Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Communities' water battle heads for court
Communities' water battle heads for court
"'It appears that over the years Muskegon Heights has routinely borrowed from the water fund and/or failed to make payments to it, without proper notice to (much less the approval of) Norton Shores and also without paying any interest,' Rose's letter said.
Heights mayor Paige called the dispute 'a matter of opinion.'"
"'It appears that over the years Muskegon Heights has routinely borrowed from the water fund and/or failed to make payments to it, without proper notice to (much less the approval of) Norton Shores and also without paying any interest,' Rose's letter said.
Heights mayor Paige called the dispute 'a matter of opinion.'"
CAFE: Most Perverse Product Regulation in History
CAFE: Most Perverse Product Regulation in History
"$50 billion won't turn CAFE into effective policy. It will do just fine, though, as an indicator of Washington's willingness to throw good money after bad rather than admit the folly of its own long-running handiwork."
"$50 billion won't turn CAFE into effective policy. It will do just fine, though, as an indicator of Washington's willingness to throw good money after bad rather than admit the folly of its own long-running handiwork."
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
The Hunt for Sarah October - WSJ.com
The Hunt for Sarah October - WSJ.com: "The latest Washington Post/ABC Poll shows John McCain taking a 12-point lead over Barack Obama among white women, a reversal of Mr. Obama's eight-point lead last month."
Al Franken wins Senate nod amid 7 state primaries
Al Franken wins Senate nod amid 7 state primaries
District of Columbia: Former mayor Marion Barry easily held off four challengers seeking his city council seat in the Democratic primary. Barry is expected to win a second four-year term in November in the overwhelmingly Democratic city."
How sick is the district of columbia.... and how sad....
District of Columbia: Former mayor Marion Barry easily held off four challengers seeking his city council seat in the Democratic primary. Barry is expected to win a second four-year term in November in the overwhelmingly Democratic city."
How sick is the district of columbia.... and how sad....
Monday, September 08, 2008
Feds give Muskegon cash for Chicago flight
Feds give Muskegon cash for Chicago flight
"There are now only three daily flights to Detroit from Muskegon.
Lakeshore Congressman Pete Hoekstra announced the Muskegon airport will get a $650,000 grant to help develop flights to O'Hare International Airport. The last time Muskegon had a direct flight to Chicago was 2002."
"There are now only three daily flights to Detroit from Muskegon.
Lakeshore Congressman Pete Hoekstra announced the Muskegon airport will get a $650,000 grant to help develop flights to O'Hare International Airport. The last time Muskegon had a direct flight to Chicago was 2002."
MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors
MSNBC Drops Olbermann, Matthews as News Anchors: "MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings, though it remains the third-place cable news channel. But both parties began castigating its coverage last spring. Steve Schmidt, McCain's top strategist, called the network 'an organ of the Democratic National Committee,' and Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said Matthews was 'in the tank' for Obama."
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Saturday, September 06, 2008
BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Wilson row over green 'alarmists'
BBC NEWS UK Northern Ireland Wilson row over green 'alarmists': "'Resources should be used to adapt to the consequences of climate change, rather than King Canute-style vainly trying to stop it,' said the minister."
My Brain Tumor by Robert D. Novak on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent
My Brain Tumor by Robert D. Novak on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent: "I had thought 51 years of rough-and-tumble journalism in Washington made me more enemies than friends, but my recent experience suggests the opposite may be the case.
But Joe and Valerie Wilson, attempting to breathe life into the Valerie Plame 'scandal,' issued this statement: 'We have long argued that responsible adults should take Novak's typewriter away. The time has arrived for them to also take away the keys to his Corvette.'
Thanks to my tumor, the Wilsons have achieved half of their desires. I probably never will be able to drive again, and I have sold the Corvette, which I dearly loved. Taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the First Amendment.
Support for me and promises of prayers sent for me poured in from all sides, including political figures who had not been happy with my columns. I'm told that President George W. Bush has not liked my criticism, particularly of his Iraq war policy. But the president is a compassionate man, and he telephoned me at 7:24 a.m. on August 15, six minutes before I went into surgery. The conversation lasted only a minute, but his prayerful concern was touching and much appreciated."
But Joe and Valerie Wilson, attempting to breathe life into the Valerie Plame 'scandal,' issued this statement: 'We have long argued that responsible adults should take Novak's typewriter away. The time has arrived for them to also take away the keys to his Corvette.'
Thanks to my tumor, the Wilsons have achieved half of their desires. I probably never will be able to drive again, and I have sold the Corvette, which I dearly loved. Taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of the First Amendment.
Support for me and promises of prayers sent for me poured in from all sides, including political figures who had not been happy with my columns. I'm told that President George W. Bush has not liked my criticism, particularly of his Iraq war policy. But the president is a compassionate man, and he telephoned me at 7:24 a.m. on August 15, six minutes before I went into surgery. The conversation lasted only a minute, but his prayerful concern was touching and much appreciated."
Friday, September 05, 2008
My Way - TV
My Way - TV: "Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000)
11 WZPX: Friday, September 5 9:00 PM
2000, NR, **, 01:51, Color, English, United States, Made for TV
A woman (Jane Seymour) becomes estranged from her husband (Keith Carradine) after she begins to help slaves on his family's Southern plantation.
Cast: Jane Seymour, Keith Carradine, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Janet-Laine Green, Arlene Duncan, Eugene Byrd, Sharon Washington Director(s): James Keach Executive Producer(s): Susan Cooper, Paul Taublieb, Austin Hearst, Jane Seymour, James Keach
Get more movie info at My Way Movies"
11 WZPX: Friday, September 5 9:00 PM
2000, NR, **, 01:51, Color, English, United States, Made for TV
A woman (Jane Seymour) becomes estranged from her husband (Keith Carradine) after she begins to help slaves on his family's Southern plantation.
Cast: Jane Seymour, Keith Carradine, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Janet-Laine Green, Arlene Duncan, Eugene Byrd, Sharon Washington Director(s): James Keach Executive Producer(s): Susan Cooper, Paul Taublieb, Austin Hearst, Jane Seymour, James Keach
Get more movie info at My Way Movies"
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Poll: 51 percent say reporters are trying to hurt Palin
Poll: 51 percent say reporters are trying to hurt Palin
"Forty-two percent (42%) say Obama has better experience to be president, but 37% say Palin does."
Two very disturbing stats that will keep demo-libs to double their prozac consumption.
heh......
"Forty-two percent (42%) say Obama has better experience to be president, but 37% say Palin does."
Two very disturbing stats that will keep demo-libs to double their prozac consumption.
heh......
GR says: Show me the Hollywood money!
GR says: Show me the Hollywood money!
"The state of Michigan send movie producers a check for 42 percent of what they spend. Does the added business make up for the tax break? Time will tell.
Producers won't share the cost of the production or the size of the incentive - and neither will the state. The information, they say, is confidential"
The state is funding this boondoggle and our Gov Jenny is keeping the "confidential" money a secret from all of us?!!!!!!!!
And why is the GRPress so complacent with this stonewall?
"The state of Michigan send movie producers a check for 42 percent of what they spend. Does the added business make up for the tax break? Time will tell.
Producers won't share the cost of the production or the size of the incentive - and neither will the state. The information, they say, is confidential"
The state is funding this boondoggle and our Gov Jenny is keeping the "confidential" money a secret from all of us?!!!!!!!!
