Reason 666 Why Congress Is Too Stupid To Be In Business

The auto bailout Democrat congressional payola for union support will probably be used to support the UAW's Black Lakes Golf Club which has lost over $23 million in just the last five years.

Autoworkers Union Keeps $6 Million Golf Course for Members at $33 Million Lakeside Retreat
Even as the industry struggles with massive losses, the UAW brass continue to own and operate a $33 million lakeside retreat in Michigan, complete with a $6.4 million designer golf course. And it's costing them millions each year.

The UAW, known more for its strikes than its slices, hosts seminars and junkets at the Walter and May Reuther Family Education Center in Onaway, Mich., which is nestled on "1,000 heavily forested acres" on Michigan's Black Lake, according to its Web site.

But the Black Lake club and retreat, which are among the union's biggest fixed assets, have lost $23 million in the past five years alone, a heavy albatross around the union's neck as it tries to manage a multibillion-dollar pension plan crisis.
Critics call it a resort for union leaders that wastes money from union dues.

An aerial view of the Black Lakes Golf Club, a $6 million golf course owned and operated by the United Auto Workers.

Together, unions and congress should be able to bankrupt American industry.

George W. Bush: World Leader, Freedom Fighter, Gave Life Back To The People

Via Gateway Pundit

George W Bush: winning the war on terror
"The decision by Bush, with Blair's support, to sweep the Taliban out of Afghanistan was a brilliant move, one that not all U.S. presidents would have taken. A weaker leader would have gone to the United Nations Security Council and sought a negotiated settlement with Kabul."

Nile Gardiner The Telegraph "George W Bush: winning the war on terror"December 27, 2008

Now that the campaigning is over, the anti-Bush crowd should stop whining "but, there were no WMDs." They never got it.

The women of Iraq & Afghanistan get it.
The children of Iraq & Afghanistan get it.
The fathers, grandfathers and uncles get it.
The mothers, cousins, aunts and grandmothers get it.
So do the people throughout the world.

They see Iraq as it was and as it is.

Freedom has a chance.

Thank you President George W. Bush

BTW, Merry Christmas Late!

I have been on a whirlwind family Christmas tour of Long Island, Manhattan, Connecticut and other places while being in contact with family in Maine, North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Arizona, California, West Virginia and Ohio.

I have been stuffed with love and food. Christmas Eve once again found us having seven fish from the seven seas for good luck and Christmas throughout seven courses with a mere 27 family members.

Tomorrow we are blessed to celebrate my father-in-law's 75 birthday. In planning we spent the evening tonight looking at 75 years of memories stretching from Vasto, Italy to the Bronx to Long Island spanning untold generations and memories.

I am a lucky man for so many reasons and I have not had the chance to thank so many of you for your good thoughts and good feelings. I have been remiss in this and I do apologize.

Merry Christmas to all of you because the season lives on in our hearts beyond these few days.

For that we are truly blessed.

Nixon Review Clears Staff In Watergate Probe

Chicago plumber's union ecstatic over findings.

Obama review clears staff in Blagojevich probe
President-elect Barack Obama and a top aide have been interviewed by prosecutors investigating Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but an internal report released on Tuesday cleared them of any wrongdoing.
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The report said Jarrett and strategist David Axelrod did not have any contact with Blagojevich or his office, while Dr. Eric Whitaker, an Obama family friend who was not a member of the transition team, was approached and asked for information by a member of the governor's circle -- unbeknownst to top Obama aides.

"No one in the Obama circle was aware of what was going on in the governor's office or in the governor's mind until such time as he was arrested," Craig said.

I know that this changes my mind! But then, I've always been a GoBama type of guy thus when I finally get my title to the Brooklyn Bridge via mail I am only going to make rich people pay tolls.

Christmas Lights Mean Coal In Your Stocking

I know, he's just saying...

Scientists warn Christmas lights harm the planet

SCIENTISTS have warned that Christmas lights are bad for the planet due to huge electricity waste and urged people to get energy efficient festive bulbs.

CSIRO researchers said householders should know that each bulb turned on in the name of Christmas will increase emissions of greenhouse gases.

Dr Glenn Platt, who leads research on energy demand, said Australia got 80 per cent of its electricity by burning coal which pumps harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

He said: "Energy efficient bulbs, such as LEDs, and putting your Christmas lights on a timer are two very easy ways to minimise the amount of electricity you use to power your lights."

He said the nation's electricity came from "centralised carbon intensive, coal-based power stations" which were responsible for emitting over one third of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.

Dr Platt added: "For a zero-emission Christmas light show, you may consider using solar powered lights or sourcing your electricity from verified green power suppliers.

