Export Detroit to the rest of the state?

The High Price of Detroit's Welfare Mentality: "The same welfare state mentality was leading to an even bigger calamity in the public sector. Detroit, remember, was going to be the 'Model City' of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, the shining example of what the 'fairness' of the welfare state can produce. Billions of dollars later, Detroit instead has become the model of everything that can go wrong when you hook people on the idea of something for nothing - a once-middle class city of nearly 2 million that is now a poverty-stricken city of less than 900,000

Check out the reverse graph. Up equals down in Detroit. Awful!

Thump City!

My Way - Sports News: "The smiles broke out on the Duke bench midway through the second half. And why not? This one was over by then.
Monique Currie scored 17 points to lead top-seeded Duke to a 86-61 win over Michigan State on Sunday night in the Bridgeport Regional semifinal.
Duke (29-3) advanced to a regional final for the sixth time and will play either third-seeded Georgia or second-seeded Connecticut on Tuesday night. "
End of a great run for the Spartettes! You go girls!
Spartan Hockey finished their season tonight also. Not a bad year for each group of young folks. Eh?

Reardon's Law

It seems like everytime I turn around folks are getting all worked up about things that are good for some, but not others. We desperately need legislation to level the playing field.The government needs to support an environment where things are good for others, but not some.Hank Reardon 03.18.06 - 8:03 pm #
Hank's got a pretty good point.

The future?

What will it take for the people to realize that the left wants to control everything in their lives?

Gas tax on miles, not gallons, tested:
Oregon is testing the idea of collecting highway funds through a tax on miles driven, rather than gasoline consumed.
Eighty percent of Oregon's highway money comes from its 24-cents-per-gallon gas tax. If the state promotes reducing gasoline consumption and consumers tend to buy the fuel-efficient vehicles, including hybrids, highway revenues would take a hit, The New York Times reported.
The test program uses a global positioning system to track miles driven, using a black box to calculate how many miles are clocked in-state, out of state and during rush hour.
The experiment is designed to increase state revenue for road maintenance without raising gasoline taxes, but critics say collecting GPS records poses new privacy issues.
'The existence of such a database, which would, for the first time in history, allow for the creation of detailed daily itineraries of every driver, raises obvious privacy concerns,' said David L. Sobel, general counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a civil liberties group in Washington."

Quickie divorce?

The Pioneer > Home: "A Muslim couple in Jalpaiguri district have been ordered by local religious leaders to separate as the husband allegedly uttered talaq three times in his sleep."
No wonder Hollywood supports the muslims.

Important techie update:
No talaq through phone, Internet: AIMPLB .:. NewKerala - India's Top Online Newspaper: The Executive Committee of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided against talaq through Internet or phone. "
Bummer for Charlie Sheen.

Imagine...

... if Hitler would have fired Froggies instead of killing them....

My Way News: "French students mobilizing ahead of a national strike on Tuesday vowed on Sunday to hold a series of protests in the weeks ahead until the government withdraws a law making it easier to hire and fire young people.
'Without a withdrawal of the law, there can be no question of possible negotiations,' said Xavier Pascal, a student leader among hundreds of delegates who met in Aix-en-Provence in southeastern France to coordinate their actions."

Patriots win!

Sports News: "George Mason is no longer the cute little underdog. The Patriots, by golly, are going to the Final Four.
The suburban commuter school from Fairfax, Va., beat top-seeded Connecticut 86-84 in overtime Sunday in the Washington Regional final, ending the stranglehold that big-time programs have enjoyed for 27 years in college basketball's biggest showcase. "
Democrats depressed...

Do they really want this?

Breaking News: "While only two Democrats in the Senate have embraced Sen. Russ Feingold's call for censuring President Bush, the idea is increasing his standing among many Democratic voters as he ponders a bid for the party's presidential nomination in 2008"
There is a difference between GOPer and Demos. Don't forget!

Pacifist Canucks?

My Way News: "Canadian hunters started shooting and clubbing harp seal pups on Saturday at the start of an annual hunt that is the focus of a tech-savvy protest by animal rights groups."










Aren't these the same folks who wouldn't support the war against Saddam?
But they have no problem with baby seals. Big surprise. Cowards!

He's gotta be scared, big time....

My Way News - Pursuing Healthier Bacon Through Biotech: "A microscopic worm may be the key to heart-friendly Bacon."

