1 Canada on Tuesday became the first Group of Seven nation to raise interest rates since the global financial crisis, but said any further hikes would depend on global economic conditions.

The Bank of Canada increased its key interest rate by a quarter point to .50 percent from a record-low rate of .25 percent.

The bank said thus far the impact of Europe's sovereign debt crisis in Canada has largely been limited to a modest fall in commodity prices."

and

"Did Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Just Bottom-Tick The Euro?"

2 More guns = less crime. So says the FBI.

3 WOW, headlines is early today and I have done no research yet! Slept in due to excessive bourbon intake last night.

4 Amazing how so many things that seem laughably unlikely in one year are the news in another. The Clinton marriage outlasts the Gore marriage. Todd Bridges outlives the rest of the kids on Diff'rent Strokes. A NATO country is escalating the war against Israel. Sports subcategory: Pete Carroll is back in the NFL. Donovan McNabb is QB'ing the Washington Redskins.

5 Great video on oil spill time-line on Politipage,  it would really be good if someone would post it here.   www.politipage.com

The juxtaposition of Obama's actions (golf, parties, fundraising) with dead fish and pelicans is pretty damning.

6 I'm switching parties!

7 Via @iowahawkblog, very brave young man stands up to anti-Israel demonstrators.

8 More guns = less crime. So says the FBI.

Curiously, the murder rate spiked during the great depression. 

9

Curiously, the murder rate spiked during the great depression. 

My Mother in law used to tell stories of trainloads of millions of desperate unemployed young men with nothing better to do than get into trouble. I'm looking for redux.

10 The Clinton marriage outlasts the Gore marriage.

I predicted the Clinton marriage would last no more than 6 months after he got out of the WH and was ready to concede "wrongness".

After thinking it over I realized that I was still right. They actually quit being "married" BEFORE he got into the WH. They haven't lived together for decades. Any marriage they have is a sham for political purposes.

11

Curiously, the murder rate spiked during the great depression. 

My Mother in law used to tell stories of trainloads of millions of desperate unemployed young men with nothing better to do than get into trouble. I'm looking for redux.

You're looking for train loads of young broke men?

What are you going to tell them you have a hundred bucks in your pocket and they just have to get it?

Dude..

12
This morning Malisha knocked on the bathroom and stuck her little head in and said, "Daddy, how's your hole; is it still leaking?"

13 7

Wow, what a brave young man.

14 "Report: GPS Glitch Crippled Scores of Military Devices"

15

You're looking for train loads of young broke men?

What are you going to tell them you have a hundred bucks in your pocket and they just have to get it?

Dude..

I'm addressing the murder spike PA mentioned during the Great Depression. I am also looking for the conditions that caused that spike to return. What the hell are you talking about?

16 Wow, what a brave young man. A trouble maker, provoking those peace loving demonstraters.

17 #10  After thinking it over I realized that I was still right. They actually quit being "married" BEFORE he got into the WH. They haven't lived together for decades. Any marriage they have is a sham for political purposes.

And yet Hillary is still considered a "strong" woman.  She's not that strong if she still has to keep up even the slightest pretense of marriage to Bill for small political gain.

18 After thinking it over I realized that I was still right. They actually quit being "married" BEFORE he got into the WH. They haven't lived together for decades. Any marriage they have is a sham for political purposes.

Posted by: Vic at June 02, 2010 09:22 AM (6taRI)

They only stay married for the mutual protection of spousal privilege.  If either was able to testify against the other in court they would BOTH go to prison for a long time, and they know it.

Hell of a basis for a "marriage".

19 George W. Bush. Is there anything he can't be blamed for?

I was surprised this morning to see Slate blame Hitler for the state of Europe today instead of Bush.  WTF.

20 If you needed any more reason to hate Paul McCartney...

“I’m a big fan, he’s a great guy. So lay off him, he’s doing great,” the British songsmith said on Tuesday

21 I was surprised this morning to see Slate blame Hitler for the state of Europe today instead of Bush.  WTF.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at June 02, 2010 09:28 AM (mR7mk)

That was a typo- they meant to say "Bush".