And why is the GRPress so complacent with this stonewall?
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Water floods new JW Marriott
Water floods new JW Marriott
"When the pipe broke, engineering could not turn off the main water line. Floors 3-5 were flooded."
"could not turn off the ...water..."?
"When the pipe broke, engineering could not turn off the main water line. Floors 3-5 were flooded."
"could not turn off the ...water..."?
The Large Hadron Rap
The 23-year-old Michigan State University graduate and science writer's particle physics rap is a hit on YouTube with half a million views and counting.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Census: Poverty explodes in region
Census: Poverty explodes in region
"The U.S. Census Bureau shows the poverty level in Muskegon exploded in 2007, increasing from 11.4 percent of the population in 2000 to 15.6 percent, representing a total of 26,240 people."
"The U.S. Census Bureau shows the poverty level in Muskegon exploded in 2007, increasing from 11.4 percent of the population in 2000 to 15.6 percent, representing a total of 26,240 people."
Realtor given extension on plans to develop downtown restaurant
Realtor given extension on plans to develop downtown restaurant
"Earlier this summer, the building recently received a coat of exterior paint and a bright red mansard roof along with structural improvements under owner Jack Disselkoen of Texas.
That was enough to get the two-story structure removed from the Dangerous Buildings list in July. Morris told city commissioners that she has been unable to interest investors until that happened."
"Earlier this summer, the building recently received a coat of exterior paint and a bright red mansard roof along with structural improvements under owner Jack Disselkoen of Texas.
That was enough to get the two-story structure removed from the Dangerous Buildings list in July. Morris told city commissioners that she has been unable to interest investors until that happened."
The "Ayers Connection"
Instapundit.com -: "UPDATE: Here's an editorial in Investor's Business Daily. The Ayers connection itself is less interesting to me than the campaign's over-the-top response. It seems to me that they could have put this behind them already, but instead their reaction seems to be fanning the flames"
As nation watches Denver, Obama campaign muscles Chicago station over ex-radical Ayres
As nation watches Denver, Obama campaign muscles Chicago station over ex-radical Ayres
"In a surprising attempt to stifle broadcast criticism of its candidate, the presidential campaign of freshman Illinois senator Barack Obama is organizing supporters to confront Chicago's WGN radio station for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its main evening discussion program."
"In a surprising attempt to stifle broadcast criticism of its candidate, the presidential campaign of freshman Illinois senator Barack Obama is organizing supporters to confront Chicago's WGN radio station for having a critic of the Illinois Democrat on its main evening discussion program."
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
RealClearPolitics - Articles - Obama Needs to Explain His Ties to William Ayers
RealClearPolitics - Articles - Obama Needs to Explain His Ties to William Ayers: "You might wonder what Obama was doing working with a character like this. And you might wonder how an unrepentant terrorist got a huge grant and cooperation from the Chicago public school system. You might wonder--if you don't know Chicago. For this is a city with a civic culture in which politicians, in the words of a story often told by former congressman, federal judge, and Clinton White House counsel Abner Mikva, 'don't want nobody nobody sent.'
That's how William Ayers got where he was. When he came out of hiding after the federal government was unable to prosecute him (because of government misconduct),"
That's how William Ayers got where he was. When he came out of hiding after the federal government was unable to prosecute him (because of government misconduct),"
Alaskans send Ted Stevens on to general election
Alaskans send Ted Stevens on to general election: "Alaska Republicans gave U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, currently facing a federal indictment, a primary victory on Tuesday."
United Way's challenge: Rebuilding a region's trust | www.charlotteobserver.com
United Way's challenge: Rebuilding a region's trust
"the United Way of Central Carolinas board said Gloria Pace King was worth every penny of her controversial $1.2 million pay package."
"the United Way of Central Carolinas board said Gloria Pace King was worth every penny of her controversial $1.2 million pay package."
American Thinker: The Biggest Missing Story in Politics
American Thinker: The Biggest Missing Story in Politics: "What is Question D3 and what were the results to Question D3 in the August 20, 2008 Battleground Poll? It is this:
'When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be...
Very conservative
Somewhat conservative
MODERATE
Somewhat liberal
Very liberal
UNSURE/REFUSED'
In August 2008, Americans answered that question this way: (1) 20% of Americans considered themselves to be very conservative; (2) 40% of Americans considered themselves to be somewhat conservative; (3) 2% of Americans considered themselves to be moderate; (4) 27% of Americans considered themselves to be somewhat liberal; (5) 9% of Americans considered themselves to be very liberal; and (6) 3% of Americans did not know or refused to answer.
Sixty percent of Americans considered themselves conservative."
'When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be...
Very conservative
Somewhat conservative
MODERATE
Somewhat liberal
Very liberal
UNSURE/REFUSED'
In August 2008, Americans answered that question this way: (1) 20% of Americans considered themselves to be very conservative; (2) 40% of Americans considered themselves to be somewhat conservative; (3) 2% of Americans considered themselves to be moderate; (4) 27% of Americans considered themselves to be somewhat liberal; (5) 9% of Americans considered themselves to be very liberal; and (6) 3% of Americans did not know or refused to answer.
Sixty percent of Americans considered themselves conservative."
ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors
ABC News: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors: "Police on the scene refused to tell ABC lawyers the charges against the producer, Asa Eslocker, who works with the ABC News investigative unit.
A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.
Eslocker was put in handcuffs and loaded in the back of a police van which headed for a nearby police station."
A police official later told lawyers for ABC News that Eslocker is being charged with trespass, interference, and failure to follow a lawful order. He also said the arrest followed a signed complaint from the Brown Palace Hotel.
Eslocker was put in handcuffs and loaded in the back of a police van which headed for a nearby police station."
American Thinker: A Brief History of Bush's Time
American Thinker: A Brief History of Bush's Time: "The current narrative of the Bush Presidency is that it is a failure (believed by 107 of 109 historians surveyed) and that George W. Bush is the worst President in history (believed by 61% of those surveyed historians). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said, 'The president already has the mark of the American people -- he's the worst president we ever had.'
That's one narrative. I have another."
That's one narrative. I have another."
Gallup Daily: No Bounce for Obama in Post Biden Tracking
Gallup Daily: No Bounce for Obama in Post Biden Tracking: "It's official: Barack Obama has received no bounce in voter support out of his selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate."
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Michigan Appeals Court Voids "Reform" Initiative:
The Volokh Conspiracy - -
"Michigan Appeals Court Voids 'Reform' Initiative:
A state appellate court voted unanimously to remove a sweeping and controversial government reform initiative from the ballot, the Detroit News reports.
The ballot proposal, backed by Michigan Democrats and called Reform Michigan Government Now!, includes so many provisions that it is a 'general revision' of the state constitution, which only a constitutional convention can accomplish"
".....The initiative, pushed by a group called "Reform Michigan Government Now," was pitched as series of good-government reforms to shrink and streamline the state government. In reality, the ballot initiative was cleverly designed to shift partisan control of all three branches of Michigan's government, as I discussed here and here.
An appeal of this decision to the state Supreme Court is near certain, as will be motions seeking recusal of the two Supreme Court justices who would lose their seats. I don't know enough about Michigan law to predict an outcome, but it seems clear to me the ballot initiative is an exceedingly cyncial effort to steal a state government, and a bad idea."
