I really didn’t forget about this…I just was too busy to post anything!Last week we had the country of Australia. I don’t think they can get much easier than that!This week we are looking at a 7 out of 10.Good luc...
The left loves to say that we are “behind several other states” when it fits their agenda like AB 157 (the Wisconsin Safe Climate for anything other than Business Act).“I mean there are 10 other states that have already done it why are we so far behind!”But when a conservative points out that 48 other states have conceal carry for law abiding citizens, they dig in their collective heels and wail that “we don’t want Wisconsin to become the “wild west” do we?”AB 157 is BAD for Wisconsin.My favorite...
All of you remember the movie…you know the one. Well check this out…I found this photo on Watts Up With That? Mount Kilamanjaro - Tanzania, Africa - still snowy. Photo by Neil Modie, January 2008But the better image is the one Kate put together over at Small Dead Animals (don’t ask me I just read the blogs I’m not the one naming them!...
Well it looks like it is official Wendy Christensen (Caledonia’s Village Clerk) has filed the necessary paperwork to run for Racine County Clerk!For all of the sorted details head on over to Caledonia Unplugged and get the full scoop...
Press Release: Assembly Bill 157 not the Answer“We should all protect our natural resources,” said State Rep. Jim Ott. “However, AB 157 will have no impact on reducing global temperatures, but it would have a significant and negative impact on Wisconsin’s economy.”“As recently as the late 1970s and early 1980s scientists and the media were talking about the possibility of an approaching ice age,” said Ott. “Imagine if lawmakers had rushed in and mandated all sorts of changes based on that assumption?”This...
This was e-mailed to me a few weeks ago and I was hesitant to post it until I took the survey myself…I have and now I offer it to you:*********************************************************************************************The purpose of this survey is to examine how people think and feel about the political issues, parties, and candidates in the upcoming election. In the survey, you will be asked a series of questions about two political candidates, John McCain and Hillary Clinton. We are...
State Rep. Spencer Black can’t even get the facts correct in a 5 paragraph press release how can the people of Wisconsin even think that the 15 pages of “climate” legislation is worth the paper it is written on?In the press release it states “carbon dioxide pollution, the main cause of global warming” had they done any research at all they would find that H2O, not CO2, is the “main cause” of global warming; CO2 only contributes about 2-10%.Next he states that “We have an obligation to act before...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON!!!!On this day in history, February 22:1732 – George Washington, 1st US President, born1819 – Spain ceded Florida to the United States1854 – 1st meeting of the Republican Party, Michigan1856 – 1st National meeting of the Republican Party, Pittsburgh1872 – 1st National convention of the Prohibition Party, Columbus, OH1879 – 1st Woolworths’s opens in Utica, NY1889 – North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington...
AP: Wolves to be removed from species list Are they no longer an animal?AP: Pakistan opposition parties to ally Isn’t this head line one big oxymoron?AP: Obama wins global primary I didn’t know that this election cycle had gone global!?!Reuters: Total lunar eclipse turns Moon red I hope it turned it back again!!Reuters: USDA unsure if Calif. cattle case isolated to plant You know it’s bad when the government doesn’t know that cattle are not plan...
I know that we have a few new guests to this blog so I will again ask that we take a little time when we answer the questions and give clues or hints so as to not ruin the game for others that are playing…besides if you already know it show off a bit and help those that don’t stand a chance at this game.Now that that is over…Last week was hard but I thought the clue was really good, the country was Fiji.This week I can’t make it much easier than...
******UPDATE******* For those of you that I stumped with this one the chemical was Hydrazine.Hydrazine is the rocket fuel that was still in the satellite the US Navy destroyed on Wednesday night.But the question still remains: was the destruction of the satellite really due to this fuel or was it to:a) show that we could do something the Chinese recently did?ORb) destroy a satellite that contained classified information and/or technology...
I am having an ongoing debate with a co-worker about her (him) not voting and my cross over vote.Here are the pertinent parts of our many e-mails…you decide if my co-worker has a point.Why my co-worker did not vote: “I'm not voting for Hillary, because I'm not convinced she is the most beatable candidate and I think it's wrong and immoral.I'm not voting for McCain, because I don't support him, yet, and I want him to know that.I'm not voting for Huckabee, because although he is my favorite candidate...
On Wednesday night, February 20th, there will be a total lunar eclipse visible in this area.The “show” will begin at about 7:43 p.m. CST and the total eclipse will occur between 9:01 and 9:51 p.m.Click the graphic for more information...
According to the ABC Blogs, Huckabee was quoted at an event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin saying, “may be killing my political career, but I know this -- if we don't start thinking in terms of solving some of America's problems, we're killing all of your careers.”When he was later asked to clarify the quote he tries to argue that his campaign is similar to that of Ronald Reagan’s 1976 campaign against Gerald Ford…now that is a laugh!!!Huckabee actually...
It seems that the “left leaning” group One Wisconsin Now is a little upset with Judge Michael Gableman’s campaign and have filled a complaint (way back in December) with the Judicial Campaign Integrity Committee but the Wisconsin State Journal is reporting on it just this last weekend.They claim that the Gableman campaign violated the judicial ethics code which states in part “a candidate for a judicial office shall not knowingly or with reckless disregard for the statement’s truth or falsity misrepresent...