The most brilliant writer of our time

Facing down a culture where they talk like crazies: "In a more culturally confident age, the British in India were faced with the practice of 'suttee' -- the tradition of burning widows on the funeral pyres of their husbands. General Sir Charles Napier was impeccably multicultural:
''You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: When men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows.You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.'
India today is better off without suttee. If we shrink from the logic of that, then in Afghanistan and many places far closer to home the implications are, as the Prince of Wales would say, 'ghastly.' "

And no college degree for the uncredentialed Mr Steyn! How can that be?

IRL Sad.

IRL Driver Paul Dana Dies After Crash: " Driver Paul Dana died after a two-car crash Sunday during the warmup for the season-opening IRL IndyCar Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The other driver, Ed Carpenter, was awake and alert at a Miami hospital, IRL officials said.
Dana, 30, a former motorsports journalist with a degree from Northwestern, competed in three IRL races for Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing last year with a best finish of 10th in the race at Homestead."
Too young. Like all our soldiers, police and firemen.

Monsters!

Independent Online Edition > Middle East: "When policemen, soldiers and officials in Kirkuk who were injured in insurgent attacks arrived in the emergency room of the hospital, they hoped their chances of surviving had gone up as doctors tended their wounds.
In fact, many of the wounded were almost certain to die because one of the doctors at the Republic Hospital was a member of an insurgent cell. Pretending to treat the injured men, he killed 43 of them by secretly administering lethal injections, a police inquiry has revealed."
Make no mistake about our enemies. They are sociopaths who will never stop killing innocents around the world. Anyone who thinks that our leaving Iraq before they are able to stand on their own will guarantee our safety is delusional.

This is nuts!

Cops go to hotel bars to arrest drunk guests: "The controversial police tactic of arresting drunks at bars and restaurants has gone to a new level, to include intoxicated people at hotels, even those who are registered guests with no plans on driving. "
Atlanta Lou sent this. Is he worried? Heh..

Storm trooping into hotels won't fly with the public but I've always wondered why police don't stake out bars at closing time to nab drunk drivers.

GVSU Gal Hoopsters win Championship!

My Way - Sports News: "Grand Valley State 58, American International 52
Mar 25, 9:59 PM (ET)
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - Julia Braseth and Crystal Zick each scored 15 points, and Grand Valley State held American International scoreless for the final six minutes to win the NCAA Division II national title with a 58-52 victory Saturday. "
Third Championship this year for GVSU! Amazing sports program in Fly-Over-Country!

YouTube - LAZY MUNCIE

YouTube - LAZY MUNCIE

More MuncieMania!

Frist Things First! By Mickey�Kaus: "

Hollywood veteran Rob Long, after watching Lazy Muncie on YouTube, validates Glenn Reynolds' thesis--that technology is empowering ordinary people to beat large organizations, including Big Media--as it applies to the comedy industry:"

MuncieMania

The Star Press - www.thestarpress.com - Muncie, IN: "Muncie's like a girl who doesn't get invited to many parties. Someone pays a little attention to her, and she wonders, Does he like me? Is he making fun of me? Mostly, she's just delighted she got noticed."

Yes, Virginia. Republicans have moonbats too......

New York Post Online Edition: news: "The Post also disclosed that McFarland had occasionally voted at both her Southampton and Manhattan addresses in violation of the state Election Law, which allows ballots to be cast from only address.
It was also revealed this week that there are several discrepancies in McFarland's resume and that she had falsely claimed to be the highest-ranking woman in the Pentagon at a time when two other women held higher-ranking posts. "
What is it with the super rich?

Monster weekend for Michigan sports fans

MSU Maggie Dwyer

MSU Liz Shimek


These foxes were in the Championship game last year!
As the fourth-seeded Michigan State women prepared to head to Bridgeport, Conn., for their NCAA tournament game Sunday night against No. 1 seed Duke, they faced a quandary: How to pack?

One win from another National Championship for the GVSU gals!
GVSU women: It's our turn: "Or will Grand Valley State University be wearing yet another NCAA Division II crown?"

"Spartan Hockey is a number 1 seed.
Greenandwhite.com: Spartans relaxed and ready: "The No. 1-seeded Spartans (24-11-8) open the East Regional against No. 4 New Hampshire (20-12-7) at noon today"Link: http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060325/GW/603250346/1023

And Michigan's amazing run in the NIT.

Do you hate being put on hold?

Komando.com, Website for The Kim Komando Radio Show, Kool sites: "Please hold"

<"http://www.gethuman.com/us">
Last month I noticed a mistake on my cell phone bill. I called the company to inquire and got the dreaded machine. It cost me more in minutes browsing menus than the discrepancy. From now on, I will visit the Gethuman Database first.

