Was It a Sucker's Rally?
"You can have a jobless recovery, but you can't have a profitless recovery. Consider: Earnings are subpar, Treasury's last auction was a bust because of weak demand, the dollar is suspect, the stimulus is pork, the latest budget projects a $1.84 trillion deficit, the administration is berating investment firms and hedge funds saying 'I don't stand with them,' California is dead broke, health care may be nationalized, cap and trade will bump electric bills by 30% . . . Shall I go on?"
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Chrysler Walks Away from Lemon Laws | The Truth About Cars
Chrysler Walks Away from Lemon Laws The Truth About Cars: "When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade (or glazed strawberry lemon streusel muffins). When Chrysler gives you lemons, you’re SOL. Since April 30, Judge Arthur Gonzales has to approve payment on claims against Chrysler incurred before C11. That includes “lemon law” settlement checks to customers who bought defective Dodge, Chrysler or Jeep products. Not happening. “San Diego attorney Ellen Turnage represents a client who reached a settlement with Chrysler over a 2006 Dodge Magnum with a bad suspension. The car has been returned to Chrysler, but the automaker’s check bounced. ‘Now he’s got no car and no money, so he can’t go buy a new one,’ Turnage said of her client. ‘He’s stuck. We’re hanging on to a glimmer of hope that at some point this will all be resolved.’” As the LA Times reports, Turnage’s pessimism is well-justified. Instead of saying, sorry, we’ll expedite this, the new Chrysler is telling aggrieved customers to FO&D.
The company said it had no plans at this point to ask the bankruptcy judge to approve payments to settle lemon law complaints. ”This is a complex process and there are a lot of issues being discussed,” said Chrysler spokesman Mike Palese. “This could be one of those issues that comes up in the course of the bankruptcy, but I can’t say that we have any plans to present it at this time.”
Chrysler advises customers with pending lemon law complaints to file a proof of claim form with the Bankruptcy Court and join the ranks of the automaker’s unsecured creditors.
“In that case, you’ll be lucky to get pennies on the dollar,” [Atlanta attorney Alex]"
The company said it had no plans at this point to ask the bankruptcy judge to approve payments to settle lemon law complaints. ”This is a complex process and there are a lot of issues being discussed,” said Chrysler spokesman Mike Palese. “This could be one of those issues that comes up in the course of the bankruptcy, but I can’t say that we have any plans to present it at this time.”
Chrysler advises customers with pending lemon law complaints to file a proof of claim form with the Bankruptcy Court and join the ranks of the automaker’s unsecured creditors.
“In that case, you’ll be lucky to get pennies on the dollar,” [Atlanta attorney Alex]"
SPINNING PLANT CLOSINGS
SPINNING PLANT CLOSINGS
"Democrats, despite their being just as surprised as LaTourette and Ryan. Theirs is a partisan silence, with their opinions known only because this reporter asked.
Would Democrats have been so quiet if President George W. Bush's administration had announced that no plants would close, only to be boldly contradicted within 24 hours?"
And how would our "unbiased" MSM have responded?
"Democrats, despite their being just as surprised as LaTourette and Ryan. Theirs is a partisan silence, with their opinions known only because this reporter asked.
Would Democrats have been so quiet if President George W. Bush's administration had announced that no plants would close, only to be boldly contradicted within 24 hours?"
And how would our "unbiased" MSM have responded?
CONVERSATIONAL SUGGESTIONS for Pelosi and the troops.
CONVERSATIONAL SUGGESTIONS for Pelosi and the troops.
Nancy Pelosi’s waterboarding questions No. 67 and 68. “These are just a few of the questions Pelosi needs to address; I am sure my Capitol Hill colleagues have their own. Until the Speaker does a better job of answering them — in the words of the Southwest commercial — she might not be free to move about the country without being hounded.”"
