Anything Goes Friday!

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke say that the taxpayers could be on the hook for $1 trillion to make up for the failings of government.  Economist and libertarian columnist Dr. Walter E. Williams has something to say about the current financial situation.  By the way, if you hadn't figured it out already, there is no longer a free market in the United States.

 

The state of Texas may prevent any rebuilding in Galveston after Hurricane Ike.

 

Charlie Rangel not only can't pay his taxes, he thinks Capitol rules don't apply to him.  Finally he's fixing one of the problems.

 

The state has already begun its price gouging investigation.

 

The Cochran Motor Speedway is going to be on probation for a year, meaning that if they are found in violation of what the state Insurance Commissioner wants they could be shut down permanently.

 

We're going to take a look at some polls today, including from Zogby (hat tip to Dr. Greg Domin) and from Karl Rove.  By the way, more people would rather watch a football game with Obama than with McCain.

 

It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Republicans showing a spine

How desperate is the left to find a scandal about Sarah Palin?  They hacked into her e-mail account looking for something that might stick.  By the way, that's a federal offense.

 

Joe Biden said this morning that paying high taxes is a "patriotic" thing to do.

 

Pro basketball player Josh Howard was caught saying during the national anthem "I don't celebrate this [stuff].  I'm black."  Unfortunately, now people are questioning the patriotism of blacks as a whole.

 

Scientists are working on computer software that knows when politicians spin (funny, I thought it was only when they were talking).  Does that mean Bill O'Reilly will be out of a job?

 

The House of Representatives on Monday essentially gave the Secretary of Education the same power that they gave Fannie and Freddie, by a vote of 368-4.  If there is a silver lining, it is that half of the votes opposing the measure were from Georgia.

 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are struggling to figure out the Bush administration's logic on bailouts, and when they're going to happen.  Finally some of them are showing a conservative spine.

 

CNN surprisingly gave an accurate depiction of what goes into the price of gasoline.  It's graphical, not an article, but it's definitely worth clicking on.

 

The Democrats managed to pass their version of an energy bill through the House, prompting Georgia Congressman (and FairTax sponsor) John Linder to blast Nancy Pelosi and the environmental left.

 

Another study on global warming says that warming and cooling is caused more by the sun than by carbon dioxide.  Stay firm on this, folks; the skeptics will ultimately be proven right.  After all, the apocalyptic visions of the mainstream media always prove to be wrong.

 

Thanks to State Senator Eric Johnson, the General Assembly will be taking up the issue of school vouchers in its next session.

 

Early voting starts Monday.  Meanwhile, some groups are complaining that Georgia might not be ready to handle large voter turnout.

Another Government Bailout

After getting off the air yesterday, I did some extensive research on the mortgage and credit crunch.  An important thing to remember is that, while the Democrats say that there was simply a lack of regulatory enforcement, it was the Democrats who were receiving huge campaign donations from Fannie and Freddie (and putting their CEOs on campaign staffs).  Keep another thing in mind:  Fannie and Freddie were not free market actors; they were created by the government.  As a result, it was government and big-government Democrat policies that were responsible for the failures of the mortgage giants.  Here's a little bit of background into the creation of Fannie and Freddie and the mess that they've created.  Here's some analysis into the possible future of the mortgage giants, while placing the requisite blame on the artificial government-created monopoly that was Fannie and Freddie.

 

Now the feds have bailed out and taken control of AIG to prevent them from falling into bankruptcy.  Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is denying that Democrats have anything to do with the "crisis."

 

Charlie Rangel plans to remain in his Chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee, pointing out other members of Congress in leadership positions despite pending investigations and indictments.  To me, it's not about corruption; that's business as usual in Washington.  To me, it's all about the complexity of the tax code.

 

The latest left-wing race-baiter:  Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

 

Here's some more information on Obama's friends Bill Ayres and Bernadine Dohrn.

 

Sonny to the rescue again!  Now his office is issuing guidelines for Georgians to help them save fuel, including properly inflating your tires.

