LEE RODGERSUNIVERSITY OFFICIALS' FUTURE: PENN
STATE,
OR THE STATE PEN? ...
OBAMA'S "IT'S GEORGE'S FAULT" LOSING ITS EFFECTIVENESS ...
AN EXPERT'S GRIM ECONOMIC FORECAST
OR THE STATE PEN? ...
OBAMA'S "IT'S GEORGE'S FAULT" LOSING ITS EFFECTIVENESS ...
AN EXPERT'S GRIM ECONOMIC FORECAST
Fearless prediction: Penn State will not win the national college football championship this year. Or next ... or the next ... or the next ...
Penn State's administration belatedly did what every rational person knew had to be done: Take down the statue of Joe Paterno.
Now the NCAA has spoken, and the penalty is heavy. Big fine ... loss of scholarships ... forfeiture of wins ... no bowl games for four years ... much of Paterno's winning record erased ... and more.
It's not the fault of athletes that this disgraceful mess occurred, so current players can transfer to other schools if they choose to do so, without sitting out for a year as is usually required.
Contrary to what some Penn State alumni and admirers choose to believe, Saint Joe DIDN'T just report the activities of the cretin Sandusky to University authorities; he persuaded and participated in the cover-up.
And we will hear no more about Joe Paterno and Penn State being the model for how a college football program should be run.
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"Insensitive" dep't. ...
I don't care if, how or why a mass murderer is adjudged by some to be mentally incompetent. The idea of rehabilitating such a beast is absurd. Better to turn out his lights and get it over.
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Blaming George isn't working anymore.
A new poll commissioned by The Hill, the political newsletter, found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of bad policy. Thirty-four percent say Obama is the most to blame, followed by 23 percent who say Congress is the culprit. Twenty percent point the finger at Wall Street, and just 18 percent cite former President George W. Bush.
Perhaps the awakening to the obvious has finally begun with recognition that Obama's handling of economic issues reflects either ignorance or deliberate sabotage. I know; only a cynic would suggest such a thing.
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"If fairness in paying taxes means the amount you pay is based on the amount you make, then the only group in America paying at least a "fair share" is the top 20%—people who make more than $74,000. For everyone else, the tax code is a bargain.
"There's also another way of looking at fairness, and that's the tax burden. Here, consider the top 20% of income earners (over $74,000). They make 50% of the nation's income but pay nearly 70% of all federal taxes." -- Wall Street Journal
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Oh, the irony! The very rich, high-living Pritzker family has been a major source of funding for Obama's political campaigns.
Their business empire includes Hyatt Hotels ... which are now being targeted for boycott by organized labor for being non-union employers.
Words to live by: Go to bed with snakes and eventually you'll get bitten.
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From CNBC ...
A robust and self-sustaining U.S. recovery is not on the cards, and we should now expect below trend growth for many years to come, according to Nouriel Roubini, the economist famed for his bearish views.
Roubini, best-known for calling the 2008 economic crisis, outlined five reasons the bulls have been wrong and argued that an American economic cold will lead the rest of the world to catch pneumonia in a post on the Project Syndicate website.
It may come down to this for many voters: With Romney in the White House, recovery will be difficult. With Obama ... impossible.
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Michael Goodwin in the NY Post on the craven "reporting" by ABC ...
"It was inevitable that a left-leaning news organization would be the first to inject politics into the Colorado massacre story. ABC News performed down to type by reporting shortly after 8 a.m. Friday that the shooter was a registered member of the Tea Party.
"The scoop alert soon was followed by a backtrack, then a full apology for smearing the wrong man. So it goes in hyper-politicized America, where every piece of cultural flotsam and jetsam is autopsied for its affiliations, as if politics explains everything."
... and on the economy ...
"With 23 million Americans out of work or underemployed, and with disability becoming the new welfare, the jobs crisis is changing the character of the country for the worst. Deficits, debt and run-away entitlement costs are sapping our economic might, yet a kind of magical thinking prevails, as if we are exempt from the forces bringing Europe to its knees."
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Mexican President Felipe Calderon urges stricter gun control laws in the U.S.
Yes, that's worked so well in peaceful Mexico, hasn't it?
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Survey says ...
Rasmussen Reports polling finds that 59% of Likely U.S. Voters who have served in the military favor the Republican challenger, while 35% support the president.
More ...
The winner could very well be determined by the eight percent (8%) to 10% of voters who routinely refuse to commit to either of the major party candidates. Which makes this Ramussen headline particularly relevant: Among Uncommitted Voters, Obama Job Approval Is At 29%.
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Reason Magazine's Tim Cavanaugh addresses the dilemma facing Obamaphiles ...
"What do you do when everybody's claiming your president said something, and you just know he didn't really say it, but all the video and all the audio and all the transcripts show that he did say it?
"This is the dilemma faced by supporters of President Obama in the long wake of last week's "You didn't build that" speech.
"The president's opponents are making a big fuss over comments that are on their face contemptuous of individual merit and out of step with American popular opinion.
"The president has boldly presented his view on how an economy works. His supporters should give him the respect of taking his words seriously."
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If the government insists on using drones for intrusive spying on law-abiding citizens, how long before some of those citizens start shooting them down? They're small and fragile, so it seems likely that a .12-gauge shotgun would suffice. Not advocating ... just an observation.
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Craig Ferguson with TV news ...
"There's a much tighter budget on Oprah's show. Last week her studio audience looked under their seats and just found gum. And Tom Cruise was jumping up and down on a fold-out chair."
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Your local newspaper probably won't carry this handy civics guide, but it's making the rounds on the internet ...
If a Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a Democrat doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Democrats demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A Democrat demands that the rest of us pay for his.
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Mike brings us this small slice of life ...
My neighbor - She's single and a good looking woman - lives right across the street. I can see her house from my living room.
I watched as she got home from work this evening. I was surprised when she walked across the street and up my driveway.
She knocked on my door... I rushed to open it.
She looks at me, and says, "I just got home, and I am so horny! I have this strong urge to have a good time, get drunk, and make love all night long! Are you busy tonight?"
I immediately replied, "Nope, I'm free... I have no plans at all!"
Then she said, "Good! In that case, could you watch my dog?"
"...and now, if you'll excuse me..."