Cavuto vs. Braying Jackass

 
Well, it had to happen…

It was only a matter of time before one of the House Democrats would come up against someone like Neil Cavuto, and all hell would break loose. Consider it done. Mr. Cavuto is to be commended for sticking to his guns and repeating his (incredibly simple) question in the attempt to get (what surely should be) a simple answer from Congressman Grayson.

Sadly, Mr. Grayson just couldn’t bring himself to admit that he either:

1. had no idea what was actually in the bill,
2. knew what was in the bill bud but didn’t want to say,
3. had absolutely no problem ceding his and his fellow legislators’ powers to a tax-cheating screw-up who was part of the team that caused the problem they’re now so furiously trying to “fix”. Or,
4. didn’t really care what was in the bill and was just pimping it so that he could be on the “winning” side.

Mr. Grayson is a pompous, self-righteous, grinning baboon weasel baboon-weasel. In my estimation, Mr. Cavuto didn’t go far enough in slapping him down. As Cavuto pointed out, executives who run their companies into the ground don’t deserve to be rewarded for their actions. But the market should be allowed to decide what the outcome should be, not the government, for heaven’s sake!

Regardless, it does not excuse Congress from writing a proper bill to guard us (there’s that pesky “we the people” again) against just such unscrupulous power grabs Mr. Grayson was promoting. Once government, in the form of Congress, Tim “Turbo-Tax” Geithner, or whomever, puts itself in the business of managing (determining compensation) our country’s businesses, we’ll be sliding even faster down that slippery slope to full-blown Socialism, having been just given a mighty shove by this piece of legislation and its supporters.

So where does that leave us? The liberals have locked at least three of the four branches of government (Executive, Legislative, and most importantly, Media). And they may soon be getting their hands on the Supreme Court, as well. As the saying goes, they’re dug in like an Alabama tick. And, as the other saying goes, they’re spending our (and our choldren’s) money like drunken sailors on shore leave.

Look, I’m not going to waste your time, and I’m certainly not going to waste mine. We here at Grand Rants have crafted many rants dealing with the brattish, vague, and incredibly reckless behavior of the Democrats, and we will continue to do so. But for now, Representative Grayson is their poster child, and I give kudos to Cavuto for highlighting his idiocy.

Alan Speakman

Government Power Grabs

 

Well, it may work, and it may not, but the sentiment is the same regardless. Consider the following from a statement made by President Obama on Feb. 4, 2009:

Finally, these guidelines we’re putting in place are only the beginning of a long-term effort. We’re going to examine the ways in which the means and manner of executive compensation have contributed to a reckless culture and quarter-by-quarter mentality that in turn have wrought havoc in our financial system. We’re going to be taking a look at broader reforms so that executives are compensated for sound risk management and rewarded for growth measured over years, not just days or weeks.

Then there’s that little issue of the White House trying to take control of the census. (No, we haven’t forgotten about that one…)

Oh, and who can forget the billions for ACORN effort?

And now there’s Geithner’s grab for “broad power to seize firms“. That’s right, if your company is struggling, not to worry. “Turbo Tax Tim” will take control.

As a conservative, I will give Obama and his team their due – they’re thinking large, and they ain’t bashful about it either. I just wonder if their audacity spurts from the fount of  ignorance, DUI power, greed, or an “It’s payback time!” mentality.

But whatever the reason for the machinations, this is clearly a huge morass of very significant power grabs.

Alan Speakman

Obama Heads To Tonight Show To Do Damage Control

Pity poor Barack Obama! If only he knew how to do something besides campaign!  I mean it’s been quite an eventful 2 months:

• He’s batting zero when it comes to nominees and appointees. And he’s really hoping we’ve all forgotten how he proudly stood behind Timothy “Turbo Tax” Geithner.
• He’s added more to the debt in the first two months than all previous Presidents combined.
• He has been caught lying repeatedly. Example: ”There’s not ONE earmark in this stimulus package. ” Well, I guess technically that’s not a lie. There were over 9,000 individual pieces of pork. Technically, that’s “not ONE” as defined in the William Jefferson Clinton dictionary.
• His polls are slipping away to the point where George Bush’s numbers were better than Obie’s at the same point in HIS presidency.

