Two Word Opinions - 2013 first edition

No, two REAL words.

I've been busy in my personal life to an extent that it has unfortunately disrupted regular blogging for the time being.  It doesn't mean I'm not following the news and politics or that Nonsensible Shoes is going to fade away.  But lacking time, for now I'm going to revert to some more two word opinions as a means of catching up a bit.

Ron Paul made some pretty damn insensitive remarks about the death of a Navy Seal sniper - Really dumb.

Iran might just be aligning with the newly 'democratic', Islamic Brotherhood controlled Egypt - Conservatives knew.

Post Office is shutting down Saturdays - More please.

Immigration reform on the table again with the secret ingredient being amnesty sauce - Not robust.

The GOP is getting the idea that outreach to minority voting blocks is important - not...really.

CBO claims the US will add $7 trillion in national debt over the next decade - THAT'S conservative.

That's about it for now.  Back soon.

Saving The Pony Express

You've no doubt heard or read the history of the Pony Express. Romantic, adventerous, but ultimately, short-lived.

The Pony Express was founded by William H. Russell, William B. Waddell, and Alexander Majors. Plans for the Pony Express were spurred by the threat of the Civil War and the need for faster communication with the West. The Pony Express consisted of relays of men riding horses carrying saddlebags of mail across a 2000-mile trail. The service opened officially on April 3, 1860, when riders left simultaneously from St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. The first westbound trip was made in 9 days and 23 hours and the eastbound journey in 11 days and 12 hours. The pony riders covered 250 miles in a 24-hour day.

Eventually, the Pony Express had more than 100 stations, 80 riders, and between 400 and 500 horses. The express route was extremely hazardous, but only one mail delivery was ever lost. The service lasted only 19 months until October 24, 1861, when the completion of the Pacific Telegraph line ended the need for its existence. Although California relied upon news from the Pony Express during the early days of the Civil War, the horse line was never a financial success, leading its founders to bankruptcy. However, the romantic drama surrounding the Pony Express has made it a part of the legend of the American West.

What happened? The Pony Express was a response to a need, but the timing of the response was a bit late.  The Pacific Telegraph line was the future, not to mention 8 years later the Transcontinental Railroad.  The Pony Express went bankrupt because the rationale behind it was essentially obsolete within 19 months.

Note to Obama - Post Office = Bad Example

Oh come on now! This is the best you can do? This is rich;



So your point that single payer health care won't become a reality, is based on the notion that the government has problems running things? WOW! That's unhinged. WHY OH WHY are we in desperate need of government run health care if they can't run other things?

If this were a boxing match that would be at least a standing eight count for the President's plan. It should be a TKO.

This has to be repeated. Tell your friends. Tell unaffiliated voters. Tell liberals (nicely so they see the point and not the mob mentality). Tell anyone who will listen. We can't let his aura overshadow his ineptitude and incoherent arguments on health care. Allowing this to go unchallenged would be a multi-trillion dollar mistake.

Stunning.

Exit point - TOTUS must be fuming over this one.