May 31, 2006

Is Texas ready for another Rita?; Paying interest; Jeb2012 and the best photoshop in years

  • The Statesman has a great article up about the State's preparedness for another Rita-like hurricane since we are confronted with what is anticipated to be a very active hurricane season. Though Perry's office says plans will be ready by Thursday, many just don't believe it'll enough and even doubt that it will be implementable.

    "It's unrealistic to say that come June 1, everything is going to be done," said John Simsen, Galveston County emergency management coordinator. "There are not enough hours in the day."

    For example, the state's evacuation and shelter plan still isn't ready, though the governor's office says it will be by Thursday.



  • The NYT has a great op/ed piece up about the Federal Debt. Foreign ownership of US sovereign debt has increased dramatically as Republican tax cuts for the rich have been financed by borrowing. Theoretically, if pure supply-side economics worked, we'd see enhanced economic activity that would produce taxable transactions and offset the cuts with increased tax receipts. It hasn't happened. So, we've had to offload our obligations to foreign governments who now appear to be backing off on further extensions of credit to us. Which means higher interest rates will become a necessity. Yay.

    Paying the interest on the foreign-owned portion of the debt will be a burden on future Americans, draining their wallets and siphoning off the nation's wealth.

    Thanks for the burden, you boomers and senile old people who voted for Bush!

  • Will Jeb run? Not 2008. Who cares anyway? Other than Newt Gingrich and other R hopefuls, does anyone really care about Jeb? I'm only posting this because I thought it was funny that George has been calling him fat.

    In the meantime, the current president keeps talking up his younger, larger brother — up to a point. When a member of the audience in Chicago last week told the president that "we love your brother" and that "he's been very good to the restaurant industry," Mr. Bush, not missing a beat, responded to laughter that "he has been eating a lot, I noticed."

    Photobucket - Video and Image HostingAnything to that? Let's take a look at a recent photo...






    Yep. I would say el Presidente has a point. My hand to God, I didn't alter this image at all.













  • SuperWow! over at Pink Dome posted this yesterday.

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    Sen. Frist, [far, far] right, unsure whether to use his Super Pandering Powers to battle gays getting married or extinguish a flag on fire.

    Go read the post and say thanks for the way cool 'shopping!

  • That's it boys and girls! Have a goodun!

    Posted by mcblogger at May 31, 2006 12:58 AM

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