Big Ol' Smitty

I'm starting to worry how far into theocracy territory they're going to get before somebody reels them in, personally. You're insane!

I probably should post this in a wrestling folder. But I don't go to these folders. The Ultimate Warrior's "legal counsel" threatens to sue this blogger for libel & hilarity ensues. http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=2790

*dejectedly goes off to do some reading*

Haha!

The DOD doesn't have a tiny fraction of the waste that, say, DHS has. Or compared to utter pork attached to most bills in Congress. And, yes, the GOP is just as bad about that as the Dems. -=Mike Yeah, Tom Ridge's little vacations were costing us a lot of dough. I wish, however, that we could find those billions of reconstruction dollars lost somewhere in the sands of Iraq. We could buy some cool shit with that.

The Global Competitiveness Index is what I cited. Man, I GOTS to get myself to Turkmenistan then. 23.1% GDP growth! I would be sittin' pretty there.

When Shays calls the GOP the party of theology, neither does he. A lot of people think the GOP is too theocratic. A lot of people don't like duels. Bad comparison.

And some people think the radical left is clueless... -=Mike

Remind me not to vote for you for public office. Here's a deal: you don't have to pay taxes anymore. Just don't use the public highways. In case of fire, don't call the Fire Department to save your home. In case of home invasion, armed robbery or other criminal threats, don't call the police for help. Don't sue for damages in court. Don't purchase prescription drugs (certified safe and effective by the FDA). Don't purchase meat and dairy products that have been inspected by the Dept. Of Agriculture. Don't visit the National Parks or National Forests. Don't purchase airline tickets (since that industry is regulated by the FAA). Your bank account may no longer be protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. For that matter, don't use US currency, since it is guaranteed by the Federal Government. Instead, conduct all transactions by barter. Of course, it will be impossible to deprive you of all government services – in some cases you will, of necessity, be a free rider. For example, the air that you breathe will be cleaner due to the enforcement of clean air standards, paid for by other citizens. Similarly, you will be safer from foreign invasion thanks to a military paid for by others. Now you can keep all of "your" money! Deal? Then direct your anger at tax evaders, tax loopholes for the rich, corporate welfare, & sweetheart government contracts. Besides, if I was in charge, I wouldn't even raise taxes on schmucks like you.

When Zell Miller challenges people to duels, he doesn't represent anybody.

What's the difference between a pile of stones and a pile of dead babies? You can't move a pile of stones with a pitchfork. What's the difference between a baby and a bathtub? Can't fuck a bathtub. What's funnier than a dead baby? A dead baby in a clown costume! What's funnier than a dead baby? A dead baby sitting next to a kid with down syndrome. How do you know when a baby is a dead baby? The dog plays with it more. What's the difference between a dead baby and a trampoline? When you jump on a trampoline, you take your boots off. How do you stop a baby crawling round in circles ? Nail its other hand to the floor. What do you call a dead baby with no arms and no legs hanging on your wall? Art. How many babies does it take to paint a house? Depends how hard you throw them. How do you get 100 babies into a bucket? With a blender! How do you get them out again? With tortilla chips!

Uh... which Korea? I guess South.

But it would have about 80 times as many hot girls as New Jersey.

Kinda like how Bush has the lowest approval rating of any president ever at this point in his second term? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2005Apr11.html

'Bout time some Republicans started noticing the neoconservatives grip on their party I don't think Delay and the like are neo-cons. Neocons are the Wolfowitz-Weekly Standard-Bill Kristol set who want the US to play world messiah. Delay is just a regular old radical conservative, or radcon. Or how about a "theocon"? I like the sound of that. To me, the neocons are somehow more likeable than the radcons--I guess because they're ostensibly idealists like me. In TSM terms, I think of MikeSC as a radcon and Cerebus as a neocon.

I think he means "Republican in Name Only".

Okay, what about the the tremendous American economic growth in the post-WWII era, when taxes were higher than they'd ever been before or have been since? Or during the 90's, after the Clinton tax hikes? I know you can come up with excuses for these, but higher taxes in these instances did not have a crippling effect on economic growth.

Update: Congressman Chris Shays (R-Connecticut) came out calling Delay "an embarassment to me and the Republican Party." Rick Santorum also came out with some critical remarks. I propose a death match between Santorum and Delay for the title of "biggest rightwing nut in Congress".

BTW, I am trying to point out that different systems can work equally well economically, and that the GOP "low taxes=PARADISE ON EARTH" formula doesn't necessarily always hold true. See Mexico.

Then why do they put this xenophobic drivel on their website?

http://www.minutemanproject.com/AboutMMP.html The picture was just a joke, but I do think this group is motivated by more than just a desire to "protect" us.

The MMP just put out a new recruiting poster...

TNR is also one of my favorite mags. Cerebus, you are being drawn to the light side. And speaking of political magazines, I found these two covers coming out on the same week to be quite hilarious (I work at a bookstore and read all this stuff).

Ohio agency sinks millions into rare coins State gives investment business to prominent local Republican By MIKE WILKINSON and JAMES DREW BLADE STAFF WRITERS Since 1998, Ohio has invested millions of dollars in the unregulated world of rare coins, buying nickels, dimes, and pennies. Controlling the money for the state? Prominent local Republican and coin dealer Tom Noe, whose firm made more than $1 million off the deal last year alone. The agreement to invest the money in rare coins is rare itself: The Blade could find no other instance of a state government investing in a rare coin fund. Neither the state nor Mr. Noe could provide one. "I don't think I'd be excited to invest in rare coins," Vermont Treasurer Mike Ablowich said. "It's a little unusual." The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has continued to be the sole investor in Mr. Noe's Capital Coin funds despite strong concerns raised by an auditor with the bureau about possible conflicts of interest and whether the state's millions were adequately protected. And the state has maintained its stake in Capital Coin despite documented problems: Two coins worth roughly $300,000 were lost in the mail in 2003. The firm has written off $850,000 in debt over the last three years to cover a failed business relationship. Mr. Noe has loaned some of the state's money to a local real estate business that buys and sells central-city homes. A state auditor could not find documents to prove if the loans were sufficiently covered by the value of real estate that a Capital Coin subsidiary held as collateral. More at http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...EWS24/504030349

Liberals are "involving financial matters"?