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They can have my toilet paper when they pry it from between my cold, dead butt cheeks

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

The bad news is that the environmental movement wishes to interfere with our bowel movements. From the tree killers at The NY Times: The national obsession with soft paper has driven the growth of brands like Cottonelle Ultra, Quilted Northern Ultra and Charmin Ultra — which in 2008 alone increased its sales by 40 percent [...]

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How Much Will I Pay to Stimulate Others?

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

It’s one thing to visit some strip club and pay one’s own tab to become stimulated.  But what if Congress and the President wanted you to pick up the tab for their lap dances? If you’d like to see how much you and your family will be paying for our recent government largese, Right.org has [...]

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Quote Of The Day

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Keynesian economics, explained: Gary North writes that the Keynesian system boils down to this: G is the significant discretionary factor. G is government spending. Confiscating the money, borrowing the money, and printing the money have no net negative economic repercussions. When there is a recession, increase G. In short, G comes from the tooth fairy. [...]

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Quote Of The Day

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

In a story about Detroit’s median home price — $7,500: On a positive note, Detroit’s homicide rate dropped 14 percent last year. That prompted mayoral candidate Stanley Christmas to tell the Detroit News recently, “I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but there just isn’t anyone left to kill.” Hat Tip: The Big Picture

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Frustrated Property Owner Sends A Giant “Screw You” To All Of Alexandria, Virginia

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

Anyone who has dealt with the pettiness that often finds itself residing in zoning boards is likely to understand this one completely: To many in Old Town Alexandria, the sex shop that opened recently on King Street is nothing short of scandalous, a historical desecration just blocks from the boyhood home of Robert E. Lee. [...]

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