Today's Supreme Court Decision Leaves Me Little Choice

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What a difference a year makes...

November 2004: Not ready to be president.

January 2006: Like, totally ready.

(h/t)

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A nagging question about today's ruling

Earlier this week, Rush Limbaugh noted a working paper (PDF) by John List, who is an economics professor at the University of Chicago, and two co-authors alleging that the Endangered Species Act actually harms endangered species. 

Why?  During the time between rulings and implementation, there is often increased development in these areas.  Also, when citizens notice and endangered species on their land, are they more likely to kill and quickly hide the animal, or tell the government and be barred from using land.  Land that you own. 

That being said, isn't it now more likely that now enemy combatants will be killed than captured and interrogated, if only to keep someone obviously guilty from being released based on a technicality?

I (obviously) have little knowledge about how the military works in situations like that.  If there are any military scholars out there, I'd be interested  to hear your thoughts. 

For what it's worth, here is Sen. John McCain's statement on the ruling (with video).  Kinda weak, but what did you expect?

Update:  I am listening to the Mark Levin Show, and the military personnel who are calling in seem to agreeing to me that the kill ratios will go way up after this decision.  Better safe than sorry. 

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Wisconsin Has Angered God

And we're about to get punished.

The state hasn't even backed off from record flood levels and we're about to get 3+ inches of rain tonight. It appears that at least 3 dams are going to give way tonight at least.

Also, most of the interstates are being closed due to flooding, semis are being blown over by high winds and power is slowly turning off for thousands of residents.

I'm just waiting for some retarded Packer fan to blame this on Favre's retirement.

At any rate, wish us luck. We're going to need it.

P.S. Do you know why Bush hasn't visited the effected areas yet? He hates white people.

Update: Current reports show that each of three dams are currently expected to hold by county officials if the rain total is less than 3". That is, unfortunately, a big if. We're up to 19,000 without power.

Only about 6 hours of storms to go.

Update Part Deux: I was right, Fond du Lac is fucked:

County Executive Allen Buechel declared a State of Emergency for all of Fond du Lac County on Thursday evening. All citizens are asked to remain in their homes unless they need to evacuate.

Many streets and roads are impassable across the county. The County is urging residents to stay home unless they need to evacuate.

One resident said some sewers are gushing out like fountains in the city of Fond du Lac. The sewers backed up into many basements and many city roads are impassible due to flooding.

Those poor people have been under the red on the radar screen for five hours straight. It is going to be a rough morning for them. Unfortunately for points south, that water has to go somewhere and I have a suspicion it might be this way.

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The Free Trade Express?

Really?  Sorry, but touting the fact that John McCain is for NAFTA and the Columbia deal does not constitute a statement nearly as bold as calling the Maverick's campaign The Free Trade Express. 

We're talking about the same John McCain who pretty much views the petroleum business the way the media, populist and liberal demagogues all view it.  The same McCain who demagogues CEOs and their salaries.  This is the same John McCain who favors the statist cap and trade nonsense to regulate the petroleum industry.  The same John McCain who claims to be all for opening up oil fields, yet refuses to concede that ANWR should be open to exploration because of his own vanity and refusal to concede a damn thing to conservatives.  The same John McCain who says he's all about opening up the rest of the country to exploration, yet wants to leave any efforts to do so open enough so they can be killed by a thousand cuts from state and local governments, environmentalists and whoever else has an interest in stopping oil exploration. 

Leagues better than our Marxist Messiah?  Yep.  Free Trade Express?  Not so much.  When McCain's ready to quit acting like an intemperate jackass, learn how the market works and embrace it fully, I might accept that Free Trade Express line, for now, it's,

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Bob Barr: Political Genius

From the American Spectator:

The important thing to keep in mind about the potential Barr threat is that it isn't so much a matter of what percentage of the vote he is able to garner, but the type of voters he wins. If Barr stresses spending, gun rights, and hammers McCain on campaign finance reform, he could cause problems for McCain by stealing disgruntled conservatives. But if instead he focuses on foreign policy and his support is comprised mainly of the anti-war Paul coalition, while he may win a lot of votes, the votes won't be coming from those who would potentially support McCain, and thus he won't present a real threat.

But since Republicans can snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat without the help of Bob Barr, I wasn't too worried to begin with. 

(On a personal note, someone gave my resume to an employee of a certain organization, and I have an interview tomorrow.  Since I didn't apply for the job, I have no idea what it is for really, but it has to be better than my mind-numbing state government job.  So anyway, send some good thoughts my way or to the Man Upstairs.)

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Bumper Sticker Prediction

I earlier predicted a win for McCain in Wisconsin but I've decided that I was basing this on an expected rationality that Wisconsin and the nation seem to have lost. 

