Thursday, January 30, 2014

THE OBAMACARE THEME SONG: You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Blue Shield.
SO, WHAT DO WE THINK of Obama’s proposal for “myRA” retirement accounts?

I tend to agree with Hot Air's lead sentence: "if O’s for it, it’s probably a bad idea". As a retirement account, myRA stinks. As a 'kickstarter' to get a low-income entry-level worker started investing regularly, it may have some utility if the worker moves almost immediately to a regular IRA. Otherwise they're just a way to fund the government's overspending on the backs of the poor.
FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY puts microbrewery's drone beer delivery project on ice. You can spy on your neighbor, but not sell him a beer....
ANOTHER STUDY THAT PROVES THE OBVIOUS: Speeding drivers spend more money on gas.
POWERLINE'S (MID)WEEK IN PICTURES: SOTU Edition. My favorite:

NOT CHICAGO 'VALUES': Chick-fil-A just fed thousands of stranded people in Alabama.

Only the government has the wisdom to properly serve its fellow citizens.....
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: Climate scientists are not the brightest bulbs in the scientific marketplace.
A LEAD PIPE IS MORE APPROPRIATE: Michelle Malkin takes a 2×4 to MSNBC. A 2x4 isn't strong enough.
THE LIVES of PajamaGirl and PajamaBoy under government supervision.

Not pretty.
THE MAGIC PIANO



Cute. The, er, 'business man' could use a lump of coal in his stocking, though.
GOODBYE MARYLAND: Beretta to open new factory in Tennessee.

Feet. Vote.
THEY'RE TOO BUSY INVESTIGATING THE TEA PARTY: IRS customer service leaves millions of calls unanswered.