It Should Be This Easy, But It Ain't

Cruzfused: Ted Cruz Gets Immigration Law Wrong (Obama too)

Here's Mr. Cruz harping on Obama for "counterfeiting immigration papers".  

“For 4 to 5 million people here illegally, he’s promising to print out and give out work authorizations — essentially, he’s gotten in the job of counterfeiting immigration papers, because there’s no legal authority to do what he’s doing,” the Texas Republican charged on “Fox News Sunday.”

Well THAT'S a good point: There's NO LEGAL AUTHORITY do do what Obama is doing about immigration! So let's review what CAN BE DONE legally regarding immigration. OK, I'm bringing up the old US Constitution here... finding the appropriate section. OK here it is:






... nothing. nada. zilch. nil. bupkis. 

So, if there's nothing in the highest law in the land about immigration, then the government can't print up ANY KIND of immigration document at all! And the government (including Mr. Cruz) can't even say that someone is "here illegally" when there is NO VALID LAW saying that they can't be here! 

But I'm sure Mr. Cruz was just temporarily confused and will sort this out in his next talking head interview.

Merry Christmas from the Government. A New Tax - Sorry, "Fee" - on Christmas Trees

But this will fund "Christmas Tree Research" - like we need that - so it's all worth it. Somehow we've gotten along for centuries with out the government "Christmas Tree Research", but now I guess it is essential.

Merry Christmas

The Government is Like a Box of Chocolates

How Government Protects Our Drinking Water from Toxins

But who would allow our drinking water aquifers to become polluted with fracking wastewater?

From the article:

California’s Department of Conservation’s Chief Deputy Director, Jason Marshall, told NBC Bay Area, “In multiple different places of the permitting process an error could have been made.”

It wasn't just the permitting process, the error goes back to Sumeria when insecure people decided that they needed a government to solve their problems.

When asked how this could happen in the first place, [California Department of Conservation's James] Marshall said that the long history of these wells makes it difficult to know exactly what the thinking was.

“When you’re talking about wells that were permitted in 1985 to 1992, we’ve tried to go back and talk to some of the permitting engineers,” said Marshall. “And it’s unfortunate but in some cases they (the permitting engineers) are deceased.”

Maybe they were drinking too much from the government-controlled water supply.

Find Your Favorite Start Trek Character

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER! It is SO COOL when Capt. Picard actually makes it to one of these Trekkie conventions. There he is, just left of center. And in the middle there's the guy with the forehead tattoo from Star Trek Voyager! I don't know what his name was! Far over to the right there's the Vulcan-African/American science officer (what was up with that?) and of course.... oh wait a minute... Hey, this isn't a trekkie convention at all! It's... it's... oh wait, there's Uhuru the short one in the back. Yeah, it's a trekkie convention.

Unfortunate Fortunate Son

So "the boss" is taking heat for playing anti-war songs on Veterans Day. Oh, no. I guess to support veterans you have to be pro-war, and pro-killing. Too bad Bruce doesn't understand that you just can't separate people from the policies of their government. Better luck next time, Bruce. Try just playing the Battle Hymn of the Republic over and over about 1000 times until the state propaganda becomes second nature to you.

The Dangerous Financial Shenanigans of ISIS

Over a ZeroHedge.com, Tyler Durden notes that ISIS is going back to a "Gold Standard". As usual on that site, the comments are hilarious.

rccalhoun notes

and will isis dare operate on a balanced budget?

And ParkAveFlasher follows up with

and perhaps stoop to deflationary price expectations that are assumed with technological advances?  You mean they won't have to plan obsolescence and artificially slow the rate of innovation to match the inflation curve?  Expansion will be funded by equity?  Absence of counterparty risk?  Self-financing commerce?  State no longer sole intermediary in all transactions?  Diminished demand for usury?  War an act of highest risk?  GODLESS SAVAGES

Lack of Transparency is a Political Advantage and We Know What's Best For You.

Note that this bureaucrat says "I'd rather have this law than not". And I guess he feels that it is A-OK to use deception to pass the law that he wants. So, in other words, FU American public - you get what I give you good and hard.

I would be mad and upset, but I have long understood that THIS IS THE WAY GOVERNMENT WORKS. Whether it is Obamacare, the War on Drugs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the War in Iraq, it starts with deception and goes downhill from there.

h/t Robert Wenzel

Camo Cream

Looks like someone vomited over at Baskin Robins. Oh, no... actually it appears to be the new camouflage flavored ice cream.

I wonder if it tastes like canvas, nervous sweat, and trench foot? Can I have some Iraqi collateral damage dead civilian gummy sprinkles on that please?

h/t Chris Rossini

Taking Care of the Election

Sleep tight sweet ballot boxes wherever you are... Everyone who voted can now rest peacefully knowing that their vote will count. Everything is taken care of... taken care of...

When Natasha Met Doyle

You can find how "conservative" or "liberal" your name is here: https://www.crowdpac.com/how-liberal-conservative-is-your-name (thanks Robert Wenzel)

Fooling around with this site a bit, I found that the most "liberal" name is Natasha, and the most "conservative" is Doyle. Sounds like a Roku series in the making.

There is no indication of how to find the most anarchist or authoritarian name.

Fed Dude Skips Kind-of Important Point

At 40 seconds into this video Brian Sack (sp?) of the New York Federal Reserve says "The way we create money is.. is by buying securities."

Well, no. You have to exchange something in order to buy something. So, the Fed must have had the money prior to the purchase even if it was just a millisecond before.

So, how does the Fed create the money? Well, about a millisecond before they hit the "BUY NOW!" button on their computer screen they TYPE THE NUMBERS IN. And those numbers are the newly created money.

Just imagine the work that went into earning that money. Millions of dollars created in an instant by the very complicated work of finger muscles coordinated with other finger muscles, and joints and bones - don't forget the bones - all somehow coming together to type - that's right "type" (I'll have to make another post explaining what "typing" is) - numbers. Wow! If you or I tried that, I'm sure we'd sprain something, accidentally smash our hands or spontaneously combust or something. I'm so glad the Fed has taken on this perilous task and they deserve every cent they type!

More Realism in Cartoons Needed

Here are the updated Disney princeses because we need realistic waistlines to go with the realistic ice powers, singing underwater, talking teapots, and genies in bottles.

Without Government (FDR Edition)

Nobody for President

Some people think that people who don't vote are apathetic, or clueless, or are disrespecting democracy, etc... But the truth is that many who don't vote care very deeply and use non-participation as a means of being the change in the world that they wish to see. Some would say that if you ignore politicians and bureaucrats, you take away their power. So if you think that government is too powerful and intrudes too much into your life, then one way out might be to simply stop voting. If enough people stop voting their power will be stripped, and then pretty soon you may not be able to tell a politician from a crazy homeless person yelling nonsense in the street.