The media has made quite a stink about 2 specific news items but has completely ignored a third.
#1 We keep hearing about how bad the Presidents approval numbers are…here are the last 3 Job Approval Polls:
| Outlet | Date of Poll | Approval | Disapproval | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNN | 03/09 - 03/11 | 37% | 56% | -19% |
| CBS News/NY Times | 03/07 - 03/11 | 34% | 58% | -24% |
| AP-Ipsos | 03/05 - 03/07 | 35% | 65% | -30% |
#2 We keep hearing about how great it is that the Democrats are in power and how they are doing such great things…look at the first 100 days!
#3 What keeps getting ignored by the media is the Congressional Approval Numbers…Here are the last 3 Job Approval Polls for Congress:
| Outlet | Date of Poll | Approval | Disapproval | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS News/NY Times | 03/07 - 03/11 | 31% | 53% | -22% |
| AP-Ipsos | 03/05 - 03/07 | 33% | 63% | -30% |
| NBC/WSJ | 03/02 - 03/05 | 31% | 53% | -22% |
Hmm…I guess if I were a lefty I’d want to look the other way too.
This week I had to search High and low to come up with this country…8 out of 10.
Global warming story hits critical mass
KEYSTONE — Global warming is the hottest story of our time, and it will get even bigger as the full implications of melting ice caps and rising sea levels percolate through the media pipeline and into general public awareness, a panel of journalists said last weekend during the American Bar Association's environmental law conference. Continued…
My favorite part of the article comes from Editor Sean Paige of the Colorado Springs Gazette.
Paige also said he sees a form of eco-McCarthyism on the rise, with the fixation on "consensus" leading to a muzzling of dissenting voices.
"Let's silence everybody who doesn't agree," Paige said, characterizing the mood as he perceives it and claiming that there are legitimate scientists out there who have valid questions about the state of global warming science. But those voices are not being heard, he said, expressing concern about the potential loss of civil liberties in the rush to find a solution to the problem.
I think he hit that one out of the park!!!
Just when we think that we are moving in the right direction an audit comes out and blows that all to hell.
It looks like Wisconsin Technical College System (WCTS) is paying there faculty the 3rd highest salaries in the nation (this is based on base salary only and does not include additional pay for extra classes taught)…only California and Michigan beat us!
The Legislative Audit Bureau found that average Wisconsin Technical College Faculty earns $74,598 (this average base salaries plus additional classes taught) compared to the average salary of a 2 year University College Faculty that earns $52,552.
Here is the Full Audit Report: An Evaluation: Personnel Policies and Practices Wisconsin Technical College System
Hillary is flapping her gums about the “vast right wing conspiracy” again.
AP article: Clinton: Right-wing conspiracy is back
In the article they cite a 2002 case of phone jamming in New Hampshire where 2 republicans pled guilty.
"So if anybody tells you there is no vast right-wing conspiracy, tell them that New Hampshire has proven it in court," she said.
If this is a right wing conspiracy then someone screwed up!! What I mean is if this was truly a conspiracy then these 2 operatives would never have been charged and even if they were they would never have been found guilty.
The only conspiracy that is alive and well is the left wing conspiracy. I’ll cite for you the case in which 4 democratic operatives slashed tires of the republican get out the vote vehicles rendering them useless and then none of them being found guilty of election tampering! That, my friends, is a conspiracy of the highest order.
Hillary…the right still has a lot to learn from you before you can accuse us of a conspiracy!
RCP: And is that maintaining current troop levels or is that doing redeployment of any kind?
BROWNBACK: Yes (Editor's note: The Senator's response here is indicating support for maintaining current troop levels). We're going to be there for some period of time to make thiswork. And part of my not supporting the troop surge is 1) I think it delays us getting the actual political solution, 2) I don't think we can impose a military solution in the region, and 3) to maintain the level of support we can't get in the situation we're headed into now - one party is for it and one party is against it. We're not going to be able to maintain political support here for the length of time we're going to have to maintain it to get this done. And I think it is past time we reach out to Democrats and say, "what will you support?" Not what are you against - I understand that part of it - but what will you support? And really get into the details with them of what you would actually do.
