I sure am glad we threw that huge pile of money into the middle of the street and set fire to it all those many months ago, otherwise the unemployment rate would be well above 8% and perhaps showing no signs of decline.
At least we can take comfort that those who have jobs have fulfilling work suited to their experience level and are able to put their talents to full advantage.
We can also be thankful that the pace of layoffs have slowed and more Americans are experiencing a stable work environment.
It’s good to have a good, stable economy.
And President Obama has it all under control.
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#78 gto
Nice idea.
#80 El Gordo; Wow, what a relief to know other states have maroons in positions of authority besides Texas. Of course SJL wins hands down. Bet she makes the delightful lady Barbara Jordan regularly spin in her grave to think her Congressional seat has sunk so low.
I’m left speechless: Chivalry Is Dead Was Murdered by Zero Tolerance Radley Balko | March 4, 2011 A Virginia middle school student has been suspended for . . . opening the door for a woman whose hands were full. “Students are not allowed to open the doors, and if anyone does, they will be suspended,” said Dr. Wayne K. Smith,… Read more »
GTO
Sounds like a good idea. A movie thread someday would be good, also.
Just an idea for what may be a rainy weekend. Howza abouta a book thread. Lots of folks mention books they have read. Shannon posted a picture of hisself reading one, though he was likely pretending to be able to just to impress some chick. Sarge has mentioned a few history books I have found worth the time to read.… Read more »
175 years ago, the Alamo was still under siege by Santa Anna’s forces. Virtually every hour that they could hold off SA was more time for Sam Houston to muster forces for the next encounter. Would you, or anyone you know, cross that line in the sand and be willing to stand to the death for liberty? I guess we’ll… Read more »
#20
WB
re: SJL
I remember reading an article (Houston Post, Houston Press?) about SJL’s abuse to staffers when she was on Houston City Council, she is something.
Michael Berry made a tribute to her yesterday.
I forgot to link the PM article mentioned above.
Don’t Want ObamaCare? That Means Obama Can Force You to Have It (UPDATED)
That’s a good article on Judge Vinson’s ruling on O’Care. That judge’s been brilliant!
I first read about Judge Gladys Kessler’s utterly ridiculous decision that “mental activity” can be regulated by the government thus Obamacare IS constitutional on Pajamas Media. Later today I spotted an article by Rich Lowry on Human Events called, Hands off My Mental Activity which I found humorously brilliant regarding Kessler’s absurdity. Emphasis mine. At issue is the individual mandate.… Read more »
Wagon #69;
If I’m not mistaken, that case is breakng publicly because border agents are to use bean bags to fire on armed Mexican nationals illegally crossing our southern border.
CONFIRMED: Border Agent Terry Was FORCED TO USE BEANBAGS Against Armed Mexican Killers in AZ Before He Was Shot Dead
#66 Simple Yes, she has long been a NASA ally. It crosses regions and political boundaries. The low-spotlight position she holds now in the Senate is actually quite powerful. Sen. Mikulski is: Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Many of the bills concerning NASA and financial oversight of their funds are… Read more »
#70 Teanadian, of the 70,000 or so people who are arrested, handcuffed, and hauled to jail for possessing a plant every year in Texas, over 90% were caught holding less than one ounce. The direct tax payer costs related to such policies are estimated to be at least $300M annually. But don’t worry, HB 548, and two other bills that… Read more »
A Texas lawmaker is pushing a bill that would ensure most people caught with small amounts of marijuana do not face jail time. The proposal, which the Texas Democrat has introduced before, would make getting caught with an ounce or less of pot similar to getting pulled over for speeding. Instead of facing up to six months in jail, the… Read more »
You know all those guns that us right-wing nutcases are supposedly smuggling over the border into Mexico? Well, it turns out that the BATFE ordered its agents to allow it to happen. An Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms senior agent assigned to the Phoenix office in 2010, Dodson’s job is to stop gun trafficking across the border. Instead, he says he… Read more »
#63 texpat
Next you’re gonna be saying the Koch brothers aren’t pulling the strings of Gov. Walker.
#63 A glimpse of reason in an otherwise mostly irrational world is very welcome.
Tex,
“Babs” might be a lefty, but she is a lefty who strongly supports NASA, which might be a good reason for Orbital to donate to her campaign.
Simple
Tex,
Thank you for completing my point! Boney sees the “foul O” and Soros behind everything. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.
Simple
Come on Texpat, are you saying things can get done in Government without bribery?
Bonecrusher & Simple Simon RE: Orbital Sciences Corp. / David W. Thompson, Chairman / James R. Thompson, CEO I found one record of $2,300 donated to Sen. Barbara Mikulski D-Maryland, a leftist liberal, by J.R. Thompson and several contributions by David Thompson to Rep. Frank Wolf R-Va, Mikulski, Al Gore and George W. Bush. It was not that much money… Read more »
IF, 20 years ago, … Congress, special interest groups and the tree huggers had not blocked entrepenurs, oil companies and new alternatative fuel innovators from doing what they knew could be successful and the U.S. had started building more refineries and drilling where they kew there was easy to get to oil, worked on cleaning up the coal fired plants,… Read more »
Some good ideas here. The energy crisis is real. It is worldwide. It is a clear and present danger to our nation. These are facts and we simply must face them … I am tonight setting a clear goal for the energy policy of the United States. Beginning this moment, this nation will never use more foreign oil than we… Read more »
Here’s a great article about the current state of the Astrodome and how badly the Harris County Government has screwed it up.
