Tom McMahon's comment on the last censored movie. Blazing Saddles is one of my favorite movies of all time, and the PC Police (not, incidentally, Republicans, conservatives, right wing fascists etc.) are going to ruin it. Get your copy on DVD and watch it there.

The Tax Me More Act

Let some kids drop out of high school.

Now, before you start yelling at me, read the comments on his blog. Particularly the first one.

Spitzer's non-apology. This is the guy who sent Martha Stewart to jail.

If one of the candidates for president would say this, I'd drop what I was doing and campaign for him. He gets it.

Zell won’t hesitate to sell Wrigley Field naming rights

The sale of the team has been delayed by Zell’s plan to sell the team and the stadium separately, and to have a state agency acquire and renovate Wrigley.
So it's the State of Illinois' job to buy and renovate Wrigley Field at taxpayer expense? Much as I hate to say it, the taxpayers are ( Read more... )

Ferdy has the details. A very astute observation.

Daylight Saving Wastes
Energy, Study Says

I thought we were doing it to SAVE energy. So now this study and others are telling me that the twice-yearly disruptions in circadian rhythms doesn't do what it was supposed to?

That's the government for you.

College a waste of time and money for kidsI've spent a lot of time thinking about it, and the time and money spent on education for me beyond the eighth grade was wasted. The only good thing to come out of it was my romance and marriage to Mary. I didn't learn anything that I couldn't have gotten from library books, I graduated with a degree that ( Read more... )

But I do have to tell you that I feel a certain amount of relief. Knowing that McCain is the Republican candidate, I can be fairly certain that no matter who wins in November, I'll be opposing all sorts of bad legislation for the next four years.

It makes the planning a whole lot easier.