There is some justice

Blago gets 14 years in the slammer!

Barney Frank Flees Congress!

Truly an excellent day!

New DOJ Scandal

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2011/08/new-scandal-at-doj-as-illegal-guitars-end-up-in-hands-of-mexican-drug-lords.html

Uncle Ted speaks the truth:

`http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/13/you-have-the-right-to-remain-stupid/

US State Department spends $770 million on mosques in Middle East

I borrowed from a good friend:

What's wrong with folks these days...

A man walks into a coffee shop and after his purchase, the man says “Thank you” when handed the order. The clerk says, “No problem.” And then:

“Don’t you young people say ‘you’re welcome’ any more?”

“You want me to say, ‘You’re welcome?’’”

“Yes.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Thank you!”

“No problem.”

PPACA (Obamacare) is very unpopular. Cost bunches of money (read trillions). 2,500,000,000,000 by 2020. Oh and it's unconstitutional. But waivers are being issued like crazy (900 companies and counting). Congress thinks that by you not doing anything (purchasing health care) that you are in fact performing an activity that can be regulated under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.

Unfortunately we have a superior court judge (Kagen) who lobbied for the PPACA. Maybe she will recuse herself? Maybe she'll get one those ethics waivers from the Whitehouse.

Green is the New Red.

Question for the voter? Would you vote to raise your own taxes so that we could build more green schools. The numbers are coming in and it looks like we are spending $10 to save $1 in energy. Is that smart? Would you spend your own money to install a new water heater that takes 30 years to pay back? Oh, the life span of a new water heater these days is maybe 20 years. Of course you would do it someone else's money.

The good news is that the local school bond failed. But instead of tightening their belts and trimming costs, they are trying to figure out how to "reword" the bond so it can pass next time. Oh and you can bet it will be more money next time because we didn't pass it when it was cheaper.

I guess it's good thing they don't have the power of the King County Council to declare an emergency and raise property taxes without our consent.