No Runny Eggs

The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.

Archive for May 8th, 2008

Please, Please, Pretty Please

by @ 11:25. Filed under Miscellaneous.

Political Office In Alec Baldwin’s Future?
Now That He’s 50, Actor Tells 60 Minutes Political Office Is Looking More Appealing

Let’s see, another empty headed, egomanical liberal with anger management issues.

Baldwin could make Franken look nearly mainstream.

Linking the Housing Bailout to FISA

by @ 10:02. Filed under Miscellaneous.

House Democrats are working to pass a “Housing rescue package.” The main provisions of the bill are similar to those that have been reported for the past few months including:

  • Giving the Federal Housing Administration $300 billion in new lending authority and the ability to relax its standards to rewrite existing loans.
  • Permanently increase the size of loans the FHA, Freddie MAC and Fannie MAE  can insure to $729,750 in high cost areas.
  • An assortment of “money dumps” to local and state governments that ostensibly help them with low income, first time home buyers and blighted neighborhoods.

I won’t carry on about why this bill is bad policy except to refrain the words “bail out” and remind  Nancy Pelosi  that a majority Americans do not want this legislation.   President Bush has said he will veto the bill.

No, I won’t carry on about BAIL OUT but there was one provision in the bill that I found particularly appalling coming from the Democrats (sorry for the redundancy):

To ensure that lenders participate and support the bill the Democrats have added a provision that creates a safe harbor from investor lawsuits for mortgage holders who modify loans to borrowers who are in default or about to default.

So the Dems want to grant immunity for legal issues to the companies that comply with the desires of Congress.   Hey, wait a minute.   That sounds a lot like granting of immunity for the telephone companies that comply with FISA!   Isn’t that immunity issue the major sticking point with reenacting FISA?

Are Pelosi and company telling us that they believe it is more important to bail out people who made poor individual  choices than to allow intelligence practices that have been essential in providing national security?

John McCain originally said that he opposed any housing bailout.   I know he is strongly supportive of FISA.   The  blatant hypocrisy over corporate immunity would be a great opportunity for  McCain to draw a bright line of separation so voters can see which party will actually do something about national security and  which is  just pandering.

 

The Morning Scramble/Open Thread Thursday – 5/8/2008

It’s Thursday; you know what that means…

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– In case you missed doubleplusundead’s and Ace’s call, Stashiu needs your help to keep his adopted daughters. The lawyer he trusted to file the proper paperwork way back when didn’t exactly do so, and ICE is giving him a hard time.
Sister Toldjah is looking for a new host. If you have any suggestions, please let her know (if her blog is down and you don’t have her e-mail, you can leave it here and I’ll make sure she gets it).
Matt Lewis says, “Bloggers matter.” Allahpundit may disagree, but it’s kind of hard to argue with Matt Naugle and The Hammer.
– Speaking of AP, he’s yelling, “COBRAMA!”
Jib has some timely advice for Brewer fans. It’s getting ugly, and June’s coming up real quick. I don’t have a link, but Jeff Wagner remembered that it wasn’t until June 1982 that Harvey Kuenn took over for the Brew Crew, and that team came within a game of winning a World Series. Hint to Doug Melvin – “Fire Yost now and beat the rush.”
Tom McMahon takes up the cause of Minnie Minoso.
Owen notes the motto in Jim “Craps” Doyle’s (WEAC/Potawatomi-For Sale) administration is, “Don’t worry about what we’re telling the presstitutes; take those junkets.”
Ed Driscoll has the post title of the day – “Arise, Sir Loin of Beef!” Barack Obama does make a perfect Sheriff of Nottingham, but I don’t see a Bugs Bunny anywhere, much less in Rockefeller Center.
Pejman Yousefzadeh has the runner-up – “Meet The New Boss”. Looks like the Sovi…er, Russians are getting fooled again.

“You Don’t Have a Right to Challenge It!”

by @ 4:00. Filed under Miscellaneous.

It’s funny how some people are so easily offended.

Putting aside Mr. Kings errant understanding of the constitutional right to free speech, perhaps Mr. King was genuinely concerned about those who have had or were contemplating an abortion when he added: “Do not put this in front of all of us!”

Do you think Mr. King was as concerned for families who had lost loved ones in Iraq when Cindy Sheehan had her infamous campout in Crawford Texas?

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