tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754027417645899873.post6804565746268406103..comments2010-10-02T12:40:50.969-07:00Comments on On Life and Letters: Scientists In Illinois Announce an Amazing DiscoverySteve Stubbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754027417645899873.post-39854623067281614262008-12-13T16:10:00.000-08:002008-12-13T16:10:00.000-08:00Good. I was curious.I have been paying attention (...Good. I was curious.<BR/><BR/>I have been paying attention (off and on) to That Washington Show since before Watergate. It's nice that they keep a rotating cast. Adds to the spice. My conclusion is that <I><B>both</B></I> sides of that wonderful aisle have their own brand of humor, which has kept fools like me in stitches nearly twenty-four seven.<BR/><BR/>You know, I expect that if any of <I><B>us</B></I> tried to actually write a story in which the governor of some state behaved like this, we would get blasted for writing something totally improbable. (I learned of you, by the way, via the <I>Evil Editor</I> blog.) It just goes to show why they (politicians) have the edge on good, solid humor.<BR/><BR/>Good luck to you and yours.<BR/><BR/>Oh, by the way: My cousin, the FBI agent, and my niece, the highway patrol officer, will both be interested to hear of your excellent driving record. (<I>smiles</I>)<BR/><BR/>EnjoyBeviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754027417645899873.post-83021795845500616852008-12-13T11:45:00.000-08:002008-12-13T11:45:00.000-08:00I am absolutely in favor of the government throwin...I am absolutely in favor of the government throwing our tax money down any rathole they can find. Not only that, but I find it extremely amusing. I can’t imagine anything any more hilarious. I chuckled when AIG went to the spa on Uncle Sugar’s money. I chortled when they gave money to Bank of America. I rolled on the floor laughing when they decided to give a few hundred billion to the Big Three automakers. That was the best laugh since Bush started the war in Iraq. It’s what they call Washington Humor. When your senator or congressman says “There’s something funny going on around here,” you can bet they found another unworthy cause on which to squander money taken from you at gunpoint. It just keeps me in stitches.<BR/><BR/>By the way, I want to make it clear I am solidly on the side of the rich. You probably noticed the FBI started taping governor Blag’s phone conversations shortly after he took office. But they just winked at him turning his office into a flea market for political favors. Then he said he would stand up for Illinois workers who were laid off when Bank of America, a finance industry bailout beneficiary, forced their company into bankruptcy by cutting off funding. Within hours the FBI organized a raid on his office.<BR/><BR/>So if there any FBI men studying this, I have not had so much as a parking ticket in ten years. But I will never stick up for the poor the way the Blag-Man did. After seeing what happened to him I decided I am a Republican. Subsidize the rich! Down with the poor! Hooray for the plutocrats! Put the Blag in chains!Steve Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051363877066768708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754027417645899873.post-53328312099639132422008-12-13T01:16:00.000-08:002008-12-13T01:16:00.000-08:00Texas, huh?I'm sorry, but when I think of honesty,...Texas, huh?<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, but when I think of honesty, Texas does <I><B>not</B></I> come to mind. (Tall tales from Texas, you know.) I doubt the honest man would fare much better there. But then, you used the word "extradite". That suggests some kind of imprisonment to me. Or, perhaps, an execution?<BR/><BR/>However, I cannot say I disagree with you regarding your evaluation in general, though I do suspect the corruption is more widespread than even <I>you</I> suspect.<BR/><BR/>I also note you have an especial hostility toward the auto industry bailout. I'm not arguing with you on that, either. But I'm wondering what your thoughts are regarding the much larger bailout of the financial sector? Is bailout, bailout? Or do some merit it while others do not?<BR/><BR/>I'm <I>not</I> arguing. Just curious.Beviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285435228657659873noreply@blogger.com