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If you haven’t paid your parking tickets you may soon have a face-to-face with “the Barnacle.” The yellow monstrosity, which latches on to the windshield and blocks the driver’s view, rendering the car undriveable, has already begun replacing the parking boot in cities like Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as part of a 60-day trial that began Sept. 23. The peculiar device is more effective than the boot at immobilizing cars and is easier to install, Kevin Dougherty, president of the New York-based Barnacle Parking Enforcement, told Philly.com. The Barnacle — an opaque piece of plastic held in place...

Here is an outstanding discussion from Morning Joe this morning that included Rick Santelli and Mike Barnacle along with Joe Scarborough. They talked about Santelli's challenge yesterday of President Obama's approach to the housing crisis. Both Barnacle and Santelli absolutely hit the nail on the head! Barnacle conceded that "the language of catastrophe" was introduced by Democrats about 12 years ago when they began to push policies that espoused the belief that "every American deserves to own a home." As a result, thousands of mortgages were given to people who can't afford a house. Barnacle said the truth is that...

I wanted to invite everyone to greet our newest signup, whyareyoudumbandhateful. Do you think his or her first post will be to make a donation on the Freepathon thread?