1 Overslept.

2

How about some more stupid healthcare regulations

Insurance companies would be required to cover birth control stuff under this new regulation. Yes, that is regulation. Where to regulations come from? You got it, the executive department, i.e. executive fiat. Folks, we are living in a communist dictatorship.

3 Doesn't exactly look like a hoard of morons was waiting on the front stoop for the store to open.

4

Big news this morning is that a great part of the country will be getting a dose of my weather

Get ready folks in the North and pray you have an air conditioner today. Temps will be in the 100s with high humidity. They called for 97° here yesterday and it hit 102°. They are calling for 101° today so it will probably hit 104°.  The warmies will be ecstatic.

5

Here is something that goes along with these nationwide heat waves

ItÂ’s called power shortages. HereÂ’s the kicker from this article.

Utilities say they're ready for high power demand and widespread electricity shortages or outages are unlikely.

This article is “mostly” correct although extremely simple. But what they are not saying is that the NE does NOT have the power to handle these kinds of heat waves. Usually when this happens in the NE they buy power from the Midwest and the south. Today that will not be possible because this heat wave is hitting both.

When that happens you can expect rotating blackouts. The ONLY thing that is mitigating this is the fact that the economy is in the shitter. The economy is the other thing that driveÂ’s the nationÂ’s electricity usage (not light bulbs). A lot of those factories are shut down and all those 50 and 100 horsepower motors are shutdown.

We will see what goes down. NY Morons look out around 2 pm until 5 pm and be prepared for loss of power. And if the grid does go down be prepared for it to be down for a long time.

6

More evidence that temporary taxes never go away

The last of the more than 60,000 Confederate veterans who came home to Alabama after the Civil War died generations ago, yet residents are still paying a tax that supported the neediest among them.

Note that the last verified civil war veteran died in 1951 (he was from Alabama).

7

Numerous stories at The Hill on budget fight. All in favor of the Dems and all blaming the Repubs. I wonÂ’t link any of them. They are basically the same dam propaganda and lies pushed by the Democrat-Communist-Press for this whole issue. Let us pray that the House holds firm.

Michelle Maulkin on F&F this morning called the deal instead of gang of 6 call them the rat pack.

NRO calls it government by platitude

I call it the SOS, “we will agree to cut some spending somewhere down the road for a compromise where you agree to increase taxes, oh and we need a debt ceiling increase as well”.  If the Republicans in the House fall for this after the 2010 election the Republican Party is dead to me. IÂ’ll be for burning it down.

8

We also have this headline/link at The Hill. I have removed the link because the story is not important I think all the Morons know the story.

Both sides hope to gain from WestÂ’s email rant against Wasserman Schultz

I ask when was the last time a Democrat was accused of a “rant”?

9 Folks, we are living in a communist dictatorship.

Posted by: Vic

..................

The whole point of the Obama administration has been to get laws passed that pass all responsibility for new regs to committees. 

FCC.. EPA.. Financial board with that bitch Warren.. Health Care with new super-powers given to boards and committees.

Didn't the Dem Congress realize they were putting themselves out of a job?

10

I got early enough to hear the twin sonic booms of Atlantis. I left a short comment in the Moon landing thread, which became my post today on my rememberances of the space program. Click on my name...

I ended with this: We still have the Right Stuff. I wish our politicians did.

11

I am absolutely flabbergasted

That government worker who supervised contracts that was reported on yesterday???? The government has FIRED her! 

The world is coming to an end.

Now why is Maxine Waters who has done the same thing not been fired (or even admonished)?

12 Vic- it's been here.. got to 100 yesterday with a heat index of 110.  I couldn't barely touch my steering wheel when I left work.

13 Chi-town there were no "new" laws passed to give more power to these regulatory agencies other than the Dodd POS and Obamacare, neither of which has taken effect yet.

He is doing this based on existing regulatory agency "authority".

14

That cross was not the only thing stolen from Laura Ingram's luggage

She says $11,000 worth of jewelry was stolen. Do the flying Morons know what the airline liability for this is now for checked baggage?

15

SC to investigate the O'Keefe IRA thing in Charleston

"We will fully investigate this situation and involve the Attorney General if needed," said Health and Human Services director Anthony Kreck, who said the video "raises concerns about how well trained and supported our staff are to handle outrageous situations."