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Everybody will say that they're not opposed to immigration; they're opposed to illegal immigration. That's what I'm saying. Let's go that path then. Let's create a legal system that can work. To do that you're going to have to up your numbers and make the system simpler, particularly for low low-skilled, low-wage type jobs.
BROWNBACK:
Some of you may only know that Sam Brownback is the current Senator from Kansas and that he has announced that he is running for the presidency, well here are some additional facts on Senator Brownback:
- Serves as the Ranking Minority member of the Committee of the Judiciary
- Serves on the Committee on Appropriations
- Serves on the Joint Economic Committee
- Chairman of the Helsinki Commission (Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe)
Our Freshman State Representative from the 62nd district, Cory “Inflation” Mason has decided that it is time to tie the states minimum wage to inflation.
“Each year the cost of gas goes up, the cost of healthcare goes up, and the cost of groceries go up, but the typical family income stays the same,” Mason said in a news release. JT link
So let me get this straight…we are going to raise minimum wage…thereby causing inflation…thereby raise the minimum wage…causing inflation…raise minimum wage…cause inflation…….when does the cycle end? When the businesses leave!
When businesses leave Wisconsin due to inflationary economic effects how will this help the “typical family income” to increase?
“Inflation” Mason suffers from what nearly all Democrats have and that is a short circuit between the logical side of the brain and the feel good side.
It was pointed out to me that last weeks country was 4 countries not one…this is in fact a true statement but at the same time the United Kingdom is a sovereign state by itself. The UK is made up of four countries…England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Lock in your answer to this weeks country…I give it a 4 out of 10!
Daily Bugle: Captain America shot and killed
By The Daily Bugle Staff
Earlier today, we reported on the attempted assassination of a former superhero. We can now confirm that the victim has been identified as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America. Rogers was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital due to injuries suffered from multiple gunshot wounds to the shoulder, chest and stomach.
Captain America's Bio: Steve Rogers was a scrawny fine arts student specializing in industrialization in the 1940's before America entered World War II. He attempted to enlist in the army only to be turned away due to his poor constitution. A U.S. officer offered Rogers an alternative way to serve his country by being a test subject in project, Operation: Rebirth, a top secret defense research project designed to create physically superior soldiers. Rogers accepted and after a rigorous physical and combat training and selection process was selected as the first test subject. He was given injections and oral ingestion of the formula dubbed the "Super Soldier Serum" developed by the scientist Dr. Abraham Erskine. Rogers was then exposed to a controlled burst of "Vita-Rays" that activated and stabilized the chemicals in his system. The process successfully altered his physiology from its frail state to the maximum of human efficiency, including greatly enhanced musculature and reflexes.
Continued…
First and Last (???) Captain America Comic Book Covers:
March 2: Greenspan Moderates Prediction
March 1: Reuters: U.S. slump possible, not probable: Greenspan quoted
February 27: Argentina stocks plummet on Greenspan, U.S. economy
February 14: Worst of U.S. housing adjustment is over-Greenspan
That didn’t strike me as odd though. Hilary is a true liberal politician who puts on an act where ever she goes…remember: she’s always been a Yankee fan?
What I found startling was (yes I’m about to say something nice about a liberal) the very eloquent Obama coming out and sounding like a southern preacher. What was that?!?! Did he really feel it necessary to pander? Did not one southerner in the audience take offence at the way he was mocking them?
While looking at the JT site today someone pointed out a story on the police blotter well of course I began to read the blotter when I came across the following listed under Caledonia Thefts (link)A 20-year-old Caledonia man who stole two cell phones from a store in the 4900 block of Douglas Ave. returned to the store and purchased the phones and apologized for his behavior. The theft was caught on videotape. The store accepted the purchase and his apology and declined to press charges.
I’m curious to know what mad the guy go back and do the right thing? I want to know if he was contacted by someone or did he do this on his own accord? Anyway I look at it I am glad to know that there is still a little bit of guilt out there and that some people see the errors of their way.
