Today's joke:
A man walked into a bar one day, walked up to the bartender and
said, "Bartender, I'd like to buy the house a round of drinks."
The bartender said, "That's fine but I'll need to see some money first."
The guy pulled out a huge wad of bills and set them on the bar. The
bartender couldn't believe what he's seeing. "Where did you get all that
money?" asked the bartender.
"I'm a professional gambler," replied the man.
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The bartender said, "There's no such thing! I mean, your odds are fifty-fifty at best, right?"
"Well, I only bet on sure things," said the guy.
"Like what?" asked the bartender.
"Well, for example, I'll bet you fifty dollars that I can bite my right eye," he said.
The bartender thought about it. "Okay," he said.
So, the guy pulled out his false right eye and bit it. "Aw, you screwed me," said the bartender.
"That's how I win so much money. I'll just take a bottle of your best scotch in lieu of the fifty dollars," said the man.
With that, the guy went to the back room and spent the better part of the night playing cards with some of the locals. After many hours of drinking and card playing, he stumbled up to the bar. Drunk as a skunk, he said, "Bartender, I'll give you one last chance. I'll bet you five hundred dollars that I can stand on this bar on one foot and piss into that whiskey bottle on that shelf behind you without spilling a drop."
The bartender once again pondered the bet. The guy couldn't even stand up straight on two feet, much less one. "Okay, you're on," he said.
The guy climbed up on the bar, stood on one leg, and began pissing all over the place. He hit the bar, the bartender, himself, but not a drop made it into the whiskey bottle.
The bartender was ecstatic. Laughing, the bartender said, "Hey pal, you owe me five hundred dollars!"
The guy climbed down off the bar and said, "That's okay. I just bet each of the guys in the card room a thousand bucks each that I could piss all over you and the bar and still make you laugh!"
—Matthew Sheffield is the founder of NewsBusters and its Executive Editor.
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The UN recognizes Gore Warm
April 6, 2007 - 10:37 ET by JDWThe UN recognizes Gore Warming as a threat to earth yet the same has been discovered on Mars which has no human life.
JDW
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If you are going to whine about spelling... get a life
The reason there is global wa
April 6, 2007 - 10:40 ET by UnsaneThe reason there is global warming on Mars is because of the Viking missions of 1976. Not to mention other probes such as the Mars Pathfinder!
And they are AMERICAN!!!
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
Earth and Mars seem to be w
April 6, 2007 - 10:49 ET by JDWEarth and Mars seem to be warming at the same rate. Read this
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Too bad for the IPCC that m
April 6, 2007 - 11:13 ET by Dave in TexasToo bad for the IPCC that mother nature chose not to provide them with appropriate weather for their latest "the sky is falling" report. Easter Bunny Bundles Up. Unusually Cold Just About Everywhere In U.S. East Of The Rockies.
Don't you just hate it when mother nature won't cooperate with your political agenda?
And now, today's Shrub Report
April 6, 2007 - 10:40 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, today's Shrub Report®:
Happy Easter , you damn dirty apes!
Ninety years ago today, America declared was on Germany. All you 9/11 conspiracy nutjobs would love this story.
Damn. How can we spin this good jobs report into bad news? I know, push the "poor consumer confidence" angle!
Three get put on Shining Path back home to Peru.
Whoops! Come on, Mitt. How stupid are you?
Emperor Mugabe must return his honorary degree in Elizabethean Poetry back to UMass.
You know, when your propaganda just isn't getting past the BS detectors, just shout it louder.
Happy 66th birthday to the master of the pan flute!
Fast Ed's Story Du Jour.
Now, if only they could perfect the Cone of Silence.
Woohoo! Vermont is #1! Vermont is #1!
A Bobby Casey sighting! The little-seen senator from Pennsylvania claims George Bush hates po' black foke! He cut public housing funding! Since most reporters do not do their homework, your favorite Shrubber has. If you read this article, you see this: For 2007, HUD’s budget request would freeze operating subsidy funding at the 2006 level of $3.56 billion. So, was funding Cut, or just wasn't RAISED? So, by not INCREASING spending, Bush hates the poor. Typical politics.
