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September 16, 2013

DOOM: Like a tire fire, it's just got to burn itself out
— Monty

You remember that IRS scandal that Democrats have been desperately hoping would go away? ItÂ’s not going away. ItÂ’s pretty clear at this point that Lois Lerner deliberately targeted Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny (read: harassment) to hinder the Tea Party groups from organizing and raising money. That this was done to aid Democrats is pretty obvious. Ms. Lerner has been on a paid vacation from the IRS ever since the scandal broke. So far no punishments have been meted out -- to Ms. Lerner or anyone else at the IRS involved in the scandal.

Larry Summers withdraws his name for the position of Fed chairman. Theory A: Summers anticipated the beating he was going to get during confirmation and wanted no part of it. Theory B: SummersÂ’ boss Obama anticipated the beating Summers was going to get during confirmation hearings and wanted no part of it. This means Yellen is probably a lock, though in truth sheÂ’s hardly a better pick than Summers on the merits.

Bad history, worse policy.

Missed by both sides was that the rush into housing signaled something seriously wrong with the economy (which this reviewer wrote about for National Review Online in 20061). A purchase of a house doesnÂ’t make one more productive, it doesnÂ’t lead to software or other commercial innovations that drive economic efficiency, nor does it open foreign markets. Housing on its best day is a consumptive sink of wealth, and when housing was all the rage in the earlier part of the new Millennium, the fact that it was made it apparent that consumption of housing was detracting from investment in the productive parts of the economy.

Keith Hennessey and Ed Lazear present some thoughts on the financial crisis of 2008.

The Democrat war on the young. Yet young people continue to vote Democrat by a large margin. It passeth all understanding.

The cost of the Great Recession? About $30 trillion...and counting.

Four of every ten college grads donÂ’t need a degree for their work. But then, increasingly, college is just a four-year vacation in between high school and adulthood. ItÂ’s not really intended to impart any real knowledge or skills, unless you major in the hard sciences or engineering. ItÂ’s a place to have fun, drink a lot, have casual sex, and attend a lot of leftist indoctrination courses disguised as Â“womenÂ’s studiesÂ” or Â“African American studiesÂ” classes.

WhatÂ’s wrong with Kansas? Well, one of the things is that they have a huge unfunded pension liability. It's not just "blue" states, folks. It's most of them.

Greek unemployment now at 27.9%.

California plans to hike the minimum wage to $10 by 2016; will act shocked, shocked when unemployment subsequently spikes. And when off-the-books jobs (which donÂ’t generate income taxes and tend to employ off-the-books people) start to proliferate.

Yet another ObamaCare success story.

Italy damned nearly bailed on the Euro in 2011.

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Posted by: Monty at 04:09 AM | Comments (163)
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1 Good morning, DOOM!

Posted by: rickl at September 16, 2013 04:16 AM (sdi6R)

2 Good morning morons

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at September 16, 2013 04:18 AM (iQcOi)

3 back in the day, Ms Rhondstat was a cutie.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 16, 2013 04:18 AM (2v1WX)

4 Uh oh. This might have been a mistake.

Posted by: The Kitteh at September 16, 2013 04:19 AM (NF2Bf)

5 Funny story about Ms. Ronstadt: when she was scheduled to appear on Johnny Cash's TV show back in the early 70's, she showed up to the venue in a short skirt and no underwear. Mother Maybelle Carter noticed this and ordered her to go down to the local K-Mart and buy some "bloomers" before taping could commence. Mother Maybelle was having none of it.

No word on how Johnny felt about it. I think he was...conflicted.

(Got this from the DVD set of Johnny Cash's show, so it may be apocryphal.)

Posted by: Monty at September 16, 2013 04:21 AM (G8OwX)

6 You looking at me, pussy? Are you eyeballing me?

Posted by: American Eagle at September 16, 2013 04:23 AM (BAS5M)

7 But then, increasingly, college is just a four-year vacation in between high school and adulthood.

Have you seen the stats on finishing in four years? It's about 40%.

More disturbing is that after six years, only about 60% have finished the degree. The rest don't have the magic piece of paper (that they didn't need anyway) but still have the loans/still used up the grants.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, BFD, ZOMG, WTF, BBQ, QED at September 16, 2013 04:23 AM (/kI1Q)

8 Larry Summers was going to fire all the wimmens anyway for lack of teh maths

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:25 AM (3ZtZW)

9
Alexa Ray Joel Covers Dad Billy Joel's 'Just the Way You Are' in Gap Ad

The 27-year-old only child of the iconic singer and model Christie Brinkley is featured in the retailer's #BacktoBlue campaign.

Unfortunately, the poor kid got her father's looks and her mother's musical ability....

https://tinyurl.com/ljbhsf9

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at September 16, 2013 04:27 AM (kdS6q)

10 Moar Ted Cruz!

Posted by: MTF at September 16, 2013 04:28 AM (qf2kI)

Without reading the article, I'd opine that college gards do in fact need the degree for their work. Not in the sense of knowledge being used but becoz employers increasingly demand degrees as a requirement to get the job in the first place. Diploma Mills exist for that reason.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:29 AM (3ZtZW)

12 Missed by both sides was that the rush into housing signaled something seriously wrong with the economy (which this reviewer wrote about for National Review Online in 20061). I gotta get ahold of Ace's time machine! Morning all. Back from the brink of death.

Posted by: rickb223 at September 16, 2013 04:29 AM (XCfYI)

13 Re Obamacare success story:

As a freelancer and part-timer with a pre-existing condition, I was one of the first people enrolled in Obamacare about a year and a half ago.

A few months ago I was informed that I was no longer "in a network" and that if I wanted a provider, I'd should just randomly pick someone and hope they accepted the PCIP (pre-exisiting condition insurance plan.) You can imagine how well this went over.

Last week I got a letter informing me that hey, PCIP was ending on October 1 and I was now free to jump into the wonderful welcoming pool of state exchanges. So basically I'm still not covered at all and have no idea how I'm going to get the coverage I never really had to begin with next.

Heckofajob, Barry!

