Monday, May 18, 2009

"Giving Back" Messages to Graduates

Oops, he did it again:  Joe Biden gave away the location of the secret Vice Presidential bunker.

 

This is a message that President Obama needs to get:  Soak the Rich, Lose the Rich.

 

Michelle Obama told graduates at the University of California at Merced to "give back."  I'll tell you today why I hate that phrase.  Governor Perdue told Mercer University graduates to "serve others," which is only marginally better.

 

Obama is going to issue new national requirements for emissions and gas mileage of cars and light trucks.  This won't just apply to the nationalized companies.

 

No matter what you think of Obama, you can't envy the position he is in regarding Pakistan, which is increasing its arsenal of nuclear weapons.  At least the United States has a plan to secure their nukes if Pakistan falls to the Taliban.

 

Obama is meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu to attempt peace in the Middle East.  Obama wants to create a Palestinian state, while Netanyahu wants to focus on stopping the Iranian nuclear program.  Obama expects a positive response from the Iranians.

 

Almost one out of every three Americans would pay higher taxes to provide health insurance for all.  That's odd, since almost half of Americans don't pay taxes.  An 81% tax increase would be required to pay for the entitlements that already exist.

 

Senate Republicans are lowering expectations of a fight over the Supreme Court.  Good for them.

 

Some on the left are getting frustrated with Obama, while some Republicans are pleased with the direction that Obama is taking regarding the military.

 

The latest version of cap-and-trade will reduce GDP by a total of $7.4 trillion by 2035 and destroy 844,000 jobs a year, in exchange for (in theory) lowering global temperatures by 0.044 degrees Celsius.  I don't care how much you believe in global warming, this can't be worth it.

 

Senator Lindsey Graham is fine with the idea of transferring Guantanamo Bay terrorists to the United States, as long as they don't end up in South Carolina.

 

Democrats in Congress are trying to eliminate a competitive bidding program in an attempt to transfer hundreds of thousands of jobs from the private sector to the government.

 

The Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley.

The state Department of Natural Resources is asking people not to feed dolphins because, in part, the dolphins can become dependent on handouts and forgets how to catch food itself.  No, this is not just a metaphor.

 

John "The Fascist" Oxendine has received $2.6 million from employees and owners of insurance and small-loan businesses since 1998.

 

Republican candidates for Governor exchanged a few attacks this weekend during the Georgia GOP convention.

 

The weather alert system in Houston County is getting closer to reality, and it looks as though it will be focused on a phone system.

 

A cross-dressing man tried to rob a Macon liquor store, but the owner shot back.  It's just a shame that the shot wasn't fatal.

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