The Exercise of Vital Powers

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Why didn’t I think of this?

April 16, 2007 issue - Cassandra Devine knows how to solve the coming “entitlements” crisis, preordained when the 77 million baby boomers begin hitting 65 in 2011: pay retirees to commit suicide, a program she calls “transitioning.” Volunteers could receive a lavish vacation beforehand (”a farewell honeymoon”), courtesy of the government, and their heirs would be spared the estate tax. If only 20 percent of boomers select suicide before the age of 70, she says, “Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid will be solvent. End of crisis.” (Samuelson: ‘Boomsday’ Is Approaching - Newsweek Robert Samuelson - MSNBC.com)

Of course, Soylent Green to feed Africa is also doable.

A voice from the past

“It appears we have appointed our worst generals to command forces, and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers! In fact, I discovered by reading newspapers that these editor/geniuses plainly saw all my strategic defects from the start, yet failed to inform me until it was too late.

Accordingly, I’m readily willing to yield my command to these obviously superior intellects, and I’ll, in turn, do my best for the Cause by writing editorials - after the fact.”

Robert E. Lee, 1863

HT: The Braden Files

Lloyd Brown, the last known surviving World War I Navy veteran, died on Thursday in Charlotte Hall. He was 105.
[His death] leave three known survivors who served in the Army, and a fourth who lives in Washington State but served in the Canadian Army. (Lloyd Brown, 105, Navy Veteran and a Last Survivor of World War I, Dies - New York Times)

I’ve got to agree with Save the GOP, the “Sat out the war in a Hilton” was a bit crass.

Fred Thompson’s first campaign ad? - By Andy Bowers - Slate Magazine

I’m officially endorsing and supporting John McCain for the GOP nomination in 2008. Senator McCain is the best candidate to mobilize and motivate the conservative GOP base. As the heir to Barry Goldwater, John McCain’s limited government credentials are unassailable.

Other reasons I support John McCain in 2008:

• In the 1980’s Senator McCain gained valuable experience needed to be a leader of the Republican Party.
• Senator McCain is not beholden to the forces of political correctness.
• John McCain not only supports Jack Bauer and CTU, he often helps out.
• Like President Bush, John McCain doesn’t let crinkly old legal precedents prevent him from protecting the American People. However, unlike our current President, he reaches across party lines to do so.

John McCain is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life. It is for these reasons and more that I wholeheartedly support John McCain for President in 2008.

Best Peach Pundit comment ever:

This “buying carbon credits” is a bunch of crap and is the equivalent of raping a woman, then paying someone who didn’t rape a woman so you could claim you lead a rape neutral lifestyle.

Who reads what and why:
1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run the country and who are good at crossword puzzles.
4. USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don’t really understand The New York Times. They do, however, like their statistics shown in pie charts.
5. The Los Angeles Times is read by people who wouldn’t mind running the country, if they could find the time, and if they didn’t have to leave Southern California to do it.
6. The Boston Globe is read by people whose parents used to run the country and did a far superior job of it, thank you very much.
7. The New York Daily News is read by people who aren’t too sure who’s running the country and don’t really care as long as they can get a seat on the train.
8. The New York Post is read by people who don’t care who’s running the country as long as they do something really scandalous, preferably while intoxicated.
9. The Miami Herald is read by people who are running another country but need the baseball scores.
10. The San Francisco Chronicle is read by people who aren’t sure there is a country or that anyone is running it; but if so, they oppose all that they stand for. There are occasional exceptions if the leaders are handicapped minority feminist atheist dwarfs who also happen to be illegal aliens from any other country or galaxy provided, of course, that they are not Republicans.
11. The National Enquirer is read by people trapped in line at the grocery store.
12. None of these are read by the guy who is running the country.

H/T: Robbie

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