… because I’m a sucker for old-fashioned torch songs …
April 16, 2012
Obama, paraphrased: “How dare you plebes accuse me of ‘jetsetting’ or being ‘out of touch'”
“I’m pretty sure that’s racist — and besides, I work plenty hard: I mean, it’s not like golf balls just drive themselves, you know. “Now. If you’ll excuse me, I have vacations to scout. For freedom!”
April 16, 2012
“Corzine Steals Billions Sans Charges, Errant Whale Watcher Faces Prison”
I already wrote this today, but hell, let’s make it a recurring theme: Welcome to liberal fascism, citizen. Take a seat. We’ll be with you when we’re with you: We know for a fact that enormous sums of money legally off limits have disappeared into the maw of disgraced Senator John Corzine’s gambling counterparties, all of whom seem to have taken the oath of omerta. We know that Corzine personally
April 16, 2012
“Americans Making Over $50,000 a Year Paid 93.3 Percent of All Taxes in 2010”
Fair share, indeed. CNS: According to statistics compiled from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the Tax Foundation, those people making above $50,000 had an effective tax rate of 14.1 percent, and carried 93.3 percent of the total tax burden. In contrast, Americans making less than $50,000 had an effective tax rate of 3.5 percent and their total share of the tax burden was just 6.7 percent. Americans making more
April 16, 2012
things that fascinate me [updated]
Ever wondered who the oldest (that is, earliest born) person to have appeared in a motion picture might be? Well, I can’t be certain — there are so many uncredited parts in, say, early DW Griffith films — but I may have found the oldest person listed on IMDB: Sarah Whitley (born Sarah Robinson), who portrayed herself in “Roundhay Garden Scene”, an 1888 short documentary film. She was born in
April 15, 2012
Who you gonna believe? Turbo Tim or your lyin’ eyes? [Darleen Click]
via Weasel Zippers, a short clip of Little Timmy Geithner asserting that the “total energy costs” for the “average family” has gone down After I picked my jaw off the floor, a quick peek at our household expenses easily confirms what Casa Click spends on energy — Our electric bill averages $85, our natural gas bill $32 (from low of about $15 during summer months to a high of about
April 15, 2012
Former Congresscritter Patrick Kennedy admits about Obama White House “Quid pro quo? Sure, that’s how this business works.” [Darleen Click]
Taken, what, three years for the NYTimes to notice The Chicago Way? Most donors, including Dr. Mohlenbrock and Mr. Kiani, declined to talk about their motivations for giving. But Patrick J. Kennedy, the former representative from Rhode Island, who donated $35,800 to an Obama re-election fund last fall while seeking administration support for a nonprofit venture, said contributions were simply a part of “how this business works.” “If you want
April 14, 2012
in which I respond to Steven Taylor at OTB
Asks Taylor, referring to revelations that Obama paid a lower tax rate than his secretary: Keith Koffler asks: Did Obama Pay a Lower Rate Than His Secretary? He (as do his commenters and Protein Wisdom’s Jeff G.) treats this as some sort of Gotcha! Moment (or an example of hypocrisy or irony). However, wouldn’t such a revelation actually underscore Obama’s argument regarding the so-called “Buffet Rule” i.e., that the tax
April 14, 2012
An inconvenient (set of) truth(s)
Obama has learned his lesson now, I’m sure: always keep to the prompter, or else make sure your people pre-vet for proper Journolist credentials the ink-stained maggots who presume to question you. (h/t Blake)