Congress,
a collection of whores, con-men, and penny-ante sharpers from East
Jesus, Nebraska, ponders the Great Question: Default now, and admit
manfully to being the economic lepers everyone else already knows we
are? Or raise the debt ceiling, keep spending like a spoiled Swarthmore
sophomore with daddy's credit card, and collapse a bit later?
It's just lovely. The World’s Greatest Economy
holding out the begging
bowl to China. “Alms? Alms for the poor?” Maybe I don't have enough
Padre Kino after all. Maybe there isn't enough. [Fred
Reed]
"This negotiation has been an astonishing victory for congressional Republicans.
They have won the intellectual and political argument. President Barack Obama, the biggest-spending president in a generation of US politics, has abandoned plans for new taxes, effectively abandoned plans for any significant new government programs and accepted - in principle and in practice - that there must be deep, structural cuts to US government spending.
Of course, it will be difficult for Republicans to enforce this and to keep their pledges to avoid new spending or merely leaving existing programs on a business-as-usual basis of endless expansion."
Ten years ago I would be joining the revelers and drinking champagne. I am by now admittedly, and I think justifiably, cynical about any "10 year Plan," especially one administered by "bipartisan" committee. There is no arguing that we just raised our debt ceiling by $trillions, and I see no good in it whatever.
Wait, I take that back. Anything that sends the left into paroxysmic spasm has tremendous entertainment value. Laughter is after all the best medicine.
I watched Greta on the tube last night. She was trying to pin down some slick congressfolks on the nuts and bolts of the bill and the immediate effects.
Greta had no luck. They were too slick. She did make them squirm, but then again, it's hard to tell if a snake is squirming, or just being a snake.
Health
officials in Vancouver say they will launch a pilot project later this
year to distribute clean, unused crack pipes to drug users.
Free
condoms for First Graders (YES),
Free Heroin Needles, and Free Crack Pipes (although prolly not he fancy
ones with an embedded
rose). WTFF? Well not free, gummints make us pay for them ...
just like the 'Magic
Negro just stipulated that insurers must cover birth control with
no copays.
I know, the surveys all show that we'll eventually have to euthanize
Liberals, but it will be like drowning kittens or executing a retard;
they're just that dumb. But we do have the right— and in this
case the responsibility to defend ourselves, the nation, and our
western culture. Glub-glub.
I'm thinking we just need to tell them that cardboard is the best source of sustainable food ever produced. After they "steal" this valuable commodity from the compactors at Walmart - and feast accordingly - the problem will be solved. To help this solution, the compactors could serve a dual purpose.
Liberalism is apparently inversely proportional to intelligence. They kind of remind me of that old story about domestic turkeys, the ones that were left out of the coop during a hard rain and who constantly looked up at the falling rain with their beaks open.. and drowned.
Meanwhile, people with diabetes or other affliction requiring injectables are forced to get a Drs. Rx, show ID, and sign an affidavit promising that they won't sell syringes to junkies.
The
overall chart shows that Firefox has the smallest percentage of low-IQ
users, and the largest of average or high-IQ users. A similar study
five years ago found that users had broadly similar IQs. [Hmmmm]
I find it amazing that people still use Chrome when Chromium and SRWare Iron are available. (Of the two, I prefer Iron.) I guess most of them just don't know about the alternatives.
"It's (Choosing a Republican candidate) like Sophie’s Choice if Sophie didn’t really like either of her kids."
Anon-- ***
After the Obamnites infested the Capitol, section 8 housing started appearing all over the area. Most, is modern construction. Some have electronic gates for entry. All give me a royal case of the red-ass when I pass by. I've worked damn hard in my life and these complexes are as insulting as spitting in my face.
i know several people currently employed by the social security administration, and imagine that at least one of them will e-mail the video to the agency's office of the inspector general (oig) for review. thanks for including the link to that disclaimer article in the "news tribune". the guy means well but is obviously confused.
I have been there, It is beautiful. I thought about buying one until I found out what they were and then I was like WHHHHHAAAAT?!!! It is in a crappy part of town.
First it was Pearl Harbor,
then Bukkake, and now Kanchco threatens our cultural identity.
And all
because multiculturalism gained a foothold, thanks to Liberal ass-hats
. It
began innocently enough, if
strangely ...
"It's (Choosing a Republican candidate) like Sophie’s Choice if Sophie didn’t really like either of her kids."
Anon-- ***
Why? Why, when I turn on the news, drop by drudge or who/whatever....WHY!? is it that every fucking thing about EVERY fucking thing on this entire fucking planet, I. JUST. DON´T. FUCKING. GET?
