Sentence of the day

Sentence of The Day “ Ernest Hemingway’s great love and war novel, A Farewell to Arms, is being re-published with the inclusion of the 39, or perhaps 47, alternate endings Hemingway considered before going with what he kept. “After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.”  Sentence(s) of the day Still, a happy ending compared with this: The Perry Bible Fellowship ”

A Short History of Congress's Power to Tax

A Short History of Congress's Power to Tax The Supreme Court has long distinguished the regulatory from the taxing power. “ The first enumerated power that the Constitution grants to Congress is the "power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States."  CLICK FOR VIDEO The text indicates that the taxing power is not plenary, but can be used only for defined ends and objects—since a comma, not a semicolon, separated the clauses on means (taxes) and ends (debts, defense, welfare). This punctuation was no small matter. In 1798, Pennsylvania Rep. Albert Gallatin said that fellow Pennsylvania Rep. Gouverneur Morris, chairman of the Committee on Style at the Constitutional Convention, had smuggled in the semicolon in order to make Congress's taxing power limitless, but that the alert Roger Sherman had the comma restored. ... The punctuation debate simply reinforced James Madison's point in Federalist No. 41 that Congress could tax and spend only for those objects enumerated, primarily in Article I, Section 8 [Continue WSJ] We are now faced with a new constitutional dilemma, it seems to me.  That is, what if a significant number no longer care about original intent, or even about the constitution itself—except as a cloak of legality where none exists?  What then? ”

Fun With Gammy

FUN WITH GAMMY  Unplugged

Inside Scientology's Scrotum

Inside Scientology's Scrotum “ Given that Katie Holmes had reportedly just ended her marriage amid fears Tom Cruise planned to send their daughter Suri to Clearwater – known to Scientologists as ‘Land Flag Base’ – my curiosity was piqued and we decided to go along. [full fun] My interest in Scientology goes back to 1991, when Time Magazine published a rare article about them, and especially their teaming up with Ralph Nader to suppress the sale of Prozac.  Rare because the "church" would spend whatever it took to fight any criticism.  If you spoke negatively using the fledgling internet, for instance,  you'd most likely find police at your door with a court order to seize your computer and  floppy disks.  Founder, and science fiction writer L/Ron Hubbard harbored "long harbored a profound and obsessive hatred for psychiatrists"  They also see pharmaceutical companies and doctors as competition.  Ralph Nader sold "lawsuit kits" to tort lawyers, and laid the groundwork for myriad suits, including Prozac. Scientology, Islam, and the Italian Mafia  share the common trait of treating apostates as mortal  enemies.  Unlike the others, Scientology is a comic opera bizarre.  I mean that in the good way. ”

1992 Dream Team

IDYLL

The Greatest Game Nobody Ever Saw ∞  On the eve of the 1992 Summer Olympics, the Dream Team scrimmaged during a closed-door practice in Monaco. Michael Jordan led one team, Magic Johnson the other. Two decades later, a game report. “ The Dream Team flew into Nice at midnight on July 18 and made a crash landing at the Loews, or Jet Set Central, about 20 miles away. During a security meeting before the team arrived, Henri Lorenzi, the legendary hotel manager, had complained about the number and the aggressiveness of the NBA's security people. "Do you realize who is gambling in my casino right now?" Lorenzi said to the NBA's international liaison, Kim Bohuny. Lorenzi ticked off the names of politicians, movie stars and even tennis immortal Björn Borg. "No one will care that much about this team," he said. "Well, we'll see," replied Bohuny. When the team bus pulled up, there was such a rush of fans to see the players that some fans crashed through the glass doors at the entrance. "I get your point," said Lorenzi. But Krzyzewski, no fan of trash talk, looks back on the game fondly, remembering almost every detail. "Every once in while I'll be doing something and a line from that game will just flash into my head," he says. "They just moved Chicago Stadium to Monte Carlo. It just makes me smile. [Full] I don't think hoops is a big topic of interest here, but for them what it is, this is great. ”

As Maine goes ... ?

Police State Culture QOTD “ We the people have been told there is no choice, You must buy health insurance or pay the new Gestapo -- the I.R.S. - Maine governor Paul LePage During his 2010 run for governor, the Tea Party-backed Republican vowed he would send, I mean, tell Obama to "go to hell." ”

Quality Time

Muslums reverse engineer Wright Bros aeroplane

World Enemy #1                                  Iran Reverse Engineers Cobra Attack Helicopter “All the phases of designing and manufacturing of the chopper have been done inside the country and the helicopter enjoys some capabilities which make it preferable to Apache Choppers,” says Brigadier General  Kioumars "David Axelrod" Heidari More photos available here."

Waiting for Newton to kick in.

"all men are created equal, that each of us are endowed with certain inalienable rights." - Obama “ Who does President Barack Obama think he is that he can change the wording of the Declaration of Independence? Again and again he presumes to quote the great declaration while making a significant change: He omits the word "Creator." Read more: Early on,  Obama's lack of respect for our flag was manifested by several photographs.  After nearly four years of this filthy prick's presidency we know a lot more about him.  In his mind he's above the flag, the nation, and the nation's laws.  If he doesn't like something, he ignores it.  And his endemic lawlessness has planted deep roots  everywhere Democrats rule. The superiority complex (that's endemic to Liberalism), allows them to fix everything —   even control nature, given enough new laws and our money.  However, here's  an immutable (for now) law that they can most assuredly look forward to. An Immutable Law- So Far Hooo-rah! ”

Axelrod unhinged

2012   Axelrod Calls Romney ‘Most Secretive Candidate’ Since Nixon The money quote: “Governor Romney and his campaign have stone-walled and are trying to turn the clock back 50 years on transparency and disclosure.” Do I have to say it?  Good, because my lawyer said he'd quit if I did. These people are evil.  Pure evil.

