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Tuesday, June 15. 2010

Tuesday morning links


Graph above via a post at Coyote.


Forget man-made threats – the catalyst for the apocalypse will come from outer space


Re that viral YouTube: Isnt that assault?


Way to go, Bobby: Gov. Bobby Jindal Defies Obama Administration – Begins Building Barrier Walls Off Louisiana Coast & Calls for End to Obama Moratorium


Thoughts about the Afghanistan mineral wealth, from A Jacksonian


Jules begins:



The military reportedly is considering granting awards for “courageous restraint.”



Mandated Maternity Benefits Are Wrong for Our Struggling Economy 


Tom Friedman says ride a bike to prevent oil spills, or something like that


Stossell: Why did America prosper while most of the world remains poor?


Can the French Cut Welfare? Sarkozy touches the troisième rail.


Brilliant idea: Politicize the Fed. Politicizing Fannie and Freddie sure worked out well.


Hollywood strangely silent on Afghanistan, and on oil spill


Mona Charen: Abolishing Department of Education isn't extreme

You're losing your plan. Your government has a better idea for you.


Obama: GOP to blame for spill, because if I had tried to prevent it, which I didn't, they would have stopped me


Daniel Hannan: I admit it: I was wrong to have supported Barack Obama


See Lucianne this morning for more good stuff.

Posted by The News Junkie in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 05:33 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Not that it matters a nit or a bupkis what Daniel Hannan remorses but what took yall so long is a wonderment.

Duh?
#1 Leag on 2010-06-15 09:42 (Reply)
You may not yet be aware of this, but I'm given to understand by The Houston Chronicle that today is National Elder Abuse Day. Hmmm.

Does this mean that each of us should find an old person and proceed to beat him/her up? Surely not. I think that perhaps it means National Prevent Elder Abuse Day.

Then why not say so? Years of badly taught and carelessly absorbed English instruction have led to this.

Marianne
#2 Marianne Matthews on 2010-06-15 11:34 (Reply)
I fully intend to man up and abuse at least one "elder" today. And more, if I can find 'em.
#2.1 Bird Dog on 2010-06-15 12:06 (Reply)
BD ,,, A man after my own heart. Hee-hee-hee! You go, man.

Marianne
#3 Marianne Matthews on 2010-06-15 12:20 (Reply)
By the way ... Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is showing impressive smarts and aggressive leadership. And without having to use a teleprompter too. Louisiana has not always been lucky in its governors [the wavering weakling Kathleen Blanco leaps to mind]. But they've got a 24-karat leader now. And boyohboy do they need him.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2010-06-15 17:16 (Reply)

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