Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shocked the political word Friday by announcing that she will step down at the end of the month and transfer power to Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell.

Palin made the announcement from her home in Wasilla, flanked by her husband, Todd, and family and state commissioners.

 

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The media didn't understand this story and as a result many Americans have written it off as a scare that has past. The H1N1 is just getting going and could team up with our usual flu in the fall to create some real problems.

 As fears of a major outbreak grew, officials in Hong Kong reported the third known instance of the virus becoming resistant to Tamiflu.

The Government predicts that by the end of August, there will be 100,000 new cases a day. If the same one-in-2,500 rate holds, there would be 40 deaths a day.

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For independence day, flag bikinis.

 

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U.S. employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, the government said on Thursday in a report that showed a labor market continuing to struggle with a deep recession.

The June job losses were more than 100,000 greater than the 363,000 consensus of Wall Street economists polled by Reuters and broke a four-month trend of moderation in job losses.

The Labor Department data showed that in April and May, 8,000 fewer jobs were lost than previously reported. The May job losses were revised downward to 322,000, while the April losses were revised upward to 519,000. 

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529816,00.html

I wonder if they are reading him his Miranda rights. I am sure in a week or so, Obama will express "concern" and call for "constructive engagement in an atmosphere of mutual respect".

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Just because she makes lefty heads explode.

 

 Hat tip to Zip

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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/07/01/cbs_helen_thomas_challenge_gibbs_on_controlled_town_hall_meeting.html

 Too late to affect the election, but maybe they are finally seeing the light behind the constructed facade of Obama.

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We should take the time to highlight other local blogs.  Like this blog:

Chris Stewart (building schools for a better Minneapolis): Statement regarding Burroughs Community School

And don't forget to see Chris Stewart Resign, too.

The blog quotes from a recent Twin Cities Daily Planet piece where Stewart actually says, "I’m probably not your board member and I’m OK with that".

 

Obviously, it's condensed... so you'll need to check the blog post for the full comment.

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You've made me so proud.

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IBD cartoon

 

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There's a guy walking around in the backyard checking for the buried cable.  I'm about to do something I haven't done for 25 years.  Pay for television.

I remember back in the 60s when cable was first getting started.  There were PSAs on TV about the eeevils of "pay TV".  One had a TV with a coin box that had big sharp teeth.  Perhaps that scared my young psyche.

Americans watch too damn much TV.  It is a passive activity which does little to encourage intellectual development.  In many cases it does the exact opposite.  Between modern "sitcoms" and "reality" shows, the vast wasteland has become vaster and much more wasteful.  I never could see the benefit of spending hard-earned money on it.

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I wonder why this picture reminded me of the denizens here?

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I'll start with the ending so people can get a flavor of what I'm seeing financially.

If the world's biggest surplus state ($400bn) is too structurally deformed to help offset the demand shock as Western debtors retrench, we are trapped in a long deflation slump.

Now for the facts:

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President Barack Obama says the weekend ouster of Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya was a "not legal" coup and that he remains the country's president.

Yep, that quote is from our Democrat "Not Ready for Primetime" President.  You really can't make this shit up. Reality has a way of slapping idealistic morons up side the head, so Obambi should have quite a headache by now.

Hours after the sitting president was deposed by a military-led coup, a new president of Honduras was sworn in Sunday.

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    Breaking news. T.V pitch man Billy Mays was found dead in his Tampa FL home this morning.  He was 50 years old.

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Last fall there was this 'homeless' individual that I was working with and attempting to, by direct involvement, get back on his feet. The 'homeless' issue is one of my 'charitable causes', I've been there and have a soft spot for the issue. I'm not one however, that thinks these folks are hapless victims of circumstance or an oppressive culture. I try to work with these guys and steer them in the path that took me out of that degenerated state to becoming a productive member of society. The 'Where there is a will, there is a way,' ethos of redemption.

The guy was spiraling out of control, even for an addict. He was able to see it himself and asked for my help. Now, say what you will and feel what you will about State Medical Aid, the first step was to get the guy into the system to clean his sorry ass up with professional oversight and guidance. Get the guy seeing a shrink and some drug/alcohol counseling. Being without a physical address is a fairly significant barrier to receiving the pile of forms that one needs to fill out to 'get the ball rolling' so I had the guy use my mailing address to send and receive the paperwork.

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WASHINGTON – In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy.

The vote was 219-212, capping months of negotiations and days of intense bargaining among Democrats. Republicans were overwhelmingly against the measure, arguing it would destroy jobs in the midst of a recession while burdening consumers with a new tax in the form of higher energy costs.

It's official.  The United States government has declared war on it's citizens.  May these bastards reap the whirlwind.  Fuck Washington.

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The most famous nip poke evah. 

RIP 

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Minneapolis has the pleasure of sending a Muslim to congress. Our pet Muslim has a long history of dishonesty. The Red Star usually prints any lie that rolls from Hakim's tongue, but apparently he has gone too far this time.

For some background not reported, Hakim took a trip to Mecca last year and lied and said that the trip was personal and that he paid for it himself. The Red Star dutifully reported this lie although many had serious questions about Hakim's statements.

This year Hakim got busted wshen he listed his true benefactors, Muslim American Society of Minnesota. Now Hakim is trying to hide the details of his trip for reasons unknown.

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Claire Boucher and William Gratz had their sights set on the southern reaches of the Mississippi River when they packed their chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes into a houseboat they crafted from scratch.

Calling themselves Veruschka and Zelda Xox, river names worthy of the grand adventure they envisioned, the young couple pushed off from the riverbank in north Minneapolis the first week of June.

But their journey ended only a few miles downstream after engine trouble and a three-week tangle with the cops. The Minneapolis park police trailed them from river bank to river bank, as Boucher and Gratz tried to get their boat in working order, often tying up to trees and hopping ashore to gather supplies from Craigslist and hardware stores. 

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