I started looking at one of my favorite political indicators over the past week: bumper stickers in traffic.

I have seen several dozen Obama bumper stickers but have yet to see even one McCain sticker on the highways of Wisconsin.  Unfortunately, this isn't the only indicator.  Every major poll has Obama way ahead electorally and in nearly every battleground state. 

I resisted saying this because I was so sure America would come to her senses but it's time to admit the truth. 

Obama is going to bury McCain in November.  I'll predict 53% of the national popular vote.  This will result in a brutal ass-raping in the Electoral College.  

We're so screwed.

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Belgian brewing conglomerate InBev SA makes $46 billion bid on Anheuser-Busch

They're offering shareholders $65 for their $58 stock as part of an unsolicited buyout bid.  Big brewers in general are consolidating in part because of higher cost of ingredients and materials. Another reason for the bid is that sales for Anheuser-Busch in the US have been kinda flat, as consumers in the US are becoming more interested in wine, cocktails, and beer that doesn't taste like cheap crap.

Employees in St. Louis are worried about losing their jobs in the consolidation, should Anheuser-Busch sell.  Some people are strongly opposed to Anheuser-Busch being owned by a foreign company, and are opposed to making the deal on those grounds.

Governor Matt Blunt is also opposed to the deal, and has told the Missouri Department of Economic Development to find a way to stop it from happening.  So much for that free market, eh?  Sorry, but that Matt Blunt is trying to interfere with this deal is inappropriate, particularly for a Republican.  This isn't a defense contractor or a business that could be used to compromise security, this is a big brewery.

Of note, one of the sites opposing the Anheuser-Busch deal on "patriotic grounds" is SaveAB.com, started by Matt Blunt's former Chief of Staff.

Perhaps the Chelada wasn't such a good idea?

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Paint It Black

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale want their awesome rock spawn to be a Goth

Instead of opting for more traditional nursery colours like blue, pink or yellow, they are painting the new baby's room black so the decor will be suitable for either sex.
"We don't know if it's a boy or a girl. Plus we are going to put him in a black room. It'll be a goth baby so it doesn't matter if it is a boy or a girl."

This is incredibly retarded news on the day when the supreme court gave habeas to terrorists, but let's not underplay just how fucking cool the Rossafani's are.

Just in case you forgot or anything.....

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Quote of the Day (already)

From a reader of The Corner:

Senator McCain has challenged Senator Obama to visit Iraq. It’s been one-thousand, four-hundred-thirty-two days, 6 hours, 48 minutes and 13 seconds since Mr. Obama was last there – How can he (or is it He?) possibly understand the situation on the ground.

Well. When was the last time John McCain was in ANWR? A quick google doesn’t show any reference to his ever visiting this pristine national treasure. Governor Palin’s been there. She wants to drill. Jonah’s been there. He’s for drilling ANWR dry. Good enough for me.

Heh.  On that note, I'm hitting up the Val-U-Rite vodka a little early.  Hopefully I can pass out until January 20, 2013.

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Doesn't seem to be working for Chavez...

I don't think the Court thought that far ahead.

Drill!

Yeah, this was kinda bad.

The PA GOP is pathetic.

*facepalm*

Adios.

FAIL

Dissent for me, but not for thee.

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A metaphor for this November

Big Time Content Warning here, people:

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Angelina Jolie is deciding whether or not she truly hates the black community

Clint Eastwood comes through again:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Clint Eastwood is one of our most famous Republicans. Did you talk politics with him on the set?

ANGELINA JOLIE: Actually, we don't disagree as much as you'd think. I think people assume I'm a Democrat. But I'm registered independent and I'm still undecided. So I'm looking at McCain as well as Obama. Clint can teach me about things domestically and I'm more aware of some things internationally. So it was less a debate and more things we found interesting. But for the first few weeks I was just too nervous to get into any deep conversation!

Interesting. The McCain campaign must be scurrying like mad to get a vial of his blood to her.

I don't really care that much who she votes for, although I'd be glad to have her on board. However, it does make me more optimistic that the long-awaited film version of Atlas Shrugged won't be as filled with suck as I imagined.

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Good news

Terrorists have habeas now.  Thanks Supreme Court!  The nutroots must be collectively orgasmic right now.  Kennedy was of course the deciding vote, and even got to break out his favorite crayon to scrawl out the opinion for the decision too.  I bet you love all the love and attention the media is giving you now that you've undermined our ability to combat our enemies, eh justice?

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Moron of the Day: Applying Yourself

The stupidity never ceases to amaze me. Today, we have a teenager who decided to steal a credit card and buy some shit with it. However, before leaving the store he had one more errand to take care of:

Police say a Dover, New Hampshire, teen suspected of using a stolen credit card at a store left a pretty good clue to his identity by filling out a job application at the same store.