 

The House passed a halfway-to-drilling bill last night that still leaves a vast amount of oil out of reach.

 

McCain advisor Carly Fiorina is in trouble with her own campaign for saying that Sarah Palin and John McCain are not qualified to run a major corporation.  Needless to say, the Obama people jumped on that.

 

Hillary Clinton was going to attend a protest rally against Iranian President "Crazy" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being allowed into the United States for a meeting of the UN.  Then Sarah Palin was invited.  Hillary has now cancelled her appearance.

 

The state of Pennsylvania banned smoking completely on every college campus in the state.

 

It's Constitution Day.  What a joke.  Nobody really gives a damn about the Constitution anymore.  Oh, here's a pathetic quiz about the Constitution.

Obama fundraiser hypocrisy

In this terrible economy, Barack Obama is having a $28,500-a-plate fundraiser in Beverly Hills, immediately followed by a reception featuring a performance by Barbra Streisand.

 

While Barack Obama is wining and dining with his rich Hollywood donors and putting down the economic policies of Reagan and Bush, those policies actually help the poor that he pretends to love so much.

 

Obama is back to the teleprompter on the campaign trail.

 

Maybe they should give Joe Biden a teleprompter too, since he has so much trouble with running his mouth.  Yesterday Biden all but said to vote for Obama because he's black.

 

More people think that Biden is qualified to be President than think the Messiah is ready.

 

The Democrats' plan to offset their carbon emissions from the DNC raised only $18.34.

 

Here's an analysis of the Saxby-Johnny oil scheme that would prevent drilling off of large portions of the coast.

 

Charlie Rangel has had more trouble paying his taxes, leading to speculation that Nancy Pelosi is trying to push him out of his chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee.

 

Nearly half a million federal employees owe more than $3.5 billion in taxes.  Yet another inefficiency of government exposed, which I will explain today.

 

Why do feminists hate Sarah Palin?  Because she's a strong woman who doesn't depend on government.

 

The British government has now officially sanctioned Sharia Law for Muslim civil cases.

 

Remember the Philadelphia columnist who said that there would be a race war if Obama lost?  Now she says the race war has already started.

 

Thirty-five percent of BlackBerry users would pick their BlackBerry over their spouse.

 

A police officer lost his job for stealing about $30 worth of sandwiches.

 

An employee at the Cracker Barrel in Macon was fired for stealing two steaks from the restaurant.

 

An Australian kayaker broke his own leg to keep from drowning.

 

A man in Tallahassee was walking his dog in the nude Friday night, saying that Allah told him to.  Radical Islam is really hurting for their jihad to have degenerated this far.

Price Gouging? Never Fear! Sonny Is Here!

Almost 2,000 people had to be rescued from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.  They ignored an evacuation order; they should have to deal with the repercussions.

 

Nobody worry!  Both the federal government and state governments are going to make sure that there's no "price gouging" at the gas pumps.

 

Once refineries come back online, the price of gasoline will drop to below pre-Ike levels thanks to oil dropping below $97 per barrel.

 

Don't worry, you have Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss making sure that oil companies will be able to drill (barely) off the coast.

 

The Presidential race this year is going to cost over $1 billion.  If the economy is so bad, then why do people still have that much money to give to politicians?

 

Why does government grow?  Because individuals don't care, and politicians and lobbyists take advantage of that fact.

 

A jury in Great Britain acquitted (that means "found not guilty," for those of you in government schools) six enviro-terrorists for vandalizing a coal power plant because the damage was worth it to stop global warming.  Yet another attack on private property rights as a result of a radical environmentalist agenda.

 

A Saudi cleric said that it is legal to kill the owners of television networks that play programs deemed immoral.

 

The Washington Times has a nice write-up on Todd Palin, calling him a "secret weapon" for the Republican ticket.

 

John McCain went on "The View" Friday.  During a discussion of judges, Whoopi Goldberg asked him if she should "be worried about being a slave" if he was elected.

