ANOTHER COLLEGE SHOOTING

I'm sure there will be much conversation today about the shooting yesterday afternoon at Northern Illinois University. The ignorant, and those who pander to the ignorant, will start screaming about gun control. Others will understand that when a deranged idiot decides to go shoot some folks he is going to chose a place where he feels he is less likely to face retaliation ... at least until he does what he wants to do. What better place than a place where guns are outlawed? You'll notice he didn't wander into a gun show and open fire. I know, the example is extreme ... but the point is made.

More conversation today.

HILLARY AGAINST THE BUSINESSES

More of this kind of fun here.

You'll be happy to know that Hillary Rodham is still vowing to go after the greedy corporate interests in industries such as oil, credit card, insurance, pharmaceutical, investment, and loan firms.

Hillary knows the research. She fully understands that her supporters are among the most ignorant and undereducated in our country. So ... when she's in trouble, why not pander to her core support? The American Dumb Mass Coalition!

Here's how she plans to rein in each and every one of these industries? Are you ready to enter the mind of a socialist? Just for grins, I'll channel Hillary at the end of every item so you can see what she is really thinking.

—"We'll take on the oil companies and harness their record profits to create millions of clean energy jobs – high-wage jobs you can raise a family on. I'll end their special tax breaks and give them a choice: invest some of your profits in alternative energy, or we'll do it for you. People have been paying through the roof at the pump, and it's time the companies paid their fair share."

Yeah ... the morons will buy that one. They wouldn't know a profit from a profit margin if their lives depended on it. They're upset with the price of gas, so the oil companies are easy to demonize. Besides ... everyone knows it's the job of the government to tell businesses what to do with their profits. I'm sure the teachers, policemen and firemen's retirement funds won't miss the money.

—"We'll take on the credit card companies so that you and your families aren't drowning in debt. Here in Ohio, payday lenders are actually taking Social Security checks from our elderly. That's outrageous. I've proposed real consumer protections against abusive interest rates – capping them at no more than 30 percent and working to get them far lower. And I'll ban those hidden fees and sudden rate hikes, because credit card companies shouldn't be able to bait and switch you and your family."

Well blame this on the credit card companies. These idiots will buy that one too. It was the evil credit card companies that forced these people to go out there and spend and spend and charge and charge for lifestyle. After all, the people who pay off their cards every month aren't likely to vote for me anyway. As for those payday lenders ... they simply cannot be allowed to create a product to meet a demand. What do they think this is, a country based on economic liberty? I'll demonize the pants off those jerks. Votes votes votes!

—"We'll take on the insurance companies and tell them they can no longer discriminate against the sickest people who need care the most. They spend more than $50 billion a year trying to figure out how not to cover people. Well, I'm going to save them a fortune and a whole lot of time, because here's the new policy: No more discrimination period. So even if you have a pre-existing condition, you can get the health insurance you need – no questions asked."

People hate insurance companies too. We'll make insurance companies pay off on the most absurd claims .. and we're going to allow people to smoke and eat their way into ill health and them we'll make an insurance company insure them. Yeah, I know. This will drive the cost of insurance through the roof ... but that's not a bad thing. It will just cause people to become louder in their demands for government health care.

—"And I'll go after drug companies and insurance companies that are overcharging consumers and the government – it's time to end their profiteering at our expense.

Yes, by God, no more profiteering! In Hillary's America evil corporations will only be allowed to make profits on things that people don't actually need. I'm a socialist! What did you expect! Somehow I need to figure out how to hide the fact that cosmetics companies make higher profits than drug companies ... thanks in no small part to me. We also have to stop these Wal-Marts and Krogers from setting up pharmacies and selling generic drugs at four bucks a pop. Not good for my plans for big government.

—"We'll take on Wall Street and tell them: you're going to finally pay your fair share in taxes. Because it's outrageous that a teacher making $50,000 pays a higher tax rate than some Wall Street investment managers making $50 million. And I'll create a bi-partisan Corporate Waste Commission to review all those corporate subsidies – and propose a comprehensive way to end them. We can save billions of dollars a year and put it to work for you.

That's the Warren Buffet line .. and it works. Those talk show hosts are going to remind people that the reason investors pay a higher tax rate than teachers is because teachers are paying income taxes and investors are paying capital gains taxes. Two different taxes, two different rates. I'll be sure to not tell these idiot voters that investors pay the same rates as everyone else on their earned income. No sense confusing my voters with the facts.

—"We'll take on the student loan companies and tell them no more ripping off our sons and daughters. I'm proposing a Student Borrower Bill of Rights - no more deceptive advertising and outrageous fees. And we'll end the inefficient subsidies for private student loan companies. Because we should be making it easier for our kids to go to college – not harder."

