Nightly Ramble:2-10-11

Florence, NJ– Eric is a hurting unit, today. I fell off the truck day before yesterday, while doing a roadside repair, and I’m felling all of it, the day after. Other than that, I’m actually doing fairly well, I think. 

Rome, NY– As this is posted, I’m in the old Griffith Air Force base.  They’re using a whole bunch of the old base being used for industry, these days. One of the industries is a Family Dollar distribution center, to

Who we Paleface? From Gail Collins, New York Times:

As if we didn’t have enough wars, the House of Representatives has declared one against Planned Parenthood.

Maybe it’s all part of a grand theme. Last month, they voted to

Ok, maybe more like brunch, a very late brunch.

WTF Congressman, Jim Moran (Dumb VA –  8) opens mouth and inserts foot, from Fox News:

Virginia Democratic Rep. Jim Moran is blaming his party’s losses last November

He Hu laughs last, China’s President Hu Jintao laugh all the way back to China, from Doug Powers 2 Michelle Malkin:

The Washington Post has given their Worst Week in Washington distinction to China’s President Hu Jintao for enduring

No Loughning matter, from Kim Strassel,Wall Street Journal:

One of the tragedies of tragedies is that some politicians just can’t resist the urge to use them for political gain. The Tucson shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords first

I have very few conclusions to draw about this entire sordid Loughner affair, but there are a number of things that should be commented on.

There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Jared Lougner is a nut case.  

Crying Clyburn, James Clyburn is hearing voices, yet again, from Michael O’Brien, Hill:

Clyburn said that Palin didn’t grasp why such rhetoric was so troubling, regardless of the motivations of the alleged shooter. The No. 3 House Democrat

Lurch Left, John Kerry lurchs to the left, from Pete Kasperowicz, Hill:

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) warned incoming Republicans Tuesday morning against cutting back the size of government so much that it cannot contribute to U.S. productivity.

“Do

The KKK is gone, the Kennedy Kongressional Klan is gone.  Free at last, free at last.

Class envy, from James Carroll, Boston Globe:

If a just society is defined by the relationship between the well off and

Sharp Tack pricks Juan, Clarice Feldman destroys Juan Williams, first Williams, from Aaron Blake,Washington Post:

Juan Williams: Palin not on same ‘intellectual stage’ as Obama

Fox News contributor Juan Williams said Sunday that Sarah Palin “can’t stand

Billy Hollis at Q&O today:

McQ hit these pompous fools when they first popped their heads up. I was too busy to chime in then, but the more I’ve watched this whole “No Labels” thing, the funnier it gets.

Senator Fred Thompson Twitters today:

Has there EVER been a bipartisan deal with Democrats that didn’t involve spending great big piles of money? http://bit.ly/fV50r9 #ftrs #tcot

The answer of course is a resounding “No”, which is why,  by its

Faking the rage, from PolitiFact

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘A government takeover of health care’

Retort fromPeter Suderman, Reason:

Politifact’s Lie of the Year Is An Exaggeration With Elements of Truth

On the other boot the idea

Turds of Wisdom, from Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal:

But a scorched-earth policy doesn’t make sense for the Obama White House. Independents voted Republican last month by a 59% to 38% margin not because they thought Mr. Obama