Death Star Canteen

In case you hadn't heard, the petition to the White House requesting that the United States begin construction of a Death Star (see Star Wars) by 2016 has now garnered more than 25,000 signatures.  The estimated cost of $7 quadrillion will certainly have a huge multiplier effect and guarantee full employment!  Plus, we can use the plunder from other worlds to pay off our debt.
However, the building of the Death Star will present significant operational challenges which are addressed by one of my favorite comedians, Eddie Izzard:

Putin On The Ritz?

No, it's Puttin' On The Ritz in Moscow.  Written by Irving Berlin.  Here are a couple of other versions, including from Young Frankenstein, from an earlier THC post.   For the Russian version of another song listen to Sweet Home Alabama by the Leningrad Cowboys backed up by The Red Army Choir.

I'm Against It

"Whatever it is, I'm against it!" - Groucho Marx in Horsefeathers (1932)

An appropriate sentiment for today.

The other guy singing is Zeppo Marx, the unfunny Marx brother.

Wile E Coyote On Our Financial Future

Now that we've solved the immediate problem of the impending fiscal cliff by having Congress do some random stuff at the last minute, I decided to ask an expert in cliff scenarios about his assessment of our longer term fiscal prospects.  In response, Mr Coyote provided his views via the video below which I'll share with you.

Mr Coyote's assessment is based upon his painstakingly detailed analysis taking into account yesterday's deal based upon the CBO summary of the current state of play:


On the bright side, I'm sure you will share my relief that along with making most of the Bush tax cuts permanent the fiscal cliff deal also includes sorely needed tax breaks for motorsports entertainment complexes, economic development credits for American Samoa and, most importantly for the growth of our economy, special expensing rules for Hollywood productions (meaning that certain expenditures can be immediately expensed rather than considered investments subject to depreciation).  So when you see that your favorite Hollywood star is being paid $10 million to star in Die Hard: Spiderman 7, The Return of X-Men 9 you can feel good that you helped pay for that!  I'm sure you can at least get an autographed photo in return for your contribution.

New Year's Morning Wake Up

Since it's New Year's morning we'll go easy on ya:

Night In My Veins

Enjoy New Year's Eve