22

Another Mark Halperin gem in Slime Magazine via Yahoo :

The late, longtime New Yorker critic Pauline Kael was said to have expressed confusion over Richard Nixon's landslide re-election in 1972 - because no one she knew had voted for him. To borrow that notion, conservatives today imagine that everyone views the current occupant of the White House as they do: Barack Obama is the worst President ever. Conventional wisdom posits that this potent right-wing, anti-Obama sentiment will diminish the President's power - enough for Republicans to vanquish Democrats in November, regain control of Congress and weaken the incumbent for 2012.

The experiences of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are instructive. Like Obama, they accomplished a fairly high percentage of their campaign promises, even as their enemies deemed them failures from those Presidents' first days in office. Both Presidents benefited by staying focused and on course, sidestepping the increasingly hostile rhetoric thrown at them by their foes.

It can't be pleasant for Obama to be the subject of such attacks. And solving the country's major problems in a bipartisan fashion will be difficult under these rancorous circumstances. But as long as those trying to beat him are blind to the fact that tens of millions of voting Americans think Obama is doing a fine job, this President has a great ally in his enemies.

Wow. Poor widdle Barry is doing everything he can to solve all of our problems and the mean evil conservative just want to ruin everything for him.

 

23

You're looking for train loads of young broke men?

What are you going to tell them you have a hundred bucks in your pocket and they just have to get it?

Dude..

I'm addressing the murder spike PA mentioned during the Great Depression. I am also looking for the conditions that caused that spike to return. What the hell are you talking about?

ahh I see and by "murder" you mean Alabaster Arugula Action huh? I see what you're into.

But seriously folks, I am suprised there hasn't been a major spike in crime with 1 in 10 of of americans out of work, and 1.7 in 10 under employed.

I think the only reason the crime hasn't started in earnest is because of the unemployment benefits from the government keep getting extended. As long as these people are getting money from the government, they don't feel the need to go out and steal any. At least not yet.

24
Bush and Hitler are synonymous.

The same, even.

25 #20  They only stay married for the mutual protection of spousal privilege.  If either was able to testify against the other in court they would BOTH go to prison for a long time, and they know it. Hell of a basis for a "marriage".

If all good marriages are based on lies, these two have one of the greatest marriages in history!

26 "Comedy Central's Jesus Christ project"

unghnnn.....so played out....good lord....do one of mohammad already...really man, find your balls, gird em up or sumthin....i could care less about a jesus comedy but its ridiculous how afraid comedy central is.

27 That was a typo- they meant to say "Bush" Bu$Hitler.

FIFY

28 Man that Chicken will wear your ass out.

29 Moore took 4th in AL GOP Gov. primary. To all Alabamians who voted for Roy Moore: YOU'RE FIRED!

30

"Michelle Malkin » ItÂ’s Like Creepshow, Only Scarier. http://bit.ly/95UtK2

Want to see the nine scariest words in the English language today?

Yes?

Try this on for size:

“Potential Policy Recommendations to Support the Reinvention of Journalism.”

It’s not enough that we can arguably state that the guy sitting in that oval office at 1600 Pennsylvania today was basically put in there by the Mainstream Media. It’s not enough that said MSM can arguably be called “water carriers” for the current administration. And it’s not enough that we can arguably state that that same MSM is in deep, deep denial over their selling us the Presidential snake oil.

Nope.

Just imagine how fair and balanced the news will be once the MSM and their “journalists” are “reinvented.” And of course, it wouldn’t be in keeping with this administration’s modus operandi if we didn’t add a little insult to injury along with a good dose of salt to the wound: Just imagine how this “reinvented journalism” will undoubtedly be subsidized.

31

"If you needed any more reason to hate Paul McCartney..."

I find it impossible to hate Paul McCartney.  I don't care what nonsense he spews or who he beats with a prosthetic limb. 

32 I was surprised this morning to see Slate blame Hitler for the state of Europe today instead of Bush.  WTF.

Posted by: HeatherRadish at June 02, 2010 09:28 AM (mR7mk)

Well since Bush = Hitler, in the end, they've still managed to blame Bush.

