Is It Premature To Do An End Zone Celebration?

Given that the left is in their usual classy mode of how to treat the Liebermans when they don't toe the liberal line (remember: Joe Lieberman almost was Vice President of the United States), and the Democrat Caucus is set to meet tonight to determine how tobribe Olympia Snowe overcome the filibuster, things are looking good, but still fluid, regarding the Senate version of Obamacare. And here is a visual description of said agenda {thanks Alice} 

Caution should still be exercised, since changes may happen, but it is starting to look like Barry and the Democrats may not get what they want enacted. And to that end, I must say:

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In my 2009 Christmas stocking I want, part 7

Nancy Pelosi Christmas cards.

I'm going to make you click over and look at them, as the last time I posted that pic of Botox Nan I was accused of purposely giving youse guys nightmares.  And that's not the sort of gift I want to give this holiday season, is it?

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Copenhagen Talks "Suspended". Hippies And Socialists Hardest Hit.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAA!!11!!1*cough*HAHHAHAHA!

Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended after developing countries withdrew their co-operation.

Delegations were angry at what they saw as moves by the Danish host government to sideline talks on more emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol.

As news spread around the conference centre, activists chanted “We stand with Africa – Kyoto targets now”.

Informal talks continue, and the UN climate convention head said the formal agenda should resume in the afternoon.

Blocs representing poor countries vulnerable to climate change have been adamant that rich nations must commit to emission cuts beyond 2012 under the Kyoto Protocol. 

But the EU and the developed world in general has promoted the idea of an entirely new agreement, replacing the protocol.

Yeah. Good luck with that.

*****CRITICAL UPDATE1!!1!1!!1***** Car-in sent over this awesome link from WUWT. Enjoy, and thanks.

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Ten minutes of pure awesome

I'm ripping this off from Hot Air because it's the perfect encapsulation of the ridiculousness of the entire Global Warmerist worldview religion.

I'm pretty sure pro wrestling just lost the rights to the word "smackdown."

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A hypothetical situation

Let's say you're the president of a certain country that's hit a bit of a financial snag as of late. Tomorrow, you've got a meeting with the leaders of some of the certain country's biggest financial institutions during which you will discuss how to improve the economy. The night before, during a nationally televised interview, do you...

A.) Talk about how you're eager to hear what ideas the bankers have on how to get that certain country moving in the right direction again.

B.) Call them names and blame them for the whole thing.

The answer might surprise you. (If you have no idea who I'm talking about and/or are an utter ar-tard, that is.)

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More AGW Alarmist Dirty Tricks?

Well, it certainly looks like it.

You know. I am starting to get the feeling the AGW Alarmists may have been massaging their data and pulling dirty tricks to get their point established.

But that's just me.

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Attention law firms with television ads

The shot of the partners all looking down at books and papers like you're pretending to pore over legal briefs, notes and law books, and then looking up like "Oh, hello, I was just so busy poring over legal briefs, law books and notes, I just didn't notice you there *smile*."  Yeah, stop that.  Seriously.  That shit's way overused and corny as hell.

This is what happens when a guy who doesn't regularly watch TV watches TV. 

*turns TV off*

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Must...resist...quoting...Full...Metal...Jacket...

Houston elects openly lesbian mayor. 

The LA Times calls her a conservative.  Please note, she's a Democrat, conservative in LA Timespeak means she's probably not a total commie.  Mostly I'm reading that she's somewhat fiscally responsible, which is admittedly unique amongst big city mayors.  We'll see if she maintains some fiscal sanity as mayor.  I'll note there was an effort to try and derail her campaign because she is a lesbian, but her opponent apparently rejected it and it doesn't sound like it was too effective, which is good.

I'm weak, forgive me,

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Who Knew That Being President Was A Tough Job?

Now that President Hopeandchange is tanking, his shills are (once again) trying to change the focus and blame anything up to and including the United States Constitution, gravity and the Van Allen Belt for his failures.

Hey 52%ers. I have some words for you.
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Jesse Ventura is a giant rectal polyp

I struggle to find the correct words to describe how little respect I have for this man.

This evening through no fault of my own I was exposed to two episodes of his new show Conspiracy Theory. Oh my god what a heaping pile of feces thsi show is.

Let me give you a very quick example of the level of scientific rigor that is employed by Ventura and his team.

First watch this video.


That was an example of the Weber Rinne test. It is used to screen for sensironeural hearing loss or conductive hearing loss. Specifically it is used to test the 8th Cranial Nerve.

Now watch this bit from Ventura's show (starts at about 8 minutes in)





Notice how the Doctor says the sound goes directly to the patients brain. Let me clue you in dumbass - That's what cranial nerves do.

Essentially Ventura was overwhelmed by a pair of bone conduction speakers or hearing aids. If I had known mind control was as simple as playing music through someones mandible I would have done it a long time ago.

