….. But I Don’t Have Any Time For:
- Well, this news should shake up those who routinely overwithhold federal and state taxes from their paychecks so they can get a “windfall” refund when they file their returns — “Kansas suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll.” Even without the problem cited, workers who overwithhold are providing an interest-free loan to Uncle Sam and their state government. Bad idea.
- Demonstrating that those who engage in what might as well be legalized theft from the ignorant can be very clever (but not moral or ethical), the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that payday lending is, in essence, back in Ohio.
- Debbie Schlussel tells us that WorldNetDaily, particularly Aaron Klein, is up to their old tricks — “WND/ Aaron Klein Rip Me Off . . . AGAIN.” I have seen the article at WND (“Obama didn’t OK Palestinian migration to U.S.”); I won’t link it. Yours truly had a similar experience in March 2008 (BlumerNetDaily: Part 1; Part 2), with what I believe was brazen lifting of material, link hogging, and credit grabbing. As stated previously, it’s a shame, because WND once had so much potential.
- The New York Post reports entirely predictable behavior by people who believe they are our betters, this time in New York State Government — “Gov’s Hy-Pay-Crisy: Staffers Get Secret Raises Amid ‘Freeze.’”
- Yeah, I’ve noticed this too — Lots of stimulus-related spam (HT Instapundit).
- Great moments in liberal fascism — A student “read from the dictionary definition of marriage” in a public speaking class at LA Community College. The prof, according to the Alliance Defense Fund, “stopped the class, called him a ‘fascist b_____d,’ ….. (and) told the class that anyone who wanted to could leave if they were offended…. when no one got up to leave, the instructor simply dismissed the class, effectively ending Lopez’s speech.” The student has sued. Maybe the whole class should demand a partial-day tuition refund.
- At first, based on this, I thought Ray Burris had done something serious. It turns out that it’s “only” possible perjury involving false or misleading testimony. Given that we don’t expel Democratic presidents from office who “lied repeatedly under oath, suborned perjury, and hid evidence,” Burris is surely safe …. right?
- Gee, “somebody” saw this coming, based on reported January vehicle sales results — “General Motors Corp., nearing a federally imposed deadline to present a restructuring plan, will offer the government two costly alternatives: commit billions more in bailout money to fund the company’s operations, or provide financial backing as part of a bankruptcy filing, said people familiar with GM’s thinking.” Please-please-please, Congress, take the bankruptcy option, and cut the taxpayers’ losses — as long as direct government involvement in GM’s management and ownership totally ends.