With this site, find the code to go straight to a person on the phone. Some are as easy as pressing "0". Others make you jump through hoops. But there is always a way."
This works!

Muncie!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8FUr4jNS1_k&search=%26quot%3Blazy%20muncie%26quot%3B
"If you don't like it here, move your ass to Fort Wayne!"
Too funny. Click it.

What, no outrage? Double standard time, again.

Woman pleads guilty in Steele credit report case - baltimoresun.com: "A former Democratic staffer pleaded guilty today to computer fraud for snooping on Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele.
Steele -- a Republican running for U.S. Senate -- was notified by Democrats in Washington that a staffer used Steele's Social Security number to obtain his credit report last year"
This report ignores an "unimportant" fact. Steele is black. Yes, I know it isn't really germane, but imagine if he was a black democrat....... imagine...... Where's Perkie Katie when a black GOPer needs her?

"Loney and Sooden?"

My Way News: "Loney and Sooden start trip home.

LONDON (Reuters) - Freed Canadian hostages Jim Loney and Harmeet Sooden headed to Baghdad airport on Saturday to begin their journey home from Iraq, a colleague said....
The two were freed by British-led special forces on Thursday along with fellow Christian peace campaigner Norman Kember, who flew out of Iraq on Friday.....
Relief at his escape was tempered by senior British military criticism that Kember had apparently failed to thank the soldiers who rescued him and his colleague"I am slightly saddened that there doesn't seem to have been a note of gratitude for the soldiers who risked their lives to save those lives," British Army chief General Michael Jackson told Channel 4 news on Friday.
Does something wierd happen to people who are named "Loney" or "Sooden"?

More bad news for Wikipedia fans

Dvorak Uncensored: Remember that study by Nature that proved that Wikipedia is as reliable as Encyclopedia Britannica? It probably wasn't true:
I've never liked the way they present their "facts". Google works best for moi.

Republican environmentalist? No way......

Mlive.com: "Muskegon County Commissioner Robert Scolnik said he will take the proposed phosphorous ban to county commissioners by June 1. Scolnik said he will propose enacting the ban in 2007, which would give local retailers time to sell their existing stock of phosphorous-based fertilizers.
"I don't see any reason not to do this,' Scolnik said. "
Scolnik is a Republican. It must annoy the Commissars at the Chronicle to print his party affiliation, so they conveniently left it out. Now you know.

Disgusting!

Math teacher hit; charges sought against 2 students: "Muskegon High School Principal Kent Nolen suspended the two students for 10 days.
Shirley McLemore, the school's director of pupil services, is reviewing the incident and could extend the suspensions or recommend that the school board expel the two ninth-graders. Such action, if it occurs, is likely before the 10-day suspensions expire. "

I don't want to see this headline. These thugs should never see the inside of any public school again! Let's see how the system "works"..

MoonBat alert!

BREITBART.COM - Democrats Say Bush Violated Constitution: "The Senate version of the bill said Medicare can pay to rent some types of medical equipment for 13 months, as intended by congressional negotiators. A clerk erroneously wrote down 36 months before the bill was sent back to the House for a final vote, and that's what the House approved Feb. 1. "
Gotta give them moonbats credit for consistant idiocy.....

Phone bill going up?

The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street This Week: "Some investors are getting teed off at Verizon
This week, the New York telco filed 2005 executive-pay data with regulators. CEO Ivan Seidenberg took home more than $19 million in cash, stock and perks, up 13% from a year ago. His salary alone jumped 40% to $2.1 million. "
And VZ stock is near a 10 year low.....

Friday funnies from The Forum

MLive.com: Muskegon Town Talk Forum: "8455.4. 17
Top Country & Western Songs
by brewmic, 3/24/06 10:55 ET
Re: FRYDAY Funny! by gaelicgrrrrl, 3/24/06
17. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine
16. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed Your A$$ Out All Day Long
15. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You
14. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
13. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
12. I Liked You Better Before I Got To Know You So Well
11. I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Getting Better
10. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win
9. I'll Marry You Tomorrow But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
8. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here
7. If I Had Shot You When I First Wanted To, I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now
6. My wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him
5. She Got The Ring and I Got The Finger
4. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
3. Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure
2. She's Looking Better After Every Beer
And the Number One song is . .
1. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman, But I've Sure Woke Up With A Few "