July 2008 Archives

It is according to House Majority Whip James Clyburn and minority activists.

And the money line.

How shameless the extreme lengths some activists, as well as the politicians they support, will go to. A tax on any business or corporation that pollutes is a tax on everyone. We all, rich or poor, young or old, and of any race are consumers of those industries that pollute.

This just isn't right

Denver gives DNC committee pass on gas tax

State of Colorado gas tax law: Section 39-27-102( 1 )( b ) provides for an exemption for cities and other government entities, but only for a "governmental purpose" and solely for machines owned or operated by the governmental entity.

Partial excerpt with my bold emphasis added.

So legally the tax is still owed by law, whether by the DNC, the City or whoever, it wasn't paid while the little guy gets hosed.

The spoof political satire of ONN (Onion News Network) always sets me to giggling. This is one of the better one this month.

(language warning)

Thanks Dean

The stability in Iraq is a victory for everyone. Americans, Iraqis and the military of both countries. It will be interesting to see if the left will keep quiet as a mouse, or try to spin their previous notions that the war was was unwinnable, and a civil strife that should be left to the locals.

In the UK they took away all the guns from their citizens: Now they lament the rise in knife violence. Politicians don't seem to realize that it isn't the weapons, it's that people with a strong intent to kill someone will always find a way.

What next? Screwdrivers? Pointy sticks? Fresh fruit that could be laced with poison?

Apparently the UK's five week knife amnesty a couple of months ago to hand in offensive knife weapons without fear of reprisal didn't work so well.

Via Dean's World

This insanity plea sounds like total BS to me.

Also Linux Debian female coders have been getting threats as well as thanks for their hard work.

For my Progressive Liberal friends. :)

Thanks Rosemary

Yesterday we celebrated the 4th, the birthday of this great nation I live in. Sure it has lots of faults, but still the greatest nation where one can live in freedom. Of course that is just my opinion, and one that isn't universally held.

For example Chris Satullo, a columnist for the Philadelphia Enquirer doesn't think we deserve to celebrate our nations birthday. That we should don sackcloth and ashes while we lament our many sins against the world.

Mr Satullo forgets the actions of the Militia of his own state of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War. They were responsible for the Gnadenhutten massacre of 96 Christian American Indians. The village was accused of raids into Pennsylvania on behalf of the British which they were innocent of. However the Pennsylvanian Militia held a council and voted to kill them all anyway. The entire village.

Yet our actions liberated 50 million from a bastard dictator, while keeping 300 million free in this country. Would it have been more honorable to let tens, or hundreds of thousands of Americans die before twisting the arm of a terrorist? Perhaps he should be reminded of great presidents like Roosevelt, who locked up all of the Japanese on our soil, or president Truman who blew up a few cities and tens of thousands of people. This columist's view holds us to a suicidal standard in the world of radical terrorism.

There are many names that I would like to spew at Chris Satullo, but I will bite my tongue on them and just say that only needless defeat passifying the enemy is dishonorable.

Thanks Pennywit in Deans World comments

Governmentium (Gv) -- A new element in the Periodic Table of Elements

Evolution has produced an element that has become clearly identifiable in the past decade or two.

Recent hurricanes and gasoline issues are proof of the existence of a new chemical element. Research has led to the discovery of the heaviest element yet known to science.

The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally take less than a second to take from four days to four years to complete.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years; it does not decay, but, instead, undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to believe that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass.

When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many peons but twice as many morons.

...or brothel stimulus plan

Nick says it isn't, and quite frankly I heartily agree with him.

An interesting situation I wouldn't want to be in.