Whose Money Is It, Anyway?

In one of Barack Obama’s recent stump speeches, Obama made the following remark about John McCain’s platform:

“At a time when we’re fighting two wars, when millions of Americans can’t afford their medical bills or their tuition bills, when we’re paying more than $4 a gallon for gas, the man who rails against government spending wants to spend $1.2 billion on a tax break for Exxon Mobil.  That isn’t just irresponsible. It’s outrageous.”

Obama’s point of view that a $1.2 billion tax break is an expense rather than a savings is fairly typical of big-party politics these days, especially on the political left.  How exactly does that work?  Why should a tax break be seen as an expense on the government’s behalf rather than money left in the hands of those who earned it?  He’s talking about a tax break, after all.  He never mentioned a rebate.

Whose money is it, anyway?

Let’s Not Get Riled Up, Now…

Does anyone else find this rant absolutely hilarious?

If a middle-aged white woman from New York is a second class citizen, then what does that make me?

John McCain is Funnier than Keenan

And he’s probably the best thing to happen to SNL in the past decade.

In case you missed it, he just made a few appearances on SNL.  I can’t directly embed the first clip (available here) but I’ve included the second clip from last Saturday as well as an older sketch that he did.  Enjoy.

“Do I know how to sing?  [pause]  About as well as [Streisand] knows how to govern America.”

If this whole election thing doesn’t pan out in his favor, he should consider trying for a full-time spot on the SNL cast.  He’s already funnier than the rest of ‘em.