"Michigan Appeals Court Voids 'Reform' Initiative:
A state appellate court voted unanimously to remove a sweeping and controversial government reform initiative from the ballot, the Detroit News reports.
The ballot proposal, backed by Michigan Democrats and called Reform Michigan Government Now!, includes so many provisions that it is a 'general revision' of the state constitution, which only a constitutional convention can accomplish"
".....The initiative, pushed by a group called "Reform Michigan Government Now," was pitched as series of good-government reforms to shrink and streamline the state government. In reality, the ballot initiative was cleverly designed to shift partisan control of all three branches of Michigan's government, as I discussed here and here.
An appeal of this decision to the state Supreme Court is near certain, as will be motions seeking recusal of the two Supreme Court justices who would lose their seats. I don't know enough about Michigan law to predict an outcome, but it seems clear to me the ballot initiative is an exceedingly cyncial effort to steal a state government, and a bad idea."
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
"Annenberg-Gate" - It's not the crime, it's the cover up
"Annenberg-Gate" - It's not the crime, it's the cover up
"Ironic, that a public university would attempt to prevent a legitimate author and journalist - with a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard to boot - from accessing documents legitimately housed in their library. Ironic, and possibly illegal."
Another Obama cover up!!!!!!
"Ironic, that a public university would attempt to prevent a legitimate author and journalist - with a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard to boot - from accessing documents legitimately housed in their library. Ironic, and possibly illegal."
Another Obama cover up!!!!!!
States throw out costly electronic voting machines
States throw out costly electronic voting machines
"After the disputed 2000 presidential recount, Congress provided more than $3 billion to replace punch card and lever-operated machines. State officials across the country said the new systems would eliminate human error and political tampering.
But problems with the machines soon followed: vanishing votes, breakdowns, malfunctions and increasing evidence that the devices were vulnerable to hackers."
Hmm. The old machines worked fine, except for the chad/democrat idiots in Palm Beach.
So the feds drop billions on the states.... and everything is worse.
Anyone sensing a pattern here...... ?
"After the disputed 2000 presidential recount, Congress provided more than $3 billion to replace punch card and lever-operated machines. State officials across the country said the new systems would eliminate human error and political tampering.
But problems with the machines soon followed: vanishing votes, breakdowns, malfunctions and increasing evidence that the devices were vulnerable to hackers."
Hmm. The old machines worked fine, except for the chad/democrat idiots in Palm Beach.
So the feds drop billions on the states.... and everything is worse.
Anyone sensing a pattern here...... ?
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Man Kills Girlfriend While Showing Her Gun
Man Kills Girlfriend While Showing Her Gun
"A 23-year-old man's attempt to show his girlfriend a pistol ended in tragedy when the gun discharged, killing her, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies said."
"It was a simple mistake... the bitch wanted to see my gun...... dude........"
"A 23-year-old man's attempt to show his girlfriend a pistol ended in tragedy when the gun discharged, killing her, Jefferson Parish Sheriff's deputies said."
"It was a simple mistake... the bitch wanted to see my gun...... dude........"
Obama economics: New taxes, more regulations
Obama economics: New taxes, more regulations
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
Vote for "change"?
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
Vote for "change"?
Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base
Afghan militants kill 10 French, strike at US base
"Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush"
That should just about do it for those "brave" French diplomats...... cowards!
"Insurgents mounted two of the biggest attacks in years on Western forces in Afghanistan, killing 10 French soldiers in a mountain ambush"
That should just about do it for those "brave" French diplomats...... cowards!
Obama: McCain should stop questioning character
Obama: McCain should stop questioning character
"Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his 'character and patriotism.'"
"Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his 'character and patriotism.'"
Freshman from Ohio overcoming tragedy with Michigan football squad
Freshman from Ohio overcoming tragedy with Michigan football squad
"'I remember him getting into the car and saying, 'God wants me to go to Michigan,' ' Mealer's mother said in a telephone interview."
"Sumbich, it's tough recruitin' against God......"
"'I remember him getting into the car and saying, 'God wants me to go to Michigan,' ' Mealer's mother said in a telephone interview."
"Sumbich, it's tough recruitin' against God......"
$80,000 1966 Corvette stolen from Dream Cruise
$80,000 1966 Corvette stolen from Dream Cruise
"Sarazin went to get some food with his girlfriend, but when he returned, the $80,000 vehicle was gone. He says he doesn't know how the thief or thieves did it"
"Sarazin went to get some food with his girlfriend, but when he returned, the $80,000 vehicle was gone. He says he doesn't know how the thief or thieves did it"
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Jeepers, $80 big ones!
I wonder if it was insured......
Expert predicts Earth will enter a "little ice age"
An expert .... predicts that in about ten years the Earth will enter a "little ice age" which will last from 60 to 80 years
The recent collapse of a bridge in the South American glacier was due to pressure exerted on water ice, not climate change.
An expert from the National Autonomous University of Mexico predicted that in about ten years the Earth will enter a "little ice age" which will last from 60 to 80 years and may be caused by the decrease in solar activity.
WHAT!!!
My Prius won't protect me!!!!!!!
The recent collapse of a bridge in the South American glacier was due to pressure exerted on water ice, not climate change.
An expert from the National Autonomous University of Mexico predicted that in about ten years the Earth will enter a "little ice age" which will last from 60 to 80 years and may be caused by the decrease in solar activity.
WHAT!!!
My Prius won't protect me!!!!!!!
Companies adding 1,000 jobs
Companies adding 1,000 jobs
"They won't come all at once; some could take as much as five or 10 years to arrive.
But in a region and state hungry for bright economic news, today's announcement that more than 1,100 jobs could be created through expansions by five area companies was hailed by officials from Grand Rapids to the Lakeshore.
The expansions are among 20 statewide expected to receive Michigan tax incentives today that officials say will create 6,853 direct jobs, plus another 2,600 spinoffs."
Certainly good news... if true.
And if the "price" in politically gifted tax incentives isn't too high.
Anyone wanna bet the "new" jobs don't materialize as promised and the taxpayer's tax dollars are given to companies who happen to be political supporters of Gov. Jenny?
"They won't come all at once; some could take as much as five or 10 years to arrive.
But in a region and state hungry for bright economic news, today's announcement that more than 1,100 jobs could be created through expansions by five area companies was hailed by officials from Grand Rapids to the Lakeshore.
The expansions are among 20 statewide expected to receive Michigan tax incentives today that officials say will create 6,853 direct jobs, plus another 2,600 spinoffs."
Certainly good news... if true.
And if the "price" in politically gifted tax incentives isn't too high.
Anyone wanna bet the "new" jobs don't materialize as promised and the taxpayer's tax dollars are given to companies who happen to be political supporters of Gov. Jenny?
If politically target tax incentives are good for some companies, why not ALL companies?
Doesn't this type of "special gifts to special friends" lead to more lobbyists, abuse and illegal bribes to those "gift givers"?
Nah, Jenny and her Jets are too principled.... yeah right.....Shocking! Windmill Owner Wants More Wind Subsidies!
http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/columns/TimothyCarney/Shocking_Windmill_Owner_Wants_More_Wind_Subsidies.html
"Would a major newspaper editorialize with surprise that 'even Kraft Foods says we need to eat more macaroni and cheese'? Would guests on The McLaughlin Group get away with saying that 'even Budweiser is lobbying for more beer consumption'?
