Yes, I know... it's Engler's fault.....
Friday, July 31, 2009
Alabama County Faces Major Layoffs
Alabama County Faces Major Layoffs
"It is hardly unusual these days for a government building to forgo a fresh paint job or regular lawn care to cut costs. But last week, the director of the Jefferson County public nursing home was told that the county could no longer afford to bury indigent patients."
Substitute "Muskegon" for Alabama and hold on to your wallet!
"It is hardly unusual these days for a government building to forgo a fresh paint job or regular lawn care to cut costs. But last week, the director of the Jefferson County public nursing home was told that the county could no longer afford to bury indigent patients."
Substitute "Muskegon" for Alabama and hold on to your wallet!
New Cash Steered to Clunkers
New Cash Steered to Clunkers
"Congress moved Friday to inject fresh funds into the wildly popular 'cash for clunkers' program after it nearly ran out of money, threatening to become a symbol of government bungling."
Serious "DUH" here.
Giving away free money is ALWAYS "wildly popular".
....hmmmm...I've got a junker worth $800 and Great Leader will give me $4500 for it?
Who'd of guessed?
"Congress moved Friday to inject fresh funds into the wildly popular 'cash for clunkers' program after it nearly ran out of money, threatening to become a symbol of government bungling."
Serious "DUH" here.
Giving away free money is ALWAYS "wildly popular".
....hmmmm...I've got a junker worth $800 and Great Leader will give me $4500 for it?
Who'd of guessed?
Big Sale at Amazon.com: Jessica Simpson Women's Acadia Pump: Shoes
Come on gals!
The deals are on NOW!
... it's for the economy ya know.....
Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%
Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%
Newly released data from the IRS clearly debunks the conventional Beltway rhetoric that the "rich" are not paying their fair share of taxes.
Indeed, the IRS data shows that in 2007—the most recent data available—the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40.4 percent of the total income taxes collected by the federal government. This is the highest percentage in modern history. By contrast, the top 1 percent paid 24.8 percent of the income tax burden in 1987, the year following the 1986 tax reform act.
Remarkably, the share of the tax burden borne by the top 1 percent now exceeds the share paid by the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers combined. In 2007, the bottom 95 percent paid 39.4 percent of the income tax burden. This is down from the 58 percent of the total income tax burden they paid twenty years ago.
To put this in perspective, the top 1 percent is comprised of just 1.4 million taxpayers and they pay a larger share of the income tax burden now than the bottom 134 million taxpayers combined.
Newly released data from the IRS clearly debunks the conventional Beltway rhetoric that the "rich" are not paying their fair share of taxes.
Indeed, the IRS data shows that in 2007—the most recent data available—the top 1 percent of taxpayers paid 40.4 percent of the total income taxes collected by the federal government. This is the highest percentage in modern history. By contrast, the top 1 percent paid 24.8 percent of the income tax burden in 1987, the year following the 1986 tax reform act.
Remarkably, the share of the tax burden borne by the top 1 percent now exceeds the share paid by the bottom 95 percent of taxpayers combined. In 2007, the bottom 95 percent paid 39.4 percent of the income tax burden. This is down from the 58 percent of the total income tax burden they paid twenty years ago.
To put this in perspective, the top 1 percent is comprised of just 1.4 million taxpayers and they pay a larger share of the income tax burden now than the bottom 134 million taxpayers combined.
Cash Flow: The Real Reason for the "Cash for Clunkers" Suspension (The Ex-Car Salesman Blog)
The Real Reason for the "Cash for Clunkers" Suspension (The Ex-Car Salesman Blog)
"Second, the CARS dealer website -- where dealerships submit applications -- cannot handle the traffic. Dealers continuously report website crashes rendering them unable to submit their application. This increases the amount of time dealers must wait before they receive their rebate check -- depleting cash flow.
Third, worry is building in many dealerships because many applications for the rebate are being denied after the car deal. Some on this blog have expressed outraged after dealers have called them back demanding the customer make up for the denied CARS rebate (up to $4,500.00) or else they would have to return the car immediately.
Some have had their trade-in cars already destroyed."
"Second, the CARS dealer website -- where dealerships submit applications -- cannot handle the traffic. Dealers continuously report website crashes rendering them unable to submit their application. This increases the amount of time dealers must wait before they receive their rebate check -- depleting cash flow.
Third, worry is building in many dealerships because many applications for the rebate are being denied after the car deal. Some on this blog have expressed outraged after dealers have called them back demanding the customer make up for the denied CARS rebate (up to $4,500.00) or else they would have to return the car immediately.
Some have had their trade-in cars already destroyed."
Thursday, July 30, 2009
GOOD NEWS, OR BAD? Organic food is no healthier, study finds.
GOOD NEWS, OR BAD? Organic food is no healthier, study finds. “Researchers from the London School
“Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007. A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference.”
Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 2:36 pm"
“Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said consumers were paying higher prices for organic food because of its perceived health benefits, creating a global organic market worth an estimated $48 billion in 2007. A systematic review of 162 scientific papers published in the scientific literature over the last 50 years, however, found there was no significant difference.”
Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 2:36 pm"
AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers'
AP sources: Govt to suspend 'cash for clunkers': "Congressional officials say the government plans to suspend the popular 'cash for clunkers' program amid concerns it could quickly use up the $1 billion in rebates for new car purchases.
The Transportation Department called congressional offices late Thursday to alert them to the decision to halt the program, which offered owners of old cars and trucks $3,500 or $4,500 toward a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle."
The Transportation Department called congressional offices late Thursday to alert them to the decision to halt the program, which offered owners of old cars and trucks $3,500 or $4,500 toward a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle."
No. 3 at Justice OK'd Panther reversal
No. 3 at Justice OK'd Panther reversal
"Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters in Philadelphia during November's election, according to interviews"
Black on black crime continues to be OK..... even federally protected, with B Hussein and his minions.....
"Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters in Philadelphia during November's election, according to interviews"
Black on black crime continues to be OK..... even federally protected, with B Hussein and his minions.....
Pelosi lashes out against insurance companies
Pelosi lashes out against insurance companies
"U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday ramped up her criticism of insurance companies, accusing them of unethical behavior and working to kill a plan to create a new government-run health plan.'It's almost immoral what they are doing,' Pelosi said to reporters, referring to insurance companies. 'Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure,' she said, adding, 'They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening.'"
Say what?
And the Pelosi congress super-spenders are..........
"U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday ramped up her criticism of insurance companies, accusing them of unethical behavior and working to kill a plan to create a new government-run health plan.'It's almost immoral what they are doing,' Pelosi said to reporters, referring to insurance companies. 'Of course they've been immoral all along in how they have treated the people that they insure,' she said, adding, 'They are the villains. They have been part of the problem in a major way. They are doing everything in their power to stop a public option from happening.'"
Say what?
And the Pelosi congress super-spenders are..........
Video Shows ACORN Founder Wade Rathke Plotting America's Downfall
Video Shows ACORN Founder Wade Rathke Plotting America's Downfall
"On his TV show today, Glenn Beck spotlighted a fascinating interview that ACORNcracked.com editor Kyle Olson conducted with disgraced ACORN founder Wade Rathke."
This AMAZING expose is even better because it's Muskegon's own Kyle Olson who did the interview of the ACORN founder and was on Glenn beck's show last night!
Lucianne.com had this comment on their main page:
"On his TV show today, Glenn Beck spotlighted a fascinating interview that ACORNcracked.com editor Kyle Olson conducted with disgraced ACORN founder Wade Rathke."
This AMAZING expose is even better because it's Muskegon's own Kyle Olson who did the interview of the ACORN founder and was on Glenn beck's show last night!
Lucianne.com had this comment on their main page:
Video Shows ACORN Founder Wade RathkePlotting America's Downfall
Watch for stepped up attacks on Glenn Beck forhaving the stones to show us this.
We need more brave Americans like Kyle and Glenn!
Weak Treasury Sales Raise Worries About US Debt Burden
Weak Treasury Sales Raise Worries About US Debt Burden
"The U.S. Treasury sold $39 billion in five-year debt Wednesday in an auction that drew poor demand, raising worries over the cost of financing the government's burgeoning budget deficit.
It was the second lackluster showing in as many days,"
"The U.S. Treasury sold $39 billion in five-year debt Wednesday in an auction that drew poor demand, raising worries over the cost of financing the government's burgeoning budget deficit.
It was the second lackluster showing in as many days,"
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
:: Bersa Talk :: - IRAQ vs. D.C. DEATHS
:: Bersa Talk :: - IRAQ vs. D.C. DEATHS: "An interesting letter in the Australian Shooter Magazine this week, which I quote: 'If you consider that there has been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theater of operations during the past 22 months, and a total of 2112 deaths, that gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington, DC is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period. That means you are about 25 per cent more likely to be shot and killed in the US capital, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the US , than you are in Iraq .
Conclusion: The US should pull out of Washington"
The firearm death rate in Washington, DC is 80.6 per 100,000 for the same period. That means you are about 25 per cent more likely to be shot and killed in the US capital, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the US , than you are in Iraq .
Conclusion: The US should pull out of Washington"
CARPE DIEM: More on Cash for Clunkers and Clunky Paperwork
CARPE DIEM: More on Cash for Clunkers and Clunky Paperwork: "Scott Lambert, vice president of the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association, said he was 'astounded' to learn at a meeting Tuesday representing about 150 Minnesota dealers that not one has had a deal approved. 'We had dealers representing 1,500 to 2,000 transactions,' he said. 'We asked how many had a deal approved yet, and not one hand went up.'
Lambert said the government has created a program that's 'so big and cumbersome that it can't find a way to accept anything."
Lambert said the government has created a program that's 'so big and cumbersome that it can't find a way to accept anything."
Massachusetts Lawmakers May Restore $2M Zoo Budget After Animal Death Threats
Massachusetts Lawmakers May Restore $2M Zoo Budget After Animal Death Threats
"BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers could vote as early as Wednesday on a plan to restore $2 million to the budget of the Boston area's two major zoos weeks after zoo officials raised the specter of animals being euthanized because of funding cuts.
Officials at Zoo New England said the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham faced shutting down and the possibility that some zoo animals would have to be killed if lawmakers didn't restore a $4 million budget cut.
Gov. Deval Patrick has defended the cuts saying the zoos shouldn't be exempt from cuts during a fiscal crisis and that no animals were ever really threatened.
A bill set to come up before lawmakers would restore $2 million of the $4 million cut"
Don't forget to insure that abortion moneys aren't cut!
"BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers could vote as early as Wednesday on a plan to restore $2 million to the budget of the Boston area's two major zoos weeks after zoo officials raised the specter of animals being euthanized because of funding cuts.
Officials at Zoo New England said the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham faced shutting down and the possibility that some zoo animals would have to be killed if lawmakers didn't restore a $4 million budget cut.
Gov. Deval Patrick has defended the cuts saying the zoos shouldn't be exempt from cuts during a fiscal crisis and that no animals were ever really threatened.
A bill set to come up before lawmakers would restore $2 million of the $4 million cut"
Don't forget to insure that abortion moneys aren't cut!
Analysis: Spartans count on freshmen
Analysis: Spartans count on freshmen
"'I think this past year's recruiting class really is the foundation for the future,' Dantonio said here Tuesday on at the conclusion of the Big Ten's two-day media sessions. 'I firmly believe that in the next four years, that group of players will see a Big Ten championship.'"
"'I think this past year's recruiting class really is the foundation for the future,' Dantonio said here Tuesday on at the conclusion of the Big Ten's two-day media sessions. 'I firmly believe that in the next four years, that group of players will see a Big Ten championship.'"
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Standish prison's closing on halt
Standish prison's closing on halt
"Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has been granted a reprieve from closure."
