The Last Lion

COULDA FOOLED ME....

So now Barack Obama, Barney Frank, and other leading lights of the Democrat party are outraged that AIG is "rewarding failure" with their bailout money.

Rewarding failure?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought rewarding failure was kind of the central tenant of the liberal/Democrat belief system.

Boy, things sure have gone haywire when even Democrats are upset about people getting something for nothing. 

Next thing you know, they'll start saying that poor parents stuck with children in crappy inner-city schools should actually have a choice as to where to send their kids...Or that people who blow up innocent men, women, and babies in restaurants are actually bad...Or that Communism doesn't really work.

Okay, you're right. 

Now I'm talking crazy talk.

FROM MILTON TO REAGAN.

The Milton Friedman post from last week really seemed to drum up some emotion and activity.  Therefore, as we continue to slouch towards Big Brother Government Collectivism in this country, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit the words of another great champion of free markets and limited government.

Here's the great Ronald Reagan from his first inaugural address:

THIS IS WHY THEY INVENTED THE "SLAUGHTER RULE."

The late-great Milton Friedman versus the still-living idiot Phil Donahue.

This is as good as it gets.  So simple.  So clear.  Friedman still dominates.

CALLING BARACK OBAMA THE NEXT JIMMY CARTER MAY ACTUALLY BE AN INSULT TO...JIMMY CARTER

Seriously, does the Messiah President know what in the hell he's doing?

Does he have any clue?

Oh, for the steady hand of Principal Ed Rooney or the guiding logic of Lennie from Of Mice and Men.

CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN?

Hmm...Gotta love those unintended consequences.  Kind of like the fall of Southeast Asia after the Left forced us to run out, thus paving the way for the fun lovin' men-about-town in the Khmer Rouge to sweep in and spread their good cheer.

From AFP:

A freed Guantanamo prisoner has said conditions at the US detention camp in Cuba have worsened since President Barack Obama was elected, claiming guards wanted to "take their last revenge".

Binyam Mohamed, the first detainee to be transferred out of Guantanamo Bay since Obama took office, also said British agents "sold me out" by cooperating with his alleged torturers, in his first interview since release which was published Sunday.

Mohamed, a 30-year-old Ethiopian-born former British resident, gave further details of what he has called the "medieval" torture he faced in Pakistan and Morocco, as well as in a secret CIA prison in Kabul and at Guantanamo.

"The result of my experience is that I feel emotionally dead," he told the Mail on Sunday newspaper. "It seems like a miracle my brain is still intact."

Far from improving, Mohamed said conditions at Guantanamo have worsened since Obama was elected in November.

The US president had promised during his campaign to shut down the Guantanamo prison and two days after taking office announced it would close this year.

JIMMY FAILIN', ER, I MEAN, FALLON

Just a word to the wise. 

If you're trying to decide between watching Jimmy Fallon's new late night show on NBC (He took the Conan time-slot) or hammering a dozen nails into your skull, take the hammer and nails.

Trust me.

A PLEA TO OUR MESSIAH PRESIDENT

Dear Mr. Obama,

Can you please help a brother out and do or say something, anything, that will not cause the markets to fall 8,928 points an hour every damn day of the week?

Can't you miracle something up for us?

Aren't miracles sort of your thing?

I hate change.

MAYBE IT'S JUST ME...

...But am I the only person who doesn't remember Our Dear Leader talking about spending trillions of dollars on wasteful government programs during the recent presidential campaign?

I mean, I remember The Chosen One - aka Our Dear Leader - talking about cutting taxes, tax cutting, and cutting taxes all over the place, but I don't seem to recall him saying that he was going to cut taxes before raising them and destroying our economy.

I'm sure our ObamaJesusGod - aka Our Dear Leader, The Chosen One - meant to tell us about the trillions of dollars he planned on spending on wasteful government programs, but he must have been too distracted, what with all the cancer curing and AIDS curing and such.

"THEY CHALLENGED THE CHIEFS!"

Thankfully, I missed last week's Academy Award Crapstravaganza, however, I did check out the "In Memorium" tribute online.

And as I watched the final few seconds, of Paul Newman in all his glory, I realized that his death has had an effect on me far greater than I could have ever imagined.

Now, lord knows, as far as politics goes, I couldn't be more opposed to his beliefs...He was a bleeding heart liberal of the best/worst order.  He did great works for people in need, and that is wonderful, but aside from that, he just didn't do it for me.

But as an actor, well, as an actor he was the best.  Like Eastwood and McQueen, he was the kind of actor every guy could look at and admire, without feeling like he had to check is Manly Man Card at the door.  Unlike George Clooney, Matt Damon, or Sean Penn, when you watched Newman you didn't say, "He may be good, but he's annoying. I'd kick his ass at the drop of a hat if I had the chance."

In addition, unlike other actors whom I also admire, whenever I come across one of his films on TV  (Butch Cassidy and Slapshot come to mind as they have been on recently) I feel sad.  I miss him.  Watching him in these films, and knowing he is no longer with us, makes me uneasy.

Maybe it's that a guy like Newman was always supposed to be around, that he always seemed strong an fit and full of life.  Maybe I will feel the same way when Clint shuffles off his mortal coil. 

Could be...But I'm not sure it really matters why.

I'm sure that these feelings too shall eventually pass, but for now, I watch those films with a mix of joy and sorrow. 

NOW THIS IS A BUMPER STICKER YOU'LL NEVER SEE ON A HIPPIES DIRTY OLD SUBARU