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Well that’s interesting: The Richmond Tea Party has found an unlikely ally in its fight against a City Hall tax audit: the Occupy movement. Despite any ideological differences, Occupy Richmond has come out in support of the local chapter of the conservative Tea Party movement, which has accused city officials of a double standard in […]

Via Jazz Shaw, and as you’re probably already aware, the Senate rejected two measures on the 2-point payroll tax cut on Thursday: The Senate late Thursday rejected competing partisan visions for extending a temporary tax break that benefits virtually every American worker, clearing the way for more serious negotiations over how to cover the cost […]

You know the drill. Talk about what you want, when you want, how you want

Since 1965, the year the Beatles played Shea Stadium and the miniskirt came to America, government spending has grown faster than the combined total of inflation plus population growth every year but one. If government spending in America had just held pace with population growth and inflation since 1954, government spending today would total $1.3 […]

“This slideshow is filled with images of: vanity plates so geeky: that they prompted someone else to take a picture and post it on Flickr.”

“Getting high in Venice [CA] beach.” I gotta agree: “The Westside is the Bestside!” Link via: Metafilter.

Have at it, folks. Did everyone have a good Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving, a day to unwind, perhaps step back from politics for a bit, so, let’s go with something a bit more fun, shall we? (Fox News) The video shows a large animal-like figure walking upright on a ridge on the top of Mount Monadnock, one of New Hampshire’s most popular hiking attractions. A group of […]

Patrick Caddell and Douglas Schoen argue that President Obama should awaken to His unsuitability for further leadership, decline to run for re-election, and the Secretary of State should step in: He should step aside for the one candidate who would become, by acclamation, the nominee of the Democratic Party: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Never […]

Since John is out sick today, thought I would give you an open thread. Go for it, folks!

I’m really sick and won’t be posting today. I’m hopeful that I will be back tomorrow, but no promises. I’m sleeping 20 hours a day at this point and I think I’m going to know I’m better when I feel better. See you then!

Click the links to see what story inspired the glorious work of automotivator art above it. Link: John Hawkins. It’s my understanding that Sarah Rumpf took the curlers out of her hair later on that day. Dunno why. Link: Gateway Pundit. Link: Smitty. Link: I Own the World. Link: Jawa Report. Link: Hot Air. Link: […]

More from the fabulous Mark Steyn. Let us note in passing that, according to the official CBO estimates, a whole decade’s worth of war in both Iraq and Afghanistan adds up to little more than Obama’s 2009 stimulus bill. But, aside from that, in what sense are these “savings”? The Iraq War is ended – […]

Politico offers a headline calculated and designed to make you hate Newt Gingrich more than you already do: Newt: Fire the janitors, hire kids to clean schools. And when you click it open and actually read it from top to bottom, you find the former House Speaker is making all kinds of sense, no wonder […]

Well, the tortoise analogy I’ve been using regarding Newt Gingrich seems to be coming true. One thing that hadn’t changed over these many weeks was Romney being solidly ahead in New Hampshire. He has consistently had double-digit leads over the next closest contender. No more. Gingrich is now just two points behind Romney there. Now […]

The only rule of open thread is that there are no rules. Go for it

Across this great nation, environmental groups have been waging a war. A long war. A hot war. A war on that great menace to society, that irrepressible environmental monster that tortures our very existence, that tree-wasting behemoth that haunts their very nightmares, that booster seat for short people who drive really big cars: the Yellow […]

Joe wants “serious politics.” OK, perhaps we’ll start something new for Mondays: I ask, you answer. Since this is a first, I’ll give two questions. Pick one or both First: What are the ramifications of Iran being able to build their own nuclear weapons? Second: Mitt Romney is the presumptive GOP front-runnet. What are the […]

Because the longer they stay in effect, the better they’ll work. Earlier this week, I wrote about a survey which, according to Wisconsin’s educracy, concluded that Governor Walker’s reforms are destroying public education in Wisconsin. Governor Walker responded: um, you better take a closer look at your own numbers, guys. And now, a small update. […]

Click the links. Link: TrogloPundit. Link: Weasel Zippers. Link: Pundette. Link: Lonely Conservative. Link: Maggie’s Notebook. And: Link: Smitty. Previously: This Week in Automotivators, October 24-30 This Week in Automotivators, October 31-November 6 Make your own automotivators.

I like metaphors, which is why when I caught sight of someone using a rifle metaphor to describe government, I lost no time in linking to it. I recall back when this anxious nation was first pondering Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as “Stimulus,” I used a metaphor to explain why it […]

We still do not know what “middle age” is, for a blog. We know we’ve been around long enough to see some respectable compatriots clock-out, in the sense that they decided blogging was not for them. We notice that, among the ones who are left, many are doing it the way we’re doing it, with […]

I disagree with our current President on a number of things, on that much I am sure, but I have some uncertainties about His mental stability when I read about situations like this: The White House on Friday rejected House Republicans’ subpoena for all internal communications related to the $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee, instead […]

From blogger friend Phil. Update: This, too, is pretty good. Got it from Ace of Spades’ “wall” over on Hello Kitty of Bloggin’. Cross-posted at House of Eratosthenes and Washington Rebel.

So between twenty and forty years ago we tried out this social protocol that never made any sense; it said, if a female got all p*ssed off at you in the office, for any reason whatsoever, you were gone. Yeah yeah, supposedly if she was a nutcase and just made up lies about you, the […]

She writes in The Blaze. In an ironic twist of fate, the owners of pair of San Diego coffee and hot dog carts – who initially provided free food and beverage to Occupy protesters — had to shut down after demonstrators turned violent, splattering their kiosks with blood and urine. CBS reports that Occupiers stole […]

I’m in Denver, Colorado right now attending Freedomworks Blogcon 2011. Although the show will, of course, go on, posts from me will be sporadic until I return Monday with a massive picture post from the event. Have a good one!

You’ve already taxed cigarettes, bagels, sugar, salt, things that move, things that don’t move, things that move sideways on Thursdays, people who disagree with you and small mammals. So what’s left? Well, why if it isn’t the Internet! There’s something that’s failed to bend to the will of Congress on regular occasions. Some might even […]