Why are criminals so stupid? Because if they weren't retarded, they wouldn't be criminals in the first place. It's like, why aren't prostitutes or strippers pretty? Because pretty whores become models*.

* - I'm not saying all models are pretty whores. I am saying that all pretty whores would prefer to be models.

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Weak.

Good news.

Funneh.

Jusssssshht tryin ta sober up a bit, Offisssher.

EPIC FAIL

Something's wrong here.

DC sucks.

When Moron Meets Maverick?

Moronosphere consolidation?

All wimmin VPs?

Farsi Fonics wurkd fur me.

Jenjis.

Hmmm...?

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Bruce Lunsford: Don't disagree with Harry Reid, beat the hell out of him

No, seriously. Sen. Mitch McConnell's Democratic challenger said that while addressing the Warner-Lieberman energy bill:

Lunsford told the Herald-Leader Friday night that he thought McConnell had an issue with Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and used the bill like "a political football." He echoed those remarks later Friday night during his speech

"If you want to be an obstructionist, then you put on a show. If our senator had a problem with Sen. Harry Reid, let them take it outside and settle it like real men," Lunsford told the 1,000 Democrats.

He was more specific in his interview with the Herald-Leader: "So if he and Reid have an issue, let them go outside and settle it like real men. And if it's going to be a contest between real men, I'm pickin' Reid. He's a former boxer."

"The first rule of Senate Fight Club is "Don't kick Diane Feinstein in the nuts. It'll just piss her off."  Heh.

McConnell's campaign manager, Justin Brasell, dismissed the remarks by Lunsford with a dig at the Democratic candidate and his personal wealth. "This shows that what my mother taught me is right -- you can have all the money in the world, but that doesn't mean you can buy class," Brasell said.

As a proud resident of the Commonweath, I must say I am less than enthused about the possibility of Lunsford being my Senator*. I'm hoping that the McConnell campaign is taking him (and his 5 point lead in the polls) seriously.

At this point, I am seeing Virginia redux in Kentucky's future:  a Democratic governor is elected, followed by a classless Democrat winning a Senate seat from an incumbent who didn't take the threat seriously, followed by another Democratic Senate victory because the near-octogenarian GOP incumbent decides to retire.

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We get (extremely stupid) letters

Meet Ms. Hope Molyneux of Thousand Oaks, CA. Hope is a retard. And yet, in spite of that, she managed to get a letter published in today's L.A. Times. It seems she was disappointed by the results of the recent Senate Intelligence Committee foofaraw:

So the Senate Intelligence Committee has spent four years and untold millions of taxpayer dollars on another report that accomplishes nothing. If they are going to investigate and then insult us by doing nothing, what is the point?

Okay, so far, that's not so bad. I agree with Hope that the government wasting money is not generally a good thing.

But fasten your seat belts, people, because she's about to veer hard into the retard lane:

There should be a law that requires an impeachment trial if there is even the possibility of wrongdoing by those investigated at huge taxpayer expense. If Congress does not want to pass that law, then spend our money on anything but more useless and pointless investigations.

That's right. She just suggested that if a federal official is even suspected of possible wrongdoing, we ought to be legally obligated to launch straight into impeachment proceedings.

And to think,  Hope is probably allowed to vote.  The mind boggles.

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Moron of the Day: Joy Riding

This guy sounds like a class act:

Police have heard many excuses from suspected drunk drivers over the years.

But police say what they heard from a Toms River man is one for the books: He told them he was driving around until he was sober enough to go home, fearing his mother would know he was drunk.

But before he could make it home Monday, police say 36-year-old Edward Defreitas crashed into an ambulance, causing it to overturn in the Route 70 circle in Lakehurst.

Sweet move dude.

Of course, the stupidest thing about this story is that he was just driving around! That shit's expensive!  Ramming into an ambulance drunk seems intelligent by comparison.

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Beating the System (among other things...)

Fed up waiting in traffic while the high occupancy vehicles fly by in the car pool lane? Bring a friend!

Drivers in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland are turning to inflatable passengers to try and beat transit lane rules.

Blow-up dolls, shop mannequins and dogs dressed up as children have all been used to try and justify driving in lanes where vehicles are required to have at least three occupants.

"There were some odd people that tried these antics," North Shore city council traffic safety manager Andre Dannhauser told Reuters.

Drivers caught trying to beat the system are fined NZ$150 (57 pounds(959 American? -MP)).

I wonder if they've created the dual traffic/indecent exposure tickets yet.

Best fucking part?

For a while some enterprising students charged a small fee to get driven past the enforcement officers, before running back up the road to repeat the trick. "The money they generated from that was not enough to pay for the beer for the thirst they generated," Dannhauser said.

BAH HAHAHAHA!!! I love Kiwis.

Update: This is funny, too. 

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