The Vent-O-MaticThe Vent-o-Matic - if you can't say something nice ,particularly about The Obamanation, say it here.2010-01-20T09:32:13ZDocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu/atom.xmlIt was a truly magical night2010-01-20T09:32:13ZThere are times in life that when they happen you know you're going to look back on them and say, "Yeah, that was really cool!" For conservatives and Republicans in Massachusetts, and in particular this one, last night was one of those...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//it_was_a_truly_magical_nightWhy I won't mourn2009-08-26T07:38:00ZSo Massachusetts Senator Edward M Kennedy passed-away last night at the age of 77, losing his long battle with brain cancer, and I gather that the polite thing to feel is grief and the polite thing to do is to mourn. But I don't, and I won't. Look, I'm not happy he's dead - so don't get that idea. I'm sorry for his family's loss, and I hope they will find Peace with it. I'm sorry when anyone dies; but as a Catholic (like, ahem, the late Senator) I know that death is an inevitable part of life and that...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//why_i_dont_careHere's an entry for "Easiest Job EVAH!"2009-08-18T13:45:25ZHow about, writing the ad campaigns for the 2010 Republican challenger to US Representative Eric Massa (Commie-NY). I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful. And it's on video, too! Sheesh, where do I...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//heres_an_entry_for_easiest_job_evahConsumer spending is 70-percent of the economy.2009-08-14T12:49:00ZAnd the consumer evidently thinks the economy sucks. Ticker-Guy sums it up with one appropriate word: Awful. So how's that "Green Shoots" based recovery working out for...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//consumer_spending_is_70-percent_of_the_economy.More Economy FAIL!2009-08-13T08:48:13ZHey, remember last week? All those reports about those rosy figures on unemployment and the economy? And every O-bot, Democrat and member of the MSM (but I repeat myself, of course) screaming to the high heaven how "The Recession is Over" and the Teleprompter Messiah has saved us? And all the folks at CNBC buying into the "Green Shoots" jive with even more vigor. Yeah, good times, those. Good... Times... The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly last week and retail sales disappointed in July. The latest government reports reinforced concerns about how quickly...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//more_economy_failDilemma of the day2009-08-10T10:15:04ZDo I believe my own lying eyes and ears? Or do I believe Boston Globe-Democrat lib-tard columnist Joan Vennochi? Team Obama can spend August complaining about right-wing distortion of their healthcare agenda. Or, they can figure out how to tell their truth: Revamping healthcare is not an evil socialist plot to take away American rights. It’s a patriotic movement to guarantee them. Socialism - it's the new Patriotism. Oh, and their truth? That's precious, Joan. Simply...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//dilemma_of_the_dayDon't worry, I've already reported myself to ratfink@whorehouse.gov2009-08-07T09:17:33ZYou know, I consider myself to be just about the farthest thing from a radical that exists. My former, spectacularly undistinguished career wearing Our Nation's Uniform notwithstanding, I'm really a rather inherently non-violent person; an Opus Dei Catholic and all that, who has been known to almost wreck his car to avoid hitting a chipmunk in the road, and such. And I'm pretty darn sure everyone who knows me personally would agree. Yet after reading stuff like this, in the context of this and this, I find myself with visions of sharpening pitchforks, cleaning shotguns and mixing Molotov cocktails constantly...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//dont_worry_ive_already_reported_myself_to_ratfinkwhorehouse.govSo, how does Mr. Post-Partisan handle a little political opposition?2009-08-06T11:49:45ZWhy, by sending-in those famously restrained practitioners of reasoned debate - the Unions. Ah, the spontaneity of it all. Chicago deep-dish style, of...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//so_how_does_mr._post-partisan_handle_a_little_political_oppositionIrony so delicious you can taste it.2009-08-06T09:36:59ZThe word you're looking for is, projection. So just to sum up, Obama enlists the aid of a small group of liberal bloggers in the health care fight, and then those same bloggers write posts echoing White House and DNC talking points -- and in the very process of doing that, accuse their political opponents of astroturfing! It would be hilarious if we weren't talking about the Cubanization of our health care system....DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//irony_so_delicious_you_can_taste_it.The file labeled "I guess dissent is no longer patriotic" is getting kinda full2009-08-05T11:40:18ZBrilliant strategy, this. I guess the days of “I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face,†are officially over now that The Won as won. Hypocrisy - thy name is...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//the_file_labeled_i_guess_dissent_is_no_longer_patriotic_is_getting_kinda_fullBut I'm sure they'll make it up in volume.2009-08-03T14:09:02ZSure they will. The recession is starving the government of tax revenue, just as the president and Congress are piling a major expansion of health care and other programs on the nation's plate and struggling to find money to pay the tab. The numbers could hardly be more stark: Tax receipts are on pace to drop 18 percent this year, the biggest single-year decline since the Great Depression, while the federal deficit balloons to a record $1.8 trillion. Anyone think the deficit will be only $1.8T? And do you really think the ChiComs will continue our credit-binge if the deficit...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//but_im_sure_theyll_make_it_up_in_volume.The Recession Is Over. Right?2009-07-31T14:23:07ZWell, not so much. GDP came out this morning and there's only one word for it: Ugly. Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- decreased at an annual rate of 1.0 percent in the second quarter of 2009, (that is, from the first quarter to the second), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 6.4 percent. And while 1% drop doesn't sound all that bad, the problem is that virtually all of this...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//the_recession_is_over._rightPopcorn time2009-07-30T07:18:08ZYum - I just love the smell of blue-on-blue violence in the morning. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi spent half of Wednesday finalizing a deal with the Blue Dogs — and the other half quelling a brewing rebellion among progressives who think conservatives have hijacked health care reform. And I wish you JOY! in your attempts at cat-herding, Speaker McBotox. Two months ago, most of the 80-plus members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus signed a pledge that they would oppose any health care bill that didn’t contain a bona fide public option that would compete with private insurers. In other words,...DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//popcorn_timeBest... Rant... EVAH!2009-07-27T19:44:30ZMoron Pundit is a more-or-less regular poster at doubleplusundead, but was also blogging solo for some time. This, the last post at MP, is a gem. A great read. A great vent....DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//best..._rant..._evahThis is so totally awesome I'm swiping it wholesale2009-07-23T21:26:00ZI'd like to clarify something that some people seemed to be confused about. Health care is not a right. (Neither is education, or food, or housing, or a job.) How can I be so sure? Anything that requires the labor of someone else cannot be a universal human right. It's just so blessedly simple, really. Please do read the whole thing....DocJhttp://ventomatic.mee.nu//this_is_so_totally_awesome_im_swiping_it_wholesale