Wednesday, July 12, 2006
 GOVERNMENT AT WORK
 Two stories here on government at work.
First, Boston. You've heard of the "Big Dig" haven't you? This was the effort
to bury I-95 beneath the streets of Boston. It ended up costing the taxpayers
about $14 billion. It was supposed to cost one-tenth of that. A huge Kennedy -
Tip O'Neill boondoggle that raped the taxpayers of this country big time. Now,
Boston, we have a problem. It seems that portions of the tunnel are collapsing.
On Monday we had a three-ton section of the roof of
a portion of the tunnel
collapse onto a car. One woman was killed. This portion of the infamous Big Dig
will be closed 'indefinitely."
OK .. now here's another falling-ceiling report. This one from Honolulu.
About four years ago the Hawaiian state government built some restrooms near
a park in Honolulu. Two years later, in 2004, some plaster from the ceiling fell
onto the floor. The restrooms were closed ... and have remained closed to this
day. When the Honolulu newspaper inquired as to when the two outhouses would be
taken away and the restrooms reopened they were told that the government was
preparing to survey the situation to see what it would take to open the
restrooms again. Two years .. and they hadn't done a damn thing. Any
worth-his-salt husband in this country could have taken control of this problem
and fixed it with one visit to the Home Depot and two hours work ... but it's
two years later and they're still trying to figure this thing out.
Two stories ... and there are thousands more .. that illustrate the
incredible incompetence of government. Everywhere you look, in every city and
state and at the national level you are besieged day after day with stories
illustrating rampant government incompetence. And, sadly, every single day,
everywhere you look, you see more and more Americans clamoring for the
opportunity to abandon any semblance of responsibility for themselves and their
families, and rely on the government for everything in their lives.
Think about this next fall when you send your child off to the government to
be educated
NAME CHANGE FOR ATLANTA IN THE WORKS
You probably don't spend a lot of time reading the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, especially if you don't live in Atlanta. So ... here's
something you may be missing. It would appear that a name change for the City of
Atlanta may be in the works. Atlanta, you see, loves changing the names of
things. When former mayor Maynard Jackson died a few years back there was a rush
to change the name of Hartsfield International Airport to Jackson International
Airport. After much gnashing of teeth, it was simply decided to add Jackson's
name to rename the airport Hartsfield-Jackson International. By the way, the
name-change proponents seem undeterred by the fact that several of Jackson's
aides went to jail on bribery charges over the corruption surrounding Jackson's
stewardship of the airport expansion.
Well ... get ready for Dallas Austin Atlanta! Yes .. the drug-using hip hop
"star" who wrote the hideous "ATL" theme song has been in the newspaper
constantly over the past year or so. How many days have gone by in the last two
months without a Dallas Austin story in the paper?. Yesterday's story was
"Dallas Austin Celebrates in Local Restaurant." Wow! Now that's news! He's a rap
star, folks. Not the governor. Get ready to change your business cards and
stationary!
OBIT:
Here's an obituary for one Frederic Arthur (Fred) Clark that was published in
the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Sunday. Sounds like ole Fred would have been
quite a fun guy to hang around.
