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New York City Mayor, Uber-nanny and full time scumbag Mike Bloomburg stood by term limits – until they would have affected him. He put hundreds of venues and thousands of employees out of business with a smoking ban. Then he went after restaurant menus. But two terms hasn’t been long enough enough to suck the […]

There’s an e-mail floating around warning people to vote on the correct day. Since a huge turnout is expected, it says, Republican’s should vote on Tuesday and Democrats and Independents should vote on Wednesday. I’m guessing there are fuming lefties who see this as part of a vast conspiracy to screw people out of their […]

John McCain helped pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a gift to the RIAA at the expense of his constituents.  He wasn’t alone – the act passed unanimously.  Now he’s getting to enjoy the fruits of his labor.  YouTube has been yanking his videos as soon as someone makes a copyright complaint, as required by […]

Finally, a story about a good cop, although to be good he has to break the law.  Sheriff Thomas Dart said he’ll no longer evict tenants whose landlords are not paying their bills.  He and his deputies are expected to evict people who are unaware of their landlords situation.  These people are evicted without warning, […]

A friend just sent me two boxes of cigars and a link to this article.  The cigars were Comachos and Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliburs.  He also included a limited edition CAO thrown in for good measure.  The article breaks down the likely real cost of the bailout. It includes multi-billion dollar handouts to private companies […]

The left and the right disagree on most issues. Usually, one side is right and the other is wrong. Quiet often, both sides are wrong. There have been rare instances where both sides agreed, but on side reached the right conclusions for the wrong reasons. But in my forty years as a political junky, this […]

The latest Quick Hitts Podcast expalins the real cause of the meltdown, which has been overlooked by most of the mass media. Use this post to comment on the show.