I’ve been haunted by what an elected State Republican told me and others months ago regarding the State Budget bill. We were told that we have to “be ready to negotiate a tax increase” and that the State Republicans will try to get it to zero but that with such a large gap between what the Democrats are proposing and what the Republicans are hoping for there was not much hope. So here is the dilemma; many of us have been calling our legislators and asking them to sign the “zero tax increase”...
Ah yes, today is Thursday, and that means it is time for another country.Last week I was starting to get worried that no one would get it but it looks like someone finally did. The country was Hungary !!This week is a little more difficult; 7 out of 1...
Today I open the paper and see the following “Lehman Says New State Budget Favors Middle Class” and I laughed.No, really, I laughed out loud at this. The Democrats in the State Senate just gave us the largest tax increase in Wisconsin history and Lehman actually thinks this is good for the middle class?Lehman proposed to include the KRM tax and merchandise product hike into this bloated budget. He is also a big fan of socialistic healthcare for Wisconsin…I knew he was a left winger but didn’t...
While I am not surprised I was hoping that there would be no further developments on the whole KRM thing while I was gone but it looks like that wasn’t meant to be.The State Senate moved forward on KRM yesterday by including the $13 fee on rental cars in the Governors budget. Here is the JT link (06/25/2007: State Senate restores funding for KRM commuter rail in budget) and a few quotes from the blog…I think many of these people are nuts:“This Milwaukee-Chicago corridor has got to be one of the...
You are getting to see this a little early this week since I am traveling to the beautiful island of Aruba with my wife to celebrate 6 married years together!! Can't promise that I'll blog from there but I'll try.Last week...Ya got that right mahn…the country was Jamaica, mahn.This week might be hard for some…but not for the people who read this blog!!6 out of 1...
Still trying to keep things easy…this week!Show the factors for 20. Extra credit: Show the prime factors of 2...
Today the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation came out with the following press release:Study: EnergyPrices, Not Corn, is Rising Food PricesUSAgNet - 06/15/2007Ethanol critics and many in the media charge that the rising price of corn due to growing ethanol demand is the major culprit for moderately rising consumer food prices. Conspicuously absent from the discussion is the chief reason for increasing food costs: escalating energy costs.According to a new analysis of food, energy and corn prices...
I warned you all that last week’s was extremely difficult but still unreal was able to find the right country.Swaziland is one of the two land locked countries inside of South Africa and to answer still unreal’s question…I can not think of another country that has 2 (or more) land locked countries inside it’s borders.This week’s should be a bit easier but still not simple. 6 out of 1...
So I pick up the paper this morning and see the following: “Unified looks to find savings by cutting textbook budget”Now ask yourself the question, if the school district is in the business of educating children why would they look to cut the textbook budget and not cut the administration budge...
Today a Reuter’s story titled Kilimanjaro's shrinking snow not sign of warming has scientists saying “see we told you so!”Unlike Algore, scientists prefer to deal in facts. Algore used stunning (yes, I saw the film and I will admit that the cinematography was fantastic!) cinematography to perpetrate a lie! He stated that the snow of Kilimanjaro was eroding due to global warming when in fact there was scientific proof that it was not.Slowly the media...
Do Democrats really get how good the economy really is? Yesterday George Will had a great op-ed piece titled Democrat’s Prosperity Problem.I want to showcase a few of the fascinating points George will lays out for his readers:Since the 2002 “Bush tax cuts”There have been 65 uninterrupted months of growth so farQuarterly growth has averaged 3%More than 8 million jobs createdDeficit as a percentage of GDP is below the average since WWIIWhen the “Bush tax cuts” expire:The lowest of wage earners...
Statement by Doyle“I look forward to signing a budget that reflects Wisconsin’s values, protects Wisconsin’s priorities, and invests in Wisconsin’s people.”Does he really? Wisconsin is still one of the highest taxes states in the country and yet he thinks that his tax increases are the will of Wisconsinites?He proudly proclaims that “This is not a budget for the big oil or the big tobacco companies – it is a budget for the middle class” and he is right because most of $1.7 billion tax increase...
This is why there are millionaires out there.How would you like to get rid of all of those wires in your house? TV, VCR, and even your laptop would never have to be plugged in!Well Dr Marin Soljacic and his team from MIT are simply brilliant!They created a way for a room to be completely wireless.The end of the plug?I would be a willing to offer up my house if they would like to test this on any large scal...
Seeing how much math is used in everything we do, including politics, I think that it is very important for all of us to have a strong grasp of these skills.So in that frame of mind I am going to start a new weekly segment on my blog labeled simply Math.This will become a regular weekend feature but for today I thought I’d start you off with an easy example.Solve:3 + 4 x 4 + 2 – 6 x 2 + 4 ÷ 2 = ?****Answer:**** Using Standard Order of Operations (multiplication and division before addition and...
Last week’s country was POLAND!That was a gimme because this week is tough; 10 out of 1...
Reuters: Dutch students invent alcohol powderAll you have to do is mix it with water and you have a 3% by volume alcoholic beverage!!Wow that is creative! Not sure how useful it is but definitely creativ...
I consider myself a conservationist and I usually disagree with most of the arguments from the Sierra Club but their request to federally ban nonylphenol ethoxylates is a good thing!! (link)This is what a typical nonylphenol molecule looks like: The catch is this molecule and similar derivatives are used in detergents and can ultimately end up in our water supply. This doesn’t sound that bad until you also realize that one of the derivatives of...
The liberals keep stating that we need to get out of Iraq because we are neglecting our role in Afghanistan, but are we?Today the AP reported that the US has stepped up our air attacks on Iraq (see U.S. Doubles Air Attacks in Iraq) by more than twice what we had done last year.This seems to go right along with what the liberals are saying until you read the very last sentence:“Air attacks in Iraq are still relatively low compared with the numbers of weapons dropped in Afghanistan - 929 this year...
Well the verdict is in on Scooter Libby and it looks like he will serve time in prison for not remembering dates of when he talked to specific individuals about specific topics.Liberals will be enraged with my following statement but too bad.Amazing that a Republican charged with perjury and obstruction of justice resigns from his position in the White House and gets 2 ½ years in prison while Democrat Bill Clinton is charged with perjury and obstruction of justice as well as lying to Congress while...
I’m tired of the KRM crowd using the…“well if you want a referendum on rail then I want a referendum on roads.” The simple fact is most people drive on the roads. Based on census data over 90% of Racine County commutes via driving. Therefore we need roads…we don’t need rail. If we inflate the numbers that Transit NOW is promoting as riding numbers then we would find that about 0.5% of Racine County would commute using rail and they would still have to use the roads when they got to their destination!So...
William Jefferson (D-LA.) may finally see his day in court!AP: Feds say La. congressman to be indicted*** UPDATE!!! ***AP: Jury indicts Jefferson in bribery probeWASHINGTON - Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting, record), D-La., was indicted Monday on federal charges of racketeering, soliciting bribes and money-laundering in a long-running bribery investigation into business deals he tried to broker in Africa.The indictment handed up in federal court in Alexandria., Va., Monday is more than...