33
“I’m a big fan, he’s a great guy. So lay off him, he’s doing great,” the British songsmith said on Tuesday

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 02, 2010 09:30 AM (9hSKh)

more proof that we've celebritized our political class. we. are. so. fucked.

34 WTF? They didn't give a rip about Alabama.  Commies.

http://tinyurl.com/2b6a3l3

35 They didn't make McCartney a US citizen, did they?

36 "Paul McCartney: Lay Off “Great Guy” Obama"

...ok paul we know....please, go away already....

friend of mine was talking about going and seeing pink floyd, who i guess is on tour somewhere. no way i could sit there and watch those guys now. their time is over, way way way way over. the shell of what was once a good band huffing and puffing thru songs weve heard a zillion times....i just cant do it.

37

Just imagine how this “reinvented journalism” will undoubtedly be subsidized.

Free medical care?

38

I was surprised this morning to see Slate blame Hitler for the state of Europe today instead of Bush.  WTF.

You could blame Napoleon, Caesar, or Charlemagne for the state of Europe too.  Doesn't seem useful.

I'm sure the Russians don't deserve any blame...

39 "I'm sure the Russians don't deserve any blame..."

NOBENTHEYWONWW2SOSTFUUUUUU

/channeled-lefty off

40

the shell of what was once a good band huffing and puffing thru songs weve heard a zillion times....

Like The Who at the Superbowl half-time.

41

By Peter Ferrara: The Coming Resignation of Barack Obama http://is.gd/czCQu

Months ago, I predicted in this column that President Obama would so discredit himself in office that he wouldn't even be on the ballot in 2012, let alone have a prayer of being reelected. Like President Johnson in 1968, who had won a much bigger victory four years previously than Obama did in 2008, President Obama will be so politically defunct by 2012 that he won't even try to run for reelection.

I am now ready to predict that President Obama will not even make it that far. I predict that he will resign in discredited disgrace before the fall of 2012. Like my previous prediction, that is based not just on where we are now, but where we are going under his misleadership.

42 In the "what, are you kidding me" category:  "The Queen Wants A Raise!"

43 Not a Paul McCartney fan. Don't give a fuck about his political views, any more than I care what my dog thinks about Zero. Their knowledge base on the subject is comparable.

44

 was surprised this morning to see Slate blame Hitler for the state of Europe today instead of Bush.  WTF.

actually, upon reading it, i thought it was a good article.

I don't think they were blaming hitler for the state of europe, but pointing out that when they look at their past they see hitler and therefore are hesitant to so hesitent to repeat any mistakes, that it leads to a paralysis in their leadership.

 

 

45 Anybody need a good laugh (or "purging") this morning?  Read this tripe from Time.

How Obama Haters May Help Democrats in Midterm Elections

A short excerpt:

The experiences of Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are instructive. Like Obama, they accomplished a fairly high percentage of their campaign promises, even as their enemies deemed them failures from those Presidents' first days in office. Both Presidents benefited by staying focused and on course, sidestepping the increasingly hostile rhetoric thrown at them by their foes. Clinton at times would explode, letting such verbiage get his goat, but Reagan did not, and in that sense, he is Obama's closer analogue.  Obama has become prickly at times during these past 16 months, but he is more apt to brush off the barbs as proof positive that the opposition is losing - and losing it.

46 I think the only reason the crime hasn't started in earnest is because of the unemployment benefits from the government keep getting extended. As long as these people are getting money from the government, they don't feel the need to go out and steal any.

One difference between the 1930s and today is that today we have a very large criminal class who has never "worked" in a traditional sense in the first place.  Drug running and car jacking pay better than McDonalds; your mother/sister/baby mamma will give you a place to stay.

(I'd love to see some stats about crimes committed by people already receiving money from the government in some form--subsidized housing, Social Security for dependents/disability, food stamps.)

