LEE RODGERSWOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A U.S. DOLLAR OR
SWISS FRANC? ...
THE GALLOPING GOVERNMENT GIVEAWAYS ...
IF OBAMA & ROMNEY SHOULD TIE
THE GALLOPING GOVERNMENT GIVEAWAYS ...
IF OBAMA & ROMNEY SHOULD TIE
Read and learn ...
Democrats are trying to make hay of Mitt Romney having some of his money in Swiss banks. Leftist nutcake Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois suggested it might be because -- GASP!! -- Romney might " think the Swiss franc is a stronger currency than the United States dollar."
Of COURSE it's stronger than the inflated U.S. dollar! Anyone with access to a computer can quickly track the value of Swiss currency versus the dollar.
Here's a rough guide.
In 1970 it took 4.73 Swiss francs to buy one dollar. In 1980, 1.67. In 1990, 1.39. In 2000, 1.69.
As of yesterday, less than one franc exchanged for a dollar, or to put it another way, a single Swiss franc was worth $1.02. In 1970 it was worth about 22 cents. That's the pure result of an inflated dollar declining in value -- in short, printing too many bucks to give away in foolish government programs.
Wouldn't any sane person agree the historical record shows that the inflation-averse Swiss have done a far better job of maintaining the integrity of their money?
PS--Dick Durbin was, and remains, an idiot.
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This is what is meant by Obama's policy of encouraging government dependency via government giveaway programs.
A dozen years ago, about 17 million Americans received food stamps. Today, the figure is 46 million, largely because of lowered eligibility standards and, even now, an aggressive advertising campaign costing millions of taxpayer dollars to encourage even more freeloading.
What happens at election time when we reach the point where there are more takers than payers? The answer is obvious.
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Are some media liberals growing wary of possibly betting on a dead horse? Here's Michael Gerson in the liberal Washington Post ...
"One would think, given so much practice, that the Obama White House would have been better prepared for last week's wretched jobs report.
"Instead, we witnessed the five stages of bad public relations. Delusion: It was a 'step in the right direction.' Dismissiveness: Don't 'read too much into any one monthly report. Grudging acceptance: 'It's still tough out there.' Cliché: 'There are no quick fixes.' Self-pity: 'I suspect that most people in Cincinnati would acknowledge that I've tried real hard"
"I suspect that most people in Cincinnati and elsewhere would prefer an economic strategy that consists of something more than blame shifting and the systematic lowering of expectations.
"Obama is showing signs of ideological exhaustion. He seems incapable of producing an economic agenda equal to his political challenge.
" ... Obama could well suffer a Carter-like collapse, circa 1980. Not because of an ideological shift but a simple, collective judgment: He did not deliver recovery."
... IN THE WASHINGTON POST!
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It is highly unlikely, but possible, that the presidential electoral vote could end in a tie. If it does?
Then the House delegation for each state must decide on how to cast each state's ONE vote ... and that decides the winner. Twenty-six votes are required to win.
The Senate would then select the Vice-President on the basis of one vote per senator, thus requiring 51 to win.
In each instance, it is the newly-elected Congress that votes.
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From Bloomberg biznews ...
"San Bernardino may become the third California city in two weeks to file for municipal bankruptcy protection, as it struggles with declining tax revenue, growing employee costs and ill-timed public-works projects."
A major culprit, as usual -- government employee unions, whose demands made the city go broke.
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Unintended humor ...
Yesterday Attorney General Eric Holder addressed the NAACP National Convention in Houston, Texas. In order to enter, media personnel had to produce two forms of identification.
That's right. Photo ID was required in order to attend a speech by the racist Holder, who is opposed to a requirement that such identification be required in order to vote.
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Obama complains about alleged out-sourcing by companies owned for Romney's former company, Bain Capital, but consider this from the liberal, Obama-supporting Washington Post: "From 2008 to 2010 (Obama's first two years in office), U.S. trade with China alone cost about 450,000 American jobs."
And where are most of those Government Motors cars being built? And who's the biggest buyer of GM cars? The federal government.
And didn't the deal to "save" Chrysler make it a virtual gift to Fiat of Italy?
Obama counts Ford as one of his success stories, but Ford never participated in the "stimulus" program and the government had nothing to do with Ford's survival.
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Maybe it isn't a requirement that one be a pathological liar to be part of the Obama regime, but it obviously helps.
One example: Obama's Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, said Obama "made the hybrid car possible."
It should be remembered that the Prius and other hybrids were around for years before most Americans had ever heard of Barack Obama.
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A point to ponder from Founder's Quote Daily ...
"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1816.
Since Jefferson is regarded as a founder of the Democratic Party, one might wonder how many of today's Democrats are familiar with that observation.
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Reader Greg observes ...
"It has been found that the polar caps on the planet Mars are shrinking. Hmmm ... I guess all of those illegal aliens that (Arizona Governor) Jan Brewer shooed away back to Mexico must have moved to Mars and are building coal fired power plants there to keep warm during the harsh Martian Winters."
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... and this from Roseville Phil, who takes note of the horrendous murder rate in Chicago -- 275 already in this year -- and reflects on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's past as a ballet dancer ...
"With all the murders and high crime rate, why doesn't the former ballet stud establish a 'Midnight Ballet league?'"
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Heard twice in one minute on TV ...
Patina, referring to the coating that develops on metal over a period of oxidation, pronounced "Pah-TEE-nah."
Most dictionaries now accept it, but "PAT-in-uh" is still preferred.
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Hoist on my own petard ...
A couple of days ago I inadvertently left out the second "u" in the word Portuguese. An astute and observant reader was quick to correct my typo. Profuse apologies to all with ties to the pleasant country of Portugal. And let me recommend the charming town of Cascais to any fortunate enough to travel there. It's a little slice of heaven. The Hotel Albatroz, where Prince Rainier and Princess Grace honeymooned, is a marvel of unpretentious elegance.
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Sexism. It has its ups and downs. The mayor of a small town in Germany ordered that standard-size parking places be reserved for male drivers on the grounds that they are better at the task Sexist? Okay. But the mandate includes a provision that women get (A) wider spaces that are (B) located nearer business entrances in (C) better-lighted, therefore safer, areas.
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Jim Mullen of Jewish World Review provides his UN-bucket list; things he DOESN'T want to do before he goes toes-up ...
Visit North Korea.
Paint my body and go shirtless to a football game.
Appear on a reality show. Unless it's about lottery winners.
Visit any spring-break town during spring break.
Eat disgusting food on purpose.
Skydive. There has to be an easier way to get more legroom than jumping out of the plane
Climb rocks. It looks like a good way to get hurt.
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Dan provides another "fight" story ...
My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.
She asked, "What's on TV?"
I said, "Dust."
And then the fight started...
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."