Posted by: Filly at September 16, 2013 04:29 AM (y+gTB)

14 I dunno. I think Alexa Ray Joel is strikingly beautiful. In a much different way from her mother. But stunning, in her own way, nonetheless. Can't attest to the musical talent, however, since I haven't heard her sing.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 04:30 AM (XB5Ak)

15 The Federal Reserve's first mission under my guidance will be to ensure no employee holds a disproving opinion of gays and gay marriage. Every employee will be paired to participate in simulated gay wedding , complete with honeymoon, to prove their loyalty. Refusal will be grounds for termination and jail time for hate crimes. Execution will not be off the table. #2 on the agenda will be Muslim outreach. We will coordinate with NASA, of course.

...and I thought of all this during one morning's mayonnaise colonic. Just think of the things we can accomplish given time, comrades!

До свидания

Posted by: Janet Yellen, комисса́р of Bamadollaz at September 16, 2013 04:32 AM (SM8RA)

16 Also, I could far better manage my care and meds were my hours not cut... due to Obamacare.

Only about 100,000 people were on the PCIP program. But when it's applied to the entire population, it's going to be superawesome.

Posted by: Filly at September 16, 2013 04:32 AM (y+gTB)

17 "Funny story about Ms. Ronstadt: when she was scheduled to appear on Johnny Cash's TV show back in the early 70's, she showed up to the venue in a short skirt and no underwear." ============================= In one of my first concert ticket expenditures ever, I bought a seat up front in a college gym to see Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne. She wore a yellow mini-dress , with underwear (I can attest). I offered to marry her on the spot, though I was just a little kid. Even though she can't wear that dress any more, can't sing any longer (Parkinson's sucks) and has a lefty streak three miles wide, I'd probably still marry her just for the sentimental memory of that concert.

Posted by: MTF at September 16, 2013 04:33 AM (qf2kI)

>>>Last week I got a letter informing me that hey, PCIP was ending on October 1 and I was now free to jump into the wonderful welcoming pool of state exchanges. So basically I'm still not covered at all and have no idea how I'm going to get the coverage I never really had to begin with next.

So what you're saying is, you don't like your plan? Well, that's where Obamacare can help you out.

Oh, sorry.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:34 AM (3ZtZW)

19 My money's on the bird ftw. Did I read too quickly or was this not up (down?) to the usual Doomy standard? Maybe it's that the Doom bar is so high now. O'course my ADHD brain is still stuck back at "...National Review Online in 20061...."

Posted by: mindful webworker - six cats at September 16, 2013 04:34 AM (z+Xap)

20 Last week I got a letter informing me that hey, PCIP was ending on October 1 and I was now free to jump into the wonderful welcoming pool of state exchanges. So basically I'm still not covered at all and have no idea how I'm going to get the coverage I never really had to begin with next.

--

Sure seems like everything we were ever told about this law is turning out to be a lie. Good thing we have Boehner to stop the waste and fraud.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 04:35 AM (XB5Ak)

21 I dunno. I think Alexa Ray Joel is strikingly beautiful. In a much different way from her mother. But stunning, in her own way, nonetheless. Can't attest to the musical talent, however, since I haven't heard her sing.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 08:30 AM (XB5Ak)

I don't know about strikingly, but she is a pretty girl. I haven't heard her sing either.

Morning roonz and roonettez! Just a quick perusal before hitting the sack.

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 16, 2013 04:35 AM (yh0zB)

" Mother Maybelle Carter "

My great-grandmother's second cousin. Great grandma got a certificate and card from Jimmeh when she turned 100.

Mornin' 'rons.

Posted by: Cicero Kid at September 16, 2013 04:36 AM (DHQv9)

23 My money is on the bald eagle.

Posted by: Conservative Crank at September 16, 2013 04:36 AM (sQ0LB)

24 Housing on its best day is a consumptive sink of wealth

So is jewelry.

Hey, ladies, just because an item is (a) expensive and (b) at least semi-durable doesn't make it an "investment."

Posted by: Phinn at September 16, 2013 04:37 AM (oFH2D)

25 ...and the comrades only thought I'd be coaching softball.

Posted by: Janet Yellen, комисса́р of Bamadollaz at September 16, 2013 04:37 AM (SM8RA)

26 Good thing we have Boehner to stop the waste and fraud.

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 08:35 AM (XB5Ak)

Oh, NOW you've done it. *searches frantically for breakfast booze*

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 16, 2013 04:37 AM (yh0zB)

27 Yellen gonna print bitchez !

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at September 16, 2013 04:38 AM (0iJzo)

28 So far no punishments have been meted out -- to Ms. Lerner or anyone else at the IRS involved in the scandal.

Not worry Monty, Issa will hold another hearing after he makes sure the cameras are rolling.

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 04:38 AM (zZbNF)

>>>Hey, ladies, just because an item is (a) expensive and (b) at least semi-durable doesn't make it an "investment."

Are we arguing about marriage and children again?

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:39 AM (3ZtZW)

30 Not worry Monty, Issa will hold another hearing after he makes sure the cameras are rolling.

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 08:38 AM (zZbNF)

and once he gets to the bottom of this...we'll be at the bottom of this. *takes a drink*

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 16, 2013 04:39 AM (yh0zB)

31 Kitteh better look out going after that eagle.

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 04:40 AM (zZbNF)

32 Eagles like fish; not kitty.

Posted by: Foghorn Leghorn at September 16, 2013 04:40 AM (iQcOi)

33 Oh boy, that's going to be an ex-kitteh. And Monty, good to see you.

My employers changed the health plan they offer to make it Obamacare-friendly. Higher copays, fewer benefits, MUCH more expensive. As a matter of fact, my paltry raise just about covered the difference. So in essence Obamacare has arranged for my wages to stagnate. Great job, Barry.

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 04:41 AM (RD7QR)

>>>Eagles like fish; not kitty.

You should see the rest of the Flickr stream....

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:41 AM (3ZtZW)

35 5 (Got this from the DVD set of Johnny Cash's show, so it may be apocryphal.)

Posted by: Monty at September 16, 2013 08:21 AM (G8OwX)

I have that DVD Monty, it is one of my favorites and it has generated a lot of drunken sessions with the volume cranked up.

