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QT: Jeb & The Job Creators

By Zay N. Smith

We Have Seen the Present, and It Does Not Work:
Officials in Paxton, Ill., have ordered heavy equipment to destroy the only sledding hill in the area because there is a risk of injury when children sled down hills.

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Posted on March 11, 2013

QT: Brief Recess

By Zay N. Smith

Q. When is QT like a congressman?
A. When it takes the day off.
QT will return from recess Monday.

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Posted on March 8, 2013

QT: Location, Location, Location

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Two Kabul bank executives sentenced to prison for fraud.”
This is what happens when bankers aren’t smart enough to commit their crimes on Wall Street.

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Posted on March 6, 2013

QT: Reversals Of Fortune

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Pessimists live longer than optimists, study says.”
Or think of it this way: If you are optimistic, you have good reason to be pessimistic.

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Posted on March 4, 2013

QT: A Matter Of Opinion

By Zay N. Smith

News Item: “. . . In the poll, 48 percent say Obama is pursuing a path to unify the country in a bipartisan way, while 43 percent say he’s taking a partisan approach that doesn’t unify the country. . . .”
So here is where we are at:
Americans are evenly divided about unity.

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Posted on March 1, 2013

QT: In What May Be A Coincidence . . .

By Zay N. Smith

The federal budget sequester will start on National Self-Injury Awareness Day.

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News Headline: “Montana bill would give corporations the right to vote.”
Come to think of it:
Why not let corporations run for office?
Then our politicians could be in their own pockets.
Talk about efficiency in government.

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Posted on February 27, 2013

QT: Budget Crisis Countdown Update

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Tea Party rooting for sequester.”
News Headline: “At National Zoo, sequester could threaten exhibits.”
There must be something we can do to help these poor creatures.
And the ones in zoo, too.

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Posted on February 25, 2013

QT: No Business Like Show Business

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “House Speaker Boehner says ‘it’s time to act’ on federal deficit.”
News Headline: “U.S. deficit shrinking at fastest pace since WWII.”
Boehner knows that.
As he said, he was only acting.

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Posted on February 22, 2013

QT: Meanwhile, In Other News . . .

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Physicists think alternative universe ‘vacuum bubble’ may destroy existence.”
News Headline: “Kim Kardashian: If I was a man I’d want to have sex with myself.”
Admit it. Aren’t there moments when you root for the bubble?

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Posted on February 20, 2013

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