Chris Rock....he once went public wishing then sitting President Bush (43) and his entire family were dead. Why would potUS O'Blather, or any U.S. President for that matter, invite Chris Rock to celebrate a birthday at the White House?
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For 100 years, the US has been rated AAA by the Standard & Poors Company....until yesterday. For the first time in 100 years, the credit rating of the US has been downgraded by THE credit rating gurus. What do you bet that the DUMB&DUMBERat 'spin' on this will be 'it's racism'?
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On the other hand, in 1935/36, my grandfather had his portfolio assessed by the Senior VP ogf Standard Company (now Standard & Poors). All the stocks were commented on and 1 suggestion (that my grandfather ignore) was to get rid of a certain soft drink stock because he 'didn't see any future in it". Wonder what the S&P thinks about Coca Cola today?
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Republicans have got to make a stand against every 'urgent that we pass it now' campaign of potUS O'Blather and Harry Reid. It was 'urgent' the 'stim-YOU-LIE' bill was passed or unemployment couldn't be held under 8%. It was so 'urgent' that HELL-thScare pass that there was no time to read it first. It was even more 'urgent' that the debt ceiling be raised so the credit standing of the US wouldn't be compromised. While we can, it's getting obvious the Congressional Republicans cannot see the pattern that is erupting.
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Meeks, Massa, Weiner, Rangel....what is it with New York D&D Congresspersons? Is there an aversion to ethics in New York? Why do the New York voters seat and reseat such? It's not fair to the rest of the country.
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Hmmm, the Huffington Post acquired and published a "leaked'' copy of Texas Gov Rick Perry's college transcript, and parsed every negative it could about it. What the HuffPost didn't acknowledge was that he graduated, and did so in 4 years. Now, would the HuffPost publish potUS O'Blather's transcripts if it acquired a "leaked" copy of it?
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L-E story: "At a hearing this morning, prosecutors asked (Judge) Peters to set a bond that (Michael) Miller could not afford, suggesting $500,000 would be an appropriate amount given the gravity of the charge (murder). Assistant District Attorney Michael E. Craig said Miller has been arrested at least 32 times on a wide array of charges in Georgia and Ohio. * Superior Court Judge Bobby Peters this morning set a $250,000 bond for an Ohio man charged with murder in a 1999 cold case. * Michael Y. Miller, 41, has been jailed since February on charges he fatally shot 24-year-old Shawnita N. Campbell in Columbus. He will be required to wear an ankle bracelet if he makes bond, Peters said." -- hmmm, like an ankle bracelet can't be "disengaged", BUT if such ankle bracelet had an explosive charge set to go off if tampered with, or a could be set off by GPS if he left the county... I could live with that.
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Another liberal (and probably government worker) "soundoff": "Do you head for the rack that says “7% off”? Probably not. The real bargains are on the 65% off rack. The sales tax holiday is a 7% sale that costs the state millions. " -- Once again, the liberal mentality that the state 'owns' your money.
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L-E headline: "GEORGIA GOVERNMENT *Ethics chairman says he won’t resign * Complaint says he’s serving illegally" -- We have a Solomonic situation here...how can an Ethics Committee operate if the Chairman is accused of an ethics violation, but on the other hand, if someone wants to get rid of the Chairman of the Ethics Committee, maybe we ought to hold on to him.
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No matter how the current administration manipulates inflation figures here in the USA, since we now outsource most of our manufacturing capabilities to foreign countries, and their inflation figures are more realistic (IOWs, 'higher'), isn't the international inflation figure the one we need to assess ours by?