Bottom Up Politics: "Small Steps"
"David Farhat our own newly elected Muskegon County Republican Chairman owns a building in the downtown and he stood up and explained how he only had 3 tenants and his rent was the cheapest in town. He couldn’t attract any more. He couldn’t understand how adding a couple of thousand to his tax bill forcing him out of business or to raise rents would remedy that situation. He also brought up a good point when he wondered why the huge Renovated Amazon building which is mainly made up of condos wasn’t going to be taxed in the plan at least for the condos.
He did give the best line of the night which went something like this at the end of his remarks. “I haven’t heard of a saying that says. Tax it and they will come”. Great line, had everyone snickering if not outright laughing."
Saturday, February 21, 2009
'Winter' phrase could box Obama in
'Winter' phrase could box Obama in
"'This winter of our hardship.'
The phrase caught the attention of speechwriting scholars and headline writers alike when President Obama unveiled it in the conclusion of his inaugural speech, then dusted it off this week during his inaugural prime-time press conference."
Spoken with such power by our "Jimma Carter of 2009"
"'This winter of our hardship.'
The phrase caught the attention of speechwriting scholars and headline writers alike when President Obama unveiled it in the conclusion of his inaugural speech, then dusted it off this week during his inaugural prime-time press conference."
Spoken with such power by our "Jimma Carter of 2009"
Couric: Nationalizing Banks Will Provide 'Big Dose of Confidence'
Couric: Nationalizing Banks Will Provide 'Big Dose of Confidence'
"Katie Couric concluded a Thursday night look at the pros and cons of nationalizing banks by seeing the federal government as a comforting security blanket: 'Nationalization may have a psychological impact as well, and Uncle Sam wrapping his arms around failing banks in this country might provide a big dose of confidence for the American consumer.'"
Another new low in our MSM's personal idiocy.
"Katie Couric concluded a Thursday night look at the pros and cons of nationalizing banks by seeing the federal government as a comforting security blanket: 'Nationalization may have a psychological impact as well, and Uncle Sam wrapping his arms around failing banks in this country might provide a big dose of confidence for the American consumer.'"
Another new low in our MSM's personal idiocy.
Accounting for (Congressional) Dummies
Accounting for (Congressional) Dummies
"All of this raises some fascinating questions, the timeliest of which is:
How does a CEO answer questions about financial accounting when they're asked by dimwits who don't know enough to understand the answers?
Honestly, I don't know what I would do if I were in the CEO punishment seat being thumb-screwed by Barney Frank, or mau-maued by Maxine Waters."
"All of this raises some fascinating questions, the timeliest of which is:
How does a CEO answer questions about financial accounting when they're asked by dimwits who don't know enough to understand the answers?
Honestly, I don't know what I would do if I were in the CEO punishment seat being thumb-screwed by Barney Frank, or mau-maued by Maxine Waters."
WHY THE MARKETS ARE TANKING
WHY THE MARKETS ARE TANKING
"Last Oct. 13, in trying to explain why the market had sold off 30% in six weeks, we acknowledged that the freeze-up of the financial system was a big concern.
But we cited three other factors as well:
The imminent election of 'the most anti-capitalist politician ever nominated by a major party.'
The possibility of 'a filibuster-proof Congress led by politicians who are almost as liberal.'
A 'media establishment dedicated to the implementation of a liberal agenda, and the smothering of dissent wherever it arises.'
No wonder, we said then, that panic had set in."
"Last Oct. 13, in trying to explain why the market had sold off 30% in six weeks, we acknowledged that the freeze-up of the financial system was a big concern.
But we cited three other factors as well:
The imminent election of 'the most anti-capitalist politician ever nominated by a major party.'
The possibility of 'a filibuster-proof Congress led by politicians who are almost as liberal.'
A 'media establishment dedicated to the implementation of a liberal agenda, and the smothering of dissent wherever it arises.'
No wonder, we said then, that panic had set in."
Tea Party U.S.A.: The movement grows
Tea Party U.S.A.: The movement grows
"Seattle on Monday. Denver on Tuesday. Mesa AZ on Wednesday. Overland Park, Kansas today. What a week, huh? We got the anti-stimulus, anti-entitlement protest ball rolling — and now the movement, spurred further by CNBC host Rick Santelli’s call for a “Chicago Tea Party,” is really taking off."
"Seattle on Monday. Denver on Tuesday. Mesa AZ on Wednesday. Overland Park, Kansas today. What a week, huh? We got the anti-stimulus, anti-entitlement protest ball rolling — and now the movement, spurred further by CNBC host Rick Santelli’s call for a “Chicago Tea Party,” is really taking off."
OBAMA'S 2000 POINT TUMBLE
OBAMA'S 2000 POINT TUMBLE
"Forbes' Rich Karlgaard says that it's clear that the markets hate Obamanomics and Obeynomics.
Stocks are down 27% since the Nov. 4th election. Stocks have plummeted more than 40% since Obama sewed up the Democratic nomination in June.
Capital is on strike. And why wouldn’t it be?
Private capital has no idea what future holds in terms of taxes, regulation, trade, deficits and the value of the dollar.
None whatsoever."
"Forbes' Rich Karlgaard says that it's clear that the markets hate Obamanomics and Obeynomics.
Stocks are down 27% since the Nov. 4th election. Stocks have plummeted more than 40% since Obama sewed up the Democratic nomination in June.
Capital is on strike. And why wouldn’t it be?
Private capital has no idea what future holds in terms of taxes, regulation, trade, deficits and the value of the dollar.
None whatsoever."
Campus "free speech"?
More from the "free speech for me but not for thee" crowd
"Professor in Speech Class Refuses to Grade Student's Presentation, apparently because of the religious nature of the student's presentation, the student's expression of opposition for same-sex marriage in the presentation, or both.
On top of that, he apparently called the student a 'fascist bastard' in front of the class for having supported the anti-same-sex-marriage Prop. 8, and refused to allow the student to finish the presentation. Lovely."
"Professor in Speech Class Refuses to Grade Student's Presentation, apparently because of the religious nature of the student's presentation, the student's expression of opposition for same-sex marriage in the presentation, or both.
On top of that, he apparently called the student a 'fascist bastard' in front of the class for having supported the anti-same-sex-marriage Prop. 8, and refused to allow the student to finish the presentation. Lovely."
Friday, February 20, 2009
City could consider bankruptcy
City could consider bankruptcy
"The chairman of the City Council's budget and finance committee called Thursday for Stockton to at least consider filing for bankruptcy protection, the council flirting for the first time - though still nowhere near embracing - a drastic measure it once paid no mind."
"The chairman of the City Council's budget and finance committee called Thursday for Stockton to at least consider filing for bankruptcy protection, the council flirting for the first time - though still nowhere near embracing - a drastic measure it once paid no mind."
CARPE DIEM: Start at 18, Retire at 48, Spend More Yrs. Getting Pension, Free Health Care Than Yrs. Working
Start at 18, Retire at 48, Spend More Yrs. Getting Pension, Free Health Care Than Yrs. Working
"In the early 1970s, Detroit agreed to let auto workers retire with full pension and benefits after 30 years on the job, regardless of their age. In practice, that meant a worker could start at age 18, retire at 48, and spend more years collecting a pension and free health care than he or she actually spent working. It wasn't long before even union officials realized they had created a monster."
"In the early 1970s, Detroit agreed to let auto workers retire with full pension and benefits after 30 years on the job, regardless of their age. In practice, that meant a worker could start at age 18, retire at 48, and spend more years collecting a pension and free health care than he or she actually spent working. It wasn't long before even union officials realized they had created a monster."
MSU loses one of its legends
MSU loses one of its legends
"Brad Van Pelt, a former two-time All-America football player at Michigan State, was remembered Wednesday by former teammates and coaches as an outstanding person as well as a versatile and gifted athlete."
"Brad Van Pelt, a former two-time All-America football player at Michigan State, was remembered Wednesday by former teammates and coaches as an outstanding person as well as a versatile and gifted athlete."
Obama's Governing Style
Obama's Governing Style
"In the Middle Ages, when a young prince suddenly and prematurely became king, the royal court, the church leadership and other senior aristocrats would scrutinize his every word and habit for signs of what kind of mind would be deciding their country's fate and their personal prosperity and safety.