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 04:41 AM (zZbNF)

36 But Monty, I thought it was June that told someone to go get her some panties.

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 04:42 AM (zZbNF)

37 Ever seen Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds? Kind of a remake but using cats.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:43 AM (3ZtZW)

38
Republicans in the House are taking a step forward on Internet sales tax legislation despite potential opposition from the GOP base.

TheHill
https://tinyurl.com/n52g7r8

After being passed by the Senate, the "Marketplace Fairness Act" could have been left to die in the House, but you know -- #MakingLifeWork.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at September 16, 2013 04:43 AM (kdS6q)

39 Who knew that Obama's line, "If you like your healthcare, you can keep your healthcare" came with the caveat: "If you can keep your job!"

Posted by: runningrn at September 16, 2013 04:43 AM (PLOz8)

40 Larry Summers punting is BFD.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 04:45 AM (CMlD4)

41 Now that I have my daily dose of DOOM!!! I should be able to sleep. Thanks Monty!

Later roonz and roonettez!

Posted by: GGE of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at September 16, 2013 04:46 AM (yh0zB)

42 The Democrat war on the young. Yet young people continue to vote Democrat by a large margin. It passeth all understanding. That's because young people tend to be idiots.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at September 16, 2013 04:46 AM (DoZD+)

43 The reason young'uns vote Democratic is that they have just completed 16-18 years of indoctrination with regards to SOCIAL JUSTICE. Syriasly, you guys, social justice is what's truly important--if you're not a selfish hater.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 16, 2013 04:46 AM (N2iLr)

44 Theory C) Summers is smart enough to see the looming disaster that follows reckless money creation. Doesn't want to be at the Fed when the world comes to an end. How's that for doom?

Posted by: Dan in Michigan at September 16, 2013 04:47 AM (2yD4G)

45 They told me if I voted for Mitt Romney, a creepy little pervert in the White House would sexually harass me every time I went to the doctor, and they were right.

Posted by: Fritz at September 16, 2013 04:47 AM (UzPAd)

46 That's because young people tend to be idiots.

Posted by: katya, the designated driver at September 16, 2013 08:46 AM (DoZD+)

Yup. Taking my 19-year-old stepson as an example, they really need to be slapped upside the head on a regular basis in order to learn something about life. The wife won't go for it, alas.

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 04:47 AM (RD7QR)

47 39 Larry Summers punting is BFD.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 08:45 AM (CMlD4)

Why? Isn't one of the candidates as bad as the next?

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 04:48 AM (RD7QR)

Polling:

What undermined your faith in Government the most?

1] IRS Scandal

2] Syria Debacle

3] Obama's Re-election

4] QE to the Nth

5] Fast n Furious

6] etc

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:49 AM (3ZtZW)

49 If you think Obamacare is bad now, wait til the death panels start rolling...

Posted by: runningrn at September 16, 2013 04:49 AM (PLOz8)

50 Obama's re-election undermined my faith in the American people. I never had faith in the government that was elected in 2008,

Posted by: runningrn at September 16, 2013 04:50 AM (PLOz8)

51 That's because young people tend to be idiots. Posted by: katya, the designated driver at September 16, 2013 08:46 AM (DoZD+) Yup. I just think back on all the young girls I never bedded because I was an idiot. That's what your talking about right?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 04:51 AM (9Xc5j)

>>>Why? Isn't one of the candidates as bad as the next?

Summers at least is a known. TFG can't get first-class people to work for him no mo'.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:51 AM (3ZtZW)

53 My favorite Drudgism currently: REPORT: White House Full of Vermin... Who would've guessed!? And speaking of, doesn't Holder just look like Dr Moreau's rat experiment!?

Posted by: mindful webworker - sneaks peek at the D site at September 16, 2013 04:51 AM (EYfcP)

54 It has gotten to the point that I look at any Bill or Law that contains any of the following words with suspicion;

Fair, Fairness Equality Equal Justice Security Opportunity Rights Honest Reduction

And there are quite a few others that I am simply missing.

Give each of them a simple number, and no title.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 16, 2013 04:52 AM (zzbNp)

55 Could this possibly knock the venerable holiday Fruit Cake off its pedestal as the weirdest treat concocted by man? Granted, I'm not savvy on many desserts originating outside the US borders, but this doesn't sound too....mouthwatering. What was the namer of this dessert thinking?

http://tinyurl.com/pbbmpm4

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 04:52 AM (XB5Ak)

>>>If you think Obamacare is bad now, wait til the death panels start rolling...

The good news is they'll fuck that up, too.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 04:52 AM (3ZtZW)

57 If you think Obamacare is bad now, wait til the death panels start rolling... Posted by: runningrn at September 16, 2013 08:49 AM (PLOz

They already are in some States indirectly. Insurance Companies are limiting the Number of Docs in their network and the number of Hospitals. Same effect

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 04:52 AM (9Xc5j)

58 joncelli - Summers has been jonesing for the job for the job for decades. The fact that he is afraid of hearing in the Democrat controlled Senate is amazing. Obama cant just snap his fingers and Harry Reid jumps.

I think historians may note this, after the ass-kicking delivered by Putin, as the beginning of Obama's lame duck regime.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 04:53 AM (CMlD4)

59 Re college degree required I place ads asking for college degree hoping to find someone who can read, write and speak English. Even with this I still get people who tell me stories about playing football in high school as nr. 34. But when they got to college they had to be nr. 35, 'cos nr. 34 done took'. One of the main reasons I now primarily hire friends of friends.

Posted by: RinseAndRepeat at September 16, 2013 04:53 AM (obeBY)

60 54 Could this possibly knock the venerable holiday Fruit Cake off its pedestal as the weirdest treat concocted by man? Granted, I'm not savvy on many desserts originating outside the US borders, but this doesn't sound too....mouthwatering. What was the namer of this dessert thinking?

http://tinyurl.com/pbbmpm4

Posted by: Lady in Black at September 16, 2013 08:52 AM (XB5Ak)

The English seem to have a talent for coming up with hilarious name for disgusting food. See: Shepherd's pie, bangers 'n mash, etc.

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 04:53 AM (RD7QR)

61 Gee Elizebeth Hassleback has a nice ass

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 04:55 AM (9Xc5j)

62 Polling: What undermined your faith in Government the most?.... : Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands ___ Nixon's "Secret Plan to End the Viet Nam War." Oh, 'the most'? I thought you said 'first'.

