Monday, April 27, 2009

Swine Flu Threat Overblown

With Barry's 100th day in office coming Wednesday, here is the only "OMG!!!!  First 100 Days!!!11!1!" wrap-up story you need to read:  100 Days, 100 Mistakes.

 

I'm not really worried about this swine flu yet, but apparently the EU is since they've issued a travel warning about the United States and Mexico, which the CDC says is unwarranted.  At least one good thing may come of it, as a Democrat Congressman from New York wants to close the Southern border.  Other Democrats are just blaming Republicans.

 

Obama must not have been paying the teleprompter enough attention, because it scrolled too slowly for him this morning.  After the teleprompter started behaving again, it told Obama to promise to spend 3% of GDP for research and development.  Maybe it's for researching new teleprompter technology.

 

Obama wants to go back to the "pay-as-you-go" rule.  I guess he's spent enough money without trying to raise taxes.

 

The leaders of Bolivia, Cuba, Dominica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Venezuela say that capitalism is to blame for all problems in the world, and in fact threatens life on the planet.

 

Here's something to look forward to with socialized medicine:  forced nursing home care for the elderly.

 

Andrew Lloyd Webber says that raising the top marginal income tax rate in Great Britain could lead to top talent leaving the country.  Their liberal press doesn't care.  I'm sure they also don't care that the super-rich have been crushed by the global recession.

 

OPEC wants oil prices to be higher.  Who are the nasty, greedy ones now?

 

Under Government Motors' survival plan, the federal government and the UAW combined would own 89% of the company, with the feds owning over half of the company alone.

 

Attorney General Eric Holder is begging Europe to take some Guantanamo Bay detainees.

 

The latest "coddle the kiddies" movement in government schools:  no-fail grading systems.

 

The Treasury Department's treatment of Bank of America is a case study in what not to do to help the economy.

 

Obama told Harry Reid "I have a gift, Harry."  Humility is not his strong suit.

 

Since you folks were so excited to talk about it on Friday, here's a post from Jason Pye saying that legalizing marijuana is more popular than the Republican Party these days.

 

A new rival to Viagra can be rubbed into the skin.  Is anybody else thinking what I'm thinking, or am I just a pervert?

                                                                             

Macon Telegraph Editor Charles Richardson pulls out the class warfare card to show his complete and utter ignorance of economics in criticizing the tax cuts passed by the General Assembly.

 

Eric Johnson announced that he will run for Governor next year.  There doesn't seem to be much satisfaction on the part of Georgia Republicans with the current field of candidates (at least before Johnson entered the race).  Will Nathan Deal change that?

 

Two Crawford County parents make the case for universal school choice in an op-ed in today's Telegraph.

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