Udo Dirkschneider turns 55 today, and it was nine years ago today when Wendy O. Williams took her own life.
Try to wrap your brain around this piece of irony.
Roger: re: The last item in t
April 6, 2007 - 10:55 ET by QueenMumForgive the double post. What the heck's wrong with this site anyway?
Roger: re: The last item in t
April 6, 2007 - 10:56 ET by QueenMumRoger: re: The last item in the Shrub report.
I imagine the prostitutes are summarily stoned or beheaded once they are no longer "useful".
P.S. A Blessed Passover, you pigs! ;)
Wait. Am I a pig or a monkey?
April 6, 2007 - 13:05 ET by Roger the ShrubberWait. Am I a pig or a monkey? I get those confused all the time.
Islamofascist hypocrites
April 6, 2007 - 21:38 ET by nkviking75If my memory serves, didn't at least some of the 19 9/11 terrorists hit the strip bars shortly before they did their infamous deed?
Imagine the effect unemploy
April 6, 2007 - 11:03 ET by JDWImagine the effect unemployment figures whould have had on the market today had it been open.
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I thought so, too. But the ma
April 6, 2007 - 11:56 ET by Roger the ShrubberI thought so, too. But the market is indeed open today.
On Apr 5: 12,560.20Also, in
April 6, 2007 - 12:49 ET by JDWOn Apr 5: 12,560.20
Also, in the future, take into account when linking to Yahoo the URL prohibits one's return to the original site. In light of this I use the NY Post to display the market on my blog.
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I did not know that. Thanks f
April 6, 2007 - 13:02 ET by Roger the ShrubberI did not know that. Thanks for educating me!
There is more to these resu
April 6, 2007 - 13:39 ET by JDWThere is more to these results than I first realized. Consider the ever growing economy and increasing employment. How do the dems justify tax increases to rectify this problem?
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I was thinking along the same
April 6, 2007 - 17:42 ET by ThisnThatI was thinking along the same lines when I say the report that said hourly earnings are up. The Dims are going to fix everything by raising the minimum wage. Why? This report shows clearly the minimum wage is used for entry-level workers, not as the basis for all workers and their wages. But, don't expect the Dims to every learn anything -- gets in the way of the Agenda, dontcha know?
From Wizbang: Bread Lines &
April 6, 2007 - 18:39 ET by John in CAFrom Wizbang: Bread Lines & Soup Kitchens - Some economy numbers.
Just heard Larry Kudlow during his weekly Friday appearance on Hugh Hewitt's show. Said right now in America, if you have a Bachelors degree or better, your unemployment rate is 2.2%. If you are married and you and your spouse are living in the same house, your unemployment rate is 2.5%.
In addition to the much higher than expected new jobs numbers for March, Jan and Feb were revised upward by 32,000.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Damn that Bush Economy!
April 6, 2007 - 18:45 ET by Roger the ShrubberDamn that Bush Economy!
Report
April 6, 2007 - 11:15 ET by PeterDRoger, thank you for another fine report today. I look forward each day to reading it. Also, on this day in 1909, man made global warming was introduced up north as Robert E. Perry and Mathew Henson became the first men to reach the North Pole.
Prostitution Ring Run By US
April 6, 2007 - 11:33 ET by Dave RProstitution Ring Run By US Muslim Aids Al-Qaeda
As I have always said, Islam is NOT a religion. It is a POLITICAL MOVEMENT.
This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.
Why can't pro-prostitution
April 6, 2007 - 11:37 ET by sarcasmoWhy can't pro-prostitution groups do this to help OUR political causes? It would still be illegal in all but a few obscure counties in Nevada, but at least we're not blatant hypocrites like the control-freaks of this planet always seem to be...
JMR
sarc,That's a darn good que
April 6, 2007 - 11:50 ET by Dave Rsarc,
That's a darn good question. As a libertarian, I have always been bothered by the fact that when two people have sex and money changes hands, the government considers it a crime, but that same government turns a blind eye to it if it is done for free.
