• Slant Right's John Houk gets himself tied in knots with a Michelle Bachmann conspiracy. This introduces the piece:

  More on the mechanism that the Progressive movement designed to create a failed economic system to try and elude to the concept of capitalism failed and therefore a New World economic plan needs to evolve, the One World Currency under the UN Agenda 21. Then along with UN control over World Resource supply they also can dictate your ability to buy these resources as well.

  Okay, I guess, except for progressives replacing capitalism, confusing international reserves with some sort of global currency, and perceiving a plot for UN control in a 1992 international resolution in Rio urging governments to involve ordinary citizens in decisions on regulation, the environment, and ending racism. Would I be petty if I pointed out the use of the word "elude" instead of "allude"?

• Mycue23 at RANDOM THOUGHTS looks at Obama and urges us to consider living in the real world.

• Jack Jodell at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST conducts live vivisection on Joe Barton of BP apology fame, starting at the spleen.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster really hates the idea of a two party state and explores non-partisan elections.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues remembers golden moments, like when conservatives loved Saddam Hussein. Those were the days.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth loves some Olbermann for defending Sherrod, and Sherrod for standing tall.

• Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated has personal knowledge that unemployed people refuse to work.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot marks the passing of a bicycle king. Hey I can speak French, too. "Chevrolet Coupé?"

• David Everitt-Carlson of Wild Wild East Dailies in Vietnam discovers normalcy is abnormal. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• The World of Doorman-Priest contrasts two institutions and how they dealt with sex abuse.

• Max's Dad recalls the joys of baseball with a visit to a brand new field.

• James Wigderson swallows hard and goes camping with his son.

Nuggets of internet gold:

• Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated likes anti-fraud provisions in Health Care Reform but eagerly awaits Republican repeal right after the election. Oh come on! It's not polite to laugh at people.

• Chuck Thinks Right cheerfully contemplates dueling predictions of wins and losses between Democrats in the White House and in Congress.

• Jack Jodell, at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST, cheerfully contemplates dueling takes on Afghanistan between Republicans.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster carries the campaign for independents to Colorado and Brooklyn.

• Our friend in spiritual leadership at the World of Doorman-Priest reminds us that persecution of Christians is sometimes the real, deadly, thing.

• Slant Right's John Houk turns blue nose, slamming Islam (what else?) for inadequate violence against pornography. John uses the phrase "moral breast-thumping" so watch for lightning bolts as you read.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies, seemingly back in Vietnam, bemoans as he contrasts Communist China and the USA. One allows too little flow of information, the other too much. Frankly I'd rather have the freedom of too much news, thank you ever so much. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot, complete with mathematical modeling, has figured out time travel. But then, he's seen it all before.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues finds evidence of corporate corruption by gazing at his Dell. Eeeek. I own a Dell.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth examines the Gulf Coast calamity and discovers soul in musical protest.

• MadMike's Oso discovers internet radio and talks about social activism through the internet. Kind of poetic.

• James Wigderson gets a bit hot about a water controversy in Waukesha, WI.

Have a safe weekend. Pray for those in pain. Pray for those without freedom. Be careful out there.

• The CBO Budget Analysis (pdf) was released last week. It points out the deficit is critical, but also says jobs recovery has to happen before the deficit is slashed, otherwise the economy will tank and deficits will balloon no matter what. Job recovery first, slash right after. See p. 12:

  ...recovery efforts have, intentionally, increased the deficit. The increase in the deficit has been extraordinary, but it was the necessary response to the crisis the Administration inherited. It is also temporary. The Budget provides a path to lower medium-term deficits.

  The analysis also tells of the biggest step in deficit reduction in many years. Health Care Reform "will reduce the deficit by more than $100 billion in the current decade and more than $1 trillion in the decade after that — which represents the most deficit reduction enacted since the 1990s." Wow.

• SOOooo... conservative James Wigderson skips all that boring stuff about jobs and health care and relies on Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to read the CBO report for him. Ryan and James go straight for the Herbert Hoover solution - drive the economy down then see where the deficit goes. - - Come on, James. I even provided the links for you.

• Jack Jodell at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST performs a well researched premortem political autopsy on Rep. Boehner (R-OH).

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues develops quickened pulse and shortness of breath at wisdom from Michael Steele and Sarah Palin.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster finds independents are unenthusiastic about Democrats but REALLY don't care for banks and corporations.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot speculates skeptically about a future historic new star for General David Petraeus.

• Max's Dad has a brief, English note on Independence Day.

• The 4th has passed, but Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth presents a tribute that takes the celebration beyond a single day.

• Slant Right's John Houk proves evolution is not really good science with selected Biblical passages. John evolves ever downward..

• The World of Doorman-Priest has a pithy take on Anglican politics.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich has a friend who was fired for after hours blogging. Beware automatic music.

They found that they had made what was really a lemon situation into lemonade.

 - - Sharron Angle, Candidate for US Senate (R-NV), June 2010
     On why she told 15 year old girls with "very at-risk, difficult pregnancies"
     they had to have the babies of their rapists because it was God's will.

• Gwendolyn Barry with New Global Myth writes with sad beauty about tragedy that is becoming the Gulf of Mexico.

• After a day at a Florida beach, conservative Chuck Thinks Right laments the Gulf beauty that is lost to corporate and governmental incompetence. Next week, Chuck will be back to encouraging government to do ... well ... nothing about much of anything.

• Tim McGaha at Tim's Thoughtful Spot finds a technological energy plan for liberating America from petroleum.

• James Wigderson abandons thoughtfulness (rare for him) and slams President Obama for campaigning against coal for energy. It was hard for conservatives to pay attention during the last Presidential election, so James might be forgiven for getting it backwards.

• The World of Doorman-Priest teaches us something of the spiritual side of driving, smoking, lungs, and morality.

• MadMike takes on Palin's take on Obama's loyalty to America.

• Ned Williams at WisdomIsVindicated disagrees with Obama's decision to let General Stanley McChrystal retire at full rank.

• Max's Dad is mad at a reporter who is mad at a reporter for reporting accurately about General McChrystal. The reporter who is mad at the reporter thinks the truth is a betrayal of trust. That irks Max's Dad. Irks me as well.

• Manifesto Joe of Texas Blues goes historical and finds that today' America is a lot like America in 1934.

• Jack Jodell, friend of the working blogger, has an angry piece at THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON POST about obstructionism by those dedicated to keeping the US from working.

• Slant Right's John Houk reveals, through Karl Rove, that the road to prosperity is to follow the tried and true policies of President Herbert Hoover. He wisely avoids actually invoking Hoover's name.

• Nancy Hanks at The Hankster has a plan for independent voters and Independence Day.

• David Everitt-Carlson of The Wild Wild East Dailies in Munich finds an amazing computer app that keeps him from becoming a stalker. Beware automatic music on your PC speakers.

Our nation has come a long way in 134 years. We have a long way to go. Celebrate safely.