Sounds like they have already done their “root cause” investigation and determined “training” is the answer here just like Ohio.

Ace, you need to send another letter.

16 That's it for the "news".

17 So sorry I'm late - I was completely enthralled in reading the 3 volume set, "The Complete and Unredacted Medical Records of Barack Hussein Obama, Democratic Party Candidate for President".

18

She says $11,000 worth of jewelry was stolen. Do the flying Morons know what the airline liability for this is now for checked baggage?

Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 07:40 AM (M9Ie6)

I'm not trying to blame the victim but sheesh....who puts $11K worth of jewelry in their checked luggage....especially if you're going through Newark?!

19 I'm not trying to blame the victim but sheesh....who puts $11K worth of jewelry in their checked luggage....especially if you're going through Newark?!

I don't know what other people who do "appearances" do for this kind of stuff? Should they hand carry it, that would be personally dangerous?

BTW Tami, I was eating peach cobbler and ice cream for breakfast this morning. yummy!

20

Overslept.

Okay, I give up, what's that quote from?

21 BackwardsBoy - That was a nicely written piece.. thanks.  It really is a shame to give up, basically throwing away, all the talented people involved in the space program.  Toss aside all those skills so we can pay to have people sit on their asses collecting a check or sending illegals to college.  This is what our country has become.  A sad day..

22

BTW Tami, I was eating peach cobbler and ice cream for breakfast this morning. yummy!

Hush yo' mouf. Mmmmmm...

23 20
Overslept.
Okay, I give up, what's that quote from?
Posted by: Mama AJ at July 21, 2011 07:47 AM (XdlcF)

The official transcripts of every Presidential Morning Briefing since 21-Jan-2009. The full quote is, "Overslept and undergolfed."

24

25 The airport luggage searchers should be forced to wear jumpsuits with no pockets. No purses, no knapsacks, no paper bags. And pass through the full body scanners when they clock out.

The scanners should be manned by local police.

26 This is the last day on-the-road for me in this marathon travel year. I've been out every week since March except Mem Day week and July 4 week. Back to 'Hotlanta tomorrow and no trips until 2012!!

27 24 Posted by: No Whining at July 21, 2011 07:50 AM (sFGS7)

That was a true and accurate transcription of the WH Position Paper, "President Barack Hussein Obama's Plan to Curtail Overspending by the Federal Government".

28

That government worker who supervised contracts that was reported on yesterday???? The government has FIRED her!

Vic, I think she worked for a contractor not the fed. 

29 I don't know what other people who do "appearances" do for this kind of stuff? Should they hand carry it, that would be personally dangerous?

BTW Tami, I was eating peach cobbler and ice cream for breakfast this morning. yummy!

Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 07:46 AM (M9Ie6)

Absolutely, I'd hand carry it.  What are the odds someone is going to rip her carry on out of her hands?

Much neater way to eat peaches, isn't it? ;o)

30 Back to 'Hotlanta tomorrow and no trips until 2012!!

Posted by: NuclearJim at July 21, 2011 07:51 AM (0xIli)

LOL, I bet I know who you work for and I think I know you personally. You have too many hints there.

31

Vic, I think she worked for a contractor not the fed. 

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at July 21, 2011 07:52 AM (3xl01)

The article said she worked for the government issuing contracts.

32

 This is what our country has become.  A sad day..

Yeah, I'm kinda down, I hope my bitterness didn't show too much.

There's just no excuse for us to stop our space program. It's a sad testament that we are stupid enough to vote for idiot politicians who claim to want the best for mankind and then do their damnest to engineer our society in order to prevent that from happening by appealing to our base instincts instead our noble aspirations.

But, on the bright side, I have a job interview this morning. One of my musician buddies has an opening at a local A/C company in the sale department. It's a part time job, but fits my schedule well and still gives me plenty of time for gigs. Might actuall make some money in a few months from commissions. Wish me luck, y'all.

33 There's just no excuse for us to stop our space program.

How about the fat that we are broke and NASA has just become another incompetent bureaucracy. Who's current mission by the way is Muslim outreach.