Posted by: mindful webworker - voted Libertarian that year at September 16, 2013 04:56 AM (EYfcP)

63 Polling:
What undermined your faith in Government the most?.... : Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands

When the "loyal" opposition placed Jamie Gorelick on the 9/11 panel.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 04:58 AM (CMlD4)

64 Have I mentioned Duh!1 is a braying jackass? And everyone associated with him? Including the laughably misnomered "watchdog press?"

Posted by: Flyover Country at September 16, 2013 04:58 AM (ULH4o)

If you think Obamacare is bad now, wait til the death panels start rolling...

Ah, yes. The Wagon Queen Family Truckster effect.

Posted by: American Eagle at September 16, 2013 04:59 AM (BAS5M)

66 I will keep on reminding y'all about one of Obamacare primary aims...to get their greedy little paws on the RESERVES held by health insurance companies--billions and billions of real money. Every insurance company is required to hold reserves equal to a payout if the worst case scenario for every subscriber. It must be liquid enough to pay ALL claims within 30 days. Figuring the reserves necessary for each subscriber is a complex formula which takes dozens of factors into account including flu season. We put aside an extra 600,000,000 when H1N1 was supposed to be so bad a couple of years ago. Insurance companies are allowed to invest this money, but, liquidity is key. So you do the math, all this lively money to be seized for single payer once the insurance companies are driven under. Oh and those exchanges, that was money not spent in delivering insurance benefits. Just another expensive mess. We budgeted 100,000,000 to build ours and it's going way over budget.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 16, 2013 04:59 AM (N2iLr)

67 Poll question I'd like to hear:

"Do the events of this month mark the highwater point of the Obama Presidency?"

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 04:59 AM (CMlD4)

68 Shots fired at Navy Yard. I am lead to believe that the Navy Yard is sometimes used as a dumping grounds for misfits. Just saying

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:00 AM (9Xc5j)

69 Begone, sock!

Posted by: Count de Monet at September 16, 2013 05:00 AM (BAS5M)

70 When the "loyal" opposition placed Jamie Gorelick on the 9/11 panel.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 08:58 AM (CMlD4)

Yeah, I'm convinced that she's in possession of pictures of a goat orgy attended by every single legislator in DC. It's the only explanation that works.

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 05:00 AM (RD7QR)

71 Pseudo Squaw is on Fox Business.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:00 AM (0axsw)

72 Four of every ten college grads donÂ’t need a degree for their work. That's like, a 70% failure rate.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie, majored in Psychololgy at September 16, 2013 05:01 AM (Ec6wH)

73 Polling:

What undermined your faith in Government the most?
1] IRS Scandal
2] Syria Debacle
3] Obama's Re-election
4] QE to the Nth
5] Fast n Furious
6] etc

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 08:49 AM (3ZtZW)

Response: Yes.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, The Colossus of Independence at September 16, 2013 05:02 AM (fwARV)

74 Male with shotgun at Navy Yard

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:02 AM (9Xc5j)

75 Sherry, why are the exchanges so hard? Seems like you park a pdf of each policy's terms on a website, and say pick'em kids.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:02 AM (CMlD4)

76 How are they going to know how to work the French fry machine without a womyn's studies degree?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:03 AM (0axsw)

77 Shots fired at Navy Yard.
I am lead to believe that the Navy Yard is sometimes used as a dumping grounds for misfits. Just saying Posted by: Nevergiveup

Somebody finally giving up on NMCI?

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:04 AM (CMlD4)

78 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a malignant traitor.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:04 AM (/PCJa)

79 Did anyone else see this picture of Obama and Putin? I posted it on the ONT but it got overlooked. Quite funny. http://tiny.cc/5hfh3w

Posted by: Weirddave at September 16, 2013 05:04 AM (aH+zP)

80 Burn it down. Scatter the stones. Salt the earth where it stood.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:04 AM (/PCJa)

81 Who would be at the Navy Yard at 8:00AM? hey fox guy, we start work in the Military by 7 usually

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:04 AM (9Xc5j)

82 Look at the picture of Cufk head Drudge has up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:05 AM (0axsw)

83 Somebody finally giving up on NMCI? Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 09:04 AM (CMlD4) The Whole Navy Homeport Site is down and may be for weeks

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:05 AM (9Xc5j)

84 Reports of at least one person shot at the Navy Yard. Several thousand people work there.

Posted by: Vendette at September 16, 2013 05:06 AM (CtSLQ)

85 Wandered over to PoliNation to see what they've got. Top item? The Time covers, h/t to AoS.

http://polination.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/keeping-american-liberals-stupid/

Posted by: mindful webwanderer at September 16, 2013 05:06 AM (EYfcP)

86 Reports of at least one person shot at the Navy Yard. Several thousand people work there. Posted by: Vendette at September 16, 2013 09:06 AM (CtSLQ) I "Think" from "reports" they have him contained in one Building

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:06 AM (9Xc5j)

87 Shots fired at Navy Yard. I am lead to believe that the Navy Yard is sometimes used as a dumping grounds for misfits. Just saying If only the bad guy were at some location where guns were readily available to rest of the population. You know, like a prison instead of a military base.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:07 AM (/PCJa)

88 Local news is now saying 5 shot.

Posted by: Vendette at September 16, 2013 05:07 AM (CtSLQ)

89 ~~KABOOM~~ DOOM.
It's whats for breakfast.

Posted by: RolandTHTG at September 16, 2013 05:08 AM (QM5S2)

90 @47, technically, QE was undertaken by the Fed, which is not a government agency. Considering what it's done to my stock portfolio, I say ease away. I distrusted government starting back in the 70s.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at September 16, 2013 05:09 AM (Ec6wH)

91 Aim to the north west.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:09 AM (0axsw)

92 If only the bad guy were at some location where guns were readily available to rest of the population. You know, like a prison instead of a military base. Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 09:07 AM (/PCJa) Yeah. In Israel if your in Uniform and you DON"T have your side arm or rifle, your in trouble. Here it's ass backwards

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:10 AM (9Xc5j)

93 Nobody, and I mean nobody, brings the Monday Morning DOOM! like Monty.

Oh, and just to remind everyone of the state of play in the world? Fraud Street appears set to "roar" to a new high at the open this morning. Because MOAR WAR and LESS SUMMERS and MOAR DOOM appears to be... bullish for fraud, I mean stocks.