Makes no sense to me.
Oh sh*t, I've really stepped in it now! :-O
This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.
Aside from the Nevada count
April 6, 2007 - 19:15 ET by sarcasmoAside from the Nevada counties, numerous nations have both left this oldest profession in the world alone and taxed it, with better/cheaper results than trying to prohibit any marketplace, as usual...But we must, in the end, always screw fiscal conservatives, because truly some people think big government is actually God...Anyway, thanks for your kind words.
JMR
Au contraire Dave R - I'm pre
April 6, 2007 - 13:00 ET by RackieAu contraire Dave R - I'm pretty sure it's a bowel movement.
Global warming to hit world
April 6, 2007 - 11:56 ET by Dave RGlobal warming to hit world's poor, threaten major species extinction
Rog, the tone of that story reminds me of a spiel Rush did many years ago. He was talking about how various print media would react if God were to announce the world was going to end tomorrow.
The headline in the WSJ was: God says world to end tomorrow: Markets to close early.
The headline in the NYT was: God says world to end tomorrow: Women and minorities hardest hit.
This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.
The real NYT headline: &quo
April 6, 2007 - 18:51 ET by botgThe real NYT headline: "God says world to end tommorrow--who cares he's dead"
And now, a special Good Frida
April 6, 2007 - 13:11 ET by Roger the ShrubberAnd now, a special Good Friday Shrub Report® addendum:
Kim Jong Il eats the Easter Bunny! Pyongyang's embassy in Berlin has denied the rabbits are dead. I guess they are just pining for the fjords!
Ron Paul is going to be on Pittsburgh radio (KDKA) this afternoon at 3pm.
Here is someone worthy of election.
The Dentist of the Year.
Great opening joke- I love ba
April 6, 2007 - 19:00 ET by MobiusStripGreat opening joke- I love bar jokes and that one's for the archives- and a great citation on the German bunny story. I used to always tell my kids we'd be having rabbit for Easter, but instead served lamb. Now they won't eat either- go figure. Eggs are still cool, though, we call them Chicken Littles. But to clarify, Rog, Germany doesn't have any fjords, those are in Norway.
You guys have a great Easter weekend and hope you can make it to Mass, if that's your choice, followed by a nice big-family brunch. That's our plans, and I'm not being cynical here- Easter is a great family event for us. Enjoy!
The fiords reference of cours
April 6, 2007 - 19:14 ET by BDThe fiords reference of course, comes from the very famous "Dead Parrot Sketch" of Monty Pythons Flying Circus.
Sad how some people have no a
April 6, 2007 - 21:51 ET by Roger the ShrubberSad how some people have no appreciation of the classics, eh, BD?
*heavy sigh*
Concur:If perhaps all those g
April 6, 2007 - 23:47 ET by BDConcur:
If perhaps all those global warming scientists would only study the Python series instead of their current fields, perhaps the world would be a better place.
Happy Easter to you too Mob..
April 6, 2007 - 19:56 ET by bigtimerHappy Easter to you too Mob...
Especially to your father-in-law...
Btw..did you send him that info on the links I sent you last night about oil...here...on our own boundries? Did you read them?
Seriously though...have a good one.
Thanks and hope you do as wel
April 6, 2007 - 21:12 ET by MobiusStripThanks and hope you do as well. I didn't see the links as I was offline for the night. If you would care to resend as I can't find them looking back that would be great. Rod has always kept his hand in the news although he's getting way up there and I'd like to have his feedback.
Enjoy Easter!
Mob...here you go again, alth
April 7, 2007 - 00:04 ET by bigtimerMob...here you go again, although you will not pay attention anymore than you did the first time...
Btw as an aside...I thank ScottyDog for these, wished he was here more often.
http://www.forbes.com/business/2006/09/05/oil-drilling-gulf-cx_tvr_0905oil.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~oilandyou/
Zamfir
April 6, 2007 - 19:43 ET by gfrrmanHappy 66th birthday to the master of the pan flute!
Zamfir RULES!!!!
"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER
Vermont!!
