California pension costs: Facing up to the funding gap - latimes.com
"Many state and local government employees have been promised pensions that the public couldn't have afforded even had there been no crash."
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread
Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread
"Let's see. We have an America-hating Entitlement Junkie, Queen Grievance I, jet-setting around the world during the quasi-depression her husband both exacerbated and prolonged, joined by a few hundred close friends and her pampered brood, feeding their faces and living quite large on our dime, while lecturing us about sacrifice and reminding us of what Barack will and will not 'let us do' with our lives.
What's not to love?"
"Let's see. We have an America-hating Entitlement Junkie, Queen Grievance I, jet-setting around the world during the quasi-depression her husband both exacerbated and prolonged, joined by a few hundred close friends and her pampered brood, feeding their faces and living quite large on our dime, while lecturing us about sacrifice and reminding us of what Barack will and will not 'let us do' with our lives.
What's not to love?"
A Warning Regarding Michigan's $10 Annual "Recreation Passport"
A Warning Regarding Michigan's $10 Annual "Recreation Passport"
"If you're a Michigan driver renewing your license plate, you'll notice a new choice on your renewal form this year:
__YES! I want my Recreation Passport for an additional $10!
__No. This vehicle will not be used to enter state parks and recreation areas.
As a Michigan state Representative, I opposed legislation creating the 'Recreation Passport' because I knew the state intended to use the misleading language above.
Let me be clear, because the state is not:
You can select 'No' and still enter your vehicle into a state park or recreation area.
That is the law.
You will, of course, have to pay a (non-annual) gate fee, but your vehicle is not irrevocably banned for one year as the language above implies."
Isn't it refreshing that we have a US rep. who actually informs his constituents?
"If you're a Michigan driver renewing your license plate, you'll notice a new choice on your renewal form this year:
__YES! I want my Recreation Passport for an additional $10!
__No. This vehicle will not be used to enter state parks and recreation areas.
As a Michigan state Representative, I opposed legislation creating the 'Recreation Passport' because I knew the state intended to use the misleading language above.
Let me be clear, because the state is not:
You can select 'No' and still enter your vehicle into a state park or recreation area.
That is the law.
You will, of course, have to pay a (non-annual) gate fee, but your vehicle is not irrevocably banned for one year as the language above implies."
Isn't it refreshing that we have a US rep. who actually informs his constituents?
| Kathleen Parker | Doomed At CNN
John Ziegler Kathleen Parker Doomed At CNN Mediaite
"There is also an interesting secondary element to Parker’s demise which might make media pundits a little more hesitant to attack Sarah Palin.
Since the 2008 election, many of her biggest media critics have found themselves out of a job.
Keith Olbermann, Rick Sanchez, David Shuster, Alan Colmes, Campbell Brown, John Roberts, Larry King, Harry Smith and Parker are all prominently mentioned in my documentary and all of them have been let go from TV jobs since Obama got elected.
Coincidence?
Perhaps, though I have no doubt that if the media wanted to create a narrative here there would be more than enough data to justify it. Regardless, if Chris Matthews is smart, he might want to be careful."
"There is also an interesting secondary element to Parker’s demise which might make media pundits a little more hesitant to attack Sarah Palin.
Since the 2008 election, many of her biggest media critics have found themselves out of a job.
Keith Olbermann, Rick Sanchez, David Shuster, Alan Colmes, Campbell Brown, John Roberts, Larry King, Harry Smith and Parker are all prominently mentioned in my documentary and all of them have been let go from TV jobs since Obama got elected.
Coincidence?
Perhaps, though I have no doubt that if the media wanted to create a narrative here there would be more than enough data to justify it. Regardless, if Chris Matthews is smart, he might want to be careful."
Peek Inside Red Bull’s Toy Box
"SALZBURG, Austria — This city is well known as the birthplace of Mozart, the backdrop for the Sound of Music and simply for being a beautiful place.
But thanks to worldwide interest in caffeinated energy drinks and Dietrich Mateschitz's desire to share his love of aircraft and race cars, one of this city's newest places to visit is known as Hangar 7.
Located at the Salzburg Airport, Hangar 7 could be called the Red Bull toy box.
It is where Mateschitz, who co-founded Red Bull in 1987, stores all his coolest toys.
It is a massive glass-enclosed hangar complete with a changing collection of airplanes belonging to the Flying Bulls.
It's also got an assortment of Formula 1 cars sponsored by Red Bull, along with a handful of racing motorcycles as well."
