Action springs not from thought,
but from a readiness for responsibility.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Future King of Britain Is Born
Let's hope all parents treat their children, born and preborn, equally worthy. Not blessed with a child of my own, I first became aware of this traditional Welsh lullaby in a recent Hallmaek movie.
Thomas Sowell Quotation of the Day
"It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with “solutions” to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In many cases, the most efficient thing to do would be to repeal their previous solution and stop being so gung-ho for creating new solutions in the future. But, politically, that is the last thing they will do.” HT Lawrence ReedBank regulation? Public education? Healthcare and entitlements? Prohibitions? A massive public debt? A jobless, slow-growth economic recovery? Wars/nation-building? Can you think of a single thing not exacerbated (if not outright government failure) by elected public officials and/or "expert" bureaucrats?
Stupid Politician Tricks
Can we PLEASE have legislators vote on something more substantive--like repealing regulations, fixing entitlements, or reforming taxes? Doesn't the Congress have anything better to do than get involved in a bridge-naming squabble between Missouri and Illinois, when the Feds aren't even funding the bridge? I mean, if James Carville and Mary Matalin could name their children without a Congressional vote....
It's not even something interesting like Missouri wanting recently deceased Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial and Illinois opting for Ernie Banks or Shoeless Joe Jackson. Here's my favorite Congressman, Justin Amash (R-MI) via Facebook:
I voted no on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H R 2383, to designate the new Interstate Route 20 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the "Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge." The bridge is currently being constructed and its naming is the subject of an ongoing dispute between Missouri and Illinois, both of which are contributing to the bridge's construction. The Missouri Legislature has voted to name the bridge after Stan Musial, a former baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Illinois Legislature has voted to name it the "Veterans Memorial Bridge." The bill sponsor is attempting to offer a compromise, but the bridge isn't owned by the federal government. And if the states agree to the congressional compromise (as members of the Missouri and Illinois delegations assert), then there is no need for this legislation. Missouri and Illinois can and should work this out themselves. It passed 395-2.I think the "Missouri Compromise" was already taken... Maybe the Illinois-Missouri Compromise...Or the Missouri-Illinois Compromise.. Or maybe their land grant college football teams can settle it on the gridiron in the Bridge Name Bowl.. Ask me if I care; if I was driving on Route 20, I would probably call it the Route 20 bridge.
Obama Anecdote of the Day
HT Jim Geraghty: Katherine Rosman WSJ
On a warm weekday evening in 2003, a group that can fairly be described as representative of the media elite gathered at one if its favored venues: the garden behind the Manhattan apartment of journalists Tina Brown and Harold Evans. [Party celebrating a book from former Clinton staffer Sidney Blumenthal; Rosman, then a free-lancer, came as a guest of a British columnist.] Standing by myself I noticed, on the periphery of the party, a man looking as awkward and out-of-place as I felt. I approached him and introduced myself. He was an Illinois state senator who was running for the U.S. Senate. He was African American, one of a few black people in attendance....As I was leaving that party in 2003, I was approached by another guest, an established author. He asked about the man I had been talking to. Sheepishly he told me he didn’t know that Obama was a guest at the party, and had asked him to fetch him a drink.I have to say if I came across someone looking like Obama at a party, I would ask him for a drink, too. Not because I'm a hypocritical "progressive" journalist thinking that state senator Obama must be a waiter, but because he's "led" America on an unsustainable course: :it's the least he can do for me. I might need more than 1 drink.
Crony Public Union Abuse and Reform
Fight for the Preborn Children
In response to uncivil pro-abort protesters:
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| Via Lifesitenews |
Political Humor
Glenn Beck mocks my first nominee for Worst Political Celebrity of the Year. I wonder if Ms. Harris-Perry will respond with an IUD nose ring?
Much is being made of 70-year-old Geraldo Rivera's topless Twitter photo. Fellow FNC host Greg Gutfeld quipped back that it's clear that Rivera is running for NYC mayor (re: Weiner).I disagree--I think he's going after former Congressman Chris Lee's seat.
Researchers in New Mexico say that brain scans of prison inmates can predict whether they will commit another crime. You know another good way to predict? They're already in prison. - Jay Leno
[An obscure blogger in Maryland says that the lack of brainwaves in Detroit voters can predict which party candidate will win the next local election.]
According to an English newspaper, a mystery fan has been leaking the results of professional wrestling matches before they even begin. He knows who is going to win and he puts it online. That Edward Snowden has gone too far! - Jay Leno
[In response to WWE demands for his extradition, Snowden has applied for TNA Asylum.]
Political Cartoon
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| Courtesy of Lisa Benson and Townhall |
The Beatles, "Norwegian Wood". This song title is a reference to cheap pine that was commonly used during the period to furnish apartments or homes. This song was a veiled reference to an unconsummated affair of John's, and the last verse is John's metaphorical revenge for his sexual frustration; the lady's home was not really furnished in Norwegian pine. The track arrangement is particularly notable because of Harrison's inspired use of the sitar.