34 And, boy, do I ever need more coffee...

35 The pressure is unbelievably grueling....

Thursday Jul. 21, 2011 
All Times Eastern

8:00 AM   
9:00 AM   
9:30 AM    Obama and Biden receive the presidential daily briefing.
10:00 AM  Obama meets with senior advisers.
11:00 AM   
12:00 PM   
12:30 PM   Obama and Biden meet for lunch.
1:00 PM   
1:45 PM      Obama meets with General Cartwright.
2:00 PM   
2:05 PM     Obama meets with Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League (NUL), and Ben Jealous, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
2:30 PM    Obama and Biden meet with Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner.
3:00 PM   
4:00 PM   
5:00 PM   
6:00 PM   
6:30 PM    Joe and Jill Biden host a barbecue for members of the Cabinet.
7:00 PM   

*I took out the Biden only events....except that last one since you're paying for it.

36

Best of luck, 'Ward.

 

_{Okay, BB is a much better nic for your nic.}

37 There's just no excuse for us to stop our space program.

How about that it was providing only dubious returns while costing billions?  The human body just isn't suited to space flight. Let's stick with unmanned probes; they seem to be providing bigger bang for the buck, anyway (at least when they're not crashing on Mars, that is).

38 Velvet this is the lead paragraph for the story yesterday:

A special investigation by The Daily Caller has discovered that a State Department contract specialist participated in awarding more than $52 million in taxpayer-funded contracts to a company owned and operated by her husband and daughter.

39

Who's current mission by the way is Muslim outreach.

When you put it that way, you're right. I still remember the old days, though.

Maybe it's for the best that we remove it from Washington's greasy grasp. I just hope that the private companies that will fill the void won't be regulated or somehow kept from further advancements, but looking at this administration and the current sorry state of political affairs, I'm not hopeful.

40 Good luck BB !!!!

41 Posted by: Velvet Ambition at July 21, 2011 07:52 AM (3xl01)

You are correct; she worked for a private company on-site at the State Department.

And the cost of these contractors is obscene. Just one of many huge money wasters in government.

42 Let me try again, Good luck BB !!

43 You are correct; she worked for a private company on-site at the State Department.

Where did you find that?

44

Vic,

Down the page they said she was relieved of her responsibilities and her company notified that her services were no longer required.

45

Thanks, y'all,

Signing off...

46 Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 08:04 AM (M9Ie6)

Here's the link and a quotation.

McGrade works for a company called ATSG, LLC, a State Department contractor that handles the disbursement of federal dollars. A secretary at ATSG and State Department spokesperson Andy Laine confirmed for The Daily Caller that McGrade works on-site at the State Department.

Laine added that, though she handles disbursement of taxpayer money, McGrade is not personally paid with taxpayer funds. ATSG writes her paychecks. The owner of ATSG refused TheDCÂ’s request for comment for this story.

47 OK, found this down the article:

McGrade worked as a federal government contractor, handling the disbursement of taxpayer money for the State Department to other contractors. She worked on-site at the State Department in the office of Overseas Building Operations.

Didn't read down that far and was relying what they said yesterday. So, yes it is still impossible to fire federal workers.

48

Here's their real "common position";  they are all boned.

Germany and France agree common position on debt crisis

49 Morning all. While obama canÂ’t really be blamed for shit canning the space program ( but if you want to blame him, be my guest) I think it is symbolic that it does end on his watch.

50 #37  The efforts to put astronauts into space gave the medical profession things like heart monitors.  Computer advances accelerated with space exploration.

There is a HUGE list of technological advances which are commonplace today that were a direct result of space travel.  Without manned flight,  those items would never have entered the marketplace.  We would still be using dial telephones and waiting for the UNIVAC to warm up in order to have it calculate a few figures.

Besides the PRACTICAL benefits of manned space flight,  there is another.  Americans are descended from explorers who carved a nation out of the wilderness.  Space really is "the final frontier" and by abandoning it's exploration, it will kill part of the American soul.

The space program was a bargain compared to HHS or Education.  How about we think about killing those programs first?

Take off that green eye-shade, Gabe,  and look at the stars.

51 Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 08:02 AM (M9Ie6)
I think that a "real" contracting officer HAS to be a federal employee as they "supposedly" have control over serious amounts of money and are thus subject to severe penalties and prosecution for such actions as this.  This can't (or at shouldn't) be farmed out to contractors.  I am not a contracts specialist, but this is what I remember from a previous life.