Yankees' Slugger Rodriguez To Pay 50 Times Less Than Going Rate In Taxes On Lavish West Side Penthouse
Yankees' Slugger Rodriguez To Pay 50 Times Less Than Going Rate In Taxes On Lavish West Side PenthouseCBS New York
"When Rodriguez’s moves into his $6 million, five-bedroom penthouse his tax bill will be $1,150.
In contrast, Stephen and Phyllis Franciosa pay $3,100 in taxes one their one-family home in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx."
"When Rodriguez’s moves into his $6 million, five-bedroom penthouse his tax bill will be $1,150.
In contrast, Stephen and Phyllis Franciosa pay $3,100 in taxes one their one-family home in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx."
School food: What do Chicago students think of healthier school food?
School food: What do Chicago students think of healthier school food? - chicagotribune.com
"During visits to several CPS schools over the last few months, the Tribune heard many accounts of students throwing away their lunches.
Others say they opt for 'cookies and slushies' from the canteen or wait to eat until they get home.
And while some kids said they still like their school meals, the vast majority used the same word to describe the food: nasty."
"During visits to several CPS schools over the last few months, the Tribune heard many accounts of students throwing away their lunches.
Others say they opt for 'cookies and slushies' from the canteen or wait to eat until they get home.
And while some kids said they still like their school meals, the vast majority used the same word to describe the food: nasty."
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Tea Party Bloggers To Monitor Every Memeber Of Congress
Tea Party Bloggers To Monitor Every Memeber Of Congress - ABC News
"Tea Party Bloggers Aim To Monitor Every Member of Congress
Organizer Describes Effort As 'Citizen Journalism Meets Adopt-a-Congressman'
After playing such a pivotal role in the November elections, Tea Party activists vowed they would keep a close eye on Congress.
They weren't kidding.
The Tea Party Patriots, one of the largest organizing groups of the movement, want to assign personal bloggers to track every member of Congress, not just the ones they supported."
"Tea Party Bloggers Aim To Monitor Every Member of Congress
Organizer Describes Effort As 'Citizen Journalism Meets Adopt-a-Congressman'
After playing such a pivotal role in the November elections, Tea Party activists vowed they would keep a close eye on Congress.
They weren't kidding.
The Tea Party Patriots, one of the largest organizing groups of the movement, want to assign personal bloggers to track every member of Congress, not just the ones they supported."
The Lady Doth Too Much
The Lady Doth Too Much Opinion The Harvard Crimson
"Given her unelected status, it is inexplicable that the president’s wife needs her own press secretary, her own chief of staff, or her own staff at all, let alone an agenda for them to implement.
While the First Lady wields no formally-mandated power, the institutionalization of her office confers upon her a degree of influence that no unelected or unappointed citizen ought to have.
A candidate’s spouse does not “run” for First Lady.
In fact, we are frequently urged to keep a presidential candidate’s family off limits and collectively tut whenever anyone is so boorish as to violate this unwritten compact."
This brilliant kid must already have a job in place.....
"Given her unelected status, it is inexplicable that the president’s wife needs her own press secretary, her own chief of staff, or her own staff at all, let alone an agenda for them to implement.
While the First Lady wields no formally-mandated power, the institutionalization of her office confers upon her a degree of influence that no unelected or unappointed citizen ought to have.
A candidate’s spouse does not “run” for First Lady.
In fact, we are frequently urged to keep a presidential candidate’s family off limits and collectively tut whenever anyone is so boorish as to violate this unwritten compact."
This brilliant kid must already have a job in place.....
Detroit Pistons' Boycott to Remove Coach Highlights Team's Struggles
Detroit Pistons' Boycott to Remove Coach Highlights Team's Struggles - NBA - NESN.com
"ESPN writer Marc Stein reveals there could be a coaching change in Detroit soon, but the players' actions on Friday, who laughed as their coach was ejected, were 'hideous.'
'Pistons gonna get their new coach. HAVE to.
But benched guys laughing after Kue ejection?
After skipping shootaround?
Unforgettably hideous' Stein tweeted.
Last year, the Pistons missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
With the current team's record and immaturity, they won't be making it this year either.
See the Pistons laugh after Kuester's ejection in Philadelphia on Friday below."
I've never been a pro-basketball fan but I now have a team to root against.......
"ESPN writer Marc Stein reveals there could be a coaching change in Detroit soon, but the players' actions on Friday, who laughed as their coach was ejected, were 'hideous.'
'Pistons gonna get their new coach. HAVE to.
But benched guys laughing after Kue ejection?
After skipping shootaround?
Unforgettably hideous' Stein tweeted.
