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REP. ED MARKEY (D), ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE CHMN.: This bill has the ambition of the moon landing. The moral imperative of the Civil Rights Act and the scope of the Clean Air Act all wrapped up in one.

You forgot to mention that it also includes the insanity of Prohibition.

I’ve changed my mind. I now wholeheartedly believe that Wisconsin needs commuter rail, and lots of it.

When the state starts to feel the impact of all the taxes, fees, and regulation the democrats are putting into the budget there’s going to be a revolt.

We’re going to need a rail to ride our politicians out of town on. It would be so delicious if that same rail was the one they demanded we build.

Jib has finally followed through on his threat to end the BBA.

I really enjoyed being a member, but I understand why he did it. There aren’t many group blogs out there. It’s a difficult to manage, especially when members have their own blogs to promote.

I’ve been struggling with my own blog lately. There was a time when I was attempting to manage a handful of blogs of my own and I was often tapped as the blogsitter for much of the Cheddarsphere. Do you remember seeing my posts at Leaning Blue, The American Mind, Right Off the Shore, and No Runny Eggs? I don’t know where I found that kind of energy.

The spark is still there for me, it’s just a matter of time and energy. If this blog would take dictation I bet you’d see a lot more posted here!

I would like to send you a DVD you might enjoy. It’s a classic film, about a family dog, named Old Yeller. I believe that this film may be inspirational to you in these trying times. You may find it especially relevant to the developments in Iran and North Korea.

You see, Yeller was a beloved family pet. He brought endless joy to the Coates family. Their lives were enriched by Old Yeller’s love. In a similar way, our lives may be enriched by the cultural experiences Iran and North Korea have to offer. Who doesn’t enjoy a nice Persian rug or dog meat taco now and then?

Unfortunately, Old Yeller falls to an incurable, infectious, and fatal disease. The disease will slowly rot Yeller’s brain and he will eventually turn on those who loved him. The Iranian and North Korean regimes are also rotting their host nations from the inside. Their disease could spread, if not properly contained.

In the movie the eldest boy, Travis, tries to hide Yeller’s illness from the rest of the family. He foolishly believes that the dog is somehow going to cure himself, or he hasn’t got the heart to admit that Yeller is doomed. His decision nearly kills the younger brother, Arliss. Arliss’ love for Yeller is so unconditional and trusting that he is willing to release the dog, even while it is foaming at the mouth and threating to attack. Hey, come to think of it, hasn’t North Korea threatened to attack something? Iran has, too, right?

In the end, do you know how the family deals with Old Yeller’s disease? They shoot the dog. The audience cries a tear and the movie ends with the offspring of Old Yeller romping happily in the meadow with Arliss.

Mr. Obama, put down the damn dog. Please!

Hugs and Kisses,

Aaron

P.S. I really would like to send you this DVD. I just need to ask you one question, so that we can avoid the type of embarrassing moment you had earlier this year: which region code is your DVD player set to?

Now that the digital TV transition has passed, what will I do with all this bottled water and freeze-dried food?

I wanted to share this toast from our wedding last night.

Addy said our flag flew on a B-1 bomber over Saudi Arabia. It’s hard to beat a wedding gift like that!

Thank you, Kevin!!!

When someone says something this contradictory, how does the universe not implode?

Besides being too expensive, they are anti-union thugs

Seriously! If you said that sentence aloud your lips would fuse together and your brain would drop out of your anus.

So, there’s this industry that’s constantly jacking up prices while providing essentially the same level of service. In fact, there are many times when the quality of the product decreases dramatically and they do absolutely nothing to compensate for it. When I discovered that the last two “Matrix” movies earned over a billion dollars the answer immediately became clear.

We need to impose a windfall profit tax on Hollywood. What right do they have to earn excessive amounts of money while the rest of us are suffering? All of that cash goes straight to some corporate fat cat’s pocket book. That money could be feeding the poor or housing stray cats and instead it goes to buy some actor or director another boat. A billion dollars would go a long way toward plugging our state’s budget hole!

Why can two movies of exactly the same duration can earn vastly different profits, too? That’s the same amount of entertainment. They ought to be paid by the hour to make it fair.

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P.S. The other plus side is that if liberals like the ones in Hollywood had to face a windfall profit tax head on they might suddenly sing a different tune.

When I read this headline I couldn’t help but think of the GM bankruptcy: When Hosts Go Extinct, What Happens To Their Parasites? When GM goes, so go the unions.

Hands wring and teeth gnash over the loss of endangered species like the panda or the polar bear. But what happens to the parasites hosted by endangered species? And although most people would side with the panda over the parasite, which group should we worry about more?

Which group, indeed…