52 Nevergiveup,  what he cancelled was the follow-up program to replace the shuttle.  THAT is what I am mad about. 

53 Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at July 21, 2011 08:09 AM (9hSKh)

I saw one article in a UK paper that said they were going to let Greece default and that sparked my interest because we just sunk a big pile of money there (more guaranteed loans).

But when I read the article it seemed to contradict the headline so I didn't post it.

have you seen anything alluding to them letting Greece default?

54

Now why is Maxine Waters who has done the same thing not been fired (or even admonished)?

Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 07:38 AM

Rhetorical question, Vic?

55

 I think that a "real" contracting officer HAS to be a federal employee as they "supposedly" have control over serious amounts of money and are thus subject to severe penalties and prosecution for such actions as this

You are correct.  Being a contracting officer or a contracting officer representative is an "inherrently governmental function" in federal bureaucratese. 

She may have been working in a support role to a CO or COR.

56 Nevergiveup, what he cancelled was the follow-up program to replace the shuttle. THAT is what I am mad about. Posted by: Miss Marple at July 21, 2011 08:13 AM (Fo83G) Hey I hate the bastard. Blame him for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping for all I care

57 Posted by: Hrothgar at July 21, 2011 08:13 AM (yrGif)

What are the odds that the "real" State Department contracting officer will not even admonished.

58 What are the odds that the "real" State Department contracting officer will not even admonished.

Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 08:15 AM (M9Ie6)

Another rhetorical question, right?

59

Vic,From ZH

Specifically, Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager said on Thursday he had seen willingness at the European Central Bank (ECB) to discuss the possibility of a selective default on Greek debt. "The ECB is continuously involved in talks about private sector involvement...

60 46, So when the power goes off in a big city due to this heat wave, Will they attack the Obama energy policy? There will be looting, violence and probably deaths. My bet is they will blame that Global Warming or Climate change. If only we had more windmills and solar panals or some such bullshit. In the old days manufacturing viability was based on cheap labor. Now it's cheap energy. These idiots don't get the impact of a lack of abundant energy. They will figure it out when it's gone. Of course by then it's too late.

61

What are the odds that the "real" State Department contracting officer will not even admonished.

That's a sucker's bet, Vic.

62 I put this in the ONT after it died, but I wanted to make sure Moron nation saw it
On the Marine MoH tip. Dakota Meyer was featured in the very excellent book The Wrong War by Bing West.

Here's the video that was in the enhanced e-book.

http://gallery.me.com/bing_west/100063

63 I would not credit NASA with "heart monitors". The medical profession started doing that with EKGs in the late 1800s prior to anyone even thinking about NASA.

64 My bet is they will blame that Global Warming or Climate change. If only we had more windmills and solar panals or some such bullshit.

My bet is they will blame evil utilities for not "spending" enough of their ill gotten profits to maintain equipment.

Usually what caused the outage is a component failure due to the line or component being severely overloaded.

65

The new Spider-Man 4 trailer

 

Talk to you retards later I guess.

66 I would not credit NASA with "heart monitors". The medical profession started doing that with EKGs in the late 1800s prior to anyone even thinking about NASA. Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 08:19 AM (M9Ie6) It's still to early in the AM and also to hot to quibble. But for the purposes of a good time, I say NASA is responsible for everything that was good about America and obama is responsible for everything bad.

67 Specifically, Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees de Jager said on Thursday he had seen willingness at the European Central Bank (ECB) to discuss the possibility of a selective default on Greek debt.

One wonders what that actually means?

68 (AP) Arizona college student tortured and killed.

Sonora State Police say the body of 21-year-old Juan Carlos Navarro of Nogales, Ariz., was found wrapped in a blanket on a roadside in the upscale Colonia Kennedy neighborhood.


Nogales International, "Little Guy"

"Beck Street community mourns loss of popular ‘Peque,’ killed in Sonora"

Navarro showed no signs of being involved in drug smuggling, like flashing money around or buying expensive things, and Garavito urged people not to jump to conclusions or judge him.

She said she hoped his murder would send a message to kids in the community about the ruthlessness of the people who are involved in criminal activity. In the end, she said, she wants something positive to come out of her friend’s death. “We have all made a promise that we’re not going to talk about vengeance or anything,” Garavito said. “We’re just going to move forward and try to prevent another mother from suffering this.”

