Lucid and Lickety-Split Links (072009, Morning)
Lucid Links:
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Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and Wapakoneta, Ohio native Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on its surface:
This separate ABC video indicates that Armstrong hadn’t thought about what to say when setting foot on the moon until the moment was upon him.
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Commenter Jason S has a great sound bite and legislative suggestion at my Saturday Pajamas Media column now posted at BizzyBlog — “We have truth in lending, why not have truth in taxation?”
Indeed. There’s an APR (Annual Percentage Rate) required by Truth in Lending law. An Annualized Tax Increase (ATI) requirement might help make clear many of the points made at the column. Example: Increasing the top federal income tax rate from 35% to 46% would carry an ATI of 31% (11% rate increase divided by old rate of 35%). That reflects the true monetary hit on those affected.
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From Georgia’s Secretary of State (HT Gregg Jackson in an e-mail) — It’s clear that the Obama administration wants to bring Chicago-style election non-integrity to the rest of the nation:
Obama Justice Department Decision Will Allow Non-Citizens to Register to Vote in Georgia
Decision Bars Georgia From Continuing Voter Verification ProcessAtlanta – “The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to deny preclearance of Georgia’s already implemented citizenship verification process shows a shocking disregard for the integrity of our elections. With this decision, DOJ has now barred Georgia from continuing the citizenship verification program that DOJ lawyers helped to craft. DOJ’s decision also nullifies the orders of two federal courts directing Georgia to implement the procedure for the 2008 general election. The decision comes seven months after Georgia requested an expedited review of the preclearance submission.”
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At the right is the Associated Press’s “Today in History Highlight” for July 18.
Readers can peruse this linked detail (which, other than having an unacceptable title, does a very good job of cataloging what happened) of the events of that night and what followed to decide if the above rendering adequately describes what occurred. Helpful alternative entries for the AP to consider in future years are welcome.
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Chappaquiddick-related — This sentence from a Boston Globe retrospective on Kennedy’s career, apparently delivered by Ted mere hours after Mary Jo Kopechne died, says it all about what this man is and always has been all about — “Kennedy’s future loomed, suddenly uncertain. ‘What am I going to do, what can I do?’ Kennedy asked.”
Also, On TIB Radio this past Saturday (open up the Live Blog at the link), Matt Hurley assembled an impressive set of links, and yours truly opined that the enduring significance of Chappaquiddick is that it taught ambitious politicians, especially liberals and leftists, that the press and the public would let them survive the unforgivable. Surely, a certain Arkansas college student was paying attention. Check out the post-7/18/69 portion of the timeline surrounding Bill Clinton’s draft-dodging.
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Lickey-Split Links:
- WorldNetDaily — “Lib talker, Lou Dobbs now asking eligibility questions.”
- Right Side of Life — “Talk Shows, Press Begin Covering (Obama) Eligibility.”
- NYC talker Steve Malzberg of WABC spoke out on the eligibility matter on July 15. Personally, I think that either the concerns being raised are valid — or that this is the Mother Of All Sucker-Punches, in which case the full release of proof, if ever deemed necessary, will be delivered when the crescendo hits its db peak to maximize embarrassment. I wish I knew which one it is.
- Guess who paid for the Michael Jackson memorial concert — and cheerfully?
- At the Wall Street Journal (”What’s Up, Docs?”) — “The AMA signs its members up to be civil servants.”
