The irony is more than I can stand. You must read this.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578203613386495482.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop


I got the first $50 bucks for his legal defense fund.

This is exactly why the gun nuts will correctly fight new gun control measures.

E. J. Dionne does us all the favor of coming right out and saying that banning assault rifles is the objective. Thus his mention of Australia. That is what they did in the 1990s. We owe him for his honesty. But note the picture of the Australian buy back program below. See your assault weapon/rifle there? Sure you do. It is your shot gun you use to go duck hunting.

Nobody needs an AR-15 or a 30 shot clip. But depending on how you define functionality, you might be talking about my hunting shot gun......."I'm not talking about your hunting guns"....oh yes you are. And that is a huge mistake.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ej-dionne-jr-will-we-forget-newtowns-kids/2012/12/19/c1384f52-4a13-11e2-ad54-580638ede391_story.html

Merry Christmas to all. A modern nativity story.

http://www.flixxy.com/digital-christmas-story.htm

Nominal GDP targeting in a nut shell.

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/monetary-policy-should-target-nominal-gdp-growth-by-jeffrey-frankel

This is surreal.

http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-poverty-trap-in-france.html

Hmmmm...this is an interesting connection of the dots.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324001104578161501124560508.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop

Duck and cover in LA.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323981504578175210970899962.html#mod=djemEditorialPage_t

Who said dat?

"Our true choice is not between tax reduction, on the one hand, and the avoidance of large federal deficits on the other. It is increasingly clear that no matter what party is in power, so long as our [needs] keep rising, an economy hampered by restrictive tax rates will never produce enough revenues to balance our budget—just as it will never produce enough jobs or enough profits."

We need more cowbell.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323981504578175693687046384.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

Don't like French taxes? Move 4 furlongs into Belgium.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324024004578172970654005206.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop

Look at the map....it is hilarious the way the French (and Californians, New Yorkers, et al.) think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estaimpuis

2001 versus 2010...Note: too much bread, wine and cheese makes you a fat bastard.

Very interesting.

http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2012/12/trillion_dollar.html

Everything is in the cross hairs.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/222953?cam=Partners&ctp=Taboola&cdn=Video#

Desperate times require desperate measures...I guess.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/18/brothels-sponsorship-rescues-cash-strapped-greek-soccer-team/

Wisdom from today's yutes (as my cousin Vinnie would say).

An Elementary School Teacher had twenty-six students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the 1st half of a well-known proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. Their insight may surprise you. While reading, keep in mind that these are first-graders, 6-year-olds, because the last one is a classic! 1. Don't change horses until they stop running. 2. Strike while the bug is close. 3. It's always darkest before Daylight Saving Time. 4. Never underestimate the power of termites. 5. You can lead a horse to water but how? 6. Don't bite the hand that looks dirty. 7. No news is impossible. 8. A miss is as good as a Mr. 9. You can't teach an old dog new math. 10. If you lie down with dogs, you'll stink in the morning. 11. Love all, trust me. 12. The pen is mightier than the pigs. 13. An idle mind is the best way to relax. 14. Where there's smoke there's pollution. 15. Happy the bride who gets all the presents. 16. A penny saved is not much. 17. Two's company, three's the Musketeers. 18. Don't put off till tomorrow what you put on to go to bed. 19. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and you have to blow your nose. 20. There are none so blind as Stevie Wonder. 21. Children should be seen and not spanked or grounded. 22. If at first you don't succeed get new batteries. 23. You get out of something only what you see in the picture on the box. 24. When the blind lead the blind get out of the way. 25. A bird in the hand is going to poop on you. And the WINNER and last one! 26. Better late than pregnant.

The local newspaper is not happy with ECU's decision to raise tuition again. Jesus knocks for tuition contributions.

http://www.reflector.com/opinion/editorials/escalating-tuition-threatens-harm-ecu-future-1481403

Today's tax evidence.

http://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2012/11/experimental-evidence-on-effect-of-taxes.html?utm_source=feedburner

Panic in Detroit! Illinois is next.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323852904578129262547384972.html#mod=djemEditorialPage_t

Fun with Commies.

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/27/something-missing-in-chinese-newspapers-entirely-accurate-summary-of-onion-report/?hp

Print this and put it on your refrigerator with a magnet.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323330604578145182587079970.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop