None of the big blogs I read have mentioned the news item today that our soon-to-be-ex governor Sebelius didn’t pay all of her taxes. Has Obama nominated anyone for anything who has actually followed the rules? Apparently the whole tax cheat thing has just become a given for Obama appointees and not worth the time [...]
Tagged ethics, Obama, taxesSometimes, when I write things about our Dear Leader and our congresscritters, I think, in retrospect, that I may perhaps have been a bit harsh. Then I run across things like this in today’s Asia Times: The “yikes!” comment at the end is chosen specifically to indicate that the preceding section is “Bad, but I’ve [...]
Tagged congress, federal reserve, inflation, ObamaSo, the GM stock I bought a couple of years ago at $32.95 is worth $2.70 today ($2.67 in after-hours trading). That’s a 92% loss in value. Not, I must say, all Obama’s fault, although after yesterday, I’m pretty sure my investment is going to be absolutely worthless. The funny part is that I considered [...]
Tagged auto industry, bailouts, bankruptcy, lie to meOr, perhaps a camera. I tried to take Kali outside yesterday. I finally got her out in the snow. I wish my camera wasn’t broken. I would really like to have a picture of the look she gave me. Something on the order of “you do realize the snow is higher than my butt, right?” [...]
Tagged dogSome website I was on recently (don’t remember where – I do remember snorting at it and then moving on) had in the comments a spiel by some rabid greenie who insisted that the flood in Fargo was proof of global warming. People, there is a difference between climate and weather. Weather is the clouds, [...]
Tagged global warmingI intended to celebrate Earth Hour by being contrarian, but I missed it altogether. I’m thinking I should get a pass, however, as we have a TV on nearly 24 hours a day (the Head Rat uses it for a night light – a necessary precaution as vertigo + darkness is a dangerous combination). I [...]
Tagged global warming, pointless gesturesSince I’ve been tinkering tonight, I decided to go ahead and copy the Stupid Criminal tricks material to Ratlands. There is a link in the sidebar now. There are only 4 stories at the moment. I remember that when I was writing them I had (and still have) several more in the works, but I [...]
Tagged blogspeak, Corrections, humor, stupid criminal tricksI thought it was about time to update the site. I’m not sure I like the new layout. I’m especially not sure about the “tag cloud”. I’ll tinker with it for a few days. Maybe it will grow on me. I’m still in the process of updating and cleaning out the blogroll. And, as an [...]
Tagged blogspeakI have a (previously unannounced because I thought it should have been a no-brainer) policy of not posting pictures of teen heartthrob boy bands here at Ratlands*. First, it would be creepy, really creepy. Second, they pay millions of dollars for publicists to do that sort of thing. Third, seriously… So, it pains me greatly [...]
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