Navarro had been an admired member of the working-class Beck Street neighborhood due to his respectful nature and desire to improve his life, Garavito said. Following his graduation from NHS in 2008, he had taken courses at Cochise College with an eye toward a degree in business administration, she said. He was also an expectant father. He had legal resident alien status and had lived in the neighborhood since he was a child.

But last Monday, Navarro went to Nogales, Sonora with a friend who had gotten into trouble with some bad people, she said, and the two were kidnapped. The fate of the friend remains unclear, since his family is scared and wonÂ’t talk, Garavito said.

Raising money through a car wash and donations, NavarroÂ’s loved ones were able to repatriate his body from Mexico on Friday afternoon. The family was still trying to come up with the money for NavarroÂ’s cremation. People wishing to help can make a donation to account No. 6634158437 at the Wells Fargo Bank on Mariposa Road.

69 One also wonders why the MFM never says "selective default" if the debt ceiling is not raised?

LOL, more rhetorical questions.

70 Well, at least state governments are more accountable (not).
http://tinyurl.com/4yd4nft

71 Posted by: Hrothgar at July 21, 2011 08:26 AM (yrGif)

Yeah, someone else got busted for that a few years ago. You would think the idiots would learn.

72 Nothing more elitist than "god with us" storming out rather than face the heat.

73 Vic, a larger problem in the NE is the transmission infrastructure.

The 'Grid' in Connecticut (Fairfield, New Haven and Hartford counties mostly) are not up to the load required to be carried in the State and to pass electricity through to other areas.

This has come about due to the rich and liberal NIMBY's fear of EMF from power lines and the unsightliness of the towers. Combined with the (previously) high property values has made it almost impossible for the Utilities to upgrade the grid to the level that is required.

Even the street system has large sections that are antiquated and inadequate and are constantly causes localized blackouts.

There are fewer power stations in CT than there needs to be for the same reason.

74 What Glenn says. Link in name.

75 I was just doing some reading, trying to find out the weak link on the power grid. Lines, transformers and switches are working at full capacity and can be overwhelmed by power surges that can result from a blown piece of equipment or downed power line. Even drops in power demand can be perilous. When a thunderstorm drenches a big, hot city, there is a quick drop in power demand because suddenly millions of air conditioners don't have to work so hard. When power flow changes rapidly, either because of a surge or a sudden dropoff, devices meant to prevent equipment failures could trip, cutting power to customers. The disturbing part of my little bit of research states that even with the heat wave, power problems should be at the minimum. It was stated that the economy is so bad that energy usage has decreased drastically from big corporate customers. That Obama is so smart. He knew by tanking the economy he could reduce energy consumption without impact to the citizens.

76 morning all
Actually I'm okay with ending the space program, we can't afford it anyway
Now if it only meant NASA went away along with it...

77 LOL, Fox just reported weekly jobless claims increased and greater than "expected". You can't make this shit up.

78 Mama AJ at July 21, 2011 08:31 AM

Virtuous corporatist-government jet (co-go)

79 Actually I'm okay with ending the space program, we can't afford it anyway Now if it only meant NASA went away along with it... Posted by: chemjeff at July 21, 2011 08:32 AM (s7mIC) If we want to continue being THE Military Power in the World, as we know it, we can't afford to be without a Space Program. Second Class Power her we come

80 I was just doing some reading, trying to find out the weak link on the power grid.

I, having worked in the utility buisness for over 30 years, can tell you the problem. in short it is a combination of the NIMBYs, NAMBYs, and NOPEs¹ combined with PSC at the State level who refuse rate increases for any reason.

We also have a lot of interference from the federal government who take a bad situation and make it infinitely worse.

And yes, if it wasn't for the economy right now we would already be in rotating blackouts.

1 = Not in my backyard, not in any backyard, and nowhere on planet earth. 

81 Certain GOP senators pressuring GOP reps to give

82 He knew by tanking the economy he could reduce energy consumption without impact to the citizens.

83

The real deadline is ObamaÂ’s birthday on August 4.

If he holds a giant party in the midst of a budget crisis it would be a defining moment of his presidency.

And it would take an act of God for him to cancel his birthday, he and Michelle live for the adoration and the glitz and glamor.

Obama wants to say, “I got a deal done, now let’s go party”. The media will love it. The POTUS celebrating his victory after a tireless effort.