April 6, 2007 - 20:03 ET by gfrrmanWoohoo Vermont is #1! Vermont is #1! Thanks for the link RtS. If I'm recalling correctly, isn't Vermont the state that just this week was on a thread on this site where they were voting to secede from the union? I say go ahead and they'll be just another blip on the radar. I think my tag speaks volumes about Vermont !!!
"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER
In this age of such tumultuou
April 6, 2007 - 10:48 ET by toolzIn this age of such tumultuous ideological differences, methinks liberals and conservatives can both agree that the Phelps' are indeed the looniest familty in America.
The version I used to tell ha
April 6, 2007 - 11:06 ET by pbanks7The version I used to tell had the original bet at $20. Then he looks the bartender straight in the eye and says, "Yeah, that was a dirty trick - I'll give you a chance to win your money back. I bet you $20 I can bite my other eye." The bartender agrees. Our protagonist then proceeds to take out his false teeth and clamp them around his good eye.
Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.
Hillary
April 6, 2007 - 11:36 ET by PeterDNational Review Online has a wonderful post about the myth that Hillary visited a recruiter in 1975 to join the Marines. Can you imagine? Here it is with all the links contained. Pretty funny stuff...
http://hillaryspot.nationalreview.com/
We see it over and over:
April 6, 2007 - 11:51 ET by RJTo a liberal, a passing thought carries the same weight as the actual deed, because it's the good intent that counts. And "good intent" is as close as Hillary ever got to the Marine Recruitment Office.
RJ
April 6, 2007 - 11:57 ET by PeterDAnother commandment of liberalism is "it's not the facts of the case, its the seriousness of the charge" when leveling accusations against conservatives.
So what does every one think?
April 6, 2007 - 11:52 ET by USA4freedomSo what does every one think? Fred Thompson? I can go for him. How about Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter VP? /// or Thompson / Newt combo? Or Tommy Thompson?
No more RINOS! Lets get them out from the start!
America is best described by one word, freedom... Dwight D. Eisenhower
USA,I've been saying Thompson
April 6, 2007 - 12:00 ET by bigtimerUSA,
I've been saying Thompson/Hunter for a long time!
Gingrich is great too...along with Tancredo...I just feel neither one can make it...but heck, ya never know.
Tommy Thompson for me is a no.
I don’t know that much abou
April 6, 2007 - 12:42 ET by USA4freedomI don’t know that much about Tommy T. So if anyone knows the scoop let me know. Any of those four is fine with me!
America is best described by one word, freedom... Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thompson/Hunter is that the a
April 6, 2007 - 18:14 ET by botgThompson/Hunter is that the anti-gonzo ticket?
bot...It's the ticket!LOL!
April 6, 2007 - 18:21 ET by bigtimerbot...
It's the ticket!
LOL!
to be serious, i know and lik
April 6, 2007 - 18:43 ET by botgto be serious, i know and like Duncan but he has name recognition problems which shouldn't effect a VP spot. Heard good things about Thompson. My bottom line is it's still too early as lot can happen in 19 months. Also my main concern continues to be to put up the most electable candidate who will appoint constructionists to the courts. A lot of the other issues come and go but a Bader-Ginsberg is gift that keeps on giving. (similar to an STD)
botg,Bader-Ginsberg is gift t
April 6, 2007 - 18:53 ET by Blondebotg,
Bader-Ginsberg is gift that keeps on giving. (similar to an STD)
Classic.
Best post of the week!
botg, I don't want to be ar
April 6, 2007 - 19:01 ET by John in CAbotg, I don't want to be argumentative, but we don't have 19 months. We've got 'til Feb/Mar 2008. By the time March '08 rolls around, the GOP candidate will be pretty much determined. With so many primaries shoved into February, including CA, by March the winner will be a fait accompli. So, we've got about 10 months to determine who we want.
Just sayin'.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
you're right i was counting t
April 6, 2007 - 19:06 ET by botgyou're right i was counting to the election, even 10 mos is a long time. Look at the shift last time around with eeeeyyyaaaaa Dean.
which I think is a huge mista
April 6, 2007 - 19:19 ET by Conservative Voicewhich I think is a huge mistake on the parties. There is wisdom in a lengthly primary process to get to know the candidates.