Stay doomy, my friends.

Posted by: DocJ at September 16, 2013 05:10 AM (qCk/f)

94 I "Think" from "reports" they have him contained in one Building Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 09:06 AM (9Xc5j) Building 197

Posted by: Vendette at September 16, 2013 05:10 AM (CtSLQ)

95 Leftist indoctrination at college permeates all humanities courses: history, English, poli-sci, sociology, psychology, journalism, religion. The freak-factor is not just limited to womyn's studies and "minority" studies.

Posted by: El Residente at September 16, 2013 05:10 AM (l5fCd)

96 Where are the shootings - on base, the metro stop, the street full of bodegas across the street? That neighborhood has cleaned up in recent years, used to be a place with transvestite armed robbers.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:10 AM (CMlD4)

97 So, 4 of 10 grads don't need a degree for their work. Tell you what: 'twas ever thus. Big Gummint took over education, college first. You were raised to believe that going to college was going to get your nose up some crony-cap's ass. It was a long-running Public Service Ad that caused that.

Here's some chump reasoning: rich kids all go to college. Rich kids get good jobs. Ergo, if my kid goes to college, he'll be a rich kid too. And they sold you that. So, govt-friendly big corp's no longer had to run screening tests (they thought), and could skip most training. One of the economy's bigger cost-shifts, and look who ended up picking it up.

A university education is not supposed to be trade school. If you're a fuck-off, you can very easily turn four years when you're supposed to be learning what western culture is into a vacation. Rich kids can afford to. So what?

My "vacation" lasted six years. I had marketable skills before I started, and I worked full time (and played in a band) the whole time. Won a prestigious scholarship with a minimum stipend, scotching eligibility for the government loan-slavery programme. Net debt, zero. Didn't sleep much, deliberately lived poor, and now you would like to give me some shit about it? I'm not taking it.

So, higher education was co-opted by statists into the service of client corporations, before you ever got your decision made for you. Maybe before you were born -- it was 50 years ago. Very sad, but perhaps you chose badly. You may not belittle me for your failures.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at September 16, 2013 05:11 AM (JNUY4)

98 Thr exchanges are hard for a number of reasons: 1) Exemptions, which affect your rate. For example: if you a are this or that type of person, you get subsidies and different rates. 2) Multilingual, we pay claims in something like 171 languages. I do not know how many languages the exchanges feature. 3) Calculating the applicant's rate for the various levels, etc. 4) Frankly--making it idiot proof enough that illerates and LIVs can use it. 5) Making the legal bits fluid enough to handle all the interactive parts if quoting insurance.

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 16, 2013 05:11 AM (N2iLr)

99 Polling:

What undermined your faith in Government the most?
1] IRS Scandal
2] Syria Debacle
3] Obama's Re-election
4] QE to the Nth
5] Fast n Furious
6] etc

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 08:49 AM

Anyone who has been paying attention should have lost all faith in gubmint long before Choom Boy was anointed.

Frankly, even in the days of Saint Reagan the system was out of control, totally self-serving and frighteningly inefficient. Ain't nothin' new in that regard; only the figurehead (RWR) was more confidence-inspiring.

What has changed is that government has transformed itself from nuisance to menace. Used to be, it hurt citizens through inefficiency and neglect. Now, it is malevolent.

Posted by: MrScribbler at September 16, 2013 05:11 AM (kaGpp)

100 197, 187 is visitor control (dont remember why I know that)

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:12 AM (CMlD4)

101 A purchase of a house doesnÂ’t make one more productive, it doesnÂ’t lead to software or other commercial innovations that drive economic efficiency, nor does it open foreign markets. In times of prosperity (you young people may not recognize that word) housing does provide for employers a more stable workforce. One that isn't living on a year by year lease, looking to pack up and move, year after year. An experienced stable workforce *is* more productive then revolving door employment practices. But housing became 'tulipmania' and people bought for all the wrong reasons. Not because they were gainfully employed with a bright future, but because OMG did you see how much that house sold for? We can make a lot of money by buying a house and selling it six months later. OMG WTF BBQ!!! Let's buy!!! No money down! No credit checks, no employment verification! Housing appreciation became 'conventional wisdom'. Which sometimes is neither.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at September 16, 2013 05:12 AM (U2UQk)

102 Yeah. In Israel if your in Uniform and you DON"T have your side arm or rifle, your in trouble. Here it's ass backwards Yes. I think its absolutely despicable that our armed forces can't walk around base (or in uniform generally) with their weapon. "Oh, no, you're so *violent* and *unpredictable* we can't trust you with a weapon while on base. I mean, you kill people for a living, how dumb would it be to trust you with a weapon?"

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:12 AM (/PCJa)

103 The English seem to have a talent for coming up with hilarious name for disgusting food. See: Shepherd's pie, bangers 'n mash, etc. Spotted dick.

Posted by: Weirddave at September 16, 2013 05:12 AM (aH+zP)

104 Where are the shootings - on base, the metro stop, the street full of bodegas across the street? That neighborhood has cleaned up in recent years, used to be a place with transvestite armed robbers. Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 09:10 AM (CMlD4) On base, Building 197 (Sea Systems Command), but they've shut down area streets.

Posted by: Vendette at September 16, 2013 05:13 AM (CtSLQ)

105 Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 08:49 AM Where does "waking up in the morning" fall on that list?

