Lather Was 30 Years Old Today, They Took Away All His Toys

Wow, what an original idea. taxing gas. Thomas, m'boy, you are finally catching up to Jimmy Carter's presidency. Any apologies for your stupidity?

Of course he would want to tax gas to pay down the debt, not establish new renewable energy industries with the accompanying jobs, who then can be taxed. I wish I was as smart as him. Then ...I could be 40 years behind the times too.

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From Today's Paper

Best Democracy money can buy! How hard is it when you have a budget of $80,000,000 annually to find a judge who will say Affordable Health Care bill is illegal. Just buy a judge, like whack-a-mole only using other people's money and lives. Talk about Death Panels.

and I hope you like anchovies.

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Who Knew?

That the science reports of the Gulf of Mexico don't match BP's own estimation of their problem?

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Toe -Tappin' Time





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A Minor Miscalculation

It is hard to believe that the State is so proud of their accomplishments shippng water from SF to LA and san Diego, but forgot about the wildlife. oops.

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Thankfully

The trial was in Arizona so I was not sure how it would come out. Minutemen are kind of sacrosanct there.

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TV Caused Post

I was watching the TV series Justified last night. It is based on an Elmore Leonard short story. Well done, looney characters, just fun. These guys do the theme.




and the episode I was watching featured a character named Cousin Dupree.


featuring the great lyrics
I said babe with my boyish charm and good looks
How can you stand it for one more day
She said maybe its the skeevy look in your eyes
Or that your mind has turned to applesauce
The dreary architecture of your soul
I said - but what is it exactly turns you off?

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It's Friday

Get up and dance!





and finally,





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Total Insanity

I see the president or CEO of AIG, I forget which, totally disses liberals as he states his company is major red state fodder and is against government handouts and supports personal responsibility. I only have one link attached. There are many others. Here is guy who respresents and leads a company that owes its existence to government bailouts birching about bailouts. Yes, prsonal responsibility is very important. So are good decisions. Perhaps we shpould have let this ass and his company eat it for their poor decisions. Instead, he was paid off for his bad decisions in a multi-BILLION dollar bailout and he is against government handouts and bailouts. He wants responsibility. Laughing all the way to the bank. and Lying.

Nothing like biting the hand that feed you.

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Why Didn't Christ have an AK?

Read it and weep. Arizona has less stringent gun laws than Mexico. Makes you think about that statement that if we all had guns we would be safer, just like Mexico, or Somalia.

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Three Ways to Be a Brass Band

First, from Denver



The second from Wisconsin--


The third is from the Balkans. They have been sampled recently by Galactic, Balkan Beat Box and on the album series electric Gypsyland. They rock!


and for grins, an old favorite.


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Thursday Dance Toone




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Fact Checking Rep. Bachmann's "Tea Party Response" To The State Of The Union

Fact Checking Rep. Bachmann's "Tea Party Response" To The State Of The Union

Read it and weep.

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A Sad Day's Thoughts

After the shooting in Tucson, it becomes all the more obvious that the vitriol of the political debate--where politicians cite second amendment solutions, without fear of being brought up on treason charges--really is out of control. If he was working alone and over the edge from listening to too much talk radio, we have an issue.

It is just a sad state of affairs when politicians have to fear for their lives because of stands on such things as health care.

It also shows how far off the dialogue is in this country--where expanded health care that embraces capitalistic principles of the insurance business (except a 20% cap) is seen as socialist. The democrats let everyone call it Obamacare with calling it something else and the so-called "liberal" media calls it Obmamcare, not even thinking of the spite and hate in that title.

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Happy New Year

and may it be more peaceful than last year.



and today I see Lindsay Graham is asking for permanent bases in Afghanistan. You would think that as our debt grows, you might see a fatal flaw with imperialism. I had hoped that the term imperialist would have been long time dead since my time in college in the 70s. Looks like as a country we have learned nothing since then.

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What Balls

Great interview on Wall Street.

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Happy Toonage




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Let Brazil Lead the Way

Great article. If you ever want to know how to raise an economy, you do it by raising the income of the lower and middle classes. They then spend the money to buy stuff. What a novel idea. Too bad congress doesn't get it. Maybe we need to elect someone from lower classes, or advisors from lower classes.

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On the Day After Christmas, Mr. Freidman Said To Me...

I just read Tom Freidman's interview where he stated this generation needs to suck it up and cut back. Get us out of debt. Yet, he was behind the tax cuts. I love, absolutely love, that the richest expect to keep theirs (inheritance tax, tax rate cuts for hedge fund managers--I would love to pay only 15%, and tax cuts to the rich), yet entitlement programs such as food stamps, welfare and ultimately Social Security (really a separate fund and program that is not part of the US General Fund, just don't mention that in the details) should go away. So should medical insurance and then emergency rooms become primary care if you can't afford routine medical treatment. Man, that is easy to say when you have a cool million or two stashed away.

If he really cared he would be willing to pay way more taxes to help right the country, maybe even work as a lifetime service worker for the State. But no, he bloviates and makes beau coup buckos and wants to keep it that way. A true Christian would throw him out of the temple, publically excoriate the moneychanger.

Again, no. It is maddening that those who really need help, the lower and middle classes keep listening to asshats like this and wonder why the money never trickles down to them. Isn't that the way it is supposed to work? Just ask St. Reagan. The economy has never been the same since supply side and trickle down were added to the American lexicon. Trickling down sounds an awful lot like pissing on my head.

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Toe Tappin' Time




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