USA...I'm getting in late on
April 6, 2007 - 19:28 ET by Clear thinkerUSA...
I'm getting in late on this one, but let me flail away anyway.
I would like to see a F.Thompson/Tancredo ticket. My reasons are as follows...Thompson is strong enough to fight a GWOT without bending over backwards to please the apeasers, and having Tancredo will keep the illegals issue front and center. These IMO are the two biggest problems we face in this country and these two could get the job done.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Hey Clear,I think Fred Thomps
April 6, 2007 - 19:33 ET by BlondeHey Clear,
I think Fred Thompson is conservative enough to make us all happy.
Plus, he has the "gravitas" (oh how I hate that term, I can't believe I just used it) to convince the non-conservative voters to vote for him.
Finally, he'd blow Hillary, Obama, or Edwards away in a debate.
And to appeal to the "vote for them because we like the way they look" idjits....he looks presidential.
I just wish he'd announce already. I am more than willing to support a candidate, but no one has my total interest.....yet!
Blonde... If Fred does not an
April 6, 2007 - 19:38 ET by Clear thinkerBlonde... If Fred does not announce in the next 30-40 days, we can safely say he's out.
In the meantime... RUN FRED RUN!!!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Agreed, Clear.I truly believe
April 6, 2007 - 19:46 ET by BlondeAgreed, Clear.
I truly believe he's our best hope.
Mitt and Rudy are okay...but once again, would never be my first choice.
I am well and truly tired of compromising. I compromised when I voted for George Bush (although I was extremely happy to vote for J.E.B.).
I'd really, really, really like to be excited about my presidential candidate for a change.
I understand why Fred Thompson is taking a long hard look at this, however. What an idiot job....and a total disruption (forever) for one's family. It's certainly not like you or I taking a new job.
But I hope he decides it's time to step up to the plate.
Otherwise, I think we'll have Edwards as the Prez....I don't think the dems are dumb enough to nominate Hillary...but I could be wrong (as I've been in the past). Obama is a lightweight....and the Clinton machine will take him out more easily than I clip the blooms off my orchids.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see...but I am hoping.
Oh, Blonde, Edwards as the
April 6, 2007 - 19:55 ET by John in CAOh, Blonde, Edwards as the democratics' nominee would be great. As my Uncle would say, "He's a known loser".
However, I just don't see him being the demo candidate. Even the demos aren't that shallow. At least I don't think they are. Am I wrong? Are they that shallow? I suppose they could be. After all, 49% of the votes in 2004 went for Kerry/Edwards. A more superficial pair you could not find if you tried. Our President - Breck Boy!
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Oh come on John!The dems aren
April 6, 2007 - 20:04 ET by BlondeOh come on John!
The dems aren't that shallow? They had F'ing for a candidate....how shallow is that? I hate to denigrate a Navy vet (not really, sKerry doesn't count)...but really!
You must know I think all dems are idiots....but even idiots understand they can't forward their agenda with someone who is so totally and truly loathesome to the vast majority of Americans. I just can't see them nominating Hillary (I know the visceral reaction I have....)
Besides, they like (the dems) pretty shallow. Calling Bill Clinton. Not that I'd ever call him pretty...I think he looks like Bozo....but shallow....oh yeah.
I think it'll be Edwards. Obama is an empty suit, and Hillary is just too mean and nasty (not to mention disingenuous, a liar, scheming, nasty, full of herself, full of sh*t, etc., etc. etc.)
B,Do not think Edwards will e
April 6, 2007 - 20:10 ET by bigtimerB,
Do not think Edwards will even come close myself.
No matter what.
Could be wrong...sure would't be the first time.
....but I would bet on this one.
Wow, BT, I replied and it wen
April 6, 2007 - 20:20 ET by BlondeWow, BT, I replied and it went *poof*...
I'll try to recreate it.
I suspect that Edwards will be the dem's fallback position.