Yes I was a fan of the original version and was rather glad to hear it was coming back…as long as it was without the Hoff!!I’m an hour into the show right now and I have to say that it has potential…I will watch another couple of episodes before I say I love the show but at this point it is entertaining!!Here is more info on the show and the new car!! Knight Rid...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was quoted as saying:"Nobody wants to sit there and say, 'Well there's no easy solution,' They want to send out a check to everybody to stimulate the economy. I suppose it won't hurt the economy but it's in many senses like giving a drink to an alcoholic."What do you think?Is the “rebate” program good or bad for us?Bloomberg also said that the US “has a balance sheet that's starting to look more and more like a third-world country."Harsh words for a guy that people think...
I had the good fortune of talking with one of Judge Gableman’s schedulers yesterday…Judge Gableman will be at the Racine County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner next week (I’ll post that Invite later)…and found out that he will be in Racine today!!! So with a little prompting from his scheduler I set up a “meet and greet” gathering today!!Come meet Judge Gableman, candidate for the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, today:4:00 p.m.JavaVino424 S Main StRacine, ...
I guess this goes with my last post…with Romney’s endorsement of McCain…does that mean if I vote for Romney in the WI primary I’m really voting for McCain?I’m not quite sure what to think of tha...
Is anyone really going to “cross-over” and vote the other side of the ticket?My wife told me she just might do that.What are you going to d...
Well if you read the comments from last week you will notice that I was not the only person to think that I had done that country before…but I checked and rechecked and the county of Somalia had not graced these pages until last week.This week is 10 out of 10 but with my hint I think it reduces it to an 8.Hint: The map below depicts less than 2% of the country but accounts for over 87% of the population.Good Luck and Have Fun...
I’ve been wondering out loud to anyone who will listen and now to anyone reading this blog…how much more is Huckabee willing to take from the GOP?I’m not the biggest McCain fan…I’m not even sure that he can win against Obama…but all that aside with Huckabee still in the mix it means that McCain needs to spend more and more money to secure the nomination and that the Party has less and less time to come together and rally around one person.I know that Huckabee “didn’t major in math, (he) majored...
Frank Lasee is Wisconsin’s 2nd Assembly District RepresentativeLasee’s NotesFebruary 12, 2008Government CarAid?Last week I wrote about the health care cost shifting that goes on because the government pays a discounted rate for medical services. This increases the cost all of us pay for on our own healthcare purchases whether insured or uninsured. Some of the feedback I got on cost shifting was skeptical (many understood it, as well).Let’s use an analogy of car purchasing. Say a dealer has ten...
For those of you who do not know Lou, he is a great guy that can be loud as hell when he needs to be!!! Most importantly he is running for the Racine County Board in District 3.Yesterday at the Racine Taxpayer Association Lou had the following to say about KRM and Crime:KRM: “I am unequivocally opposed to anything which increases the net burden on Racine county taxpayers, particularly the taxpayers of my district who already face a fairly onerous burden as it is.” Yet there is a value to building...
MSNBC’s David Shuster has been suspended for the following:DAVID SHUSTER: Bill, there's just something a little bit unseemly to me that Chelsea's out there calling up celebrities, saying support my mom, and she's apparently also calling these super delegates.BILL PRESS: Hey, she's working for her mom. What's unseemly about that? During the last campaign, the Bush twins were out working for their dad. I think it's great, I think she's grown up in a political family, she's got politics in her blood,...
With McCain pretty much wrapping up the whole nomination for the GOP the VP hunt begins.Those of us on the Conservative side of things want him to be sure to choose a good right winger but there are those that believe that McCain will side with another middle of the road Republican (RINO if you will).Who do you think McCain will choose?Here is a short list of rumored contenders:Governor CristGovernor HuckabeeGovernor RomneyGovernor SanfordSenator LiebermanSenator ThompsonRep. HunterGeneral PowellSec....
Well maybe not yet but it could be right around the corner…Those of us that have been looking at the Global Warming nuts and questioning their every word are once again vindicated by science. The sun, not mankind, is a more likely source for the 0.8 degree temperature variation we have seen in the last century.This was posted on Investor’s Business Daily yesterday:The Sun Also Se...
What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t mention what the Kenosha Republican Party is doing tonight!!!Okay...Who’s buying the first roun...
Reuters is reporting that Mitt Romney will suspend his Presidential Campaign…still developing…Romney to suspend president campaign: party sour...
I’m beginning to believe some of the rumors. Do you think that McCain and the Huckster have a “dirty deal” brewin...
I guess last week’s country wasn’t all that hard…it was of course Guatemala!!I’m feeling generous this week too so I’ll put another rather easy one out there.4 out of 10...
I have been asked by a number of people how all this delegate stuff works and why would Romney and Huckster stick it out when they “really don’t have much of a chance.”So here is how things shake out:McCain needs to win @59% of the remaining delegates (@988) to secure the delegate count, not an easy task since he was only able to secure less than 55% of the delegate count on Super Tuesday.Romney or Huckster would need to pull off a miracle needing to secure 95% and 102% of the remaining delegates...
H/T The Smoking GunI’ve been confused before and I’ve been drunk before but even in my most drunk state I think I could tell the difference between a child and a case of beer.Beer Before Bab...
