April 19 --

GEN. SHERMAN: “WAR IS HELL” …
LIBS WANT YOUR RETIREMENT MONEY …
MORE SHOCKS FOR ELECTRIC CAR BUSINESS

Acknowledging that some may be offended by the photos of GIs displaying body-parts of terrorists who blew themselves up in an attempt to kill those same GIs, others may also be offended by Panetta, Hillary and an assortment of politicized generals and their resultant (mock?) horror.

     Perhaps they -- and the public -- need to be reminded that war is not a gentleman's game of touch football, especially when murderous terrorist fanatics choose to blow themselves up in order to kill others – often innocent civilians.

     The reaction of so-called 'leaders" should also be a reminder that the object of a war is to win, not to exit with the Miss Congeniality award.

WARNING TO RETIREES, PRESENT AND FUTURE …

There are plans by liberal politicians in the works that would remove some or all tax sheltering of retirement plans – IRA's, pensions, annuities, etc. – as part of the government's endless grasping for more revenue to subsidize vote-buying programs.

This plot proceeds from the eternal liberal assumption that all money really belongs to the government and you're lucky to be allowed to keep a portion of what you earn. Reduced to essentials, their philosophy – and policy – can be simply stated: “You earn it … we take it.”

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 It's time someone conveyed the following message to Rick Santorum: "You lost. Get over it. And either openly join the Obama campaign or shut the (bleep) up! You're alienating so many people with your continuing attacks on the overwhelmingly likely nominee of your party that you're killing your chances for another run in four or eight years."

    CNN reports that a 50-year-old man who said he felt that airport screeners were "harassing" him stripped naked at Portland International Airport.

More disastrous news from the electric-car debacle...

     The Detroit News reports that General Motors Co. officials say damage could hit $5 million following an explosion last week in a battery-testing lab at its Tech Center in Warren, according to a police report.

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 ... and still more, from Washington's Free Beacon ...

      "According to one of the fired workers who spoke with Autoblog, Fisker’s plant is “absolutely empty,” devoid of the equipment and personnel necessary to produce its hybrid cars on schedule."

Footnote to this silliness: Last week I put over a thousand miles on a Toyota Corolla, both city (Los Angeles) and highway driving, and averaged almost 43 MPG. Which reminded me why it seems foolish to pay thousands of dollars more for a skinny-wheeled, overpriced hybrid that does no better.

Another reason to hang onto your old car ...

     A bill already passed by the Senate and set to be rubber stamped by the House would make it mandatory for all new cars in the United States to be fitted with black box data recorders from 2015 onwards.

The Daily Caller resurrects an item from B.O.'s obscure past ...
     "While some are in a tizzy over the fact that Mitt Romney transported his dog to a family vacation on the top of the family car back in the 1980s, The DC's Jim Treacher points out that President Obama has EATEN dog, according to his own account in his memoir."
     The quote, referring to his Indonesian stepfather: “With Lolo, I was introduced to dog meat (tough), snake meat (tougher), and roasted grasshopper (crunchy). Like many Indonesians, Lolo followed a brand of Islam that could make room for the remnants of more ancient animist and Hindu faiths. He explained that a man took on the powers of whatever he ate: One day soon, he promised, he would bring home a piece of tiger meat for us to share.”

     From Chapter Two of Obama's "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."
 
Let's hope somebody has warned Bo, the current White House canine, to be careful!

    A bottom-line message any person with a triple-digit IQ can address to Obama sheeple: "Obama hasn't accomplished one serious thing other than run the nation irretrievably into debt."

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    Brits are wising-up to the reality that Barack Obama is not to be trusted. Niles Gardiner of the Telegraph, a major British newspaper, lays it out …

“Barack Obama has no interest in standing with Britain over the Falklands, declaring in a press conference in Colombia at the Summit of the Americas:

'And in terms of the Maldives [sic] or the Falklands, whatever your preferred term, our position on this is that we are going to remain neutral. We have good relations with both Argentina and Great Britain, and we are looking forward to them being able to continue to Dialogue on this issue. But this is not something that we typically intervene in.'

“The Obama presidency has made it clear that it views Britain and Argentina as equal allies. This, despite the fact that Great Britain is a world power that has fought alongside the Americans in almost every major US-involved war over the past 70 years (with the notable exception of Vietnam).”

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    Just to be clear, the real reason the Establishment Big Media despise internet sources of news and commentary -- like this one -- is because it breaks their stranglehold on information and allows unpleasant truths about their liberal cronies to be revealed.

