Theeeeeeeyyy’rreee baaaa-aaaaccckkk!
Are we ready for the new Congress? Any bets on how long before Obama mentions (1)Booooosh, (2) ditches, (3) Slurpees, or (4) “we must focus on jobs, quit looking at health care” ?
Wednesday Let the Madness Begin Edition
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I coulda been first, coulda been a contender.
Happy Thursday.
CNN: Sen. Mike Lee: Too many have no “skin in the game”
Mike Lee’s da’ bomb!
I’m still trying to draft an alto as a regular for our pre-choir snacks and brews so that we’d have a full quartet. We’ve got the soprano, tenor and bass consistently covered. The first rehearsal of the year was this evening. We were greeted with folders containing several brand new pieces, and a few that we haven’t done in a… Read more »
Oh definitely. Like I say, I’m willing to give them a chance. I’m just pretty pessimistic on the whole thing until they show me that they are serious. We shall see. Hopefully they’ll prove my pessimism to be unwarranted.
bob #30;
Just the ultimate jurist, bob.
Well, class is over and was a great success! The students took to my crossword puzzle and most of the talking was productive discussion over the answers. The students told me they really enjoyed the activity tonight. As the class progressed and none of them were getting close to finishing, I began writing answers on the board every few minutes.… Read more »
My problem with the Huffpo link is that he’s using it as evidence they have no intention of making serious cuts. Let’s see what happens when they start doing their “weekly cut”.
I’ll give ’em a chance, but I’m not very encouraged by their seeming indifference to entitlement reform. Denninger calls out the left and right equally. Citing HuffPo doesn’t mean he agrees with them in general.
And Denninger citing a HuffPo piece should make you immediately suspicious.
#63 Dude I’m not worried yet. As far as the $100 billion cuts, since the fiscal year is already half over (and spent), it would be impossible to reach that number in this budget. But they have pledged to reach the goal in 12 calendar months. Cantor also said today that the “sacred cows”, including defense and homeland security, are… Read more »
Filed under we are screwed:
http://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?singlepost=2342711
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am…
RIP Gerry Rafferty
Have you guys heard of the Flesch Readability Quotient? It’s a scale for measuring how hard it is to understand written text. Microsoft Word has an option to turn on some readability checks along with spelling and grammar checks. Darren posted an excerpt last night from Pajamas Media article on Utopia. I pasted those 2 paragraphs into Word and ran… Read more »
#39 Tex-Can The bird deaths are more puzzling to me than the fish deaths. Fish die from events that include depletion of the oxygen in their water, or toxins from algal blooms or chemical accidents. But other than a drastic weather event, it’s harder to imagine what could suddenly kill a thousand birds. It sure attracts more attention now that… Read more »
Our faith formation classes begin again tonight. The students have been off for three weeks. Tonight is a “games” night for which I’ve generated a crossword puzzle using information from previous classes, in an effort to slide them gently back into learning mode.
Let’s just see how it goes…
Wade Philips is coming to town
A little long, but easy to watch.
#41 texanadian
Or how bout this boat?
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2010/04/fantastic-sinking-boat-by-julien.html
Oh thanks. Has everyone seen the Drudge headline picture of Boehner with the gavel. Looks like he had a great chance to take her out permanently.
Note the Subscript / Superscript quicktags above the comment box.
Cool squawk, how did you do that?
#44. I’m with you Hambo. We don’t need a testosterone laden WWF convention – this country just seems in short supply of men who are willing to quietly step up and lead this nation with a strong character and conviction and an honest and moral compass – you know, the antithesis of the 3M President.
#49 –
AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMEN and it will N E V E R be completely over!!
Hey–
I allowed for the possibility that a new one was just beginning.
I think its going to be kind of the difference between a chase nightmare and one where you show up to work nekkid.
No it is not.
Now Adee;
You know we were told that those death panels were just the product of the fevered minds of nutcase right wingers—right before they pulled them from the legislation the first time.