Merry Christmas Dr Platt. May the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, of which you are employed, enjoy the season and you government funding. Now, shut up and allow the rest of us to enjoy celebrating the birth of Christ.

Nanna Fed: Feed The Fat Baby Candy

Make bad decisions, cave to bribery and suffer from a federal bureaucracy that could starve at a feast and your business will fail. Not anymore.

Nanna Fed to the rescue. With our money.

President announces rescue plan for U.S. autos

It's time for you to buy that new 1,00,000,000 inch HD TV. Get that Rolls Royce to drive to the welfare office. Make your double-wide a quadruple-wide 4 story mansion with strobe lit fountains for those Kobe beef BBQs. Oh, and pay double the prevailing wages for all the work. Don't worry your little head. Nanna Fed will give you low interest loans to pay it all off with their Bad Decisions R'nt Us program.

These bailouts prove government shouldn't be involved in business. They have no business sense. They have an agenda. And they're too stupid to find their own butt with both hands and directions.

Městské muzeum a galerie

Church of St. Illya
The church was founded by Litomyšl Premonstratensians in the middle of the 12th century and in the spirit of the legend of St. Illya represented a refuge for pilgrims and merchants along the old trails.

UPDATE: I neglected to give any geographical information. This region is very interesting. It is Svitavy, a town in the Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. Many know it as South Moravia.

Obama Court Jester, "Blago The Fool", To Bite Back

As the cast of Obama's new musical comedy "Just Guys In The Neighborhood" continues to grow, his friend Blago The Fool is attempting a backstage coup to take the lead role.

Blagojevich strikes back
Disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich joked and jogged in his Chicago neighborhood Wednesday and vowed to tell his side of the story soon, while his attorney tore into impeachment-minded state lawmakers trying to force the governor out of a job.
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Outside the governor's home on Chicago's Northwest Side, Blagojevich promised a very public re-emergence soon.

"I can't wait to begin to tell my side of the story and to address you guys and most importantly the people of Illinois, that's who I'm dying to talk to," Blagojevich said before heading out for a morning jog. "There's a time and place for everything. That day will soon be here."

A Tribune photographer later spotted Blagojevich jogging, and the governor said he runs for exercise, to clear his head and because "it keeps love in your heart."

After turning down offers to be a vice presidential candidate and the Pope of Chicago, Blago sees his future as a singer as his most advantageous and profitable avenue.

Cast members already named are:

Jeremiah Wright as the delightful Vicar of Venom
Tony Rezko in a dual role as the Bagman and the Singing Realtor
Rita Rezko as the gardener Green Fingers
Nadhmi Auchi as bumbling Banker
Aiham Alsamarrae as the Electric Grifter
Daniel T. Frawley as the Commissioner
William Ayers as the rich boy bomber Fingers The Weatherman
Rashid Khalidi as Screecher the Preacher
Louis Farrakhan as Bowtie
Michael Louis Pfleger as Phlegm
David Axlerod as the Professor
Emil Jones Jr as the Godfather

Land Speed Record

The First Land Speed Record
Source: Photo Courtesy of Thrust SCC Programme LTD.(9/15/2005)

On December 18th, 1898 Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat (the "Electric Count") set the world's first official land-speed record near Paris. The new record was set in his electric Jeantaud automobile at a hair-raising speed of 39.245mph (62.8 kph). The car employed a single electric motor and alkaline batteries. Many historians regard the Jeantaud to be the first automobile to be steered by a modern steering wheel instead of a tiller.

Whatever the case, the Jeantaud remains and will always be the first automobile to set an official land speed record.


Unfortunately for our "Electric Count," the record would last just a few days before it would fall to a faster electric vehicle.

Chicago Stink Becomes Potomac Poison

History Problem? Erase It!
We know the drill by now. Blago was a friend and a compatriot who Obama helped get elected and had deep discussions with. Now that Blago the Fool has gone public, Obama hardly knew him. He was just a guy in the neighborhood.

It seems all of Obama's neighbors are hoods.

True Optimism In A Pessimistic World

JoePat just signed a three year contract.

Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party, 1773
(George Hewes was a member of the band of "Indians" that boarded the tea ships that evening.)
When we arrived at the wharf, there were three of our number who assumed an authority to direct our operations, to which we readily submitted. They divided us into three parties, for the purpose of boarding the three ships which contained the tea at the same time. The name of him who commanded the division to which I was assigned was Leonard Pitt. The names of the other commanders I never knew. We were immediately ordered by the respective commanders to board all the ships at the same time, which we promptly obeyed. The commander of the division to which I belonged, as soon as we were on board the ship, appointed me boatswain, and ordered me to go to the captain and demand of him the keys to the hatches and a dozen candles. I made the demand accordingly, and the captain promptly replied, and delivered the articles; but requested me at the same time to do no damage to the ship or rigging. We then were ordered by our commander to open the hatches and take out all the chests of tea and throw them overboard, and we immediately proceeded to execute his orders, first cutting and splitting the chests with our tomahawks, so as thoroughly to expose them to the effects of the water.