Nancy Pelosi’s waterboarding questions No. 67 and 68. “These are just a few of the questions Pelosi needs to address; I am sure my Capitol Hill colleagues have their own. Until the Speaker does a better job of answering them — in the words of the Southwest commercial — she might not be free to move about the country without being hounded.”"
John Morris: Unmedicated: Pension Tsunami
John Morris: Unmedicated: Pension Tsunami
"John McCain came up with a great phrase when he used the term Generational Theft to describe what our government has done."
"John McCain came up with a great phrase when he used the term Generational Theft to describe what our government has done."
Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care
Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care
"Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation's health-care system."
The first few waves of the giant tsunami of taxes planned by the demo-socialists and their Great Leader.
"Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation's health-care system."
The first few waves of the giant tsunami of taxes planned by the demo-socialists and their Great Leader.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Video Warning of Pitfalls of Consumption Is a Hit in Schools - NYTimes.com
Video Warning of Pitfalls of Consumption Is a Hit in Schools - NYTimes.com: "Which is one reason “The Story of Stuff,” a 20-minute video about the effects of human consumption, has become a sleeper hit in classrooms across the nation.
The video is a cheerful but brutal assessment of how much Americans waste, and it has its detractors. But it has been embraced by teachers eager to supplement textbooks that lag behind scientific findings on climate change and pollution. And many children who watch it take it to heart: riding in the car one day with his parents in Tacoma, Wash., Rafael de la Torre Batker, 9, was worried about whether it would be bad for the planet if he got a new set of Legos."
The video is a cheerful but brutal assessment of how much Americans waste, and it has its detractors. But it has been embraced by teachers eager to supplement textbooks that lag behind scientific findings on climate change and pollution. And many children who watch it take it to heart: riding in the car one day with his parents in Tacoma, Wash., Rafael de la Torre Batker, 9, was worried about whether it would be bad for the planet if he got a new set of Legos."
Sunday, May 10, 2009
DIJONGATE: What have we learned? “Congratulations to Professor Jacobson. Traffic at his Legal Insu…
DIJONGATE: What have we learned?
"but rather that MSNBC and other major media are no longer in the news business. They’re doing public relations for the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. . . . Obviously, reporters didn’t think ‘Dijon mustard’ fit the narrative the White House wanted, and so they fudged the quote — and NBC even edited its own video — to omit the offensive French phrase. Jacobson pointed this out, and it was like showing a Rorschach inkblot to Charles Manson.”"
"but rather that MSNBC and other major media are no longer in the news business. They’re doing public relations for the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. . . . Obviously, reporters didn’t think ‘Dijon mustard’ fit the narrative the White House wanted, and so they fudged the quote — and NBC even edited its own video — to omit the offensive French phrase. Jacobson pointed this out, and it was like showing a Rorschach inkblot to Charles Manson.”"
Barack Obama Prepares Country For Liberal Newspaper Bailout
Barack Obama Prepares Country For Liberal Newspaper Bailout
"The notable thing in context is that Obama primarily in the speech talks about newspapers, with other media outlets being mentioned second (collectively), or when making a joke (for example, noting that Jefferson hadn’t seen Cable News.) It would appear from the speech clearly that Obama holds the mainstream media, and particularly newspapers above online media. It is clear that when he talked about “tough and vibrant media” that he is referring to mainstream media, and newspapers in particular.
He concludes with the line that the problems in the media industry are “problems worth solving,” which sounds an awful lot like the final word that there’s going to be a newspaper bailout.
Last week White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said there would be no bailout for newspapers. "
More of our tax dollars for "TARP" $$$ to the failed liberal newspapers of the past?
"The notable thing in context is that Obama primarily in the speech talks about newspapers, with other media outlets being mentioned second (collectively), or when making a joke (for example, noting that Jefferson hadn’t seen Cable News.) It would appear from the speech clearly that Obama holds the mainstream media, and particularly newspapers above online media. It is clear that when he talked about “tough and vibrant media” that he is referring to mainstream media, and newspapers in particular.
He concludes with the line that the problems in the media industry are “problems worth solving,” which sounds an awful lot like the final word that there’s going to be a newspaper bailout.
Last week White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said there would be no bailout for newspapers. "
More of our tax dollars for "TARP" $$$ to the failed liberal newspapers of the past?
What Republicans need is a mutiny
What Republicans need is a mutiny
"Two major debates face conservative Republicans about the future of the party. The first, rekindled by Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party, is whether the GOP should move further leftward. The second is whether conservatives should tone down their advocacy on social issues. History is on the side of outspoken conservatives in both debates."
We've already had a mutiny and the party leadership is holed up under the poopdeck and has no idea they've lost control of the ship.
The problem is that no one else has control of the ship....
"Two major debates face conservative Republicans about the future of the party. The first, rekindled by Sen. Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party, is whether the GOP should move further leftward. The second is whether conservatives should tone down their advocacy on social issues. History is on the side of outspoken conservatives in both debates."
We've already had a mutiny and the party leadership is holed up under the poopdeck and has no idea they've lost control of the ship.
The problem is that no one else has control of the ship....
Group declares war on incumbents
Group declares war on incumbents
"A new political force calling itself Tea New York was unveiled in downtown Buffalo Saturday afternoon, and leaders promised to make things uncomfortable for incumbent officeholders."
"A new political force calling itself Tea New York was unveiled in downtown Buffalo Saturday afternoon, and leaders promised to make things uncomfortable for incumbent officeholders."
Obama Likes Wanda Sykes Joke About Rush Limbaugh death— ‘I Hope His Kidneys Fail’
Obama Likes Wanda Sykes Joke About Rush Limbaugh — ‘I Hope His Kidneys Fail’
Yet, delicate libs whine when Americans (and Rush) work for and hope that Obama and his socialist agenda fail.
The sad, ignorant libs in the liberal MSM seem to have forgotten the lib's support of those murderous monsters who would kill our brave troops.
Yet, delicate libs whine when Americans (and Rush) work for and hope that Obama and his socialist agenda fail.
The sad, ignorant libs in the liberal MSM seem to have forgotten the lib's support of those murderous monsters who would kill our brave troops.
Cheney on Powell v Limbaugh: 'I'd Go with Rush Limbaugh'
Cheney on Powell v Limbaugh: 'I'd Go with Rush Limbaugh'
"From the Sunday, May 10 Face the Nation:
BOB SCHIEFFER: Rush Limbaugh said the other day the that the party would probably be better off if Colin Powell left and just became a Democrat. Colin Powell said Republicans would be better off if they didn't have Rush Limbaugh speaking for them. Where do you come down?
DICK CHENEY: Well, if I had to choose, in terms of being a Republican, I'd go with Rush Limbaugh I think. My take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn't know he was still a Republican.
SCHIEFFER: So you think that he's not a Republican?
CHENEY: I just noted he endorsed the Democratic candidate for President this time, Barack Obama. I assume that that's some indication of his loyalty and his interests.
SCHIEFFER: And you said you take Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell?
CHENEY: I would, politically."
Too funny!
Uber lib Schieffer doesn't realize that a democrat supporter is a democrat.
And I'll take Rush over most GOPers any day.
"From the Sunday, May 10 Face the Nation:
BOB SCHIEFFER: Rush Limbaugh said the other day the that the party would probably be better off if Colin Powell left and just became a Democrat. Colin Powell said Republicans would be better off if they didn't have Rush Limbaugh speaking for them. Where do you come down?
DICK CHENEY: Well, if I had to choose, in terms of being a Republican, I'd go with Rush Limbaugh I think. My take on it was Colin had already left the party. I didn't know he was still a Republican.
SCHIEFFER: So you think that he's not a Republican?
CHENEY: I just noted he endorsed the Democratic candidate for President this time, Barack Obama. I assume that that's some indication of his loyalty and his interests.
SCHIEFFER: And you said you take Rush Limbaugh over Colin Powell?
CHENEY: I would, politically."
Too funny!
Uber lib Schieffer doesn't realize that a democrat supporter is a democrat.
And I'll take Rush over most GOPers any day.
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Pensions at risk: Who will pay?
Pensions at risk: Who will pay?
"Under such circumstances, millions of Americans with no pensions of their own would wind up paying higher taxes to maintain pension benefits for autoworkers."
"Under such circumstances, millions of Americans with no pensions of their own would wind up paying higher taxes to maintain pension benefits for autoworkers."
What Congress Knew - WSJ.com
What Congress Knew - WSJ.com: "These days, Speaker Pelosi insists she heard and saw no evil. 'We were not -- I repeat -- were not told that waterboarding or any of these other enhanced interrogation methods were used,' she told reporters late last month. 'What they did tell us is that they had . . . the Office of Legal Counsel opinions [and] that they could be used, but not that they would.'"
Job losses slow, but is it from government hiring? | McClatchy
Job losses slow, but is it from government hiring? McClatchy: "April's net job loss total actually was somewhat misleading: Private-sector employment actually fell by 611,000 jobs, but government hiring, which added 66,000 jobs, mostly for the upcoming census, offset some of them"
CHRYSLER WALKS AWAY FROM LEMON LAWS
CHRYSLER WALKS AWAY FROM LEMON LAWS.
“Since April 30, Judge Arthur Gonzales has to approve payment …:
"CHRYSLER WALKS AWAY FROM LEMON LAWS. “Since April 30, Judge Arthur Gonzales has to approve payment on claims against Chrysler incurred before C11. That includes ‘lemon law’ settlement checks to customers who bought defective Dodge, Chrysler or Jeep products. Not happening.”"
“Since April 30, Judge Arthur Gonzales has to approve payment …:
"CHRYSLER WALKS AWAY FROM LEMON LAWS. “Since April 30, Judge Arthur Gonzales has to approve payment on claims against Chrysler incurred before C11. That includes ‘lemon law’ settlement checks to customers who bought defective Dodge, Chrysler or Jeep products. Not happening.”"
MPs' expenses: minister Kitty Ussher used allowances for £20,000 house make-over
MPs' expenses: minister Kitty Ussher used allowances for £20,000 house make-over
"Her two-page note details 12 separate major repairs she hoped to have carried out on the home in South London, including the removal of a “bad taste” Artex ceiling.
Miss Ussher is one of 12 MPs from three political parties whose expenses under the second home allowance will be revealed in detail in tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph."
A government with zero media oversight will test the limits every day.
Some Muskegon County commissioners are spending travel dollars with no media exposure.
MuskegonPundit is on it.
"Her two-page note details 12 separate major repairs she hoped to have carried out on the home in South London, including the removal of a “bad taste” Artex ceiling.
Miss Ussher is one of 12 MPs from three political parties whose expenses under the second home allowance will be revealed in detail in tomorrow’s Sunday Telegraph."
A government with zero media oversight will test the limits every day.
Some Muskegon County commissioners are spending travel dollars with no media exposure.
MuskegonPundit is on it.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Michigan State Police cut of 100 troopers likely will hurt response times in West Michigan's rural areas
Michigan State Police cut of 100 troopers likely will hurt response times in West Michigan's rural areas
"'It's been my dream to be a trooper,' said Miller, who has worked for the last six months out of the Wayland Post making the hour-long drive to a job he just found out is slated to be dropped as part of a budget-cutting move from Lansing.
'I came to the state police because I thought it was a place to have a career,' said the 41-year-old father of two from St. Joseph. 'Now, here I am.'"
"'It's been my dream to be a trooper,' said Miller, who has worked for the last six months out of the Wayland Post making the hour-long drive to a job he just found out is slated to be dropped as part of a budget-cutting move from Lansing.
'I came to the state police because I thought it was a place to have a career,' said the 41-year-old father of two from St. Joseph. 'Now, here I am.'"
Jenny shoots us citizens in the head again.....
Postmaster presses Congress to act on retiree bill - DMNews
Postmaster presses Congress to act on retiree bill
"The agency is on track to lose about $6.4 billion this year, despite efforts to target $5.9 billion in cuts for fiscal year 2009, which ends September 30, and anticipates an additional lost of $6 billion next fiscal year,"
And these folks tell us the very SAME government can run our entire health care system?
"The agency is on track to lose about $6.4 billion this year, despite efforts to target $5.9 billion in cuts for fiscal year 2009, which ends September 30, and anticipates an additional lost of $6 billion next fiscal year,"
And these folks tell us the very SAME government can run our entire health care system?
Tea Party Toolbox
Our Muskegon "Tea Party" rally:
http://www.muskegonpatriots.com/
Muskegon Rally:
May 23, 2009
Veterans Park (in between the N Muskegon Causeway
10:30am-end (aprox. 1 hour)
National Event:
July 4th 2009 in Lansing at the State Capital.
http://www.muskegonpatriots.com/
Muskegon Rally:
May 23, 2009
Veterans Park (in between the N Muskegon Causeway
10:30am-end (aprox. 1 hour)
National Event:
July 4th 2009 in Lansing at the State Capital.
"Declaring our independance from reckless spending"
Caravan decorationg party before we leave here in Muskegon!
More info to come.
Great "Toolbox" info from Jack McHugh at the Mackinac Center
Friends -
Since the Tea Parties, the questions that everyone has been asking are "what next?" and "what else can we do?"
The Mackinac Center has posted three important tools with some answers. All three are now live on Mackinac.org.
The first is "Tea Party Activists have Attitude," and it describes the 'tude they should have to change the incentives on members of the political class.
(First item: "Tea Party activists aren't impressed that their politician is a 'nice guy.' They're all 'nice guys' - get over it, and hold them accountable for their deeds rather than their smile.")
The second installment is called "Ten Minute Tea Party Activist" and it lists 10 specific actions activists can do.
These are more sophisticated than the usual "civic creed" nostrums - I think you will like. This list is now live on Mackinac.org (and will be the featured Current Comment on Monday).
Finally, a "Candidate Quesionnaire for Tea Party Activists" provides "hard-to-dodge questions that suggest whether a candidate for the Michigan Legislature actually supports limited government principles."
Emphasis on "hard to dodge" - these go way beyond the "Do you support tax and spending cuts?" that they all say "yes" to, and which tell you nothing.
Please don't hesitate to spread these tools far and wide.
Thanks for all you do.
Regards,
Jack McHugh
Links:
http://www.mackinac.org/10508
http://www.mackinac.org/10509
http://www.mackinac.org/10510
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Millions, Billions, Trillions - Political Punch
Millions, Billions, Trillions - Political Punch
"$17 billion is without question real money, and it means something, though within the context of the president's budget it's less than one half of one percent of the total budget.
And it's about 1.4 percent of the projected deficit for 2010 of $1.17 trillion.
And as the Wall Street Journal points out, the president's proposed 'cuts are outweighed by proposals to spend more on an array of programs and regulatory functions.' The budget for the Federal Railway Administration budget is increased, for instance, from $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion.
Whether or not $17 billion is a lot of money in spending cuts depends, of course, on what one compares it to -- and who's doing the comparing."
"Great Leader" must assume we voters are economic morons or...... "Great Leader" is an economic moron.
I vote.
I'm not an economic moron.
"Great Leader" is and he's misjudged Americans.... I hope!
"$17 billion is without question real money, and it means something, though within the context of the president's budget it's less than one half of one percent of the total budget.
And it's about 1.4 percent of the projected deficit for 2010 of $1.17 trillion.
And as the Wall Street Journal points out, the president's proposed 'cuts are outweighed by proposals to spend more on an array of programs and regulatory functions.' The budget for the Federal Railway Administration budget is increased, for instance, from $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion.
Whether or not $17 billion is a lot of money in spending cuts depends, of course, on what one compares it to -- and who's doing the comparing."
"Great Leader" must assume we voters are economic morons or...... "Great Leader" is an economic moron.
I vote.
I'm not an economic moron.
"Great Leader" is and he's misjudged Americans.... I hope!
Gov't Attempting to Seize Smith & Wesson
Gov't Attempting to Seize Smith & Wesson
"a clause in the 2009 Stimulus Bill calls for the federal government to seize industries and companies that are essential to the economy or 'government function.'
The Treasury Department contacted the company in March 2009, asking to buy shares at $10 above market price. However, this offer was sharply rebuffed.
Similar offers have been made to Remington."
This government is out of control!
"a clause in the 2009 Stimulus Bill calls for the federal government to seize industries and companies that are essential to the economy or 'government function.'
The Treasury Department contacted the company in March 2009, asking to buy shares at $10 above market price. However, this offer was sharply rebuffed.
Similar offers have been made to Remington."
This government is out of control!
Records violations ensnare housing nominee
Records violations ensnare housing nominee
"President Obama's choice for the government's No. 2 housing job is embroiled in the largest fine in U.S. history for 'blatant violations' of open records laws after the Washington State Supreme Court chastised his office for withholding documents detailing taxpayer costs for a new professional football stadium in Seattle"
Does Obama know ANYONE who is not a crook?
"President Obama's choice for the government's No. 2 housing job is embroiled in the largest fine in U.S. history for 'blatant violations' of open records laws after the Washington State Supreme Court chastised his office for withholding documents detailing taxpayer costs for a new professional football stadium in Seattle"
Does Obama know ANYONE who is not a crook?
STATE CANNOT AFFORD COSTLY UNEMPLOYMENT EXPANSION PASSED BY THE MICHIGAN HOUSE
STATE CANNOT AFFORD COSTLY UNEMPLOYMENT EXPANSION PASSED BY THE MICHIGAN HOUSE
"“House Democrats took the easy and short-sighted route to $138 million in one-time federal money, while turning their backs on the job providers who will be left to foot the bill of the $69.7 million per-year expansion of the 100 percent employer-financed unemployment insurance system.”
“The Democrats’ action today will permanently increase costs and further strain the unemployment system and the ability of the state to fulfill its commitment to those who are currently eligible for unemployment benefits.”"
Click the link to see how really, really bad this democrat supported bill is!
"“House Democrats took the easy and short-sighted route to $138 million in one-time federal money, while turning their backs on the job providers who will be left to foot the bill of the $69.7 million per-year expansion of the 100 percent employer-financed unemployment insurance system.”
“The Democrats’ action today will permanently increase costs and further strain the unemployment system and the ability of the state to fulfill its commitment to those who are currently eligible for unemployment benefits.”"
Click the link to see how really, really bad this democrat supported bill is!
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Powell Says Shrinking GOP Should Return To The Center
Powell Says Shrinking GOP Should Return To The Center: "Powell told corporate security executives........ The party must realize that the country has changed, he said. 'Americans do want to pay taxes for services,' he said. 'Americans are looking for more government in their life, not less.'"
Huh?
And this guy said he was a republican?
Huh?
And this guy said he was a republican?
Chrysler: The Next Pension Crisis?
Chrysler: The Next Pension Crisis?
"But for the PBGC, and for Chrysler employees, it's quite possible that all that's been done is to delay the inevitable. Chrysler's pension plans are $9.3 billion underfunded."
"But for the PBGC, and for Chrysler employees, it's quite possible that all that's been done is to delay the inevitable. Chrysler's pension plans are $9.3 billion underfunded."
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