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Here’s an interesting revenue enhancement program

If you’ve been reading me for a while, you know that I view the various sorts of law enforcement “crackdowns” as nothing more than thinly…

September 18, 2009February 15, 2021
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Big surprise

Those of us who distrust the current “leadership” provided the Democrat party have yet another reason to do so: The Massachusetts House voted late Thursday…

September 18, 2009February 15, 2021
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“I Do Not Know Any Liberal Jews “

(Via TechnoYid) This is an identity crisis that is most commonly seen among Jews, but far from alien to the rest of the West. Universalism…

September 17, 2009February 15, 2021
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Bailing out

President Zero has decided to bail out on two allies in what I believe is a blatant move for Russian “help” in another area, while…

September 17, 2009February 15, 2021
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Do you wonder what happened after Jericho, Season 2?

Yeah, I know. All of the “Nuts!” who loved the show want to know what happened after Jake and Hawkins made it to the Texas.…

September 16, 2009February 15, 2021
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Linda Rawles, RIP

Via Be A Survivor, I have word that JW Rawles wife Linda, always known on his blog as the “The Memsahib”, has died after her…

September 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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Can you feel it all coming apart?

(Via the Drudge Report) The Big O has got to be losing sleep nights. The second black president of the US is losing his grip…

September 14, 2009February 15, 2021
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Never forget

(This year, instead of linking back to my own September 11 post, I’m going to give you the thoughts of Rich Grassi, as published in…

September 11, 2009February 13, 2021
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Dear President wants Congress to “stop bickering”

As we say around here, that’s like pushing a limp rope–it just ain’t gonna happen. Outside of passing unneeded legislation to solve illusionary problems, bickering…

September 10, 2009February 15, 2021
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Speaking truth to power

“You lie!” Yes, he does–note that his lips moved all the way through that speech. (Edit, 9/10/2009 1035:Damned if I would have apologized to these…

September 10, 2009February 13, 2021
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You might be a redneck if

(Via Timebomb 2000) One of the Timebombers got this via email and shared it on that forum. I like it so much Im going to…

September 9, 2009February 13, 2021
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If at first you don’t succeed…

…redefine “success”. Barr said that “even if HAMP is a total success, we should still expect millions of foreclosures”…. You know, we could take this…

September 9, 2009February 15, 2021
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Helpful advice for the homeowner

Never use a solid color stain on a deck. It’s a bad idea. If the deck’s wood is so damaged that you’re considering a solid…

September 7, 2009February 15, 2021
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Watch for it

President Barack Obama returns to Washington next week in search of one thing that can revive his health-care overhaul: a sense of crisis. Those who…

September 7, 2009February 13, 2021
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Another catastrophic failure in the victim selection process

A cab driver shot and killed a would-be robber around 10 p.m. Sunday at Carowinds Boulevard and South Tryon Street, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police said. But…

September 7, 2009February 15, 2021
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Q: How screwed up does your state have to be to not have a state fair?

(Via SurvivalBlog) A: Michigan

September 7, 2009February 13, 2021
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One less flakeazoid

White House green jobs adviser Van Jones resigned in the middle of the Labor Day weekend following persistent controversy over his past remarks and associations.…

September 6, 2009February 13, 2021
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Time to outsource

(Inspired by a post at Blackfork; pointer from Say Uncle) In North Carolina, average spending on public education is $7,835 per pupil. In North Carolina,…

September 4, 2009February 13, 2021
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It was a joke, you idiots!

(Via the Drudge Report) A lot of folks have made comments about Obamacare along the lines of “Health care provided with all the efficiency of…

September 4, 2009February 15, 2021
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Archive this!

(Via Timebomb 2000) What a grasping bastard the Narcissist in Chief is: Anyone who posts comments on the White House’s Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter…

September 3, 2009February 15, 2021
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“What can I do to ridicule The One today?”

Seriously, kids, “Why does President Obama want to speak with us today? How will he inspire us? How will he challenge us?” After all of…

September 2, 2009February 15, 2021
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The power of the Federal Reserve

(Via Random Nuclear Strikes) After the Fed’s creation, from 1913 to 2008 (95 years), the value of the dollar, relative to the Consumer Price Index,…

September 1, 2009February 13, 2021
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So far it’s a slow news day

(Via Shooting the Messenger) So let’s keep beating a dead liberal. (No, Bill and Michelle, I’m not going to be nice. The concept that the…

September 1, 2009February 13, 2021
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“What would Teddy do?”

Well, given the historical record, the answer to that rhetorical question is likely to be one of the following: A) Have another drink and think…

August 31, 2009February 15, 2021
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How do you get virgin wool?

Ugly sheep. You know you think it’s funny.

August 30, 2009February 15, 2021
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“Officer Wesley Cheeks, Fascist”

Make your own judgment.

August 29, 2009February 15, 2021
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Off to the races

Well, it seems that the reaction to yesterday’s proposal to hand our Fearful Leader an off switch for the Internet is hitting its stride. People…

August 29, 2009February 13, 2021
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And just in case the proles think they can use the Internet to organize…

Some idiot in Washington wants to hand the Big Zero an off switch for the Internet. Sheer f’ing genius. Time to dust off that old…

August 28, 2009February 15, 2021
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More on health care

(Via Chaos Manor) While I don’t agree with the author’s repeating refrain that there are things that “only the government can do” or his insistence…

August 28, 2009February 15, 2021
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I think this is what the term

FAIL was coined for. Russell Roberts sat down with his doctorate in economics, and tried to imagine a government program so dumb that no one…

August 28, 2009February 15, 2021

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