 

Randall Kennedy of the Washington Post is worried about what will happen to black psyche if Barack Obama loses.

 

Obama has been trying to make sure that troops stay in Iraq until he takes office.  I guess he wants his "moment to be great."

 

You think government schools are doing their job?  One third of college students need remedial courses before they can even start real college.

 

Vegetarians are more likely to experience brain shrinkage.  Isn't that a chicken-and-egg kind of question?

Palin Interview

I have the transcripts of the first two parts of Charlie Gibson's interview with Sarah Palin.  I promise we'll be talking about this today.  Part 1.  Part 2.

 

More reason for Democrats to be freaking out:  suddenly, the generic Republican beats the generic Democrat by 5 points among likely voters.  Some Democrat members of Congress are blaming their problems on Obama's slipping campaign.

 

Here's some insight into that campaign:  until the media got involved, the Obama campaign refused to give campaign memorabilia to a group of Girl Scouts.  The McCain campaign sent them stuff immediately.

 

Mark Udall, who is running for the Senate from Colorado, isn't happy with an ad that calls him a hippie for voting for a Department of Peace.  His solution?  Try to get the ad pulled off the airwaves.

 

A British columnist gives us some insight into "community organizing" in Chicago.

 

A California government school tried to force a teacher to remove banners from his classroom that included messages like "In God We Trust" when other teachers have Tibetan prayer flags and Buddhist and Islamic posters.

 

The Huffington Post is the most-visited blog among political reporters in the United States.

 

Here's the latest idea to combat "global warming":  Make everything white.

9/11, 7 years later

Now Democrats are having their buyer's remorse over Barack Obama being their nominee.  If they had figured it out before their convention they could have done something about it.

 

Even Joe Biden knows that Hillary would have been a better pick than he was to be Obama's running mate.

 

Biden had another troublesome remark for the Democrats' campaign Tuesday.  He looked directly at a Missouri state legislator in a wheelchair and told him to "stand up."  Oops.

 

Democrats are imploding everywhere you look:  The Chairwoman of the South Carolina Democrat Party said that Sarah Palin's "primary qualification seems to be that she hasn't had an abortion."  Then she claimed that she was just trying to make a point about single-issue voters.

 

A Union boss in Virginia defended Obama's worthless "experience" as a "community organizer" by saying that "Jesus was a community organizer."  Yesterday Tennessee Democrat Congressman Steve Cohen said the same thing, and threw in that "Pontius Pilate was a governor."

 

While Democrats are breaking down, the mainstream media keeps doing their dirty work for them.  CNN used a Photoshopped picture of Sarah Palin's head on a bikini-clad body during a discussion about Palin's credibility as a candidate.  Then they reported a story about the so-called "troopergate" scandal in Alaska, in which they might as well have done the research for the Obama campaign.  Is there still any doubt about whether CNN is in the tank for Obama?

 

Interior department officials have been engaged in corrupt sex, drugs, and bribery with oil company employees.  Of course the Democrats immediately attacked "big oil."

 

Boston taxpayers paid $13,000 for a wind turbine…to power 19 light bulbs.

 

Democrats are willing to shut down the government to make sure that oil companies can never drill for oil off American shores.

 

CAIR is trying to become the voice of moderate Muslims in the United States.  Of course, it would help if they would condemn Islamic terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas (and quit funding them).

 

A 10-year-old government school student was suspended for using a broken pencil sharpener.

 

Here's a little insight into the liberal mind:  "The idea that individuals are going to have enough knowledge and enough savvy and enough insight and, frankly, enough guts to make choices all by themselves is pretty much a pipe dream."  Remember, government knows best.

 

Here's another story of the British government rationing health care.  This time the victim is fat people.

 

On the 7^th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the American people are the least concerned about terrorism they've been since that day.

 

Sarah Palin's Secret Service codename:  "Denali."  I like her husband's better:  "Driller."

"Community Organizer" code word for "black"?

