A pitiful-sounding group called the National Taxpayers Union (founded circa 650 BCE by James Dale Davidson, of NewsMax infamy) has just bestowed a prestigious award to our beloved Sen. Jim Bunning.
Why? BECAUSE HE HATES TAXES!!!!!
The group awarded Bunning the Taxpayers’ Friend Award on Wednesday for votes he has cast on measures affecting federal spending, taxes, [...]
Hey sucker: Want to know how much Uncle Sam is stealing from your debt-laden pockets right this very minute? Venture to nationalpriorities.org, whereupon you’ll discover the gross and obvious spending priorities of that last guy we had in the White House (I totally forgot about him, that one…) vs. our new, hopey one.
Regarding our beloved [...]
As you do your best to avoid the day’s whoopie cushions, practical jokes involving deceased family members, and other April Fool’s-related phenomena, this lovely item from today’s C-J is chock full of the kind of no-frills desperation that should cure whatever ails you. There’s nothing like reading a news item that reminds you of how [...]
March 31, 2009 – 12:42 am
For years, we’ve enjoyed the benefits of cheap spirits, cheaper smokes, and the health rates to claim bragging rights. Come Wednesday, however, and the twin-engines of Kentucky’s vice economy suffer their latest shocks in the form of a much ballyhooed tax hike.
And ballyhooed is right: Surly cigar store merchants are fucking furious! How dare they [...]