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• Six House Dems Back ‘Reasonable Profits Board’ for Gas Profits

  January 21, 2012 at 10:39am

  In reply to oriondma05.

  hat’s right…

  The people from Congress, responsible for running the national debt past the $16 trillion dollar mark, are planning on setting limits on how much “reasonable profit” private companies can make.

  Now, maybe it’s just me, but should these $16+ TRILLION debtors be taking LESSONS from profitable companies on how to balance a budget and eliminate waste…???

  But, what do I know… I never held down a job as a community organizer…

• You’re About to Pay a Lot More for Peanut Butter

  November 1, 2011 at 1:15pm

  Prof — You are dead on the money. I used to work in supermarkets in the mid-1980’s, and I can still recall when tuna came in 6¼-ounce cans that routinely went on sale 3 for $1. Over the years that changed to 6-ounce cans, and the best price you would find was 2 for $1. And now, only 5-ounce cans can be found on the shelves.

  During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays we always had canned vegetables (name-brands like Libby’s and Del Monte) on sale 4 for $1. Good luck finding those kinds of prices ever again, much less during the holidays.

  And candy bars were 25¢. And I’m not talking about the miniature bars, either. I’m talking about your standard Milky Way, Butterfinger, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, etc. 12 ounce bottles of soft drinks were the same price. At break time I could have a candy bar and a Barq’s Root Beer for 52¢ (with tax)…

• You’re About to Pay a Lot More for Peanut Butter

  November 1, 2011 at 12:56pm

  Will this make it too expensive for parents to send their children to school with PB&J sandwiches, forcing them to eat the government (aka Michelle Obama) approved lunches?

• Steelers’ Polamalu Fined $10k for Calling Wife From Sideline After Possible Concussion

  October 22, 2011 at 10:22pm

  Troy — My advice — Pay the fine.

  Then have your agent call the cell phone service provider you used, make a slew of commercials (with comical anti-NFL jabs) and make back millions more than you paid in fines…

• ‘You Just Pushed Me’: CNN Anchor Claims Marcus Bachmann Elbowed Him Into Golf Cart

  August 13, 2011 at 7:41pm

  You know, the funny things is… I watched the video and saw… NOTHING.

  Yes, I saw two blonds. And there was shoving — by the crowd toward Rep. Bachmann. However…

  I DID NOT see elbowing.

  I DID NOT see anyone pushed into a golf cart.

  I DID NOT see people spilling thngs as a result.

  I DID NOT see Mr. Bachmann.

  I DID see a CNN reporter making CLAIMS — largely unfounded claims…

• California Law Opens Private Funding for Illegal Immigrant Students, Public Funding Could Follow

  July 25, 2011 at 7:46pm

  In reply to Papalima28.

  My wife and I did the same — We LEGALLY obtained a Resident Visa, and just yesterday I mailed in the N-400 form for her Naturalization.

  As I’m sure you understand, but most Americans do not, there IS ALREADY A PATHWAY TO CITIZNSHIP. It involves FOLLOWING THE LAW…!!!

• 72-Year-Old Retired Marine Runs Down, Kills Armed Man Who Robbed His Business

  July 24, 2011 at 2:16pm

  No laws are broken if a victim chases after a criminal (with the possible exception of traffic violations).

  More details are needed, but if the thief actually raised the weapon and fired at the victim while he was still in his car, I’d have to say that it qualifies as self-defence. And if the thief then raised the weapon a second time, there would certainly be reason to believe he was going to fire the weapon again.

  This all ended in a shopping mall, so there is a good possibility that there were video cameras in place that caught the action and they could support Mr. Kobobel’ sversion of events. I certainly hope that they do.

  Think of the money saved by the court systems if the killing is deemed justified.

• Bullet Tax?: Baltimore Mayoral Candidate Offers Unusual Crime Prevention Plan

  July 19, 2011 at 3:23pm

  Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) tried roughly the same thing back in 1993.

  http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/04/us/moynihan-asks-big-tax-increase-on-ammunition.html

  …from the article…

  Mr. Moynihan’s proposal would raise the current 11 percent tax on the wholesale price of handgun ammunition to 50 percent in most cases. It would not raise the tax on .22-caliber ammunition typically used for target shooting.

  But it would raise the tax to 10,000 percent on the Winchester 9-millimeter hollow-tipped Black Talon cartridge with a bullet advertised as expanding “to expose razor-sharp reinforced jacket petals.”

  A 10,000 percent tax (calculated on the wholesale cost) would push the price of a $24 box of 20 Black Talon cartridges to $1,500, not to $150,000. [Remember -- this article is from 1993, so the prices were MUCH lower than they are today.]

• Video Shows Massive Riots in Vancouver After NHL Team Loses Stanley Cup

  June 16, 2011 at 11:39am

  Losers — ON AND OFF the ice…

• Penn Jillette: Glenn Beck Is a Nut — But I Like Him

  June 11, 2011 at 10:33pm

  I don’t take it as an insult to Glenn. When Jillette says “nut”, he’s not talking like coo-coo, crazy nuts. I take it to mean different, outside the box, marching to the beat of a different drummer, as it were.