Then why do talking heads and journalists exclaim with surprise that 'even T. Boone Pickens,' is lobbying for greater U.S. reliance on wind power? Don't they know he owns the largest wind farm in the world?"
Great TV commercial (thank you AlGore...) to put hundreds of millions of taxpayer money into TBoone Picken's pocket.
And we sheep just follow the leader into the lamb-chop factories.....
"Would a major newspaper editorialize with surprise that 'even Kraft Foods says we need to eat more macaroni and cheese'? Would guests on The McLaughlin Group get away with saying that 'even Budweiser is lobbying for more beer consumption'?
Then why do talking heads and journalists exclaim with surprise that 'even T. Boone Pickens,' is lobbying for greater U.S. reliance on wind power? Don't they know he owns the largest wind farm in the world?"
Great TV commercial (thank you AlGore...) to put hundreds of millions of taxpayer money into TBoone Picken's pocket.
And we sheep just follow the leader into the lamb-chop factories.....
College Presidents Seek Lower Drinking Age
College Presidents Seek Lower Drinking Age
"College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18,"
Classic liberal response to a problem, ignore it and bring in more young people to the party. Why not 16? 12?
And these "leaders" are making hundreds of thousands a year as college presidents.
Maybe it's time to revisit the calibre of folks we have setting policy at our publicly funded universities?
"College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18,"
Classic liberal response to a problem, ignore it and bring in more young people to the party. Why not 16? 12?
And these "leaders" are making hundreds of thousands a year as college presidents.
Maybe it's time to revisit the calibre of folks we have setting policy at our publicly funded universities?
Turoa claims largest snow base ever- New Zealand
Turoa claims largest snow base ever
New Zealand National news:
"Mt Ruapehu is claiming the biggest snow base ever recorded for a New Zealand skifield with over 4.5m of snow on the ground."
Yeah but it's gonna melt SOON! (like summer, maybe...?)
The global-warmongers are certain that the future of the world is terrible. And mankind is the reason.
Jeepers, that sounds just like the religious "end-of-the-worlders".
And the AlGorebal warmists tell us theirs is not a religion.
Bullpockey!
New Zealand National news:
"Mt Ruapehu is claiming the biggest snow base ever recorded for a New Zealand skifield with over 4.5m of snow on the ground."
Yeah but it's gonna melt SOON! (like summer, maybe...?)
The global-warmongers are certain that the future of the world is terrible. And mankind is the reason.
Jeepers, that sounds just like the religious "end-of-the-worlders".
And the AlGorebal warmists tell us theirs is not a religion.
Bullpockey!
Monday, August 18, 2008
'Our Country Is the Best' - WSJ.com
'Our Country Is the Best'
"The Los Angeles Laker went on to call the U.S. 'the greatest country in the world. It has given us so many great opportunities, and it's just a sense of pride that you have; that you say, 'You know what? Our country is the best.''
Mr. Collinsworth seemed either startled or impressed by such sentiment, and asked, 'Is that a cool thing to say in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you're fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by.'
To which Mr. Bryant replied: 'No, it's a cool thing for me to say. I feel great about it, and I'm not ashamed to say it. I mean, this is a tremendous honor.'"
"The Los Angeles Laker went on to call the U.S. 'the greatest country in the world. It has given us so many great opportunities, and it's just a sense of pride that you have; that you say, 'You know what? Our country is the best.''
Mr. Collinsworth seemed either startled or impressed by such sentiment, and asked, 'Is that a cool thing to say in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you're fighting for the red, white and blue? It seems sort of like a day gone by.'
To which Mr. Bryant replied: 'No, it's a cool thing for me to say. I feel great about it, and I'm not ashamed to say it. I mean, this is a tremendous honor.'"
Obama on Clarence Thomas - WSJ.com
Obama on Clarence Thomas
"So let's see. By the time he was nominated, Clarence Thomas had worked in the Missouri Attorney General's office, served as an Assistant Secretary of Education, run the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and sat for a year on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's second most prominent court. Since his 'elevation' to the High Court in 1991, he has also shown himself to be a principled and scholarly jurist.
Meanwhile, as he bids to be America's Commander in Chief, Mr. Obama isn't yet four years out of the Illinois state Senate, has never held a hearing of note of his U.S. Senate subcommittee, and had an unremarkable record as both a 'community organizer' and law school lecturer. Justice Thomas's judicial credentials compare favorably to Mr. Obama's Presidential résumé by any measure. And when it comes to rising from difficult circumstances, Justice Thomas's rural Georgian upbringing makes Mr. Obama's story look like easy street."
"So let's see. By the time he was nominated, Clarence Thomas had worked in the Missouri Attorney General's office, served as an Assistant Secretary of Education, run the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and sat for a year on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the nation's second most prominent court. Since his 'elevation' to the High Court in 1991, he has also shown himself to be a principled and scholarly jurist.
Meanwhile, as he bids to be America's Commander in Chief, Mr. Obama isn't yet four years out of the Illinois state Senate, has never held a hearing of note of his U.S. Senate subcommittee, and had an unremarkable record as both a 'community organizer' and law school lecturer. Justice Thomas's judicial credentials compare favorably to Mr. Obama's Presidential résumé by any measure. And when it comes to rising from difficult circumstances, Justice Thomas's rural Georgian upbringing makes Mr. Obama's story look like easy street."
Wind Jammers
Wind Jammers
"when wind and solar power do start to come on line, they face a familiar obstacle: environmentalists and many Democrats.
To wit, the greens are blocking the very transmission network needed for renewable electricity to move throughout the economy."
"when wind and solar power do start to come on line, they face a familiar obstacle: environmentalists and many Democrats.
To wit, the greens are blocking the very transmission network needed for renewable electricity to move throughout the economy."
Real-estate appraiser regulation is a failure
Real-estate appraiser regulation is a failure
"But a six-month Associated Press investigation found that the system is crippled by both the bumbling of its policemen and their inability to effectively punish those caught committing fraud.
And despite ample evidence appraisers are pressured into inflating home values -- sometimes to prices in support of loans that are more than buyers can afford -- the federal regulators charged with protecting consumers have thus far made a conscious choice not to act."
"But a six-month Associated Press investigation found that the system is crippled by both the bumbling of its policemen and their inability to effectively punish those caught committing fraud.
And despite ample evidence appraisers are pressured into inflating home values -- sometimes to prices in support of loans that are more than buyers can afford -- the federal regulators charged with protecting consumers have thus far made a conscious choice not to act."
Full-time Legislature? Not this summer in Michigan
Full-time Legislature? Not this summer in Michigan
"House Republicans held a news conference last week to ask Democrats who control the chamber to immediately return to session and address the state's high unemployment and home foreclosure rates -- issues that have been around for far longer than this summer"
"House Republicans held a news conference last week to ask Democrats who control the chamber to immediately return to session and address the state's high unemployment and home foreclosure rates -- issues that have been around for far longer than this summer"
'Recruit ugly women'
'Recruit ugly women'
"'May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa.'"
Sooo many thought burst into my mind on this....... best be quiet, Gordo.....
"'May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa.'"
Sooo many thought burst into my mind on this....... best be quiet, Gordo.....
Windmills split town and families
Windmills split town a
"He knows the futuristic towers are pumping clean electricity into the grid, knows they have been largely embraced by his community.
But Yancey hates them.
