LazyJack's Comments

Big Government : Obama's Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:20:25 +0000

To quothe the man: "We are the ones we have been waiting for." C'mon folks, this is the change we were waiting for. Lazy Jack

Big Government : Thursday Open Thread: Imperial Edition

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 13:46:07 +0000

To Paraphrase: Liberty is rarely lost all at once. It is lost in increments, often without the victim even noticing, because the theft is wrapped a confection of compassion. I suppose this could be the end of Advice and Consent. Article II really is just inconvenient, after all. So why not just disband the senate while we are at it? Lazy Jack

Big Government : A Regulation That's Right: Bring Back Glass-Steagall

Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:04:38 +0000

The vote on Repeal of Glass Steagall: The final bill resolving the differences was passed in the Senate 90–8 (one not voting) and in the House: 362–57 (15 not voting). B.Clinton Signed it. While I agree it was not Gramm's Shining moment, there was clearly bipartisan insanity going on, with Clinton and the Democrats happily leading the chorus. Repeal clearly supported the progressive agenda, with the predictable results we see today. Lazy Jack www.thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com

Big Journalism : UI: Black Candidates

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:08:16 +0000

Saying Cain is a Genius is a bit over the top. Oh, wait. Didn't Oprah, the tingly press, the Nobel Committee, et. al. fete Obama with the title of Supreme Being. He is "The One" according to Oprah after all. Lazy Jack.

Big Hollywood : Morning Call Sheet: Rumored 'Dark Knight' Prologue, Leave Lindsay Alone, and 'Kumar' Mocks Jesus

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:47:03 +0000

John, Saw "From Paris..."on a flight from Tokyo to DC. Generally fun, and with a royale with cheese! Also, miss George Carlin. Be excellent to each other! Do you think he realized how ridiculous that movie made liberal dogma look? Of course not. Best, Lazy Jack

Big Journalism : NBC's Chuck Todd Admonishes Andrea Mitchell's Attempt to Race-Bait Rick Perry

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:02:41 +0000

Maybe Perry just misses Brother Love, the once great manager of the Undertaker in Vince McMahon's unforgettable World Wrestling Federation. I know I do. As for the topic, I love how the only people who seem to notice and discuss Cain's color are the same people who purport to be color blind. Andrea Mitchell, Spike Lee, Lawrence O'donnell, Chris Matthews, Jeff Spicoli (aka Mr. Penn), et. al. obviously cannot see past a person's skin color while they are lecturing the rest of us. Unsurprising, but still pathetic. Lazy Jack

Big Government : Steve Jobs, Capitalist, R.I.P.

Thu, 6 Oct 2011 13:47:23 +0000

Apple, Pixar, Next... Thank You Steve, for imagining, for believeing, but especially for doing. Lazy Jack http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/2010/01/2...

Big Government : Time for Some Truth: Bill Clinton NEVER Balanced A Budget And NEVER Ran A Surplus

Mon, 3 Oct 2011 13:48:28 +0000

Jeff, Thanks for the analysis. However, the Josef Goebbels playbook makes me conclude that in fact, the opposite of your analysis is true. According to the TV, Mr. Clinton ended the national debt. That is all the lullaby I need to hear. Right? Best, Lazy Jack http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/2009/11/2...

Big Government : Friends and Family Abound in 'Green' Stimulus': Coincidence, or Cronyism?

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:21:42 +0000

I hate to admit it, but I now understand why Elizabeth Warren's prurient comment the other day was nearly correct, with the following amendments. She said: There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you! You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. To be more accurate, she should have said; There is “no friend or relative of Nancy Pelosi or Barack Obama” in this country who got rich on his own. You built that factory with taxpayer money we threw away on you. You spent $700 million to create 45 permanent jobs. Good for you! In this context she is certainly right. Thanks Elizabeth, for the clarification. Lazy Jack www.thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com

Big Journalism : Don't Blame ObamaCare: 'NBC Nightly News' Freaks Out Over Rise In Health Costs

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:30:29 +0000

If memory serves, prior to the Patient Protection act, the combined governments within the republic already subsidised nearly half the total healthcare tab annually. Finding ways to ignore the distortionary effects of all that state funding is a full time effort by the U.S. media and her co-propagandists in academia and lobbying. But hey, why not double down on eighty years of bad bets. Some other interesting nuggets ignored by the media: http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/2009/11/0... Lazy Jack

Big Government : Obama Administration: Lost in Space

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:11:49 +0000

Though a supportor of private space enterprise, the loss of the U.S. manned space program is a national tragedy. Why? Because this bit of American exceptionalism delivered economic, educational, and societal benefits that demonstrated our exceptionalism. It demonstrated a vision beyond just the dole. Let two speakers define the difference in eras: Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce. John F. Kennedy We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent. Barack Obama Tragicomic. Lazy Jack www.thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com

Breitbart.tv : More Gore: Global Warming Skeptics this Generation's Racists

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:55:55 +0000

For those interested in the science and not someone interested in protecting his pocketbook: http://opinion.financialpost.com/2011/08/26/lawre... http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v476/n7361/f... Apparently, outside of Big Al's echo chamber, some are trying to do real science. You won't see this on CNN, NBC, CBS, et.al. The second link is the acutal paper, but it is salty to purchase the whole thing. Lazy Jack

Big Peace : Report: Obama Administration Bows To Chinese Pressure On Taiwan Arms Sales; Will Cost U.S. 16,000

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:51:11 +0000

Is this April 1? No, really. A joke, right? It was as inevitable as a Kennedy having a breakfast vodka to cool out last night's rough edges. Nice Lazy Jack

Big Government : Supreme Court Tea Leaves for ObamaCare?

