Good morning, Netizens... Can we agree to terms that health care, such as most of us know it to be these days, is a swamp? It is infested with all manner of dangerous creatures, and one can lose their life trying to save their life.…
Good morning, Netizens... Having been an avid fan of John Steinbeck's writing for decades, when I first glanced at this picture this morning, my mind warped back to Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and the Joad family fleeing the Dust Bowl for the promise(s) of…
Good morning, Netizens... One of my favorite slogans, particularly if the day isn't getting itself properly attired and ready for another prosperous business day is, “It's another wonderful day in Paradise”, typically spoken with a leer on my face, a mild-mannered form of non-verbal punctuation…
Good morning, Netizens... There are some David Horsey cartoons that hit far too close to home for personal comfort and this is one of them. While it is true, I have been on a strict weight-loss diet for some time, I recently looked at one…
Good morning, Netizens... On an otherwise inauspicious day in the Month of May, here we have our picture of the day, Miss California Carrie Prejean featured with The Donald, AKA Donald Trump who, after all, owns the Miss Universe Contest. This picture was taken at…
Good morning, Netizens... When I crawled forth from my burrow hidden in the back garden of the Virtual Ballroom this morning before the sun rose, the worst mental image I encountered in my preliminary ramblings, was F. Scott Fitzgerald's infamous recipe for a turkey cockail…
Good afternoon, Netizens... David Horsey's cartoon of this morning directly addresses the rising issue of socialized health care in this country, and originally I was going to try to speak to the pros and cons of socialized medicine. The deeper I looked into it, the…
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it. Dave Barry (1947 - )
Good evening, Netizens... There are some things in my memory which, despite the passage of time, simply refuse to go away. I lived among some of the most-radical leftists of my generation in the 60's and 70's, and observed some of their most-outrageous behaviors. The…
Good morning, Netizens... There is hardly anyone who recognizes the name Anna Marie Jarvis, who was borne in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which seems a bit of an anomaly since she was the originator of Mothers Day, and yet within her lifetime, having created a day…
Good morning, Netizens... Yesterday, in Spokesman reporter Thomas Clouse's story about Chief Ann Kirkpatrick's decision not to file additional charges against former policeman Jay Olsen, which is here: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/07/olsen-wont-face-more-charges/ I was continually struck by the same odd other-worldly sensations that I felt during Olsen's trial.…
Good afternoon, Netizens...Seeing how everyone perked up with the news picture of the Dougbench, and with all awareness of the danger in which I am placing myself, my cats, my business interests and my collection of Doug Clark songs, I hasten to add a link…
Good evening, Netizens... In this fine picture of the Spokesman-Review's Doug Clark Bus Bench celebration, Doug, Council Persons Bob Apple and Nancy McGlaughlin are laughing it up as the “Doug Bench” is officially opened for business on Washington Street in Downtown Spokane over the noon…
Good evening, Netizens... Two days in succession David Horsey took his freshly-sharpened pencil to the sharks that run Wall Street, and in both instances, he hit his target dead-on. Of course, this might not be as popular an opinion with certain die-hard Republican mouthpieces, because…
Good evening, Netizens... I do believe David Horsey is onto something. If anyone believes Warren Buffet's statement for a minute, that our national economy is out of the quicksand, all you have to do is drive by the local GMC dealer and peer closely into…
Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's adept cartoon by David Horsey, we see Al Franken portrayed as the Joker in the Democratic Party's deck of cards which might be the case, at least if you are listening to Rush Limbaugh pontificate about it. What does…
Good evening Netizens...You have to admit it is difficult getting away from the office when you are the President of the United States, but on a romantic Spring evening, the Obamas seem to have accomplished that task, as they went for a walk hand-in-hand across…
Good morning, Netizens... Well, I think I've got it, that being the flu, not the porcine variety; just the plain old Spring cold that comes around every year about this time and glares at me from the bottom of my lungs. I awoke yesterday at…
Good afternoon, Netizens... This time of year, Cancun, Mexico is typically bustling with touristas. Compare that mental image to this picture shot yesterday. Is this hysteria we see unfolding before the National News Media? What about the people in Mexico who have died of Swine…
Good morning, Netizens... In this morning's David Horsey cartoon we have the famous Obama Magic Show, featuring adulations by the Democrats and starring Humpty Dumpty as The Republican Party. The real question remains to be seen whether the Republican Party will be able to put…
Good evening, Netizens...Here is a contribution from one of my more conspiratorial amigos...It was once said that a black man would be president when pigs fly, sure enough 100 days into Obama's presidency Swine Flu.Dave
Good morning, Netizens...Chrysler, the third-largest automotive manufacturer, will seek bankruptcy protection and enter an alliance with the Italian automaker Fiat, the White House announced Thursday. According to my memory, it is the first time since 1933 and the days of the humble Studebaker, that an…
Good morning, Netizens... This morning, as I wavered past the flowering tulips outside the doorway that leads to the Virtual Ballroom, pausing in my introspection to admire the neat handiwork of the Garden Gnomes who have been preparing the soil for our annual festival of…
Good morning, Netizens... It isn't about the talent or skill, nor is it about their on-air personalities. It is all about the MONEY just about like what is happening to the newspaper industry nationwide. That is the story, according to the Spokane Inlander's (p://www.inlander.com/content/newscommentary_layoffs_krem) Nicholas…
Good afternoon, Netizens...With the news still hovering in the air like a giant diseased bat about to land in your hair, the World Health Organization this afternoon raised the alert level for the so-called Swine Flu Virus to 5, one stop short of declaring a…
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