Miscellania.
 This
is Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber. Today he declared there
will be no more executions in his state as long as
he is governor.
As he explained about earlier executions
under his watch, "I
have regretted those choices ever since. Both because
of my own deep personal convictions about capital punishment
and also because
in practice, Oregon has an expensive and unworkable
system that fails to meet basic standards of justice."
Gov. John Kitzhaver. Today's very best thing in the
world.
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As you might guess I follow comics
of all stripe, but of the syndicated variety I read
only a relative handful as, for the most part, they're
too watered
down to be entertaining. But lately I've been delighted
by the off-the-rails dysfunctionality exhibited in
Francesco Maciuliano's "Sally Forth".
I decided to Google Mr. Marciuliano today and found
his web site, medium-large.com.
I was thrilled and delighted to find it packed full
of all sorts of comic
and textual
delights, including some savage Peanuts parodies. For
example:
He's
a writer of some note and even does commisioned work
for
The
Onion.
I
invite
you
to
go take
a look at his site for yourself, especially "Yes,
Virginia, There IS a Ted Forth". You
won't regret it.
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 From
the sublime to the truly ghastly, presidential contender
and noted scam artist Newt Gingrich opened his big
yap to complain about those mean old Occupiers at a
Republican forum in Iowa this past weekend. One line
that caught my ear was the following:
"They take over a public park they didn’t pay for, to go nearby to
use bathrooms they didn’t pay for..."
Which means, I suppose, that Newt himself studiously avoids all public facilities
of which he personally did not fund. (Now why do I doubt that?)
With this in mind I offer the image on your left. Feel free to place it on the
entrance of any public bathroom you like just in case Newt forgets his position
on the subject. At the very least it might mean you won't have to share Newt's
butt heat the next time you visit the loo.
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And now our "Chart of the Day":
Click
here for a larger version of the chart.
Yes, the Obama stimulus package had a profound effect
on the economy, and that package was mostly tax breaks,
yet it was still too small. (Thanks GOP!) The country
desperately needs another round
of
this powerful economic medicine.
=Lefty=
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Republican Job Creation Update
 "We're
going to have a relentless
focus on creating jobs." -
John Boehner, February 10,
2011.
The following is #112 in a
list of Republican
job creation activities
since they gained control of
the House in 2011. None, sad
to
say,
have
yet to result in one, single
new job.
(112) 11-23-2011: Though Newt Gingrich couldn't be
elected dog-catcher, much less Chief Executive, he's
shedding light on the next
Great Frontier in GOP job creation... child
labor. Yes,
according to dear old Newt the little bastards have
had it too easy all
these years. That's nuclear class-warfare, folks.
NOTE: As a result of an unexpected wave of enthusiasm
the Republican
Job Creation update now has
its own web site. It will remain
on the RP but
a web site of its own will raise
its visibility on the 'net as
we progress towards the critical
2012 elections. And I thank you
for your support.
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