* So the unions keep trying to prove they’re not irrelevant in Wisconsin. They think everyone is still out there using their rotary phones, reading their daily newspapers, and fearing the force that are unions, but I kinda think times have changed a bit. Still, the unions put $30 million into trying to recall five Republicans in the Wisconsin state senate as they only needed three to change the balance of power there. And they successfully replaced two — at $15 million per. For the state senate. And now some recall elections for Democrat senators are coming up.
Yes, we could laugh at the unions and their irrelevancy… so let’s do that.
BWA HA HA HA HA HA!
You know, that $30 million was the union members’ dues. If they all wanted cheaper health care or something, couldn’t that have gone towards it? Yeah, I know, flushing money down the toilet is a perfectly legitimate use of union money with a long history, but I’m just suggesting they should consider a new paradigm. But what do I know; I’m not an irrelevancy from yesteryear.
* For those confused about Wisconsin, new MSNBC anchor Al Sharpton explains:
You know, we make fun of Obama’s ability to read a teleprompter, but it’s not as easy as it looks.
* So Obama actually said in his speech the other day, “Not much further we can cut.”
"I'm mainly muscle!"
Yes, when we look at that giant, bloated government that spends trillions more than we take in, the first thing we always think is, “Wow, is that streamlined.” So if you had any illusions the downgrade would cause Obama to finally wake up and take on the out of control spending, just put that with Obama’s promises of unicorns.
* Don’t worry, though: Cuts are on the way! That’s why we’re forming a super committee! And the Democrats have announced that their appointing to it the partisan, extreme left-wing dimwits John Kerry and Patty Murray. So yay! Nothing will significant will happen cuts wise! Oh, the Democrats are also appointing Max Baucus who is from a red state and might be movable. So the strategy will be to give Kerry and Murray some tinfoil and string to play with while we try to convince Baucus to do what’s needed to actually save the Republic.
Remind me why we set up a system of government that gave these idiots any power in the first place?
* For the first time ever, most Americans don’t think their own representative deserves to be reelected. This is great news, because now maybe we can pitch to everyone some sort of “dump all the bums” measure where we just kick everyone out of Congress and start over. I know there might be a person or two we like in Congress, but if we could just ever actually get an opportunity to throw everyone out, it’s too awesome a deal to pass up. I say we amend the Constitution to allow a vote every couple years or so to kick everyone out of Congress. I know, then some of you are thinking, “Won’t angry voters just toss everyone every two years?” Maybe, but I’m not seeing the downside.
* There’s been a lot of talk about the Bachman Newsweek cover:
But did I warn you that Bachmann has crazy eyes? I did! And you just know left-wing hacks were going to make an issue of it. Just think of how devastating this would be if it appeared not just on a weekly news magazine but in a media people actually paid attention to.
You know what Newsweek should do? Have a whole issue on the importance of unions — really just wallow in irrelevancy.
* Yesterday, Apple was briefly valued higher than Exxon, the U.S.’s biggest company. Does that mean instead of always fretting over “Big Oil”, we’ll soon hear whining over “Big Shiny, Rounded-Edge Consumer Devices”? For some reason, I don’t think the liberal status seekers will immediately start shouting “No war for tablet computers!” They’ll be more like, “Well, how big a war, and if we win, how many new features will this tablet have? …Really? Twice the resolution! Kill those for’ners!”
* Wisdom of the Day: “Gentlemen, we of the Home team put a good scare into Away! They will remember this at their championship parade next week!” –Josh Trevino on the unions’ performance in Wisconsin.