Now Obama is saying that "enough is enough" and accusing the Republicans of "phony outrage" over him calling Palin a pig.  He's also trying to paint it as "swift boat politics."

 

The Obama camp is trying to hunt the slightest bit of dirt they might be able to find on Sarah Palin.  Lawyers are creeping all around Anchorage looking for something on her.

 

With Republicans (rightly) criticizing "community organizers" you knew it wouldn't be long until that was translated as being racist.  The award for doing it first goes to New York Governor David Paterson, who calls "community organizer" a code word for "black."

 

Take another state out of play:  after the Obama campaign pulled out of Georgia, McCain has now opened up a 20-point lead in North Carolina (where the Georgia operatives were sent).  So much for that 50-state (or was it 57-state?) strategy.

 

Here's hope for the future:  Only 60% of voters think that the Supreme Court should base its rulings on the Constitution.

 

Clarence Thomas says that the Constitution forbids racial preferences.  But that's not fair.

 

Congressman Charlie Rangel didn't pay his taxes.  Republicans demanded that he step down as House Ways and Means Committee Chairman, but he won't.  This only matters because Ways and Means is the committee responsible for making tax bills.

 

Finally a bunch of environmentalists stopped living in trees.  They were protesting the trees being cut down for the University of California-Berkeley to expand their sports complex.

 

The New York Times is having financial troubles, so they cut union jobs in favor of non-union ones.

 

The oil extortionists in the OPEC cartel have decided to cut oil production after all.

 

FEMA is withholding some "disaster" funds from Macon because the city doesn't have a good track record of keeping tabs on the money it gets from the feds.

 

Lance Armstrong plans to return to the Tour de France (and the Tour de Georgia) next year.

 

Swedish prostitutes want to pay taxes.  I know how they can do that (the FairTax).

McCain Taking Lead?

Joe Biden yesterday called Sarah Palin's views on global warming "fairly extreme" for not buying into the liberal orthodoxy that capitalism is destroying the planet.

 

The race is swinging towards McCain:  He raised $5 million in 5 hours in Chicago, he now has the support of a majority of independents, and the crowds appearing at McCain campaign rallies are growing exponentially.

 

Obama's really getting threatened, and you can tell by the fact that he's personally going after McCain and Palin.  Wasn't he the guy who wanted to end politics as usual?

                        

The result of this global warming alarmist junk is keeping the third world poor, especially Africa.  Remember, global warming is all about spreading misery-through-socialism equally around the world.

 

Tours of a cave in Missouri have been cancelled after they found endangered bats living there.

 

Here's an interesting viewpoint on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailouts:  they make the United States "more Communist than China."

 

Fred Thompson also weighed in on the bailout, saying that the government has caused an even bigger problem than already existed.

 

A liberal columnist for the Washington Post says that McCain thinks he's the Messiah.

 

The rest of the world wants Barack Obama to be President.  Fine.  They can have him.

 

House Republicans are demanding a vote on an "all of the above" energy plan that would include expanding domestic oil drilling.

 

Killing Bin Laden won't end Al Qaeda, according to an expert.  I could have told you that one.  Here's another one:  Destroying Al Qaeda won't end Islamic terrorism.

 

A Macon city councilman wants to militarize the city of Macon.

 

Acting Warner Robins Mayor Clifford Holmes yesterday laid out his goals for the city.

Washington Bailing Out Everybody!

The federal government picked up the pieces of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's irresponsibility, by bailing them out.  Here's why they did it.  The bailout apparently has Washington ignoring its collective free-market ideology.  I haven't heard much free market ideology coming from Washington in a long time, even before this.

 

Now the US auto giants plan on asking Washington for a bailout.  Nobody's willing to take responsibility anymore.

 

The global warming nuts have tipped their hand with this one:  pollution from Asia may cause higher temperatures in the United States.  I'll tell you today what this little revelation reveals about environmentalists.

 

This has been one of the coldest summers ever in Alaska.

 

Government is getting in the way of Ford selling a 65 mpg car in the United States.