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:13 AM (/PCJa)

106 94 Leftist indoctrination at college permeates all humanities courses: history, English, poli-sci, sociology, psychology, journalism, religion. The freak-factor is not just limited to womyn's studies and "minority" studies. Posted by: El Residente at September 16, 2013 09:10 AM (l5fCd) I notice much of my commentary appears to following ruts. In this case, the rut is: "I want everyone to take note of Texas' efforts to create a $10,000.00 degree program, especially in it's effort to use online schooling to eliminate the need for classroom study. "

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at September 16, 2013 05:13 AM (bb5+k)

107 Housing on its best day is a consumptive sink of wealth

Yeah, but it keeps the snow off my TV.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™, BFD, ZOMG, WTF, BBQ, QED at September 16, 2013 05:13 AM (/kI1Q)

108 President Obama says a tumultuous month as commander in chief, when his policy toward Syria took a number of unexpected turns, may not have looked Â“smooth and disciplined and linear,Â” but itÂ’s working. Â“IÂ’m less concerned about style points. IÂ’m much more concerned with getting the policy right,Â” Obama told ABCÂ’s George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive interview on Â“This Week.Â” From the Hot Air site: This may be my whiteboard sign for tomorrow because it's raining here now and can't put one out- Pres. Obama on his Syrian diplomacy: "I'm less concerned with style points" Style Points?!! Foreign diplomacy is not awarded points like an ice dancing competition, Mr. Obama.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 16, 2013 05:14 AM (3Xppc)

109 197, 187 is visitor control (dont remember why I know that) Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 09:12 AM (CMlD4) Yeah the way they number buildings on a Military Base is all screwed up. I am sure it was once in order, but as they tear down some old buildings and put up new ones, it gets all screwed up. At least it is up in Groton especially on the Lower Base

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:15 AM (9Xc5j)

110

>>I think historians may note this, after the ass-kicking delivered by Putin, as the beginning of Obama's lame duck regime.

.He was a lame duck 15 minutes after he won the election and everyone jumped on the Hillary 2016 bandwagon.

Posted by: Registered Voter at September 16, 2013 05:15 AM (nUbHY)

111 .He was a lame duck 15 minutes after he won the election and everyone jumped onthe Hillary 2016 bandwagon. Posted by: Registered Voter at September 16, 2013 09:15 AM (nUbHY) Not Biden who just called kerry the bestest Sec of State ever

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:16 AM (9Xc5j)

112

You remember that IRS scandal that Democrats have been desperately hoping would go away? ItÂ’s not going away.

I'd share that optimism, Monty, were I not convinced - so convinced, in fact, that I'd bet you a President Jackson on it - that the MFM, the Dems and the GOP will do their damndest to bury it. After all, we can't have the proles hating on their benevolent DC masters, can we?

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at September 16, 2013 05:17 AM (zF6Iw)

113 .He was a lame duck 15 minutes after he won the election and everyone jumped onthe Hillary 2016 bandwagon.

Posted by: Registered Voter at September 16, 2013 09:15 AM (nUbHY)

Basically all that keeps me going is the anticipation of being immensely entertained by the primary debates between Hillary and Slow Joe: The Shrill vs. The Moronic, in HD.

Posted by: joncelli at September 16, 2013 05:17 AM (RD7QR)

114 "Shelter in Place" I guess the Dental Clinic at the Navy Yard is gonna be slow this AM.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:18 AM (9Xc5j)

115 What has changed is that government has transformed itself from nuisance to menace. Used to be, it hurt citizens through inefficiency and neglect. Now, it is malevolent. Posted by: MrScribbler at September 16, 2013 09:11 AM (kaGpp) It's malevolent nature made itself known. "Government is not reason, nor eloquence. It is force. And like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearsome master." -- George Washington.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at September 16, 2013 05:18 AM (bb5+k)

116 My eldest daughter wants to be a teacher, and honestly, I think she'll make a good one if she can actually get through the coursework and get a job. She's stubborn as a mule and takes no crap from nobody, so we'll see how that works out. However, our county offers a program for high school seniors wherein possible future teachers take some study at the local community college and then student teach at local schools. She'll get credit at the community college for this, and that's where she plans to start her college career anyway.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at September 16, 2013 05:19 AM (WD0KF)

117 In all seriousness, I hope all my Navy and Marine boys and girls are safe at the Navy Yard.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:19 AM (9Xc5j)

118 See: Shepherd's pie, bangers 'n mash, etc. The English have far more disgusting foods than those in my opinion-"Chip Buttie" French fries on bread?!. Mushy peas-Prettyt much what it sounds like Shepherds pie-merely ground meat and vegetables covered with mashed potatoes. Bangers and mash-Sausages and mashed potatoes. I guess it you're not a meat and potatoes man it could be disgusting. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 16, 2013 05:19 AM (3Xppc)

119 I used to go down there all the time. My last visit resulted in nasty letter to NMCI re: their structural incompetence, cc'd to CNO staff saying we would be using USAF networks to address a theater urgent need because NMCI were idiots. It went over well.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:20 AM (CMlD4)

120 Four of every ten college grads donÂ’t need a degree for their work. I'm actually going to guess it's higher than that. I'm going to guess there are a lot of jobs that seem like (or just claim) a degree is required when, in fact, no degree is required. The last three jobs my wife had (last 5 for me) all claimed a Bachelor's degree was required. Neither of us graduated college and, yet, we got those jobs. Why? Because that degree doesn't mean anything. Even STEM jobs often don't require the rigor of a full 4-year degree. Yes, you'll go farther faster with one (assuming you didn't major in Wymyn's Studies or whatever), but often they aren't actually necessary.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:20 AM (/PCJa)

121 If the ~2million bikers had been wearing Obama masks, would the media have noticed them?

Posted by: mindful webworker wondering aloud at September 16, 2013 05:22 AM (5F76G)

122 And "spotted dick"-a pastry made with mutton fat? Uggh. But maybe it sounds worse than it actually is: From "Huffington Post": So, what is it, anyway? Spotted dick is a traditional British pudding made from suet, or mutton fat. The suet is mixed with other ingredients, such as baking soda, flour, molasses, corn syrup, or nutmeg. This creates a pastry dough, to which raisins or dry fruit are added, hence the dessert's "spots." The dough is traditionally either steamed or boiled, and is often served with a custard sauce. Etymology Why does such a commonplace, and even appetizing dessert have such a strange, unappetizing name? As mentioned, "spotted" refers to the currants, fruit or raisins in the pastry. "Dick" is messier to explain -- the word itself has a fuzzy history, and in the 19th century alone it was understood as an abbreviation for dictionary, a policeman, an apron, a riding wip, and, of course, male genitalia. Around the same time as these meanings were used, the first recorded spotted dick recipe was created. Etymology resources suggest that the "dick" in "spotted dick" could be "a corruption of the last syllable of pudding," "a corruption of 'dough'," or a reference to the German dick, meaning thick or viscous.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at September 16, 2013 05:22 AM (3Xppc)

123 Not that this has anything to do with today's incident, BUT if they want to increase security at Military Bases maybe they should NOT be eliminating DOD stickers on cars

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:22 AM (9Xc5j)

124 >>> Could this possibly knock the venerable holiday Fruit Cake off its pedestal as the weirdest treat concocted by man? It's ok when fresh, but it's terrible if it gets tainted.

