Monthly Archives: February 2009

Financial Crisis: Blame the Jews?

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

I find this mind boggling…. WHILE PEOPLE GO TO ALABAMA TO LOOK FOR RELIGIOUS PREJUDICE: “A poll commissioned by the ADL shows that 33% of Europeans blame the Jews for the financial meltdown. A mind-boggling 74% Spaniards think so.” Pathetic. … Continue reading →

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Now that’s the way to do it!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Get laid off, start your own company! Our “loser” who should read rule #5 needs to meet these guys for inspiration instead of looking for handouts from the government.

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Pork: The American people don’t care…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Chuck Schumer talking down to the “chattering class”. If you do care, you could phone Schumer’s office at 202-224-6542 or fax him at 202-228-3027, or email him here. Hat tip to Powerline and Instapundit.

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Cost of college education

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

How many colleges are like Dartmouth when it comes to responsible spending? Joe Asch provides a devastating account of the way that Dartmouth has wasted its money over the past ten years. During this period, Joe shows, administrative expenses have … Continue reading →

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On the lighter side…

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Captured from the world webcam in the sidebar… Whoops, sorry about capturing the hand cursor!

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Lies

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

From Newmark’s Door… As Mark Twain might have put it, there are three kinds of lies — lies, damned lies and global warming science. His post makes interesting reading with section from a paper by an MIT professor… Richard S. … Continue reading →

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“Amen”

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Michelle Maulkin concludes…. It’s sacrilegious to say it in the Age of Obama, but it needs to be said: Home ownership is not an entitlement. Credit is not a civil right. Your property-value preservation is not my problem. Can I … Continue reading →

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Capitulation not “compromise”

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Writing on the passing of the stimulus package, Pat Toomey concludes… Senator Specter cites John F. Kennedy, who said: “In politics, nobody gets everything, nobody gets nothing, and everybody gets something.” In this case, the Democrats get almost everything, and … Continue reading →

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Rule #5

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Hey, hey, hey, see previous post! Rule No. 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grand-parentshad a different word of burger flipping. They called it opportunity. Theyweren’t embarrassed making minimum wage either. They would have beenembarrassed to sit … Continue reading →

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LOSER

Posted on February 11, 2009 by ChrisA

Where’s the “L” on this guys forehead?

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Dodd’s approval rating down to 41%

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

My only question is why is it still so high?

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Geithner Talks, Wall Street responds….

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA
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Presidential?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

Ann Althouse, who voted for President Obama, concludes her liveblogging of his 1st press conference as follows… 8:00: He ends exactly on the button. We hear a stomp as he steps off the podium, and his walk back into the … Continue reading →

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Hidden in the stimulus package

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

To much to spend, you just can’t make this stimulus stuff up. Speaking of spending money unwisely, the stimulus bill adds another $850 million for Amtrak, the railroad that can’t turn a profit. There’s also $1.7 billion for “critical deferred … Continue reading →

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“Playing chicken” with automobiles?

Posted on February 10, 2009 by ChrisA

Smart, really smart. Amazingly, no one was seriously hurt. “One person described him as playing chicken with the cars,” Huntley said. “He was running into cars as they were driving and wandering into the street.” The man was taken to … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Pat Summitt: Career victory 1000

Posted on February 9, 2009 by ChrisA

Congratuations to Pat Summitt for leading the Lady Vols to 1000 career victories!

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Capitalism and Greed: Milton Friedman takes down lightweight Donahue

Posted on February 9, 2009 by ChrisA

Hat tip to Power Line. For another point of view, see todays editorial by Erika Stutzman of the Boulder Daily Camera. AFter talking about the overindulgance of a few CEO’s, and rightfully so in my mind, she concludes… Perhaps this … Continue reading →

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“That’s the point. Seriously, that’s the point.”

Posted on February 8, 2009 by ChrisA

The President and stimulus. Makes me wanna puke.

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Hope and change meets the guardrail

Posted on February 6, 2009 by ChrisA
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The Age of Obama

Posted on February 6, 2009 by ChrisA

Isn’t this the truth… The Age of Obama begins with perhaps the greatest frenzy of old-politics influence peddling ever seen in Washington. By the time the stimulus bill reached the Senate, reports the Wall Street Journal, pharmaceutical and high-tech companies … Continue reading →

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