"Standish Maximum Correctional Facility has been granted a reprieve from closure."
Obama slammed as 'racist' at Jerusalem rally
Obama slammed as 'racist' at Jerusalem rally
"Speaking at the rally, Rabbi Eliezer Waldman, who heads the prestigious 'Nir' Torah seminary in the West Bank city of Kiryat Arba, called Obama a 'racist.'
'How dare he tell the Jews where they can or can't live! The era when Jews were banned from living in different places has ended,' Waldman exclaimed."
"Speaking at the rally, Rabbi Eliezer Waldman, who heads the prestigious 'Nir' Torah seminary in the West Bank city of Kiryat Arba, called Obama a 'racist.'
'How dare he tell the Jews where they can or can't live! The era when Jews were banned from living in different places has ended,' Waldman exclaimed."
Monday, July 27, 2009
Community activist Chris Ernvall dead at age 41 - Muskegon News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com
Community activist Chris Ernvall dead at age 41 - Muskegon News - The Latest News, Blogs, Photos & Videos – MLive.com: "Chris Ernvall touched many people in his short life, leaving behind a legacy of love and devotion to family, friends and the greater Muskegon community.
The 41-year-old vice president of investment firm Morgan Stanley in Norton Shores died early Sunday while at a gathering."
The 41-year-old vice president of investment firm Morgan Stanley in Norton Shores died early Sunday while at a gathering."
Big Brother may flick the switch on household appliances
Big Brother may flick the switch on household appliances: "The use of household appliances including dishwashers and washing machines could soon be under the control of power companies under plans designed to curb peak period energy consumption.
Queensland distributor Energex has revealed plans for wider use of 'controlled-load tariffs'"
Queensland distributor Energex has revealed plans for wider use of 'controlled-load tariffs'"
American Thinker Blog: What to Ask Your Congressperson about Obamacare (first in a series)
American Thinker Blog: What to Ask Your Congressperson about Obamacare (first in a series): "Here's the first installment in a series of questions you might ask your member of the House of Representatives concerning H.R. 3200 - also known as Obamacare.
The two-thousand, five-hundred and forty-one (2,541) sections of the bill can be found here. The emailed version my congressman's office sent me covers 1,026 pages and is written in the typical legislative labyrinth of gobbledygook, replete with multi-layered, mind-numbing, cross references."
The two-thousand, five-hundred and forty-one (2,541) sections of the bill can be found here. The emailed version my congressman's office sent me covers 1,026 pages and is written in the typical legislative labyrinth of gobbledygook, replete with multi-layered, mind-numbing, cross references."
FuturePundit: Germans To Pay Much For Offshore Wind Power
FuturePundit: Germans To Pay Much For Offshore Wind Power: "Germany is phasing out nuclear power plants before the end of their useful lives, building more coal electric plants, and will make Germans pay thru the nose for expensive offshore wind electric power."
Looking for Light in the Middle of the Tunnel
Looking for Light in the Middle of the Tunnel
"Liabilities to the police and fire pension funds have increased over the past year from $145 million to about a $158 million, Mr. Lyons said, and next year's contributions will increase from $12.7 million to about $14 million.
That figure does not represent the full make-up amount, Mr. Lyons said, because 'the actuary [Gabriel Roeder Smith] is smoothing it out for us [over more than one year].' Both pension funds are about 40 percent funded, he said, and that percentage [of the amount funded] will 'continue to drop because of the actuarial smoothing process.'"
It's the spending stupid!
"Liabilities to the police and fire pension funds have increased over the past year from $145 million to about a $158 million, Mr. Lyons said, and next year's contributions will increase from $12.7 million to about $14 million.
That figure does not represent the full make-up amount, Mr. Lyons said, because 'the actuary [Gabriel Roeder Smith] is smoothing it out for us [over more than one year].' Both pension funds are about 40 percent funded, he said, and that percentage [of the amount funded] will 'continue to drop because of the actuarial smoothing process.'"
It's the spending stupid!
Ban testing while driving
As Others See It: Ban testing while driving
"According to the Michigan State Medical Society, statistics show that drivers are six times more likely to become distracted and cause an accident if they are text messaging."
Maybe our underworked "lawmakers" ought to ban texting while writing headlines too.
"According to the Michigan State Medical Society, statistics show that drivers are six times more likely to become distracted and cause an accident if they are text messaging."
Maybe our underworked "lawmakers" ought to ban texting while writing headlines too.
Michigan not among states wanting to jam cell phone signals at prison facilities
Michigan not among states wanting to jam cell phone signals at prison facilities
"An influx in contraband cell phones in prisons has led some state corrections departments across the country to consider jamming telecommunications signals within prison facilities.
Last week officials from two dozen states signed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to allow the blocking, which is currently a criminal act. Michigan was not among them, because officials say smuggled cell phones aren't a big problem here."
"An influx in contraband cell phones in prisons has led some state corrections departments across the country to consider jamming telecommunications signals within prison facilities.
Last week officials from two dozen states signed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to allow the blocking, which is currently a criminal act. Michigan was not among them, because officials say smuggled cell phones aren't a big problem here."
THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEKEND:
THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS WEEKEND
Planet-killing climate-changers brag.
Chris Dodd snubs lobbyists, but not their cash.
ACORN holds pro-Obamacare rally, Tea Party breaks out. Similar event here. Also, how to ruin a professional agitation group’s day.
Energy-wasting bureaucrats at the Department of Energy.
Robert Byrd is down on cap-and-trade. But can he withstand the giant-puppet assault?
News reports on the Richmond and Asheville tea parties.
Latest polling not looking good for Obama. Plus the CBO rains on the Obamacare parade again.
And, finally, this. Preacher: InstaPundit needs more sex. I respond with this post.
Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 8:54 am
Planet-killing climate-changers brag.
Chris Dodd snubs lobbyists, but not their cash.
ACORN holds pro-Obamacare rally, Tea Party breaks out. Similar event here. Also, how to ruin a professional agitation group’s day.
Energy-wasting bureaucrats at the Department of Energy.
Robert Byrd is down on cap-and-trade. But can he withstand the giant-puppet assault?
News reports on the Richmond and Asheville tea parties.
Latest polling not looking good for Obama. Plus the CBO rains on the Obamacare parade again.
And, finally, this. Preacher: InstaPundit needs more sex. I respond with this post.
Posted at by Glenn Reynolds at 8:54 am
Detroit Metro Airport memo: Many shops could close without assistance
Detroit Metro Airport memo
"A memo obtained by the Detroit Free Press shows the operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport warns many of the 120 businesses in the facility's terminals could close if they don't receive some assistance.
The newspaper reports Monday the Wayne County Airport Authority has developed a hardship plan that would defer payment of a portion of the fees the airport charges businesses."
So, the bankrupt Wayne County will direct its bankrupt airport authority to subsidize private businesses that are dying in Obama's socialistic paradise?
Maybe a few more $$trillion$$ of porkulus shifted to Detroit will bring relief!
"A memo obtained by the Detroit Free Press shows the operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport warns many of the 120 businesses in the facility's terminals could close if they don't receive some assistance.
The newspaper reports Monday the Wayne County Airport Authority has developed a hardship plan that would defer payment of a portion of the fees the airport charges businesses."
So, the bankrupt Wayne County will direct its bankrupt airport authority to subsidize private businesses that are dying in Obama's socialistic paradise?
Maybe a few more $$trillion$$ of porkulus shifted to Detroit will bring relief!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Yankee Lady -Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Trivia
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) - Trivia
"One of the B-17's shown in the film has been fully restored and (as of 2000) is on display at the Yankee Air Force museum in Ypsilanti, MI"
That's the Yankee Lady that was in Muskegon yesterday.
"One of the B-17's shown in the film has been fully restored and (as of 2000) is on display at the Yankee Air Force museum in Ypsilanti, MI"
That's the Yankee Lady that was in Muskegon yesterday.
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