 Down-to-earth economist Walter Williams adds a dash of realism ...
     "Affordable housing and health care costs are terms with considerable emotional appeal that politicians exploit but have absolutely no useful meaning or analytical worth. For example, can anyone tell me in actual dollars and cents the price of an affordable car, house or myomectomy?
     "A good economist recognizes that harm is not a one-way street; it's reciprocal. For example, if I own a lot and erect a house in front of your house and block your view of a beautiful scene, I've harmed you; however, if I am prevented from building my house in front of yours, I'm harmed. Whose harm is more important? The person who is harmed can use government thugs to have things his way.
     "Americans have been miseducated into thinking that Roosevelt's New Deal saved our economy. That miseducation extends to most academics, including economists, at our universities, who are arrogant enough to believe that it's possible for a few people in Washington to have the information and knowledge necessary to manage the economic lives of 313 million people."

    Any liberals who are worried about a "war on women" need to take a close look at what (Obama's fellow?) Muslims are doing in Afghanistan ... poisoning young girls who dare to attend school.

Terry Jeffrey of Human Events reminds us ...
     "In the 39 months since Barack Obama took the oath of office as president of the United States, the federal government’s debt has increased by $5,027,761,476,484.56."

Impenetrable Stupidity department: A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 55% of Adults nationwide believe most wealthy people in this country pay less than their fair share in taxes.
     Fact: People earning over $50,000 a year pay more than 93% of all federal income taxes; the top 1% pay 34% of all such taxes ... the top 5% pay 59%. And the bottom half pay none.
     Thank your education system and the media for feeding such foolishness to the public.

    More on Americans' ignorance … from the Washington Post …

    “A majority of people don’t know the name of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. More frightening? Eight percent named Thurgood Marshall, who not only was never the Chief Justice but also died in 1993. And let’s not even talk about the four percent who think Harry Reid, a Senator not a member of the Supreme Court, is the Chief Justice.”

   So … where to place blame? A media that feeds ignorance … a failed “education” system … or simply lazy brains?

Joseph writes from the Bay Area ...
     "Last Sunday my wife and I were driving from Santa Cruz to the boat show in Oakland.  My wife pointed out the impressive Solyndra signs over the $733 million empty buildings. Then as we traveled a little farther there was the Tesla building. Another $465 million Dept. of Energy loan for a company making the $100 M + electric car for the common citizen. Right in the middle of these two successes is the NUMMI plant. It is amazing that anyone who actually works for a living can drive this route and still vote for a liberal."

Deathless quote from Barbara Walters on "The View" ...
      ”Women, especially women like us who work and who argue and this and that, when you go home you want the guy to be in charge, and more than be in charge — do very kinky things.”

Coming next on men's room walls: "For a good time, call Barbara at 555- ... "

Here's a businessman committed to giving jobs to Americans instead of foreigners.
     Dennis Hof, who owns the Bunny Ranch (legal) whorehouse in Carson City, Nevada, has offered to send a team of his women to accompany Secret Service agents on overseas trips.

Dr. Bud observes that ...
      Had the Secret Service flap been on Clinton's watch they would have been thought of as advance scout party for the boss and been rewarded handsomely.

The Secret Service meets with Colombian hookers...
The Secret Service meets with Ted Nugent...

Jim Eason awaits revelation of the missing ingredient in the latest scandal ...
There's the "SEX"...and the "ROCK AND ROLL"...  Where's the "DRUGS?"

Oops: How about that (alleged) cocaine?

In other tasteless news ...
     The citizenry of of F---ing, Austria, (yes, it DOES exist) are voting on whether to change the name of their town. As the mayor says, “The only problem is that we need all the F---king residents to agree’’ that a change should be made.

Mr. Hill has some things you should know ...
     People with higher IQs are more likely to stay up late into the night.
     Sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them for you.
     In France, the way of saying "OMG" (Oh, my God), is "OMD" (Oh Mon Dieu).
     The word, LEGO came from the Danish, "LEg Godt" which means "Play well".
     Printer ink is more expensive than human blood.
     The words, "Hong Kong" can be spoken without moving your lips.
     Cat owners are 30% less likely to suffer a heart attack.

Now you are a wiser person.

    Jay Nordlinger of NRO finds a bar in Minot, North Dakota called The Pour Farm.

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The sensitive Mr. Sorkin provides this one ...

      A man is sitting at home alone when he hears a knock on the front door. He opens it to find two sheriff's deputies there. He asks if there is a problem.

      One of the deputies asks if he is married. He says, "Yes, I am.
      The deputy then asks if he could see a picture of the man's wife.
      The guy says, "Sure," and gets a photo to show them.
      The deputy says, "I'm sorry, sir. But it looks like your wife's been hit by a truck."
      The guy replies, "I know, but she has a great personality and is an excellent cook."