Today, around the world, President Barack Obama's every word, every action, every inaction is being likewise scrutinized for similar reasons."
"In the Middle Ages, when a young prince suddenly and prematurely became king, the royal court, the church leadership and other senior aristocrats would scrutinize his every word and habit for signs of what kind of mind would be deciding their country's fate and their personal prosperity and safety.
Today, around the world, President Barack Obama's every word, every action, every inaction is being likewise scrutinized for similar reasons."
City sweetens downtown condo deal
City sweetens downtown condo deal
"The city of Muskegon is trying to spur buyers' interest in downtown condominiums by offering to convert one of them into a 'dockominium.'
That's right -- the first person to buy a condo priced at $250,000 or more before Dec. 15 gets a boat slip on Muskegon Lake.
The slip is a 60-footer at Harbour Towne Marina, near the Muskegon Lake Channel. It was acquired by the city from the state of Michigan through tax reversion.
The offer is good for condominium units in WaterMark Place, Vida Nova, Heritage Square Townhomes now under construction, and Highpoint Flats, the eight-story former Comerica Bank building yet to undergo conversion into residences.
The buyer will be required to reimburse the city its $5,000 acquisition costs, and will be subject to all future fees, taxes and assessments on the slips."
I wonder how long this will be available.....
"The city of Muskegon is trying to spur buyers' interest in downtown condominiums by offering to convert one of them into a 'dockominium.'
That's right -- the first person to buy a condo priced at $250,000 or more before Dec. 15 gets a boat slip on Muskegon Lake.
The slip is a 60-footer at Harbour Towne Marina, near the Muskegon Lake Channel. It was acquired by the city from the state of Michigan through tax reversion.
The offer is good for condominium units in WaterMark Place, Vida Nova, Heritage Square Townhomes now under construction, and Highpoint Flats, the eight-story former Comerica Bank building yet to undergo conversion into residences.
The buyer will be required to reimburse the city its $5,000 acquisition costs, and will be subject to all future fees, taxes and assessments on the slips."
I wonder how long this will be available.....
Frozen Wave Phenomenon on Lake Huron
Frozen Wave Phenomenon on Lake Huron
"Michigan has had the coldest winter in decades. Water expands to freeze, and at Macinaw City the water in Lake Huron below the surface ice was supercooled. It expanded to break through the surface ice and froze into this incredible wave.
This wave phenomena is seen in Antarctica, but in Michigan? Yes, it's been quite a winter!"
"Michigan has had the coldest winter in decades. Water expands to freeze, and at Macinaw City the water in Lake Huron below the surface ice was supercooled. It expanded to break through the surface ice and froze into this incredible wave.
This wave phenomena is seen in Antarctica, but in Michigan? Yes, it's been quite a winter!"
click the link to see even more!
Dana Milbank - The Audacity of Audaciousness
Dana Milbank - The Audacity of Audaciousness
"It takes a certain amount of nerve to have an event at the National Press Club and then ban the press from covering it.
"It takes another level of chutzpah entirely to admit members of the general public to your event at the National Press Club, recruit a news organization as the co-sponsor and then tell the press they can't cover it.
And Milbank is a major libo-journalista.
Wow! When you piss off the lib journalists this fast, one wonders what the next 4 years will bring.
"It takes a certain amount of nerve to have an event at the National Press Club and then ban the press from covering it.
"It takes another level of chutzpah entirely to admit members of the general public to your event at the National Press Club, recruit a news organization as the co-sponsor and then tell the press they can't cover it.
And Milbank is a major libo-journalista.
Wow! When you piss off the lib journalists this fast, one wonders what the next 4 years will bring.
Manufacturing Myths
Manufacturing Myths
Mr. Uchitelle says, 'Manufacturing's share of real gross domestic product... has dropped to between 16 and 17 percent, from 18 to 19 percent in the 1950s.... The downward trends are alarming.' Similar statistical exercises recently led to an interesting debate between my old friends Bruce Bartlett and Paul Craig Roberts.
Yet the National Association of Manufacturers' Web site shows that 'manufacturing's share of the U.S. economy, as measured by real GDP, has been stable since the late 1940s.... The overall share remains the same over the business cycle.' "
Isn't it amazing how "good news" is so hurtful to liberals?
Mr. Uchitelle says, 'Manufacturing's share of real gross domestic product... has dropped to between 16 and 17 percent, from 18 to 19 percent in the 1950s.... The downward trends are alarming.' Similar statistical exercises recently led to an interesting debate between my old friends Bruce Bartlett and Paul Craig Roberts.
Yet the National Association of Manufacturers' Web site shows that 'manufacturing's share of the U.S. economy, as measured by real GDP, has been stable since the late 1940s.... The overall share remains the same over the business cycle.' "
Isn't it amazing how "good news" is so hurtful to liberals?
BAILOUT AS PAYOLA: Did Campaign Cash Influence Bailout? Banks Get 258,000 Percent Return
BAILOUT AS PAYOLA: Did Campaign Cash Influence Bailout? Banks Get 258,000 Percent Return
"As I’ve said before, an economy in which political payoffs earn a much higher rate of return than real investments is not a healthy thing. But wait, look who figures prominently:"
"As I’ve said before, an economy in which political payoffs earn a much higher rate of return than real investments is not a healthy thing. But wait, look who figures prominently:"
Tague to decide if Charles Nash can serve on two boards
Tague to decide if Charles Nash can serve on two boards
"The issue of whether Charles Nash can simultaneously serve on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners and the Muskegon school board will be forwarded to the county prosecutor.
The school board intends to send a letter to Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague requesting that he resolve the issue of Charles Nash serving as vice chairman of the county board as well as a school board trustee.
'We don't want it hanging over our heads,' said the Rev. Charles Poole, president of the Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education.
The school board's letter is in response to a memo board attorney Gary Britton sent to Poole suggesting he send a formal request to Tague to look into the matter."
Ummm, democrat rules on democrat when EVERYONE else has said this is illegal.
"The issue of whether Charles Nash can simultaneously serve on the Muskegon County Board of Commissioners and the Muskegon school board will be forwarded to the county prosecutor.
The school board intends to send a letter to Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague requesting that he resolve the issue of Charles Nash serving as vice chairman of the county board as well as a school board trustee.
'We don't want it hanging over our heads,' said the Rev. Charles Poole, president of the Muskegon Public Schools Board of Education.
The school board's letter is in response to a memo board attorney Gary Britton sent to Poole suggesting he send a formal request to Tague to look into the matter."
Ummm, democrat rules on democrat when EVERYONE else has said this is illegal.
Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax
Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax
"Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they burn — an idea that has angered drivers in some states where it has been proposed."
Nice reportage!
This new BIGBROTHER idea won't "replace" gasoline taxes it will be a NEW tax!
Our Great Leader must appreciate his comrades in the NEW MEDIA....
"Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much gasoline they burn — an idea that has angered drivers in some states where it has been proposed."
Nice reportage!
This new BIGBROTHER idea won't "replace" gasoline taxes it will be a NEW tax!
Our Great Leader must appreciate his comrades in the NEW MEDIA....
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Michigan State raises football ticket prices
Michigan State raises football ticket prices
Last season, MSU ranked sixth in the Big Ten in ticket prices behind Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa and Illinois.
Michigan State is now tied with Illinois for fifth (from information provided by MSU):
2009 Big Ten Football Season-Ticket Prices
1 - Ohio State ($63 up from $62 in 2008)
3 - Penn State ($55 up from $52 in 2008)
2 - Michigan ($54)
4 - Iowa ($48)
5 - Illinois ($44)
5 - Michigan State ($44 up from $41 2008)
7 - Wisconsin ($39)
8 - Purdue ($37)
9 - Minnesota ($39 up from $36 2008)
10 - Northwestern ($33)
11 - Indiana ($31)"
Last season, MSU ranked sixth in the Big Ten in ticket prices behind Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa and Illinois.
Michigan State is now tied with Illinois for fifth (from information provided by MSU):
2009 Big Ten Football Season-Ticket Prices
1 - Ohio State ($63 up from $62 in 2008)
3 - Penn State ($55 up from $52 in 2008)
2 - Michigan ($54)
4 - Iowa ($48)
5 - Illinois ($44)
5 - Michigan State ($44 up from $41 2008)
7 - Wisconsin ($39)
8 - Purdue ($37)
9 - Minnesota ($39 up from $36 2008)
10 - Northwestern ($33)
11 - Indiana ($31)"
Pension Tsunami
Pension Tsunami
"That approaching wave of pension debt is bigger than it looks. The purpose of this site is to provide an overview of the multiple pension crises that are about to drown America's taxpayers."
