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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Q: How screwed up does your state have to be to not have a state fair?
(Via SurvivalBlog) A: Michigan
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.…
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,…
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…
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…
“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…
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,…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Is this the health care you want?
(Via Timebomb 2000) So yesterday, I went on a little rant about the hoopla over the death of Ted Kennedy. One of the things that…
You know the “squirrel meme” that’s floating around?
(Via Timebomb 2000) Well, I have the first prize winner for you. Without further ado… If anyone can find a larger version, let me know.
My head is going to explode
A drunken, philandering scion of a family who, rumor has it, made their fortune running booze during Prohibition, dies and we’re going to nominate him…
Marko has the right idea
Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. …A simple weapon–so long as there is no answer to it–gives claws to the weak. George…
Not to forget Son
Yes, Daughter has went off to college, but Son has went to high school. We now have the rather interesting situation of two freshmen in…
Dick Morris does health care
Might as well check it out here; I understand that many in the government-approved media have refused to air it. Color me surprised.
Off to college
No blogging for a couple of days–we’re moving Daughter into college for her freshman year. Hope, anticipation, fear and trepidation are the overwhelming emotions of…