Quote of the day…

But it’s still unclear how the Teamsters will safeguard the rights of members who do work that’s considered a federal crime.

Yep. It’s almost like the teamsters have never ventured into those waters before.

The Raffle

Today at work, we started a raffle for a small freezer with about 180 lbs. of beef. We actually had to SELL the tickets, or should I say HAWK them. Sales ability was called into question when I said I wanted to sell tickets to two vegetarians. My cohort said he wanted to sell two tickets to the same vegetarian.

I’m proud to say that before all was said and done, I sold two tickets to a vegetarian, two to a person of non meat eating religiosity, and one to a guy on a motorcycle based on the idea that he could put wheels on the freezer and tow it behind his bike.

Yeah buddy, the Lord is good.

Election cycle always a time to shine…

Since I was a kid, I loved Halloween. Not the candy, but the creativity of the costumes, and trying to guess who was who. I used to love to try to out-do my friends when it came to elaborate get-ups. I also loved it because to me it meant the beginning of my favorite time of year.

Politicians love it, however, because it’s the perfect time to break out the masks and try to dupe the American public into what the average career politician could be if elected.

From The Hill…

WHIP COUNT: Democrats in favor of extending all of the Bush tax cuts

The following Democrats have come out in support of extending all of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts. A full extension of the tax cuts would include those individuals making more than $200,000 annually and families making more than $250,000. This list will be updated as more members make their position known. Please send updates and feedback to jay.heflin@thehill.com .

By The Hill - 09/18/10 04:15 PM ET

House:

Bobby Bright (Ala.)

Mike Ross (Ark.)

Ann Kirkpatrick (Ariz.)

Harry Mitchell (Ariz.)

Jim Costa (Calif.)

John Salazar (Colo.)

Jim Himes (Conn.)

Allen Boyd (Fla.)

Ron Klein (Fla.)

John Barrow (Ga.)

Sanford Bishop Jr. (Ga.)

Jim Marshall (Ga.)

Walt Minnick (Idaho)

Melissa Bean (Ill.)

Joe Donnelly (Ind.)

Brad Ellsworth (Ind.)

Frank Kratovil (Md.)

Gary Peters (Mich.)

Travis Childers (Miss.)

Larry Kissell (N.C.)

Mike McIntyre (N.C.)

Earl Pomeroy (N.D.)

Harry Teague (N.M.)

Michael Arcuri (N.Y.)

Mike McMahon (N.Y.)

Zack Space (Ohio)

Dan Boren (Okla.)

Jason Altmire (Pa.)

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (S.D.)

Jim Cooper (Tenn.)

Lincoln Davis (Tenn.)

Jim Matheson (Utah)

Rick Boucher (Va.)

Gerry Connolly (Va.)

Glenn Nye (Va.)

Senate:

Joe Lieberman (Conn.), an independent who caucuses with Democrats

Evan Bayh (Ind.)

Ben Nelson (Neb.)

Kent Conrad (N.D.)

Jim Webb (Va.)
Michael Bennet (Colo.) — “will consider a short-term compromise”
Mary Landrieu (La.) — “open-minded” to it, a one-year extension “probably would be good”
Barbara Boxer (Calif.) — supports extending tax cuts “at least 98 percent [of] Americans,” would review proposals for families above that threshold

Bricks and coal. That’s all you get when you hit my door. Bricks and coal.

It’s FRIDAY!!!

Can’t help but notice that the weeks have a bit of a cycle. There are times that the weeks seem to drag like chilled honey, and then there are times that if you don’t pay attention, you miss the week entirely. Lately, it seems to me that the latter has been the way the weeks have gone. Get up Monday morning, work my hours, come home and dang if it’s not Friday night.

This would be great except that means the weekends follow suit…

Question of the day…

I just looked at the recommended tags for this post and I wonder…

What in this post suggests the following tags? ‘Transgendered’, ‘comedy’, ‘drag’, ‘arts and entertainment’, and ‘Yoda’?

I guess I’m going to have to question WordPress on this.

Umm…NO!

What would you say if your child’s school sent home a permission slip for this kind of field trip?

Wiretapping laws examined…

The Washington Examiner looks at a video by the Cato Institute regarding the legality of private citizens recording video of police during arrests and the high value of such recordings.

via Drudge

Reardon Metal on Allocation

Where have I read this before?

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County is suing a local farmer for growing too many vegetables, but he said he will fight the charges in the ongoing battle neighbors call “Cabbagegate.”Fig trees, broccoli and cabbages are among the many greens that line the soil on Steve Miller’s more than two acres in Clarkston, who said he has spent fifteen years growing crops to give away and sell at local farmers market.