Excellent reference site for the coming (already here?) pension disaster.
"That approaching wave of pension debt is bigger than it looks. The purpose of this site is to provide an overview of the multiple pension crises that are about to drown America's taxpayers."
Excellent reference site for the coming (already here?) pension disaster.
Massachusetts may consider using computer chips to charge drivers for mileage on state roads
Massachusetts may consider using computer chips to charge drivers for mileage on state roads
"A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts' transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has angered some drivers.
'It's outrageous, it's kind of Orwellian, Big Brotherish,'"
"A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts' transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has angered some drivers.
'It's outrageous, it's kind of Orwellian, Big Brotherish,'"
"voluntary" is out with Obama's administration?
Obama storm troopers give up on "voluntary"
“We tried voluntary, it didn’t work,” Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said today"
“We tried voluntary, it didn’t work,” Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said today"
European Court: Fleeing Dangerous Countries a Ground for Asylum
European Court: Fleeing Dangerous Countries a Ground for Asylum
"The ECJ decided that, under EU rules, people seeking the right to live in Europe because they fear death at home do not have to prove that they, personally, are under threat of targeted violence, if the country itself is seen as sufficiently dangerous."
Doesn't ANYONE in Europe remember 1937?
"The ECJ decided that, under EU rules, people seeking the right to live in Europe because they fear death at home do not have to prove that they, personally, are under threat of targeted violence, if the country itself is seen as sufficiently dangerous."
Doesn't ANYONE in Europe remember 1937?
Jones bill would raise taxes to aid homeless
Jones bill would raise taxes to aid homeless
"State Rep. Robert Jones has reintroduced a bill that would allow counties to raise real-estate transfer taxes to fund housing projects for the homeless."
Another democrat who will steal our hard earned paychecks for his personal vote-buying scam.
Remember this crook!
"State Rep. Robert Jones has reintroduced a bill that would allow counties to raise real-estate transfer taxes to fund housing projects for the homeless."
Another democrat who will steal our hard earned paychecks for his personal vote-buying scam.
Remember this crook!
Visit Recovery.gov to learn how the government spends $787B
Visit Recovery.gov to learn how the government spends $787B
"You may have heard that President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion economic recovery bill today. The recent House and Senate votes were divided almost entirely along party lines, but hey, it passed, and regardless of how you feel about the bill, you can track where all that money gets spent on the new Recovery.gov website."
"You may have heard that President Barack Obama signed the $787 billion economic recovery bill today. The recent House and Senate votes were divided almost entirely along party lines, but hey, it passed, and regardless of how you feel about the bill, you can track where all that money gets spent on the new Recovery.gov website."
Bump Keys in the News - San Francisco #3
Watch this video and RUN to the hardware store!
Just google "bump keys" and see how easy they are to find.
Scarey!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Holder: US a nation of cowards on racial matters
Holder: US a nation of cowards on racial matters: "Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, said Wednesday the United States was 'a nation of cowards' on matters of race, with most Americans avoiding candid discussions of racial issues. In a speech to Justice Department employees marking Black History Month, Holder said the workplace is largely integrated but Americans still self-segregate on the weekends and in their private lives.
'Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards,' Holder said."
Well now.... our new AG is gonna make things a whole bunch better with this screed..... ain't he......?
This is "hope"?
It sure sounds like "change".....
'Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards,' Holder said."
Well now.... our new AG is gonna make things a whole bunch better with this screed..... ain't he......?
This is "hope"?
It sure sounds like "change".....
GM says it needs billions more ...............
GM says it needs billions more by next month to stay afloat
"General Motors Corp. will need as much as $16.6 billion in additional federal aid if market conditions worsen but could run out of money next month.
GM needs $2 billion more in aid in March and $2.6 billion in April to stay afloat.
The requests for additional loans is outlined in a restructuring plan submitted today to the U.S. Treasury Department that illustrates how GM will repay $13.4 billion in aid that has kept the automaker operating since it nearly ran out of cash in December. GM plans to begin repaying its loans in 2012."
GM has burned $13.4 BILLION ALREADY??!!!!
AND THEY WANT MORE??????
"General Motors Corp. will need as much as $16.6 billion in additional federal aid if market conditions worsen but could run out of money next month.
GM needs $2 billion more in aid in March and $2.6 billion in April to stay afloat.
The requests for additional loans is outlined in a restructuring plan submitted today to the U.S. Treasury Department that illustrates how GM will repay $13.4 billion in aid that has kept the automaker operating since it nearly ran out of cash in December. GM plans to begin repaying its loans in 2012."
GM has burned $13.4 BILLION ALREADY??!!!!
AND THEY WANT MORE??????
Woman gets nod for top county job
Woman gets nod for top county job
"Commissioners voted 6-3 to direct county attorney Theodore Williams to begin negotiating an employment contract with Bonnie B. Hammersley. The board must still vote on a final contract."
"Commissioners voted 6-3 to direct county attorney Theodore Williams to begin negotiating an employment contract with Bonnie B. Hammersley. The board must still vote on a final contract."
The Price Of Fear
The Price Of Fear
"In his first month, President Obama has talked down the economy and engineered a huge surge in federal spending. Now the bills will come due. The pain may be just beginning."
"In his first month, President Obama has talked down the economy and engineered a huge surge in federal spending. Now the bills will come due. The pain may be just beginning."
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Rep. Mary Valentine wants inquiry into deaths of Fruitport Township children in fire
Rep. Mary Valentine wants inquiry into deaths of Fruitport Township children in fire
"State Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Norton Shores wants an inquiry into whether the state could have done something to prevent the fatal Fruitport Township fire that killed two children.
Valentine, the chairwoman of the Families and Children's Services Committee, said better communication within the state Department of Human Services might have made a difference."
Talk about pathetic grandstanding.
She's known about these rules for 2 years.
And she's done NOTHING.
"State Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Norton Shores wants an inquiry into whether the state could have done something to prevent the fatal Fruitport Township fire that killed two children.
Valentine, the chairwoman of the Families and Children's Services Committee, said better communication within the state Department of Human Services might have made a difference."
Talk about pathetic grandstanding.
She's known about these rules for 2 years.
And she's done NOTHING.
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Valentine is about Valentine, not those who pay their own gas and electric bills.
And not for those who need help paying.
She's a carbuncle on our body politic!
Valentine is about Valentine, not those who pay their own gas and electric bills.
And not for those who need help paying.
She's a carbuncle on our body politic!
White House promises 22,000 jobs in West Michigan from stimulus package
White House promises 22,000 jobs in West Michigan from stimulus package
The White House claims the stimulus bill will generate some 109,000 jobs in the state, including more than 22,000 in West Michigan.
The funds include $13 million for road projects in the Grand Rapids area, $7 million to expand The Rapid operations center and millions of dollars to rebuild Grand Rapids schools.
Millions of more dollars are expected for everything from home weatherization to clean water improvements to law enforcement.
Michigan is slated to get about $7 billion, including $2.3 billion for Medicaid, $845 million for road and bridge work, $1.3 billion for "fiscal stabilization" for education, $500 million for early childhood education, $419 million for special education and $279 million for weatherization.
Let us remember their promises....
The White House claims the stimulus bill will generate some 109,000 jobs in the state, including more than 22,000 in West Michigan.
The funds include $13 million for road projects in the Grand Rapids area, $7 million to expand The Rapid operations center and millions of dollars to rebuild Grand Rapids schools.
Millions of more dollars are expected for everything from home weatherization to clean water improvements to law enforcement.
Michigan is slated to get about $7 billion, including $2.3 billion for Medicaid, $845 million for road and bridge work, $1.3 billion for "fiscal stabilization" for education, $500 million for early childhood education, $419 million for special education and $279 million for weatherization.
Let us remember their promises....
Rep. Waxman Wants to Apply Censorship Doctrine to Internet
Rep. Waxman Wants to Apply Censorship Doctrine to Internet
"Waxman and his staff are also thinking about creating congressionally mandated advisory boards to police both radio and TV programming:"
These are evil people.
Will we act before they take over?
