Bird Dog is off on another of his vacations. Being something of a tightwad, exposed are the bargain hotel rooms he uses around the world. If he is going to China, he might want to skip Column C on the menu.
Bird Dog is actually on the hunt for our absentee ambassador.
I hear he is avoiding Phoenix, however, fearing for his hunting dogs. At home, Bird Dog might also want to think about kicking the dogs outta bed: Lay down with dogs, get up with plague.
Or, maybe this chart will put into perspective the ill brought by the dogs who have been inhabiting Washington. The Only Chart You Need To See To Understand Why The US Is Screwed
And, in California:
After a 10-year borrowing binge, the upcoming budget is expected to spend more on debt than public universities or state parks. Next year's repayments — $7.65 billion — could make up a quarter of the deficit….
Without that tab, officials could scrap plans to close state parks, force nearly a million low-income children to go without eye care and take in-home aid away from hundreds of thousands of elderly, blind and disabled residents….
Because of its rock-bottom credit rating, California pays a premium for its loans. Taxpayers must fork over roughly $2 for every $1 borrowed — about 20% more than top-rated states, said Matt Fabian, an analyst at Municipal Market Advisors, a bond research firm.
In Wisconsin, the restaurant hoax fail: Neither George Washington nor the Governor ate there.
But, the black sheep are safe, thanks to PC. Now, they're Baa, Baa, rainbow sheep.
In the Middle East, where sheep are a favored eat, the eaters may be eaten.
Reality:
It is often said that anti-Israeli feeling is growing in the West because Israel does not, despite its claims, live by Western values. I sometimes wonder if the opposite is the case: Israel, because of the constant threat to its existence, reminds us of the high cost of defending our freedoms. And that, to Western wishful thinkers, is intensely irritating.
For your early morning reading: Living and Surviving in Harm's Way: A Psychological Treatment Handbook.
For those of you not going to church this morning: Would Finding E.T. Change Our View of God?
OK, you've been good to now. So, some Sunday morning muffins, flavors of your choice.
Now that you've had your sweet munchies: What could go wrong? President Obama to visit Ireland and England in May. We know the results of his visit to Cairo. -- While in England, I wonder if Obama will buy his daughters any of these Barbies in a Burka? -- On the subject of toys, Mrs. Obama's healthy eating crusade seems to have worked on Mr. Potato Head (although not on her).
New Oscars category: Which liberal cause will come up most often during the evening? Get your scorecard here.
Did you know?: More Civilians Killed Last Year in One Mexican Border Town Than All Afghanistan
Homosexuality sensitivity training for frontline troops: "I am gonna guess that many units will be on patrol the day that the Sergeant Major and his merry band of Power Point Rangers show up to tell the hardest men on the planet (WOW!, was that a bad metaphor) how to get along with girls who dress and act like boys, but "like" girls, and men with awesome fashion sense and a passion for the color fuchsia."
Ok, now, EVERYBODY back to bed.