 

John McCain has said that he will include Democrats in his Cabinet.  He says he wants the "smartest people in America."  What good is it to be smart if they're wrong?

 

The Obama campaign is going to put more female surrogates on the campaign trail to counter the influence of Sarah Palin.  It just shows that they're scared.  They should be; they're down in the polls now, including by 10 points among likely voters, and Sarah Palin is so popular that she's caused a run on her eyeglasses and hair.

 

The liberal media is desperately looking for attacks on Palin, so they're going after her church.  Apparently they try to "convert" gays.  Why is it that Palin's church is fair game, but Obama's isn't?

 

Obama had a little slip-up and referred to "[his] Muslim faith."  I will talk about this once and only once.

 

Here's a reporting of how Sarah Palin beat the establishment in Alaska.  After taking that on, nothing in Washington (especially Joe Biden) is going to scare her.

 

Obama is all but admitting that raising taxes are bad for the economy, as he plans on keeping the Bush tax cuts at least until the non-existent recession ends.

 

Bob Barr had an op-ed column in the Washington Times about immigration, saying that we need to secure the border before we do anything else.  He's right, but that's not the big issue this year.

 

The headline of this story says enough:  "Grady Needs Paying Patients."

 

The greedy OPEC cartel is still considering cutting oil production, since the price of oil is too low.

 

You have to get the warm fuzzies from this story from the loving, caring, peaceful religion of Islam:  a girl who wanted an annulment of her forced arranged marriage (at the age of 9) has been killed by her parents.  Isn't Islam wonderful?

McCain Can't Match Palin

Here's a link to the blog of Mercer University Professor of Political Science Dr. Greg Domin, who has been joining us from the RNC all week.

 

Oprah is currently refusing to consider having Sarah Palin on her show.  If Sarah Palin was a liberal running for office Oprah would trip over herself trying to get Palin on the show.

 

The RNC at least made up enough ground to eliminate Obama's convention bounce.

 

The polls only promise to get better, with Sarah Palin attracting over 40 million viewers for her home run speech.

 

Sarah Palin once attended a Libertarian Party meeting in Anchorage.  In a way, that makes her more of a (big-L) Libertarian than I am.

 

Palin is more popular than Barack Obama or John McCain.  I'm telling you, Republicans, put her on the top of the ticket!

 

The American people can see the hatchet job that the mainstream media is doing on Sarah Palin.  A majority of them think that the left-wing media is trying to hurt Palin with their reporting.

 

The future of American conservatism is in the West, according to one brilliant British columnist.

 

Barack Obama had his first intelligence briefing on Tuesday.  I bet he left that meeting with his eyes as big as saucers.

 

Speaking of the Messiah, on the heels of Phil Gramm's comments about economic illiteracy, here is an economically literate analysis of Obama's tax policy.

 

Joe Biden might have more experience than Sarah Palin, but does experience count if he's consistently wrong?

 

The Council on American-Islamic Relations is unhappy with the Republicans for referring to Islamic terrorism.

 

Students at one Illinois school district will not be allowed to go to sports events or prom if they're failing their classes.

 

Georgia government schools Superintendent Kathy Cox will be on "Are You Smarter Than A 5^th Grader?" tonight.

 

The British environment minister called global warming a "hysterical pseudo-religion."

Palin Rocks, Can McCain Match Her?

By all accounts, Sarah Palin was awesome last night.  Some of the reactions:  "Simply stunning," "star-turning," "amazing, historic, epic," and a "grand slam home run."  Richard Viguerie, one of the leaders of the modern conservative movement, says that Palin is the "next Ronald Reagan."

 

The New York Times took the opportunity of a brilliant speech to say "yeah, the speech was good, but…"

 

Ann Coulter said of Palin that "the best man turned out to be a woman."

 

Clinton aides are reeling over the treatment of Sarah Palin.  I'm telling you, there will be a few of those women who come over to the McCain-Palin ticket because of her.

 

The liberal media is so nervous about Palin that they are trying to float the possibility of John McCain dumping her.