So what do you do when you’re a President with NO experience and suddenly find yourself overwhelmed, making bad decisions and you just wish you could hear that adoration from the crowd again? Why you go back to “campaigning” again. Only this time, you make guest appearances in front of FRIENDLY crowds who sit before “Applause” signs. An environment that allows you to bring your teleprompter (or cue cards). You bring your routine to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno!  So, tonight it’s off to the Tonight Show where he can hear the sounds of adulation from a crowd while being hit with such hard hitting questions from Leno such as:

• Do you and Michelle still have a “Date Night” at the White House?
• How’s the search for a puppy going?

A word of advice for Herr Obama: You might want to take your act to The Late Show with David Letterman on the way back east. He gets a little pissy when he thinks people are blowing him off. Remember how he went for McCain’s throat when he was stood up last fall? I’m just sayin’… And I can see it now: “Ladies & Gentlemen, I have here in my hand tonight’s Top Ten list. Tonight’s list: Top Ten Things New Yorkers Will  Have To Say To Obama When He Comes To Visit Late Night:”

10.) Hey, we’ve reserved a nice spot for Air Force One right there on the Hudson.

9.) Whussup? I just cleaned your damn windshield! An you won’t even roll your window down an tip me? (SPIT!)

8.) Hey, Obama! I got  your stimulus package, right here!

7.) We got enough busses over at the port authority to throw your entire Cabinet under.

6.) I’m Sorry, but Mujibur and Sirajul no longer work here. They’ve gone back to Bangladesh to work as Phone Support  technicians for Microsoft.

5.) Yo, Obama! Mah Man… $20 billion if you can guess which card is the red queen…

4.) No, seriously, Mr. President. I’m Tina Fey. Sara lives in Alaska, remember? And, by the way, if I may add one more thing?  You’re at the wrong network.

3.) “I’m sorry, Mr. President, but you can’t open the show by yelling, “Live From New York, It’s Saturday Night” for several reasons…

2.) Sir, your teleprompter doesn’t seem to be working. Sir? It’s OK, sir, please don’t cry. Seriously. We have back-up cue cards. Sir? Sir? Hey Where’d  he go?

And the number one thing New Yorkers will have to say to President Obama when he comes to visit late night?

1. Mr. Trump wants to see you in the board room. Bring Bernanke and Geithner. One of you will be fired.

Gerry Ashley

Sing a Song of Geithner

 

The lady says (and sings!) it all. Go watch and enjoy.

Stoutcat

Congress, AIG, et al, et al, et al…

Where to begin? You know what? I don’t even know where to begin. I’ll let Shepard Smith get us started…

Wow. Just wow. Between Congress, the President, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury, AIG, and the lobbyists… I don’t even know who’s to blame for the $170 million AIG debacle. (Or more accurately, I don’t even know who’s the most to blame for this disgrace.) But I think I’ll follow Shep on this one and blame Congress for the most part. Though “Flip Flop” Dodd specifically has a lot of ’splaining to do, and I don’t think “Geithner made me do it!” will cut the mustard either.

(Hey, “Turbo Tax” Tim… Do you hear a bus coming?)

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… Conservatives should just shut up, sit back, and watch the show. Hopefully the Republic will survive, and when our culture finally comes to its senses, we’ll see what we can do with the smoldering ruins left behind by the liberals.

Alan Speakman

Top Economists Also Give Failing Grades To Obama, Geithner

 

It’s not just the public that’s catching on to the failure of President Barack Obama’s administration.

In a new poll of leading economists, both Obama and  Treasury Secretary Timothy “I’ll pay my taxes if I get the job” Geithner received failing grades for their attempts to handle the current economic crisis.

See video here: Obama & Geithner Failures at Handling Economy.

Couple this with Obama’s poor showing in a poll from his own personal cheerleading network, MSNBC, and even Obama’s ego has to start questioning whether or not he has… oh wait a minute. What was I thinking? Obama’s ego is made from Kevlar. He will probably continue to see himself as the eighth wonder of the world, reinforced by those in the general population who continue to sip from the Obama Kool-Aid kettle.

