Czars not making too much news lately...

but here are a few news items that you may have missed that I wanted to share...

Pollution a Solution?
http://www.caglecartoons.com/column.asp?columnID={27CE4BCC-E4A6-41A6-BD38-6C723B5099F4}

Unethical Greenpeace actions threaten the livelihoods and lives of millions
http://townhall.com/columnists/PaulDriessen/2010/01/16/unethical_greenpeace_actions_threaten_the_livelihoods_and_lives_of_millions

After The Swoon
http://townhall.com/columnists/MarvinOlasky/2010/01/05/after_the_swoon

Obama's Green Energy Stimulus to Cost $135,294 Per Job
http://habledash.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=444:obamas-green-energy-stimulus-to-cost-135294-per-job&catid=47:newsflash&Itemid=65

Obama Must Know His Spending Yields Bankruptcy, Not Growth
http://townhall.com/columnists/DavidLimbaugh/2010/01/12/obama_must_know_his_spending_yields_bankruptcy,_not_growth?page=1

Is Obama's 'New Deal' really new?  (Chinese diplomat's Op Ed on Obama policy, the world and China)
Excerpt: "...Obama's "New Deal" is more like an iron hand in a velvet glove. At times he hides his real aims, and at others he talks one way and acts in another."
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2010-01/15/content_9324913.htm

Your Negro, My Macaca
http://townhall.com/columnists/MonaCharen/2010/01/12/your_negro,_my_macaca

Legal Consultant to Vatican Denounces US Safe Schools "Czar"
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/jan/10011411.html

Let The Sun Shine
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=517131

The C02 Lie
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=517128

Scientists turn stem cells into pork
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_petri_pork

Apollo Alliance (AA)
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=7490

Be careful what you ask for, or Do Unto Others...

Obama tells banks: `We want our money back'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100114/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_bank_fees

Reminds of the parable of the unforgiving servant

http://bible.org/seriespage/parable-unforgiving-servant

Not saying the banks nor the U.S. should be forgiven their debts, but God help us if tomorrow's headline reads...

China tells Obama: 'We want our money back'!
http://news.yahoo.com/ap/20100115/ap_on_bi_ge/china_charges_us_obama_fees_on_top_of_interest

Happy New Year

Happy New Year from theczarwars.blogspot.com.

We interupt this infrequent serial cartoon with a short message about fresh starts and new beginnings...

After a devastating end to the year, image consultants have already begun to pick up the pieces of the brand that had been a trusted household name.  They're taking a new approach with lower price point products and focusing first on appealing to the Baby Boomers.  Critics suggest they're targeting those with the shortest or even failing memories, but I think it makes a lot of sense to start there on many levels.  However, this first example of endorsing nostalgic hard candies from yesteryear is a bittersweet reminder that rebuilding the brand will not be easy to forget overnight.

Happy New Year...