Archive for 2011

HEH. BUT OF COURSE: Three states considering taxing electric cars to compensate for lost gas taxes. “Instead of taxing fuel to finance road infrastructure, a VMT tax system charges motorists based on their ‘road consumption,’ as measured by total miles traveled. VMT could be implemented via the use of GPS units, which records distance traveled and charges motorist accordingly.”

JAPANESE SUPPLY CHAIN’S missing links.

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REPUBLICAN APPROPRIATORS STILL DON’T GET IT, and may face Tea Party primary opponents. They should.

THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED REPUBLICAN, we’d see the KKK breaking out all over. And they were right! “70-year-old John Paul Rogers wants to become the next mayor of Lake Wales, but critics say he could have a tough time bringing the town together because he’s a former member of Ku Klux Klan. . . . Voters will make the final decision when they cast their votes in the non-partisan mayoral race on April 5. Though party affiliation is not a factor in the race Rogers and Carter are both Democrats.”

JOHN HINDERAKER: “Is President Obama really thinking of nominating Jamie Gorelick to head the FBI? It seems almost inconceivable that anyone would consider appointing her to run anything. . . . Ms. Gorelick has been a disaster everywhere she has gone.”

But she’s politically reliable. My guess, however, is that they’re floating her name to draw fire and make the actual appointment — who will be just as politically reliable — seem better by comparison. So look closely when that’s announced.

JIM TREACHER: If Obama really was born in Kenya, right now we’d be talking about President Hillary Clinton. “Putting aside the stupidity of Barbara Walters saying George Bush ‘left this mess,’ referring to the deficit — which is a bit like saying Bush once lit a match, so it’s okay for Obama to burn down your house — this is a pretty remarkable moment. Trump can get away with saying this stuff, because what are you gonna do about it? I mean, the guy walks around looking like he just stuck his head in a microwave. He gave up caring what you think long, long ago. But what’s really revealing here is that not only is he not laughed off the stage, but he gets a couple of applause breaks for it. Hey, Barry, when you start to lose the hens who’ll actually sit through a taping of The View…”