Thursday, June 24, 2010

Larwyn's Linx: No, Pelosi, _You_ Show Us the Jobs

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Nation

No, Pelosi, You Show Us the Jobs: RWN
Obama pal Kilpatrick indicted on 19 counts: BlogProf
Illegal Alien Amnesty by Executive Order: Malkin

Feds shut down Gulf sand berm dredging? WTF?: GWP
Serial-Killer-Lovin' Obama Nominee Gets Even Worse: Ace
Small government insurgents may save the GOP: WashExam

Economy

Employment in the USSA: RWN
Heckuva Job, Petie: RCM
CA Sanctuary City Fires Employees to Avoid Collapse: AmPower

Prepare For More Lawsuits Under ObamaCare: Kesler
Get ready for the mother of all epic fails: Blumer
Democrat Budget Plan: Tax, Spend More: Tapscott

Climate & Energy

The Feds' Latest Attempt to Kill Louisiana: SIGIS
Massage therapist: Gore tried to jump me: Insider

Media

Fish Wrap Says Decision To Remove McChrystal Shows His Decisiveness: RWN
Why is state-run media hiding this photo from you?: GWP
Will Obama listen to anybody?: Tapscott

We need to cut spending now: Ryan
Five Years After Kelo: CEI
A Roadmap to America's Future: Ryan

BDS: the Nation's Next Hate Virus: PJM
AJC Nutcase Columnist Says USA Is the Enemy: RWN
Attempted rape 'trivial'?: Cashill

World

Gen. Petraeus faces huge challenges in Afghanistan, experts say: WashExam
Irvine Community and Jewish Groups React to Muslim Student Union Suspension: PJM
Soros tells Germany to get with the Obama plan (which he is directing): Telegraph

There Will Be War: Forbes
A Real Chance For Afghanistan?: Kesler
The Problem Isn't McChrystal's Bite But That McChrystal (On Administration, not Afghanistan) is Right: BRubin

SciTech

Google defeats Viacom in landmark copyright case: CNet
Reducing Risk, Increasing AIDS: On the Square
Sex Ed keeps pushing the envelope: RWN

Cornucopia

Isner-Mahut: 10 Hours, 163 Games, 881 Points, 193 Aces, 2 Days, And Counting...: Insider
Newly Discovered Vintage Film of VJ Day in Honolulu: Breitbart
Client Number Nine's New Show: Ace

Today's Larwyn's Linx sponsored by: Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate --- Help Boot Harry Reid.


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

"We are in a Depression now and have been since 2008"

Karl Denninger lays down the law.

Purchases of new homes in the U.S. fell in May to a record low as a tax credit expired, showing the market remains dependent on government support.

The entire economy is dependent on government support.

But the government has no money. It is in fact borrowing nearly as much as it takes in via taxes.

If you made $20,000 a year, and borrowed another $20,000, for how long would your credit card company allow that to continue?

"Quantitative Easing", "Easy Money", "Zero down mortgages" and all the rest - it is all a scam designed to impoverish you by stripping you of every asset you have now and as much of your future earnings as they can get you to sign away... Housing, education, consumer credit, all of it. A scam. Every bit of it. Top to bottom.

The entire intent of these "programs" has been and is an attempt to get you to spend money you don't have and can't acquire. The Government has built it's entire "empire" over the last 20 years on the premise that it can continue to borrow more and more money, without any hope of ever being able to pay any of it back.

This was 3-4% of GDP, and is now 11-12% of GDP. It has been the latter now for more than two and a half years. It was mathematically impossible to continue at the former rate and obviously is impossible to continue at a rate three times the 2003-2007 borrowing pace.

We are in a Depression now and have been since 2008. A Depression is defined as a 10% contraction in GDP. But for the government borrowing 11% of GDP and spending it, GDP would have contract by at least the same amount borrowed and spent.

...Geithner and Obama have continued to insist that we "spend and borrow more", along with idiots like Krugman and Summers. Their entire model is predicated on what amounts to a claim of perpetual motion, which anyone with more than one hour of physics class knows is impossible... At some point it is inevitable that we will run out of the ability to continue to compound debt upon debt... This is not conjecture, it is mathematics... It is not open to debate, it is fact and cannot be avoided.

