Somali pirates have taken more hostages.  They have been doing this more and more over the last few months, but no one here in the media really cared until now.  This time White Americans Citizens (WAC's) are involved, so now the news coverage here is 24/7.

The pirates take the boats and hold the crew hostage until they are paid.  This has worked many times in the past, and ransoms for millions of dollars have been paid.  I am sure that paying a ransom will ensure that there will be no further kidnappings in the future.  Right.

So, how do we fix this 'problem'?  Simple.   The Great Orator (Trademark pending) goes on TV and says," The boats will be boarded by the Navy and anyone carrying a weapon will be shot.  Period.  No negotiation.  No ransom."

The prates work on the premise that they will eventually get some money for their efforts.  If it was made known that ALL pirates will be killed or captured, you only have to do that once or twice and the problem goes away.  That's it.  Shoot the bastards.  A simple solution to a complex problem.  I have a million of these.  Maybe I should make that a business motto.

Simple Solutions for Complex Problems TM

Sometimes, life really is just that simple.

        

        

When will they learn that you can't reason with crazy people.  Of course, we have been trying to reason with the UN with little result ..... hmm........

        

        

Anyone who has used the fiendish travel site Travelocity has seen the above 'disclaimer'.  While it is true that some of the airlines charge a fee for changing your ticket, what they don't tell you is that Travelocity charges $50 for each ticket for changing the reservation.

So, if you need to find some inexpensive travel, simply use the Travelocity search to find a cheap fare, then go to the airline website and get the exact same ticket for the exact same price.

If you should have to cancel later, you will avoid getting hit with a huge fee and keep the money away from those devils.

BTW, Southwest Airlines never charges a fee to change a ticket, and they don't list with Travelocity.  Just something to keep in mind.

        

This is a real book.  I swear. Look here.

        

Here, for your convenience, is a letter you can send to everyone who will not be getting your money next tax season.  Just fill in the appropriate recipient.

Send it to everyone you spend money with:



Dear (fine restaurant owner, lawn maintenance guy, electronics store, local charity),

I regret to inform you that I will no longer be able to (enjoy your restaurant, employ your lawn service, buy a new TV, give a tax deductible donation).

You see, I have to cut back on my budget and save for the upcoming Obama tax increases.  While I already pay FAR more than my fare share of taxes, our King has decided that I need to be punished further for my accomplishments.  I guess my success came from good fortune, trickery, or taking advantage of the poor, and had nothing to do with my working two jobs through college and living well within my means for so many years. 

Since I will be required to pay a much larger share of my income, and I cannot just print more money, I have to make some sacrifices.  I am afraid you are one of those sacrifices.  Instead, I will be giving my money to people who bought more house than they could afford, to financial institutions that profited for years and fell on bad times, or to pet projects of politicians to help them get re-elected.

Again, I cannot tell you how much it sickens me to take money I would spend with you and send it to Obama.  I suppose if too many others do this, you just might be added to the overflowing ranks of the unemployed brought on by the Obama recession.  Maybe then HE will send you some of my money, but probably not as much as you were earning when you actually worked.  I sincerely hope you did not vote for him; that would just be the saddest irony of all.

Here’s to change you can believe in.

Regards,
Your Customer

        

This video is the embodiment of why McCain will lose this election.  These people actually believe this stuff.

"I won't have to worry about putting gas in my car.  I won't have to worry about paying my mortgage."  -  Spoken by Peggy Joseph, Champion of the Self-Reliant

Reminds me of an interesting quote, sometimes erroneously attributed to Alexander Tyler:

"A democracy can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most money from the public treasury."

Tomorrow will make history all right.

        

This was just an empty dressing room.  There was no toilet anywhere.  I wonder what happened to make them put this sign up in the first place.

        

Obama had the following quote yesterday in response to a question about his tax policy.  Here is the link.




This policy is remarkably similar to a theory put forth around 1875 by this person.




Can anyone guess who proposed this policy and what it was called.  Bonus points if you can name what countries have tried this program in the recent past.

        

Sarah held her own tonight.  Some of her answers at the beginning were a bit canned, but she loosened up and connected pretty well with Joe six-pack.

Biden looked like I do after working 24 hours straight.  He even made McCain look young.

