July 2011
1 post
WSJ - The GOP's Reality Test
Get it done! - PK
The debt-limit debate is heading toward a culmination, with President Obama reduced to pleading for the public to support a tax increase and Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid releasing competing plans that are the next-to-last realistic options. The question now is whether House Republicans are going to help Mr. Boehner achieve significant progress,...
June 2011
1 post
Link: 4 of the 5 ‘richest counties’ in the US are... →
This is, of course, entirely predictable. When there were Kings, there were courtiers. Now we have lobbyists who are in close proximity to the money and the power. Politicians are cleverer than we give them credit for. They spend so much time talking about the “rich” and the measures necessary for preventing an aristocracy that no one notices that they, and those they partner in...
May 2011
3 posts
Subject: The Employee Meeting
The Employee Meeting: I would like to start by thanking you for attending this meeting, though it’s not like you had much of a choice. After all, attendance was mandatory. I’m also glad many of you accepted my invitation to your family members to be here as well. I have a few remarks to make to all of you, and then we’ll retire to the ballroom for a great lunch and some...
The Cosby Sweater Project..... →
A Passing Thought on Dead Terrorists and American...
Is it Usama or Osama? The fact that even now, none of the news outlets can decide is what really bugs me most. Kidding aside, what appears to be dividing the people I know is the actions of American citizens following the news of Bin Laden’s death. So let us discuss it (and by ‘us’ I mean ‘me’)
At this juncture, martyrdom was really Osama’s only remaining career...
March 2011
4 posts
The more things change....
“The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” Cicero - 55 BC
Click to see something Pretty Cool (Hat tip to PL) →
Arab unrest
Why Japanese reactors are not like the one run by... →
Because unions and pensions are working just fine... →
Just the facts.
PK
August 2010
2 posts
How to Win the Clash of Civilizations
By AYAAN HIRSI ALI
What do the controversies around the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, the eviction of American missionaries from Morocco earlier this year, the minaret ban in Switzerland last year, and the recent burka ban in France have in common? All four are framed in the Western media as issues of religious tolerance. But that is not their essence. Fundamentally, they are all symptoms of...
Because annoyingly, he's right about nearly...
“Yesterday, Paul Krugman, who very much would like other people to pay more in taxes, noticed that State and local governments are shutting off their street lights and turning their asphalt roads back to gravel or dirt because of budget problems. These street lights and roads were built when taxes were much lower and when populations were smaller. How did they afford it? The answer is...
April 2010
2 posts
Chew it over
“At what point shall we expect the approach of danger? By what means shall we fortify against it? Shall we expect some trans-Atlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us in a blow? Never. All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined could not, by force, take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years. At what point, then, is the...
South Park, A-hole muslims and Cable TV
Comedy Central removed a speech about “intimidation and fear” from last nights Southpark episode after a bunch of intolerant muslims threatened to kill the creators for depicting Mohammed. I try not to be too political, but Parker and Stone are my personal heros, so let’s get into this.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali says that the South Park episode “was not just funny, it wasn’t just witty” but it...
February 2010
3 posts
Snow Day!!
R: Morning. You think this snow could be a pain if i go into city today?
P: it doesn't appear to be sticking but the roads are wet. Or do you mean, like, are the chances of being found by the abominable snowman higher than normal?
P: cuz I'd say they are probably 15% higher today.
R: I would definitely mate with a female yeti should the opportunity arise
P: I'm pretty sure we all have at one time or another-oh booze.
R: have you ever shagged a bird with white hair?
P: http://www.edcox.com/yeti.jpg
so.hot.
R: YOU GOT TO MEET HER FATHER, DUDE SEEMS COOL. LITTLE CLUMSY THOUGH.
http: //blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/harry_hendersons.jpg
P: yeah, I just wonder if we could ever bridge the human- yeti cultural divide.
R: I'll bridge your divide
P: and....scene.
Someone may want to have a look at the...
…..because I am rather fond of it, particularly the parts about free speech and gun totin’, not to mention my absolute favorite section on the limits of Federal Government powers. Enumerated, I think is how it is usually put. Specifically absent from these enumerated powers is the ability to “coerce” whom must purchase health insurance, “control” insurance pricing, and “centralize”...
In case you're interested...... →
January 2010
1 post
Dear Mr. Obama
When they forced Khruschev out, he sat down and wrote two letters to his successor. He said - “When you get yourself into a situation you can’t get out of, open the first letter, and you’ll be safe. When you get yourself into another situation you can’t get out of, open the second letter”. Well, soon enough, this guy found himself into a tight place, so he opened the...
September 2009
1 post
August 2009
2 posts
Ordering Pizza in 2015 →
Terrifying
WatchCrash for Clunkers
July 2009
6 posts
MJ Memorial. F*ck it. This requires a live blog
1:40pm Live from LA, the capital of crazy it’s the Michael Jackson memorial. 1:45pm July 7
MC and Pastor Lucius Harris speaking. Teal shirt/tie/hanky combo? Teal is a big hit at funerals. 1:46pm July 7
I love Mariah. Voice like an angel, sexy in all the wrong ways. Want to piss a girl off? Tell them Mariah is sexy. at 1:49pm July 7
Queen Latifah!!!!! Now that’s what I’m...
The Great Musk Debate Rages on →
Follow the action or chime in at EtG.
PK
June 2009
15 posts
Grief = FAIL. →
WatchMJ- A great singer and dancer, but the above must be noted.
PK
Celebrity Death Pool
Who had MJ?
Naturally, Whinehouse was at the top of the list, but she might be a female Keith Richards/Ozzy Ozbourne-God help us.
So, this begs the question who are the other top Candidates?
Terminally ill (Swayze/Kennedy) and flat out OLD (Liz Taylor) don’t count. Maybe an exception for Queen Elizabeth.
Britney-Though she’s no longer using her babies soft spot as an ashtray and...
Safe to say, Gov. Sanford is relieved by the MJ news.
Gov Mark Sanford-Superpimp
“I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses, or that I love your tan lines or that I love the curve of your hips, the erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two magnificent parts of yourself) in the faded glow of the night’s light”
Pretty woman is always on TV...
Umm…Did I miss the part where Richard Gere sustains a serious head injury? Uh, Richard, she’s a hooker dude.
The best part is, chicks go bat-shit nuts over this film! “It’s so Romantic”. Yeah, except for the part where she’s a whore who doesn’t know where the salad fork goes.
Anyway, Gere plays a serious business man who buys companies and I wish I...
“Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stranger”
– Le Joker
“· “We have no desire whatsoever of getting involved in day-to-day...”
– Viva La France
Can one Musk up AND Man up?
In his monolithic novel “Remembrance of Things Past”, Proust mentions how a seemingly random sound, sight or smell can propel one back in time and elicit incredibly powerful memories. I was reminded of this when a man walked by my dinner table last night and the scent of what could only be Hermes Equipage trailed him. I was instantly transported back to my childhood as the image of...
310 pounds on a woman that could surprise you. →
WatchIt’s always sunny. Yeah-It’s potentially the best show ever.
PK
What to expect →
Where we preview what we can now reasonably expect the US to look like by taking a gander at our cousins in Europe and Latin America.
PK
