Wednesday, April 01, 2009

No April Fool's Jokes, I Promise

I promise, there are no April Fool's Jokes today.

 

Tax Freedom Day in Georgia will be April 12 this year, earlier than the national average but still 17th worst nationally.

 

The largest ever tax increase on tobacco took effect today.  It's for the kids.

 

The Republicans, led by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, presented their own budget alternative today.  It still seems pretty lame.

 

The Justice Department had to drop their case against now-former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.  It doesn't mean he's not guilty.

 

President Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to talk nukes.  Trust but verify, Barry.  He also met with the Queen of England.  He gave her an iPod.  She already has an iPod.

 

Obama is in London for the G-20 summit, where the leaders of the countries with the 20 largest economies are meeting to try and figure out how to fix the global economy.  Nobody is advocating for free enterprise.  So-called "anarchist" (really communists in disguise) protestors are smashing windows and causing problems.  They're all idiots.

 

The Obama Administration hopes to give GM a "controlled" bankruptcy, in which they will try to manage the reorganization instead of a bankruptcy judge.  This is all to protect the United Auto Workers—after all, UAW boss Ron Gettelfinger should have lost his job too.  The plan for the federal government to back warranties is not going to protect anybody who already bought a car, and it looks like the White House will be making the decisions as to which cars the automakers build.

 

Congressional aides get bonuses with your tax dollars.  Surprised?

 

The next thing to put under the federal government:  Cybersecurity.

 

Consider me entirely unsurprised by this:  another Obama Cabinet nominee has tax problems.

 

Believe it or not, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), perpetual race pimp, is actually considering investigating ACORN.

 

In this economy, what is the most important thing to the Congressional Black Caucus?  Making sure that minority-owned businesses get their share of all the federal spending.

 

Government Gone Wild is nowhere near as sexy (or as much fun) as it sounds.

 

Colonoscopy patients at three VA hospitals (including one in Augusta) may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis.  This is why our veterans deserve better than the VA.

 

Obama's aunt will have at least another year to live illegally and on taxpayer dollars in the United States.

 

The Macon Telegraph actually ran my op-ed about the Tea Party!

 

The Democrat race for Governor just got a lot more interesting.  Attorney General Thurbert Baker announced he will seek the office next year.

 

The State Senate in their budget proposal moved a portion of the Insurance Commissioner's office to the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs.  Insurance Commissioner John "The Fascist" Oxendine says that Cagle is playing politics.

 

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle says that the state should sell one of its airplanes.

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