Midwest Chick's Place

(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)

–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE

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  • What prevents the Feds from just repealing something?

    I’m not talking about Obamacare (which needs repealing too) but I’m talking about No Child Left Behind.  It was a stupid idea from the start–a federal government takeover of the United States’ public school systems (and yes, actually Bush the Younger’s fault).  And now, Arne Duncan, the former head of one of the most dysfunctional… Continue reading

  • The Truth at the Base of it All

    When I was talking with my co-worker this morning, one thing that came out it as we were discussing ‘entitlements’ is that “Government does not pay for anything.”  Government takes our money and puts it in other places but every rule, every regulation, every law is paid for by the taxpaying American public.  Sometimes these… Continue reading

  • Stamping out misconceptions everywhere (or at least at work)

    Had to burst someone’s bubble today at work who felt that Tea Party Republicans are essentially the devil (or to use Biden’s terminology, terrorists).  After about an hour of discussion about social programs and such, I was forced to tell her (along with fact that it was Tina Fey who had the “Russia from my… Continue reading

  • How Obama handles crises….

     This seems to be oddly appropriate considering the excuses brought out by the Whiner in Chief a.k.a. Captain No-Plan: Continue reading

  • West Side Story FAIL

    Went to see West Side Story this week in Chicago (part of the Chicago on Broadway series).  Gotta say, I wasn’t impressed.  I have to admit that I’m a fan of the movie (and yes, I know that Natalie Wood did not sing) but I’ve seen my share of plays and I knew there would… Continue reading

  • Because Standard and Poors can tell the difference between cutting spending and not cutting spending…..

    Check out the article via Middle of the Right…. Continue reading

  • And they are going to be shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you….

    So when Moody’s and Standard and Poors lowers the United States’ credit rating anyway, who, outside of Congress (with the exception of Tom Coburn) (ht:  Middle of the Right) and the MSM will be surprised?  The credit rating downgrade was never about the debt ceiling, it is about the amount of money that the United… Continue reading

  • Deadlines and crises

    So, in the intersection of Suck and Ass, which is where academia meets the federal government, deadlines/crisis/panic/shady deals all crash together in the most epic of ways.  Having been caught in the microcosm of this chain of non-thought in the past two weeks, hence the uber-light blogging, I have come through it with a much… Continue reading

  • The Truth is not out there in the MSM….

    Oddly appropriate considering all of the mis-information and memes being tossed around by the MSM…. Continue reading

  • Bait and switch again, again….

    So, the MSM and the Senate Dems are putting out a bunch of stuff about the Reid plan as an alternative to the Boehner plan in the House.  Problem being, as usual, no one has SEEN the frickin’ Reid plan.  It’s Obamacare all over again–they are working behind the scenes and keeping it secret until… Continue reading