"Waxman and his staff are also thinking about creating congressionally mandated advisory boards to police both radio and TV programming:"
These are evil people.
Will we act before they take over?
Husband Busted... Again: What did Senator Stabenow (D-Michigan) know and when?
Husband Busted... Again: What did Senator Stabenow (D-Michigan) know and when?
"Still, you'd think better than a half-a-year employed by one of your major campaign donors as an illegally unregistered lobbyist... advocating a project you made a point of running against during your last statewide election... might raise a red flag or two."
"Still, you'd think better than a half-a-year employed by one of your major campaign donors as an illegally unregistered lobbyist... advocating a project you made a point of running against during your last statewide election... might raise a red flag or two."
Another government ripoff!
State and local government workers are getting paid....When you add in pension and other benefits, the gap grows to 42%."
"state and local government workers are getting paid an average of $25.30 an hour which is 33% higher than the private sector’s $19 according to our government’s own labor statistics data.
When you add in pension and other benefits, the gap grows to 42%."
"state and local government workers are getting paid an average of $25.30 an hour which is 33% higher than the private sector’s $19 according to our government’s own labor statistics data.
When you add in pension and other benefits, the gap grows to 42%."
Teacher Retirement Benefits
Education Next - Teacher Retirement Benefits
"Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky find that when measured as a percent of earnings, employer contributions to retirement benefits are substantially higher for public school teachers than for private-sector professionals and that the difference has doubled since March 2004."
"Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky find that when measured as a percent of earnings, employer contributions to retirement benefits are substantially higher for public school teachers than for private-sector professionals and that the difference has doubled since March 2004."
Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet
Householders to be charged for each flush of toilet PerthNow
"HOUSEHOLDERS would be charged for each flush under a radical new toilet tax designed to help beat the drought."
This is a crappy idea!
"HOUSEHOLDERS would be charged for each flush under a radical new toilet tax designed to help beat the drought."
This is a crappy idea!
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now
10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now
"There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new high-end PC is not necessarily an option. But here's the good news: There is plenty you can do yourself, right now, that'll speed up your computer. We've compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks you can easily implement on your existing computer."
"There is nothing more frustrating on this Earth than a slow computer -- especially in these tough economic times, when running out and buying a new high-end PC is not necessarily an option. But here's the good news: There is plenty you can do yourself, right now, that'll speed up your computer. We've compiled a list of 10 tips and tricks you can easily implement on your existing computer."
Big Gun Grab planned by democrats!
BLAST THIS OUT TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!
From my cold dead hands........
Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act 2-16-9
Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House.
This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.
We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program.
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar.
To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
·It is registered
·You are fingerprinted
·You supply a current Driver's License
·You supply your Social Security #
·You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing
·Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
·There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.
Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on K.H.O.W. 6:30 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.
This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.
This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45
Please.. copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA
More On Gun Grab HR 45 Here...
http://news.google.com/news?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=in&ned=&q=HR+45&btnG=Search+News
(HT to Rose at http://hellomichigan.blogspot.com/)
From my cold dead hands........
Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act 2-16-9
Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House.
This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.
We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program.
Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar.
To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.
Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:
·It is registered
·You are fingerprinted
·You supply a current Driver's License
·You supply your Social Security #
·You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing
·Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.
·There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18.
They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.
If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along.
Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on K.H.O.W. 6:30 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.
This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.
This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45:
http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45
Please.. copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA
More On Gun Grab HR 45 Here...
http://news.google.com/news?oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=in&ned=&q=HR+45&btnG=Search+News
(HT to Rose at http://hellomichigan.blogspot.com/)
THE GIPPER VS. THE ONE
THE GIPPER VS. THE ONE
"A clever blogger at Texas Rainmaker (hat-tip to Instapundit) reminds us of just how great that distance is by juxtaposing some observations by Reagan with some observations by the current President of the United States."
"A clever blogger at Texas Rainmaker (hat-tip to Instapundit) reminds us of just how great that distance is by juxtaposing some observations by Reagan with some observations by the current President of the United States."
Monday, February 16, 2009
ClubOrlov: Social Collapse Best Practices
ClubOrlov: Social Collapse Best Practices
"You might ask yourself, then, Why on earth did he get invited to speak here tonight?
It seems that I am enjoying my moment in the limelight, because I am one of the very few people who several years ago unequivocally predicted the demise of the United States as a global superpower. The idea that the USA will go the way of the USSR seemed preposterous at the time. It doesn't seem so preposterous any more. I take it some of you are still hedging your bets. How is that hedge fund doing, by the way?"
"You might ask yourself, then, Why on earth did he get invited to speak here tonight?
It seems that I am enjoying my moment in the limelight, because I am one of the very few people who several years ago unequivocally predicted the demise of the United States as a global superpower. The idea that the USA will go the way of the USSR seemed preposterous at the time. It doesn't seem so preposterous any more. I take it some of you are still hedging your bets. How is that hedge fund doing, by the way?"
Obama’s Revenge
Obama’s Revenge: "Once upon a time, a white teenager from Kansas got pregnant by her black Kenyan boyfriend, Barack Obama Sr., or was it her husband? Whatever. (I say whatever because we’ve never seen either marriage or divorce certificates). Some say the couple was in Kenya visiting relatives when the birth of their son, Barack Obama Jr., occurred. No matter. (I say no matter because we’ve never seen an authentic birth certificate). By the time the baby was two years old his father abandoned him for his other wife and child in Kenya."
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Review
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is an 8.9' netbook with a $349 (Linux) or $399 (Windows XP) starting price and some impressive features."
I just bought one at BestBuy for $299.
It is FABULOUS for travel.
Not a replacement for any desktop or laptop but at only 2 pounds it is the perfect travel replacement for the old heavy-lug.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is an 8.9' netbook with a $349 (Linux) or $399 (Windows XP) starting price and some impressive features."
I just bought one at BestBuy for $299.
It is FABULOUS for travel.
Not a replacement for any desktop or laptop but at only 2 pounds it is the perfect travel replacement for the old heavy-lug.
Luge yourself in Muskegon
Luge yourself in Muskegon
"I stayed at the Shoreline Inn, a hulking rectangle turned on its end, dark and ominous against the winter sky.
Indeed, there didn't seem to be a single room with a light on.
I couldn't see the hotel; until my eyes adjusted, I thought I was staring at frozen lake.
In July, the spot is ideal, a hotel on a pier, perfect for boating or dangling your feet from the dock.
But, in January, to enter the lobby of the Shoreline, I had to pry open the non-automatic automatic doors. The staff seemed to number exactly one, despite 139 rooms."
"I stayed at the Shoreline Inn, a hulking rectangle turned on its end, dark and ominous against the winter sky.
Indeed, there didn't seem to be a single room with a light on.
I couldn't see the hotel; until my eyes adjusted, I thought I was staring at frozen lake.
In July, the spot is ideal, a hotel on a pier, perfect for boating or dangling your feet from the dock.
But, in January, to enter the lobby of the Shoreline, I had to pry open the non-automatic automatic doors. The staff seemed to number exactly one, despite 139 rooms."
Kan. suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll
Kan. suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll
"Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be able to pay employees on time, the state's budget director said Monday.
The state doesn't have enough money in its main budget account to pay its bills, prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to suggest transferring $225 million from other accounts throughout state government. But the move required approval from legislative leaders, and Republican leaders refused Monday."
This IS Kansas, Toto!
What do we do when the spenders will NOT stop?
Oh yeah, Kalifornya and Meechigan are next in line....
No worries...right?
We are paying too much for too little.
If Michigan local/state government was a restaurant, it would be the old "Sambo's".
Bad service. Bad management. Bad for customers.
And gone baby... gone!
"Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be able to pay employees on time, the state's budget director said Monday.
The state doesn't have enough money in its main budget account to pay its bills, prompting Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to suggest transferring $225 million from other accounts throughout state government. But the move required approval from legislative leaders, and Republican leaders refused Monday."
This IS Kansas, Toto!
What do we do when the spenders will NOT stop?
Oh yeah, Kalifornya and Meechigan are next in line....
No worries...right?
We are paying too much for too little.
If Michigan local/state government was a restaurant, it would be the old "Sambo's".
Bad service. Bad management. Bad for customers.
And gone baby... gone!
