“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.” — George Orwell
By Jimmie on Jan 3, 2009 in Our New Democratic Overlords, The Economy and Your Money | 0 Comments
I read this delightful story at All American Pundit. Seems there’s a Congressional panel that wants to jack up Federal gas taxes 10 cents on gasoline and 12-15 cents on diesel fuel. They want to do this until they can find yet another way to make us pay to drive on public roads.
Here’s my question: [...]
By Jimmie on Jan 3, 2009 in Oh Maryland My Maryland., Our New Democratic Overlords, The Economy and Your Money, The Rise of the Nanny State | 2 Comments
Not just no, but hell no.
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S. states urged the federal government to provide $1 trillion in aid to the country’s 50 states to help pay for education, welfare and infrastructure as states struggle with steep budget deficits amid a deepening recession.
I can’t speak for residents of other states but [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 30, 2008 in Featured, Our New Democratic Overlords, President Barack Obama | 8 Comments
Rod Blagojevich, possesser of monstrously-large stones, is going to appoint someone to fill President-Elect Obama’s vacant Senate seat no matter what anyone tells him. He’s named former Attorney General Roland Burris to the spot. Burris is, of course, tied pretty closely to Blagojevich as a campaign donor and a lobbyist. Then again, most everyone in [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 28, 2008 in Our New Democratic Overlords | 1 Comment
I keep, you know, hearing about how, you know, that, um, Caroline, you know, Kennedy is such a top-rate, um, you know, intellect and how she, you know, would, um, be a, um, great, you know, thingie…Senator.
You can say one thing for sure about her. She’d be a no-brainer anchor for any Democratic filibuster.
(via [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 28, 2008 in Conservativism, Featured, Our New Democratic Overlords | 4 Comments
The good news is that Senate Majority Leader and National Embarrassment Harry Reid’s approval rating is positively Bush-like, at 38 percent.
The bad news is that the Republicans have absolutely no one ready right now to run a serious campaign against him in 2010.
If you’re looking for a great example of why Mike Duncan, the current [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 26, 2008 in Our New Democratic Overlords | 0 Comments
What’s two times zero?
NEW YORK – Caroline Kennedy told The Associated Press in an interview Friday that she knows she will have to work twice as hard as others if she is picked for the U.S. Senate.
The 51-year-old daughter of President John F. Kennedy said she realized she will have to prove herself because of [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 24, 2008 in Oh, THAT liberal media., Our New Democratic Overlords, President Barack Obama, The Economy and Your Money | 0 Comments
So here I am, listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas Album
and browsing memeorandum when I come across this giant chunk of silliness from Thomas Friedman. Read the whole thing if you like, but I just want to swoop in and knock down a few low-hanging fruit.
First, it’s patently ridiculous to say that Chinese people are [...]
By Jimmie on Dec 23, 2008 in Fighting the Islamists, Our New Democratic Overlords | 6 Comments
You know what really bugs me? All those terrorists out there who have no defense against the legitimate armies who are doing their best to prevent the Islamist thugs from blowing up bombs in schoolyards and roadside cafes.
No, wait. That’s not what bugs me. That’s what bugs International Thug-Emabler in Chief Jimmy Carter.
TEL AVIV [...]