Once they realize that Hillary is toast, and Obama is an empty suit.
I seriously don't see Hillary getting the nomination....as much as the machine is trying. She is such a polarizing figure....and I'd imagine you and I are exactly the same on this point.....no freakin' way would I even shake the woman's hand, much less think of voting for her.
Edwards will never make it.Ob
April 6, 2007 - 20:24 ET by bigtimerEdwards will never make it.
Obama or Clinton.
I think Obama/Richardson
Wow!I'm feeling better, then.
April 6, 2007 - 20:31 ET by BlondeWow!
I'm feeling better, then.
I don't see the dem's being that stupid.
I'm kind of thinking of Edwards as a Dukakis. You know...fall back position
But if they keep pushing it...and go for Obama or Hillary...
You are much more of a politcal animal than I....you amaze me with your commentary on the Senate and House going's on....as well as updates on CSPAN.
I shall have to take your word on this one.
It's going to get very, very interesting, though.
Thanks for your insight.
Yeah well this political anim
April 6, 2007 - 20:48 ET by bigtimerYeah well this political animal was wrong on the last election, never thought the Senate would go dem, worried about the House some after the Foley escapade...but if I recall in PM's neither did you!
LOL!
hi BTSometimes i can't be sur
April 6, 2007 - 21:34 ET by botghi BT
Sometimes i can't be sure how any of it will turn out. A lot of the country deals only in sound bites, (Bush Lied; Culture of Corruption; etc.) Who knows where the wind might blow? A great portion has been dumbed down, a great portion is bought off by govt. programs. Was it you who commented that 51% of voters don't pay tax? (during the property owners vote discussion) We do have a good economy and the Dems are porking out in their budget.
botg, I think it was me who
April 6, 2007 - 21:48 ET by John in CAbotg, I think it was me who made that comment about 51% of people not paying taxes...but not yet. We're just heading in that direction and when it happens it will be hard to get anything changed. Look at the front page, bottom left side of Rush Limbaughs website, at the distribution of who pays income taxes. As someone said, "convince Paul to stop the government from robbing Peter", or something to that nature.
Consider what happened when Bush, in 2005, started pushing to change Social Security. The media, demos and AARP completely twisted the whole idea out of reality. It was demagogued to death. Bush is trying to rob you of your Social Security. It was nothing like that, but nobody reported it accurately, thus the average voter had no idea what it's really about. All they know is Bush was trying to steal their SS.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
thanks John, and you reminded
April 6, 2007 - 22:11 ET by botgthanks John, and you reminded me of the arguement my sister gave me during the SS stuff. It typlifies the liberal mindset. "A lot of people are too stupid to invest the money properly and it's up to us to save them" (read we are smarter, we know whats best)
resistance is futile you will be assimilated
Evening bot...I was part of t
April 6, 2007 - 22:27 ET by bigtimerEvening bot...
I was part of the discussion that had to do with people who pay property taxes, men or women are the people that should be allowed to vote in this country along with those who served or are serving....no one else.
We would never be going down the leftist path that we are.
Quite a discussion it was.
Still feel the same.
Our Forefathers were right...they saw so much into the future that it is spooky when you think about it...that is why I will always think to the end of my days God guided their hands.
indeed, as we now give many t
April 7, 2007 - 09:40 ET by botgindeed, as we now give many the ability to vote themselves money
botg, Don't want to insult
April 6, 2007 - 23:05 ET by John in CAbotg, Don't want to insult your sister, but...that does sound like the usual liberal tripe.
I can't remember all the details now, but if it is done right, it would almost be impossible for every American to not wind up with more retirement funds with individual accounts than they get with Social Security.
I know federal civil service employees who have Thrift Savings Accounts. They all wind up with very, very good retirement accounts.
After my Dad retired from the Navy, for the next 15 years he paid the maximum into Social Security. Neither he nor my Mom lived long enough to draw a single cent of that Social Security account.
The participants most harmed by Social Security are blacks. Due to their lower average lifespan, they as a whole wind up benefitting the least from the program.
