Jan 19, 2012

Let's run 'em through the chute again, LeRoy

Re: Iowa Caucuses 2012

We grow hogs pretty good, but it sure shames us we can't count 'em.

Jan 18, 2012

Why we're broke -- publik edukasun edition

Shill we danse in skule like on dansin with the stirs, err, stars?  And we kin have peerkie chear leederz two yell spirits for the dancerz 2 cuz we can get the suckers to pay for it.

The (Iowa Lakes Community) college's board of trustees ''Tuesday heard requests to offer competitive cheer and competitive dance. Julie Williams, Dean of Students, told trustees research has shown the programs would assist in the recruitment of full-time students. She added that coaches will target northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota because of the amount of cheer and dance/drill programs being offered in the area. The trustees voted in favor proceeding to the next step.''

This is a nice one to clip and save against the next time you have to deal with some teachers' union representative or academic bureaucrat caterwauling about the crisis in education funding.  

Warming the cockles of your heart

Confused and lonely no more, the littlest puppy comes home, wagging its tiny butt and rolling over and over in hopes of a nice snack of .25 ACP.

I tip my hat to mommydotguv for returning the little guy to the man from whom  it was stolen 30 years ago.

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Title note: Dammit, I forgot what heart cockles are, and with Wiki black I can't look it up. So I put my hat back on to the SOPA freaks.

The New Obama Government: Lean and Mean, Baby

What you're about to read can be thought of as a practice question for your SATs.

If you don't plan to take your SATs, you can think of it as one of those "What's Wrong With This Picture?" features in Mechanix Illustrated in the '60s.

President Obama decided to kill the Commerce Department in the name of frugality and a a more streamlined federal government. Less than a week later he made a legally questionable appointment to get a brand new federal behemoth up and spending -- Cordray's new empire for pretending to protect consumers.

Compare and contrast. You have five  minutes. Keep your eyes on your own work.

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And please stop nitpicking the question. We are all aware that His Ineptness is not "killing" Commerce. Out of respect to His high office we're pretending He is telling the truth. Rather than killing Commerce, he is spreading it around like, you know, warm peanut butter or a bovine look-alike.  By his own admission the number of paper shufflers to be laid off equals zero.

If you want my personal guess, the chief financial result will be a  multi-million tab for printing new stationery.