In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found in the ship, while those in the other ships were disposing of the tea in the same way, at the same time. We were surrounded by British armed ships, but no attempt was made to resist us.

...The next morning, after we had cleared the ships of the tea, it was discovered that very considerable quantities of it were floating upon the surface of the water; and to prevent the possibility of any of its being saved for use, a number of small boats were manned by sailors and citizens, who rowed them into those parts of the harbor wherever the tea was visible, and by beating it with oars and paddles so thoroughly drenched it as to render its entire destruction inevitable."

Victory In Iraq: Muntazer al-Zaidi Is The Proof

Muntazer al-Zaidi hates America. His network hates America. Both are rabid.

Muntazer al-Zaidi chucked his shoes at President Bush because showing one's soles or hitting with a shoe is a great insult. Of course these insults come from a culture that has uncles raping nieces and the nieces getting stoned to death for have sex.

Things have certainly improved in Iraq to the point that a budding democracy will be a thorn in the sides of Islamofascist nuts for years to come. If Obama doesn't snatch victory away from us.

Muntazer al-Zaidi is the proof that we have won in Iraq. He is still alive.

Under the previous Michael Moore's lovefest government Muntazer al-Zaidi would already be showing a size 45 caliber hole in his head. His family would be river bottom inspectors and anyone that knew him would be hiding as far under ground as possible, say about 6 feet.

So, thank you Muntazer al-Zaidi. Now slither back into your spider hole.

Immigration - 1820 To 2007

This is an interesting look at immigration into America.

It would be very cool if there was an illegal alien breakout map. Maybe there is. I'll look.



Immigration to the US, 1820-2007 v2 from Ian S on Vimeo.

Democrats Stealing Vote For The Clown Franken

I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you.

Al Franken gets boosts in Minn. Senate recount
"It would be unjust and disrespectful to those voters not to count those votes," said Judge Edward Cleary, one of four who sit with Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie on the state board.

The board acted after receiving a legal opinion from the office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, a Democrat, that the missing absentee ballots should be counted.

If this fails, I am sure they can start counting more based on how they think voters intended to vote. If the voters were still alive.

The Definition Of Is Is? Lies Part II

Via Hot Air

Billy Bubba Clinton set the tone with his famous "is" question/statement. Obama is following up with "contact" being something other than contact with Blagojevich about selling Obama's senate seat.

Both cases have created a stain and somebody has to go under the bus!

Barney Frank: Auto Bailout A Lie

The intervention by the government that shouldn't be is not what it shouldn't be. Really. At least Barney is honest about being dishonest.

This bailout is payola for the thug foots of the Democrat Party, the unions.

Barney Frank On Auto Bailouts
"No. We’re not propping up companies. That’s your mistake," he tells Stahl, who had asked him about taxpayer money going to prop up companies that had made bad decisions. "We’re propping up individuals. The world doesn't consist of companies. The world is people. The country is people."

When Stahl points out that Frank is then talking about welfare, he responds, "Yeah, I’m for welfare. You’re not? Are you for letting people starve?"

Now maybe someone will be honest and admit that "card check" is not about fairness, but about taking away private ballots so the unions know which voters to threaten and bully when unions are rejected by workers.

USA Corruption By State Conviction Rates

USA has a great tool to find out corruption in your state.

In the story they state that North Dakota is the most corrupt, but it is based on a formula of per 100,000 population and doesn't really address how adept and aggressive the state is in rooting out corruption

Below is Illinois and Ohio and surrounding states

Ohio - 547 convictions
Illinois - 502 convictions
Indiana - 123 convictions
Michigan - 215 convictions
Pennsylvania - 555 convictions
Kentucky - 242 convictions
West Virginia - 74 convictions

Michigan and West Virginia seem kinda low, but it is interesting that Ohio has more convictions than Illinois.

Is Ohio better at rooting out corruption or does Illinois just have smarter and more experienced criminals in office that can avoid indictment? I would assume that Illinois could convict over a thousand just from the Chicago - Gary corridor. Maybe the judges are on the take as well.

2009 New DC Car Models

Obama stretch

Lurch Mobile for Kerry

Cabinet transportaion

Pelosi Pedal

Reid Ride

What the rest of the country gets

Auto Bailout: Harry Reid Is A Whining Moron