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February 19, 2009

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"Ve will know vere you go und vere you are." AP Interview: Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax -- Newsday.com A tentative plan in Massachusetts to use GPS chips in vehicles to charge motorists by the mile has drawn complaints from drivers who say it's an Orwellian intrusion by government into the lives of citizens. Other motorists say it eliminates an incentive to drive more fuel-efficient cars since gas guzzlers will be taxed at the same rate as fuel sippers.
Mean Street: Why Obama's Homeowner Rescue Is Bound to Fail Truth is, many of the “credit challenged” borrowers won’t even get to running the numbers. They simply will have no interest in sitting down with a bank officer and going through pay stubs and tax returns. Income verification? Are you kidding? That’s why many took the subprime mortgage in the first place.

Lickspittle of the week: Desmond Tutu "It would be wonderful if the US president could apologise for the US-led invasion of Iraq on behalf of the American people." [As in "Sorry we brought 25 million people out of slavery to a dictator, Desmond?"]
Russia's Richest Man Backs Out on $750 Million Mansion. Wants his $55 million deposit back. Nyet says owner.
The RAT Board of the "Stimulus" Bill: In the name of accountability and transparency, Congress has given the RAT Board the authority to ask “that an inspector general conduct or refrain from conducting an audit or investigation.”
"Bad? You ain't seen bad yet. But it's comin'." -- Patrick Swazye, Next of Kin
15 DOs and DON'Ts of New Progressive Order How to comply with the new Progressive order and achieve a happier life while avoiding jail time.

Do ya think? New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis. - Men see bikini-clad women as objects, psychologists say - CNN.com

Navy celebrates 1,000th Trident sub patrol - Navy Times The fleet of 14 Ohio-class submarines was launched during the Cold War as a deterrent to nuclear war. The subs lurk undetected beneath the ocean during 11-week patrols, capable of launching ballistic missiles at targets within 4,000 miles. The 560-foot submarines carry more than half of the U.S. military’s strategic nuclear warheads.

Our media have long been a joke. It’s time for them to acknowledge the fact.... I believe that real reason newspapers are already on the way down the tubes is not the recession and consequent decline in ad revenue or the free news content supplied by the Internet or competition from other media. It’s that they are so boring. - Let the Bastards Suffer by James Bowman - The New Criterion

Don Surber asks Are you better off now than you were 4 weeks ago?

On Rick Santelli: The man is speaking truth from his heart, and the people around him are spontaneously responding. There is nothing scripted, nothing hedged and over-considered, no punch pulled. This is not an “acceptable narrative” being promulgated by a member of the no-longer-free press. This is not a drone, dutifully mouthing-and-approving today’s talking points from the Leadership. This is fire from the ground, aimed upwards. - Celebrate Free Speech While it Lasts! The Anchoress
Frank talk about Attn. Gen. Eric Holder and race @ Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog: The Old Mulatto Elite I'm sure [Holder] won't mind us talking about his family's race, since he just insisted that we all talk about race all month.

Posted by Vanderleun at February 19, 2009 4:17 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.