freedom, Progressives, Taxes, The Gormogonickal Seal of Approval®, The Obama Amateur Hour

The Earth’s Not Flat, It’s a Torus, dammit!

The Gormogons Posted on March 15, 2012 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

President Obama’s campaign is in full swing. You can tell because he is creating straw men and then openly mocking him. Apparently he thinks that this makes him look smart. In 2008, 53% of voters bought it as well, because, … Continue reading →

Posted in Donuts, Dr. J., Eleventy, Energy, Flat Earth, Green Energy, The Obama Amateur Hour, Topology

Move this…

The Gormogons Posted on January 27, 2012 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

From realpolitics.com “On Tuesday at the State of the Union, I laid out my vision for how we move forward,” President Obama said at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I laid out a blueprint for an economy that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic policy, Energy, The Obama Amateur Hour

It’s the cost of energy, stupid!

The Gormogons Posted on October 3, 2011 by Dr. J.April 6, 2014

“There is a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day,” The Carousel of Progress, Walt Disney World. About 22 years ago, (to the month, in fact), Dr. J. awoke in a cold sweat at about 3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, College, Disney, Energy, Rant

Is Red China’s New Color Green?

The Gormogons Posted on June 23, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Liberal suckers all over the US have been really, truly impressed with China for many disturbing reasons. One such example is China’s surprising and laudable move to being a green country. Why, don’t you know, China is leading the US … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, China, Energy, Green Energy

Droll, Baby, Droll

The Gormogons Posted on March 31, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

The President has announced that the United States will reduce oil imports by 33% by 2020. How will he make up the balance? Not by drilling, no, no. He argues that oil companies have plenty of capacity onshore and offshore. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Energy, Gasoline Prices, Obama Administration, Stupidity

Energy = Peace…

The Gormogons Posted on March 12, 2011 by The MandarinApril 7, 2014

Your Mandarin is saddened by the tragedy that has befallen Japan and he offers his condolences to its citizens. Between the numerous lives that have been lost and the catastrophic damage to the country’s infrastructure this is truly one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drill Baby Drill, Energy, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Japan, Nuclear power (more now please), Nuclear Weapons, Oil Black Gold Texas Tea

Nuclear Power: Anywhere But Here (And Here’s Why)

The Gormogons Posted on September 28, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 28, 2009

Germany is usually touted as among the greenest of the green European countries. Yet, election victor Angela Merkel intends to keep Germany’s nuclear plants operating longer than their required phase-outs. Why? Nuclear plants provide low cost electricity with no environmental … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, China, Democrats, Energy, Germany, Green Energy, India, Nuclear power (more now please), Steven Chu

Gore Bore?

The Gormogons Posted on June 25, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 25, 2009

Some House Democrats are struggling to get an ill-advised energy tax bill passed. Many Dems believe this will unrealistically hike energy taxes. Republicans think it’s bad business and bad for business. Evidently, they do not have the votes to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Democrats, Energy, Nancy Pelosi

Carbon Scoring

The Gormogons Posted on March 25, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMarch 25, 2009

Your Czar normally detests the Chicago Tribue as a dessicated synopsis rag masquerading as a once great paper, but a front page article caught his eye on Sunday about Chicago. Specifically, it was a discussion of whether the City of … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Environment, Carbon Credits, Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Energy, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Richard M. Daley

Charles Krauthammer…

The Gormogons Posted on March 6, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 6, 2009

…echoes the Volgi. Flattering for the Volgi, bad for America. “…The markets’ recent precipitous decline is a reaction not just to the absence of any plausible bank rescue plan, but also to the suspicion that Obama sees the continuing financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Education, Energy, Financial Crisis, Fiscal Crisis, Health care, Housing Crisis, Socialism, Socialized Medicine

Must Not Unwatch’d Go

The Gormogons Posted on February 27, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyFebruary 27, 2009

The Czar is aware that most liberals promote themselves as more scientifically literate, and that conservatives are religious zealot Luddites. Certainly, there is a disturbing prominence in the media to promote conservative (especially GOP) lunacy, and some of it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobby Brady Jindal, Energy, Global Warming, Guns, Religion, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Kennedy, Science, Vaccines

Saving Energy: The Sequel

The Gormogons Posted on February 20, 2009 by 'PuterFebruary 20, 2009

The Czar is a wise man. A capitalist market will more quickly drive increased innovation and decreased prices than the most successful government directed scheme-of-the-moment. A few thoughts on The Czar’s worthy posting. Folks have been predicting the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Max Schultz, Schoolhouse Rock, The Czar of Muscovy

It’s Energy Day chez Gormogon!

The Gormogons Posted on February 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 20, 2009

Max Schulz, who goes way, way back with the Gormogons, has a terrific op-ed on the chimera of alternative energy in the Journal this morning about alternative energies. Read the whole thing, but if clicking through is just too damn … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Nuclear power (more now please)

THE CZAR: Saving Energy

The Gormogons Posted on February 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 20, 2009

[Continuing his homage au Puter the Czar drops another screed on a topic near and dear to the Ghetto P’s heart. Energy. The Puter knows a lot about energy, actually, and now we’ll all wait with bated breath to see … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Nuclear power (more now please), Science, The Czar of Muscovy

More of the Honest, Ethical, Open Congress at “work”

The Gormogons Posted on January 27, 2009 by GorTJanuary 27, 2009

Wind the time machine back a few years and recall that the big push was for consumers to buy more energy efficient appliances and fixtures with the benefit that they will save tens and hundreds of dollars on their utility … Continue reading →

Posted in CFL, Congress, Democrats, Do What I Say - Not What I Do, Energy

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