The show is filled with crap like this. This was just the easiest thing to disprove at 2130 on a Saturday night.

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There's no possible way I'm telling you the context of this

But I knew all y'all would enjoy mocking the hell out of me it. 

"For my funeral, I want to be dressed in a clown suit and shot out of a cannon into a daycare. The therapists of the future will thank me."

I must say, this idea has merit and I may be subscribing to that newsletter.

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I can haz Christmas?

The economy is hard, but standing on a corner begging for money these days is harder, in part because global warming has made it so damn cold.  So, when you don't have enough to get your kids some toys for Christmas, what do you do?  (If your answer was to humble yourself and ask for help from family and friends, you're wrong.  If your answer was to tighten your belt and hit a thrift store, you're wrong.  If your answer was to go to a reputable charity, tell them your woes, and ask for help - guess what!? - you're wrong.)  The newest and greatest way to get your kids what they want for Christmas when you're broke?  Beg for charity ... on the intertubes! 

"Our family is in need of some help this holiday.  With both parents out of work and back in school, our kids may not have a Christmas this year," writes Bridget Newberry, a 28-year-old mother of two from Lawrenceburg, Ky.  The photo on the listing shows Bridget and her husband, Alan Rice, with their two children.  "I will send you a hand-written thank you note for any donation, as long as you include your address & name.  Thank you and God bless you."

Another "item" for sale came from a poster who said she is a single mother of two.

"I am a single mom with a 9-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy.  I work part time at a gas station and I don't get much for help.  I usually plan everything ahead but this year has not left me with many options.  My car broke down 4 weeks ago and the repairs are quite high," she writes.  The ad includes a picture of a humble decorated Christmas tree.  "Please contact me if you are willing to donate a present for my kids.  If you do not have time, I made a 'buy it now' in another auction for presents.  I would love to see them have a nice Christmas."

And still another from a man who's asking for help in Chico, Calif., under the listing: "Help make Christmas Possible for two Children." 

"Single dad raising two children.  Just spent all our money to get an apartment.  We are asking for a little help to make Christmas possible this year for my two children.  I don't work right now.  My son was born premature with chronic lung disease and requires 24/7 care.  We are asking for donations.  Anything is appreciated.  Thank you."

Aside from the totally obvious potential for this to be a big giant scam, it violates the eBay ToS, which state that you have to actually be selling something to participate in their auction site.  I know.  Weird, isn't it. 

I know this whole post is making me seem like a bitchy grinch (and, well, I kind of am), but for me, it's all about donating time and money to local charities with a track record of not screwing you, or to just donate to people you actually know who need your help.

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In my 2009 Christmas stocking I want, part 6

A heifer animal.  From the Bing search results.



I hope that anyone contemplating giving a heifer for Christmas actually knows that a heifer is an animal.  And I hope that at least one person gets one of these for Christmas as a result of their buddy's drunken Christmas shopping.  And I hope that Heifer International has a liberal return policy.

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Christmas Present Win

It didn't have a note attached but I'm still pretty sure who to thank.

ROBO GEISHA... LOOK BETTER THAN MORON PUNDIT ON SATURDAY MORNING.

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Obamacare May Not Make It Through By Christmas?

Thankfully, it appears as though attempts by Harry Reid, with some questionable help from Mitch McConnell and his "let them vote for it and stand to face the public next year" strategy, to jam the unpopular Obamacare through the Senate before Christmas may face some tough sledding.

Progress on the Senate floor ground to a halt this past week. Lawmakers did not vote on any healthcare amendments Wednesday, Thursday or Friday as Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wrestled with each other to a stalemate in behind-the-scenes procedural disagreements.
 
“For a lot of people it looks fairly dim,” said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), when asked about the chances of finishing the healthcare bill in the Senate by Christmas. “I don’t know what process the leader is going to use to try to move this forward.
 
“I know this is a situation where people are not anxious to hang around but there are folks who are threatening to delay it,” he added.
 
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said he is optimistic but “not overly optimistic because there’s a lot of nuance and the ball keeps moving.”
 
Senate Republican leaders have come under heavy pressure from conservative groups and pundits such as Rush Limbaugh to use every parliamentary tactic they can to slow down the bill.
 
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who has frequently used procedural rules to slow down legislation this year, said he would force Democrats to file as many motions as possible to proceed to a final vote on the bill.
 
“I’ve heard calls from constituents and from around the country that Republicans should do everything they can to slow this down so I’m not going to give them any concessions on that,” he said.
 
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) estimates that it would take six or seven days to vote on a series of motions to end the GOP filibuster.
 
“There are three cloture votes and if [Republicans] make us walk us through all the lapsed time between the votes that’s what we’ll need,” he said.
 
