Roger Penske is taking over Saturn. I dont know all the detail, but I am going to go out on a limb and state Penske isn’t going to deal with any strings.

He’s know as a competitive cuss; is a racing giant; and knows a thing or two about cars.

If true, it will be great fun to watch Saturn run circles around the Gov/UAW.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31131864/

Come one, show some “empathy!”

Hey, maybe she can sue LaGuardia, and reduce some of her huge indebtedness…

I laughed a little when I heard this. I hope she is okay and all.

Of course, when I saw the breaking news “Judge Sotomayer” I so hoped the next words were “withdraws her nomination to the Supreme Court.” Alas, alack it was not to be.

In that case, there would be tooth marks on the ankle. Call for CSI: DC.

nominates the affirmative-action Justice.

the only question is would a White Male Judge have tripped and broken his ankle as well?

Will the selection of Sonya Sotomayer cause a disparate impact on litigants before the Supreme Court?

That is, will her presence alone cause negative consequences for non-minority litigants?

From the Ricci case:

The test, many argued, had a disparate impact against blacks and Hispanics, which is illegal under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, explains Cornell University Law School. Disparate impact refers to a practice used by an employer that, intentionally or unintentionally, favors one group over a protected class.

“Where an employment practice has an adverse impact, it will violate Title VII unless (i) the practice is job-related and consistent with business necessity and (ii) there are no equally valid, less-discriminatory alternatives,” according to the Respondents’ brief for the Supreme Court case.

Is there an “equally valid, less discriminatory alternative” to a nominee who feels that as a Latina woman, she will bring a better result to legal issues?

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/politics/2009/may/Firefighter-Discrimination-Case-at-Center-of-Opposition-to-Sotomayor.html

If she’s such a terrible nominee, why does our Laura Bush like her?

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/trust_on_issues/trust_on_issues

Republicans are up by 6 points on the economy, 15 on National Security, 5 on Taxes, 8 on Iraq, 6 on Ethics, and 14 on Immigration.

The parties are tied on Abortion, and the Democrats lead by 10 on health care, 7 on education, and 6 on social security.

These usually fluctuate a lot from month to month (ethics had a 17-point shift from last month, for example) but since Republicans have gained relative trust in all but 2 categories (abortion stayed equal, and taxes went down 2 points), It’s safe to say the Republicans are gaining traction in the electorate

Rasmussen also ranks these issues in terms of importance, measure in how many people say that issue is important to them, and the GOP holds the lead in 4 of the top 5 (in order, Economy 81%, Ethics 76%, Social Security 59%, National Security 58%, Taxes 54%).

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/importance_of_issues2/importance_of_issues

on CNBC right now.

Maria B. and the Indiana Sec of State(?) vs the Obama.

More headaches for Bambi. It’s becoming quite clear that Obama strategy to bamboozle people is to steamroll them before they know what happened. He is rying to move onto Stimulus 2.0 and healthcare.

Getting stuck on the auto industry is bad for him.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31121449/

Need days like this to keep morale up.

Need days like this to keep morale up.

that required surgery. She was in much pain and had to take perscription pain relivers. Sotomayor needs to go home and relax for about 40 years I don’t think she can recover if she is making the rounds.

…I’m sure you’ll heal faster than a Honkey-Honkey white male nominee.

…I’m sure you’ll heal faster than a Honkey-Honkey white male nominee.

New Unconstitutional decision based on religious intolerance found in a very Red State.

This from James Osborne at Fox News, and linked at Drudge.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525424,00.html

“A Christian evangelical group that works to improve the lives of underprivileged children says it has been prohibited from conducting Bible study classes in public housing projects in Tulsa, Okla., potentially violating a Supreme Court ruling that upheld religious groups’ right to the use of public institutions.

“Mathew Staver, founder of the Liberty Counsel, a Florida-based law firm specializing in religious cases, said he will file a lawsuit in federal court against the housing authority if the fellowship isn’t allowed back in.

” ‘The rules are fairly straightforward,’ he said. ‘Some people dig their heels in and don’t want to deal with it.’

” ‘There is a mistaken notion if you allow equal access to a religious group, you’re violating the Constitution.’

“The Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that religious groups are afforded the same right as any other citizens’ group to use and meet in public institutions, including schools and government buildings.”

* * *

This is happening where I live. And of course it’s not being reported. But we have some good local radio hosts, so we’ll get the message out.

Two links……

http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/06/obama-appointment-arif-ali-khan-asst-secretary-dhs.html

Obama Appointment: Arif Ali Khan, Asst. Secretary DHS – Office Of Policy Development.