If you want to save this society for your children and grandchildren, I'd strongly recommend voting for the most fiscally conservative candidates you can in November. In other words: not Democrats.


The Dime Psychiatrist: "Ain't it intriguing that the only time the President makes a snap decision is when his oh-so-tender ego gets bruised?"

The Dime Psychiatrist emails us the following missive.

Ain't it intriguing that the only time the President makes a snap decision is when his oh-so-tender ego gets bruised?

The man couldn't make a decision about troop levels for months when our valiant troops were fighting and dying in Afghanistan.

The man, even after 60 days, has yet to devote the right resources to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and spent much of the critical first month campaigning, partying and golfing.

After 18 months, he still can't figure out whether to close Gitmo or not or, for that matter, where to hold terrorist trials.

Mark Levin is famous (infamous, maybe) for stating that Obama is the "closest thing we've ever had to a dictator". That may or may not be accurate, but his ego may be far more dominant than his predecessors in the office.

Word.


Nancy Pelosi so confident that Democrats will retain majorities after midterms that she's desperately raising money for legal defense funds

Runner-up headline: The turn of the shrew.

It wasn't but a few months ago that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was "laughing off" suggestions that Democrats might lose their Congressional majorities. In an interview with Roll Call, Pelosi stated Democrats would "definitely" retain control with "much more than a simple minority."

"We will not be taken by surprise," she said, "I am not yielding one grain of sand. My responsibility is to protect and preserve my incumbents and that’s what I intend to do... I’m fighting for every seat."

So confident, however, is Pelosi that today's The Hill reports that the Speaker is trying to build a legal war-chest to fend off investigations by a GOP majority.

In a fundraising letter for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Pelosi says if Republicans take back the House, they'll initiate "endless investigations against President Obama" and "bring back the days of Ken Starr and the politics of personal destruction."

"Remember a Republican-controlled Congress that devoted more time to subpoenas and investigations than to solving our country's problems?" Pelosi asks. "There is far too much at stake for our country now to allow it to happen again."

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee, has shown himself willing and eager to be a thorn in the side of the Obama administration on everything from the BP oil spill to the Joe Sestak job offer. Few doubt that he would use a chairmanship to ramp up those efforts.

I'll alert the media: it turns out that Nancy Pelosi is a two-faced hack, in addition to the most radical Speaker in American history. Her legacy: economic destruction.

And if Americans can take back the House, investigations will be the least of her concerns.


Hat tip: Memeorandum.

An Inconvenient Masseuse

The National Enquirer appears to have a police report that makes Al Gore look very weird indeed:

AL GORE has been accused of sexually attacking a masseuse in Portland, Oregon - and is named in the official police report about the alleged assault, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively!

The bombshell story will appear in the new issue of The ENQUIRER and will include the secret police documents, a photo of the woman making the stunning charges and will reveal the shocking details about the pants she saved as evidence!

Our investigative team uncovered the amazing story just weeks after the former Vice President announced that he and wife TIPPER were ending their 40-year marriage - amidst reports she suspected her husband was involved with "a gorgeous massage therapist."

We have verified the 62-year-old former VP was in Portland at the time of the alleged incident - Oct. 24, 2006 - and we saw the $540 massage bill.

No criminal charges were brought against Gore, but the Portland police prepared a document marked "Confidential Special Report" - which records the explosive allegations of "unwanted sexual contact" by Al Gore "at a local upscale hotel."

The ENQUIRER is withholding the name of the 54-year-old woman making the stunning accusations because she is potentially a sex-crime victim...

If acquitted of the charges, rumor has it that Gore's next career move may be a prime-time show on CNN, possibly in the slot after Eliot Spitzer's new program.


Update: Jammie wonders whether former Clinton crony David Kendall still works for the Enquirer.