Educators seek input on Promise Zone plan
Educators seek input on Promise Zone plan
"Education leaders in Muskegon County are moving quickly in their efforts to become one of 10 Promise Zones that would capture tax revenues to support college scholarships for local students"
"Education leaders in Muskegon County are moving quickly in their efforts to become one of 10 Promise Zones that would capture tax revenues to support college scholarships for local students"
Muskegon restaurant to offer free spaghetti dinner
Muskegon restaurant to offer free spaghetti dinner
"Chris Anderson wants to foster the spirit of volunteerism.
His plan? Throw a free spaghetti dinner for the community at his Muskegon restaurant, The Sardine Room.
Maybe the gesture will get area residents thinking about what they can do to help their fellow man, Anderson said."
How does free food "foster the spirit of volunteerism"?
"Chris Anderson wants to foster the spirit of volunteerism.
His plan? Throw a free spaghetti dinner for the community at his Muskegon restaurant, The Sardine Room.
Maybe the gesture will get area residents thinking about what they can do to help their fellow man, Anderson said."
How does free food "foster the spirit of volunteerism"?
Union, Granholm pitch different plans to buyout teachers, create openings at schools
Union, Granholm pitch different plans to buyout teachers, create openings at schools
"Hence the Michigan Education Association's proposal to entice thousands of eligible school employees into retirement through a 33-percent increase in their monthly pension."
We tighten our belts so the teachers unionistas can let out theirs.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
"Hence the Michigan Education Association's proposal to entice thousands of eligible school employees into retirement through a 33-percent increase in their monthly pension."
We tighten our belts so the teachers unionistas can let out theirs.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
Bear Lake Tavern to reopen under new ownership
Bear Lake Tavern to reopen under new ownership
"Lobdell recently opened Alleyways Bar & Grill in the former Topo's pizza location at 2675 Henry in Roosevelt Park. Topo's closed in summer 2007. Lobdell's parents, Wayne and Terry Lobdell, both are Muskegon High School graduates who now live in Traverse City.
Lobdell's Restaurant Partners is adding Bear Lake Tavern to a list that includes Sundance Grill & Bar, Beltline Bar, Bagel Beanery and The Omelette Shoppe in the Grand Rapids area and Boone's Primetime Pub in Traverse City."
"Lobdell recently opened Alleyways Bar & Grill in the former Topo's pizza location at 2675 Henry in Roosevelt Park. Topo's closed in summer 2007. Lobdell's parents, Wayne and Terry Lobdell, both are Muskegon High School graduates who now live in Traverse City.
Lobdell's Restaurant Partners is adding Bear Lake Tavern to a list that includes Sundance Grill & Bar, Beltline Bar, Bagel Beanery and The Omelette Shoppe in the Grand Rapids area and Boone's Primetime Pub in Traverse City."
Grand Haven office chair manufacturer izzy expanding in Indiana
Grand Haven office chair manufacturer izzy expanding in Indiana
"Grand Haven-based JSJ Corp., izzydesign's parent company, plans to close a plant in Belton, Texas, and invest about $580,000 in expanding the Middlebury plant, which now employs around 140 making chairs under the Harter brand name."
Maybe someone ought to ask them why not expand in Michigan?
Naa, the answer would be too hurtful......
"Grand Haven-based JSJ Corp., izzydesign's parent company, plans to close a plant in Belton, Texas, and invest about $580,000 in expanding the Middlebury plant, which now employs around 140 making chairs under the Harter brand name."
Maybe someone ought to ask them why not expand in Michigan?
Naa, the answer would be too hurtful......
Hamburgers are the Hummers of food in global warming
Hamburgers are the Hummers of food in global warming
"Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week."
"simply switching from steak to salad"!!!!!
SIMPLY SWITCHING?!!!!
Why not just force us to simply switch to eating sand?
"Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week."
"simply switching from steak to salad"!!!!!
SIMPLY SWITCHING?!!!!
Why not just force us to simply switch to eating sand?
Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike
Outrage brewing over proposed 1,900% beer tax hike
"Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them......
....The tax would raise revenue for the state at a time when budgets are running in the red. Specifically, the bill says it would fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs for those addicted to alcohol and other substances.
It also defends the tax by claiming alcoholism and “untreated substance abuse” costs the state $4.15 billion in “lost earnings” as well as more than $8 million for health care and nearly $1 billion in law enforcement-related expenditures."
No mention ANYWHERE in the article of which political party these fine statesmen are members of.
Of course they're democrats!
"Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them......
....The tax would raise revenue for the state at a time when budgets are running in the red. Specifically, the bill says it would fund prevention, treatment and recovery programs for those addicted to alcohol and other substances.
It also defends the tax by claiming alcoholism and “untreated substance abuse” costs the state $4.15 billion in “lost earnings” as well as more than $8 million for health care and nearly $1 billion in law enforcement-related expenditures."
No mention ANYWHERE in the article of which political party these fine statesmen are members of.
Of course they're democrats!
GOV'S HY-PAY-CRISY
GOV'S HY-PAY-CRISY
"Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers to give up 3 percent pay hikes because of the state's fiscal crisis, The Post has learned"
"Gov. Paterson has secretly granted raises of as much as 46 percent to more than a dozen staffers at a time when he has asked 130,000 state workers to give up 3 percent pay hikes because of the state's fiscal crisis, The Post has learned"
Sunday, February 15, 2009
You Mean We Have To Pay For It?
You Mean We Have To Pay For It?
"Like the hangover which inevitably follows the drinking binge, the realization is setting in that now we have to pay for the $787B just spent – which will really grow to more like $3 trillion with interest and a bank bailout thrown in. (Yes, it sure does add up.)"
"Like the hangover which inevitably follows the drinking binge, the realization is setting in that now we have to pay for the $787B just spent – which will really grow to more like $3 trillion with interest and a bank bailout thrown in. (Yes, it sure does add up.)"
Obama's pork barrel is open – and it is stinking - Scotland on Sunday
Obama's pork barrel is open – and it is stinking - Scotland on Sunday
"STIMULUS is one of those neutral, unexceptional words that is suddenly appropriated by politicians and debauched, so that ever after it will have connotations that are sinister, ironic and sleaze-ridden. Barack Obama's 'stimulus' plan will be long remembered as the occasion when political euphemism triggered economic disaster."
"STIMULUS is one of those neutral, unexceptional words that is suddenly appropriated by politicians and debauched, so that ever after it will have connotations that are sinister, ironic and sleaze-ridden. Barack Obama's 'stimulus' plan will be long remembered as the occasion when political euphemism triggered economic disaster."
Deal to Close California Budget Gap Stalls - WSJ.com
Deal to Close California Budget Gap Stalls
"One vote shy of a budget deal, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday pressured reluctant Republicans in the Legislature to pass a complex plan to close the state's $42 billion deficit."
"One vote shy of a budget deal, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday pressured reluctant Republicans in the Legislature to pass a complex plan to close the state's $42 billion deficit."
Edumication - Alive and Well and Living in Muskegon
Edumication - Alive and Well and Living in Muskegon
"A view from the Gaza Strip, providing jail jumpsuit candidates for the future - The Muskegon Bored with Education Member who came up the ingenious plan for insuring sports victories by not havinng the 2.0 Grade Point requirement should be promoted to Stuporintendant of Schools."
"A view from the Gaza Strip, providing jail jumpsuit candidates for the future - The Muskegon Bored with Education Member who came up the ingenious plan for insuring sports victories by not havinng the 2.0 Grade Point requirement should be promoted to Stuporintendant of Schools."
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Lawmakers Add $250 Tax Credit For Retired Public Employees
Lawmakers Add $250 Tax Credit For Retired Public Employees
"Retired public employees in states including Massachusetts, Ohio, Colorado and California won't miss out on a $250 stimulus payment, thanks to a last-minute change to economic recovery legislation Congress is expected to approve by the weekend.
'This is teachers,"
We tighten our belts so they can loosen theirs......
"Retired public employees in states including Massachusetts, Ohio, Colorado and California won't miss out on a $250 stimulus payment, thanks to a last-minute change to economic recovery legislation Congress is expected to approve by the weekend.
'This is teachers,"
We tighten our belts so they can loosen theirs......