84 Posted by: Fish the Impaler at July 21, 2011 08:34 AM (Lt/Za)
As Orwell said, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others!"

You would think there would be more public outrage against the multiple "privileges and exemptions" that the ruling classes have carved out for themselves.  I think the indoctrination programs have worked far better than anyone expected.

85 85, I had forgot about that story. That's sad.

86 I think the indoctrination programs have worked far better than anyone expected. Do you mean the Public Schools?

87 If we want to continue being THE Military Power in the World, as we know it, we can't afford to be without a Space Program. Second Class Power her we come

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 21, 2011 08:36 AM (i6RpT)

The UN is going to take care of all that stuff, once Obarky becomes Secretary General!

88 From Fox:  Notorious hacker group 'Anonymous' claims it breached NATO security and stole hordes of restricted material.

89 Do you mean the Public Schools?

Posted by: Oldsailor's poet at July 21, 2011 08:43 AM (ZDUD4)

And the university system(s), with a little assistance from the judicial system.

90

ItÂ’s called power shortages. HereÂ’s the kicker from this article.

 

Anyone that buys a plug-in electric card is a fracking idiot.  This just confirms it.  And any government that incentivized buying plug-in electric cars that the energy grids cannot handle, is evil and morally corrupt.  All for a deceptive, evil global warming scam.

So now the media's saying that the heat waves are indicative of global warming.  But yet, when things were colder than normal, that was not proof that global warming doesn't exist.  I hate these people.

91 From Fox: Notorious hacker group 'Anonymous' claims it breached NATO security and stole hordes of restricted material. Posted by: Tami at July 21, 2011 08:44 AM (X6akg) We still have any secrets left? Who Knew?

92
BTW Tami, I was eating peach cobbler and ice cream for breakfast this morning. yummy!

Posted by: Vic at July 21, 2011 07:46 AM (M9Ie6)

You should substitute frozen yogurt.

I gotta lower my cholesterol so here's my favorite cholesterol lowering breakfast recipe: nuke one serving (1/2 sup) of oatmeal with slightly less than one cup water and some raisins. After cooking, add one container of no cholesterol yogurt (fruit on the bottom best), dark brown sugar and cinnamon. Stir and enjoy.

93 Posted by: Jose at July 21, 2011 08:39 AM (WTNJJ)

It's not just any birthday either.  It's the big 50.

94 Bachmann's brother responds to migraine story

He is a forensic psychiatrist at Yale.

T-Paw and Romney also rightfully believe it's a non-story and are defending Bachmann.

95

Morning all!

So I've just been quizzing myself on some sample National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) civics questions four fourth graders.  They're naturally quite easy, but I got to sample question 3 (of 5) and immediately wanted to punch someone.

Here it is:

Refer to the paragraph below, which is a summary of the introduction to the Declaration of Independence.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal; that they are given certain rights that cannot be taken away; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to protect these rights, governments are created that get their powers from the consent of the governed....

Which of the following ideas is in the summary of the Declaration of Independence?

A) People in the United States should have some control over the government.
B) Kings can rule in the United States, as long as they are fair to people.
C) The smartest people should control the government of the United States.
D) Everyone in the United States should try to be elected to the government.
 
The correct answer is A.

Can y'all figure out what it is about answer A that made me want to find the analyst who wrote these questions and punch him or her violently in the throat?

I'll give you a hint: It's the word that starts with an S and rhymes with "rum."

96 Yeah, add me to the "sad to see the space program go" list with BB and Miss Marple. 

In addition to the engineering and medical advances, I think it's foolish to allow our military use of space fall behind or be contracted out or dependent on hitching a ride with the Ruskies. 

97 Barry's birthday is my 27th wedding anniversary.

I'm thinking of getting divorced and remarrying a day later. 

On the other hand, I expect Barry's bd will be made a national holiday in a couple of years, so it would be nice to have our anniversary off each year.

98 Has anyone here read Crisis Economics?  What did you think of it?

99 NOPEs¹

1 = Not in my backyard, not in any backyard, and nowhere on planet earth. 

evermore

100 91, The kids that are pulling this crap off are really smart. I wish they would use their powers for less treasonous activities. There should be a program and a place where these kids can go hack the Russians or the Chinese. Work for us or go to prison for hacking. Dress up some CIA hotties to look like Abby from NCIS. Put em in charge of the geeks. Most of these kids just want attention anyway. Give them some, use them.