Actually ... I'm not sure just how many more college educated people we need in this country. After all, the more educated someone becomes the less likely they are to believe my bullshit. And how dare these loan companies charge market rates for student loans anyway?

Hillary, my friends, is in panic mode. Lord knows what other wonderful promises she's going to come up with in the next days ... and what new attacks she's going to launch on the free markets.

AMERICA IS SPLIT ON UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE

Of the people that aren't completely ignorant, 70% of them understood "socialized medicine" to mean "the government makes sure everyone has health insurance." On the whole, nationwide, about 45% of respondents said that socialized medicine would be better for our country, while 39% said it would be worse.

Now here's something for these people to chew on. The cost for the government to spend your tax dollars for senior citizens soared to a record $27,289 per senior in 2007. Last year, for the first time ever, healthcare and nursing homes cost the tax payers more than Social Security payments, which averaged $13,184 per senior in 2007. That means that the government spent $952 billion of your tax dollars in 2007 on elderly benefits. That is up from $601 billion in 2000.

Remember this ... seniors vote. Seniors vote in large numbers. Politicians know where to spend the money to buy votes. Why do you think I call them the "Gimme Generation?"

Now here's a real winner. David Certner is the legislative policy director of the AARP. He says, "We have a health care crisis. We don't have an entitlement crisis." Boy does he have that oh so wrong.

By the way ... in the interest of accuracy ... what we're really talking about here is fascist health care, not socialist. Under socialism the health care facilities would be owned by the government and all health care workers would be government employees. Under fascism the facilities remain in private hands and the employees remain in the private sector ... the government just controls their every move.

OPEN WAR ON ISRAEL

A leader of Hezbollah declared an "open war" against Israel. He declared this during a speech he made at a funeral for one of his top commanders who was killed in a car bombing ... which he blamed on Israel. He says, "If the Zionists want war, then they shall have it ... If you want an open war, then let it be an open war."

Glad to see we are getting somewhere on this issue.

AHMADINEJAD ... THE SYMBOL OF PEACE

That's according to the Seminar of Coordination Council of Iranian Youth Society. They awarded Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with the statue of "Peace, Friendship and Human Dignity."

Well I don't know about you, but I would definitely agree with the human dignity part ... after all, he has such respect for the women in his country .. .and the gays. Oh, that's right. He says there are no homosexuals in Iran. Anyway ... he also has a dignified approach to the victims of the Holocaust, which he denies ever happened.

I'm looking forward to someone taking this Islamic goon out.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain, freeing up his delegates to vote for McCain at the national convention. Sorry .. .but it's over. John McCain is the guy. Get used to it.

Here we go. One RINO has officially endorsed Barack Obama for president.

House Republicans walked out of the chamber yesterday after Democrats refused to even bring up the FISA bill for debate. Here's the video with Republicans walking off the floor. Those of you who can understand what has happened here will see just how far the Democrats will go to protect our country. Not that far at all.

Here's your friendly pork update from the Congress. Not surprisingly, it doesn't look pretty.

The AP just couldn't stand to report the fact that the economy was strong in January. It just pains them because it does not follow their agenda for doom and gloom.

A senior producer for CNN has been fired for violating its standards for journalism through his blog.

In Texas, they've been having a battle over sex toys. Apparently now the sale of sex toys is legal ... that is unless they want to bring this all the way to the Supreme Court.

Prince Charles has called on the EU to address the "doomsday clock of climate change."

Muslims in Denmark are upset that newspapers decided to reprint the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Meanwhile, where is the Muslim outrage for the three men who tried to assassinate the artist of those cartoons?

Glad to see Saudi Arabia has come a long way. It wants to execute a woman for performing witchcraft, which, of course, is an offense against Islam.

For just $2 a day, you can fund terrorism! At least according to the leader of an al Qaeda-linked Iraqi group.

Here's some insight into the stellar government educators at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Take Haunani-Kay Trask, for example, who preaches, "The enemy is the United States of America and everyone who supports it."

A county here in Georgia has such an abysmal school system that they've decided to make all of their schools single-sex.

What a big heap of government waste. Katrina victims are being urged to leave their government-issued trailers (funded by your tax dollars) as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of fumes.

Is this what our government educated children are doing these days for fun ... at least 82 children have died from playing a choking game.

British athletes competing in Beijing want to wear masks while competing because of China's air pollution.

A parent of an elementary school student in Virginia wants a book removed from the library because it contains the true story about two male penguins who raise an egg together. The parent complained that "every child might not be ready for that." OK, lady (and it has to be a female) ... yank your poor kids out of there and teach them at home.

Did your little ankle biter celebrate "Friendship Day" yesterday?

Single American women (many of whom are Hillary supporters) are finding a hard time rendezvousing with their Internet lovers in England.

Animal rights activists are upset with an Australian zoo for letting a 9-year-old elephant get pregnant. They say she is too young.

Neal is such an ape!

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