He hates the sight and he hates the sound. He says they disrupt his sleep, invade his house, his consciousness. He can't stand the gigantic flickering shadows the blades cast at certain points in the day."
And they have no power output during non-windy days....... oh, and they suck up tax dollars faster than they produce "power".
"He knows the futuristic towers are pumping clean electricity into the grid, knows they have been largely embraced by his community.
But Yancey hates them.
He hates the sight and he hates the sound. He says they disrupt his sleep, invade his house, his consciousness. He can't stand the gigantic flickering shadows the blades cast at certain points in the day."
And they have no power output during non-windy days....... oh, and they suck up tax dollars faster than they produce "power".
Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered
Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered
"The problem is that this graph does not appear to be correct. Other data sources show Arctic ice having made a nice recovery this summer. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center data shows 2008 ice nearly identical to 2002, 2005 and 2006"
"The problem is that this graph does not appear to be correct. Other data sources show Arctic ice having made a nice recovery this summer. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center data shows 2008 ice nearly identical to 2002, 2005 and 2006"
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Phil Collins in $53m divorce payout
Phil Collins in $53m divorce payout
"PHIL Collins has given his ex-wife £25 million ($53.73 million) in what is believed to be the biggest ever divorce settlement in British showbiz history.
The 57-year-old Genesis frontman handed over the huge sum to his third wife, Swiss Orianne Cevey, 35, following the end of their six-year marriage."
That's about $10 million a year.
Assuming sex was part of the equation, thet's a lot of dough per boink.
Charlie Sheen is looking smarter every day....
"PHIL Collins has given his ex-wife £25 million ($53.73 million) in what is believed to be the biggest ever divorce settlement in British showbiz history.
The 57-year-old Genesis frontman handed over the huge sum to his third wife, Swiss Orianne Cevey, 35, following the end of their six-year marriage."
That's about $10 million a year.
Assuming sex was part of the equation, thet's a lot of dough per boink.
Charlie Sheen is looking smarter every day....
Judge's son arrested on pot charge
Judge's son arrested on pot charge
"The son of Judge Benjamin Logan was arrested Thursday on a marijuana charge.
Bradford Jesse Logan was arrested at a shopping center parking lot on Breton Avenue. He faces felony charges for the manufacture and attempted delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces a potential fine of $20,000."
"The son of Judge Benjamin Logan was arrested Thursday on a marijuana charge.
Bradford Jesse Logan was arrested at a shopping center parking lot on Breton Avenue. He faces felony charges for the manufacture and attempted delivery of a controlled substance. He also faces a potential fine of $20,000."
Gotta love those GR judge family values....
Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race - washingtonpost.com
Obama's Edge in the Coverage Race - washingtonpost.com
"Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4.......
But the disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good."
"Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party's presumptive nominee June 4.......
But the disparity is so wide that it doesn't look good."
WHAT HATH PUTIN WROUGHT?
WHAT HATH PUTIN WROUGHT?
"It seems that Putin's bullying is having precisely the opposite effect he intended."
"It seems that Putin's bullying is having precisely the opposite effect he intended."
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Mich. WWII vet takes final flight in B-17 bomber
Mich. WWII vet takes final flight in B-17 bomber
"The sight of the giant silver bomber was more than the 84-year-old former Air Force pilot from Wayne County's Northville Township could take. More than 50 years had passed since he last flew a B-17; the reunion between plane and pilot was an emotional one.
His son, Daniel Skubick, quickly moved to his father's side with a wheelchair. The elder Skubick sat, and began to cry."
Where did we get such brave young men?
"The sight of the giant silver bomber was more than the 84-year-old former Air Force pilot from Wayne County's Northville Township could take. More than 50 years had passed since he last flew a B-17; the reunion between plane and pilot was an emotional one.
His son, Daniel Skubick, quickly moved to his father's side with a wheelchair. The elder Skubick sat, and began to cry."
Where did we get such brave young men?
The Peacemakers patrol Grand Rapids neighborhood
The Peacemakers patrol Grand Rapids neighborhood
"A group of men known as The Peacemakers is on a mission to take back the streets of Grand Rapids.
They walked Logan Street on the city's southeast side Friday afternoon and picked up trash and spoke to residents, hoping to influence neighbors to take pride in their community and set a good example for the kids in the area.
'Quite frankly our youth don't see enough men making an outward effort to uplift the community, so we're looking to be that example to be that outward effort to hopefully uplift the community and influence some of these young people to join us and have a positive influence on our community,' said Raynard Ross, the Peacemakers organizer"
"A group of men known as The Peacemakers is on a mission to take back the streets of Grand Rapids.
They walked Logan Street on the city's southeast side Friday afternoon and picked up trash and spoke to residents, hoping to influence neighbors to take pride in their community and set a good example for the kids in the area.
'Quite frankly our youth don't see enough men making an outward effort to uplift the community, so we're looking to be that example to be that outward effort to hopefully uplift the community and influence some of these young people to join us and have a positive influence on our community,' said Raynard Ross, the Peacemakers organizer"
Obama economics: New taxes, more regulations
Donald Lambro
Obama economics:
New taxes, more regulations:
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
Obama economics:
New taxes, more regulations:
"The U.S. Commerce Department reported last week that we are selling more made-in-America manufactured goods abroad than ever before, that the trade deficit has fallen, and that we have a trade surplus with all of our free-trade-agreement partners. That's right, the same trade agreements that Obama says he opposes and that have been bad for our country."
American Thinker: Why artists hate conservatives
American Thinker: Why artists hate conservatives: "Artists are generally very liberal because they can't afford decent housing, private education for their children, medical expenses, or retirement funds. They tend not to be religious anymore, so they can't ask such communities for help, so they turn to government. They generally do not receive the approval of their fathers if their dads are traditionally masculine types, and receiving the approval of dads who are wimpy is not that much better. In both cases they feel marginalized and inadequate. Anger at the father leads to atheism, rebelliousness, and animosity to tradition.
Artists don't really care about the poor except that it helps them to make an argument for their own needs. You don't see Barbra Streisand or Steven Spielberg offering to create a huge endowment fund for starving actors out of their vast wealth, do you?"
Artists don't really care about the poor except that it helps them to make an argument for their own needs. You don't see Barbra Streisand or Steven Spielberg offering to create a huge endowment fund for starving actors out of their vast wealth, do you?"
The Chambliss Shimmy
The Chambliss Shimmy
"Congratulations to the Gang of 10. No, not that 'bipartisan' group of U.S. Senators who recently garnered headlines with their misguided energy 'compromise.' We refer instead to 10 GOP Senators who are proving good policy is good politics by pushing for more drilling in the Arctic.
Those 10 Republicans recently sent a letter asking President Bush to issue an executive order to conduct an immediate, state-of-the-art seismic survey of oil-and-gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
"Congratulations to the Gang of 10. No, not that 'bipartisan' group of U.S. Senators who recently garnered headlines with their misguided energy 'compromise.' We refer instead to 10 GOP Senators who are proving good policy is good politics by pushing for more drilling in the Arctic.
Those 10 Republicans recently sent a letter asking President Bush to issue an executive order to conduct an immediate, state-of-the-art seismic survey of oil-and-gas resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
toledoblade.com -- Silence on Georgia
toledoblade.com -- Silence on Georgia: "DID YOU see the huge crowd outside the Russian embassy protesting the war in Georgia?