Yet more evidence to support my theory that being elected to office causes you to lose at least 50% of your IQ.
I’ve prolly made worse. Like the batch that wound up waaaaaaaay over-hopped.
Lovely Daughter is coming home for a visit! (happy dance) Handsome Son is leaving for a basketball tournament. (not so happy dance) Saturday, Lovely and Aggie Beau are going to College Station to look over various wedding things. I shall have to entertain myself on Saturday, it seems. Not to worry…my to-do list is long enough to keep me busy… Read more »
Good afternoon Hamsters. Little fog and 62 at 6, more fog arrived by 7 but not–thankfully–the pea soup of yesterday. Still a bit overcast but not gloomy in anticipation of the next front’s rain tonight. It will be welcome if it materializes on our dirt. Renovation activity around the place keeps on but with fewer vehicles in the driveway, only… Read more »
I don’t foresee Obama ever getting my vote. If he wants to send me some brew I’d give it a try though. POTUS brew. Hmmm… I’ve probably had worse. Like that brown ale I bought once that tasted like the water that hot dogs were boiled in.
The much-awaited Friday Music Thread is available for your enjoyment.
Gee, that sounds familiar. Who is it that keeps talking about taking care of “the people”? Hmmm….. Good article by Peggy Noonan that touches on that. As for unions looking out for the little guy, that’s not how it’s looking right now. Right now the little guy is the public school pupil whose daily rounds take him from a neglectful… Read more »
#49 I thought it was a tax credit
Sarge,
I just guessing here, but I expect that the National Medal of Technology recipients come from a different demographic than the Medal of Freedom.
This award is administered by the US Patent Office and looking at the list of winners…the
phrase “Techo-Business-Geek” comes to mind.
Just saw this quote:
Gee, that sounds familiar. Who is it that keeps talking about taking care of “the people”? Hmmm…..
As a result of his work at Orbital, Mr. Thompson was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President George Herbert Walker Bush, If that’s the extent of the association with the Bushes, allow me to present this. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama awarded America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Tuesday to an eclectic group ranging… Read more »
RE Chevy Volt
I did not know GM was offering a rebate on the Volt. I read an article similar to the one posted by Ole Timer in #21. In this article it mentioned the fact that the testers paid a $4,000 dealer premium. I can not find the link now.
33 Bonehead, From Orbital’s “Admire Me!” page on their website. Mr. Thompson is Orbital’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of the company. Before co-founding Orbital in 1982, Mr. Thompson was special assistant to the president of Hughes Aircraft Company’s Missile Systems Group and was a project manager and engineer on advanced rocket engines at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight… Read more »
33 Bonehead,
Check out the profiles of the CEO and board members. They are a lot closer to being buddies of “W” and NOT George Soros.
Obama must know he’s in poltical trouble now. He’s going for the Dood vote. Barack Obama will go down in history as, among other things, the first president to brew his own beer in the White House. The blog Obama Foodorama reported this week that the president’s Super Bowl party featured a selection called “White House Honey Ale,” brewed right… Read more »
#42 sarge
You might have email.
oops.
h/t to: http://bigpeace.com/
Not surprized, but doesn’t the term secret mean you aren’t supposed to tell anyone?
OK.
I’m back at work now.
How bout an FMT, or do I have to do this kind of thing here?
#26, I would say that if we are forced to use the same tactics as the Liberals, name calling, vilification and appeals to emotion without any facts or logic, they have won. By using their ways, we legitimize how they practice. The fight of Conservatives is not Liberal vs Conservative in a boxing match, it is a fight for the… Read more »
Hang on to your hats homophobes. I’m siding with the Pentecostal (would be) foster parents on this one. Eunice and Owen Johns, aged 62 and 65 respectively, couldn’t convince judges at London’s Royal Courts of Justice that a British city discriminated against them after they expressed their views on homosexuality, the Guardian newspaper of London reported Monday. The case stems… Read more »
Morning all. Red State has a disconcerting article about our governments energy policy.
http://www.redstate.com/vladimir/2011/03/03/barbour-on-energy-and-salazars-puzzling-reponse/
RE: Looming fresh water shortage: Those areas near the coasts (just happens to be over 1/2 the population of our great USofA) need to invest in Nuclear powered plants to pull the salt out of ocean water. the volume of salt water is limitless and nuclear power lends itself perfectly to this application, full blast full time.
RE: Tedtam’s advice about circulating sufficient water volumes through household waste systems Her excellent recommendations don’t just apply to homes. See what happens when entire public utitlity waste systems are starved for water: San Francisco’s big push for low-flow toilets has turned into a multimillion-dollar plumbing stink. Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the… Read more »
You see it on display nearly every year in cities like Chicago, Detroit, etc. whenever the home town team wins an NBA or NFL title.
Further to my #33: In reality, I think that the payload was so pizzed off that it had to participate in the MMGW fraud that it committed suicide.
#30 bob42
Per capita ? Who cares ?
These are people who walk around with giant foam rubber cheese slices on their heads.
#28 Pyro: From your linkie thingie: The $424 million mission is managed by the NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. NASA paid Orbital about $54 million to launch Glory, according to Orbital spokesman Barron Beneski. The Taurus rocket has launched nine times, six of them successfully. NASA launched a 424 million dollar mission on a rocket system that has… Read more »