Larwyn's Linx: Four State Election Results -- a Tuesday Full of Awesome

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Nation

Four State Election Results: Malkin
A Tuesday Full of Awesome: RWN
Missouri: the next health care battle: GWP

Harry and Nancy's Last Stand: PJM
Maverick: Obama told me the same thing he told Kyl: Ace
Whether he likes it or not, Obama must command: Barone

Economy

Dems craft rules to keep lobbyist cash flowing: Carney
HAMP fails: more foreclosures on the way: Insider
Public Interest Group vs. McDonald's: Patterico

The Chart the NEA doesn't want you to see: BigGovt
Enemy at the Gates: Belmont Club
Maywood, CA fires all employees: Mish

Climate & Energy

Ken Salazar gets an ass-kicking: Malkin
Obama Doubles Down: Hot Air
The Smart Grid Trojan Horse: AT

The Spill Commission and the Missing Experts: AT
Obama’s energy secretary in 2007: BP is going to help save the world or something: Hot Air

Media

Fish Wrap – 'Hey, Pass The Unemployment Extension All Ready!': RWN
When Pragmatists Attack: Protein Wisdom
The Failed Frontal Assault of Fareed Zakaria: Ledeen

Paul Krugman: Two Economists in One: AT
Trib: Those Poor Muslims Forced to Sell Pork Rinds in Chicago: RWN
Was Today The Dawning Of The Day Of The Court?: Hindenblog

World

Gaza Opulence: AT
Suppose Turkey Transfers U.S. Technology and Tactics to Iran and Syria: JINSA
Make The Lie Big, Make It Simple, Keep Saying It And Eventually They Will Believe it: Jawa

Jimmy Carter Upset That SCOTUS Ruling Means He Can’t Pal Around With Terrorists Anymore: Newsreal
Ted Kennedy's KGB Correspondence: AmSpec
Foreclosed-on CT Dad is Muslim Soldier: S&L

SciTech

I came under the knife and back again - with tips for you.: Divine Ripples
Amazing Hubble Video Reveals Bubbles and Baby Stars: TAB
Preparing for iPhone 4 Launch Day: CNet

Cornucopia

Officially our best-ever cease and desist letter ever: Blurgh
Obama replaced Churchill bust in Oval Office with picture of himself walking on water: GWP
The World Cup is Racist!: GGDF

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

General McChrystal Rumored to Have Resigned, But Not Before He Unleashed His Robotic Insect Warriors to Humiliate the President

Amid the uproar over his Rolling Stone interview, Gen. Stanley McChrystal is rumored to have tendered his resignation, but not before he sought a measure of revenge by landing a tiny robotic drone on the President's face during a speaking event.

When asked to comment on the incident, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs simply responded, "Buzz off."

Rumors that Rahm Emanuel had a hand in orchestrating the insect invasion could not be confirmed at press time.


Update: What it probably feels like....


Hat tip: Drudge.

Refrigerator Magnet o' the Day


Via: Rants & Refinements.

Four Border Stories Guaranteed to Make Your Blood Boil

For your consideration:

All-Out War: Arizona police officers receive death threats from Mexican cartel: "A Mexican drug cartel has threatened Nogales police officers, saying they will be targeted for retribution if they conduct off-duty busts... Nogales Police Chief Jeffrey Kirkham told the Nogales International late last week that the threats stemmed from an incident approximately two weeks ago, when off-duty officers surprised marijuana smugglers while riding horseback in an unincorporated border area east of town. The officers seized part of the drug load, and the smugglers were able to flee back into Mexico with the other part."

With 20% underemployment, the Obama Labor Department helpfully informs illegal aliens they have a right to good wages: A public service announcement shows Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis stating, "You work hard, and you have the right to be paid fairly. I’m U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and it is a serious problem in this country when

workers are not being paid every cent they have earned. Remember, every worker in America has a right to be paid fairly, whether documented or not. So call us, it is free and confidential..."

Mexican Gangs Maintain Permanent Lookout Bases in Hills of Arizona: "Mexican drug cartels have set up shop on American soil, maintaining lookout bases in strategic locations in the hills of southern Arizona from which their scouts can monitor every move made by law enforcement officials, federal agents tell Fox News... The scouts are supplied by drivers who bring them food, water, batteries for radios -- all the items they need to stay in the wilderness for a long time... “To say that this area is out of control is an understatement," said an agent who patrols the area and asked not to be named. "We (federal border agents), as well as the Pima County Sheriff Office and the Bureau of Land Management, can attest to that.”

