Once upon a time,

In 1968 a plain and basic, replacement wheel cover to fit a 1968 Plymouth sedan sold for around $10.00 retail.

In 1969 an almost identical plain and basic, replacement wheel cover to fit a 1969 Plymouth sedan sold for around $20.00 retail.

They both were packaged in brown paper bags which were imprinted with the words Mopar Replacement Parts.

The only difference other than a painted design and the part number was the 1969 part included a small piece of paper in the package that stated the enclosed part met all the New US Department of Transportation standards and included the code number to which it conformed.

I remember that well at it was a 100% price increase for absolutely nothing.

But then, the 1969 wheel cover was Certified as being Safe by the Government.

The reason was that if you were hit or run over by a US made car, the government didn't want you to suffer an additional harm caused by protrusions on a Flipper Wheel Cover.

Thus, the horrendous safety problem was resolved. You see, that was before we had Issue to address.

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Enough of the Red Herring!

The flap over Obama's Birth Certificate is a sham and diversion that is distracting those who might otherwise threaten his ability to deliver the goods and/or discover his Secret.

The secret being that Obama is a stooge who fears it might be discovered that Rahm Emanuel is the man behind the curtain and leader of those who write Obama's Teleprompter Scripts.

Anyway, what if it was confirmed that Obama wasn't a US Citizen, what could or would we do about it?

Imagine Joe and Nancy trying to read Rahm's words in convincing fashion.

Think of it!

Word from the world of Hi-tech, is soon we will be able to use a 4G Smart Phone to stream Live TV.

I'm waiting for the 5G Sponge that will allows us to soak up all that video garbage that we already don't watch and send it to a Hazardous Waste Dump.

Its all Relative!

Police report the Stabbing was thought as being Gang Related.

The Shooting was thought as being Gang Related.

The Beating was thought as being Gang Related.

The Arson Fire was thought as being Gang Related.

The Murder was thought as being Gang Related.

The Gang Fight was thought as being Gang Related.

What's the good of being a Gang Member if you never get credit for your efforts?

I'm wise to Obama's angle!

It's 90 degrees overall.

It starts with 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left and then 45 degrees to the right and then 45 degrees to the left . . .

No doubt about it!

Obama claims the increase in Minimum Wage will result with Billions of New Dollars being added to the economy.

The same rule of childlike logic applied to harvesting maple syrup would support the use of larger collection buckets to increase volume.

The man is a Fool and so are those who follow his lead.

What's The Big Hurry?

Headline: Oregon seeks $2.1 billion for high-speed rail

Once upon a time Oregon was home to a considerable manufacturing, resource harvesting and industrial economy, when time was-of-the-essence and speedy delivery of everything from raw materiel's to finished goods was most important.

However, today Oregon has given up those efforts of income generation and become a consumer state where the biggest Need for Speed is getting to sales event at the Mall or to Grandma's birthday party on time.

So why would we need to spend $2.1 billion to get anywhere in a hurry?

Where is one of the many 100 page Class Catalogs?

One of those I am continually receiving from Chemeketa Community College.

You see, Obama wants to increase the funding to Community Colleges so they can re-train the millions of unemployed who will need to enter new career fields.

So what career fields might those be?

How about: Court Room translators? Clowning? Solar Panel Installers? Art Historians? Computer Salvagers? Trolley Car Drivers? Industrial Equipment Mothballers?

But what about Life Flight

So, the Port of Portland has given Delta Airlines $3.5 Million if they keep their PDX direct to Tokyo flights intact without any Anchorage stopovers.

Hey, Portland needs to keep their International Airport status if they want to keep Manhattanites moving there.

Well and swell I guess as they claim none of the money they found belonged to taxpayers. Sale of unclaimed baggage perhaps???

But what about Life Flight as they are suffering a loss of passengers as well.

They will soon need some cash or OHSU will need to re-define just what injuries qualify a patient for a Helicopter ride. They profile, you know.

Could be a paper-cut might earn you a Trauma Score and some rotary wing air miles.

Update: Good question Julie.

Here is my idea to help Clean Oregon's Air!

Require all Law Enforcement Agencies in the state to test all seized vehicles for compliance with DEQ standards and scrap those that fail.

We can call it the "Bale the Beaters" program.

Government agencies selling stinky old beaters taken from Illegal Aliens who didn't have drivers licenses and/or insurance, to used auto dealers who sell them back to the other Illegal Aliens, makes no sense.

Ok then, how about we call it the "Pedro Pounds Pavement" program.

News has it,

The Dems are waving Freaky Franken as a trophy over a wounded GOP.

But wait!

Meanwhile back at the ranch, there is a groundswell building of newly hatched Un-Liberals in the Demo Party that poses a much greater threat to the Socialists movement.

Once all the GW haters (propagated by the Liberal Media) get an up-close and personal taste of Hard Times the Fit will Hit the Shan.

I think its time to cut bait.

The Good part of a Bad economy!

That's was evidenced this weekend with a reduced number of Alcohol related shootings, stabbings, deadly car crashes (not accidents) and gang fights.

Wow, now wasn't that a refreshing relief from bad expectations?

What is, it seems the bottom feeders don't have the cash to buy the Booze and thus have lost the lust to kill and maim.

Just as the Salem City bus service cutting schedules from every half-hour to every hour reduced the neighborhood prowlers by 99%, so has the inability of the same folks to buy booze reduced the violence.

But then I suppose I will soon learn that was Obama's secret plan all along.

P.S. Despite all the Microsoft updates my Outlook spell-check still doesn't recognize the words "Obama." I wonder who knows what?

Is this 4th gonna Blow?

For many years the 4th of July has been an annual opportunity for people to Blow Off Steam and vent their pent-up frustrations. Those about life in general and they did that by making a bunch of noise in a let-er-lose ritual that other times of the year would be illegal.

But not any more as the lid is on and its clamped down tight.

It's so tight I suspect the level of frustration, fueled by such points as high un-employment and Illegal Immigration, its enough to boil the pot over.

Based on recent the high number of road rage incidents, drunken drivers, gang fights, attempted suicides by cop, fights on transit buses, family or neighborhood disturbances and this two days before the holiday officially begins, I fear this 4th may well be one to forget.