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History

Marc Miller

TRKOE

DIBS !!!

Doug M, The Duke of Yucks

Hearing Aid Surprise

What? Huh? A few weeks ago I acceded to longstanding family wishes and got hearing aids .  I looked into them 5 years ago, but the minimum I could get away with spending was a few $thousand.  The ones I wanted - the ones worn by my Otolaryngologist, cost about $6000!  That's when I got the TV Ears (Later to be replaced with Sennheisers*).  That solved my television problem.   Still I could only understand MoSup at certain times, ahem, and the din of crowd noise (like when the family was assembled) was unintelligible.   Srsly, I couldn't hear birds chirping, or any high frequencies for that matter.  That included certain timer alarms, engine sounds, and MoSup's screams of delight.   Anyway, I got to thinking, What happened to dead people's hearing aids?  Did they just throw them put like store bought teeth?  I looked on e-bay, and horry clap! After a very short and perfunctory scan of the lot, I placed a ceiling bid of $250 on the above (I won for $202.50).  The description noted that they could be reprogrammed to fit my audiology profile, and many, I forgot whether these were included, could be resized.  They didn't work,  so I sent them back to Arizona.  I was going to ask for a refund, but a day later they came back with an apology.  He had included the wrong batteries, and sent 6 packs of the right ones as contrition. Not only do they work, but they fit my ears!  And I can use them with a telephone— and my earphones!   No feed back squeal.   If I turn the volume up, I can here conversations in the sun room, on the other side of the house.  Remember those television ads for those cheap hearing aids, where the guy hears women saying "What a stud Rodge is?"  I don't here that.    Wait - *smacks head*;  these are family talking!  No wonder. Anyway, it is something of a crap shoot perhaps, but if you, or someone you know is driving everyone crazy by making people repeat everything, this is a real option.  Also - I can get along quite nicely wearing just one. You're welcome. BUY Sennheisers * - It's been one year sinse I replaced TV Ears with these, and I rate them as one ot my top tier purchases ever.  I am still using the original (2 AAA)  batteries.  And I still routinely fall asleep watching ROKU, so they're on all night.  Hearing quality is sensational.  With my hearing aids, I can hear high frequencies that the phone s alone missed (which was not a great loss.) A product.

Tiger Pull

Catharsis Hold That Tiger Visitors at the Busch Gardens Zoo, in Tampa Bay, Florida, are given the chance to test their strength against a mighty tiger, in a game of tug of war.   What a great idea.  Chimps are supposed to be 7 times stronger than a human.  I'd like to test that one too.

STUDY: Sex in difficult places

SCIENCE Evolutionary biologists have a problem with sex in difficult places. What? Oh, stop it.

Sort of like shooting rats at the dump - with eyes closed

“ I find myself annoyed at redistricting... ...because I relished voting against Andre Carson, even if only as a sort of fruitless performance art, like few other things in the futile farce that is modern American politics. Hell, the opportunity to vote against Andre Carson is almost single-handedly what got me voting again after a long sabbatical. I scratched that #2 pencil in the little circle with rage that burns like the hearts of a billion suns at the blatant nepotism that parked this practically uniquely unqualified boob in the chair vacated by his career machine politician grandma once things got a little too Weekend At Bernie's on the House floor. This genial ex-liquor cop's head is emptier than than a vegan restaurant at a cattleman's convention but because he had the right pedigree '' [Tam cont] From her lips and out me own mouth.  Only the names are changed. ”

Leukemia Cure?

PSA

A slice of Adolf

Must Eat Brains              Calling a spade a spade “ PARMA, Ohio — At an unscheduled stop at Ziggy’s Pub and Restaurant, an Amherst, Ohio bar, President Barack Obama suggested that the channel be changed when he was made aware that televisions were showing Fox News. Obama and Fox News have gone to war frequently during his three and a half years in office — most recently over a sharply negative teaser shown on Fox and Friends that the White House took as a Fox News-sponsored attack ad on the president. The Obama Administration frequently used the network as a proxy punching bag for its Republican opponents in the early years of his presidency. Fox's personalities, led by Glenn Beck, fired back with more and more incendiary comments, but a somewhat delicate balanced was reached after the 2010 election in which both sides toned down their rhetoric. [story] I'll be a bore and ask"What if Richard Nixon had asked that CBS be turned off?"  Can you say enemies list?   Okay, I know.  I'd find something wrong even if he actually did something that would make Hitler puke. ”

*snort*

It's not jor yob

WE'RE THE GOVERNMENT, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP The FBI Could Cut Your Internet Access in TWO Days (Here’s How to Prevent It) “ WASHINGTON (The Blaze/AP) — For months now, the FBI has been warning people that a blackout of their access to the Internet could be coming.  The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google, and Internet service providers have sent notices as well. But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago. The Blaze has covered the story a couple times, first stating the FBI would shut off Internet access to computers still infected as of March and later reported the extension the clean-up period until July 9. HERE'S THE KEYS TO MY LIFE - UR WELCOME To check whether a computer is infected, users can visit a website run by the group brought in by the FBI: http://www.dcwg.org. This link also provides resources for how to “disinfect”  your computer should the malware be found on it. As the Blaze has reported before, the FBI has said fixing the problem will be much harder once your access to the Internet is cut off. [FULL] If you're thinking of reasons why it's a good idea for Eric Holder to take this extreme action, I want you to stay after school.  And yes, you will be physically abused with a sock filled with iron filings. ”