I’ve been on vacation this past week, although at times it’s been hard to tell. Mostly it’s been some running around punctuated by periods of near vegetative stupor. That, and we’ve watched a whole lot of NCIS re-runs. Sunday, the Head Rat and I joined my folks at the Neal Reunion and then visited cemeteries [...]
Also tagged congress, Economics, foreign policy, humor, Nanny State, Obama, Politics, wordsmithingtjic on whether or not taking drastic measures to stop global warming (and wreck our economy in the process) are worth it: Here’s the consciousness raising exercise I want each of you to do: when you wake up tomorrow, think to yourself “OM*G – what if it was 1.1 ° warmer? Wouldn’t that be horrible? [...]
Also tagged Economics, global warming, lie to me, Politics, wtf?First, a little inspired silliness from Dr. Boli: A letter to the Editor An advertisement for a unique literary service An advertisement for a unique martial arts dojo Second, I was apparently wrong last night about the Obama LSD being deliciously appropriate. This is deliciously appropriate. Also at Moonbattery, an Economic Stimulus Flow Chart Say [...]
Also tagged Economics, humor, Obama, PoliticsThere is no consistent thread here, just stuff I found interesting. Q and O has a chart that shows what our tax rates would have to be raised to in order to eliminate the deficit. (That’s just how much more the Feds are currently spending than taking in. It assumes that nothing stupid like reducing [...]
Also tagged congress, Economics, health care, humor, Nanny StateBig Raise: John Galt has charts and graphs to show that while we’re being told the average wage of hourly workers has steadily risen over the past 9 years, the machinations of the Fed have diluted your buying power so as to produce a net gain of less than 2 cents an hour. Unlike the [...]
Also tagged humor, lie to me, quotesFirst the houses. Waxman/Markey (the Cap and Trade bill) contains 397 new regulations and 1100 new Federal Mandates. One (just one, mind you) makes selling almost all private homes a Federally Regulated Transaction. FRT’s require that you would have to have your house inspected for “greenness” and if it didn’t pass you would have to [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, green, Nanny State, pointless gesturesFor some reason I feel compelled to share that with you. “That” being the amount of time WinAmp says I can listen to my music collection without repeating anything. Puts a new perspective on my record collection from the early 80′s. The latest acquisitions are “New Shoes” by Paolo Nutini and Booker T’s (yes, that [...]
Also tagged Musicif Obamacare passes: It would take 44 bottles of Guinness Guinness Draught to kill me Created by Bar Stools http://www.barstools.net/booze_death/ 44 bottles of Guinness, but only 31 shots of Scotch.
Also tagged health care, pointless gesturesI haven’t been posting much lately. The Head Rat’s twin sister has been in the hospital, the Head Rat and I have both been fighting some kind of cold or virus or something, I’ve got a number of pending issues at work, and, if I (for some unfathomable reason) must be honest, I finally succumbed [...]
Also tagged blogspeak, humor, Kansas, lawAccording to the Washington Post yesterday: President Obama plans to convene his Cabinet for the first time today, and he will order its members to identify a combined $100 million in budget cuts over the next 90 days, according to a senior administration official. It’s about damn time, right? Well, let’s look at it for [...]
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