New Jersey battles over tax on millionaires Reuters
"New Jersey politicians are due to battle on Monday over whether to slap a tax on millionaires or cut services for low-income senior citizens and the disabled."
Love this headline!
If we don't tax rich folks more, geezers and gimps will suffer!
Gimme a break....
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Public sector staff spend 9 fewer years at work and earn 30% more than private employees
Public sector staff spend 9 fewer years at work and earn 30% more than private employees Mail Online
"Great jobs apartheid: Public sector staff spend nine fewer years at work over lifetime than private employees AND earn 30% more"
"Great jobs apartheid: Public sector staff spend nine fewer years at work over lifetime than private employees AND earn 30% more"
Cost of Seizing Fannie and Freddie Surges for Taxpayers
Cost of Seizing Fannie and Freddie Surges for Taxpayers - CNBC
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home roughly every 90 seconds during the first three months of the year.
They owned 163,828 houses at the end of March, a virtual city with more houses than Seattle."
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home roughly every 90 seconds during the first three months of the year.
They owned 163,828 houses at the end of March, a virtual city with more houses than Seattle."
THE MISSING GATES
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THE MISSING GATES: Reader John Koisch makes an interesting observation:
For as long as I can recall, the media dubbed everything scandalous a “gate” of some sort after the famous Watergate.
So we had Watergate, Contragate, and of course the blogosphere had Rathergate, and so on.
I can’t recall a single “xxxgate” since Obama came to office, at least not in common parlance.
On the one hand, it is welcome relief from a tired meme.
But on the other, I wonder if the lack of Londongate, Stupakgate, Oilgate, Golfgate, [the democrat who was anti-abortion and wouldn't vote for the healthcare bill, but did anyway once he got a hug from Obama]gate, Tarpgate, and so on indicates some sort of complicity amongst the MSM?
It strikes me odd.
Hmm. It’s not as if there haven’t been scandals. . . .
UPDATE: Several readers suggest “Profli-Gate” as the catch-all description for this Administration . . ."
THE MISSING GATES: Reader John Koisch makes an interesting observation:
For as long as I can recall, the media dubbed everything scandalous a “gate” of some sort after the famous Watergate.
So we had Watergate, Contragate, and of course the blogosphere had Rathergate, and so on.
I can’t recall a single “xxxgate” since Obama came to office, at least not in common parlance.
On the one hand, it is welcome relief from a tired meme.
But on the other, I wonder if the lack of Londongate, Stupakgate, Oilgate, Golfgate, [the democrat who was anti-abortion and wouldn't vote for the healthcare bill, but did anyway once he got a hug from Obama]gate, Tarpgate, and so on indicates some sort of complicity amongst the MSM?
It strikes me odd.
Hmm. It’s not as if there haven’t been scandals. . . .
UPDATE: Several readers suggest “Profli-Gate” as the catch-all description for this Administration . . ."
A Father's Day Story
Power Line - A Father's Day Story
"Tevlin writes:
[W]hen he saw on the television that tornadoes were forming in the area, Wes Michaels jumped in his pickup truck and drove down to the Cenex to check on Heidi, who was managing the station.
When he got there, a customer joked that he should be out having fun on his birthday.
A few minutes later, a twister took aim on the station.
Michaels ordered Heidi and customers into the cooler as it hit.
Michaels was a big man, about 6 feet tall with a broad chest, 'a strong man who wasn't afraid to use his strength,' according to his former boss, Orville Lee.
Instinctively, he positioned his body above that of his daughter, and took the brunt of the force from debris as the building crumbled around them.
It occurs to me that Michaels' story is a little like a real-life version of a song that we noted recently.
Wes Michaels, RIP, and happy Father's Day to all of our readers who are fortunate enough to bear that title."
We still live in a wonderful country filled with AMERICAN heroes!
"Tevlin writes:
[W]hen he saw on the television that tornadoes were forming in the area, Wes Michaels jumped in his pickup truck and drove down to the Cenex to check on Heidi, who was managing the station.
When he got there, a customer joked that he should be out having fun on his birthday.
A few minutes later, a twister took aim on the station.
Michaels ordered Heidi and customers into the cooler as it hit.
Michaels was a big man, about 6 feet tall with a broad chest, 'a strong man who wasn't afraid to use his strength,' according to his former boss, Orville Lee.
Instinctively, he positioned his body above that of his daughter, and took the brunt of the force from debris as the building crumbled around them.
It occurs to me that Michaels' story is a little like a real-life version of a song that we noted recently.
Wes Michaels, RIP, and happy Father's Day to all of our readers who are fortunate enough to bear that title."
We still live in a wonderful country filled with AMERICAN heroes!
Bank failure is 83rd in '10; pace more than double last year's
Bank failure is 83rd in '10; pace more than double last year's - USATODAY.com
"The 83 closures so far this year is more than double the pace set in all of 2009"
This isn't good.
Don't you think you'd hear more about this disaster if Bush/McCain/Palin was president?
"The 83 closures so far this year is more than double the pace set in all of 2009"
This isn't good.
Don't you think you'd hear more about this disaster if Bush/McCain/Palin was president?
Dad's flag
I originally posted this on 4/6/2006 and thought it would go well with the story of Private First Class Jack G. Rasey and the flag his son bought in his Dad's name.
