An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism

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Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Are You Angry with Oil Companies for High Ga$ Prices?

If you said yes, take your place with 50% of the respondents to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll asked if respondents were angry about high about high ga$ prices and, if so, who they were angry with about them. An even 50% said they were angry with the ga$ and oil companies. And, like those... Sign in to see full entry.

Bush: Prospective Citizens Should Learn English

Did anyone else's ears go up on hearing that President Bush is urging immigrants to learn English? I'm all for that, but truth to tell he'd do well to get a better grip on the mother tongue himself. Read the article at http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/28/131345.shtml?s=ic Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 8, 2006

John F. Kerry Condemns Lack of Disclosure, Intolerance for Dissent?

Senator John F. Kerry gave a speech in Grinnell, Iowa yesterday in which he accused the Bush Administration of stirring up a “spirit of intolerance” concerning war protest and dissent. You will recall that President Bush has in fact encouraged dissent and debate. (Homework for you: Somewhere in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 5, 2006

Bush Tax Cuts Have Ruined the Economy!

The evidence of how massively the Bush tax cuts have damaged the economy continues to mount. Things are so unspeakably awful that the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a six-year high today, going up 138 points. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ also were up for the day and week. The Dow Jones is only... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 4, 2006

9/11 Family Members’ Criticism of Moussaoui Verdict Not Reported

News coverage of the Moussaoui verdict featured comments from family members of September 11 victims, pretty much exclusively from those who were sympathetic for him and feeling some sort of sanctimonious desire to be nice to the man who helped kill 3,000 Americans. Of course, the lamestreamers,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Hey, Teach, Where’s Louisiana?

A Roper poll conducted for the National Geographic Society was shown that nearly a third of Americans under 18 don’t know where Louisiana is, and that nearly half were unable to identify Mississippi. Most 18-to-24 year olds couldn’t locate Iraq or Afghanistan on maps. I’ll bet tomorrow’s lunch that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 2, 2006

That boycott sure had a devastating economic impact, didn’t it?

Let’s see... Dow Jones 500 down a catastrophic 23.85, NASDAQ down 17.78, Standard & Poor 500 down 5.42 yesterday – officially due to some windbag’s remarks. Stocks opened up today and closed up 73.16, 5.05 and 8.02 respectively for the three indexes. Oil prices went up a couple of dollars today,... Sign in to see full entry.

New Orleans Mayor Nagin Has a New Evacuation Plan!

Rejoice, people of New Orleans! Should, God forbid, you be hit by another major hurricane, your safety is assured. Your unspeakably competent mayor, Ray Nagin, has announced that he has a – be still, my trembling fingers – a new evacuation plan for the city. Well, gaw-lee and shazayam! Maybe he will... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Mexican Lawmakers to Participate in Los Angeles Immigration Protest

Here is the perfect example of everything that is wrong with our relationship with Mexico. Headline from an Associated Press story posted Friday on MSNBC: Mexican support for U.S. immigrant protests Delegation of lawmakers to go to Los Angeles to demonstrate solidarity Quick, what’s wrong with this... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Congressional Idiocy in Full Form on Ga$ Prices

Our wonderful congressmen are making yet another powerful argument for mandatory prohibiton on re-election every time they come up with some new brainstorm on ga$ prices. Take, for example, the idea of windfall profits taxes on oil companies. Please, take it. Take it and bury it somewhere, because... Sign in to see full entry.

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