Demos can't afford to allow one single entitlement program to be reformed or eliminated. If they do, Americans might figure out they don't need the government to guarantee their well being. For demos, SS is just another tool for maintaining power and influence.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
And here's the rub she is a m
April 7, 2007 - 09:46 ET by botgAnd here's the rub she is a member of the Massachussetts Bar and otherwise brilliant. I have been able to convince her that enabling poor behavior is not the right course. Now to the second step that it is equally bad to enable groups through government programs. (Ah the godless, with no savior have to recreate one in themselves) It's not only politics but their religion based on blind faith.
Blonde, I guess with demos
April 6, 2007 - 20:31 ET by John in CABlonde, I guess with demos it's a matter of degrees of shallowness. They just seem to pick the most shallow.
You don't have to worry about denigrating a Navy, or military vet, when it comes to politics. There are politicians in the military. Just look at Wes Clark. There is no accounting for what one will do when let loose to their own devices. Look at Jimmuh Carter. What a freakin' disgrace, in and out of office.
It's like with McCain. I really, really, really want to be able to support him. He's a true American hero. I just can't. The guy is a lousy Republican and I really, really, really don't want him as President.
I agree with you on the shallowness of Bill Clinton. Yet, he is idolized by the left. I have an acquaintance, a young woman (early 20's) and she just sings his praises. I've asked her in the past what he accomplished, of his own volition, that was noteworthy. She can't tell me one thing, even though there are a couple of things he did that are worth mentioning, there must be. Oh, yeah, that landmark peace deal he brokered with the IRA. Yeah, boy, that really knocked off one of my "Top 10 Things That Need to be Fixed" list.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
John,I'm not much of a clairv
April 6, 2007 - 20:39 ET by BlondeJohn,
I'm not much of a clairvoyant, particularly in regard to elections.
It's kind of funny....I was a big McCain fan in 2000 (once I shed my dem ex). I've always voted (R) however.
But since I've been on my own, I've become more and more conservative. Must have something to do with making one's own way for one's family, or somesuch.
And I find John McCain to be so sadly mistaken.
I am longing for a true conservative.
I've mentioned it before on this blog, I had an opportunity to actually meet Bill Clinton when he was the prez, but I declined. I couldn't embarass my liberal friend by doing something so crass as to not shake the hand of the President of the United States.
Blonde, well, before 2001,
April 6, 2007 - 20:53 ET by John in CABlonde, well, before 2001, it's easy to see how one could have supported McCain. That was before McCain-Feingold, before The Gang of 14, before the Terrorist Detainee Bill of Rights, before he voted against tax cuts.
In 2000, I listened to McCain. I considered him. Went with Bush in the primary. Still happy with that decision. With McCain, I just get the impression that it's all about McCain.
You know, even when he is talking strong on the War, he has to add the caveat about all of the mistakes Bush made. Well, no s**t! Show me a war that hasn't been fraught with mistakes. Hell, we almost botched Grenada and Panama. If you look at both of those, you can pick them apart from here to eternity. We still accomplished the mission.
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John,That's it exactly. Wel
April 6, 2007 - 21:01 ET by BlondeJohn,
That's it exactly. Well, for me.
Before, before, before.
But I am now supremely unhappy with the choices on our plate. McCain...RINO. Rudy....kind of a RINO. MItt...kind of a RINO.
I'd have probably supported Allen.
As to the war...it's a war. Mistakes get made. The point is to win....regardless of the mistakes. I'm steadfast in that regard. F' em all and their idiot opinions about the prosecution of the Global War on Terror. On that point I shall never relent. Never. Never. Never.
I support the troops. Them. Their Mission. I could hardly care what the leftist libtard trolls have to say about anything on this subject....and if I get a bit crazed here occasionally on that point....oh well.
Desert Storm is looked back
April 6, 2007 - 21:32 ET by John in CADesert Storm is looked back on as a total success, as well it should. It was fast, it was effective and loss of American life was minimal. However, not everything went down so smoothly.
