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 September 8th, 2008

Clear the decks – DR is tomorrow

by @ 15:36. Filed under Miscellaneous.

That’s right; the second Tuesday of the month is almost upon us. That means one thing; Drinking Right over at Papa’s Social Club (7718 W Burleigh in Milwaukee) at 7 pm.

Come on in and see what happens when Fred’s fantasy team finally fails him.

The Morning Scramble – 9/8/2008

by @ 12:01. Filed under The Morning Scramble.

It wasn’t a good sports Sunday (Brewers got crushed, my picks against the line got crushed, and the late games crushed my straight-up picks). Throw in a chilly, cloudy and now rainy morning, and it’s a blue day at the bunker.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkFy1Xx6hc[/youtube]

  • Bull Dog Pundit has the extended transcript of Barack Hussein Obama II’s latest religious gaffe as former Bill Clinton aide George Stephanopolous wasn’t buying some serious whining from Obama.
  • Shoebox found the responsibilities of a Community Organizer, Chicago Division. I’m shocked, SHOCKED to find that they’re bailing crooks out of jail and helping illegal aliens scam the welfare state.
  • Ed Morrissey caught Obama admitting his tax hikes are bad for the economy. Then again, I doubt he cares, as his overriding tax message is, “Soak the rich”, and his economic guru, Warren Buffet, wants the GDP to grow only 1% annually.
  • Charles Henrickson found the DUmmies in full panic mode and suggesting the contemporaneous-challenged Obama go to Alaska for a no-script townhall meeting. PLEASE!
  • Why are they panicking? The Wide White Joey tracks the McCain/Palin bounce. Oh yeah; that USA Today poll lead goes to 10 once only likely voters are counted.
  • Dad29 and Jim Hoft smack Joe Biden around on his inconsistencies on abortion.
  • Gawfer reminds the ‘Rats who threw out the flags after the cameras were turned of flag protocol.
  • More follies caught by Ed Morrissey – he caught David Axelrod admitting that the ‘Rat definition of “bipartisanship” is “doing what the ‘Rats want”. Three phonetic letters will server as the substitue for my reaction to that definition – Foxtrot Tango Sierra.
  • Heather Radish found backlash against the LeftStreamMedia in Cedarburg Friday. It was long overdue.
  • Lawhawk found the Gorebal “Warming” acolytes advocating mandating their vegan diet on everybody.
  • Owen delivers the two-letter answer. Since this is a Moronblog, I need to append an expletive on that – HELL NO!
  • Dad29 delivers a message to the captain of the HMS Goretanic.
  • Ace broke out the ever-funny headline for the now-reported likely death of Grade A Traitor Islamokazi Adam Gadahn. Since it’s Ace, and we Morons are in full attendance at the wake party, do use discretion on joining in (i.e. make sure the boss joins in as well).
  • Bull Dog Pundit sounds the bail-out alarm for the Big 3 automakers. We did bail out Chrysler once already.
  • Eddiebear discovered a potential new drink of the Moronosphere – bacon-flavored vodka.

Fortunately, Fred has a reason to not be so glum about tomorrow (at least if the Packers’ D and Darren McFadden come through for me and Greg Jennings doesn’t for him).

Is It Wrong If I Say It’s Right?

by @ 5:22. Filed under Politics - National.

A key issue in this campaign has been whether Barack Obama has the experience to make  significant decisions.   We’ve seen partial answers to that question and they’ve not instilled confidence.  

In his response(s) to the Russian invasion of Georgia, we saw Barack’s ability to adapt to new situations.   Unfortunately his adapting came after his initial response to the invasion was horribly botched.

We’ve also seen Barack’s capability to be open and flexible in decisions making.   In Obama’s position on:

  1. The immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
  2. Accepting public financing
  3. Handgun Bans
  4. Immunity for Telecom Companies
  5. Meeting with the leaders of terrorist nations with no preconditions

and most importantly, his desire to debate John McCain “anytime, anywhere,” we’ve seen Barack change his mind once he found that his earlier position was not politically  expedient.

Finally, we’ve seen Barack recognize the limits of his own  knowledge when at the Saddleback debate, in response to one of the most important questions politically and theologically, Barack Obama said  it was “above my paygrade” to determine when life began.

Today, in an interview with ABC’s “Thisweek,” Barack Obama gave his  “final answer”  on whether he is ready to make key decisions.   In a discussion about his tax policy and how/if he may alter it if the economy is weak, Barack said:

“Even if we’re still in a recession, I’m going to go through with my tax cuts,” Obama said. “That’s my priority.”

Whe further asked:

What about increasing taxes on the wealthy?

Obama replied:

“I think we’ve got to take a look and see where the economy is. I mean, the economy is weak right now,” Obama said on “This Week” on ABC. “The news with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, I think, along with the unemployment numbers, indicates that we’re fragile.”

With his first statement, Obama shows that he recognizes the importance of lower taxes.   He tacitly admits that leaving money in family’s pocket books, rather than the government’s, is the right answer.   Yeah for Barack!   In his second statement, Barack confirms his inability to lead.  

In his second statement, Barack confirms for us that the economy benefits from lower taxes even on those he considers “rich.”   Why else would he hold imposing his taxes increase?   They’re rich after all.   Whether the economy is doing well or poorly doesn’t affect their “richness.”   If they are by definition “rich” imposing additional taxes on them will do no more harm to them in a poor economy than in a good one.   In fact, those who are “rich” tend to do better in poor economies because arguably, they are in a better position than others, to invest in assets that have depressed pricing.   No, what Barack isn’t telling you, but what is inherent in his answer is that increasing taxes on the rich, has a negative impact on the economy.   Barack doesn’t want to stomp out additional economic embers in a lackluster economy.   He only wants to do it when the economy is good.

In this last answer we find the absolute worst kind of decision making by a leader; knowingly making the wrong and harmful decision because it is politically popular. That kind of decision is summed up musically in the following video:

Perhaps Barack Obama has a future doing the remake: “If taxing you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right!”

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