ramblings, Friday edition

Twice Zero Is Still Zero

According to a recent poll, 32% said they would be willing to pay higher taxes for universal health care, while 54% say they are not. No breakdown on how many of that 32% pay no taxes now as it is, or how many of those were willing to pay more even if it meant a severe degradation in the quality of care.


Of Course Mom Won't Blame Her Daughter, Or Take Any Responsibility Herself

Read here and here about the high school girl who decided to not wear panties on the day pictures were being shot for the yearbook, and the inevitable conclusion to that decision. Of course the mother is placing all blame on the school.


Wherever He Goes, We'll Help Him Pack

If Alec Baldwin ever goes through with his promise to move from the US because Bush was elected, he’ll want to find somewhere to go other than the Philippines.


It's Called Perspective

This widely circulated chart shows the vast differences between the overspending by Presidents Bush and Obama.

It’s kind of like looking at a man running a 100 yard dash in the Olympics and then looking at a car zipping down the backstretch at Talladega at over 200 mph, and saying, “they’re both going fast.”