Online headline: "Venezuela's Hugo Chavez Heading To Cuba For More Treatment" -- Hmmm, guess Chavez is waiting to come to the USA for cancer treatments AFTER HELL-thScare is fully implemented.

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Remember Ndamukong Suh ? The Detroit (_o_) who kicked the Houston QB in the groin on Thanksgiving Day. Has the NBA filled its quota of thugs and the NFL is picking up the overflow?

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Surely potUS Obluster will not submit Susan Rice's name for Secretary of State. Her "fall on potUS' sword" handling of Benghazi has made her 'damaged goods' for dealing with world leaders. No one will be able to have confidence in her promises BECAUSE she'll have to get back in touch with potUS Obluster to see what he says.

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One of potUS Obluster's policies has shut down organic peanut manufacturer Sunland Peanut Company in New Mexico. That's right, at a time when policies should be creating jobs, potUS Obluster is waging a "war on jobs". Must be a sympathy move to offset the union policy of shutting down the Twinkie maker.

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I'd say that the Expedia case turned out pretty much as expected. The lawyers got the lion's share, and Columbus got a world-wide 'black eye'.

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From the 'suspicions confirmed' department - L-E story: "ATLANTA — Georgia’s high school graduation rate of 67 percent ranks it behind all of its neighboring states and puts it among the lowest in the nation under new federal measurements released by the U.S. Department of Education. * It details four-year high school graduation rates in 2010-11 — the first year for which all states used a common measure." -- In other words, 1/3rd of all the money poured into the GA public schools is surely, purely, wasted.

L-E story: "Only two states — Nevada and New Mexico — and the District of Columbia fared worse than Georgia in the new rankings released Monday." -- And to think that people in Washington feel they know how to help at the local level.....

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L-E story continued: "Nevada was last among states with a 62 percent graduation rate. " -- It's getting worse when you see the worst state in graduation rates is the home of the DUMBERat Senate Majority leader, Harry Reid. The two places Reid spends all his time in are 2 of the 3 worst school records.

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L-E continued: "The U.S. Bureau of Indian Education scored worse than all of the states with a graduation rate of 61 percent." -- Why do we let Washington take education tax dollars out of our pockets so they can send a portion of it back to fund strings-attached-federal-programs?

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Perhaps a cure for the wasted education moneys is for parents to have to put up a cash bond on the first day their child enters high school, and when the child graduates, the parent gets the money back with interest.

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L-E headline: "Study: Teens text and drive more than parents think " -- Once again, money is wasted on telling parents something it already knew but just don't want to deal with.

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Here we go again.. Congress is about to hit the 'debt ceiling' it most recently set. You get debt by spending what you don't have; not because people aren't paying enough in taxes. Guess what potUS Obluster thinks is the problem? A story yesterday indicated it would take thousands of years of confiscating more taxes from the wealthy to eliminate the national debt, and 60% of the national debt has been acquires under the potUS Obluster administration.

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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — Direct costs from deaths and injuries due to motorcycle crashes were $16 billion in 2010, but the full cost is likely higher because long-term medical expenses are difficult to measure, a government report said. * Motorcyclists are involved in fatal crashes at higher rates than drivers of other types of vehicles, and are 30 times more likely to die in a traffic crash than passenger car occupants, according to the Government Accountability Office report." -- Hmmm, I'm waiting for this report to hit potUS Obluster's desk, and for his executive order mandating seat belts on motorcycles.......

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L-E editorial cartoon:

 

ooops, my bad. Thought this was a potUS Obluster political rally.

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L-E headline: " AUBURN, Ala. — A new report from Auburn University says the fire that damaged the oak trees at Toomer’s Corner will make the trees even weaker than they were beforehand." -- Why, why, why does Auburn continue to demean the dignity of the oaks at Toomer's Corner? Beloved family pets are put to sleep long before they reach the state the oaks are in because families care about the dignity of their pets. The oaks have been mistreated by revelers for decades by a demeaning ritual; isn't it time for the trees to be laid to rest without further insults? The timings not bad either... tie it in with celebrating Chizik's departure.

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L-E story: "BIRMINGHAM — An Alabama attorney who’s accused of slitting a dog’s throat during a heated custody dispute is being held in the Jefferson County Jail. * Sheriff’s officials say 45-year-old James Stew-art Robinson was divorcing his wife when the custody of their American Staffordshire Terrier named Rufus became a point of contention. * Authorities say Robin-son slit the dog’s throat and sent a photo to his estranged wife. * Robinson is being held on $40,000 bond. It’s not known whether he has an attorney" -- Hmmm, definitely not from the 1%, so this guy must be in the 99% that should "Occupy Bail Street". (Personal disclaimer: I believe that all the legal eagles on the BC list to be in the 1% category of lawyers.)

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It was neat to see all the Auburn coaches' names/salaries in the L-E. Heaven knows, they deserve as much infamy as Chizik.

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The increase in Black Friday weekend sales is more of gloomy omen than an economic boost. More people bought more goods at lower prices than they would pay later on which probably means less people will be out buying goods later in the season.

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Another from the 'suspicions confirmed' department - L-E comic strip pic:

Obviously a potUS Obluster campaign promise writer.

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