I can cook, but I can't clean

My idea to "deep clean" my filthy carpets has backfired. My decision to put half water- half bleach into the carpet steamer has left me with watering eyes, all the windows open and appears to have only made the carpet stains angry. This is why I must have a cleaning lady. Somethings are best left to the professionals.

Why Capitalism is an Unmitigated Good

A Photo Essay Rebuttal to May Day From Stephen Green (that oh-so-dreamy VodkaPundit):

Try as we might, we could not spend 25 East German marks — 12 cents! — in a day. Food was cheap, but revolting. They couldn’t even get soft-serve ice cream right. It drooped out of the machine in a shade of pink which was probably meant to look cheerful, but instead made you think of off-brand attic insulation. And there really wasn’t anything else to buy, other than a few stamped-tin souvenir trinkets. Everybody came back to the checkpoint still carrying tiny, worthless bills, and coins which weren’t much more substantial in your hand than the trinkets. The man at the desk relented and let us bring home his country’s worthless Monopoly money as our only souvenirs of the trip. Later, Doc Kalmar — our German teacher and tour guide — told us all something very simple and very profound. “That was the wealthiest city in the wealthiest communist country in the world.” East Berlin was the height of Communist achievement. That was their shining city on a hill — a place where a bunch of rowdy teenage boys found it impossible to spend a dime each. And every other communist city in the world was even worse off. Typically, much worse. Now go look through Koppelkamm’s entire photo essay with that in mind. Remember, too, just how quickly capitalism was able to repair decades of communist mismanagement. These photos weren’t taken decades apart. Some of them show the difference less than ten years could make. Just ten years to lift 17 million people out of 40 years of grinding poverty. One last thing. We’re hurting. We’ve been hurting. But if 17 million Germans could recover from almost half a century of Soviet oppression, think of how quickly we can recover from four years of Democrats.

Here's the link. Wow. Just Wow! Photo Gallery: East Germany's Transformation

Kinda Douche-y

Virgin launches Branson-shaped ice cube Virgin Atlantic has created a new novelty ice cube for its passengers – crafted in the shape of Sir Richard Branson’s head.

Occupy Fails Again 05-01

SEIU Astroturfs May Day Protest to Disrupt LAX And this terrifying nugget of Occupy vileness.... Anarchists: Down with Capitalism; Here's a Pic of Rebecca Black About to Be Bludgeoned

What Next? Loyalty Oaths?

How frickin' stupid does Obama think we are? Like we can't remember before 1989 and all those May 1st parades in the Soviet Union, China and North Korea. What an asshat! Barack Obama Hereby Declares May 1 "Loyalty Day"

Who says House Republicans and President Obama never work together? From Whitehouse.gov: In order to recognize the American spirit of loyalty and the sacrifices that so many have made for our Nation, the Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, has designated May 1 of each year as "Loyalty Day." On this day, let us reaffirm our allegiance to the United States of America, our Constitution, and our founding values. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2012, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty Day, I call upon all the people of the United States to join in support of this national observance, whether by displaying the flag of the United States or pledging allegiance to the Republic for which it stands. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

And this - OMG! 'Forward' With Barack