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On the day the House votes on the stimulus, DC gets covered in ice. Coincidence?

By ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅

As a native Wisconsinite, I’ve always found the reaction of those in DC to insignificant amounts of snow humorous, and sometimes even pitiful. However, this morning was a bit different. After a few inches of nice snow, followed by a few hours of sleet, capped off with an overnight shower of freezing-rain, the entire DC-metro [...]

Adult film industry tries to get a piece from Congress

By ⋅ January 8, 2009 ⋅

Yesterday two adult film kings announced that even their industry in need of TARP funds, and sent a letter to Congress seeking $5 billion to bailout their apparently near-flaccid industry. The two giants, Larry Flynt (of Hustler) and Joe Francis (of Girls Gone Wild), claim that they are worthy of TARP funds because their industry [...]

The Free Market Christmas Carol

By ⋅ December 21, 2008 ⋅

Here is a great video from a group called Liberty on the Rocks, performing a version of Jingle Bells that I think every free market loving American can relate to. Lyrics (to the tune of Jingle Bells) Work day in day out, barely makin’ do. Government asks for more, but the bailouts not for you [...]

I think this song describes the auto bailout perfectly

By ⋅ December 13, 2008 ⋅

All I wanna do is take your money….

Senate Republicans show America they still have a pair and kill auto bailout

By ⋅ December 11, 2008 ⋅

Update (12/11/08 - 11:12pm): Senate fails to invoke cloture with a vote of 52 Yeas to 35 Nays, 8 short of the required 60 votes. This means that both bodies will have to take this issue up again in January, as the rest of the Senate’s sessions will be pro forma, where nothing really happens. [...]

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