The first night of the air war, we had flights of MIGSWEEPS, BARCAP, SCUDCAPS, all the different missions. Hundreds of warplanes going into Iraq. We had practiced, trained constantly leading up to that event. The first night the whole tanker package almost fell apart. Tankers were overtaxed or weren't where they were supposed to be, or the plane couldn't find the tanker or get there in time. We had planes finding any airfield they could in Saudi and just landing and finding a fuel pit to get some gas to get back to the boat. My Skipper described it as "chaos".
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John,I'm not surprised...I'd
April 6, 2007 - 21:43 ET by BlondeJohn,
I'm not surprised...I'd never heard that before, but it makes sense.
I must disagree that Desert Storm was a total success. And I lay the blame for that squarely at the feet of Colin Powell. A political general if there ever was one. He wussed out.
Had DS1 been totally successful, there would have been no need for us to be there now. Powell advocated for a stop to the war, prior to achieving our ultimate goal...decapitating the snake.
It was a travesty. As was his tenure as SecState. And his subsequent bitching about the GWOT.
Oh, I didn't care to get started on this, tonite.
Blonde, you won't get any a
April 6, 2007 - 21:59 ET by John in CABlonde, you won't get any argument from most of us who were there. Everyone I knew thought we shouldn't have stopped 'til we got to Baghdad and toppled Saddam.
From a military operation standpoint, it was successful. From a policy stand point - it wasn't.
Colin Powell doesn't get as much love from me as he does from some others. Yeah, going to Baghdad in '91 might have made Desert Storm messier than it turned out to be. But it was just another example of kicking the can down the road. So, we kicked it right into Bill Clinton's path, so he could kick even further down the road. Then George Bush kicked that can right up Saddam's rear end.
Read a Dick Morris book, Off With Their Heads, a couple of years ago. Told the story of how Clinton manipulated the Oil for Food Program, easing oil export sanctions, to help keep the price of crude low, so the political credit would accrue to him. Same as him releasing millions of barrels of crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves in 2000 to keep the prices lower and give political cover to AlGore.
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Im with you Blondie, I wanted
April 7, 2007 - 01:42 ET by USA4freedomIm with you Blondie, I wanted Allen before he was trashed by the Wash Po and MSM. I am looking at Fred Thompson>> http://draftfredthom... It has to be better then the choices we are getting right now. Thompson/ Newt? Thompson/ Hunter? Thompson/ Tancredo? All are better then the MSM.. “top three”!!!
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagn- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Blonde, Use of the term gra
April 6, 2007 - 19:42 ET by botgBlonde, Use of the term gravitas has been banned ever since Katie was made anchor
Oops, sorry.I thought "g
April 6, 2007 - 19:49 ET by BlondeOops, sorry.
I thought "gravitas" was Dan Blather's word.
I've been wrong before, tho.
All the msm loved to use grav
April 6, 2007 - 19:52 ET by bigtimerAll the msm loved to use gravitas when it came to Cheney ...as in it gives Bush gravitas...which got so old...
Sure don't hear that anymore do we?
LOL!
you're probally right but ter
April 6, 2007 - 19:54 ET by botgyou're probally right but terms are only allowed while they serve the agenda
Had it been true, it would ce
April 6, 2007 - 11:53 ET by FastEdHad it been true, it would certainly put teeth into the Kerry remarks -
“You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well.
If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.”
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Our wonderful government sc
April 6, 2007 - 12:03 ET by Dave ROur wonderful government schools at work.
Isn't liberalism wonderful?
h/t Drudge
This republic will not survive the continued neglect of its people.- Neal Boortz.
How about this?Pathetic, isn'
April 6, 2007 - 12:59 ET by Roger the ShrubberHow about this?
Pathetic, isn't it?
wow, they have lost their min
April 6, 2007 - 13:50 ET by USA4freedomwow, they have lost their minds!!!!!
America is best described by one word, freedom... Dwight D. Eisenhower
Democrats
April 6, 2007 - 19:18 ET by gfrrmanDemocrats SPEND their way out of billions of debt!!!
Look, there goes a pig flying by the window.......
"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER