Pelosi goes to bat to keep Bay Area papers alive: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, worried about the fate of The Chronicle and other financially struggling newspapers, urged the Justice Department Monday to consider giving Bay Area papers more leeway to merge or consolidate business operations to stay afloat."
What does the Justice dept. have to do with private businesses?
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thomas Friedman’s World Is Flat Broke: Peter Newcomb | Vanity Fair
Thomas Friedman’s World Is Flat Broke: Peter Newcomb Vanity Fair: "That’s because the author’s wife, Ann (née Bucksbaum), is an heir to the General Growth fortune. In the past year, the couple—who live in an 11,400-square-foot mansion in Bethesda, Maryland—have watched helplessly as General Growth stock has fallen 99 percent, from a high of $51 to a recent 35 cents a share. The assorted Bucksbaum family trusts, once worth a combined $3.6 billion, are now worth less than $25 million.
But don’t expect Friedman to go from Beirut to Jerusalem begging for money. The distinguished columnist (and former New Establishment member) is still said to get at least $50,000 per speaking engagement on top of the millions he makes writing best-sellers."
But don’t expect Friedman to go from Beirut to Jerusalem begging for money. The distinguished columnist (and former New Establishment member) is still said to get at least $50,000 per speaking engagement on top of the millions he makes writing best-sellers."
Fruitland Township to discuss 2009-10 budget
Fruitland Township to discuss 2009-10 budget
"Fruitland Township residents are encouraged to attend Monday's regular township meeting to hear more about the budget for fiscal year 2009-10.
'Come help us spend your money,' said township Supervisor Sam St. Amour. 'We're trying to make our government more open.'
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the township hall, 4545 Nestrom Road.
A public hearing on the budget will be at 7 p.m. March 30, followed by an adoption hearing at 4 p.m. March 31."
Attend or shut up and pay.
"Fruitland Township residents are encouraged to attend Monday's regular township meeting to hear more about the budget for fiscal year 2009-10.
'Come help us spend your money,' said township Supervisor Sam St. Amour. 'We're trying to make our government more open.'
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the township hall, 4545 Nestrom Road.
A public hearing on the budget will be at 7 p.m. March 30, followed by an adoption hearing at 4 p.m. March 31."
Attend or shut up and pay.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Obama's energy policy will increase dependence on foreign oil
Obama's energy policy will increase dependence on foreign oil: "According to the latest data from the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production is currently averaging 0.60 million barrels per day. At the subsidy of 51¢ per gallon, this amount of ethanol production costs taxpayers over $4 Billion in 2008.
The ethanol future looks much worse. The “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007” required maximum ethanol production of 2.35 million barrels per day by 2022. But, this amount of ethanol production will require the entire corn crop in the US, every kernel of corn."
The ethanol future looks much worse. The “Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007” required maximum ethanol production of 2.35 million barrels per day by 2022. But, this amount of ethanol production will require the entire corn crop in the US, every kernel of corn."
Sears Tower to become Willis Tower
Sears Tower to become Willis Tower
"The Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, will soon become the Willis Tower.
"The Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, will soon become the Willis Tower.
Come this summer, Chicago's iconic landmark known around the world is getting a new moniker: Willis Tower."
Mark Steyn: Welcome, kids, to the Brokest Generation
Welcome, kids, to the Brokest Generation
"General Motors has 96,000 employees but provides health benefits to over a million people. They can never sell enough cars to make that math add up. In fact, selling cars doesn't help, as they lose money on each model. GM is a welfare project masquerading as economic activity. And, after the Obama transformation, America will be, too. The young need to recognize that this is their fight. They need to stop chanting along with the hopeychangey dirges and do something more effective, like form the anti-AARP: The association of Americans who'll never be able to retire."
"General Motors has 96,000 employees but provides health benefits to over a million people. They can never sell enough cars to make that math add up. In fact, selling cars doesn't help, as they lose money on each model. GM is a welfare project masquerading as economic activity. And, after the Obama transformation, America will be, too. The young need to recognize that this is their fight. They need to stop chanting along with the hopeychangey dirges and do something more effective, like form the anti-AARP: The association of Americans who'll never be able to retire."
Gov. Illinois 50% Income Tax Hike Is Needed To Fight Deficit
Gov. Pat Quinn Says Illinois Income Tax Hike Is Needed To Fight Deficit
"Gov. Pat Quinn confirmed Friday that he plans to raise taxes on some Illinois residents to combat deficits in a difficult state budget, and called for broader tax reform.