Last year, the Pistons missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
With the current team's record and immaturity, they won't be making it this year either.
See the Pistons laugh after Kuester's ejection in Philadelphia on Friday below."
I've never been a pro-basketball fan but I now have a team to root against.......
Even FDR Understood: No Collective Bargaining for Public Servants
Pjamas Media » Even FDR Understood: No Collective Bargaining for Public Servants
"These are the reasons why even an ultimate liberal like Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed with me that there should be no collective bargaining for public servants.
As quoted by Michael Walsh in yesterday’s New York Post, Roosevelt said:
All government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into public service.
It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public-personnel management.
The very nature and purposes of government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with government employee organizations.
The employer is the whole people."
"These are the reasons why even an ultimate liberal like Franklin Delano Roosevelt agreed with me that there should be no collective bargaining for public servants.
As quoted by Michael Walsh in yesterday’s New York Post, Roosevelt said:
All government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into public service.
It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public-personnel management.
The very nature and purposes of government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with government employee organizations.
The employer is the whole people."
Does Obama Want $8 Gasoline?
Does Obama Want $8 Gasoline? - Investors.com
"A virtual regulatory ban continues today.
At least 103 drilling permits await approval by a federal government that has not approved a single new permit since the moratorium was allegedly lifted last October.
The administration has announced that the eastern Gulf and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will be off-limits for the next seven years.
The Interior Department has canceled four pending lease sales in Alaska."
"A virtual regulatory ban continues today.
At least 103 drilling permits await approval by a federal government that has not approved a single new permit since the moratorium was allegedly lifted last October.
The administration has announced that the eastern Gulf and the Atlantic and Pacific coasts will be off-limits for the next seven years.
The Interior Department has canceled four pending lease sales in Alaska."
We're being lied to: GDP economic growth revised sharply lower
theblogprof: We're being lied to: GDP economic growth revised sharply lower
"...Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, was revised lower to an annual growth rate of 2.8% in the three months ending in December. The initial reading had been for a 3.2% growth rate in the period.
That's a surprising dip, given that economists were expecting the rate to be revised upward to 3.3%."
"...Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, was revised lower to an annual growth rate of 2.8% in the three months ending in December. The initial reading had been for a 3.2% growth rate in the period.
That's a surprising dip, given that economists were expecting the rate to be revised upward to 3.3%."
While you were watching Wisconsin
While you were watching Wisconsin Michigan Taxes Too Much
"Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement praising committee passage of HR 1593 in Oklahoma that would bring an end to a state mandate that municipalities that have more than a 35,000 population must engage in collective bargaining with public employees:"
"Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement praising committee passage of HR 1593 in Oklahoma that would bring an end to a state mandate that municipalities that have more than a 35,000 population must engage in collective bargaining with public employees:"
Michigan retirees: Raise your hands if you want your pensions taxed
Daily Grit by Wes Thorp: Michigan retirees: Raise your hands if you want your pensions taxed
"For the record, I consider myself to be a conservative of the Barry Goldwater variety.
My ties to the Republican party are becoming a memory."
"For the record, I consider myself to be a conservative of the Barry Goldwater variety.
My ties to the Republican party are becoming a memory."
Better Pay Your Parking Tickets!
CORE PRINCIPLES: Better Pay Your Parking Tickets!
"Legislation has been introduced in the House and the Senate to prohibit the Secretary of State from renewing your driver's license if you have three or more unpaind parking tickets."
"Legislation has been introduced in the House and the Senate to prohibit the Secretary of State from renewing your driver's license if you have three or more unpaind parking tickets."
U.S. Manufacturing: More Output, Fewer Workers
CARPE DIEM: U.S. Manufacturing: More Output, Fewer Workers
"I have featured the graphs above before on CD, and they were the basis for this op-ed in today's WSJ, 'The Truth About U.S. Manufacturing' (also available here)."
"I have featured the graphs above before on CD, and they were the basis for this op-ed in today's WSJ, 'The Truth About U.S. Manufacturing' (also available here)."
Top 10 Labor Union Outrages
Top 10 Labor Union Outrages - HUMAN EVENTS
"Here are the Top 10 Labor Union Outrages."
"Here are the Top 10 Labor Union Outrages."
Prosecutor discusses recall threats
Prosecutor discusses recall threats wzzm13.com
"A group on Facebook is calling for prosecutor Tony Tague's ouster.
The group formed after Tague charged Evan Emory with manufacturing child abusive material, which is a 20 year felony."
"A group on Facebook is calling for prosecutor Tony Tague's ouster.
