This Day in History

1920
The League of Nations was established as the Treaty of Versailles went into effect.
Guarantees that diplomacy will replace war in the future.

1946
The first General Assembly of the United Nations convened in London.
Hundreds of wars and genocidal events soon follow.

1964
The Beatles' first album in the United States, "Introducing the Beatles," was released.
Liberals warn that English imports will put Motown out of business.

1967
Republican Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts, the first black elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, took his seat.
Yes. He was a Republican.

1978
The Soviet Union launched two cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz capsule for a rendezvous with the Salyut VI space laboratory.
One small step towards bankruptcy for the USSR.

2000
America Online agreed to buy Time-Warner for $162 billion.
In AOL stock....doh!

2003
North Korea withdrew from a global treaty barring it from making nuclear weapons.
Liberals shocked, shocked!

2005
CBS issued a damning independent review of mistakes related to a "60 Minutes Wednesday" report on President George W. Bush's National Guard service and fired three news executives and a producer for their "myopic zeal" in rushing it to air.
Liberals still stand by the "essence" of the fabrication.

2006
Iran resumed nuclear research two years after halting the work to avoid possible U.N. economic sanctions. The move was denounced by the United States and European governments.
Iran "shocked" by denunciations. Decide to double their research. Invite Maddie Albright over for tea.

2007
President George W. Bush announced he would send 21,500 additional U.S. forces to Iraq to quell violence there.
Son of a gun, it worked!
Liberals ban war reports in MSM

Stunning ignorance!

Why not 6, 7 or even 10 years?

Sure hope our bankrupt state hires a bunch of new educators to administer this plan!

State reviews 5-year high school graduation plan: "State educators are considering a proposal seeking to raise the standard graduation time for some Michigan high school students.
The plan allows students in select programs five years to graduate rather than the traditional four. Students would have to be approved for the one-year extension on a case-by-case basis."

GordoM-must-take-a-breath.....

This guy is a conservative? NOT!

Sen. McCain just made my voting choice a bit easier.
Bummer...

Republicans expound on Michigan's hard times - mlive.com: "McCain said he empathized with the state and said helping it as president would be a top priority.
'I am here to look you in the eye and tell you that we are a nation that doesn't leave our people behind,' he said.
Borrowing a page from the economic populism of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, McCain proposed federal payments to compensate for wage loss sustained by older workers forced into lower-paying jobs. He also proposed that local community colleges take on the central role of job retraining he said should be specifically tailored to a community's employment needs."

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the anti-Muskegon Chronicle?

Imagine if newspapers went back to being the defenders of the citizen and not just shills for city bigshots and the democrat party.

My Ideal News, uh, Thingy Hear ItFrom.Us: "The way I see it, newspapers, for now, are positioned to provide three things that are at a high premium and that most blogs/bloggers can’t deliver. I think most would be wise to capitalize on these by shifting the state of mind from being a newspaper to becoming a news organization/outlet/center:"

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Leave Hillary Alone!!!

YouTube - Non-Blonde Chris Crocker: Leave Hillary Alone!!!

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Throw the bums out!

"Mrs. Granholm, tare down that legislative wall!"

Cut Legislature down to part-time size: "How can Michigan taxpayers justify the cost of our full-time Legislature, one of only four such lawmaking bodies in the nation?"

An e-mail sent to me outlined this glorious quest:

Attorney and business owner, Henry Woloson, from Clarkston, MI, is heading a movement to place a proposal on the 2008 ballot for a part-time legislature in Michigan.
Some facts he provided:
1 - 46 states have part-time legislatures.
2 - Michigan has 148 full-time legislators.
3 - Michigan has 23% more legislators than California . We have a population
Of 10 million. California 's is 36 million.
4 - California is the only state in the US that pays its lawmakers more than
Michigan.
5 - $115 million-plus is allocated each year for the operation of the
Legislature. This does not include lifetime health benefits for former legislators.

