Would you believe $780 million?
OK, so the NC House gets some push-back when they propose nearly $1 billion in new taxes rather than taking the heat for balancing the…
You knew this was coming
The IRS is weighing a proposal to deem one-quarter of employees’ use of work cell phones as personal use and therefore subject to tax as…
If we’re lucky, they’ll think he’s a spy
Speculation is swirling that the Obama administration may send the former vice president to North Korea to negotiate the release of two American journalists sentenced…
Told ya so
As predicted, the NC House has reconsidered it’s budget proposal, and wants to raise taxes $1 billion. Now, we may suppose that this means that…
At the barrel of a gun
(Via the Drudge Report) A decision by Falls Police to use a Taser to obtain a DNA sample from a suspect in an armed robbery,…
Shame on Google
(Via Walls of the City) You can celebrate every BS event that comes down the pike on your banner, but not D-Day?
Local D-Day story
Yes, I said “story”. Singular. One. It’s disappointing that on the 65th anniversary of the Day of Days, only one local newspaper could do a…
Giving thanks to the thinning ranks
June 6 is one of those dates close to my heart. Instead of the normal sort of D-Day post, I’d like to point you to…
Something to smile about
A 23-year-old rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and recently had a mobile home repossessed claimed a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot on…
A chance to shine
Penske Auto Group is buying Saturn and with it, a distribution network that is among the best in the industry. Wouldn’t it be rich if…
Instruction: How to persuade the public to raise taxes
Like every other government, company and household in the United State (and probably the world), the State of North Carolina is being squeezed by the…
Well this could be painful
John Walker has posted a worrisome gnome-o-gram about the US Dollar. A currency collapse isn’t here yet, but the trend lines are pointing toward one.…
Geography and economics
Stratfor has just sent out an an excellent piece entitled “The Geography of Recession” that discusses how the geography of various countries and regions effects…
GM reinvents itself
As a 60% government-owned company. Dear Obama and GM: Allow me to share a little something with you. As the current owner of 4 GM…
Why are conservatives so mean
I heard about this today on the Neal Boortz Show. Very good stuff.
Well, we’re printing it like so much toilet paper
Why can’t North Korea? A top North Korean general and close advisor to the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, has been named by U.S. and foreign…
“Chicken fluid”
Mrs. Freeholder and Son are in the process of discussing today’s grocery run and the storage thereof. The phrase “chicken fluid” came up. No thanks,…
Not buying the RINO BS
Trent Lott gets run out of Washington for an off-color joke at a birthday party, but a wise Latina gets a pass if she’ll just…
A bit defensive, aren’t we?
(Via the Drudge Report) President Barack Obama on Friday personally sought to deflect criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who finds herself under intensifying…
Do something good
(Via Geek With a .45) AnarchAngel needs help. Go buy a cookbook and do a good deed. Why: They guy’s involved in an international custody…
Can a society be predicated on a lie?
(Via @GreatDismal on Twitter) Or perhaps a better question, can a society be remade by the actions of a spy? This matter has great implications…
More evidence of the well-known phenomena of “hoplophobia”
(Via @nranews on Twitter) A Community College of Allegheny County student yesterday publicly accused the school of trying to stop her from organizing a group…
I don’t think so
(Via the Drudge Report) “I think it is probably important for anybody involved in this debate to be exceedingly careful with the way in which…
Curtis Lowe owes me a new keyboard
Do you have any idea how hard it is to get sweet tea out of a wireless keyboard? Do you?
The SCOTUS pick
The One has appointed a left-leaning activist Federal court Judge, Sonya Sotomayor, as his nominee to replace David Souter on the US Supreme Court. While…
Take from it what you will
John Scalzi’s essay on “Being Poor“. I missed it when it came out, but I’m glad I found it. No matter who you are or…
Stuff White People Like
I’m not sure if the guy is serious or not, but it makes for interesting reading in our multi-cultural, diverse, politically correct society.
Why I am not “still a Republican”
Because people like Colin Powell think they are. Where is a conservative with a heavy libertarian bent who just wants to be left alone to…
Vote the bastards out
(Via TFS Magnum) We’ve always heard that California leads the way socially. Normally, this would cause me to cringe, but in this case, I sure…