Tom Woods: Interview With A Zombie

This is hilarious!



I've stated before that I'm not particularly fond of nullification. I'd much prefer that states be able to nullify unconstitutional federal laws through the Senate. However, until that's possible, we should do everything we can to fight off the federal leviathan.

1934 Cartoon

From the Chicago Tribune in 1934.

"Spend! Spend! Spend! Under the guise of recovery - bust the government - blame the capitalists for the failure - Junk the Constitution and declare a dictatorship"

I guess the game plan hasn't changed much in the last three-quarters of a century.

Hat tip: Heather

Help The EPA Create More Rules

The EPA is asking for people to create videos that will "explain federal rulemaking and motivate others to participate in the rulemaking process." Here's a submission from ReasonTV that I voted for:



ReasonTV has a couple more submissions. See them here.

Laughable Senate Hearings

Jimmy Kimmel mocks how non-serious they are:



He's absolutely right to mock them. These grandstanding politicians only care about appearing to look tough. Behind the scenes, they're all laughing about how they manipulated people into believing that the politicians are on the voters' side.

But if you think Senate hearings are a joke, the confirmation process is a three-ring circus. Senators don't care about a nominee's actual qualifications. Senators are just interested in playing to the audience.

As long as these politicians give lip service to the concerns of their constituents, they can engage in whatever backroom deals they want. Repeal the 17th Amendment and get some people in the federal government who will take their jobs seriously because their bosses will be more interested in what they do rather than what they say.

Comedy Break With Craig Ferguson

With special guest Scarlet Johansson:



Ms. Johansson has surprisingly good comedic timing. With Craig Ferguson, they really keep the laughs coming.

Jimmy Kimmel: Senate Hearing Gets Dirty

He reports, you laugh:

Open Blog!

Whoo-hoo! Brian's on va-cay! Let the good times roll!

What shall we talk about? The lack of manners in society? Our favorite fast food? Our favorite sport? Surprises for loved ones? Wild women? Intelligent criminals? Less-intelligent criminals? Our male anatomy?

Brian's not here, so we get to do it our way!

Joke of the Day

Via DJMick

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

“Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we’re not sure what to do with you.”

“No problem, just let me in,” says the man.

“Well, I’d like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we’ll do
is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you
can choose where to spend eternity.”

“Really, I’ve made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,” says the
senator.

“I’m sorry, but we have our rules.”

And with that, St . Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who
has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a
good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises…

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.

“Now it’s time to visit heaven.”

So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.

“Well, then, you’ve spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now
choose your eternity.”

The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: “Well, I would
never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.”

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.

Now the doors of the elevator open and he’s in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.

“I don’t understand,” stammers the senator. “Yesterday I was here
and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there’s just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?”

The devil looks at him, smiles and says, “Yesterday we were campaigning…

“Today you voted.”

Hat tip: Linkiest

Obama Eliminates U.S. Senate

Satire from the Onion:

In an effort to reduce wasteful spending and eliminate non-vital federal services, the U.S. government announced plans this week to cut its long-standing senator program, a move it says will help save more than $300 billion each year.

According to officials, the decision to cut the national legislative body was reached during a budget review meeting on Tuesday. After hours of deliberation, it was agreed that the cost of financing U.S. senators far outweighed the benefits they provided.

"Now more than ever, we must eliminate needless spending wherever possible," President Obama said at a press conference Wednesday. "When we sat down to go over our annual budget, we asked ourselves, where can we safely trim back? What programs can we do away with without negatively impacting the American people? Which bloated and ineffective institutions can we no longer justify having around?"

"The answer was obvious," Obama added. "The U.S. Senate just needed to go."

It's funny, if you don't stop to think about it too much. Maybe the Onion is predicting the future, because there certainly doesn't seem to be any interest in understanding the role the Senate was originally designed by the Constitution to play. As it is now, it only serves to create a vast federal bureaucracy.

Satire serves to highlight how ridiculous people can be sometimes. For example:

In fact, the program has gone unchecked for so long that many in Washington are now unable to recall what purpose U.S. senators were originally meant to serve.

...

Moreover, the study found that the U.S. government already funds a fully operational legislative body that appears to do the exact same job as the Senate, but which also provides a fair and proportional representation of the nation's citizens and has rules in place to prevent one individual from holding the operations of the entire chamber hostage until he is guaranteed massive federal spending projects for his home state of Alabama.

Reform the Senate by repealing the 17th Amendment to restore its role as protector of the Constitution. The only way this can happen is if we reach out, educate, and lead enough people into understanding why we have a Senate in the first place.

Sunday Funnies

You gotta laugh or cry.

Funny Video Of The Day: Who Voted The Bums In?

Jimmy Kimmel discovers a new ad by congressional incumbents: "We Suck Because You Suck"



Yep.

It's Too Late To Apologize

Good, clean fun with the Founding Fathers:



Hat tip: Hot Air

Hayek Versus Keynes Rap

Sunday Music Break

For anyone who hasn't seen this video, "Fear the Boom and Bust", take my word for it: it's awesome.

Dilbert on Politics

Ha!

Senator Buttars Is a Joke

How do morons like this get elected? Sen. Buttars is one more of a hundred reasons to repeal the 17th Amendment.

Why Do People Call You a Socialist?

I think that says it all.

Hat tip: The People's Cube

Leno's ACORN Joke

Not a lot of Senate-related stuff going on right now, so I thought I'd share this joke Leno told last week:



Laugh while you can. With a government this eager to squelch criticism and control the public debate, free speech won't last much longer.

The Government Can

Okay, I just had to post this one:



Hat tip: SnappedShot

Obama Rips Off Seinfeld

We interrupt our normally scheduled programming for this totally awesome video:



Hat tip: Legal Insurrection

Tax Foundation: Cap and Trade

This is a catchy video Tax Foundation put out that's worth sending around:



Hat tip: Hot Air