CARPE DIEM: Another Bike-Sharing Program is Failing: Paris
Another Bike-Sharing Program is Failing: Paris
"Making matters worse is a YouTube sensation/trend known as “Velib Extreme” where people are taking the bikes down staircases and on BMX courses just for kicks,"
"Making matters worse is a YouTube sensation/trend known as “Velib Extreme” where people are taking the bikes down staircases and on BMX courses just for kicks,"
An Afterthought...
CRACK'D MUSKEGON NEWZ
An Afterthought...: "He looks lakeward, 'This place, in winter, looks like one of those after-the-nuclear disaster movies. Last summer it appeared only marginally better than in winter-time...' ."
An Afterthought...: "He looks lakeward, 'This place, in winter, looks like one of those after-the-nuclear disaster movies. Last summer it appeared only marginally better than in winter-time...' ."
2+2=5?
live dangerously be a conservative
"Give people what they want ??
Give people what they need ??
Better yet, talk people into wanting what they need ??"
"Give people what they want ??
Give people what they need ??
Better yet, talk people into wanting what they need ??"
A Conservative Teacher: A Partial List of Spending in the Destroy America Act of 2009
A Conservative Teacher: A Partial List of Spending in the Destroy America Act of 2009
"Just a couple comments to this insanity. Why would a fully funded Census Bureau need an additional billion dollars- what kind of a game is this hiding? I thought Amtrak and Smithsonian were going privatized- how did they suddenly get back on the nationalization path? It's interesting how many palaces government is building itself- 'green' buildings I imagine are very beautiful to look at. Am I correct in seeing that $10 million is going to build 'urban canals'- what the poop is that about? Seriously, they should just include an item for '$10 billion just to piss away' and stop with the pretend items."
"Just a couple comments to this insanity. Why would a fully funded Census Bureau need an additional billion dollars- what kind of a game is this hiding? I thought Amtrak and Smithsonian were going privatized- how did they suddenly get back on the nationalization path? It's interesting how many palaces government is building itself- 'green' buildings I imagine are very beautiful to look at. Am I correct in seeing that $10 million is going to build 'urban canals'- what the poop is that about? Seriously, they should just include an item for '$10 billion just to piss away' and stop with the pretend items."
“Speechless: Silencing Christians”
Hello Michigan: “Speechless: Silencing Christians”
"This is disgraceful and a bit local to me here. This comes via the Detroit Free Press:
WOOD-TV 8 has decided not to air a controversial, one-hour paid program sponsored by the American Family Association due to criticism from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
"This is disgraceful and a bit local to me here. This comes via the Detroit Free Press:
WOOD-TV 8 has decided not to air a controversial, one-hour paid program sponsored by the American Family Association due to criticism from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
Two Delphi white-collar retirees seek others to protest benefits cut
Two Delphi white-collar retirees seek others to protest benefits cut
"Conger figures about 4,000 of the Troy-based auto parts maker's 15,000 present and future salaried retirees have Great Lakes Bay Region ties, either as residents, owning vacation homes or having worked in a Flint of Saginaw County Delphi facility."
Remember this.
If these folks win their lawsuit, we taxpayers will do the payin'.
"Conger figures about 4,000 of the Troy-based auto parts maker's 15,000 present and future salaried retirees have Great Lakes Bay Region ties, either as residents, owning vacation homes or having worked in a Flint of Saginaw County Delphi facility."
Remember this.
If these folks win their lawsuit, we taxpayers will do the payin'.
Incoming MEDC leader's goals: fuse entrepreneurialism, technology and capital
Incoming MEDC leader's goals: fuse entrepreneurialism, technology and capital
"Greg Main said the state's task ahead lay in figuring out how to combine entrepreneurship, technology as a source of innovation, and capital resources to benefit existing companies and to create new ones."
Michigan business OWNERS tell everyone that over-regulation, high taxes and thuggish unions are the reasons they are leaving, cutting back or closing shop in Michigan.
And now we hire this fool who promises to address none of the real problems?
We're doomed!
"Greg Main said the state's task ahead lay in figuring out how to combine entrepreneurship, technology as a source of innovation, and capital resources to benefit existing companies and to create new ones."
Michigan business OWNERS tell everyone that over-regulation, high taxes and thuggish unions are the reasons they are leaving, cutting back or closing shop in Michigan.
And now we hire this fool who promises to address none of the real problems?
We're doomed!
Mother of children killed in Fruitport Township fire, Tosha Captain, blames gas company
Mother of children killed in Fruitport Township fire, Tosha Captain, blames gas company
"But a DTE Energy spokesman says the company tried repeatedly to contact the family to arrange a payment assistance program after months of unpaid bills.
DTE spokesman Len Singer said the company shut off natural gas to the home Jan. 28 because the customer had not paid any bill since September."
Indeed a tragedy.
But there were 5 adults living in the home. And the gas bill, split 5 ways wasn't paid?
I'd be interested in how many cell phones and cable TV add ons they had.
"But a DTE Energy spokesman says the company tried repeatedly to contact the family to arrange a payment assistance program after months of unpaid bills.
DTE spokesman Len Singer said the company shut off natural gas to the home Jan. 28 because the customer had not paid any bill since September."
Indeed a tragedy.
But there were 5 adults living in the home. And the gas bill, split 5 ways wasn't paid?
I'd be interested in how many cell phones and cable TV add ons they had.
Muskegon school district seeks public input on millage vote
Muskegon school district seeks public input on millage vote
"Three public meetings have been scheduled by the Muskegon school district to discuss an upcoming millage vote.
The meetings this month and in early March are designed to inform voters about the plan to pay for $12.7 million in improvements by delaying a tax reduction."
Understand this. The school system says it's out of money.
Not because their total amount of money "IN" is decling. It's because the teacher's union members took all the maintenance money for themselves.
So now it's our fault. Our wallets that must be emptied.
Everyone else and every tax paying business is cutting back. But schools continue to expand, spend and figure new ways to spend.
Oh yeah, the teachers always get their COL and step-up in pay every year.
But the rest of us gotta tighten our belts so the teacher's union members can loosen theirs.
"Three public meetings have been scheduled by the Muskegon school district to discuss an upcoming millage vote.
The meetings this month and in early March are designed to inform voters about the plan to pay for $12.7 million in improvements by delaying a tax reduction."
Understand this. The school system says it's out of money.
Not because their total amount of money "IN" is decling. It's because the teacher's union members took all the maintenance money for themselves.
So now it's our fault. Our wallets that must be emptied.
Everyone else and every tax paying business is cutting back. But schools continue to expand, spend and figure new ways to spend.
Oh yeah, the teachers always get their COL and step-up in pay every year.
But the rest of us gotta tighten our belts so the teacher's union members can loosen theirs.
Norton Avenue KFC restaurant closed for good
Norton Avenue KFC restaurant closed for good
"Closing the restaurant, 715 W. Norton, was based on financial reasons,"
This is actually old news as the KFC closed about 2-3 weeks ago.
But Muskegon has lost at least 15 restaurants in the last year.
Why note this closure and none of the others?
"Closing the restaurant, 715 W. Norton, was based on financial reasons,"
This is actually old news as the KFC closed about 2-3 weeks ago.
But Muskegon has lost at least 15 restaurants in the last year.
Why note this closure and none of the others?
Federal obligations exceed world GDP
Federal obligations exceed world GDP
"As the Obama administration pushes through Congress its $800 billion deficit-spending economic stimulus plan, the American public is largely unaware that the true deficit of the federal government already is measured in trillions of dollars, and in fact its $65.5 trillion in total obligations exceeds the gross domestic product of the world.
The total U.S. obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits to be paid in the future, effectively have placed the U.S. government in bankruptcy, even before new continuing social welfare obligation embedded in the massive spending plan are taken into account."
"As the Obama administration pushes through Congress its $800 billion deficit-spending economic stimulus plan, the American public is largely unaware that the true deficit of the federal government already is measured in trillions of dollars, and in fact its $65.5 trillion in total obligations exceeds the gross domestic product of the world.
The total U.S. obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits to be paid in the future, effectively have placed the U.S. government in bankruptcy, even before new continuing social welfare obligation embedded in the massive spending plan are taken into account."
Thursday, February 12, 2009
D.C. voting rights advances in Senate
D.C. voting rights advances in Senate
"A Senate committee voted 11-1 Wednesday to give the District a full voting seat in Congress, adding momentum to legislation that would end decades of frustration for residents of the nation's capital. Backers declared that they have enough support pass the measure, while critics expressed concern about its constitutionality."