It happened when I went to this site from your link:
http://bonedjello.com/Articles/Kancho.html
and deleted everything after com and hit enter, first I got the notice that the site is under development then suddenly a survey page appeared but it doesn't happen now. Maybe it was related to some "funny photo" site I had open in other windows since it happened again later in the evening, but I don't know how it could have taken over from your site. I thought it was your survey and almost did it, but closed the window just in case. Sorry.
Let
me tell you, dryland farming is about as hard as it gets. When I
read that, Perry definitely came up in my estimation. mary
“Here
we go again [...] So please, heed this advice. Rick Perry, as you have
no doubt already discovered, is not the easiest man to write about. He
is secretive and leery of the media (sometimes to the point of
hostility), and he has a strategically valuable knack for being
underestimated by his critics. I have been writing about him since the
eighties, when he began his career in the Texas Legislature. Along the
way I have learned a few things, which I have arranged in this handy
list of Eight Points to Keep in Mind When Writing About Rick Perry. [Texas
Montly]
“
(I've included item titles only)
1. Perry is not
George Bush. 2. It’s not a big deal
that
Perry was once a Democrat. 3. Perry is cannier
than you
think he is. 4. Texas is not a
“weak
governor” state. 5. Perry is not a male
hair
model. 6. Perry is from the
middle of
nowhere. 7. Perry is an Aggie. 8. Don’t discount the luck factor.
So there you have it. In closing, I would like to
request that you please do your best to avoid tin-ear clichés about
barbecue, cattle, oil, football, and the Alamo. Remember, this is an
urban state of 25 million people. We don’t go to sleep at night
dreaming of William Barret Travis drawing a line in the sand. We do
admire our rural history, as this month’s cover attests, but our
vitality is in the cities. Enjoy your visit, best of luck, and please
get it right this time.
Yours truly,
Paul Burka
I imagine I'm not the
first person to grin at the juxtaposition of "Our Heroes Have Always Been Cowgirls,"
and the Rick Perry
blurb. Still, this story can only help Perry if
enough non-Texans read it. Thanks mary.
"AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry signed into law Monday a measure that will limit frivolous lawsuits by levying some fees on plaintiffs and allowing meritless suits to be dismissed early in the process.
Perry designated the "loser pays" bill a top priority of the legislative session, saying Texas needs to crack down on junk lawsuits.
Some plaintiffs who sue and lose will be required to pay the court costs and attorney fees of those they are suing. The law also creates expedited civil actions for cases less than $100,000. It goes into effect Sept. 1."
That faint screaming sound you hear is from the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Perry is a politician. If he wasn't, he wouldn't be the Governor of Texas. Like all politicians, you never trust them if they're out of sight. As far as how he rates: he can be controlled, but you better keep an eye on those that pay for the buttons.
Personally, Texas Monthly is a liberal rag that wouldn't exist if Austin wasn't around.
As a several decades subscriber to Texas Monthly magazine, said subscription I maintain to keep up with goings-on back home, and for the excellent barbecue, steak, Meskin food, and hamburger joint reviews, I think it instructive to note that Paul Burka is probably at least as liberal as Vann Jones, and claimed to vote for Dubya, before he voted against him. Or something like that.
Ft.
Irwin is an installation dedicated to training. It has a minimal cadre,
and when I ws in the Army, the sole tenant was OpFor. OpFor is/was a
unit trained in soviet tactics and equipment, and combat units would
travel to Ft. Irwin to do battle with them to get an ida of how fit
they were to take on Ivan.
Well, someone stole some AK-4s and a Dragunov sniper rifle from there,
and now there's a reward being offered:
At the bottom of the order, he lists 4 entities this order applies to.
He musta forgot to add BATF.
And finally, I've noticed that St. Anne has been making some odd
statements and endorsements in recent months, and seems to have lost
her fire. This guy - Los Angeles based civil attorney by day - USAR
cavalry officer when called upon to defend America, has that fire:
"It's (Choosing a Republican candidate) like Sophie’s Choice if Sophie didn’t really like either of her kids."
Anon-- ***
I have wanted one of those Dragunov sniper rifles (7.62 x 54, I believe) for quite some time now.
They are supposed to be remarkably accurate.
And I would, of course, want the matching Krinkov (made famous by OBL, RIP) in the same caliber, although I would settle for the semi-auto version of it.
Melon, A off the rack Remington 700 is far more accurate. Or a Springfield M1A Match. The Druganov's where way over rated when they first appeared. M Krinkovs are chambered in the smaller 5,45x39... RAK
Anything
can happen, but it appears the GOP is on the verge of pulling off a
political victory that may be unprecedented in American history.
