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St. Helena to get airstrip

Snookums and I loved St. Helena–supposedly the most remote island on Earth, whose only connection to the rest of the world was the once-monthly British Mail ship, the St. Helena.

According to this article[*1] , St. Helena is getting an airstrip.

Jamestown, St. Helena

On the one hand, bully for them! On the other hand, I hope it doesn’t ruin the beautiful, simple charm that the village of Jamestown had when we visited it a couple of years ago. The Saints–residents of St. Helena–will be delighted, though. They really, really, really resented the decision of the previous British Government to cancel plans to build the airport.

The Whip

While the spoiled children in Wisconsin and their union/Democrat enablers continue their temper tantrum over actually being asked to pay for a portion of their retirement and medical care (horrors!), putting up to 12 thousand Wisconsin state employees’ jobs at risk,[*1] you may have missed a few other happenings:

Iran is sending ships through the Suez Canal to further menace Israel.[*2]

Meanwhile, high speed rail will SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS!![*3] (Oops, sorry, no, it won’t. It’s a silly-ass idea. Works in Japan. Won’t work in the USA.)

(Economic) bubbles are bursting around the world . . .[*4] has our golden age ended? Only if we do not change— and I’m not referring to the Soros/Obama-cling-bitterly-to-Nineteenth-century-“progressive”-collectivist/statist-public-policy-solutions kind of “change.”

And yes, unions ARE thuggish organizations.[*5] They really can’t help it. It’s what they are. Their primary weapon is intimidation. When that fails, they start the violence.

Fire ‘em all and institute vouchers.[*6] Sounds like an excellent plan to me.

Wisconsin doctors sacrificing their careers to keep spoiled children spoiled.[*7]

On a rare cheery note, Nathan Fillion wants to buy Firefly.[*8]

The price of oil is going up.[*9] The price of everything is going up.[*10] Have you noticed?

A good question: After Wisconsin, how do Democrats argue against a GOP government shutdown?[*11] Glenn Reynolds replies: “”shamelessly” would be my guess.”[*12] Yeah. That word should be a part of the official name of the Democratic Party–er–the Shameless Democratic Party.

Depressed yet? No? Then you don’t understand what’s going on. Sigh.

Thought For The Day

Don’t make life harder than it already is for people, and maybe just maybe do something to make it easier for people every once in a while.

-Me, in an e-mail conversation earlier this week with a friend.

Glenn Reynolds channels Warren Zevon

IN WALKS THE VILLAGE IDIOT, AND HIS FACE IS ALL AGLOW. He’s been up all night listening to Mohammed’s radio.[*1]
I HEARD THE GENERAL, WHISPERING TO HIS AIDE DE CAMP: “Be watchful for Mohammed’s lamp.”[*2]
EVERYBODY’S DESPERATE, TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. Work all day, still can’t pay the price of gasoline and meat.[*3]
YOU’VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT, JUST LISTENING FOR HIS DRUM: Hoping that the righteous might just, might just, might just, might just come.[*4]

The way things are going, the Sage of Knoxville will have more of this . . .

Thought For The Day

If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people.

Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress.

They are reactionary.

Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary founders.

— Calvin Coolidge, 1926 (As quoted on page 18-19 of America by Heart by Sarah Palin)
(Re-formatting to a more bloggish format is mine)