Clearly unconstitutional... and clearly the demo-crooks care not.
"A Senate committee voted 11-1 Wednesday to give the District a full voting seat in Congress, adding momentum to legislation that would end decades of frustration for residents of the nation's capital. Backers declared that they have enough support pass the measure, while critics expressed concern about its constitutionality."
Clearly unconstitutional... and clearly the demo-crooks care not.
CHARLES PLATT GOES UNDERCOVER AT WAL-MART
CHARLES PLATT GOES UNDERCOVER AT WAL-MART
"Some people, usually community activists, loath Wal-Mart.
Others, like the family of four struggling to make ends meet, are in love with the chain.
I, meanwhile, am in awe of it."
Fascinating!
"Some people, usually community activists, loath Wal-Mart.
Others, like the family of four struggling to make ends meet, are in love with the chain.
I, meanwhile, am in awe of it."
Fascinating!
The Harbor Theater-this weekend!
The Harbor Theater
"Admission Prices: $6 Adults, $5 Members, $5 Seniors, $4 Senior Members $4.50 Students
MOSCOW-BELGIUM and I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG open February 20th!
WALTZ WITH BASHIR opens February 27th!
THE READER - Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture"
"Admission Prices: $6 Adults, $5 Members, $5 Seniors, $4 Senior Members $4.50 Students
MOSCOW-BELGIUM and I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG open February 20th!
WALTZ WITH BASHIR opens February 27th!
THE READER - Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture"
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Heavy Infantry
Heavy Infantry
"We've gotten used to journalists acting as lazy propagandists against the Iraq war effort, but yesterday's piece by USA Today's Gregg Zoroya takes the cake, stuffs its face with it, and goes back for seconds. 'Pentagon Reports U.S. Troop Obesity Doubles Since 2003,' reads the headline. For years the Angry Left has insisted that the liberation of Iraq was illegal and immoral, but Zoroya may be the first to claim it is fattening:"
"We've gotten used to journalists acting as lazy propagandists against the Iraq war effort, but yesterday's piece by USA Today's Gregg Zoroya takes the cake, stuffs its face with it, and goes back for seconds. 'Pentagon Reports U.S. Troop Obesity Doubles Since 2003,' reads the headline. For years the Angry Left has insisted that the liberation of Iraq was illegal and immoral, but Zoroya may be the first to claim it is fattening:"
Doctors are the most trustworthy and journalists the least, poll finds - Telegraph
Doctors are the most trustworthy and journalists the least, poll finds - Telegraph: "Less than a quarter believe government ministers are trustworthy, 21 per cent trust politicians in general and journalists are ranked as the least trustworthy with just 19 per cent believing they tell the truth"
Politicians beat "journalists" in trust?
yikes!
Politicians beat "journalists" in trust?
yikes!
Barack Obama's Economic Policy, Guided By Liberal Ideology, Is Impeding Recovery
Barack Obama's Economic Policy, Guided By Liberal Ideology, Is Impeding Recovery
"The Obama administration's economic policies do not include any of the four Reagan components. In fact, the stimulus plan is the greatest increase in government spending in the history of the planet. Meanwhile, the Fed is furiously reinflating, sowing more havoc down the line. Mr. Obama is still promising future increases in tax rates by letting the Bush tax cuts lapse, because for ideological reasons he thinks even current rates are too low. And instead of deregulating for more energy production, he is still promising massive increases in regulatory barriers -- through global warming cap-and-trade legislation -- to increased production from proven energy sources to serve an extreme environmentalist ideology."
"The Obama administration's economic policies do not include any of the four Reagan components. In fact, the stimulus plan is the greatest increase in government spending in the history of the planet. Meanwhile, the Fed is furiously reinflating, sowing more havoc down the line. Mr. Obama is still promising future increases in tax rates by letting the Bush tax cuts lapse, because for ideological reasons he thinks even current rates are too low. And instead of deregulating for more energy production, he is still promising massive increases in regulatory barriers -- through global warming cap-and-trade legislation -- to increased production from proven energy sources to serve an extreme environmentalist ideology."
Jindal pushing classroom discipline changes
Jindal pushing classroom discipline changes
"Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to give teachers more authority to remove troublesome students from their classrooms and to stiffen penalties for parents who let their children skip classes regularly."
Hope, dudes!
"Gov. Bobby Jindal wants to give teachers more authority to remove troublesome students from their classrooms and to stiffen penalties for parents who let their children skip classes regularly."
Hope, dudes!
Macomb Commissioner facing recall for English Proposal?
Macomb Commissioner facing recall for English Proposal?
"Harry had discovered that the county spends more on bilingual education than on English as a Second Language. In other words, the county is investing more to keep immigrants speaking their native language than learning the language that will help them improve their economic standing. In fact, as reported by U.S. English.org, U.S. Census data reveals that an immigrant's income rises about 30% as a result of learning English."
"Harry had discovered that the county spends more on bilingual education than on English as a Second Language. In other words, the county is investing more to keep immigrants speaking their native language than learning the language that will help them improve their economic standing. In fact, as reported by U.S. English.org, U.S. Census data reveals that an immigrant's income rises about 30% as a result of learning English."
Proposed minimum GPA for Muskegon High School athletes tabled
Proposed minimum GPA for Muskegon High School athletes tabled
"Funding worries appear to have doomed, at least for now, a plan to require a minimum grade point average for Muskegon High School athletes.
A committee of the board of education decided Tuesday to table a policy requiring athletes to carry at least a 2.0 average grade. Committee members expressed concern that the district would not be able to afford the costs of tutoring that academically struggling athletes would need to meet the requirement."
Don't these youngsters have.. you know.... like...... teecheers..... ?
"Funding worries appear to have doomed, at least for now, a plan to require a minimum grade point average for Muskegon High School athletes.
A committee of the board of education decided Tuesday to table a policy requiring athletes to carry at least a 2.0 average grade. Committee members expressed concern that the district would not be able to afford the costs of tutoring that academically struggling athletes would need to meet the requirement."
Don't these youngsters have.. you know.... like...... teecheers..... ?
Sen. Harkin: 'We need the Fairness Doctrine back' - Politico.com
Michael Calderone's Blog: Sen. Harkin: 'We need the Fairness Doctrine back'
"Just this morning, I reported that Sen. Debbie Stabenow has backed off on the idea of holding hearings for radio accountability, something she discussed last week with liberal radio host Bill Press (leading to an uproar on conservative talk radio over the Fairness Doctrine).
Well today, Sen. Tom Harkin appeared on Press's show and came out in favor of the Fairness Doctrine.
BILL PRESS: And, thanks for your leadership, thanks for your good work, it's great to have you there Senator. And, great to have you on the show. Appreciate it.
SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA): Well, anytime – just let me know Bill. I love being with you, and thanks again for all you do to get the truth and the facts out there. By the way, I read your Op-Ed in the Washington Post the other day. I ripped it out, I took it into my office and said 'there you go, we gotta get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again.'
BILL PRESS: Alright, well good for you. You know, we gotta work on that, because they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another. All we want is, you know, some balance on the airwaves, that's all. You know, we're not going to take any of the conservative voices off the airwaves, but just make sure that there are a few progressives and liberals out there, right?
SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA): Exactly, and that's why we need the fair -- that's why we need the Fairness Doctrine back."
The free market won't support "progressive talk" so we'll have the Brown Shirts of Pelosi/Reid/Omama force it on our airwaves.
Well, it's at least "change"....
"Just this morning, I reported that Sen. Debbie Stabenow has backed off on the idea of holding hearings for radio accountability, something she discussed last week with liberal radio host Bill Press (leading to an uproar on conservative talk radio over the Fairness Doctrine).
Well today, Sen. Tom Harkin appeared on Press's show and came out in favor of the Fairness Doctrine.
BILL PRESS: And, thanks for your leadership, thanks for your good work, it's great to have you there Senator. And, great to have you on the show. Appreciate it.
SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA): Well, anytime – just let me know Bill. I love being with you, and thanks again for all you do to get the truth and the facts out there. By the way, I read your Op-Ed in the Washington Post the other day. I ripped it out, I took it into my office and said 'there you go, we gotta get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again.'