Neither did I. Now that we have a genuine war of aggression, the silence on the Left is deafening."
Neither did I. Now that we have a genuine war of aggression, the silence on the Left is deafening."
Friday, August 15, 2008
Basu: Thinking of Elizabeth Edwards, and her husband's betrayal | ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Sex and politics
Basu: Thinking of Elizabeth Edwards, and her husband's betrayal ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Sex and politics: "Last fall, at the invitation of John Edwards' presidential campaign, I sat down with Elizabeth Edwards for a one-on-one chat. Among other things, we talked about women who stand by men who cheat on them.
That was the month before the National Enquirer published allegations about an affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter - which he would denounce as 'tabloid trash,' before acknowledging their truth last week.
By Sept. 15, when I spoke with his wife - according to his timeline - Elizabeth already knew.
We had been discussing her contention that her husband would serve women better as president than Hillary Clinton. He had shown more commitment, she argued, to universal health care and elimination of poverty, adding, 'If she's talking about it, I'm not hearing it. ... The most feminist thing she's done is tell women to vote for her.'
So I asked Edwards about a common - but I thought unfair - position Hillary opponents were taking by faulting her for staying with Bill Clinton after his liaisons with Monica Lewinsky.
She could have layered it on and said, 'Well, it's fair game to judge her for standing by someone who lied to her and disgraced the office.' Or she could have been magnanimous and said, 'It's not fair to blame the victim for her husband's actions.'
But Edwards did neither. She simply said, 'I don't think any of us are in a position to judge other people's marriages. It's such an intimate and personal relationship.'
By then, the two women were already members of the same sorry sorority.
On Friday, as news of Edwards' admission spread, Hillary Clinton said, 'My thoughts and prayers are with the Edwards family today, and that's all I've got to say.'"
That was the month before the National Enquirer published allegations about an affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter - which he would denounce as 'tabloid trash,' before acknowledging their truth last week.
By Sept. 15, when I spoke with his wife - according to his timeline - Elizabeth already knew.
We had been discussing her contention that her husband would serve women better as president than Hillary Clinton. He had shown more commitment, she argued, to universal health care and elimination of poverty, adding, 'If she's talking about it, I'm not hearing it. ... The most feminist thing she's done is tell women to vote for her.'
So I asked Edwards about a common - but I thought unfair - position Hillary opponents were taking by faulting her for staying with Bill Clinton after his liaisons with Monica Lewinsky.
She could have layered it on and said, 'Well, it's fair game to judge her for standing by someone who lied to her and disgraced the office.' Or she could have been magnanimous and said, 'It's not fair to blame the victim for her husband's actions.'
But Edwards did neither. She simply said, 'I don't think any of us are in a position to judge other people's marriages. It's such an intimate and personal relationship.'
By then, the two women were already members of the same sorry sorority.
On Friday, as news of Edwards' admission spread, Hillary Clinton said, 'My thoughts and prayers are with the Edwards family today, and that's all I've got to say.'"
A note to readers - MLive.com
A note to readers - MLive.com
"By Paul Keep
pkeep@muskegonchronicle.com
It is not an easy thing to tell Chronicle readers -- and Chronicle employees -- that the printing of this newspaper is expected to move to Walker some time this fall (see accompanying story)."
"By Paul Keep
pkeep@muskegonchronicle.com
It is not an easy thing to tell Chronicle readers -- and Chronicle employees -- that the printing of this newspaper is expected to move to Walker some time this fall (see accompanying story)."
Saddleback Civil Forum
Saddleback Civil Forum
PRESUMED PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES MCCAIN AND OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST JOINT CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE ON AUGUST 16 AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH;
Pastor Rick Warren to Host Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion and Question Candidates on Faith and the Common Good
LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 21 – Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, respective presumed Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, will end the primary season by making their first joint appearance of the 2008 campaign at Saddleback Church on Saturday, Aug.16 at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion. Dr. Rick Warren, founding pastor of the 22,000-member Orange County, Calif. mega church and moderator for the event, made the announcement today upon confirmation by both campaigns.
On FOX & CNN 8:00PM Saturday!
PRESUMED PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES MCCAIN AND OBAMA TO MAKE FIRST JOINT CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE ON AUGUST 16 AT SADDLEBACK CHURCH;
Pastor Rick Warren to Host Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion and Question Candidates on Faith and the Common Good
LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 21 – Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, respective presumed Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, will end the primary season by making their first joint appearance of the 2008 campaign at Saddleback Church on Saturday, Aug.16 at the Saddleback Civil Forum on Leadership and Compassion. Dr. Rick Warren, founding pastor of the 22,000-member Orange County, Calif. mega church and moderator for the event, made the announcement today upon confirmation by both campaigns.
On FOX & CNN 8:00PM Saturday!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Lucianne.com News Forum
Lucianne.com News Forum: "Reply 4 - Posted by: TexasRed, 8/14/2008 6:41:22 PM
You mean Ayers wasn't a bomber, Jeremiah Wright is not a racist, Pfleger is not a racist, Rezko is not in jail, Frank Marshall in not a communist, Salinsky is not a marxist organizer. Show me some truth, man. Don't whine and cry that Corsi is a liar, show me. Refute his facts, don't try to weasel. That's what Kerry did and he still hasn't collected from T Boone, because Swift Boat means truth."
You mean Ayers wasn't a bomber, Jeremiah Wright is not a racist, Pfleger is not a racist, Rezko is not in jail, Frank Marshall in not a communist, Salinsky is not a marxist organizer. Show me some truth, man. Don't whine and cry that Corsi is a liar, show me. Refute his facts, don't try to weasel. That's what Kerry did and he still hasn't collected from T Boone, because Swift Boat means truth."
Chronicle to consolidate printing functions in Grand Rapids - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Chronicle to consolidate printing functions in Grand Rapids - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "Declining advertising revenue has led The Muskegon Chronicle to announce it will be printed outside Muskegon for the first time in its 151-year history"
Power Line: If the Editors of the NY Times Were High School Students, They Would Flunk
Power Line: If the Editors of the NY Times Were High School Students, They Would Flunk: "Today, a red-faced New York Times issued this correction:
An article on Wednesday about a Government Accountability Office study reporting on the percentage of corporations that paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005 gave an incorrect figure for the estimated tax liability of the 1.3 million companies covered by the study. It is not $875 billion. The correct amount cannot be calculated because it would be based on the companies paying the standard rate of 35 percent on their net income, a figure that is not available. (The incorrect figure of $875 billion was based on the companies paying the standard rate on their $2.5 trillion in gross sales.)
Unbelievable. Even for the New York Times, absolutely unbelievable."
An article on Wednesday about a Government Accountability Office study reporting on the percentage of corporations that paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005 gave an incorrect figure for the estimated tax liability of the 1.3 million companies covered by the study. It is not $875 billion. The correct amount cannot be calculated because it would be based on the companies paying the standard rate of 35 percent on their net income, a figure that is not available. (The incorrect figure of $875 billion was based on the companies paying the standard rate on their $2.5 trillion in gross sales.)
Unbelievable. Even for the New York Times, absolutely unbelievable."
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online: "Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barak Obama being elected president of the United States."
