Best
of Blog
So
many posts, so many comments—they’re blogwonks now,
challenging each other with strong opinions and pungent
observations. More
and more readers are getting into the act, too, keeping
them honest. If
the General Assembly is reading, ears are ringing!
Droopy
Drawers, Pointed Comments
The
shameless and outright attack on the free expression of
the skateboard and rapper community has finally ceased,
but the legislation was flawed from the beginning
because "Fashion is a form of ugliness so
intolerable that we have to alter it every six
months." [Oscar Wilde]
--Steven
Sisson
I
certainly hope that the blow-up doll Howell is squiring
isn't wearing low cut pants that may expose her
underwear--otherwise, she might be subject to a $50
fine! --Phil
Rodokanakis
I
see a direct analogy between the underwear bill and the
smoking bill. One is conservative nannyism, the other is
liberal nannyism. It's time for government to BUTT out.
(Bulls eye! A double pun!)
--Jim
Bacon
Phil
on Fire
Isn't
anyone outraged
at the prospect of the Tolls doubling and the toll
revenues being diverted for Rail to Dulles--a project
that we may never see completed due to its astronomical
costs and other inefficiencies?
It's
simply inconceivable that a State Government that has no
independent audit and investigative oversight can get an
A grade for good management.
Is
the GOP in
Virginia
really trying to build new highways on the backs
of the poor?
Barnie
& Will, Part I
Barnie:
There is no
such thing as government efficiency! There can't be,
almost by definition. It's an oxymoron--by design! Same
with all of the hooey you hear about running the
government 'like a business.' Sounds good to some
people, I suppose--not to me. I know it's a crock—
Will:
I can't believe you believe all that or would
countenance waste and inefficiency if you saw it . . .
If you wonder why so many conservatives disdain
government, you provide the answer.
Radical
Notions
If
deprived of revenue from one source, local governments
will just raise it from another source. Push in the
balloon here, and it
pooches out there. Until state/local government gets
serious about wringing out unnecessary costs, pressure
on taxpayers will continue to escalate in one form or
another. –Jim
Bacon
Top
to bottom, our system of taxation no longer fits our
economy. We are a service economy, yet we don't tax
services. Local governments don't tax earnings, but
fixed assets--land, houses, vehicles, etc.--a model that
is at least 75 years out of date.
–
Barnie
Day
The
primary problem with “state government” is that the
“state” is no
longer a relevant level of government in a 21st
century democracy with a market economy.
We
all need to get our arms around the reality of
Fundamental Change.
–E.M. Risse
In
A Word ….
Will:
Can this General Assembly be saved?
E. M.Risse:
No.
Barnie
& Will, Part II
Will:
I love science, but I just don't believe that we can
accurately isolate, among all the variables, how
many deaths are "caused" by a coal-fired plant.
Say that coal-fired plants without the latest technology
contribute to the premature death of people who are
at-risk. Just don't say that the plants
"cause" 1,000 deaths.
Barnie:
Good morning, Will. I feel so much better now, knowing
that these power plants will only contribute to my death
prematurely, rather than actually cause it. Isn't life
swell?
Outrage
of the Week
Oh,
that's sweet -- the METRO
giving company cars to employees as a perk!
Hey,
guys, how about this? Try giving FREE METRO PASSES as a
perk, ya damn dummies!
--Jim Bacon
Did
Garp Blog?
Blue
Dog slogan of the day, "In the world according
to Garp, we are all terminal cases."
--February 14, 2005
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