BILL PRESS: Alright, well good for you. You know, we gotta work on that, because they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another. All we want is, you know, some balance on the airwaves, that's all. You know, we're not going to take any of the conservative voices off the airwaves, but just make sure that there are a few progressives and liberals out there, right?
SENATOR TOM HARKIN (D-IA): Exactly, and that's why we need the fair -- that's why we need the Fairness Doctrine back."
The free market won't support "progressive talk" so we'll have the Brown Shirts of Pelosi/Reid/Omama force it on our airwaves.
Well, it's at least "change"....
Risky pension fund fliers must end
Risky pension fund fliers must end
"The worse news was that a significant part of the difference between Detroit's loss and the average loss appears to have come from investments in local businesses that went belly up. Five such deals alone account for $140 million of the $2 billion-plus in losses. The pension boards' losing gambits include a now-defunct waste injection well in Romulus and an Asian Village restaurant venture that lasted about a year....
Taxpayers can only hold their breath in hopes disaster won't befall them, while insisting that the pension boards clean up their acts."
"Hold our breath"?
Why not address the problem!
The public pension funds need to be reworked!
"The worse news was that a significant part of the difference between Detroit's loss and the average loss appears to have come from investments in local businesses that went belly up. Five such deals alone account for $140 million of the $2 billion-plus in losses. The pension boards' losing gambits include a now-defunct waste injection well in Romulus and an Asian Village restaurant venture that lasted about a year....
Taxpayers can only hold their breath in hopes disaster won't befall them, while insisting that the pension boards clean up their acts."
"Hold our breath"?
Why not address the problem!
The public pension funds need to be reworked!
Calculating Employee Compensation
Calculating Employee Compensation
"When one does an in-depth analysis of the real rates of employee compensation in the public sector vs. the private sector, the solution to government deficits is clear. The solution is not “furloughs” or even layoffs. The solution is to cut their pay and their benefits to levels equivalent to what people make in the private sector. This step would not only restore equity to the workforce, but would immediately eliminate the structural deficits endured by state and local governments."
"When one does an in-depth analysis of the real rates of employee compensation in the public sector vs. the private sector, the solution to government deficits is clear. The solution is not “furloughs” or even layoffs. The solution is to cut their pay and their benefits to levels equivalent to what people make in the private sector. This step would not only restore equity to the workforce, but would immediately eliminate the structural deficits endured by state and local governments."
CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS
CONGRESS $HOPPING CARTS
"The $838 billion economic stimulus bill that passed the Senate yesterday contains $300 million for the government to purchase a fleet of 'green' cars.
But the money won't just go to buy fuel-efficient hybrids such as the Ford Escape or Chevy Volt.
The cash also can be used to purchase 'neighborhood electric vehicles.'"
"The $838 billion economic stimulus bill that passed the Senate yesterday contains $300 million for the government to purchase a fleet of 'green' cars.
But the money won't just go to buy fuel-efficient hybrids such as the Ford Escape or Chevy Volt.
The cash also can be used to purchase 'neighborhood electric vehicles.'"
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Don't attack us please, UK ads to say
Don't attack us please, UK ads to say on Pak TV
The British government will air ads on Pakistani television urging terrorists to not attack Britain."
The British government will air ads on Pakistani television urging terrorists to not attack Britain."
Eight arrested in Michael Phelps case
Eight arrested in Michael Phelps case
"We've also learned that the department has located and confiscated that bong.
Sources say the owner of the bong was trying to sell it on eBay for as much as $100,000."
"We've also learned that the department has located and confiscated that bong.
Sources say the owner of the bong was trying to sell it on eBay for as much as $100,000."
Stealth bill would drop restrictions on travel to Cuba
Stealth bill would drop restrictions on travel to Cuba
"While most of the nation focused on the stimulus bill winding through Congress, nine representatives introduced a bill calling for an end to the 46-year-old ban on travel to Cuba."
Hey, what we don't know can't hurt us.... right?
"While most of the nation focused on the stimulus bill winding through Congress, nine representatives introduced a bill calling for an end to the 46-year-old ban on travel to Cuba."
Hey, what we don't know can't hurt us.... right?
MORE ON THOSE UNDERFUNDED/OVERGENEROUS PUBLIC PENSIONS
MORE ON THOSE UNDERFUNDED/OVERGENEROUS PUBLIC PENSIONS
"The common presumption is that public servants forgo high wages in exchange for safe jobs and benefits. The reality is they get all three.
State and local government workers get paid an average of $25.30 an hour, which is 33% higher than the private sector’s $19, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Throw in pensions and other benefits and the gap widens to 42%."
"The common presumption is that public servants forgo high wages in exchange for safe jobs and benefits. The reality is they get all three.
State and local government workers get paid an average of $25.30 an hour, which is 33% higher than the private sector’s $19, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Throw in pensions and other benefits and the gap widens to 42%."
Yessir we got trouble, right here in River City
........why do people who live off the taxpayer get better benefits than the taxpayers?
When will "we" start asking this question with force!
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When will "we" start asking this question with force!
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Monday, February 09, 2009
"Let them eat garlic bread?"
The Platters to perform in fundraiser at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater
"There also is discussion of having Cole's Quality Foods Inc. make 'the world's largest garlic bread,' he said."
Well, that does sort of difuse the Marie Antoinette thing....if you get my drift..... err...cake.......
"There also is discussion of having Cole's Quality Foods Inc. make 'the world's largest garlic bread,' he said."
Well, that does sort of difuse the Marie Antoinette thing....if you get my drift..... err...cake.......
The Platters to perform in fundraiser at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater
The Platters to perform in fundraiser at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theater
"A fundraising campaign for celebrations this summer to commemorate Muskegon County's sesquicentennial has landed doo-wop legends The Platters for a concert next month at the Frauenthal Theater.
Bob Scolnik, a spokesman for the event, confirmed that the '50s music act has signed a contract to perform 7:30 p.m. March 21.
The concert is part of Scolnik's campaign to raise money to pay back the county's $10,000 pledge for sesquicentennial celebrations this summer.
Scolnik is a member of the county board, representing District 11.
The county's 150th anniversary of becoming a governmental unit is July 18."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platters
1955: The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 (2/18/56) on the pop chart with the Mercury single “The Great Pretender.”
1956: The Platters reach #1 with the Mercury Records release “My Prayer.”
May 19, 1956: The Platters hit #4 on the R&B chart and #4 on the pop chart with the Mercury Records release “(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch.”
May 13, 1957: The Platters hit #5 on the R&B chart and #16 on the pop chart with the Mercury Records single “He’s Mine.”
April 15, 1958: Twilight Time (The Platters) was a hit.
April 21, 1958: The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 on the pop chart with “Twilight Time” and #3 on the R&B chart and #1 (1/19/59) on the pop chart with “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” Both singles are released on Mercury Records.
January 13, 1959: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (The Platters) was a hit.
1990: The Platters are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"A fundraising campaign for celebrations this summer to commemorate Muskegon County's sesquicentennial has landed doo-wop legends The Platters for a concert next month at the Frauenthal Theater.
Bob Scolnik, a spokesman for the event, confirmed that the '50s music act has signed a contract to perform 7:30 p.m. March 21.
The concert is part of Scolnik's campaign to raise money to pay back the county's $10,000 pledge for sesquicentennial celebrations this summer.
Scolnik is a member of the county board, representing District 11.
The county's 150th anniversary of becoming a governmental unit is July 18."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Platters
1955: The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 (2/18/56) on the pop chart with the Mercury single “The Great Pretender.”
1956: The Platters reach #1 with the Mercury Records release “My Prayer.”
May 19, 1956: The Platters hit #4 on the R&B chart and #4 on the pop chart with the Mercury Records release “(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch.”
May 13, 1957: The Platters hit #5 on the R&B chart and #16 on the pop chart with the Mercury Records single “He’s Mine.”
April 15, 1958: Twilight Time (The Platters) was a hit.
April 21, 1958: The Platters hit #1 on the R&B chart and #1 on the pop chart with “Twilight Time” and #3 on the R&B chart and #1 (1/19/59) on the pop chart with “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.” Both singles are released on Mercury Records.
January 13, 1959: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (The Platters) was a hit.
1990: The Platters are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
National Socialism?
Bloomberg.com: Opinion
"But the bill goes further.
One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective. The goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions"
"But the bill goes further.
One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective. The goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions"
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