| Frederic Arthur (Fred) Clark, who had tired of reading
obituaries noting other's courageous battles with this or that
disease, wanted it known that he lost his battle as a result of an
automobile accident on June 18, 2006. True to Fred's personal style,
his final hours were spent joking with medical personnel while he
whimpered, cussed, begged for narcotics and bargained with God to
look over his wife and kids. He loved his family. His heart beat
faster when his wife of 37 years Alice Rennie Clark entered the room
and saddened a little when she left. His legacy was the good works
performed by his sons, Frederic Arthur Clark III and Andrew Douglas
Clark MD, PhD., along with Andy's wife, Sara Morgan Clark. Fred's
back straightened and chest puffed out when he heard the Star
Spangled Banner and his eyes teared when he heard Amazing Grace. He
wouldn't abide self important tight *censored*. Always an interested
observer of politics, particularly what the process does to its
participants, he was amused by politician's outrage when we lie to
them and amazed at what the voters would tolerate. His final wishes
were "throw the bums out and don't elect lawyers" (though it seems
to make little difference). During his life he excelled at
mediocrity. He loved to hear and tell jokes, especially short ones
due to his limited attention span. He had a life long love affair
with bacon, butter, cigars and bourbon. You always knew what Fred
was thinking much to the dismay of his friend and family. His sons
said of Fred, "he was often wrong, but never in doubt". When his
family was asked what they remembered about Fred, they fondly
recalled how Fred never peed in the shower - on purpose. He died at
MCV Hospital and sadly was deprived of his final wish which was to
be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy
booze for a double date to include his wife, Rush Limbaugh and Ann
Coulter to crash an ACLU cocktail party. In lieu of flowers, Fred
asks that you make a sizable purchase at your local ABC store or
Virginia winery (please, nothing French - the *censored*) and get
rip roaring drunk at home with someone you love or hope to make love
to. Word of caution though, don't go out in public to drink because
of the alcohol related laws our elected officials have passed due to
their inexplicable terror at the sight of a MADD lobbyist and
overwhelming compulsion to meddle in our lives. No funeral or
service is planned. However, a party will be held to celebrate
Fred's life. It will be held in Midlothian, Va. Email fredsmemory@yahoo.com
for more information. Fred's ashes will be fired from his favorite
cannon at a private party on the Great Wicomico River where he had a
home for 25 years. Additionally, all of Fred's friend (sic) will be
asked to gather in a phone booth, to be designated in the future, to
have a drink and wonder, "Fred who?" Published in
the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 7/9/2006. |
Whoever wrote this obituary ... I want them place on retainer right now to
handle things when I'm 95 and shot by that jealous husband.
Now, let's see what the staff has dug up for you....
ROBERT NOVAK'S BIG SECRET
 With Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation of the Valerie Plame
(non) affair winding down, columnist Bob Novak decided it was
time to disclose
who his source was for the famous July 2003 column he wrote "outing" Valerie Plame. From Novak, we have now learned: - Karl Rove confirmed for Novak that Valerie Plame worked for the CIA.
- CIA spokesman Bill Harlow also gave information about Plame to Novak.
- A third person, described as a "senior administration official" will remain a
mystery. Novak is not revealing his or her name, because the person in question
has not revealed themselves.
So what does this all mean? Not much. The fact that no one was indicted for
"leaking" Valerie Plame's name shows that non crime was committed in that
regard. Evidently her status as a CIA employee was not that big of a secret.
The fact that she was Joe Wilson's wife was no secret at all....Novak says he
got her name from Joe Wilson's entry in "Who's Who in America." Some secret.
All of this just confirms one thing: that the whole Valerie Plame uproar was
much ado about nothing.
BILL CLINTON GETS SOMETHING RIGHT
 Speaking late last week in Aspen, Colorado, former philanderer-in-chief Bill
Clinton actually said something that was mostly right. He
called the
Republican Party's strategy for the mid-term elections "weak." Specifically, he
criticized their focus on gay marriage and flag burning. He also said they
should be focusing on global warming...but really, nobody cares about that
either.
Issues like gay marriage and flag burning will bring out Republican primary
voters, but the average, mainstream voter couldn't care less. With outrage
over illegal immigration running at an all-time high, the GOP would do well to
pay attention and actually propose doing something about it. Our country is
being invaded from the South...and already there are 12 million illegal aliens
in this country. What are we going to do about it? How are we going to handle
the situation? That is what people want to know.
Constitutional amendments banning gay marriage and barring flag burning? Who
cares...neither have any chance of being ratified in my lifetime. In addition,
in a statement that is being ignored by the anti-war media, Clinton spoke out
against cutting and running in Iraq. Said the former president: "Once you break
the eggs, you have the responsibility to make an omelet. It'd be an error to
say we'll leave by X date."
Who would've thought Bill Clinton would be giving good advice to the Republican
Party? Well, except the global warming part.
ISLAMIC TERRORISTS GET GENEVA PROTECTIONS
The Democrats and the media have gotten their way. Thanks to a recent Supreme
Court ruling, the Bush Administration now has to officially declare the poor,
innocent terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba prisoners of war and
treat them in
accordance with the Geneva Conventions. Unbelievably, even this is not proving
enough to satisfy the pro-appeasement forces in the Congress.
First up in anti-American whine-fest is Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. He
said the Bush Administration is trying to "measure itself against the brutality
of terrorists." Well, yes, actually we are, Senator. We're measuring ourselves
against these thugs because we're better than these lowlifes. Of course, to the
left...who is obsessed with the rights of terrorists...we're no better than they
are. We should give them all the rights that are afforded by our own soldiers.
