Ted Kennedy has taped a campaign ad to support Chris Doddledung. Chris, ever the daring kind of guy, declined to take a ride with Teddy over the bridge at Chappaquiddick.
ACORN is changing its name, ostensibly to avoid continuing scandal and criminal charges. I don't know what they are worried about; neither the Attorney General, Department of Justice or Congress is willing to investigate anything to do with ACORN. Is the Mob in control here, or what?
Now that we've almost completely pulled out of Iraq, we can expect that the radical Muslims, such as Osama and his cronies, will now quit their campaign against the United States, which means that we can fold up the Department of Homeland Security. Isn't that just dandy? All of which explains why our illustrious Prez had invited Iranian diplomats to attend July 4th festivities at American Embassies and, we hear, at a White House Barbecue. Obama said that he had wanted to extend a hand of friendship and understanding, (while Iranian citizens were protesting in their streets over an obviously phony election?) Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced with great aplomb, that none of the Iranians had RSVP'd anyway. (Do you suppose they were so busy assembling IED's for the events that they forgot?)
Hacker numbers are rapidly increasing as attempts to get into our national security systems, military websites, banking institutions and utilities climb. Predominantly, these attacks are originating in Russia and China. This fact leaves the door wide open for the Administration to insert its increasingly intruding and bulbous regulatory nose into the Internet, and to start charging Americans a "use" tax or some other fee to cover the associated costs.
In one month alone, at one email address, I received over 400 emails from Nigerian sources promising to make me rich. The latest wave of emails purportedly comes from the FBI and, if you open one, your computer is going to be infected, big time. Now all we have to do is to figure out a way to redirect the FBI emails back to Nigeria.
Further on the fascism scene... Part of the proposed Health Care package provides for "random" home visitations by health care bureaucrats to determine whether or not safe and best health practices are being followed. If not, they would write out mandatory referrals that you would HAVE TO follow up on, or face the governmental consequences. To get you to buy into this, the line is going to be that we "owe it to our children."
More on the "Big Brother is Watching" scene: Remember those video cameras at intersections? There was an uproar of sorts when they were first introduced shortly after 9/11. The governments, (federal, state and local), were quick to assuage our fears by stating that they were there only for the purpose of helping to catch terrorists or to serve as a source of information in the event of a traffic accident. Besides, they insisted, there was no way that they could read your vehicle license, anyway. In 2009, however, there is a growing use of such video cameras to cite drivers for running red lights, failure to wear seat belts, and similar offenses. How can they do that if they can't read our license plate numbers? Do you think there might be some bureaucrat or politician out there plotting to put video cameras in homes to make sure you eat healthy foods and do not take in more calories than your allotted intake? No? Did it ever occur to you folks out there with video cameras in your laptops or desktops that Big Brother could be watching you right now? (As I type this, I can predict that 25% of readers will quit picking their noses immediately, 25% will adjust their bras or check their lipstick, 25% will go put some clothes on, and 25% will flip me the finger. )
In a not-so-puzzling case of "Big Brother is NOT Watching," the United States Attorney General decided to drop all criminal charges against the Black Panther Party for blocking and trying to intimidate Philadelphia votes in the November elections:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2OsPDW7p74
The Attorney General had originally filed charges, tried the case and won but, out of the clear blue and for no explicable reason, he decided to drop all charges on May 15th. Is the Mob in control here, or what?
On the gun control front, White House Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel, Attorney General Eric Holder, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, "Call Me Senator" Barbara Boxer and others are quietly working up a new theory.... Their argument will be that the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prevents Congress from passing any laws to take away the right to bear arms, but it does not prevent a state or local government from doing so. Boxer was heard in April saying that she will sponsor a national gun registration law, it's just a matter of choosing the right time.
I vote that we also ban fireworks and fireworks displays. Fireworks do kill people and they start fires.
Don't know why the media is so upset with the "discovery" that Obama has been staging his "Town Hall Meetings" designed to drum up support for his Health Care Bill. By now, everyone should be aware that this President is a spoiled little brat who will do anything, and I do mean anything, to get his own way. Besides, the move was a strategy straight out of the old Clinton "Play Ball By My Rules" playbook and it's not as if this particular play has never been used before.
Tim Geithner, the financial genius who is going to save the country, is saying that the government needs to make homes more affordable. Tim, you're the money Czar. You and your cronies have managed to change the terms of mortgage loans and to make signed, sealed, written and notarized contracts as worthless as used toilet tissue. So, why don't you guys just pop off with a new regulation giving you the power to say that a new or used house cannot sell for more than $90 per square foot? It's just that simple, pal. My God, is the Mob in control here, or what?
Now that Washington has given all citizens one great, big headache, the Food and Drug Administration may be poised to take Tylenol, Excedrin and similar headache medicines off the shelf. Not to be outdone, the nice folks over at DHHS seem to favor some kind of penalty on overweight people on the basis that they have a higher risk for life-threatening maladies. Why not impose a "FAT TAX?" Of course, people who are underweight would get a tax rebate. You bet. Count on it.
Bernie Madoff's gone on an extended vacation. Do you suppose he'll hook up with O.J.?
Rumor is... South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and Nevada Senator John Ensign may team up to pitch Cialis on the tube.
Have you ever wondered where the nation would be economically right now if McCain had won the Presidency? Well, for one thing, we wouldn't be looking at an extra $5 trillion in future tax bills heading our way. (Yes, $5 trillion. That's why they never mention the TARP, the Stimulus Bill that they still haven't read, and the new budget all in one breath.) The rest, of course, is purely speculation, but I'm inclined to think that the unemployment figures would not be as high as they are now. And, I won't be surprised if they happened to leak out the news late on a Friday afternoon a few weeks from now that the 9.5% unemployment rate just announced was actually understated by a few percentage points. That's another strategy out of the old Clinton book.
Speaking of "not read yet." maybe their excuse is that they have been busy "not reading" the Energy Cap & Trade Bill the House just passed... This new bill requires that homes be brought up to energy standards before they can be sold. Now, it's bad enough that most people who are in the process of selling don't have that kind of money to spend until the house has already sold, but I can just see the bureaucratic argument coming now: I want to sell my house and lot to ABC Company so they can tear down the house and build a car lot there, but I will have to bring my house up to Energy Standards first. You bet it will happen. (On the plus side, I guess they can't foreclose on a house until it is brought up to energy standards, either?)
Since Al Franken has been declared the winner in the Minnesota Senatorial race, none of the above matters any more. Congress is filibuster-proof and they can now do whatever they want, whenever they want, and however they want. As a matter of fact, if you think you've seen some weird legislation coming out of Congress, you're in for one major surprise. I hate to keep asking the question but, is the Mob in control here, or what?
That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.
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