Open ANWR Already!: The case for drilling—and more energy production - Reason Magazine
Open ANWR Already!: The case for drilling—and more energy production
"In July, CNN repeatedly reported that offshore drilling would take 'seven to 10 years' to get into production. Yet Brazil's Petrobras expects its new finds in extraordinarily deep waters to already be producing 100,000 barrels per day in just two years. What is wrong with American oil companies that they would take so long?
In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not geological."
"In July, CNN repeatedly reported that offshore drilling would take 'seven to 10 years' to get into production. Yet Brazil's Petrobras expects its new finds in extraordinarily deep waters to already be producing 100,000 barrels per day in just two years. What is wrong with American oil companies that they would take so long?
In fact, the world oil shortage is political, not geological."
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
I Know The Secrets That You Keep
I Know The Secrets That You Keep
"Glenn Reynolds has been wondering what other secrets the media is sitting on and what other stories they are not pursuing that might damage Obama. I have a nominee."
"Glenn Reynolds has been wondering what other secrets the media is sitting on and what other stories they are not pursuing that might damage Obama. I have a nominee."
Priceline.com wins tax break to bring 250 jobs
Priceline.com wins tax break to bring 250 jobs
"City officials fast-tracked a tax break for Priceline.com ....
A special City Council meeting this week approved a 10-year, 100-percent property tax abatement on up to $6 million in fixtures and equipment."
No property tax for 10 years?
Or no property tax on new investment?
Miserably written article.....
"City officials fast-tracked a tax break for Priceline.com ....
A special City Council meeting this week approved a 10-year, 100-percent property tax abatement on up to $6 million in fixtures and equipment."
No property tax for 10 years?
Or no property tax on new investment?
Miserably written article.....
Home science under attack
Home science under attack
"Pamela Wilderman, the code enforcement officer for Marlboro, stated, 'I think Mr. Deeb has crossed a line somewhere. This is not what we would consider to be a customary home occupation.'
Allow me to translate Ms. Wilderman's words into plain English: 'Mr. Deeb hasn't actually violated any law or regulation that I can find, but I don't like what he's doing because I'm ignorant and irrationally afraid of chemicals, so I'll abuse my power to steal his property and shut him down.'
..... It appears that Deeb has grounds for a nice juicy lawsuit here.
There's a lesson here for all of us .... The government is not our friend. Massachusetts is the prototypical nanny state, of course, but the other 49 aren't far behind. ........ There's a word for what just happened in Massachusetts. Tyranny."
Do NOT forget this lesson!
The incredible expansion of government at EVERY level has coincided with a similar expansion of moronic government employees who abuse and expand their power over ALL of us!
(thanks to Atlanta Lou for this depressing article)
"Pamela Wilderman, the code enforcement officer for Marlboro, stated, 'I think Mr. Deeb has crossed a line somewhere. This is not what we would consider to be a customary home occupation.'
Allow me to translate Ms. Wilderman's words into plain English: 'Mr. Deeb hasn't actually violated any law or regulation that I can find, but I don't like what he's doing because I'm ignorant and irrationally afraid of chemicals, so I'll abuse my power to steal his property and shut him down.'
..... It appears that Deeb has grounds for a nice juicy lawsuit here.
There's a lesson here for all of us .... The government is not our friend. Massachusetts is the prototypical nanny state, of course, but the other 49 aren't far behind. ........ There's a word for what just happened in Massachusetts. Tyranny."
Do NOT forget this lesson!
The incredible expansion of government at EVERY level has coincided with a similar expansion of moronic government employees who abuse and expand their power over ALL of us!
(thanks to Atlanta Lou for this depressing article)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Enviro-lib eco-lies debunked!
Instapundit.com -:
"AT THE WASHINGTON POST, debunking 'snake oil' about offshore drilling.
Compare to Bob Herbert's uncritical passing-along of same."
"AT THE WASHINGTON POST, debunking 'snake oil' about offshore drilling.
Compare to Bob Herbert's uncritical passing-along of same."
Tire-Gauge Industry Pumps Up Obama Campaign Coffers
Tire-Gauge Industry Pumps Up Obama Campaign Coffers
"On June 16, 2008, John Zimmerman, chief financial officer of Tomkins, gave nearly $7,000 in campaign contributions to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Lo and behold, nary two months later Obama's in Springfield, Missouri, suggesting drivers inflate their tires to save gas (and, by the way, curb CO2 emissions). Coincidence? We think not. Does it come as any surprise that Tomkins owns the Syracuse Gauge Company, which bills itself as manufacturing the 'largest selection and variety of tools in the United States for filling tires [and] checking tire pressure'?"
Sort of surprising how cheaply Obama can be bought.
"On June 16, 2008, John Zimmerman, chief financial officer of Tomkins, gave nearly $7,000 in campaign contributions to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Lo and behold, nary two months later Obama's in Springfield, Missouri, suggesting drivers inflate their tires to save gas (and, by the way, curb CO2 emissions). Coincidence? We think not. Does it come as any surprise that Tomkins owns the Syracuse Gauge Company, which bills itself as manufacturing the 'largest selection and variety of tools in the United States for filling tires [and] checking tire pressure'?"
Sort of surprising how cheaply Obama can be bought.
Muskegon County administrator abruptly steps down over budget fight
Muskegon County administrator abruptly steps down over budget fight
"Muskegon County Administrator Jack Niemiec stunned Muskegon County Commissioners and county staff Tuesday afternoon by abruptly announcing his retirement as of Sept. 12."
This is BIG!
Someone must stand up for the taxpayers and citizens of our county!
So far EVERYONE has bowed down to the big county employee unions that are bankrupting our county.
We are not all that far from becoming "Detroit West".
Are there any statesmen in our county?
"Muskegon County Administrator Jack Niemiec stunned Muskegon County Commissioners and county staff Tuesday afternoon by abruptly announcing his retirement as of Sept. 12."
This is BIG!
Someone must stand up for the taxpayers and citizens of our county!
So far EVERYONE has bowed down to the big county employee unions that are bankrupting our county.
We are not all that far from becoming "Detroit West".
Are there any statesmen in our county?
George Furth, an Actor and Playwright, Dies at 75
George Furth, an Actor and Playwright, Dies at 75
"Perhaps his most memorable role was as Woodcock, the loyal railway employee who allows himself to be blown up not once, but twice, by Paul Newman’s Butch Cassidy, rather than let the train he is riding be robbed.
“Butch, you know if it were my money, there’s nobody I’d rather have steal it than you,” Woodcock calls memorably through a locked door, moments before it explodes in his face for a second time. “But you see, I am still in the employment of E. H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad.”"
"Perhaps his most memorable role was as Woodcock, the loyal railway employee who allows himself to be blown up not once, but twice, by Paul Newman’s Butch Cassidy, rather than let the train he is riding be robbed.
“Butch, you know if it were my money, there’s nobody I’d rather have steal it than you,” Woodcock calls memorably through a locked door, moments before it explodes in his face for a second time. “But you see, I am still in the employment of E. H. Harriman of the Union Pacific Railroad.”"
Cyberspace Barrage Preceded Russian Fighting
Cyberspace Barrage Preceded Russian Fighting
“It costs about 4 cents per machine,” Mr. Woodcock said. “You could fund an entire cyberwarfare campaign for the cost of replacing a tank tread, so you would be foolish not to.”“It costs about 4 cents per machine,” Mr. Woodcock said. “You could fund an entire cyberwarfare campaign for the cost of replacing a tank tread, so you would be foolish not to.”"