Posted by: fluffy at September 16, 2013 05:23 AM (z9HTb)

125 How did Peter Ducey get there so fast

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:23 AM (9Xc5j)

126 124 How did Peter Ducey get there so fast Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 09:23 AM (9Xc5j) Isn't he based in DC?

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at September 16, 2013 05:25 AM (bCEmE)

127 Male with shotgun at Navy Yard

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 09:02 AM (9Xc5j)

_____________________

How is that possible? Guns are illegal in Dee Cee!

Posted by: Truck Monkey, Applying Liberal Logic at September 16, 2013 05:25 AM (32Ze2)

128 The Naval Sea Systems Command's headquartes is the work place for about 3,000 people.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:25 AM (9Xc5j)

129 Where's Gibbs!? Someone get Gibbs!

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at September 16, 2013 05:26 AM (bCEmE)

130 Not that this has anything to do with today's incident, BUT if they want to increase security at Military Bases maybe they should NOT be eliminating DOD stickers on cars Posted by: Nevergiveup

Nope. Stickers lead to lazy guard behavior and increase off base risk. Positive ID of the occupants is what matters, and facetime with the guard. Waving stickers thru was insane. Most places have license plate reads too.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 05:26 AM (CMlD4)

131 Isn't he based in DC? Posted by: Tami at September 16, 2013 09:25 AM (bCEmE) Yup, but ya ever see rush hour traffic in DC?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:26 AM (9Xc5j)

132 It should be OK. Ammo and magazines are illegal in D.C. so it's probably unloaded.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:27 AM (0axsw)

133

@12

My SIL lives with us and should apply for disability. However, with three degrees she feels her "brilliance" can still help her keep a job. NOT. She has been manic depressive since she was 15. She managed to keep a teaching job for over 10 years, but not without several "sabbaticals" after an episode. She is unmarried, 46.
When I meet people who claim the bipolar status and take no meds, I want to turn them in for cheating the system. Because there is no way they are like her. Not a snowball's chance in hell.

We enrolled her in the same program you were in here in NC. She is also going to be without come 10/1. As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a Mer-ah-gee." (mirage)
She will have to apply for disability because she will not be able to afford even the bronze plan. We have jumped through the app process twice now. Obamacare is a farce.

Posted by: DefendUSA at September 16, 2013 05:27 AM (S0aj8)

134 My eldest daughter wants to be a teacher Good luck to her. Not in a snarky way, but because the demographics don't look that good. I read recently of two major cities, Philadelphia and Chicago (there are more, but those are two quick examples) that have closed down scores of schools, releasing thousands of unemployed teacher into the supply. When the few slim openings occur, there is a huge supply of experienced teachers to pick and choose from. In times of prosperity (there's that word again) people have children, maybe marry, and five or six years later enroll them in schools. It's barely happening anymore. Schools that used to have two, three, or more kindergartens are down to one. Half full, at that. It's going to require a huge change in the thought process in this country before prosperity no longer is considered as objectionable as a four letter word.

Posted by: Schrödinger's cat [/i] at September 16, 2013 05:27 AM (U2UQk)

135 Guess whose feet you can lay much of Kansas' unfounded pensions problem at. This crew should only need one guess, which won't even be a "guess".

Posted by: nothinglefttolose at September 16, 2013 05:27 AM (J+V/o)

136 Nope. Stickers lead to lazy guard behavior and increase off base risk. Positive ID of the occupants is what matters, and facetime with the guard. Waving stickers thru was insane. Most places have license plate reads too. Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 09:26 AM (CMlD4) I've never been waived thru with a DOD sticker, they still check my ID. Off base, never had a problem.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:27 AM (9Xc5j)

137 Goood morning all! I'm still laughing myself silly over David Brooks' sputtering display of loathing toward Ted Cruz and other "obstructionist, anti-media" Republicans. It does my heart good any time David Brooks is suffering.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Assault Hobbit Chelsea [/i][/s][/u][/b] at September 16, 2013 05:28 AM (4df7R)

138 Public affairs Dir. on phone with Fox said multiple injuries and fatalities.

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at September 16, 2013 05:28 AM (bCEmE)

139 You folks are looking at the college degree requirement wrong. The resaon companies require a college degree now for hiring and promotion is a direct outgrowth of the bullshit liberal ruiling from the Supreme Court in Griggs vs Duke Power.

http://tinyurl.com/ysm6b

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 05:29 AM (zZbNF)

140 Housing on its best day is a consumptive sink of wealth, and when housing was all the rage in the earlier part of the new Millennium, the fact that it was made it apparent that consumption of housing was detracting from investment in the productive parts of the economy. Sorry, I've gotta throw a flag on this one. Housing- whether single-family units or multi-family units- is an economic driver. As someone mentioned above, in good times it helps ensure a stable workforce. Beyond that, though, there are the ancillary industries which serve "Housing" and would, themselves, wither on the vine. No, having a house doesn't make me more thrifty or more productive (at least: no more productive than if I had an apartment). It doesn't produce software (on its own). Nevertheless, it frees up money for me to do other things. An apartment big enough to hold my family (including dogs) would cost me much more than my house payment, for instance. That freed-up money then goes right back into the economy in some other way. The problem was not "housing," the problem was the irrational push to get people who weren't ready to be homeowners (and might never have been ready) into houses anyway.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) MFM Delenda Est at September 16, 2013 05:29 AM (/PCJa)

141 #134 Sebelius? Did I win, huh, did I?

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes C'est Magnifique at September 16, 2013 05:29 AM (N2iLr)

142 Nevergiveup @ 108 - It's been ~10+ years since I've been at SUBASE NLON. Did they finally tear down Building 1 on the Lower Base? It was falling apart back then.

