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I got an email from Tom Johnson —

Hello: I am a senior scholar in the School of Journalism at University of Texas. My research partner and I are conducting our seventh online survey, investigating social media use and political attitudes and behaviors. Steve Whichard from Doing my Part for the Left suggested that I contact you about help in promoting our survey Frankly, conservatives are kicking our butts; the vast majority of our survey respondents have been conservatives. We are embarrassed we can’t convince more liberals to fill out our survey. Could you provide us a mention on Juanita Jean’s to help provide a liberal balance? We also include questions about how people found out about Osama Bin Laden’s death, what sources they used to get further information and how they shared information about his death.

Our survey has been approved by the Internal Review Board at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. As part of the permission process it is guaranteed that all submissions are anonymous and confidential. Any identifying information (i.e. IP address) will be deleted by the researchers upon receipt. Tom Johnson

I think you get karma points by participating.  In fact, I’m sure of it.

Click here to get started.

Hook ’em!

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Uh oh.

Iceland’s most active volcano started erupting Saturday, with a white plume shooting 18,000 feet into the sky, scientists said.

The eruption was followed by around 50 small earthquakes, the largest of which measured 3.7 on the Richter Scale, according to Iceland’s meteorological office.

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Father J. Cletus Kiley, from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, shows how REAL Christians act for God’s children.

Thanks to Bud for the heads-up.

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“Honey, Honey, Honey, do not believe it when Governor Rick Perry says Texas does not have enough money to pay teachers,” Juanita begins on this Friday morning.

“We certainly have enough money for the really important things – like Formula One racing!”

Texas, which may balance its budget by firing thousands of teachers, plans to commit $25 million in state funds to Formula One auto racing each year for a decade.

Red McCombs

Four years after motorsports’ most popular series left the U.S., Texas investors including Clear Channel Communications Inc. co-founder B.J. “Red” McCombs are building a 3.4-mile (5.5-kilometer) track to bring the event to Austin. Comptroller Susan Combs has agreed to pay $25 million for races through 2022, a subsidy questioned by critics and lawmakers as the state cuts costs to close an estimated $15 billion two-year deficit.

“I don’t understand,” she says.  “If this is such a dandy idea, why the hell ain’t Red McCombs and his cigar-smokin’ buddies putting up the $25 million?  That’s pocket change to them.”

To make matters even worse …

Formula One races have failed to gain traction previously in the U.S. Since the 1970s, the series has been hosted by Long Beach, California, as well as Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix and, most recently, Indianapolis. The races there ended in 2007 on declining attendance.

“Honey, Formula One looks like a sport ready for an autopsy,” she says.  “Why don’t we just parachute into a live volcano and save the $25 million?”

“I think we should study-up on a better way to spend our money than to give it to Red McCombs to put a $100 saddle on a $20 horse.”

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Like shooting fish in a barrel.

Ames, Ia. – Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich briefly stopped a campaign event here to shut off his phone as his ringtone sounded ABBA’s “Dancing Queen.”

For those who have forgotten the 70’s, here’s a tune you won’t be able to get out of your head all day.

Very Presidential, Newt.  That’ll scare the hell out of the Taliban.

Juanita says she will never fully recover from the thought of Newt Gingrich dancing to ABBA.  Never.

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Y’all, we must be doing a helluva job because Bubba just won the trifecta of honor. We Democrats are really hacking off the right.

Mr. Rushette is perseverating.  He comes like the newspaper, every day.  His latest scissor job is complaining that the poorest cities in America are run by Democrats.

Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston

Of course his facts are wrong, but most stunning is that he did not consider the city in which he lives.  Houston has not had a Republican mayor since before our current mayor was born.  And our current mayor is not just a Democrat, she’s a female Democrat, and hold on to your socks – she’s a female Democrat who is openly gay.  And has a 4 digit IQ.  And, she is beautiful.

Houston has been left with our heads above water by the superior planning of Democratic mayors.  Okay, so we have a crappy baseball team, but if they’d let Annise play clean up hitter, we’d be pennant-bound.

Mr. Rushette’s borrowed thoughts also included the statement that wealth is good.  How would he know?  He can’t even afford to buy a name.

And yes, the email is from Cameron again.  This should serve as a warning.  If you hire Republicans, they don’t work.  They play on the internet machine all day, passing around emails.