Vitriol Espresso "I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." General James Mattis

Okay, so it's been a while since I've been at the keyboard to update on things in the news that catch my eye. Which isn't to say that I haven't been reading. I haven't been reading with the jaundiced eye of a pissed off citizen, I've been fairly pleased with my life the last few weeks and not in the mood to bitch.

For the sake of humanity, I shall shed this happy-goodness of feeling and don the cloak of dissent! Booyah!

Remember those Google cached websites we used to laugh at cuz Hopey McChange would constantly contradict himself? Yeah, the White House has started to block those sites from Google now so they can't be cached and the literal whitewash can go on unabated. Did someone say 'transparent?' I thought so, but I can find no proof. Go fig!

The CATO Institute rebuts Hopey McChange and his O-Bots firmly and in newsprint. No news on if George Soros has exploded yet, but we can hope. Read the advert itself HERE. It's a PDF.

Way back in the mists of time, Protectionism was proven to be contrary to fiscal growth. Hopey McChange and Bumblin Biden want to restrict trade in order to give US companies the lead-up, proving neither one of them has ever opened a history book. Which is pure bullshit (imho). Restrict trade and you restrict millions upon millions of trade dollars that will be vital to repaying the trillions it's gonna take them to ruin our economy well into the next decade. Hell, even the unions are against it and that's saying a lot when THEY speak against trade. Remember the Great Depression, guys? Yeah, Protectionism didn't help then, either.

Congressional Dems think a recession is a blank check. Proof!


Apparently taxes are only for us peasants, not for lawmakers. And the evidence continues to pile up at the front door of the White House. Daschle now found to be leeching off of the peasants.

Hopey McChange fires off a Fair Pay Act for the ladies, but still doesn't pay his ladies what they're worth. More proof of Democrat 'do as I say and not as I do' policy. Fair Pay Acts only actually become effective AFTER you're done getting hosed over by the White House. Sorry, girls. Be happy the fringe benefits don't include a naked Bill Clinton. Seriously.

New California (hahaha) gas pump rules squeeze small station owners out. And here we thought Hopey McChange was going to /help/ the little guy. This and scrapping BRAND NEW model pickup trucks and SUVs are supposed to help the environment. When actually they only help big business. Democraps helping big business?!? Say it ain't so, Hopey!

Zimbabwe abandons it's currency. There, but for the grace of God, Hopey. Unicorns can't help you if you inflate the dollar so much you have to abandon your own currency like Zimbabwe did. Learn from your cousins before it's too late.

And last, but not least:

North and South Korea stand on 'the brink of war.' Oh, like they haven't kept up an armed border since the 50's. Does anybody see this as some kind of suprise at all? Personally, I think Kim Jong-il is dead and his regime generals are trying to keep his kid from taking over by pretending he's alive. A good old fashioned war would do a lot to keep these generals in power, you know. Time will tell.

H/t and Thanks go to Gateway Pundit for leading me to some of these stories. St. Louis rawks.

Btw...this blog may be moving. Apparently it's against the Google ToS to insult muslims. Still waiting on final decision.