Whither Reason?
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Hip Waders Required, Liberating Liberty
Why is it so quiet around here? Because the world is too frigging depressing, thankyewverymuch.
I’ve come to the conclusion that there is absolutely no way to talk to people who can seriously hold an opinion like this:
jeff Joke-oby, you are a racist buffoon. You and your sick rich cohorts run our economy into the ground [...]
Tags: fiscal irresponsibility, hype-no-tized, pre-coffee rant
I’ll Tell You, But It’s Gonna Cost You
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under The Money Pit
Well, this is special:
Fill out your Census form and … win an iPod? A Starbucks gift certificate? Cash?
Doing your civic duty would literally pay off if the Commerce Department and Congress decide to dangle prizes to get people to answer Census questionnaires in 2010.
The Census Bureau is looking at ways to increase responses, including the [...]
Tags: fiscal irresponsibility, yes it’s all sarcasm
Speaking of Fiscal Irresponsibility…
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Administrative
This is what the media used to be good for:
Patrick Dostie, the state’s nuclear safety inspector, has been coming to work every day to a job he’s held since 1989 even though the position was eliminated in 2005 by the Legislature.
Lawmakers were set again this year to eliminate the job, along with the position of [...]
Tags: fiscal irresponsibility, government theft
Another Dangerous Precedent
Posted by Mad Rocket Scientist | Filed under Guest Authors, Idiot Legislation
Recently this bill was brought to my attention, H.R. 5872, because it passed the house with only 8 people voting NO. Overall, this bill is pretty harmless. What it does is it directs the Treasury to issue 350,000 commemorative US $1 dollar silver coins to honor the US Boy Scouts first 100 years.
Big [...]
Tags: fiscal irresponsibility, government theft
Ominbussery and Bonus Hero of the Day
Posted by Hazel Stone | Filed under Buttinskis, Heroes, Oddly Not Satire, Plain Old Hypocrisy
Another weekend of yard work. Still isn’t complete. Dammit.
Let’s see where the bus takes us today…
In San Diego:
Helicopters kept searching for signs of the shark that killed triathlete David Martin, Solana Beach Lifeguard Capt. Craig Miller said.
Er, why? To arrest it for unlawful biting? Misdemeanor leg chompery? Ridiculous waste of [...]
Tags: fiscal irresponsibility, high-school, only in california, point and laugh
A New Business Regulation
Posted by Mad Rocket Scientist | Filed under Guest Authors, Idiot Legislation
(Guest blogger: Mad Rocket Scientist from Afternoons With the Mad Rocket Scientist)
As we the taxpayers get ready to pony up yet another bailout to cover the destruction of wealth caused by careless and criminal individuals, I propose, in the spirit of Ted’s new rules, that we need a new business regulation.
In addition to [...]
