AP: 5 get life sentences in London bomb plot I’m glad to see that this was rather swift…I did note that there was only minimal mention to the US involvement in uncovering the plo...
In today’s Opinion Journal there is a piece on campaign finance titled: When Talk Isn’t Cheap.“Campaign finance laws are increasingly becoming a tool to suppress political speech, and the courts are finally waking up to the danger.” While the author is right about finance laws becoming a 1st amendment issue, I struggle with the notion that the courts are realizing that this is an issue.Campaign finance laws are not new; currently we have on the books that politicians can not receive more than a...
Well I thought that my lovely wife would be the first person to get this since this is country is half of her family heritage but alas she had to peek at still unreal’s answer to get it. Last week the country was Denmark, of course!This week, with no clue, I’d give the country a 7 of 10.Good luc...
This finding is amazing. We have always wondered if there was life outside of our lonely planet and now we have found a planet that may contain that answer. Too bad it is so far away…that makes it hard for us to study. But on the good side at least Algore can’t claim that we caused global warming on that planet!Potentially habitable planet fou...
I found this recent JT poll rather disturbing.I’m willing to bet that in a few days we will see the headline: Majority of people favor extending METRA to Racine!Too bad that METRA isn’t coming! They turned this idea down nearly two years ago after doing a feasibility study to find out that the population density isn’t high enough to sustain the train. This fact has not stopped the JT from trying to push this agenda for the past two years.You have...
Last week seemed pretty easy to me but then again I see the county with the name before you do. Last week it was Mongolia!This week I don’t think a clue is necessary; 2 out of 10....
AP: Study: Ethanol may cause more smog, deathsAll I keep hearing from the left is how important it is that we move to ethanol…this should stop the noise for a while.Here is the full study by Mark Z. Jacobson, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California: Effects of Ethanol (E85) Versus Gasoline Vehicles on Cancer and Mortality in the United StatesEthanol would raise ozone levels, particularly in certain...
The Green Party of Wisconsin today put out the following press release that I found on The Wheeler Report: Wisconsin Green Party Endorses SB51.Here is what I find striking, this same organization only a few short years ago submitted a press release and resolution condemning the USA Patriot act that said the following: “The Wisconsin Greens oppose any attempt by the government to restrict individual freedom, unless a person's actions threaten the safety or welfare of others”The USA Patriot Act “decreases...
Today your taxes are due!!!If you did not know this then you are in deep trouble!!!If you think that you are done paying taxes though you are sorely mistaken. In Wisconsin Tax Freedom Day has slipped yet another day. We are now paying taxes until May 2nd; the national average is April 30th.The Tax Foundation has provided the data once again for us this year: Special Report 152.Courtesy of The Tax Foundation are the following charts:Days Spent Working...
I run for the fun of it and enjoy running marathons regularly but my job sometimes interferes with my training and my chosen race. But being 210 miles above the race course didn’t stop Sunita Williams, an astronaut, from running her version of the Boston Marathon while aboard the international space station. According to the AP story Sunita qualified for the Boston Marathon in January at the Houston Marathon…coincidently I ran the Houston Marathon and was only 2 hours behind her…but being is space...
Today is Blame Someone Else Day which is held the first Friday the 13th of the year and I am travleing.A bunch of airline personel and governmental officails (TSA) to deal with today might make for an interesting da...
Photographer Frank Lin of Reuters got this photo yesterday in Taiwan. According to the Reuters story the arm belongs to a veterinarian that was treating the cro...
As I said last week was hard but it is never too hard for my readers. Thanks to Still Unreal for the clue of Dr. Doom’s homeland I didn’t have to use this lame clue: George Costanza may have learned about this country during his confirmation class…but I doubt it.The country was Latvia (George studied Latvian Orthodox to win a girl…it didn’t work.)This week’s country is a bit easier so you should have to climb the wall. I’d give it 5 out of 1...
I assume that if you read my blog you have an inkling as to how the Electoral College works but here it is in a nut shell.Electoral College was established to “equalize” the votes for President between the States similar to the way the House of Representatives is structured. Since each State has a designated number of US Representatives (based on population) and 2 US Senators it made sense that the State would be allotted this number (number of...
The Journal Times had this link on their website this afternoon and I thought it was worth talking about here.I “played” the game and found it to be fraught with left wing BS…as if there were only three choices in all of these circumstances!! Then when you choose the Best choice in some circumstances they say it is the worst.This mentality is now being spread as fact and not the fictional tripe that it really is.Then there is the one glaring issue...
I believe that we can always do better but for some reason this 2nd grade teacher, who professes to teach “minority and high-poverty” students believes that it is best to ignore the basics for these students. (Washington Post Commentary: Classroom Caste System)Mr. Keyes is obviously an opponent of NCLB since he believes that it has created a “caste-like system in which students' future prospects are likely to be similar to those of their parents” his reasoning seems simple: “Students in largely...
I credit my wife for pointing out this story. I was always a fan of the comic strip B.C. I felt that it put modern life into context. Six years ago an Easter comic caused the Journal Times to drop the comic from the line up. I was personally appalled at the paper's decision to drop the comic.6 years after this controversy Mr. Hart has perished on Easter. Johnny Hart dies at age 76.Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.I know Easter was yesterday...
We last week was fun just from the stand point that I had another chance at having 2 counties listed at once and I chose not to…which means in the future I’ll have the other half of the island. Last week’s was Papua New Guinea!This week I have no hints and it is tough!! If no one has a guess in a day or so I’ll post a few clues. I’m giving this a 10 out of 10 simply because I can not remember what the country is myself!!Good luc...
From the file labeled “if you not right the first time try, try again”:AP: 'Very active' hurricane season predict...
Here is the good news:Annette Ziegler was elected to the Supreme Court.Bill McReynolds was re-elected County Executive.Greg Helding held on to his Aldermanic seat.Our friends Tyson Fettes and Taylor Wishau both won out in Burlington.Kevin Wanggaard and Bob Bradley both held onto their trustee seats.Here is the Bad News:Our friend Fred Dooley did not win his first Alderman seat.Brian Dey lost to Howard Stacey and Ron Coutts won over Ken Vetrovec…Meaning that Caledonia is firmly in the clutches of...
THE POLLS ARE NOW OPEN!!!!!Be sure to get out and vote today!Supreme Court – ZieglerCounty Executive - McReynoldsCaledonia – Wanggaard and DeyRacine – Dooley and HeldingBurlington – FettesBurlington School Board – Wishau...