101 Posted by: MWR at July 21, 2011 08:51 AM (4df7R)
A timely reminder of the ongoing indoctrination program courtesy of the DoEd, and if you don't like this, their SWAT team will cram it down your throats.

102 Roll Call on possible Senate plans RE debt ceiling:

"The tentative plan in the Senate is to file cloture on the Reid-McConnell measure Sunday night — assuming the Republican Cut, Cap and Balance Act has been cleared off the floor by the weekend — which would begin the process of getting the legislation to the president's desk. Senate leadership sources are comfortable there will be enough votes in their chamber, but the math in the House is trickier. House Republican sources said their rank and file are hesitant to approve a measure that would give the president more power."

103 Has anyone here read Crisis Economics? What did you think of it? Posted by: Alex at July 21, 2011 08:54 AM (ugP/w) Sure I live by it each and every month?

104

Our story so far:

Corporate jets are TEH EVILE unless one is flying to Aspen.

Private schools are horrible elitist institutions.  Unless you are a liberal politician with children.

Ill-defined wars in the Middle East are the worst kind of national security blunder.  Unless the French dupe you into one.

Presidents who golf or vacation are playing hooky from vital job duties.  Offer expires January 19, 2009.

Raising the federal debt limit is a definitive sign of a lack of leadership.  LOOK OVER THERE!  Michelle Bachmann has a headache.

Domestic drilling to access proven oil reserves will have no effect on oil prices.  A tankerful from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve will.

Bipartisan solutions are required to deal with great national issues.  Like healthcare.

105 @97

Not quite right.  Pawlenty actually started out digging at her. 

Rumor is that his camp was the source of the stupid ass story in the first place, which makes a lot of sense if you think about the dynamics of the field and which "conservative" sites were pushing it. 

From CNN: 

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty walked back earlier criticism of rival Michele Bachmann's migraines on Wednesday, calling the attention over her headaches "a sideshow."

"I think it's mostly a sideshow," Pawlenty said on Fox News. "I've observed Congresswoman Bachmann. I've never seen her have a medical condition or impairment that would seem to be a concern."

Earlier in the day the former Minnesota governor said "candidates are going to have to be able to demonstrate they can do all of the job, all of the time."

But on Fox, Pawlenty said his remark was aimed at the entire Republican field

106 Got to go into town to pick up my monthly quota of drugs, which thanks to Obamacare the price to me has doubled. (Insurance now crap)

Back later folks.

107 109, Vic, Don't forget the super size snickers at the impulse buy rack.

108

Well, it looks like I will be cancelling my subscription to Better Homes and Gardens, as well as the 3 gift subscriptions I buy every year for my sisters and SIL.  Michelle Obama is on the cover.  I have to say the pictures in the article aren't that flattering.  BHG did a story on her healthy eating initiative.  Gag me with a spoon!

Here are some random quotes:

"She also discovered how influential she can be (convincing Walmart to offer healthier items, The Treasury Dept. to use tax incentives to entice grocery stores to inner cities, & cooking professionals to partner with local schools as part of the Chefs Move to Schools program.)"

'I had 2 little kids; I was busy, we had take-out at least 3 times a week.  I didn't realize that these habits were affecting my kids' health.  It was just what I felt I had to do to survive and keep the household going.'

"The pediatrician noticed her daughters were gaining a bit more weight than was healthy.  So she eliminated juice boxes, served lighter dishes such as baked chicken, and explained her reasoning to Sasha and Malia.  'They started reading labels and looking at sugar content and really thinking about what they were eating.  They stopped want ing to go to certain fast-food places.'

She talks about growing up with her brother and throwing their lima beans on the floor then coming back later to clean them up because they didn't like them.  I am calling b.s. on that one.  I hated lima beans, and I stuffed them in napkins. 

"Ironically, her more constricted life as First Lady has made it harder for her to follow her own advice about staying on the move.  'I became more sedentary'.  After a year at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, she was surprised that her body had changed.  'I realized some clothes were getting tighter, I didn't know what was goin on.'  She has increased her time at the gym, and now banters with her husband--'I always tease him I'm in better shape than he is.'  She laughs 'I can do longer workouts.  He's the President.  Ultimately kids emulate what they see.  You don't have to make a lecture if you're living it.  We don't talk about working out, we just do it.'