Under the new proposal:
1 - Legislative sessions would be limited to 90 days between Jan. 1 and April 30 each year.
2 - Special sessions could be called - no additional compensation.
3 - Elimination of lifetime benefits for legislators.
4 - Freezing salaries pending later review.
5 - Downsizing from 148 members to 100 members. (75 representative and 25 Senators)
6 - Estimated annual savings - more than $30 million.

Other current considerations:
1 - Extending term limits to 12 years for voters who value legislative Experience.
2 - Having terms of both representative and senators be 4 years with 1/2 of Each group standing for election every 2 years.

Quote: " Michigan needs our state government to become more productive and less Expensive with greater accountability. We hope concerned Michigan citizens Will support our efforts to let the voters decide if they wish to join the Vast majority of states effectively operating with a part-time legislature."

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I thought we were broke?

Didn't the State just raise taxes because there wasn't enough money and there were no more possible cuts in spending?
State buys scenic land in Upper Peninsula: "The state of Michigan is working toward ownership of more than 1,000 acres of scenic land in the Upper Peninsula, officials said Wednesday."

GordoM-thinks-our-state-must-be-shaking-the-money-tree-again........... us-taxpayers

The Marine, the Octopus and the Kid

The Scratching Post: The Marine, the Octopus and the Kid

Dang, I love our Country and our troops!

CLICK ON THE PHOTO!

RightMichigan.com || Preview of Michigan 2008 Presidential Primary

RightMichigan.com Preview of Michigan 2008 Presidential Primary: "Game 4 of the primary season will be interesting. Besides it being my home state, there is much on the line here. Here's a scouting report."

Lying to pollsters?

Libs have trouble in this election because they know if they don't vote for Hillary, they're hate filled, sexist pigs and if they don't vote for B Hussein, they're hate filled racial bigots.

This could be worse than BDS!

The Volokh Conspiracy - -: "Reluctance to admit voting for someone other than Obama?--"

GordoM-wonders-if-Kucinich-voters-are-doubly-hate-filled.

"experts" say "free" is good....

- Free flu shots in Muskegon: "Free flu shots are available at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon on Tuesday.
The flu clinic runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hackley Hospital on Terrace street.
It is sponsored by the Hackley Visiting Nurse Services and Hospice Inc.
Experts say getting a flu shot during the winter can still help prevent illness, since sometimes flu season does not get underway until spring."

Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states

Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states: "On the eve of a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Indiana Voter ID law has become a story with a twist: One of the individuals used by opponents to the law as an example of how the law hurts older Hoosiers is registered to vote in two states.

Faye Buis-Ewing, 72, who has been telling the media she is a 50-year resident of Indiana, at one point in the past few years also claimed two states as her primary residence and received a homestead exemption on her property taxes in both states."

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail

OpinionJournal - John Fund on the Trail: "Voter-Fraud Showdown
How can anyone object to asking for ID?"

Muskegon Chronicle delusions

Our local newspaper editorialists must have spent too much time in their daily group hug.

Michigan's primary will play an important role - mlive.com:

"The upcoming Michigan primary election has been called many things -- stupid, insulting, visionary, worthless -- but by sheer force of will it's now a piece of the big picture of this year's presidential puzzle.

Our state occupies a key spot in the primary line-up, fourth up after Iowa, a one-party mini-caucus in Wyoming and today's New Hampshire primary, the grand-daddy of them all. In prior years, the focus would have automatically shifted next to South Carolina and Nevada, but now at least some candidates must detour through the Great Lakes region to familiarize themselves with our state and its concerns before heading south."

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1984 California style!

And they've got a "republican" governor!

State proposes to take control of home temps North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News: "California utilities would control the temperature of new homes and commercial buildings in emergencies with a radio-controlled thermostat, under a proposed state update to building energy efficiency standards.
Customers could not override their (own) thermostats..."

