Conventional Thinking
BG writes in.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who noticed this.
Tuesday night:
Ohio Governor Kasich: We balanced our budget and we cut taxes.
Wisconsin Governor Walker: We balanced our budget and we cut taxes.
Virginia Governor McDonnell: We balanced our budget and we cut taxes.
Wednesday night:
New Mexico Governor Martinez: We balanced our budget and we didn’t raise taxes.
Future Vice-President Ryan: Governor Romney balanced the Massachusetts budget and didn’t raise taxes.
Remember that next time your favorite leftist puzzlewit friend says we need to raise taxes on millionaires to balance the federal budget. Ask him what magic powers state governors (who, last I checked, can’t print money) have that the President of the United States of America does not.
—BG
Well, you said it.
Божію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of total control of all Russia upon the death of Boris Mikhailovich, who replaced Alexander Yaroslav Nevsky in 1263. However, in 1283, our Czar was passed over due to a clerical error and the rule of all Russia went to his second cousin Daniil (Даниил Александрович), whom Czar still resents. As a half-hearted apology, the Czar was awarded control over Muscovy, inconveniently located 5,000 miles away just outside Chicago. He now spends his time seething about this and writing about other stuff that bothers him.