 

Here's another libertarian opinion on Sarah Palin.

 

An Alaskan tells us how Palin fought corruption in Alaska.

 

The Obama campaign had to defend The Messiah's past as a "community organizer."  Maybe they're finally realizing that it wasn't a real job (unlike mayor).

 

Joe Biden might have had his first slip yesterday, saying that an Obama administration might pursue criminal charges against President Bush.

 

The Democrats are probably going to kick Lieberman out of their caucus after his speech at the RNC Tuesday.

 

Depend on the Macon press to focus on the race of the Republican delegates and speakers.

 

As much as the Democrats talk about the miserable Bush economy, the Wall Street Journal points out that the Bush economy has been strong.

 

The price-gouging OPEC cartel might consider cutting production because oil prices are getting too low.

 

Saudi textbooks, including some used at Islamic schools in the United States, promote the killing of gays, Jews, and infidels.

 

Cochran Motor Speedway was shut down after the death of a woman there over the weekend.

Palin Tonight!

How sexist are the left and their cohorts in the mainstream media?  Just look at their coverage of Sarah Palin and her need to be a mother instead of Vice President.  All of a sudden, the left are the sexist male chauvinists.

 

Pat Buchanan says that Sarah Palin was the ultimate risk-reward pick.

 

Michelle Malkin writes about the experience that Sarah Palin will have as a conservative woman in the eyes of the left and the mainstream media.

 

We will, of course, talk about the speeches last night at the RNC.  Admittedly, I missed President Bush's, but I caught Fred Thompson's and Joe Lieberman's.  Here's the NYT wrap.

 

Here are some juicy bits of the Republican platform, especially where they disagree with John McCain.

 

Phil Gramm is speaking truth again.  He said at a roundtable yesterday that the Republicans listening to him were not economically illiterate or whiners.

 

Here's a wrap on the Ron Paul counter-convention in Minneapolis.  He's not endorsing McCain; instead, he's considering endorsing third parties in general.  He wants "peaceful civil disobedience" to advocate for limited government.

 

The Wall Street Journal has an idea on why Obama isn't running away with this election.  They say it's because "American voters aren't sheep."

 

A Muslim woman quit her healthcare job in Great Britain because of their dress code that requires that providers be "bare below the elbows."

 

Here's something that should help some folks in Macon:  The British government is giving away guides on how to tell if your kid is in a gang.

 

Wars between Mexican drug cartels are increasingly spreading into the United States.

 

North Korea is rebuilding its nuclear program, in violation of an agreement with the United States.

GOP Convention Kicks Off

A columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News says that if Obama loses there will be a "full-fledged race and class war."

 

The Messiah is already criticizing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's lack of experience.

 

With McCain's pick of Palin, Hillary will have a larger part of the Obama campaign.

 

Here's a brilliant column about the dangers of big government.

 

Here's the libertarian case for Sarah Palin.

 

Palin has helped to close the "enthusiasm gap."  She's even been described as the girl of conservatives' dreams.

The big buzz over the holiday was that Sarah Palin's 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant.  Apparently this has never been a secret in Palin's hometown.  The news brings into question whether the McCain campaign properly vetted Palin prior to the selection.

 

Immediately after the selection, Zogby showed McCain/Palin taking a two-point lead on Obama/Biden.

 

Reverend Jeremiah Wright is back.

 

The sun had no sunspots for the first month in a century.  It's the beginning of global cooling (or at least the end of the "global warming" scare).

 

Here's an analysis of Obama's new big-government spending proposals.

 

Ron Paul is having his own counter-convention in Minneapolis, criticizing the Republicans on Iraq and the explosion of government.

 

Anti-war protesters became violent at the GOP convention.  Aren't these hippies supposed to be all about peace and love?

 

Hollywood is having a bad summer.  They're making more money, but they're selling fewer tickets.  I'd call that price gouging.

 

Amy Winehouse could be brain-damaged from the drugs she's put in her system.  Isn't this kind of a chicken-or-egg situation?

