“The audit? It’s a bad idea,” said Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, head of the Republican Conference in the Senate. “It’s a sorry day when the Congress superimposes itself on the Fed, nosing around in monetary policy.”
What does the Constitution have to say about that? Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have power to...To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
Dem politishuns is wreal smart!
Gadsden Flag
To accompany the Navy on their first mission, Congress also authorized the mustering of five companies of Marines. The Alfred and its sailors and marines went on to achieve some of the most notable victories of the American Revolution. But that's not the story we're interested in here. What's particularly interesting for us is that some of the Marines that enlisted that month in Philadelphia were carrying drums painted yellow, emblazoned with a fierce rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike, with thirteen rattles, and sporting the motto "Don't Tread on Me."
Old Glory
Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God - Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's very serious political cartoon
Franklin sketched, carved, and published the first known political cartoon in an American newspaper. It was the image of a snake cut into eight sections. The sections represented the individual colonies and the curves of the snake suggested the coastline. New England was combined into one section as the head of the snake. South Carolina was at the tail. Beneath the snake were the ominous words "Join, or Die." This had nothing to do with independence from Britain. It was a plea for unity in defending the colonies during the French and Indian War. It played off a common superstition of the time: a snake that had been cut into pieces could come back to life if you joined the sections together before sunset.
"One hell of a model American!"
About Me
- Old Man
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- As my wife always says, "You're the oldest young man I know!"
In the CD player:
Starflyer 59: Easy Come Easy Go
All things Manly and Good...
hee hee....
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