Fun With Dick & Jane

Today we started with MA politics.  Dick railed against graft.  He said the MA government has no choice but to end the graft.  I so disagree, as I am quite sure that the overwhelming democrat MA legislature would much prefer to raise taxes than cut any graft at all.

Then we talked about a new party – a fiscally conservative and socially libertarian party.  By the end of the hour I had settled on the name  “National Tea Party” despite the fact that Dick is absolutely sure that the Tea Parties are over.  Little does he know…

Then we talked about the shifting of values – the end of competition, the socialization of education and the benefit of failure.

We went on to a local man, the organizer of his local teaparty, who   was denied the right to speak at a town meeting despite a written request to do so.  This was the first time that anyone could remember anyone being denied the right to free speech in Quincy.  He wanted to talk about the town raising taxes.

Next we went on to Chrysler, Steve Rattner and the strong-arming of the secured creditors and a potential 5th amendment violation.

Next we had  a bit of a battle about Valerie Plame, Scooter Libby,  Richard Armitage, Tim Russet and Eckenrode (who I called Eckhart).  Dick vowed that Scooter Libby is currently serving time in prison for outing Valerie Plame.  I disabused him of his notion.  The lack of understanding of this case is breathtaking.

Then we talked President Obama’s stealth admission that the administration was reconsidering military tribunals, and the democrats refusal to fund the closing of Gitmo absent a plan.

Dick went on to quote previously never heard before words of George Bush on his last day in office.  Since he was not a fan of the president, I’m at a loss to explain how he heard those words.

We talked about Mitt Romney.  We talked about inflation creeping up and  Tim Geithner and the President’s new propose crack down on American corporations doing business overseas.  I voiced my concern that American businesses will permanently leave this country for a more tax friendly venue.

We  talked some about the stress tests and the push back from the banks and how the lack of lending may be tied to the notion that the administration’s tampering with existing contracts has caused a lack of confidence in the lending markets.

We talked about John Edwards and lying.

Finally we talked about Andy McCarthy’s boycotting to Eric Holder’s roundtable.

Enjoy!