GordoM-hears-they've-got-mandatory-auto-gov-thermostats-planned

Doggie insights!

Sent to GordoM on the web.

It must be true!

Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans

1. Blaming your farts on me...not funny...not funny at all !!!

2. Yelling at me for barking. I'M A FRIGGIN' DOG, YOU IDIOT!

3. Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway?

4. Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it!

5. Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home.

6. The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain.

7. Taking me to the vet for 'the big snip', then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back!

8. Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet.

9. Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur?

10. How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous.
Now lay off me on some of these things, We both know who's boss here!!!

You don't see me picking up your poop do you ???

EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY.

A DOG ALWAYS OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

CATS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT!!

GordoM-now-is-a-dog-whisperer

Sort of good news?

Given the outflow of Michiganders, especially in Detroit, over the last few years, doesn't it make sense that the absolute numbers of criminal acts would decline?

After all, there's a whole lot less victims still in Detroit.

It would be better to see the crime/resident ratio.

GordoM wonders why that number isn't published...... yeah right......

Violent crime falls in state's largest cities: "Violent crime in Detroit fell substantially during the first six months of 2007, led by a sharp decline in rapes, robberies and assaults, according to a report from the FBI released today.
Overall, violent crime in the state's largest city fell nearly 12 percent, from 10,551 in the first six months of 2006 to 9,314 last year.

GordoM-doesn't-hear-liberals-protesting-crime-against-Detroit's-citizens

Muskegon Math?

Or just typical crappy reporting from The Chronicle?

Let's see $6,300/yr savings divided by 22 condos equals......$286.36 of savings per year on each $200,000ish condo.

And that's gonna be a big incentive?

Anyone smell a cover up?

Condos get tax-break extension - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com: "The extension will grant Post's development an estimated $6,300 a year of savings in property and income taxes, while making its condominiums more marketable to potential buyers, who also would see tax savings. .........

Post said he plans to build a total of 22 condominium units in contiguous two- and three-story brownstone-style buildings. They would have 1,200 to 2,400 square feet of living space and sell at prices ranging from $175,000 to $280,000."

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On This Day in History

On This Day:
1913 Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, Calif.

If Tricky had beaten JFK would Mary Jo and the rest of the Kennedy boys still be alive?

1964 Anti-U.S. rioting broke out in the Panama Canal Zone, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers.

I thought anti-Americanism started with Georgie!

1987 The White House released a memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan in January 1986 that showed a definite link between U.S. arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.

Freedom in Nicaragua soon followed!

2007Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone, which went on sale the following June."

Not much seemed to happen on this day in history....

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Well, duh.....

Obama's double digit lead just "poofs" off into the ethernet.

The Numbers: "There will be a serious, critical look at the final pre-election polls in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire; that is essential. It is simply unprecedented for so many polls to have been so wrong. We need to know why."

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Democratic Underground: It’s Diebold again! « Cadillac Tight

Democratic Underground: It’s Diebold again! « Cadillac Tight: "What tickles me to death is that this time the eeeeevil Diebold is working for Hillary Clinton"

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UPDATE: One lane of Henry Street bridge to reopen - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com

UPDATE: One lane of Henry Street bridge to reopen:

"Norton Shores officials hope to have one lane of the Merrill S. Bailey Bridge on Henry Street moving later today, though it could be months before the repairs to the damaged bridge structure is completed."

GordoM-will-expand-his-carbon-footprint-because-of-bridge-gone

Moron Arrested After Driving Truck Into House

Moron Arrested After Driving Truck Into House:

"Note to Mr. Moron: Don't act like one.

Bryan Scott Moron, 20, of Burleson, Texas, was arrested Friday after he lost control of his truck and struck a mailbox, then a house, MyFOXDFW.com reports."

GordoM-has-sympathy-for-Mr-Moron's-last-name-wonders-how-junior-high-was....

