Building a scarecrow has become one of my favorite past times, especially a scarecrow as funny as this. If you can’t read the shirt it reads “I Saw the Future, 1992”. There’s something about Ronald Regan’s face that will scare the hell out of just about anyone.

The Tax Foundation has released a report which lay’s out the real difference between ‘Red States’ and ‘Blue States’. The Red States are the ones that don’t pay for shit!

States Receiving Most in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. D.C. ($6.17)
2. North Dakota ($2.03)
3. New Mexico ($1.89)
4. Mississippi ($1.84)
5. Alaska ($1.82)
6. West Virginia ($1.74)
7. Montana ($1.64)
8. Alabama ($1.61)
9. South Dakota ($1.59)
10. Arkansas ($1.53)
States Receiving Least in Federal Spending Per Dollar of Federal Taxes Paid:

1. New Jersey ($0.62)
2. Connecticut ($0.64)
3. New Hampshire ($0.68)
4. Nevada ($0.73)
5. Illinois ($0.77)

6. Minnesota ($0.77)
7. Colorado ($0.79)
8. Massachusetts ($0.79)
9. California ($0.81)
10. New York ($0.81)
Who knows maybe the South will rise again, with the benefit of the Ol’Federal Govt.

Today in New York Times OP-ED page Al Gore has a column on how John Kerry should attack Presdient Bush tomorrow night. Here’s the key:

The biggest single difference between the debates this year and four years ago is that President Bush cannot simply make promises. He has a record. And I hope that voters will recall the last time Mr. Bush stood on stage for a presidential debate. If elected, he said, he would support allowing Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada. He promised that his tax cuts would create millions of new jobs. He vowed to end partisan bickering in Washington. Above all, he pledged that if he put American troops into combat:

“The force must be strong enough so that the mission can be accomplished. And the exit strategy needs to be well defined.”

Complete article here.