“It costs about 4 cents per machine,” Mr. Woodcock said. “You could fund an entire cyberwarfare campaign for the cost of replacing a tank tread, so you would be foolish not to.”“It costs about 4 cents per machine,” Mr. Woodcock said. “You could fund an entire cyberwarfare campaign for the cost of replacing a tank tread, so you would be foolish not to.”"
Obama's 'no income taxes on seniors' draws critics
Obama's 'no income taxes on seniors' draws critics
"The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, gave the idea bad grades in a recent study of the two presidential candidates' tax plans."
Hey you kollege kids!
Barry the Prez is gonna give your grama and granpa mo of your moolah!
Cool idea?
You'll get change all right........
"The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, gave the idea bad grades in a recent study of the two presidential candidates' tax plans."
Hey you kollege kids!
Barry the Prez is gonna give your grama and granpa mo of your moolah!
Cool idea?
You'll get change all right........
FCC Commissioner: Return of Fairness Doctrine Could Control Web Content
FCC Commissioner: Return of Fairness Doctrine Could Control Web Content: "There’s a huge concern among conservative talk radio hosts that reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine would all-but destroy the industry due to equal time constraints. But speech limits might not stop at radio. They could even be extended to include the Internet and “government dictating content policy.”"
Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony - Telegraph
Beijing Olympics: Faking scandal over girl who 'sang' in opening ceremony
"The girl in the red dress with the pigtails, called Lin Miaoke, 9, and from a Beijing primary school, has become a national sensation since Friday night, giving interviews to all the most popular newspapers.
But the show's musical designer felt forced to set the record straight. He gave an interview to Beijing radio saying the real singer was a seven-year-old girl who had won a gruelling competition to perform the anthem, a patriotic song called 'Hymn to the Motherland'."
"The girl in the red dress with the pigtails, called Lin Miaoke, 9, and from a Beijing primary school, has become a national sensation since Friday night, giving interviews to all the most popular newspapers.
But the show's musical designer felt forced to set the record straight. He gave an interview to Beijing radio saying the real singer was a seven-year-old girl who had won a gruelling competition to perform the anthem, a patriotic song called 'Hymn to the Motherland'."
Heights council chastises mayor over fence repair
Heights council chastises mayor over fence repair
"The mayor's decision to spend city funds without council approval came after the city's insurance company denied a resident's claim that a city snow plow had damaged her fence earlier this year, council members said."
Good old "Detroit West", NOW with a "Kwame" in residence!
"The mayor's decision to spend city funds without council approval came after the city's insurance company denied a resident's claim that a city snow plow had damaged her fence earlier this year, council members said."
Good old "Detroit West", NOW with a "Kwame" in residence!
Obama without his script
Obama without his script
"The Obama campaign has for months pursued the odd strategy of having the junior senator from Illinois act as if he were already kinda-sorta president of the United States"
Imagine BHussein calling President Putin over the Georgian invasion.... ...really, think about it...... "ah...ah..... Prezzident...ah......Putin.......ah... ..this..is....Prezzident....ah.....ah...... ..Barry......."
"The Obama campaign has for months pursued the odd strategy of having the junior senator from Illinois act as if he were already kinda-sorta president of the United States"
Imagine BHussein calling President Putin over the Georgian invasion.... ...really, think about it...... "ah...ah..... Prezzident...ah......Putin.......ah... ..this..is....Prezzident....ah.....ah...... ..Barry......."
Monday, August 11, 2008
Battle brewing over county budget c$uts
Battle brewing over county budget cuts
"Muskegon County's proposed 2008 fiscal year budget was released last week, and officials are already squaring off for a brutal fight over a shrinking pot of general fund dollars.
On one side is county Administrator Jack Niemiec and his supporters on the county board, who put together a $2.6 million deficit reduction plan that would force numerous county departments, including those run by countywide elected officials, to tighten their belts considerably.
They say they were forced to impose the plan because many of the elected officials, as well as several court administrators, failed to respond to a request to cut their budgets by 6 percent."
About time!
This is gonna be ugly, but ugly is what ya get when the cancer has spread for so long.
"Muskegon County's proposed 2008 fiscal year budget was released last week, and officials are already squaring off for a brutal fight over a shrinking pot of general fund dollars.
On one side is county Administrator Jack Niemiec and his supporters on the county board, who put together a $2.6 million deficit reduction plan that would force numerous county departments, including those run by countywide elected officials, to tighten their belts considerably.
They say they were forced to impose the plan because many of the elected officials, as well as several court administrators, failed to respond to a request to cut their budgets by 6 percent."
About time!
This is gonna be ugly, but ugly is what ya get when the cancer has spread for so long.
Media pain
Instapundit.com -: "Well, with story after story on how cars are polar-bear-killing inventions of the devil, you'd think they'd be glad to be rid of all that dirty money."
Real good talker Barack Obama loses mind on stage
Real good talker Barack Obama loses mind on stage
"The poor famous guy in this video from an Indiana TV station may be a regular rock star in Germany and have just turned 47 last week. Which, admittedly, is getting up there in years.
And he did not have his usual teleprompter. But it sure does sound like he's not very happy with this America that he wants to be the president of, if he really doesn't want his daughters to grow up in it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d667NAI9HIM
"The poor famous guy in this video from an Indiana TV station may be a regular rock star in Germany and have just turned 47 last week. Which, admittedly, is getting up there in years.
And he did not have his usual teleprompter. But it sure does sound like he's not very happy with this America that he wants to be the president of, if he really doesn't want his daughters to grow up in it."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d667NAI9HIM
Saturday, August 09, 2008
The rich are not so different after all: Hamptons town struggles with $12M deficit
The rich are not so different after all: Hamptons town struggles with $12M deficit
"East Hampton, one of the main towns on the eastern end of Long Island that make up the Hamptons, is burdened with a deficit that could exceed $12 million. And that has become a rich source of irony, given the community's spectacular wealth and its concentration of Wall Street money-management talent."
"East Hampton, one of the main towns on the eastern end of Long Island that make up the Hamptons, is burdened with a deficit that could exceed $12 million. And that has become a rich source of irony, given the community's spectacular wealth and its concentration of Wall Street money-management talent."
Punditry | Professor Bainbridge
Punditry Professor Bainbridge: "Public criticism of judges, moreover, is one of the limited avenues available to hold unelected judges accountable. Criticism of judges invokes the social sanction known as shaming. Society long has made use of shame as a sanction. The Pilgrim’s stocks find a modern counterpart in the perp walk beloved of white collar prosecutors. The core idea is that reputationally sensitive individuals can be influenced by having their conduct held up to public obloquy."
Friday, August 08, 2008
The Loyalty?
"Obama Sign of Progress"?
In lieu of GDP increases or personal freedom?
You're either "Loyal" or you're ........?
Scary!
Thursday, August 07, 2008
You heard it here first: We won the war
You heard it here first: We won the war
"Somebody has to write this. The United States has won the war in Iraq.
I'm compelled to proclaim victory because, these days, winning wars has become politically incorrect in Western societies."
But, oh so painful a truth for those delicate liberal ears.
"Somebody has to write this. The United States has won the war in Iraq.
I'm compelled to proclaim victory because, these days, winning wars has become politically incorrect in Western societies."
But, oh so painful a truth for those delicate liberal ears.
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