And then again, right before they pulled them from the regulations.
Hmmm, Seems Comrade Sebelius has withdrawn the Death Panels from Obamacare only a few days after her minions stuck it back in by fiat, same as the Senate yanked it before Obama care’s misbegotten passage. Heard that on Laura Ingraham’s program this morning. Now Laura did not refer to her as Comrade, but I do. Ya think the uproar from… Read more »
Well, Speaker Boenher did not weep as far as I heard in the swearing-in ceremony, so this concern is of no consequence.
WTH?
#40 Sorry Adee, I just think it’s inappropriate to cry sometimes, this being one of them. He can cry in the privacy of his home if he must. I don’t want to see the person that’s third in line for the Presidency sobbing at the drop of a hat (or gavel, as it were). Time to pull up your big… Read more »
My fellow Americans; our long national nightmare is over.
fify
I wish I had seen this before Christmas. I want one.
http://minx.cc/?post=310217
#17 Hamous, Regarding John Boehner possibly crying on his election to Speaker of the House and receipt of the gavel, if he does, so what? This is not a seminal moment in his life and in the lives of all Americans? Hell’s bells, lots of us will be crying for joy, especially all who worked so hard to bring about… Read more »
They can’t all be caused by runaway Toyota’s
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/01/05/mass-animals-deaths-worldwide-birds-sweden/
#36 TexaKanuk: There are too darned many stories about lots of dead birds for this to be “fireworks” or lightning or some “natural occurrance” . Something is amiss and I don’t know what it is but the BS we are getting from “the govt” doesn’t pass the smell test. Just like the missile that got fired off the coast of… Read more »
I mis posted in the NOT O/C thread yesterday – did not want yall to miss……….. Year-End Debt-Stravaganza To The Incoming Senators and Congresspeople: YOU ARE ON NOTICE. No promises to “do something about it tomorrow.” We’ve heard about that now for three years. The time for political stunts and showmanship is over. This is a real issue, it is… Read more »
I have no memory of this sort of thing happening before and must admit, it is getting somewhat worrisome.
http://www.ktre.com/global/story.asp?s=13787277
oh yeah, morning all.
The fact that you string so many trite leftist cliches together is an indicator of some kind of left leaning philosophy.
#35 Boney
Just something I found while hangin’ ten on the ‘net.
#5 TT: That is something only a plumber’s wife could come up with; really funny :>)
Linky
simply amazing! Congress extends tax rates over democrats objections and immediately in Dec 297,000 new jobs in the private sector. December 2010 National Employment Report Private-sector employment increased by 297,000 from November to December on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report® released today. The estimated change of employment from October to November was revised… Read more »
#27 The fact that I am not a raving right wing authoritarian corporatist is not an indication that I am any kind of communist.
Just a heads up for all Houston citizens – the administration has raised permit fees astronomically since Dec 15th. Permit prices have doubled or tripled; a minimum permit fee is now $70. If you are going to have any work done on your house, be prepared. Your tradesman is having to pay a lot more just to have the privilege… Read more »
tt #5 Just getting up off the floor. That is hilarious.
A read from the Archives.
Then think how many are in place. Bob42 will be proud.
The lib-terd-nozzles will scream about “going backwards” when the repeal of Obamacare is discussed. Going backwards seems like a great idea to me when going forward means falling off of a cliff. REPENTING from socialism, which fails every time it is tried means going back to capitalism, which works every time it is tried. America desperately needs to repent from… Read more »
As far as Boehner crying – I’ve told many of my friends that I am “wired for water”. When I went into ARD meetings at Handsome Son’s schools to discuss his learning disabilities and how we were going to handle his education, I cried at almost every one, especially when he was little. It was difficult for me to imagine… Read more »
#23 Fatso: What this country really needs is an invasion of congress by an army of Jack Bauers, whose sole mission is to restore the Republic to its Constitutional Foundations. Will the TeaParty fulfill that role?