The group formed after Tague charged Evan Emory with manufacturing child abusive material, which is a 20 year felony."
Bogus statistic from Wisconsin union backers spreads in media despite being debunked
Bogus statistic from Wisconsin union backers spreads in media despite being debunked Hans Bader Opinion Zone Washington Examiner
"On Wednesday, PolitiFact debunked the claim by Wisconsin union supporters that Virginia, which bans collective bargaining in state agencies, ranks 44th in the nation in ACT/SAT scores, compared to Wisconsin ranking 2nd.
For example, it noted that in 2009, Virginia ranked 22nd in ACT scores, while Wisconsin ranked 13th. As PolitiFact notes, this claim was originally disseminated by the Wisconsin Democratic Party, which has now retracted it."
"On Wednesday, PolitiFact debunked the claim by Wisconsin union supporters that Virginia, which bans collective bargaining in state agencies, ranks 44th in the nation in ACT/SAT scores, compared to Wisconsin ranking 2nd.
For example, it noted that in 2009, Virginia ranked 22nd in ACT scores, while Wisconsin ranked 13th. As PolitiFact notes, this claim was originally disseminated by the Wisconsin Democratic Party, which has now retracted it."
US ambassador goes AWOL at UN
US ambassador goes AWOL at UN --Editorial - NYPOST.com
"The UN Security Council convened an emergency session yesterday to draft sanctions against Libyan mad- dog Moammar Khadafy.
But as the UN struggled to put out the fires in the Mideast, America's top UN rep was nowhere to be found.
In fact, US Ambassador Susan Rice was 8,000 miles away from UN headquarters, taking tea in South Africa with fellow diplonuts.
South Africa?
What the hell?
Rice flew to sunny Cape Town this week for a 'global sustainability' conference to discuss carbon emissions and green economies in the Third World."
"The UN Security Council convened an emergency session yesterday to draft sanctions against Libyan mad- dog Moammar Khadafy.
But as the UN struggled to put out the fires in the Mideast, America's top UN rep was nowhere to be found.
In fact, US Ambassador Susan Rice was 8,000 miles away from UN headquarters, taking tea in South Africa with fellow diplonuts.
South Africa?
What the hell?
Rice flew to sunny Cape Town this week for a 'global sustainability' conference to discuss carbon emissions and green economies in the Third World."
FUN FACT
Instapundit » Blog Archive »
"FUN FACT:
Rep. Michael Capuano, recently seen calling for union protesters to “get a little bloody,” has a wife whose maiden name is “Teebagy.”"
"FUN FACT:
Rep. Michael Capuano, recently seen calling for union protesters to “get a little bloody,” has a wife whose maiden name is “Teebagy.”"
Friday, February 25, 2011
Old Coca Cola sign causes flap in San Francisco
My Way News - Old Coca Cola sign causes flap in San Francisco
"It's been this way for 20 years, so I guess it is part of the neighborhood,' the 64-year-old Modolo told the San Francisco Chronicle.
But city planners came out to inspect the sign after receiving a complaint last month and deemed it illegal. Modolo was told he could face a daily fine of $100 until it was removed.
The identity of the person who filed the complaint has been redacted from city records."
The tyranny of the minority!
"It's been this way for 20 years, so I guess it is part of the neighborhood,' the 64-year-old Modolo told the San Francisco Chronicle.
But city planners came out to inspect the sign after receiving a complaint last month and deemed it illegal. Modolo was told he could face a daily fine of $100 until it was removed.
The identity of the person who filed the complaint has been redacted from city records."
The tyranny of the minority!
Elephant has sex with a car
Elephant has sex with a car The Sun News:
"THIS horny Dumbo mounted a car he mistook for a mate leaving the passengers inside with a jumbo-sized problem."
"THIS horny Dumbo mounted a car he mistook for a mate leaving the passengers inside with a jumbo-sized problem."
Michigan Taxpayers Alliance
Michigan Taxpayers Alliance
"But one group is actually becoming richer in Michigan: government employees.
State and local government employee compensation increased by 5.5% during the same period, and federal employee compensation is up by 7.5%.
And the good times will keep rolling for state government bureaucrats who are scheduled to receive a nice 3% pay increase this year unless two-thirds of state lawmakers vote to halt the pay hike."
"But one group is actually becoming richer in Michigan: government employees.
State and local government employee compensation increased by 5.5% during the same period, and federal employee compensation is up by 7.5%.
And the good times will keep rolling for state government bureaucrats who are scheduled to receive a nice 3% pay increase this year unless two-thirds of state lawmakers vote to halt the pay hike."
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