Quinn said Friday that he plans to hike taxes for families that make more than $56,000 a year"
hmmm, no mention of cutting teacher or state government union member pay, benefits or retirement.
We, in the other America, must tighten our belts so union members can loosen theirs.
"Gov. Pat Quinn confirmed Friday that he plans to raise taxes on some Illinois residents to combat deficits in a difficult state budget, and called for broader tax reform.
Quinn said Friday that he plans to hike taxes for families that make more than $56,000 a year"
hmmm, no mention of cutting teacher or state government union member pay, benefits or retirement.
We, in the other America, must tighten our belts so union members can loosen theirs.
TYPICAL: “A New York Times editorial blames America’s gun lobby for 11 deaths in Alabama — but …
TYPICAL: “A New York Times editorial blames America’s gun lobby for 11 deaths in Alabama — but …
"TYPICAL: “A New York Times editorial blames America’s gun lobby for 11 deaths in Alabama — but ignores 16 deaths in ‘gun free’ Germany on the same day.” The honesty we’ve come to expect on these issues."
"TYPICAL: “A New York Times editorial blames America’s gun lobby for 11 deaths in Alabama — but ignores 16 deaths in ‘gun free’ Germany on the same day.” The honesty we’ve come to expect on these issues."
Snarky Huntress: It's Tough Out There for All of Us..Even the Birds.
It's Tough Out There for All of Us..Even the Birds.
"March is the most difficult month of the year for birds to find adequate food to survive winter in most of North America. That’s because the supplies of natural food....last year’s seeds, fruits, berries and insect eggs and larvae...are at their lowest levels after months of birds feeding on them."
"March is the most difficult month of the year for birds to find adequate food to survive winter in most of North America. That’s because the supplies of natural food....last year’s seeds, fruits, berries and insect eggs and larvae...are at their lowest levels after months of birds feeding on them."
Bad economy kills Shoreline Spectacular
Bad economy kills Shoreline Spectacular
"Dwindling beer sales at last year's festival and a shortage of business sponsors have left the festival without enough cash"
Killing the "Golden goose"?
"Dwindling beer sales at last year's festival and a shortage of business sponsors have left the festival without enough cash"
Killing the "Golden goose"?
We're still waiting for the "university study" that proves no correlation between beer prices and beer sales.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Top Democrat to propose climate welfare
Top Democrat to propose climate welfare
"Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee and chairman of the subcommittee on income security, is drafting climate change legislation that aims to ensure low-income households are not adversely affected by the higher costs for energy and consumer goods that will accompany federal restrictions on greenhouse gases."
You had to know this was coming.
"Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), a senior member of the House Ways & Means Committee and chairman of the subcommittee on income security, is drafting climate change legislation that aims to ensure low-income households are not adversely affected by the higher costs for energy and consumer goods that will accompany federal restrictions on greenhouse gases."
You had to know this was coming.
Sales of guns, ammo still high
Sales of guns, ammo still high
"Related Story: Liberals told to leave: An instructor for a hunter safety course orders Obama voters to get out of his class."
Heh, heh, heh.....
"Related Story: Liberals told to leave: An instructor for a hunter safety course orders Obama voters to get out of his class."
Heh, heh, heh.....
Obama Signs Law Banning Federal Embryo Research Two Days After Signing Executive Order to OK It
Obama Signs Law Banning Federal Embryo Research Two Days After Signing Executive Order to OK It
"On Wednesday, only two days after he lifted President Bush’s executive order banning federal funding of stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos, President Barack Obama signed a law that explicilty bans federal funding of any 'research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death.'"
"On Wednesday, only two days after he lifted President Bush’s executive order banning federal funding of stem cell research that requires the destruction of human embryos, President Barack Obama signed a law that explicilty bans federal funding of any 'research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death.'"
How long does this idiotic, inept administration continue before a complete meltdown?
Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth
Obama's Poll Numbers Are Falling to Earth
"Polling data show that Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001."
"Polling data show that Mr. Obama's approval rating is dropping and is below where George W. Bush was in an analogous period in 2001."
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Speach nazis on campus...again!
"Spokane Falls Community College student Beth Sheeran and several fellow Christian students wanted to put up an anti-abortion display and distribute fliers on campus in January to mark the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. But school administrators turned them down, apparently saying such an event would be offensive and discriminatory and that they would need to include opposing viewpoints."
Solar arrays in Sahara could power all Europe
Solar arrays in Sahara could power all Europe
"ALL of Europe's energy needs could be supplied by building an array of solar panels in the Sahara desert, a climate change conference has been told.