McCain-Palin vs. Obama-Biden

Republicans are considering delaying their convention because of the possibility of Hurricane Gustav hitting the Gulf coast on the first or second day.

 

Oprah cried her eyelashes off at The Messiah's coronation speech last night.

 

The speech, by the way, was largely an attack on McCain with few real details.

 

The "Peanut for Brains" President said that John McCain is "milking" his POW time.  He's milking his time as President.

 

Here are the results from the Democrats' attempt at a "green" convention.

 

Strip clubs did not do as well as they had hoped during the DNC.

 

Obama might not be able to win this election based on poor voters alone.  Income doesn't matter here; it's all about intellect.  He'll win it with ignorant voters.

 

There were 15,000 reporters at the DNC.  Here's what they were doing, according to the Columbia Journalism Review.

 

Clayton County schools lost their accreditation yesterday, severely screwing 50,000 students who go to school there.

 

One of McCain's health care advisors pointed out that everybody in the United States has some sort of access to health care, since hospital emergency rooms are required to treat anybody who walks in.

 

Here's the latest solution to "global warming":  Have fewer kids.

 

McCain has officially picked Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate.  You have to love the fact that the last bill she signed was to allow for the building of a natural gas pipeline.

Obama's Coronation Tonight

Surprise to the "the economy sucks" Democrats:  the economy grew 3.3% in the spring quarter, meaning that we're not in a recession.  The stimulus checks were given most of the credit.

 

By the way, if the economy is so bad, why did the summer box office set a new record?

 

Peggy Noonan has a fantastic summation of the Democrat convention thus far.

 

Democrats are nervous that Obama's coronation speech might just solidify his reputation as a narcissistic rock star figure.  It'll all be about stroking The Messiah's ego.

 

After Bill stole the show last night, analysts say that so far the DNC feels like the Clinton convention.  Of course, Bill's speech was all about—who else?—Bill.

 

The Obama campaign has been micromanaging almost every speech given at the DNC.

 

The Obama anti-free speech thugs were at it again, this time trying to shut down a talk radio show that has an Obama critic on the air.  They sent an e-mail to their supporters to put pressure on the station to pull the guest.

 

With McCain making his announcement of his running mate tomorrow, Democrats are scared that he might pick a woman.

 

The Messiah speaks from his Greek Temple stage tonight.  Here's a preview of his speech, including proof that Geraldine Ferraro was right.

 

Here's a column that needed to be written, calling Democrats the party of whiners.

 

Michelle Obama, the Militant Housewife of Chicago, Illinois, says that Hispanics (she means illegal immigrants) shouldn't have to fear raids.

 

A wealth-envy activist in California wants the state to create a wealth tax.

 

Ted Stevens won his primary in Alaska.  Those Republicans are asking for a Democrat to represent them in the Senate.

 

Republicans in Seattle are in hot water after one of their volunteers distributed $3 bills showing The Messiah in a turban with a camel.

 

Following the rash of shootings in Macon this weekend, the NAACP wants a 9pm curfew in the city.

 

A criminal running from the police in Atlanta was tripped up by his baggy pants.  Maybe that's another downside to the saggy pants ban here in Warner Robins.

 

Michael Phelps is going to host the season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

 

The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia.

McCain takes lead in polls

Nancy Pelosi ran into some of the "Drill Here, Drill Now" protestors in Denver yesterday.  Pelosi responded by asking if she could drill their brains.

 

Here's the story on the Obama and Clinton camps working on getting the roll-call vote in the hotel instead of on the convention floor.

 

Bill isn't going to attend Obama's coronation speech tomorrow night.

 

Clinton delegates still aren't convinced about The Messiah.

 

Obama didn't have any luck getting the ad linking him to William Ayres pulled, so his lawyers are trying to lock him up.  A liberal's definition of freedom of speech:  you're free to say whatever you want, as long as it agrees with them.

