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Wow! A two-fer!
The usual thumbsuckers have their knickers in a twist because the Minneapolis-St Paul area Chipotle restaurants let all their undocumented workers go, in response to an I-9 audit. Says one activist “I am an ethical vegan, I care about animals and humans,” said Melissa Swanson, a St. Paul resident who says she hopes she learns Read more
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Maybe they should have launched their space probe at night
A Japanese space probe intended to orbit the planet Venus has overshot its mark and been dragged into orbit around the Sun. Dang! Who put the Sun there? Read more
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Of course, we would do cap-and-trade SO much better…
…than those feckless Danes, who managed to get taken for over $7 billion. I don’t know why anyone was surprised, the whole idea of trading carbon credits is a scam. Read more
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Sarah to Arnold: “Grow a pair”
Sarah P. says NO to state bailouts. Only one state besides Alaska gets mentioned by name. Tip from The Corner. Read more
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Bristol is getting to be a class act
Lots of hand-wringing and snark after Kathy Griffin took a shot at Bristol Palin; grown folks who ought to know better saying things like “…the second Bristol joined a reality TV show, she took herself out of the off limits category.” Yeah, like you a$$holes really tore into Florence Henderson, didn’t you? My only observation Read more
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It’s not just software that’s half-assed…
…Tim Geithner’s Treasury Department can’t even print play money correctly. The country’s being run by this guy: Tip from The Belmont Club. Read more
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Jobs Americans won’t do?
I’ve often wondered why there were so many kids from Europe and South America working at ski resorts. Now I know why–it’s so the resorts can skimp on wages, often to the point of running sweatshops. It’s like the whole work visa situation (not to mention illegal immigration) was just some gigantic scam, meant to Read more
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I love to watch an expert at work…
…and this gal applies expertise to a really irritating problem! Tip from Kottke.org Read more
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This is what I think of No-Shows
An open letter to Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)–sent by email Sunday evening: The Democrats are trying to push through a big tax hike, and you couldn’t be bothered to show up for the vote? (Washington Examiner, “Ten Republicans duck out on tax vote,” December 5, 2010) And you have the balls to keep sending me Read more
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I see the Greenies have found God…
…and apparently His plan is to make the ANWR into a national monument More than 80 members of Congress, 170 scientists, some 300 businesses and organizations and 22 religious organizations have signed letters to the president. “Protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a moral issue. As people of faith, we not only have a Read more
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