Obviously this man was paid a visit from enforcers of the Equalization of Opportunity bill.

It’s a way of life, like it’s something in my blood,” said Miller.In January, Dekalb County code enforcement officers began ticketing him for growing too many crops for the zoning and having unpermitted employees on site.Miller stopped growing vegetables this summer and the charges were put on hold as he got the property rezoned.

Two weeks after approval, however, his attorney said the county began prosecuting the old charges, saying he was technically in violation before the rezoning.“It should go away. I think it borders on harassment,” said Miller’s attorney Doug Dillard.Miller faces nearly $5,000 in fines, but he said he plans to fight those citations in recorders court later this month.A county spokesperson said officials can’t discuss the matter while it is in court, but neighbors were quick to come to his defense.“When he moved here and I found out what he was doing I said, ‘Steve, you’re the best thing that ever happened to Cimarron Drive. And I still say that,” said neighbor Britt Fayssoux.

Maybe he should just burn his little farm to the ground, put a sign on the fencepost, and disappear.

Oh well, who is John Galt?

The mirror lies…

My body is forty years old. I’m only 17 in spirit. But today I got an email from AARP.
On that not, I tink I’ll go to bed.

2011/12 NFL Season Highlights… In Advance!

AFL-CIO warns NFL owners of lockout consequences

AFL-CIO leaders warned NFL owners on Monday about the consequences of a lockout next season.

A day after most teams kicked off the 2010-11 season, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other top members of the union chided owners for a “hard-line” stance in their negotiations with the NFL Players Association (NFLPA).

“As leaders of the AFL-CIO … we are troubled by the prospect of significant job losses off the field and a spiraling impact on communities if the owners lock out the players and force cancellation of games,” Trumka wrote with Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth Shuler and Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker.

The letter is part of an effort to frame collective bargaining negotiations between NFL owners and the NFLPA, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO.

The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire after this season, and owners are looking to grab a larger share of revenues than they currently enjoy under present agreements. They also are expected to push for an 18-game season while cutting preseason games from four to two.

The players are expected to demand that more money in contracts be guaranteed. Players in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball have more money guaranteed than NFL players.

A lockout would cost each NFL city at least $140 million, the labor leaders wrote, with a reverberating effect on stadium, hotel and restaurant workers.

The AFL-CIO officials also hinted that they might look to leverage political support behind the players’ cause if owners force a lockout next season.

“We will work with the NFLPA to reach out to local elected officials in team cities and members of Congress to inform them of the imminent job losses on lost revenue if NFL owners choose to lock out the players,” they said.

Players have already reached out to lawmakers about the possibility of a lockout with a day of lobbying on Capitol Hill early this year.

First of all, I have to admit, I’m actually a hoops fan. I think football players are a bunch of babies. Granted, they are babies who could easily turn me into a puddle of red mud, but still…18 games?

Play an NFL season like a basketball season. That would up your worth right there. With a season 18 games easy, I can rest assured that you could bash my skull in as long as I can’t out distance you.

Really now, I think the answer is to drop the union off of a pier in cement shoes and take all that money you save and give the boys a raise. And why do they have to drag THE EARS into this? Can’t they see he is busy trying to kill OUR economy?

And besides, just when did Hoffa buy himself the football league?

(From The Hill)

From the Office of the Governator

I knew this nut was a Kennedy through and through. From Cabpro…

July 31, 2010

Governor’s website and transparency

This week California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called for governments at all levels to become more transparent following the recent “problems” uncovered in the City of Bell administrative offices by posting government employee salaries (paid from public tax money) on their websites.

Given his call for “transparency” then why is it that when one goes to the Governor’s website and scrolls down the right side of the page to the link Reporting Transparency in Government the below page appears?  Such irony!

(UPDATE: Today, August 3, the Governor’s website link Reporting Transparency in Government link repaired itself and became Transparent ~ for now!) 

The page cannot be displayed

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Try the following: Refresh page: Search for the page again by clicking the Refresh button. The timeout may have occurred due to Internet congestion. Check spelling: Check that you typed the Web page address correctly. The address may have been mistyped. Access from a link: If there is a link to the page you are looking for, try accessing the page from that link. Technical Information (for support personnel)

Error Code: 403 Forbidden. The server denied the specified Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Contact the server administrator. (12202

I didn’t vote for this guy. California can only produce one Reagan at a time and this knucklehead is not him.