The gent was the Deputy Mayor Of Los Angeles. I guess the recent vast improvement in citizen safety within L.A. qualifies a person for writing national policy.

and

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/026502.php

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano swore in to her official advisory council the head of an Arab American organization whose officials have labeled deadly anti-U.S. jihadists as “heroes” and opposed referring to Hamas as a terrorist organization.

snip

Last week, Napolitano swore in Damascus-born Kareem Shora, the ADC’s national executive director, to a position on the Homeland Security Advisory Council, an outside-the-department group of national security experts that advises the secretary. Shora is the first Arab rights advocate on the panel.

————-

My, my, my, but aren’t we being so inclusive of everyone these days………. I “hope” Mr. Khan and Mr. Shora can play nice in the sandbox with all the boys and girls and there won’t be much “change” to the playground layout around these parts.

It comes as a complete shocker that these two guys are pretty much unaccountable to anyone, except to that lady…… whatshername there at DHS and the big guy at 1600.

I mean it’s not like DHS wants to make it a hate crime for a person to even harbor thoughts of individual liberty, State’s rights, border security or anything else our Republic is based on, so why worry ?

Wow, the first of the two appointments took place ONE MONTH AGO and the other was last week…….. they’re both just coming to the surface now. Imagine that.

Can’t figure out why it took so long for anyone in the administration to promote this…………….

Ahhhhhhh, forget it….. Nobody cares anymore.

If Sotomayor did not know her ankle was broken until after she arrived on her flight (which is what I heard reported on the radio this evening) then why did Sotomayor not know her ankle was broken? Judge Sotomayor has had diabetes since being a child we were told in her presentation from the state-run media therefore she has been a life-long diabetic. A lot of diabetics have a condition called neuropathy which means they cannot feel an area well on their body (usually their feet/lower legs). This could be a sign her diabetes is not being controlled well or because she has had diabetes so long. Also, people do not heal as well usually when they are diabetic, if they keep their blood sugar under control then they usually heal better. I do not know Judge Sotomayor’s status on her diabetes but just a thought – could this be a sign her health / diabetes not doing well? I hope not – politics aside I wish her well with her health – I just thought of this today when the story broke.

Anybody got an idea what the $900 million we sent to them is gonna be used to buy?

Truckloads of pixie dust and zoos full of rainbow-painted unicorns ?

The answer may be something like this……..
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/131771

Hamas has stolen dozens of donated ambulances and is using them in its campaign of intimidation against Gaza civilians, Palestinian Authority officials have reported. The report, published in the PA paper Al-Hayyat al-Jadida, was translated by Palestinian Media Watch.

The ambulances in question were donated earlier this year, during Operation Cast Lead. Hamas took 46 ambulances, confiscated the expensive medical equipment inside, and converted the vehicles to police vans.

The vans were then used during arrest campaigns targeting civilian political dissenters, the PA charged.

I mean we are talking about some serious over placing of Terry McFraudiffe signs all over Lake Ridge. Lake Ridge is in Prince William County and it is usually a very well kept neighborhood except for the Democrat signs all over the medians.

These signs are like rabbits they multiplied over night. There were 8 in one stretch of the median last night then this morning to my surprise they gave birth to 12 new signs a 1/8 mile down the road, then I saw some very small ones that were left out of the Terry sign family farther up PWCounty Pkwy. What’s going on?

Sorry, did you really believe that or did you click on that comment in a desperate hope that maybe there is some fairness in the liberal run media? I know I would have clicked on that believing that somewhere someone actually will show parity in their political analysis.

Anyway, I missed April Fools Day this year. Consider this my one “Cry of Wolf”, now smile

Can someone do me a favor and help me find the image of the bunny taking his ball and going home? (I know many of you folks have it). I have searched and searched and I just can’t seem to find it, and I have a pressing need!

Great title under the Helping Each Other section in the 6/15 Woman’s World magzaine. “Just look what hope and hard work can achieve!” It shares the story of a mother of 4 that went from Dallas projects to a Habitat/Whirpool home. The story is there because of the house part (helping each other) but in the story it tells how she got her GED and entered a work program sponsored by the Dallas Housing Authority (she was sent to do various jobs) and when she worked at the accounting office they asked her to stay and train, and eventually she was able to get off most government assistance.
Honesty I saw the first line of Just look what hope and..and put the magazine down I coldn’t bear to see another hope and change, this was a pleasant surprise to see hard work on the next line!

http://wjz.com/local/shooting.Holacaust.Musuem.2.1039163.html

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/carrie-prejean-stripped-of-miss-california-title/23672?nc

Someone please erase my ignorance.
The latest numbers for deaths due to regular old flu collected by the CDC (2003) say something like 36,000 deaths(US) per year in the ’90s.
Now there have been 141 deaths worldwide and the WHO declares a pandemic?

36,000 (no mention in news) vs 141 (pandemic)

Am I missing something, or are they just “refusing to waste a good crisis”?

Regards