Category Archives: Snark

Just eight? What a wimp!

And from that same article there was this nonsense tacked on at the end: Other big donors also had personal encounters with Obama. Houston businessman Bill Perkins, who held a fundraiser in November 2007, relaxed with the candidate afterward, talking … Continue reading

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Tell me again, who is the party of "the people"?

From The Washington Post: Nearly 100 wealthy families and power couples contributed at least $100,000 each to help Barack Obama over the past two years, creating an elite set of donors to whom the president-elect repeatedly turned in financing his … Continue reading

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Daniel Craig: Hoplophobe?

The latest actor to play James Bond, “doesn’t like guns“. The action star admits shooting holds no appeal for him, even though he fires off numerous rounds in his new film ‘Defiance’ and plays trigger-happy British spy James Bond. He … Continue reading

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Oh, Were you really expecting a change?

From Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Barack Obama had the “stench” of his predecessor as U.S. president and was at risk of being killed if he tries to change the American “empire.” I know, President Obama was … Continue reading

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Why the TSA sucks: Reason 50,000

from USAToday: Fewer domestic passengers left the nation’s airports through the first seven months of 2008, with fewer flights filling the friendly skies. But while a bleak economic outlook may not perk up those numbers in the short term, the … Continue reading

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"Green" Conflict of Interest?

Al Gore does it so I guess it’s all right for Obama’s pick for “climate czar” too. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Surprise!… Obama’s Climate Czar Is Board Member of Major Carbon Offset Company …Update: Her Husband Lobbied on Energy Issues … Continue reading

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10 more reasons the TSA sucks

From the Luggage Blog: 10 Worst TSA Employees of 2008 Stealing valuables, gross ignorance, petty tyranny, lethal incompetence and institutional failure. It’s all on display in this year end wrap up of the failure that is the TSA.

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From Meh to Suck

My attitude toward President Bush went from “Meh” to “Suck” this morning when I read this. “I readily concede I chucked aside my free-market principles when I was told … the situation we were facing could be worse than the … Continue reading

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I have blog post block.

Yet I still have the need to post something.        So the world will learn of my fail.

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Did someone put extra stupid in the DC water supply?

Michael Bane is reporting that the Democrats are going to push hard for a new “Assault Weapon Ban” in January.    Apparently I was wrong in my thinking that the Dems had been burned enough times on the gun issue … Continue reading

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