Bring back the party of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor!

On the lighter side of politics, one gubernatorial candidate in Utah, Richard Martin, took time in the list of his stands on various issues to pass along this interesting tidbit that is sure to rattle the cages:

Some issues don’t seem that important, but they can make our lives a bit more enjoyable. For example:
License plates: The state can provide European style plates for those willing to pay for them. They look great on some vehicles that have the space, and make some cars look better.

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We endured Tom DeLay on Dancing with the Stars and he made us (well, at least me) laugh so hard I built new stomach muscles that I didn’t even know I had.  Which politicians are next you ask?

Drum roll please….

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Do I qualify for a bailout yet?

Well, the truth is out. Indisputable. Inevitable. Indubitable. Irrefutable. Incontrovertible.

The verdict is in.

Earlier this morning, Punxsutawney Phil took one look at the proposed new federal gov’t budget, saw the shadow this debt-riddled monstrosity cast over him, let out a shriek, and quickly scampered back into his hole.

His last words were, “What the #@$% is THAT?” …or something to that effect.

So there you have it – six more years of recession. Have a nice day.

I wonder if someone could slip him a copy of the latest Derby rankings and see if he could give a few thoughts on it?

I suspect he’ll go for Paw-lenty over Mittens…by a hair, of course.

I didn’t watch the State of the Union (SOTU) last night. Instead I followed what people were saying on twitter. Because let’s face it, twitter was more entertaining than the speech. Here are some of my favorite lines from the #SOTU feed:

• Barry: Reading a teleprompter and trying to not appear as an out of touch, stubborn elitist is a “complex” issue
• Obama Declares “I Don’t Quit” in #SOTU (but he should)
• The Nation Demands More Obama: At least that’s what Obama thinks
• I’m unable to make HCR [healthcare reform] happen while presiding over the largest Congressional majority in 35 years. But I sure do talk pretty
• I didn’t need as much whisky as I thought I would to get through the #SOTU last night.
• And how can Obama act like he’s a Washington outsider? He’s been in Washington since 2005!!!!
• “He gives a great speech doesn’t he, but do you believe it?”
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The Daily Beast’s Chris Buckley has an alleged “early draft” of The One’s “State of the Union” speech scheduled to be delivered tomorrow at 9:00 PM Eastern. Due to the ever increasing size of the deficit and the newly loosened restrictions on corporate contributions to political candidates, Team Obama has been searching for a corporate sponsor for the prime time address. Finalists are rumored to include the newly independent Southern California ACORN chapter and the SEIU’s gentle persuasion division.

But I digress. Some key graphs from Buckley’s copy of The One’s SOTU draft:

A year ago, I inspired the nation to have the audacity to hope that I would change the political culture in Washington. Now, a year later, it turns out I’m another hack politician—from Chicago, where, believe you me, we know a thing or two about hack politics.

I was going to set a new standard. Now I’m just a complicit bystander as Harry bribes, among others, a senator from Nebraska who wants his state to get a free pass on Medicare—in return for his vote on a health-care reform bill that would make the Founders weep, or throw up. Or both.

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I can further report that Secretary Napolitano has come up with an ingenious plan to prevent a recurrence of the Christmas bombing attempt. From now on, all planes flying into the United States will carry not air marshals but Dutch artists. For we now know that when it comes to disabling well-born Nigerians attempting to detonate their underpants, Dutch artists are proven first-responders.

Read the whole thing.

In a surprisingly display of legislative chutzpah, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation today that could potentially crack the logjam on health care and finalize its completion. Speaker Pelosi unveiled HR2345, which basically states that Massachusetts would no longer be viewed as a whole or complete state, but instead be reduced to a “dwarf state” categorization.

Massachusetts would no longer receive full states rights, but instead be proportioned according to a 3/5th measure, making it unable to maintain both US senators. This move would effectively nullify the recent election of Scott Brown, the first republican senator from Massachusetts since the model-T was offered in black.

“I can do anything I want. I am Speaker, you know. I honestly should have thought of this back in December. But the drama was too good to pass up,” said Speaker Pelosi. “I knew I was a history making speaker, but this is just incredible, even for me.”

“As a side benefit, this will allow me to finally relax my facial muscles and let my plastic surgery settle into place.”

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Good humor has always been based in reality.

With that in mind, enjoy the humor of these two videos.

Keep in mind – one of them is real!

Home teleprompter malfunction.

Speech to 6th graders.

Another “Oscar Wilde” moment for Potus.

American Thinker reported on a new study by the Hoven Institute for Studies which found “voting Democrat is associated with over 150,000 cancer deaths every year.” Check out the full analysis at American Thinker. They drive home the point that some of the claims that have been used to support remaking American healthcare are as valid as the notion that voting for Barney Frank can send you to the hospital. Well, then again…

Compliments of raystevens.com:

Hollywood… the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the Sarah Palin Enterprise. Her four-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek and convert new liberals and moderate conservatives; to boldly go where no woman has gone before……..ROGUE!

The Tonight Show

Is that you he’s calling, Whodat?

The end is not near after all according to Ben Bernanke. We The People of These United States stand to make a profit!

Bernanke has said that the Fed will make profit on the bailout.

Please take note of his great explanation as to how AIG’s debt has miraculously been decreased! Congratulations people you are proud owners of speculative assets! Oh, by the way, don’t be distracted by our losses with TARP because the bailout will profit and save us all. After all, TARP is possibly irrelevant.

View for yourselves, but as for me and my house we prefer the fabulous Ben Stein’s analysis. He gave a nice personal overview that I wanted to give a standing ovation to on CBS Sunday morning news.

What do you think PD’ers? Will the world be saved or lost? Will Timmie ever get out of that well?
Until next time, same Bat Time, same Bat Channel!

I know I got a lot of flack from folks on here for actually, really trying to give Barack Obama a chance.

I wanted to see what he did in his first part of his tenure before passing judgment.

Slowly, I’ve begun to come around to what most of you already believed – that Barack Obama is not a very good President.

Last night was the clincher.

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