The Bear on May 12 2012 | Filed under: Humor
When they get there, St. Peter says,’We only have one rule here in heaven: Don’t touch the republicans!’ So they enter heaven, and sure enough, There are republicans all over the place. It is almost impossible not to bump into a republican, And although they try their best to avoid them, The first libertarians accidentally [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Quote of the Day
“Any system that penalizes success and accomplishment is wrong. Any system that discourages work, discourages productivity, discourages economic progress, is wrong. If, on the other hand, you reduce tax rates and allow people to spend or save more of what they earn, they’ll be more industrious; they’ll have more incentive to work hard, and money [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Culture, Election 2012, Politics
Many critics have called Massachusetts Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren a “racist” for relating a family story about how her grandfather had “high cheekbones like all Indians do.” But they’re wrong. The comment wasn’t “racist.” It was stupid. In fact, it was childishly stupid. Really, it reminds one of the copout Bill Clinton disgorged when addressing [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Culture, Election 2012, Politics
Tuesday’s Results: The Tea Party shows it’s alive and well, Wisconsin’s embattled governor gets more votes than the top two Democrats and a federal inmate gives the president a primary battle. The natives are still restless. Conservative pundit and IBD contributor Ann Coulter once said she, like many Americans, would rather vote for Jeffrey Dahmer, [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Economy, Politics, Taxes
Do the math on dividend taxes. Yields lower, stock prices lower—maybe by 30%.. Why doesn’t the stock market, that most sensitive of economic barometers, seem to care that the U.S. economy faces a “fiscal cliff” at year-end? On Dec. 31, trillions of dollars in tax cuts will expire, trillions more in new tax hikes under [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Economy
The jobs report from The Bureau of Labor Statistics this past Friday is not good reading. The economy added about 115,000 workers, the slowest increase in 6 months. To make matters worse, over 40% of the unemployed have remained out of work for at least six months. The unemployment rate did drop a notch, but [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Culture, Our American Heritage
Starting next month, NASA will begin delivering its four Space Shuttle orbiters to their final destinations. After an extensive decommissioning process, the fleet — which includes three former working spacecraft and one test orbiter — is nearly ready for public display. On April 17, the shuttle Discovery will be attached to a modified 747 Jumbo [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Culture, Humor
An elderly lady was walking along the beach on Martha’s Vineyard when she slipped and fell. President Obama, who was vacationing there, coincidentally was walking behind her and helped her up. She thanked him and he responded, “It was a pleasure to help you, but don’t you recognize me? I am your president; and can [...]
The Bear on May 11 2012 | Filed under: Videos