"Today is Take an American Flag to Work Day so I though it might be a good time to recount this little story about the last birthday gift I received from my father.
Dad passed away last summer after a broken hip forced him to move into assisted living.
We'd become fast friends in the last 15 years after my rather tumultuous youth.
Like many fathers, Dad hated shopping and early on caved to reality, just sending a generous check as Christmas and birthday gifts.
Like many fathers, Dad hated shopping and early on caved to reality, just sending a generous check as Christmas and birthday gifts.
Most times I'd send Dad a thank you and deposit the check in my checking account, soon to be forgotten.
But last year, after my visit to his new apartment, reality crept into my consciousness and I realized that Dad might not be with me forever.
My birthday check arrived shortly after my visit and for some reason, I just hung on to it, not depositing it for a few weeks.
But last year, after my visit to his new apartment, reality crept into my consciousness and I realized that Dad might not be with me forever.
My birthday check arrived shortly after my visit and for some reason, I just hung on to it, not depositing it for a few weeks.
It took me some time but I soon realized that I wanted to do something special with my father's gift.
As luck would have it, I was chatting with a friend who has his own flagpole and I asked him who had installed it.
As luck would have it, I was chatting with a friend who has his own flagpole and I asked him who had installed it.
He had done it himself, and I instantly had the answer to my quest for the perfect gift from Dad.
A few days later it was up.
A few days later it was up.
Lighted at night, almost always flapping proudly during the day.
I took a photo of the flag and sent it to Dad and I think he got as much of a kick out of as did I.
I took a photo of the flag and sent it to Dad and I think he got as much of a kick out of as did I.
He even asked me to send him additional photos of my birthday gift.
Dad served in WW2 and Korea, losing his fighter pilot brother over France in 1943.
Dad served in WW2 and Korea, losing his fighter pilot brother over France in 1943.
He instilled a tremendous sense of American pride and patriotism in all his children and he was wonderfully proud to fit into his old US Naval officer's uniform a few years back.
Yes, that's Dad up top.
We all must bear the loss of our parents but the memories of their love and life lessons live on.
My Father is gone now but his spirit and "Dad's Flag" greet me each time I come home.
Thank you, Dad. for the wonderful memories that make me smile even as I grieve."
We all must bear the loss of our parents but the memories of their love and life lessons live on.
My Father is gone now but his spirit and "Dad's Flag" greet me each time I come home.
Thank you, Dad. for the wonderful memories that make me smile even as I grieve."
Happy Father's Day - The World's Strongest Dad
BLACKFIVE: Happy Father's Day - The World's Strongest Dad
"But exactly how strong can one dad be?
So, this brings us to the world's strongest dad - a father among fathers. Blackfive reader Ron sends this story from Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly about Dick and Rick Hoyt (Dick is a retired Air National Guard Lieutenant Colonel).
It's a great story about a father and son who saved each other.
I thought it would be a great story to read this weekend:"
Read this and be proud that you share this country with these two amazing Americans.
"But exactly how strong can one dad be?
So, this brings us to the world's strongest dad - a father among fathers. Blackfive reader Ron sends this story from Sports Illustrated's Rick Reilly about Dick and Rick Hoyt (Dick is a retired Air National Guard Lieutenant Colonel).
It's a great story about a father and son who saved each other.
I thought it would be a great story to read this weekend:"
Read this and be proud that you share this country with these two amazing Americans.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
CNN to air telethon to aid Gulf oil spill victims
CNN to air telethon to aid Gulf oil spill victims
"CNN and Larry King are presenting a telethon Monday to benefit victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Celebrities on the special two-hour edition of 'Larry King Live' will include Justin Bieber (BEE'-bur), Ted Danson, Cameron Diaz, Randy Jackson and Robert Redford, as well as a performance by Sting.
CNN said Friday that guests will visit with King on set and by satellite. They will also participate in the program's telephone banks taking viewer calls.
Ryan Seacrest will host an online suite for viewers using social media like Facebook.
'Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help' is aimed at raising funds for the United Way, National Wildlife Federation and The Nature Conservancy. The telethon will air 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern.
Isn't this just gonna reduce what BP has to pay?
"CNN and Larry King are presenting a telethon Monday to benefit victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Celebrities on the special two-hour edition of 'Larry King Live' will include Justin Bieber (BEE'-bur), Ted Danson, Cameron Diaz, Randy Jackson and Robert Redford, as well as a performance by Sting.
CNN said Friday that guests will visit with King on set and by satellite. They will also participate in the program's telephone banks taking viewer calls.
Ryan Seacrest will host an online suite for viewers using social media like Facebook.
'Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help' is aimed at raising funds for the United Way, National Wildlife Federation and The Nature Conservancy. The telethon will air 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern.
Isn't this just gonna reduce what BP has to pay?
Teddy Kennedy Revealed -
Teddy Kennedy Revealed - HUMAN EVENTS
"The FBI released over 2,000 pages from their files on Monday concerning the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The files further solidify Teddy’s image as a promiscuous, immoral, trembling blob of sexual excitement.
"The FBI released over 2,000 pages from their files on Monday concerning the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
The files further solidify Teddy’s image as a promiscuous, immoral, trembling blob of sexual excitement.
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