It would take that much time to bring about a final vote on the bill because of its complex structure.

Good. Drag this fucker out and then kill it. And fuck anybody who either votes for it or doesn't help to kill it. Fuck them with a declining standard of living up their swordfish ravaged goatses for killing the innovation and improvements that come along when the dickgobblins in Government stay out of the way. Fuck them for trying to push through legislation that will deny treatments to the elderly or people with markers that would or could lead to cancer. And fuck them for trying to limit the pharmaceutical and medical companies, who come up with the new devices, procedures, treatments and medicines that save lives.

So fuck you, Senators. Fuck you for even trying to push this bill. And fuck you forever come next year.

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In my 2009 Christmas stocking I want, part 5

A Lego nativity scene.  I'm not gonna steal the pictures because you should really go check them out, but the camels look like at-ats.  Unfortunately there's not a completed picture there.

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Like we didn't see this coming

Noted frothing lunatic Andrew Sullivan (no link per editorial policy) goes on at length about Obama's speech in Oslo (Surprise! He loved it!) and discusses why he, The World's Last True Conservative, is such an Obama fanboi:

When I have been asked why I, as a conservative, support this man the way I do, I can only answer: listen to him. What is the philosophy that most affirms "the imperfections of man and the limits of reason"? What philosophy sadly demurs when told that peace is possible on earth, that history is leading to utopia, that war is over, that "freedom is on the march"? And this is the critical distinction between Bush and Obama: Obama is far more conservative than his predecessor.

But of course. Excitable Andi is such a deep conservative thinker that, given the chance, he will support the liberal Democrat over the Republican every single motherfucking time. Remember back in 2004, when John Fucking Kerry was "the conservative choice" as far as Sully was concerned? The rest of us troglodytes who found this hilarious were apparently too stupid to grasp why we should have taken his word and voted for a Taxachusetts leftist like Kerry. You know, because he was more conservative than Bush.

And while he pretended that he was upset at Bush over spending (*cough* gay marriage *cough*) he now finds his big-spending fantasy boyfriend to be far more conservative than Bush ever was. Yeah.

Why, I'm almost starting to suspect that St. Andrew of the Blessed Heart-Ache was, dare I say it, never really all that conservative in the first place.

(Oh, and Barry's public stance is that he's against gay marriage, too. And with his approval ratings plunging, what do you think the odds are that he's going to tack waaaaaay to the left on that issue next year? Will someone be gob-smacked? Stay tuned!)

Update: I missed something earlier that's ultra-obvious here:

When I have been asked why I, as a conservative, support this man the way I do, I can only answer: listen to him.

That's right. It's all about the wonderful, soothing words that come flowing out of Barack Obama's speech-hole, not, you know, the stuff he's been doing. So, while he's nationalizing industries, authorizing unelected bureaucrats to set the salaries of employees of private companies, trying to ram through a socialized health care bill that could send citizens to prison for failing to buy insurance that they don't want, and re-shaping our economy by destroying the energy sector, "conservatives" like Sullivan, Brooks, Parker and Noonan can listen to his blathering and say, "Oh, well, that sounds particularly eloquent, and he went to the right schools, so, that's nice," all the while deluding themselves that the turd they've just been served was sweet, delicious ice cream. Sure, that's conservative.

Oh, and if any of us knuckledragging "teabaggers" should mention anything negative about His Nibs or the way the Democrats have been leading us down the road to ruin, well, we just don't get the nuance. Why, we might even be RAAAAACISTS!!!!!!

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Boy, That Sarah Palin Sure Is An Incompetent Fool

I mean, she just mad a complete embarrassment of herself on Conan's Show, right? Those critics of her were right to call her washed up and useless, right?

Right?

Ummm....

Yeah.


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Quote of the Day

"Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first." - Mark Twain

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Back to the moon?

As the resident space nerd, I noticed today that there was a claim going around that the extra $3 billion that Big O's NASA oversite panel had recommended for the space agency to stay on track with its Constellation and Aries program had been okay'ed by a group of House and Senate negotiators.

However, somehow, the NASA budget has only been increased by $948 million, and, of course, this budgetary bill has yet to even go up for a vote in the House.  I know political math is different from real math, but even I can tell that $948 million isn't $3 billion, and I'm no expert.

So, how does $3 billion turn into just under $1 billion?  Like this:

The bill trims $28 million from the agency's $6.17 billion request for space operations and another $6 million from NASA aeronautics programs. It also shaves $3 million from NASA science programs and reduces the president's $3.4 billion request for cross-agency support by $206 million.

Another interesting thing to note in all of this is that, should this budget pass, included within the budget is a rule that NASA cannot cancel or start any new programs without going through a bunch of congressional bullshit.  So, there's that, too. 

These budgetary changes are designed to get us back to the Moon.  Still no mention of Mars.

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