A friend just forwarded to me a great graphic that is good for a talking point. While I would give him credit, I may only refer to him as “The Dude”. He does not drink white russians. Or have a rug of any kind.
Safe to say that this might just be a banner year in revenue for the states who tax a percentage of every dollar’s worth. So while politicians bitch, don’t you believe it for a second – it helps them offset their inability to behave competently with respect to bloated budgets. Ever watch a magician perform? You are looking where he wants you to look. This is not conspiracy theory – the states are filling their coffers – but it’s up to us to make sure that changes, if only we weren’t such strong believers in entitlement.
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(source: http://www.inflationdata.com/inflation/images/charts/Oil/Inflation_adjusted_gasoline_price.jpg)
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To help focus on something other than the apathy, here’s a link to a healthy dose of Dr. MicNinja.
Below is a neutered teaser from that series to convince you that you must go see the Doctor (McNinja)… (click on it) it’s just one of about forty bazillion pages to this series, where a return home to see the parents is not always easy.
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Good news, or at least it is initially comforting. Go to DPUD’s post titled “Senator Jim DeMint creates conservative PAC“
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And, in all likelihood, the Meeting of the Morons may not happen in Michigan, because we’re all going to die. (sigh) And I was looking forward to smoked dead animal flesh. Damn.
So what is on your mind?