Nightly Ramble:Gaffe-O-Matic Strikes Again; Democrats Go on Vacation Again; More

You have not seen this person holding this sign before. You can go about your business. Move along.

• Heard this one on a local talk show… BO saying:
  

  “If we’re going to ask questions about who has been promulgating negative

OK, before you start, it turns out there’s a lot of texture on those old historical markers, that make them a bear to touch up, and my graphic tools aren’t up to that drill.  At least one of you should

Another busy day, here in Busytown.

• In case you didn’t notice, the Markets went UP today. Bigtime, up. Meanwhile, Oil goes below $92/BBL. I guess we can reschedule the end of the world, huh?.
• If Iran, who likes to

First day back from the camping trip. And yes, I’ll get to those pics; I promise. But there’s lots going on.

• Offshore drilling is coming up for a vote. Democrats are finally being forced by political reality, and by

• Martin makes the point I’ve been making about Fannie and Freddie… that this does not constitute a government takeover or government growth at all, for that matter, since they were governmental creations in the first place.  And Billy responds. 

• I’d say, Billy, that there’s a major difference in the perception of justice when you involve the religious freedom component. To put that into the same context as OJ Simpson, however, …which in my view is a connection that

Lots of ground to cover, today, but too little time to do it in..

• Interesting news; apparently that brilliant speech from Palin last night was genuine… the teleprompter for at least part of the speech was broken…. as David has

• The U.S. military has handed over security control of the western province of Anbar to Iraqi forces. BBCT: McQ Well, at least the leftist nutjobs aren’t saying anything about it, being too busy trying to Derail Palin.  Apparently there’s not

Holiday weekend, so this will be a short one… essentially a nod to the Ramble Tradition.

• As to the holiday itself, let me say this clearly: Labor unions have outlived their usefulness, and have evolved to the point where they

• Bad news for the Democrats. Better put the ‘resession on hold. How can they keep selling gloom and doom when these little bits of reality keep sneaking through?
• McCain has decided on a running mate. But of course we

• Been thinking about this one most of the day, Billy, and I must say,I can’t say I disagree with any of it. The Dinosaur media is sinking because of one major factor: Their bias. McClatchy is just one more in

• YetAnotherJohn gets a first place, and I get an Honorable Mention at OTB’s Caption Contest. It must be said, John has a nice touch for that kind of thing.
• I’ve noted a shift in the readership of BitsBlog the

• YetAnotherJOhn gets second place, and the boss gets an honorable mention in today’s OTB Caption Contest.
•  McQ  points up today the idea that the thing Stan kurtz was chasing about Obama nad Ayers is still in play
  

  Until they are

• My office at work is getting moved, so I spent half the day without connectivity. The ramble, as a result will be a bit shorter than it would have been otherwise.
• Well, we know one guy who won’t be the

• Amazing, how the press isn’t covering the drop in oil prices the way they covered every penny of it’s rise. Despute a bit of bouyancy surrounding Faye ad the possiblity of disruptions from that storm, prices are back on their