Senators Challenge Pres. Obama on Rumors of Executive Order Amnesty: "Several Senators have learned of a possible plan by the Obama Administration that would provide a mass Amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens. Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), eight Senators addressed a letter to the President asking for answers to questions about a plan that would allow DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to provide an amnesty if they can't secure enough votes for a bill in the Senate... The letter that was sent to Pres. Obama earlier today asks the President for clarification on the use of deferred action or parole for illegal aliens. The executive actions are typically used in special cases and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but if 60 votes can't be secured in the Senate to pass a mass Amnesty, the Administration may use the discretionary actions as an alternative..."

This administration is completely out-of-control. An environmental catastrophe continues to unfold in the gulf and less than one percent of the nation's clean-up resources have been deployed after two months. Drugs and humans are smuggled into Arizona through corridors controlled by elements of the Mexican government, who are in bed with the drug cartels. Police officers are killed and threatened by illegals.

How does the President react? He threatens to sign an executive order to legalize millions of new voters -- most of whom will align with the Democrat Party -- and he unleashes a public service campaign assuring illegals that their jobs are safe and their wages should be fair.

Meanwhile, the real citizens of this country suffer through a relentless economic disaster, with 20% underemployment and the country's next generation trillions in hock.

But don't worry, folks: he's historic.


Linked by: Michelle Malkin. Thanks!

Florida Senator LeMieux Blasts Obama Administration: "Where Are the Skimmers?" 60 Days After Gulf Disaster, Only 20 of 2,000 Are Deployed!

Florida GOP Sen. George LeMieux took the Senate floor yesterday to blast the Obama administration's pathetic management of the Gulf oil disaster.

Mr. President, I just want to make some brief remarks this afternoon concerning the ongoing tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico and the Deepwater Horizon response.

61 days ago is when the tragedy started. We are here 61 days later, we still have this tremendous pouring of oil from the bottom of the sea floor into the Gulf of Mexico.

In fact, the amount of oil that is coming into the gulf now equals the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill every 2 1/2 days.

And yet while this oil continues to gush and while we have hope that the containment dome will capture more and more of this oil as it comes from the bottom of the ocean, we are still seeing a weak, at best, response from the federal government in trying to keep this oil from coming ashore.

Last week -- a week ago tomorrow, I met with the President of the United States and Admiral Allen in Pensacola.

At that time, I raised the issue of skimmers. Why are there so few skimmers in the Gulf of Mexico? Why were there only at that time 32 skimmers off the coast of Florida?

The President and Admiral Allen told me that they were making every effort they could to get more skimmers to the gulf and that they were welcoming foreign skimmers, skimmers from foreign countries come coming to our country to aid in the effort.

I told them at that time that there was a State Department report stating that 21 instances of help have been made and they were refused. Come to find out through discussions with my office that there are still offers and there have been offers from foreign countries and ports for skimmers and that, in fact, those skimmers were refused.

And I'll come to the floor tomorrow to talk about that in more detail. But the state of affairs is that there are only now 20 skimmers off the coast of Florida for.
When there were 32 last week, there are now just 20.

While there are 2,000 skimmers available in the United States alone. That number comes from Admiral Allen.

I spoke to Admiral Allen last week, along with my colleague from Alabama, senator sessions, and we said, where are the skimmers?

I showed him information like I have here today which is the Deepwater Horizon response report from the incident command in the state of Florida.

Then it showed 20 skimmers.

Today it still shows 20 skimmers.

And I asked him to reconcile this for me. If we're asking for all these skimmers, if we're calling for all of them to come here, where are they?

The response is anemic, at best.

So, Mr. President, today I've sent a letter to Admiral Allen asking for an inventory of the 2,000 skimmers that he has said are available in the United States of America.

Now, when I talked to the President and Admiral Allen about this last week, they said, look, some of these skimmers are not available because we may need them for an oil spill. Well, we have an oil spill.

And just because they may be required to stand on watch somewhere in case an oil spill happens someplace else, that's like saying to the people in Pensacola, your home is on fire but we can't send the fire engine because there may be a fire someplace else.

It doesn't make any sense.

So, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this letter be offered into the record.

What the hell is going on?

Where are the skimmers? Why were foreign offers of skimmers refused? And is anyone in the legacy media reporting this outrageous mismanagement?


Hat tips: MP and Free Republic. Image: Sacramentoo Bee.