Republicans may succeed in using the threat of a potential outcome that
they themselves acknowledged would lead to national catastrophe as
leverage to extract enormous concessions from Democrats, without giving
up anything of any significance in return.
Not only that, but Republicans — in perhaps the most remarkable example
of political up-is-downism in recent memory — cast their willingness to
dangle the threat of national crisis as a brave and heroic effort
they’d undertaken on behalf of the national interest. Only the threat
of national crisis could force the immediate spending cuts supposedly
necessary to prevent a far more epic crisis later. [WaPost's
Greg Sargent]
”
It is admittedly fun to
listen to the anguished bleating coming from the left. Rep.
Emanuel Cleaver, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, said
early reports of the new deal appeared to be “a sugar-coated Satan
sandwich.” The thing is, Liberals are by virtue of the very DNA
that makes them Liberal, unable to comprehend economics.
Never have, and never will. So they, along with some non
Liberals, viewed this as another action fought over losing or gaining
face. But what did the Dems get for
sure? Well, they wanted the debt ceiling
raised through the 2012 elections. Harry Reid said that was
non-negotiable.
“
It guarantees
the debt limit will be hiked by $2.4 trillion. Immediately upon
enactment of the plan, the Treasury will be granted $400 billion of new
borrowing authority, after which President Obama will be allowed to
extend the debt limit by $500 billion, subject to a vote of disapproval
by Congress. [TPM]
WIN.
What Republicans won is entangled in words like:
“
That
initial $900 billion will be paired with $900 billion of discretionary
spending cuts, first identified in a weeks-old bipartisan working group
led by Vice President Joe Biden, which will be spread out over 10 years.
”
Going into
negotiations Speaker Boner was concerned that "discretionary" cuts
would come at the expense of the military. and he took that off the
table. Evidently Mitch McConnel gave it back, so now up to
one-half will come out of the military's hide.
LOSE
What did the Country get for sure?
It's still early, and God knows I only got a C in Econ 244, but it
appears we got institutionalized indebtedness and insolvency.
Mommy
and Daddy sold the kids for a weekend in Acapulco.
"It's (Choosing a Republican candidate) like Sophie’s Choice if Sophie didn’t really like either of her kids."
Anon-- ***
In the win/loss computation, I count Defense cuts as a win. The Defense budget is bloated, and we have too much being bought that we don't need. For instance, we have eleven or so carrier battle groups, ready to refight World War Two, and that's a few too many. Much of the military is geared for massed battle in Europe, which will not happen. We are fighting three wars that we don't need to be fighting, at huge expense.
While we look for places to cut in other areas, there is nothing wrong with making sensible cuts in Defense as well.
Yes, it's hard to see the win in all this, unless it is maneuvering for a better position to fight from later in the election cycle. For the life of me, I don't understand why Boehner doesn't tar the bad guys with something as simple as "It's the spending, stupid."
The actual count the money win, not there, but the psychological "perception" of a win is there. In politics perception is no small thing. The very avoidance of the words "raise taxes" in the bill and statements about avoiding the raising of taxes is causing the "progressives" (rat commie bastards) to scream when it would be best for them to just make nice and wait to rape the taxpayer later like they usually do. There is fear and panic amongst them perhaps because they won't be able to get the pay off money from the government fast enough to "protect" their ass..ets.
The victory in the equation is the fact that the Tea Party completely led BHO and Boehner around by the nose for several weeks and illustrated their weakness as political leaders.
They let BHO and Boehner know who the new sherrif in town was.
I expect more good things to come from an electoral standpoint in 2012.
molonlabe28 ur correct - this is the only bright spot from my vantage point. The nation's last and best hope is a resounding victory by teapartiers in 2012.
We didn't take a head off the hydra this time, only a bit off it's tail, but it's a start.
You're right off course, listening to the Lefties squeal like pigs is satisfying and proves we did a little damage. I wonder if there are any still left that dismiss the Tea Party as an insignificant, tiny, overrated group or pawns of the GOP. That really should be dispelled now.
ANyone who thinks that this was a win for our side has been drinking from the kool-aid pitcher again. Tax inceases on the way, actual budget cuts = ZERO and the nitwh gets another $2,400,000,000,000 in slush funds to pay off the unions, drones, and leeches. emdfl
Whereas
a certain political blackguard has besmirched the good name and meaning
of "Boner," SondraK is hereby awarded the coveted Boner
Preservation Award for her efforts in the fight to restore
morning boners of the good kind. Say "Here Here," and "Huzzah!"
presents
