Friday Photo: Fancy Food (and light commentary)

Another gorgeous sign from Route 66! This was in Springfield, Illinois.

*famous* Italian Foods!

Closeup on the Saputo’s sign in Springfield, Illinois.

Largify.

And now for some quick remarks about a few of the week’s events, my computer still refusing to totally cooperate with me.

For one thing, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal is showing more leadership during the Gulf oil swamp crisis than President Obama has in the past six months. He’s been out there every day, doing what he can, hounding the White House (can he be blamed, especially when they weren’t taking his calls?) for help, and chastising the Coast Guard for idiotically idling sixteen oil-scooping ships because they’d not yet been inspected for proper fire hydrant installation. Also, thirteen countries offered to assist with cleanup, assistance that included their own oil-scooping barges, and the administration didn’t refuse them…it reportedly ignored them. I don’t think Jindal is presidential material just yet…but then again, after this disaster, he may be.

Obama’s speech about the disaster was awful and insulting. For a more in-depth review, read today’s column from Charles Krauthammer.

Jokin’ Joe Biden has been given the undesirable task of proclaiming this summer the “Summer of Recovery”, as he jets across the fruited plains pointing at road and bridge projects as sign of an improving economy. He will be doing this even as small businesses lay off employees and large companies withhold raises, not sure what is coming other than the horrific costs, both financial and human, about to be imposed by ObamaCare.

The administration and old media are trumpeting a great increase in jobs, but what they’re not telling you is that most of those are government jobs, and many of those are temporary Census jobs. This isn’t good news, it is AWFUL news, because it is private-sector workers paying the (usually exorbitant) salaries of all these government workers. So while the private sector isn’t hiring very much, and in fact is laying people off, the government is happily giving jobs away. How does this work again? What a scam.

Finally, be sure to read Jonah Goldberg’s excellent column, “Oil: The Green Fuel”, then use what you learn on your favourite ethanol-loving pals.

Have a great weekend!