Technological advances combined with falling costs have made it realistic to consider North Africa as Europe's main source of imported energy. By harnessing the power of the sun, possibly in tandem with wind farms along the North African coastline, Europe could easily meet its 2020 target of generating at least 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources.
'It (North Africa) could supply Europe with all the energy it needs,' Anthony Patt, of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in Austria, told scientists. 'The sun is very strong there and it is very reliable.
'There is a growing number of cost estimates of both wind and concentrated solar power for North Africa that start to compare favourably with alternative technologies.'
Dr Patt said only a fraction of the Sahara, probably the size of a small country, needed to be covered to extract enough energy to supply the whole of Europe. Solar power uses mirrors to focus the sun's rays at a thin pipe containing either water or salt. The rays boil the water or turn the salt molten and the energy is extracted by using the heat to power turbines.
Trials of concentrated solar power are being planned for Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Dubai. Libya and Tunisia could also be considered.
Receiving energy from North Africa would, the conference heard, reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The constant source of energy would also mean Europe relied less on Russia and the Middle East for fuel."
Move the energy czars from the Arabian peninsula to the Sahara?
"ALL of Europe's energy needs could be supplied by building an array of solar panels in the Sahara desert, a climate change conference has been told.
Technological advances combined with falling costs have made it realistic to consider North Africa as Europe's main source of imported energy. By harnessing the power of the sun, possibly in tandem with wind farms along the North African coastline, Europe could easily meet its 2020 target of generating at least 20 per cent of its energy from renewable sources.
'It (North Africa) could supply Europe with all the energy it needs,' Anthony Patt, of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, in Austria, told scientists. 'The sun is very strong there and it is very reliable.
'There is a growing number of cost estimates of both wind and concentrated solar power for North Africa that start to compare favourably with alternative technologies.'
Dr Patt said only a fraction of the Sahara, probably the size of a small country, needed to be covered to extract enough energy to supply the whole of Europe. Solar power uses mirrors to focus the sun's rays at a thin pipe containing either water or salt. The rays boil the water or turn the salt molten and the energy is extracted by using the heat to power turbines.
Trials of concentrated solar power are being planned for Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Dubai. Libya and Tunisia could also be considered.
Receiving energy from North Africa would, the conference heard, reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The constant source of energy would also mean Europe relied less on Russia and the Middle East for fuel."
Move the energy czars from the Arabian peninsula to the Sahara?
Put these Toytown Talibandits on the first flight home
"You couldn't make it up.
One of the Muslim headbangers screeching hatred at British troops this week turns out to be employed as a baggage handler at Luton Airport.
So let's get this straight: a fanatical supporter of a global jihadist movement best known for blowing up planes and crashing them into buildings is considered a fit and proper person to be given an air-side pass, which could potentially afford him the chance to plant a bomb?
So let's get this straight: a fanatical supporter of a global jihadist movement best known for blowing up planes and crashing them into buildings is considered a fit and proper person to be given an air-side pass, which could potentially afford him the chance to plant a bomb?
Jalal Ahmed's job involves loading bags onto aircraft. I'm sure you find that reassuring as you plan your next sunshine break."
Nobel-prize winner backs world currency | The Australian
Nobel-prize winner backs world currency
KAZAKH President Nursultan Nazarbayev has won backing for his plan for a single world currency from an intellectual architect of the euro currency, Nobel-prize winner Professor Robert Mundell."
KAZAKH President Nursultan Nazarbayev has won backing for his plan for a single world currency from an intellectual architect of the euro currency, Nobel-prize winner Professor Robert Mundell."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Monday, March 09, 2009
The High Cost Of Subsidizing Bad Decisions
The High Cost Of Subsidizing Bad Decisions
"Since the average American never took out a mortgage loan as big as seven hundred grand — for the very good reason that he could not afford it — why should he be forced as a taxpayer to subsidize someone else who apparently couldn't afford it either but who got in over his head anyway?
Why should taxpayers who live in apartments, perhaps because they did not feel that they could afford to buy a house, be forced to subsidize other people who could not afford to buy a house but who went ahead and bought one anyway?...........
The one person toward whom there is no compassion is the taxpayer."
"Since the average American never took out a mortgage loan as big as seven hundred grand — for the very good reason that he could not afford it — why should he be forced as a taxpayer to subsidize someone else who apparently couldn't afford it either but who got in over his head anyway?
Why should taxpayers who live in apartments, perhaps because they did not feel that they could afford to buy a house, be forced to subsidize other people who could not afford to buy a house but who went ahead and bought one anyway?...........
The one person toward whom there is no compassion is the taxpayer."
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