- The Chrysler deal has a strong odor of fail about it. Mickey Kaus explains why. Money quote: "That appears to be the part left out of the Obama administration's self-aggrandizing deal spin: Who is going to buy the New Chrysler's cars? Consumers 'in new markets around the world,' say Sanger and Vlasic, with a straight face. Is Steve Rattner going to call and bully each and every one of them? At best Chrysler won't have new products to sell for 18 months, when in theory (and only in theory) Americans will be lining up to buy tiny FIATs." Read the whole thing.
- Did the Kentucky Derby sneak up on you? I can't remember a year where there was less interest in the race than this year. As it happened, the race had a dramatic winner, a 50-1 longshot named Mine That Bird. As it happens, the horse is a gelding from New Mexico, which sounds the subject matter for a Kinky Friedman song (link NSFW). In recent years we've had a few colts that have captured the nation's imagination, only to have bad things happen. The sport could really use a Triple Crown winner, and soon.
- Remember John Edwards? Okay, I really don't, either. Still, he may have some trouble ahead, as the feds are investigating whether he used campaign money to cover up an affair. I'm not sure which one of the "Two Americas" includes federal prisons, but this phony may soon learn the answer.
- Jack Kemp died over the weekend. The former AFL quarterback and long-time congressman from the Buffalo area was one of the most passionate and sensible spokesmen for conservative values and was a key player in the conservative movement for much of the last 30 years. He was a lot like Ronald Reagan, an auto-didact who absorbed the conservative message from years of independent study. He never really got that close to the White House; as Bob Dole's running mate it always seemed like he was hamstrung and not able to say what was really on his mind. It's too bad -- he'd have done a great job in national office. He leaves the world at 73, much too soon. RIP.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Worthy of More
A few things that deserve more attention than I'm currently able to provide:
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He leaves the world at 73, much too soon. RIP.But according to Arlen Specter, Kemp might still be alive were it not for the GOP thwarting medical research funding. Funny how Specter left out that piece of info when making the switch to the Democrat party.
I saw that, Brad. Well, if Edwards is going to jail, the job of cheap demagogue on medical research for the D's is open, so Arlen is just filling a market niche.
kemp did the unusual: he attempting to bring and teach the blessings of the free market and investment to the working classes, instead of preaching to wall street.
that alone elevates him to status of 'working class hero' far beyond what any FDR democrat/union thug has ever done.
as for specter: hasnt he already survived tween 6 and 23 cancer attacks, being kept around long after his 'use by' date?
clearly, some die too soon, while others refuse to.
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