Good morning, Netizens... David Horsey takes a long, hard look at bipartisanship this morning, and drew what I believe is a accurate sketch of what has already begun taking place in Washington. It seems that everyone on both sides of the political aisle want to…
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying toplease everybody.Dr. Bill Cosby (1937 - )
Good morning, Netizens...Whether you ever liked Al Gore or not, whether you believe his message that Global Warming exists or is/is not a threat, you have to admit he does has a certain degree of perseverence. In this morning's David Horsey cartoon, however, we are…
The modern rule is that every woman should be her own chaperon.Amy Vanderbilt (1908 - 1974)
Just in from Reuters: Illinois senate votes to oust Governor Blagojevich … CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois state senate on Thursday convicted Governor Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power, removing him from office amid charges that he tried to sell the U.S. Senate seat once…
Unemployment.Layoffs upon Layoffs. I've never seen anything like it. First, yesterday's paper's headline shouted "One day, 40,000 job cuts" for household names like Caterpillar, Home Depot and Sprint Nextel. Then the news bulletin alert on my email stated that Mayor Vernor was planning nine layoffs…
Good morning, Netizens... I think perhaps this is one of the David Horsey cartoons upon which we will all agree, when he asks the unspoken question, “Just where the dickens did all that money the government gave the banks go?” It seems each time I…
I'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for.Hillary Rodham Clinton (1948 - ), Ellen DeGeneres interview, 04-07-08
Good morning, Netizens... If you look back in the history of this Blog you will see a Horsey cartoon where the Wall Street Bail Out was introduced to the members of Congress as a pig with lipstick and a veil. Not to be outdone by…
The scientific name for an animal that doesn't either run from or fight its enemies is lunch.Michael Friedman
Good morning, Netizens... In today's David Horsey cartoon, he takes a long look at Richard Holbrooke, President Obama's special representative to Aghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke, is a top-ranking diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker to name a few of the…
Good morning Netizens... Yesterday morning, I wrote a brief overview of the Chinese New Year which has already begun in China today. Perhaps I didn't state it fully, but there are several versions of how the animals of Chinese astrology came to be, but today,…
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say 'infinitely' when you mean 'very'; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963)
Good afternoon, Netizens...Here we have a picture forwarded to me by SR's Ryan Pitts that proves, beyond a question of a doubt, that the only wildlife at Eastern Washington University is not in the various residence halls, pubs and after-hours celebrations. Ostensibly the moose were…
Good afternoon, Netizens... In just a few hours Non-Chinese and Chinese alike around the world will begin celebrating Chinese New Year, the year of the ox. Considered by most ethnic Chinese families to be the most-significant day in China, you might be surprised, as I…
I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image.Stephen Hawking (1942 - ) Engineer
Good morning, Netizens... When I was a young man just beginning the transition toward adulthood, I occasionally attended an African American church, primarily because of the incredibly-powerful oratory of their pastor, the late Reverend Bill Saugus. Reverend Saugus had the ability, using the inflection and…
Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's David Horsey political cartoon, David Horsey's wit has been supplanted with some wisdom. Despite the liberties with which he has created a caricature of President Obama attired as General George Washington at Valley Forge, there is some profound wisdom…
He not busy being born is busy dying.Bob Dylan (1941 - )
Good morning Netizens... After a wealth of politics and opinion regarding our new President, while I was cruising the used car lot of news in the paper online this morning, a story rose up and bit me where I live. Say it isn't so! Eighty-one…
There are few nudities so objectionable as the naked truth.Agnes Repplier (1855 - 1950)
From MSNBC:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28792259/"The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser. . . . Patti Blagojevich is not accused of wrongdoing and has not spoken publicly since her husband's arrest. . . ."Does this…
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.Senator Everett Dirksen (1896 - 1969)
Good morning, Netizens...Perhaps this quote, from Obama's Inaugural Speech yesterday, spoke the loudest to me personally, and obviously this morning, it also spoke to David Horsey. For we are a young nation, and as such, we have a great deal to learn about governance, and…
Good afternoon, Netizens...Here, from the news wires is the entire text of Obama's Inauguration Speech:My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President…
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