They’re getting ready to celebrate July Fourth with talking urinal cakes. Honestly. This from The Detroit News: In an effort to cut down on drunken driving, the state is distributing the totally awesome named Interactive Urinal Communicators to some bars, restaurants and other drinkaterias in Wayne, Bay, Ottawa and Delta counties. Yup, talking urinal cakes. […]
Proving that perseverance can sometimes be half the battle, Ron Paul’s relentless pursuit for an audit of the Federal Reserve continues to move forward. The House Oversight Committee last week cleared a bill that takes Paul’s quest for an audit of the Fed’s monetary policy decisions one step closer to reality. This from Reuters: The […]
Temperatures are hitting triple digits, leaving Charlotte baking and broiling. How hot is it? It’s so hot … … Charlotte’s local Tea Party changed its name to the Iced Tea Party. … Curt Walton has declared Ray’s Splash Planet an Extraordinary Event zone. … the Bobcats are trading Kemba Walker to New Orleans for a […]
Shoot us a link with your favorite tunes or vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the rotation: It’s Mel Brooks so, yeah, language and theme: Point of personal privilege on this one, which goes out to the little big man who turns 9 tomorrow:
Mecklenburg Commissioner Neil Cooksey has put up a champion’s battle against pancreatic cancer since early 2010; this week we learn that after complications from surgery last month, Neil has decided to discontinue treatment and enter hospice. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Mecklenburg County these past few years,” he […]
Replace ‘rose’ with ‘tax’ and ‘sweet’ with ‘rotten’ and – well, you get the idea: And from Forbes: ObamaCare’s 7 Tax Hikes On Under $250,000-A-Year Earners No. 1. The Individual Mandate Excise Tax. Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income tax surtax. It goes up each year until 2016 […]
It was obscured somewhat by the shadow of yesterday’s ruling on Obamacare, but the U.S. House of Representatives made history of its own, voting to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. It was the first time a sitting member of a president’s cabinet has ever been slapped with that sanction by the […]
Chief Justice John Roberts, the SCOTUS with the allegedly most-est conservative leanings, sided with the Supremes liberal left today in upholding a large bulk of President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act. This from Fox News: In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled as constitutional the so-called individual mandate requiring most Americans to obtain health insurance […]
What happens if you throw a party and nobody comes? Charlotte might learn the hard way, as the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now proactively encouraging candidates facing reelection to steer clear of Barack Obama’s coronation in BanksterTown USA: The Democrat charged with trying to win back the House majority is telling […]
Organizers for the Democratic National Convention have announced that their big Labor Day shindig is relocating from Charlotte Motor Speedway to uptown Charlotte. The local host committee, along with the usual uptown lunch bunch crowd, is desperately trying to spin the move as a way to provide both easier logistics and also create “an experience that […]