Gerry Ashley

The Administration that Couldn’t Shoot Straight

Forget about the skyrocketing deficit and the hidden whopper tax that is the cap and trade. Unemployment, bailouts, tax-cheat nominees… Forget about all of that.

Just consider the astoundingly embarrassing goofs. The stuff that even you or I wouldn’t screw up…

• Hillary’s reset button: Yeah sure… “Over charged”… “Reset”… Same thing.
• Gifts to the Browns: cheap plastic helicopters and a DVD set vs. thoughtful and priceless antiques and designer girls’ dresses, described as “rudeness personified” and it is.
• Cancellation of the formal press conference with the UK Prime Minister because of snow: as one of our oldest allies, England has come to expect that its visiting dignitaries will be treated with civility and respect. Clearly the Obamas didn’t read the memo
• Joe Biden: (Take your pick.)
• Teleprompter: we now have a president chronically incapable of speaking off the cuff. Everything is scripted. And teleprompted.
• Secretary of State Clinton’s proclamation that American democracy is older than democracy in Europe
• Clinton’s mis-pronunciation of the names of two of her EU counterparts
• Timothy “TurboTax” Geithner: what can you say?
• Bush is the cause of all things evil. (You might want to check the facts concerning who started this whole financial disaster in the first place.)

Let us hope and pray that these “mis-steps” are just the machinations of a new and busy administration, and not an indicator of its true governing ability.

Alan Speakman

Stamp Act

 

A clever idea from daveg at Where’s The Change?

“Since my single, solitary vote is nothing more that a BB in a machine gun world, I intend to start practicing civil disobedience. In the case of Treasury Secretary Geithner, I am going to have a rubber stamp made that says “Tax Cheat!” in block letters. Every time I see a piece of paper currency with Geithner’s signature on it, I am going to stamp over his name with my Tax Cheat stamp. Sure, this action is just as futile as my vote, but eventually maybe others will reach the same conclusion that I have: it is far past time to make our voices heard.”

From the comments, it looks like he’s got a mini-revolutions started. I’ll be ordering my stamp today.

Stoutcat

The Coming Economic Disaster and What to Watch For

OK, let me get this straight…

…Our national deficit isn’t one or two trillion dollars, or even 10 trillion dollars, but 53 trillion dollars.

…Our “Illustrious Leaders” or “Leaders to Be” consist of a pathetic Cabinet/Congress sprinkled with inexperience, and jamokes who can’t even do a decent job of cheating on their taxes. Let’s see, there’s…

• A rookie POTUS
• Charley “No-Rental-Income” Rangel
• Tom “Limo” Daschle (oops! He’s GONE!)
• Terrorist-pardoning Attorney General Eric Holder
• And who can forget Tim “I’m-IRS-Number-One-and-I-Can’t Even-Do-My-Own-Taxes-With-Turbo-Tax-for-God’s Sake” Geithner
• A Congress of the likes of Reid and Pelosi

…China is beginning to balk at the idea of loaning us any more money (by buying U.S. Treasury bonds and securities).

…And then there’s the matter of our border and a melting Mexico…

…Iran

Oh heck, let’s just toss all the politics aside…

The next 24 months will see our real debt reach at least $59 trillion. By 2012, that number will be 62 trillion, and nobody will lend us any money. In fact, what we’ll have to do is literally print money at “Goofy Speed”…

Things to look for:

• The Dow dips below 8,000… That’s a magic number. The next “cellar” is 6,000.
• The ratio of national debt to GDP. Right now we’re at roughly 4:1… If things don’t change radically, by 2012 we’ll be at 5:1. Iceland (a somewhat similar society) fell apart at 6:1.
• Inflation in 2011-2012

Oh, make no mistake, we’ll come out of this recession (as if we wouldn’t have anyway without all the pork)…

But these are unprecedented times, and we’ve got unprecedented weasels driving us straight toward unprecedented disaster at an unprecedented rate of speed. Better hang on, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Alan Speakman