May 23, 2011

Barry O'Bama and Paddy Flynn walk into this bar...

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May 22, 2011

Well blow me down

On this date in 1819 the  side-wheel Savannah tested her engines at sea and a week later set out to become the first steamer to cross the Atlantic. She made it, and in 1933 Congress took a break from making the Great Depression worse and declared May 22 National Maritime Day.

So honor the nation's Shellbacks by thinking a nautical thought or two today. Thank ee kindly, Mate.

Daniels Geronimos -- Iowa Caucuses 2012

Scratch Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. He claims he's out of the GOP nomination  run.  Wants to spend more time with his family, donchaknow.

The GOP smoke-filled rooms liked his Washington experience and on-the-surface economic conservatism, and he would have been one of the better-financed and  promoted candidates.  His bailout suggests he thinks the odds of winning the nomination and then beating HIs Obamaness are too slim to justify his bother.

Also gone from the list is South Dakota Senator John Thune. He said a couple of months ago he wouldn't run, but he used enough weasel words I didn't believe him. He's been quiet and absent from the early caucus skirmishes since then, however, so maybe he meant it.

Your  indispensable guide to the presidential caucuses is down to 14 actives and semi-actives and has been updated.

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May 21, 2011

Change you can't afford

His Obamaness was so tickled about his cash-for-clunkers scam.

To Hell with you von Misean idiots who counselled that all he and Tim were accomplishing was forcing tax-paying proles to foot the bill for junking a million perfectly serviceable vehicles.

Turns out your insane libertarian rantings cut the X ring. You want a used car? Dig deeper, Comrade.


John Voss, owner/president of Voss Auto Network, said the federal government’s Cash for Clunkers program — the Car Allowance Rebate System — depleted the supply of used cars on the market, driving up prices on the remaining cars.

Maybe we're making it too complicated for Obamaoids. Maybe we need to create one of those issue-oriented comic books to get it through leaden skulls that if you drive down supply without diminishing demand, prices go up.

Naahh. Still too complicated for the likes of them, even with pictures.