Then, here comes Republican In Name Only, Senator Arlen Specter of
Pennsylvania. He's upset that the Pentagon wants to come up with new tribunals
that meet the standard of the Supreme Court ruling, but aren't full military
courts. Specter ranted that "We're not going to give the Department of Defense
a blank check."
The Supreme Court got it wrong. The detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not
prisoners of war. They are unlawful combatants. If you read the Geneva
Convention, these terrorists do not meet the standard of being anything close to
a real prisoner of war. We can do whatever we want with them. It's too bad
members of our own Congress are more concerned with the welfare of the killers
than of the American people.
WARD CHURCHILL ISN'T THE ONLY
MOONBAT PROFESSOR, FOLKS
 Your tax dollars are going to fund the salary of moon-bats like Kevin
Barrett. Well, at least if you are a citizen of Wisconsin. Kevin Barrett will be
allowed to continue teaching classes on Islam at the University of Wisconsin,
even after
publicly announcing his belief that the US government orchestrated the events of
September 11th.
Patrick Farrell, the Provost of UW-Madison, admits that Barrett's beliefs are
"unconventional." Unconventional? Is that all you have Mr. Farrell? It would be
one thing if you were representing a private University where crazy and diluted
alumni could foot the bill for "unconventional" professors. But Mr. Barrett is
working for the very establishment that he claims conspired to create a war with
the Middle East. Is he upset only to the point where he can pay for his luxury
sedan and supply Kool-aid?
The scary part is that Mr. Barrett is one of a hand-full of professors that have
publicly revealed their conspiracy ridden, leftist agendas. The truth is that
liberal professors outnumber conservative professors by as much as 10-1. That is
not to say that there isn't a fair share of Kool-aid drinking conservatives as
well. But when it comes to higher education, you are more likely to find Alex
Jones at the chalk-board than any conservative. So go ahead Mr. Barrett—teach
our fresh-faced freshmen about the peace-loving religion of Islam and how our US
government conspired to create the "problems" of today. Let's just hope that his
students do their homework and have half a brain.
REDNECK SCRAP BOOK
Hmmm....I wonder if you can get
this on a commercial airline flight? More in the Redneck Scrap Book.
READING ASSIGNMENTS
The
Orlando FairTax Rally is fast approaching....come out and show your support!Karl Rove recently went to Los Angeles to honor a pro-illegal immigration
group.
Michelle Malkin is outraged, and also points out that the federal government has
sent yours and my tax dollars to this very group.
The forecast for the U.S. budget deficit has been cut...by one third. How
is this possible? It's the tax revenues flooding the treasury, thanks to tax
cuts in recent years spurring economic growth. The media will no doubt keep
such good economic news under wraps.
This just goes to show you whose side China is on.
China says Japan is overreacting to North Korea's recent missile launches into
the Sea of Japan and is condemning their UN resolution calling for sanctions
on The Gargoyle. Imagine how China would be reacting if those missiles were
launched toward Beijing.
190 people were killed in the recent train bombings in India. So far they're
saying it was a terrorist bombing...and you know what that probably means:
Islamic terrorists. But don't tell the media. They'll be referring to the
killers as "militants" under further notice.
Time reporter Alex Perry takes a look at just who might be behind the India
bombings.
You can say one thing about former New York Mayor Ed Koch: despite being a
Democrat, it's impossible to pin him down on any one issue.
In today's column, he comes in favor of missile defense...and gay marriage.
If Joe Lieberman loses his Senate seat, then that would actually be a big loss
to Hillary Clinton as well.
So says Rich Lowry, who says a Lieberman loss would be a sign that The
Hildabeast is vulnerable to a challenge from the left as well.
Because Congress isn't taking any action, the anti-illegal immigration fight has
moved over to the state legislatures.
That could spell a big problem for the GOP this fall, says Brendan Miniter.
The fact that the U.S. government thinks it can manage a free-market economy
shows just how arrogant it is.
Dr. Walter E. Williams cites as one example the Social Security system.
Should people be allowed to sell their own organs?
John Stossel thinks they should....and correctly points out that government
has no business telling you what you can or cannot do with your own body.
The media always seems to communicate the message that people are innocent until
proven guilty.
But Thomas Sowell tells us that presumption of innocence is not extended to U.S.
troops, who the media enjoys bashing on a regular basis.
If detainees at Guantanamo Bay think they have it bad, they'd
better be glad they aren't being held by China.
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