On This Day

On This Day:
"1642 Astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy. Democrat leaders fear astronomy will cause global cooling.

1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans, the closing engagement of the War of 1812.
Johnny Horton's great, great, great grandma bought a guitar.

1918 President Woodrow Wilson outlined his 14 points for peace after World War I.
Democrats still think that a great plan that just needed more time.

1935 Rock 'n' roll singer Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Miss.

Imagine if he was born in Iran!

1959 Charles De Gaulle was inaugurated as president of France's Fifth Republic.
Don't all surrender monkeys look alike?

1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty.

Democrats still think that a great plan that just needed more time...... and money.

1973 Secret peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam resumed near Paris.

Secret peace talks kinda suck.

1976 Chinese premier Chou En-lai died in Beijing at age 77.

Not surprising his last name was "lie".

1982 American Telephone & Telegraph settled the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against it by agreeing to divest itself of the 22 Bell System companies.

America now has 2 satellite companies, one cable company per town and 3 phone companies.

1987 The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 2,000 for the first time, ending the day at 2,002.25.

And Tracey Lorenz said the stock market was like Vegas.

1992 President George H.W. Bush, suffering from stomach flu, collapsed during a state dinner in Tokyo.

Sushi and Texans never was a good idea.

1996 Former French president Francois Mitterrand died at age 79.

Sushi and Froggies a good idea.

1998 Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, was sentenced in New York to life in prison.

Soon to be released.......


1999 The top two executives of Salt Lake City's Olympic Organizing Committee resigned after disclosures that civic boosters had given cash to members of the International Olympic Committee.

Everyone shocked, shocked....... soon to be released.


2007 A Moroccan man convicted of aiding three of the four suicide pilots who had committed the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was sentenced by a German court to the maximum of 15 years in prison for his role in the terror plot."

Already released......

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Where's Gordo?

A continuation of Liam's MLive post:

"That would be a good topic...what is the most humiliating thing that one of your parents (or kids) have ever publicly put you through?"

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Daily Fred Fact

"Some people are homeless because of their financial situation, others are homeless because of substance abuse, while still others are homeless because they looked at Fred Thompson funny and he destroyed their home"


IMAO: Fred Thompson Facts Archives

France counts cost of health reform

Our froggie friends never were much for planning ahead.

BBC NEWS Europe France counts cost of health reform: "The abundance and generosity of its health service has turned France into a nation of hypochondriacs.

It consumes far more drugs than any other nation in Europe, and they are almost always the expensive patented kind rather than the cheaper generic alternatives."

GordoM-wonders-why-they-need-so-much-wine-with-all-the-free-drugs

French healthcare is 'badly run'

Well, this is France, after all.

BBC NEWS Europe French healthcare is 'badly run': "The report says citizens must pay more and doctors must alter their behaviour.
Failure to do so could add 66 billion euros a year to France's public budget deficit by 2020, it adds.
The warning comes after thousands of health workers protested on Thursday over staff shortages and the 'creeping privatisation' of the health system."

GordoM-doesn't-trust-surrender-monkeys-with-his-health

New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery

I guess everything else is just fine in NJ.

Sure glad they took the taxpayer's time and money to straighten things out.

Still waiting for an apology for Newark....

New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery: "New Jersey became the first Northern state to apologize for slavery, as legislators approved a resolution Monday expressing 'profound regret' for the state's role in the practice."

GordoM-wonders-when-they'll-appologize-for-The-Sopranos

Upbeat news = no MSM coverage

Kudlow just doesn't make it to the headlines of the MSM.

And the MSM still contends they're unbiased?

Kudlow's Money Politic$: "Despite Friday’s soft jobs number, I do not believe we are heading into a recession. Any slowdown in the U.S will be very short-lived. I’m sticking with Goldilocks 2.0.

Payroll jobs rose a mere 18,000 for December. But we had a 115,000 jobs gain in November and a 159,000 gain in October."