"Taking on the issue of childhood obesity hardly seems controversial, yet some have tried to paint Michelle Obama as a national nag determined to deprive Americans of dessert, a distortion of her ideas.  Mrs. Obama brushes off the attacks, saying 'There wouldn't be an issue that I would pick that wouldn't be criticized by somebody, somewhere.  That's just the nature of things.'"

 

I know we aren't suppose to say anything critical about her and the girls, but I saw a recent picture of them all (watching the U.S. women's soccer final), and the little one is looking really heavy.  I also think Michelle looks heavier now than she did a year ago.  There is no excuse for that family not to eat healthy.  They have a chef who can prepare them all kinds of healthy and expensive (organically grown stuff is not cheap, and the fact people think it's healthier, is a farce--look at what happened in Europe recently!)

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 ask when was the last time a Democrat was accused of a “rant”?

 

Democrats don't rant.  They dissent.  And it's good when they do it!

110 108 @97 Not quite right.  Pawlenty actually started out digging at her...

Didn't know that. He's definitely changed his tune now.

111 So, I guess, the search for little green men is over?

I guess, it got to be "too hard" eh?

112

From maverick muse's link:

The heat disaster was a collective failure, and the search for scapegoats—whether the mayor, the media, or the medical system—is just a distraction from the real issues.

Yet there is no question that the city government did not do everything it could to prevent the catastrophe. The city failed to implement its own heat emergency plan, waiting until Saturday, July 15, after hundreds of bodies had already been delivered to the county morgue, to declare an official emergency. The Fire Department refused its paramedics' requests to call in more staff and secure more ambulances, thereby assuring continued delays in its emergency health response. The Police Department did not use its senior units to attend to the elderly residents they were supposed to protect. And since there was no system to monitor the hospital bypass situation, at one point eighteen hospitals were simultaneously refusing new emergency patients.

The city also aggressively used its tremendous public relations apparatus to first deny there was a disaster and then to define the disaster as natural and unpreventable. The city's public statements about the heat deaths, including the executive summary of a special mayor's commission, defended the government's role while obscuring the social roots of the death toll.

 

So a heatwave was a natural and unpreventable disaster in a Democratic controlled city, and the feds aren't responsible at all under a Democrat President, but Hurricane Katrina was all Bush's fault, and the Democrat apparatus that controlled the city was not culpable at all. 

The only time I agree with Michael Savage.  Liberalism is a mental disorder.

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 House Republican sources said their rank and file are hesitant to approve a measure that would give the president more power."

 

Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?

 

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Yesterday we were talking about a 60-square mile tract of land in Idaho that the Chinese own.  Beck mentioned it a little while ago.  Coincidence?  Apparently the Chinese get the U.S. West when we're broken up into those five sections the Russian economist mentioned a couple years ago. 

Posted by: runningrn at July 21, 2011 09:06 AM (ihSHD) 

You need to check out the comments after the on-line version.  (Unless ABC screened them or wiped them out altogether.  They were hilarious. 

115 runningrn, just think!  You and Rum can infiltrate your section as Moron© agents!

116 #111  runningrn,  I just mailed them a check for 3 gift subscriptions plus my own renewal.  I will also be cancelling.  I am also demanding my money back.  This is the first time they have put a president's wife (can't make myself call her First Lady) on the cover.  I am so offended at this since Laura Bush was ignored.  

Michelle Obama can quit tinkering with the food supply and maybe spend some time reading books on taste and etiquette,  not to mention grammar.  She is an embarrassment,  and when she intrudes into my non-political life, she enrages me.

So,  the way I look at it,  BHG can hit up all of the Obama supporters for subscriptions. I want my money back.

117 The shuttles don't go WOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOO anymore...

118 Why have D and R congress critters been trying to change the natural-born eligibility clause in the Constitution since 2003?

119

So,  the way I look at it,  BHG can hit up all of the Obama supporters for subscriptions. I want my money back.

They may as well fold up now.

120 'They started reading labels and looking at sugar content and really thinking about what they were eating.  They stopped want ing to go to certain fast-food places.'


Bull. Shit. That's not how kids respond. Sorry.



Today will be the 47th day this year that we have 100+ temps. On no rain in sight.

121 Rain is for pussies.


Yes, wet pussies are good pussies.