47

Posted by: str8 outta monongahela at June 02, 2010 09:44 AM (zaGPI)

 

He was probably talking about Roger Waters solo tour.  Apparently, he's doing "The Wall" this summer.  I caught the show back in '80 or '81 (the entire decade was a blur) and it was probably the greatest concert experience I ever had. 

Needless to say, I won't be seeing this one.  Why ruin my disjointed memories?

48 \sock

49 "Former Obama Car Czar Rattner Is Fighting A Possible 3-Year Industry Ban"

50 "Like The Who at the Superbowl half-time."

exactly....i mean, hahaha do we REALLY need to see these bands reunite and tour?

yes= hey i like em, dont get me wrong...but they played down here in myrtle 2 yrs ago and a buddy of mine said they sounded like bear-trapped ferrets.

these old bands need to just hang it up already lol. although to be honest, foreigner played here not long ago and i heard the show on the radio. OMG they sounded incredible. they took their old songs and revamped them to today's rocks standards. i know it sounds funny and strange but it worked, and it worked great.

not to mention they made fun of themselves the whole time, unlike say floyd, who has taken themselves far too seriously over the years.

and i was like "wow...this is foreigner? FOREIGNER?

51 @5

Damn, the Won sure plays a lot of golf.

52 Somebody got Ace down out of a tree?  Way to go morons!!!!11!!1.

53 Curiously, the murder rate spiked during the great depression.
Does anyone have a link about that? Because I recall reading many years ago in a pro-firearms and/or anti-crime news report or opinion column (undoubtedly from a conservative source) that U.S. crime rates (admittedly, crime and not specifically murder) were low during the Great Depression. The point of the article being that poverty doesn't cause crime or the Great Depression would have been the worst time in U.S. history and not the late '60s and '70s.

54 If you needed any more reason to hate Paul McCartney...

“I’m a big fan, he’s a great guy. So lay off him, he’s doing great,” the British songsmith said on Tuesday

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 02, 2010 09:30 AM (9hSKh)

Paul is brain dead

55 I sent a friend a link to the site.  She says that aol won't let her go to ace of spade hq or glenn beck's site.  She gets some message saying the request was refused due to the volume of requests....

I finally told her to use a different search engine.

56

"Like Obama, they accomplished a fairly high percentage of their campaign promises"

Such as closing Gitmo...oh wait, oh you mean like destroying our health care? 

57

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at June 02, 2010 09:50 AM (9hSKh)

Did you people read that link from Kratos? Just absolutely bizarre. And that writer claims we live in a cocoon.

Sheesh...

58 Time's editor has no idea who Joe Sestak is. Charlie Gibson was unavailable for comment.

59 So we're stuck with Carly Fiorina in Cali? Guess I chose the wrong week to quit drinking.

60 Tipper. Lockbox. Outtahere.

61 Republican Pundits doing the job for democrats. Brilliant.
Why, thank you, polynikes. That's very civil of you to point out.

62

So we're stuck with Carly Fiorina in Cali? Guess I chose the wrong week to quit drinking.

If she puts the boots to Boxer are you really going to complain that much?

 

63 If she puts the boots to Boxer are you really going to complain that much?

Some people aren't happy unless they're bitching.

I just hope she doesn't turn into another Ah-nold--run as a Republican, serve as a leftist, damage the brand.  How many people voted for leftist Dems over non-leftist Republicans, or just stayed home, because what's-the-point if Republicans aren't different?

64 Well, that's my complaint about Fiorina. Would I love to see the back of that scrunt Boxer? Youbetcha. Do I think Fiorina is a wonderful replacement? I'm not optimistic. I think she's probably a RINO; I also think she's probably the best the GOP can expect from CA. And yes, I'm bitching.

65 I don't have a horse in that race. But I watched their debate and Devore was impressive. Fiorina? Okay, but not anything to write home about.

66 First Lady Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-Nev.) take part in an exercise prayer activity at the Red Rock Canyon Conservation National Conservation Area.

67 Why did Al and Tipper split?

It's Bush's fault.  No really, it is.

68 Pro-Palestinian 'peace activists' used a stun grenade on Israeli boarding party.

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