Dr. Claude Allegre, geochemist, was one of the first scientists to claim that global warming was man made but now after nearly 20 years of study he is now ready to recant, this in today’s National Post (LINK)
To his surprise, the many climate models and studies failed dismally in establishing a man-made cause of catastrophic global warming. Meanwhile, increasing evidence indicates that most of the warming comes of natural phenomena. Dr. Allegre now sees global warming as over-hyped and an environmental concern of second rank.
Now before all you naysayers start in on this man I suggest you read the entire article and see just what his credentials are. This man knows what he is talking about, he is not a politician turned environmentalist but an environmental scientist.
Dr. Allegre is willing to admit that his initial assessment was wrong and that "The cause of this climate change is unknown," he states matter of factly. There is no basis for saying, as most do, that the "science is settled."
But the straw poll conducted by CPAC found that they favored Mitt. (FT.com story)
Mitt got 21%
Giuliani 17%
McCain, who did not attend the conference, 12%.
Does this mean that people consider him a conservative?
Mitt was governor or Massachusetts, which means that his record will be tainted by the liberal thinking of the legislature in that state, but does this excuse his record and statements regarding gay lifestyles, Universal Healthcare, and taxes?
I think the answer is that people believe that of the current crop of candidates Mitt is the best chance we have to put a “conservative” in the White House.
I wonder though, what would happen if someone with the star quality (pun intended) of Fred Thompson were to enter the race? This is a man who would be regarded as “the Real Deal.”
If Fred does not enter the race and those that are currently in this are all that what we have to choose from…Then Mitt is the Realest Deal of them all.
From today’s JT: Vos says Mason stands by government insiders
“Clearly, Representative Mason has a different view of government than the average taxpayer,” Vos said in a strong attack on Mason, who was elected to the Assembly in November. He replaced John Lehman, who is now a state senator. “Instead of being fiscally responsible and protecting the taxpayers of Racine County, he chose to stand by long time Madison insiders who want to continue this wasteful government perk.”
“This is a ridiculous perk that is not offered in the private sector,” he said. “It needs to be eliminated and Racine County agrees. Cory Mason should start standing up for his constituents instead of his party bosses in Madison.”What I found striking was that Cory was not quoted once in the article! They got quotes from the Democratic Senate Majority leader but nothing from either of the Representative from Racine that support the sick leave for politicians.
Why is it that Mason and Turner are silent about their vote to keep this perk in place?
"We want people to focus on postal service and not the clock," said Stephen Seewoester, Dallas spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service.
This was in response to the new “Retail Standardization Program” instituted last year that removed clocks from all retail areas of the 37,000 post offices.
Isn’t timeliness part of the service most of us expect?
From the AP: No time like present to remove clocks
From Robert Novak’s column at washingtonpost.com: For GOP, A Void on The Right
Novak provided the points used by the poll takers (from a push poll) about the GOP frontrunners:
“McCain was said to have opposed tax cuts, favored "amnesty" for illegal immigrants and opposed a ban on same-sex marriage.”
“Giuliani: supported Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo's reelection in New York, is pro-gay rights and pro-choice, supports gun control.”
“Romney: "refused to ban" abortion in Massachusetts, committed to "full equality" for gays and lesbians, put health care in the hands of bureaucrats.”
While this was push poll, not a legitimate survey of conservative voters, it did do a lot to expose the liberal side to the current GOP favorites and maybe show voters that Gilmore, Brownback, and Gingrich might be a better representation of conservative values.
Novak hit the nail on the head with his closing line:
“The GOP race for 2008 may still be open, considering the conservative void.”
From the Journal Times: McReynolds called into question for self-reported mileage
Diane Lange is trying hard to smear Bill McReynolds just a few short weeks before his re-election.
Ms. Lange claims that she has no “concerns about the amount of money requested for reimbursement, just the lack of documentation,” But if this were truly the case she would have brought this up in 2006, 2005, or even in 2004 when McReynolds was new to the position, not just prior to an election.
This is a blatant attempt to try to sway voters in a similar way Democrats did during Mac’s State Senate race regarding telephone records…there was nothing there either but they made hay out of it. Mac will prevail in this audit and I'm quite sure that he will win re-election.
I guess this proves the only way Ken Hall can win would be to try to steal the election.
