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The incorrigible Frank J. does it again with The Top Ten Ways the Democratic National Convention Could Be Even Lamer: Apparently the Democrat National Convention, not being lame enough just by being full of Democrats, is also going to ban fried food, bottled water, and anything that isn’t organic. And at the end of the… Read more

The City of San Francisco has figured out how to cut themselves in on a piece of the panhandling action: homeless meters.  Their motto: Be a part of change.  Don’t give change.  If these are the people we’ve been waiting for, hold on to your wallets (and begging bowls). Tip from Michelle Malkin. Read more

…after reading this brilliant summation: We in Denmark cannot figure out why you are even bothering to hold an election. On one side, you have a b*tch who is a lawyer, married to a lawyer, and a lawyer who is married to a b*tch who is a lawyer. On the other side, you have a… Read more

…comes from Wretchard at The Belmont Club: "…part of the attraction of the cult of celebrity is that it allows us to delegate the formation of our opinions to others."  What a wonderfully concise summation of why I’ve never wanted to be one of the Kool Kidz. Read more

…from everyone but the Archbishop.  He didn’t call her a Friend of Babykillers, nor did he threaten to excommunicate the entire faculty and staff of St Mary’s University, but from an Archbishop, this is a strong hint.  I love the closing line " Politicians who have appeared on the St. Mary’s campus include Ronald Reagan,… Read more

The bird people have got their panties in a bunch about wind farms in Texas.  If they really wanted to save migratory birds, they’d do something about all the loose cats, but that would put them at odds with every cat-loving dingbat in the country.  Cowards. Update (15 September).  Of course, we could save the… Read more

…so they come up with twisted stuff like this. Read more

Governor Rick Perry responds to European criticism of Texas’ death penalty: "Texans are doing just fine governing Texas." Tip from the Instapundit. Read more

Ohio has managed to eliminate the secret ballot with their open records laws and voting machines: Two Ohio activists have discovered that e-voting machines made by Election Systems and Software and used across the country produce time-stamped paper trails that permit the reconstruction of an election’s results–including allowing voter names to be matched to their… Read more

Speaking of things you don’t need bought with money you don’t have, check out the latest Hillary Clinton gadget.  Definitely in poor taste, but funny, nevertheless.  Tip from Pajamas Media. Read more