The U.S. House of Representatives has now passed the Cap and Trade bullcrap. This act should be called The Economic Suicide Act of 2009. We will attempt to compile a list of the idiots who desire a new government boondoggle which should effectively wipe out any chance of economic recovery for years to come. Additionally, it will have zero effect on our climate. ZERO. The whole thing is based on fundamentally false premises.

219 Total Morons voted for this ridiculous piece of uh, legislation. It's really a piece of something else. The bill now goes to the Senate ...

This is probably the worst bill passed anywhere since prohibition. Sad to see the people's house is controlled by morons who have no idea of the impact this silly legislation will have. It will have no effect on climate and will have a devastating impact on America's economic plight. India and China know this stuff is complete folly and they are primed to benefit enormously from our self-induced Economic Suicide Act of 2009. Of course, this act also makes it likely that we will engage in trade wars based on the ridiculous belief that India and China will commit economic suicide as well.

Bad news for the human race here. Of course, the planet will be just fine as it continues to cool. The planet has been cooling since 1998 and should continue to do so. We as a species have thrived during an unusually warm period. When the next serious cooling phase sets in, we will be in big trouble once again. Call the Sun and tell it to get active again! Our climate is influenced by solar activity, not human activity. Get a clue, you mindless morons out there.

God, will somebody in this country wake up? Maybe they will when unemployment continues to soar and everything artificially costs more except housing (most folks primary investment). Housing will flounder because less people than ever will be able to afford to buy a house or heat it. Nice work, Liberals!!! This is nothing but a massive energy tax for no apparent reason whatsoever.

Now we find out that the EPA quashed a report that found that CO2 emissions do not cause global warming. Why? Because it was not helpful to the administration's position on the matter. Not helpful? How about devastating? The report was prepared by a 38-year EPA veteran researcher and was summarily dumped in the crapper. This researcher, Alan Carlin, is hardly a right-wing lunatic. He is simply an honest man doing his job at the EPA, which has fallen into the hands of bald-faced liars of the first magnitude.

Your president and this administration have no interest in the truth of the matter. They are perfectly willing to lie to Americans to get their way. CO2 was declared an endangerment by the EPA in April, a move that allows far more government control over the use of energy in this country. This was done to increase the power of the government, not because there is any real threat of global warming. Complete dishonesty from the EPA. Told ya so.

Obviously, the EPA has become completely corrupt under Obama. And as for Obama himself, corrupt is a polite way of putting it. This guy is for sale, folks. And you are the chumps he is victimizing with gargantuan lies on a daily basis. He makes Nixon look like a saint.

In my opinion, sports gambling is as much an art as it is science. I have always contended that I could give 100 paying customers 55% pointspread winners over a complete football season and none of them would come out ahead at the end of the year. None of them. What we do here is basically science. Not rocket science, but science just the same. We use mathematics to forecast game outcomes. Actually, when we got into this endeavor, Las Vegas and pointspreads were of no concern whatsoever. It was a challenge. Build a better mousetrap. No fudging the numbers. Find the best formulas you can find and record the results. Tinker.

We were first published in 1967 and have fought the battle ever since to get more and better math. Over the past few years, we have added college basketball, hockey odds and now baseball odds. We continue to measure our success and look for ways to improve the product. At the heart of things, it is still a hobby here. No 900 numbers, no false claims, no marketing.

We have learned plenty about what power ratings can and cannot do for a sports betting fan. That's because we place the occasional bet ourselves. And while we have developed a great respect for the betting line, we are aware that sportsbooks fear the computer as much as anything out there. Betting syndicates have the money, manpower and science to beat the books. The line gets tougher all the time.

Ever hear that stuff about soft lines in September? Pure marketing. How about those games of the year? Yep, marketing. In fact, most claims made by so-called handicappers are simply marketing ploys to get into your wallet. There are a few legitimate handicappers out there, but very few. We do not handicap here with the possible exception of football on our Hunch Bunch page in the fall. Handicapping requires more than a set of decent power ratings. You have to dig into a game and get a "feel" for what might happen out there.

Streaks destroy most sports gamblers eventually. You lose a few in a row, start chasing (increasing your bets) and sooner or later, your entire stake is gone. Rinse, repeat. Make another deposit, hit a losing streak, chase, lose it all. We are all potential victims of something called human nature. Only awareness and top notch discipline gives you any shot at success over the long haul. But that doesn't mean you can't have some fun!

Some guys at Texas A&M have come up with a cool idea. At their website, you can bet on sports, and it's legal. It is legal because you cannot lose. If you cannot lose your money, it cannot be gambling in the classic sense. Huh? Yep, it's a very fun way to play. You are given 10 cents to bet with. Doesn't sound like much, does it? If you lose your 10 cents, you can get it back at no cost and start over.

The idea is to encourage you to watch some advertising to improve your odds. A small price to pay to turn the traditional house advantage into one of your own. You can even bet parlays by taking more than one selection on a betting page. Think you sweat out a $100 bet on college football? You will find you will sweat out a 50 cent bet almost as much, if that is all you have. Losing means starting over. I have managed to get as high as $100. One guy has over $600. With the advantage moved to your side, you have a fighting chance to build your balance and if you ever get to $20, you can cashout by requesting a check!!! (The bonuses seem to end once you reach a balance of $3.00.)

The minimum bet is 1 cent. No point in ever betting 1 cent. If you only have 10 cents in your account, bet it all! Why? Because if you lose, you simply reclaim your dime. I recommend going all in until you reach 50 cents. Also, get the maximum bonus so you will have the maximum advantage over the house. After you build up your account balance, you can wager only a portion of your balance and stay in the black by not risking it all on one bet. Or you can try to roll it up quickly by risking it all for several plays in a row. Your choice as to strategy. I started betting partials after I reached 50 cents.

If you sign up through the link below, I will get 5% of every penny you win. You can then enlist friends to join and you can get a 5% bonus of their winnings. No penalties on losses. Very cool and very much fun! And the wife won't kill you for blowing the rent money on bad bets.