Remember the Kennedy-Nixon debate?

        

The lovely lady pictured here is Nanci Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.  She was leading a 'bipartisan' attempt to wreck save our economy yesterday when she gave a speech prior to voting on the bill.

She just wanted to clarify a few things about the state of the economy first.  Here an excerpt:

$700 billion. A staggering number, but only a part of the cost of the failed Bush economic policies to our country. Policies that were built on budget recklessness when Pres. Bush took office, he inherited Pres. Clinton's surpluses - four years in a row budget surpluses on a trajectory of $5.6 trillion in surplus. And with his reckless economic policies, within two years, he had turned it around. And now 8 years later, the foundation of that fiscal irresponsibility, combined with an "anything goes" economic policy, has taken us to where we are today.

For some reason, this fair and open-minded statement was frowned on by some of the Republicans.

Shortly after the Republican outcry, an unbiased CNN reporter said the following:

The Republicans claim Pelosi's speech poisoned the vote, but I didn't see anything in her speech that could be seen as negative towards Republicans.

See?  Fair, balanced reporting that we have come to expect of CNN.

I just don't see what the fuss is about.

        

McCain said he won't make it to the debate tomorrow.  He is too busy doing his JOB as a senator to participate in a campaign.  Obama says he will make it to the debate anyway.  I guess he thinks a job interview for a new job is more important than the one he currently gets paid to do.

Let's see who blinks first.

UPDATE: Regrettably, McCain blinked, and gave in to pressure to show up after all.  First he was criticized for not wanting to come to the debate.  Now he will be bashed for not keeping his word to "suspend the campaign until an agreement has been reached."  When will we learn that we can't make the left happy until they have all the marbles?

        

I now have a new internet provider.  The stats below are from a screenshot at dslreports.com to Linkline.



I'm sorry, but is that a download speed of almost 16 megs a second?  Why yes, I do believe it is.

Is it expensive?  You bet your sweet bippy it is, but you get what you pay for and you can't put a price on awesome.

        

Our potential vice-president knows how to spend our money better than we do.  In fact, he says it is the patriotic thing to do.  Here is the article.

What is that spinning sound, you might ask?  It seems to be coming from the graves of our Founding Fathers......

        

Three weeks ago, we were getting ready for an Obama coronation, and there was talk of a supermajority in Congress to really make those wonderful socialist neighborly changes we have all been yearning for.

Then came the Palinator.

Now I see articles like these:

Democrats on Capitol Hill fear Obama fallout

Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive

I am liking this woman more and more everyday.

        

I have been away for awhile, but I am back.  Here are just more of the same.  Enjoy.

        

        

Obama said the following in a speech yesterday.

"There are things you can do individually though, to save energy. Like making sure your tires are properly inflated.  Simple things.  But we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups. You could actually save just as much."

The Democrats like saying that we 'cannot drill our way out of the oil problem', but Obama says we can just inflate our way out of it.  That's it!  It's so easy.  His 'solution' is so simple, I can't believe anyone hasn't thought of it before.

Here are a few more suggested Obama Solutions (TM) to fix the problems of the world.


Global Problem:  Islamic terrorists want to kill us because we believe differently.

Obama Solution (TM): Each American can send a plate of 'peace cookies' to the terrorist state of their choice.


Global Problem:  Too much CO2 is causing global warming.

Obama Solution (TM): Each American is to hold their breath for 10 or more seconds, three times a day.


Global Problem:  Personal and retirement savings is at an all-time low.

Obama Solution (TM): Everyone can look under their couch cushions and put whatever money they find into an interest bearing savings account.


Global Problem:  Millions of people are starving all over the world.

Obama Solution (TM): Each American should chew their food at least 30 times, making each meal last longer and feeling full more quickly.  Any excess food should then be mailed to starving countries ASAP.


Wow.  How did we ever survive without Obama's clarity of thought and remarkable insight?  I'd better get out and make sure my tires are full, right after my breath holding time is finished.

        

One of the last transmissions received from the 'Flying Brazilian Priest' :

I need to contact someone who can teach me how to operate this GPS, so I can give the latitude and longitude coordinates, which is the only way that people on the ground can know where I am.