Posted by: butch at September 16, 2013 05:30 AM (0APJ3)

143 I wish somebody would think to throw a bucket of water on Lois Lerner at her next appearance, I'd love to see her "I'm melting" routine one more time.

Posted by: ontherocks at September 16, 2013 05:30 AM (rQsoM)

144 Ben dump

Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 05:31 AM (zZbNF)

145

Darth Sebelius? The high priestess of the death panels used to be a governor?

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:31 AM (0axsw)

146 Dump up.

Posted by: Tami[/i][/b][/u][/s] at September 16, 2013 05:31 AM (bCEmE)

147 Not besmirching anyone that has a high school education only. I'm thinking that the businesses that require a college education don't want there doors beat in by the high school grads that are passed through the K-12 system. I'm not saying that a college ed is giving them a better worker (I only have an AA degree), but it cuts down on the riff raff.

Maybe it should be looked upon as a type of discrimination.

Eric Holder to the white..oops...non color courtesy phone!!

Posted by: Bruce at September 16, 2013 05:31 AM (cGaIx)

148 138 You folks are looking at the college degree requirement wrong. The resaon companies require a college degree now for hiring and promotion is a direct outgrowth of the bullshit liberal ruiling from the Supreme Court in Griggs vs Duke Power. http://tinyurl.com/ysm6b Posted by: Vic at September 16, 2013 09:29 AM (zZbNF) Which is itself a consequence of having Roosevelt/Truman infect the judiciary with a massive quantity of Kook judges.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at September 16, 2013 05:32 AM (bb5+k)

149 It's ok when fresh, but it's terrible if it gets tainted. Posted by: fluffy at September 16, 2013 09:23 AM (z9HTb) Huh huh huh You said "taint" Huhuhuhuhuhuhuh

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 16, 2013 05:32 AM (MBqvE)

150 Sounds like workplace violence to me.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:32 AM (0axsw)

151 I know, Schrodinger, but she's definitely not cut out for a STEM degree, and I don't know any other field where there is a hiring bonanza, so we'll see. At least she doesn't plan on racking up a lot of college debt, if any, so there's that.

Defend, I'm bipolar myself, but I always take my meds. I feel for your situation.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at September 16, 2013 05:33 AM (WD0KF)

152 Nevergiveup @ 108 - It's been ~10+ years since I've been at SUBASE NLON. Did they finally tear down Building 1 on the Lower Base? It was falling apart back then. Posted by: butch at September 16, 2013 09:30 AM (0APJ3) Not sure. Being a Dentist I spent most of my time on the Upper Base except for getting my picture taken on the Lower Base and visiting a Sub

Posted by: Nevergiveup at September 16, 2013 05:34 AM (9Xc5j)

153 I walked in my living room yesterday afternoon and discovered my oldest watching a movie on the ABC "Family" channel. This movie was Pretty Woman-yes, the movie about a prostitute being redeemed from her life by rich, nice prostitute-hiring businessman who needed an escort for a "date" and falls in love. This. Was. On. The. ABC. FAMILY. Channel.

Posted by: Crucible at September 16, 2013 05:35 AM (659DL)

154

>>>It's malevolent nature made itself known.

My theory is that, contra Plato, the forms of government do not entirely replace one another but instead merely layer onto one another. So, while 'democracy' replaces oligarchy on it's face, the oligarchs are still very much in control and allow the kabuki of democracy to go on as it provides much better security for themselves.

Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 05:36 AM (3ZtZW)

155 I remember Plato. I even had the Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop.

Posted by: Boss Moss at September 16, 2013 05:40 AM (0axsw)

156 My theory is that, contra Plato, the forms of government do not entirely replace one another but instead merely layer onto one another. So, while 'democracy' replaces oligarchy on it's face, the oligarchs are still very much in control and allow the kabuki of democracy to go on as it provides much better security for themselves. Posted by: Bigby's Shadow Puppet Hands at September 16, 2013 09:36 AM (3ZtZW) I have always held that the "Strong Man" form of government, is the only kind that is natural to humans. It begins with our father, proceeds through the local Chieftan, and culminates with a King. What the founders did was to create a very unnatural form of government, (based on reason) and the adherents to the natural form of government have been trying to change it ever since.

Posted by: Diogenes' Lamp at September 16, 2013 05:41 AM (bb5+k)

157 ...used to be a place with transvestite armed robbers.

Posted by: Jean at September 16, 2013 09:10 AM (CMlD4)

Doesn't that describe just about every Navy base in CONUS?

Posted by: Larsen E. Whipsnade at September 16, 2013 05:43 AM (rXcBX)

158 Oh, lawdy. The Horde in general discovers spotted dick. S. Weasel will be proud. Or in abject fear. It's an either/or proposition I 'spect.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, totes not GLaDOS at September 16, 2013 05:52 AM (naUcP)

159 Yellen is probably a lock, though in truth sheÂ’s hardly a better pick than Summers on the merits. In theory, Summers could do math and read the hand writing on the wall. Yellen probably wears Obama colored glasses...

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at September 16, 2013 06:23 AM (1hM1d)

160 At least Yellen has Fed experience. Summers does not.

Posted by: Buckeye Katie at September 16, 2013 06:49 AM (1M/xn)

161 The last time CA computed what the underground economy cost them, it was $6.5 billion.

http://tinyurl.com/lvcuxvr

But that's mostly by immigrants who are working off the books, so there's been no crackdown. How could they not know?? I quit one job because after about a month, my immigrant boss came in and handed me a bag of money instead of a paycheck, "so we don't have to pay taxes." Yeah, right. I'm in the IRS's headlights, dude. So I quit.

Posted by: PJ at September 16, 2013 07:11 AM (ZWaLo)

162 Miss Ronstadt was one of the hottest things about the Seventies.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius at September 16, 2013 09:26 AM (BDU/a)

163 As a former AAG for the State of Kansas and victim of KPERS I can say with confidence that the problem existed before Sebby took office. The issue, and the article does not seem to mention it, is that teachers and school personnel for many years (decades) in Kansas did not have to contribute to KPERS and were guaranteed a payout on retirement. The contribution was to be made on their behalf by the state. Which of course, the state did not do, and thus, shortfall.

Posted by: JamesT at September 16, 2013 09:27 AM (TZRY3)

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