 

John McCain, not The Messiah, received a bounce from Biden being put on the Democrat ticket.

 

Guess who isn't attending the DNC?  Our very own Congressman Jim Marshall.

 

A 15-year-old Iraqi girl who had planned on being a suicide bomber gave herself up to police instead.  Maybe some of them are human.

 

Horror stories from socialized medicine:  a 21-year-old in Britain was told she couldn't have a $15 per day treatment because it was too expensive.  British doctors aren't even telling patients with myeloma (a bone marrow cancer) about treatments that could extend their lives because they are too expensive.  British hospitals are refusing even basic medical care to old people.

 

Nearly 600 illegals were rounded up in a raid in Laurel, Mississippi, making it the largest raid ever.  Of course the AP has to respond with a sob story about how scared illegals are.

 

Jimmy Carter brought up the race issue again at the DNC.

 

The Washington Post had the most racist headline of the day:  "Scores Stable as More Minorities Take SAT"  Georgia's scores dropped, making us ranked #47 in the country.

 

The LPGA has now required that players speak English.  Why can't we do that nationally?

 

Major League Baseball is going to start using instant replay for home run calls starting tomorrow.

Obamas, Kennedys, Clintons struggle to get along

The Democrats are trying to have the "greenest" convention ever.  Too bad wooden hotel keycards didn't work, so they had to go back to plastic.

 

Hillary's delegates are a little concerned over Barack Obama.  Forty two percent of Hillary's pledged delegates plan to support Hillary when her name is brought into nomination.  They may or may not be able to express their desire for Hillary, since the Obama and Hillary camps have worked out a deal for unanimous consent of Obama as the nominee.  The camps themselves seem to be having trouble working together.  Hillary's advisors even plan to skip Obama's coronation speech.

 

The latest update:  The Obama people are trying to have a secret roll-call vote, off the public floor of the convention.

 

Michelle Obama's hospital does not give health care to uninsured patients.  You have to love this liberal hypocrisy.

 

A black Hillary supporter said that one of Obama's mentors called her an "Uncle Tom."  Which side is making this campaign about race again?

 

Jesse Jackson Jr. compared Barack Obama to Jackie Robinson yesterday, saying that he "can't hit back" to attacks against him.  Maybe that's why Biden is on the ticket.

 

The Democrats are having some trouble balancing the influences of the three big political clans, the Obamas, the Kennedys, and the Clintons.

 

A conservative nonprofit group is running an ad about the connection between Barack Obama and Bill Ayres.  Obama, of course, wants the ad stopped.  If you can't beat them, silence them.  If you need more information on Ayres, Michael Barone has a nice little summary of the guy's accomplishments.

 

Lobbyists are wearing scarlet "L" patches at the DNC, telling people that they are proud of their profession.

 

Nancy Pelosi is getting a little more willing to look at drilling for oil, but they have to pay royalties (read:  taxes) on their profits.

 

The latest victim of the ethanol scam:  tequila.  Oh well, maybe we can just start drinking the ethanol instead.

 

The biggest missing story in politics?  A majority of voters call themselves conservatives.

 

A planned elementary school in California is going to have to wait at least another 18 months before construction can begin because an endangered shrimp was found on the lot.

 

The beginning of a tragedy:  Lady Margaret Thatcher has dementia.

 

Parents are complaining that a little league pitcher shouldn't be allowed to play because he's too good.

 

Wind turbines make bats' lungs explode.

 

The government is trying to establish a speed limit on ships to save whales.

 

The Georgia Aquarium has a new resident, a 9-foot manta ray.

 

Here's a new scientific report that questions the theory of man-made global warming.

 

CSI Macon (remember, not about crime) admitted that they have no idea about how to make the I-75/I-16 interchange work for them.  It's all about stopping progress.

 

Macon police think that 3 of the 6 shootings in the city on Sunday might have been related to gang activity.  Remember when Macon didn't have a gang problem?

 

A puppy scared off 3 bears just by barking at them.

 

An Amtrak train ran out of gas.