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:32:21 +0000

Any piece of legislation that has, as it's most memorable section in 1000+ pages, a tax on tanning, must be brilliant. I mean, who cares if our rights as codified by the founders are eviscerated, we have struck a blow against leathery skin. Thank you Nancy, Barry, et. al. Lazy Jack http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/category/...

Big Government : To Be Fair, Obamaâs Responsibility for the Downgrade Is only 15 Percent

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 12:58:08 +0000

Spot on. The steady accretion of entitlement liabilities began with FDR, and were only temporarily cured in the 40's- Not by the war, of course, but by the rebuilding afterward when the US was the only nation left with anything resembling a manufacturing infrastructure. It should be noted, though, that Obama, because of his intellectual handicap (he was indoctrinated in a soup of socialist claptrap, after all) has through his inaction allowed the debt and unfunded liabilites to fully metastisize. Hence, the debt to GDP will increase from 72% of GDP in 2008 to over 105% by 2012. Bush, in eight years, went from 54% to 72%. Obama is not solely responsible, but his neglect is more damnable. Lazy Jack http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/category/...

Big Government : Obama's Fiftieth Birthday: Plenty of Celebration, Few Results

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 19:16:49 +0000

To paraphrase: I love the smell of malaise in the morning. Smells like... victory. Lazy Jack

Big Government : Wednesday Open Thread: Lincoln Edition

Wed, 18 May 2011 14:45:25 +0000

Using Lincoln's bible was a proper calculation, but was it sincere, or the obvious political window dressing? Reading Goodwin's book does not qualify one as a student of the man. We should let Obama's actions and words (as noted above) speak for themselves on this score.

Big Government : Wednesday Open Thread: Lincoln Edition

Wed, 18 May 2011 12:28:58 +0000

Nice to know how the modern left view of Abe, from our Dear Leader to many of those on this thread: I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator. Barack Obama Did Abe, or did he not, put a check mark in the W column with the Emancipation Proclamation? Did he, or did he not, spend our blood, both black and white, ending slavery? Parse that history all you want, but the outcome remains the same. The win may have been ugly, but it was a win. To say less belittles the achievement of the hundreds of thousands dead and wounded in Abe’s crusade. Lazy Jack

Big Journalism : Salon's Joan Walsh Hears "Food Stamps," Immediately Assumes Recipients "Black"

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:58:50 +0000

Talking points are facts, according to the editors at Salon, and facts are liars. Here are some lies from the Department of agriculture on the SNAP program (food stamps): 43% of participants are white; 33% are African-American, non-Hispanic; 19% are Hispanic; 2% are Asian, 2% are Native American, and 1% are of unknown race or ethnicity. Source; "What are some characteristics of food stamp households?". United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/faqs.htm#23. Retrieved 2006-09-25. Lazy Jack www.thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com

Big Government : Rep. Paul Ryan Unveils Budget with $6.2 Trillion in Spending Cuts

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 14:54:52 +0000

By the way, why isn't anyone asking the following question: If we are buying $14 trillion more in government bonds to support this giant sucking sound, what else is not getting investment? How about factories, research and development, start up companies. What could an additiona $14 trillion do in an energetic private sector? I wonder if we will ever find out. Lazy Jack http://thanksforthelaughs.wordpress.com/2009/11/0...

LazyJack's Comments

Big Government : Obama's Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie

Big Government : Thursday Open Thread: Imperial Edition

Big Government : A Regulation That's Right: Bring Back Glass-Steagall

Big Journalism : UI: Black Candidates

Big Hollywood : Morning Call Sheet: Rumored 'Dark Knight' Prologue, Leave Lindsay Alone, and 'Kumar' Mocks Jesus

Big Journalism : NBC's Chuck Todd Admonishes Andrea Mitchell's Attempt to Race-Bait Rick Perry

Big Government : Steve Jobs, Capitalist, R.I.P.

Big Government : Time for Some Truth: Bill Clinton NEVER Balanced A Budget And NEVER Ran A Surplus

Big Government : Friends and Family Abound in 'Green' Stimulus': Coincidence, or Cronyism?

Big Journalism : Don't Blame ObamaCare: 'NBC Nightly News' Freaks Out Over Rise In Health Costs

Big Government : Obama Administration: Lost in Space

Breitbart.tv : More Gore: Global Warming Skeptics this Generation's Racists

Big Peace : Report: Obama Administration Bows To Chinese Pressure On Taiwan Arms Sales; Will Cost U.S. 16,000

Big Government : Supreme Court Tea Leaves for ObamaCare?

Big Government : To Be Fair, Obamaâs Responsibility for the Downgrade Is only 15 Percent

Big Government : Obama's Fiftieth Birthday: Plenty of Celebration, Few Results

Big Government : Wednesday Open Thread: Lincoln Edition

Big Government : Wednesday Open Thread: Lincoln Edition

Big Journalism : Salon's Joan Walsh Hears "Food Stamps," Immediately Assumes Recipients "Black"

Big Government : Rep. Paul Ryan Unveils Budget with $6.2 Trillion in Spending Cuts

Big Government : To Be Fair, Obamaâs Responsibility for the Downgrade Is only 15 Percent