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The Greatness Of America Is Not The Buffoons In Office

Posted on | October 13, 2010 | 3 Comments

by Smitty

Avail yourself of a great post on what it means to be the small businessman. You know, somebody for whom mistakes mean consequences. A couple of teaser paragraphs:

For the umpteenth time this year I find myself in the middle of the night sweating out yet another payroll. The persistent numbers tallied on each side don’t work. If I pay myself I can’t pay rent. If I pay the supplier I can’t pay the taxes. If I pay the accountant, I can’t pay the utilities. On and on it goes and it didn’t used to be this way. My business is related to the construction industry and we’ve seen an 80% decrease in revenue while getting stuck with bills and loans and even advertising geared to the previous income.

My company used to pay the bills it had incurred and the bills of seven other families. Now, it can’t even pay the bills of the two of us left. I’ve done all I can to bring the expenses down: I’ve readjusted loans; I’ve sold equipment; I’ve dropped lines of work that were labor intensive; I’ve dropped phones no longer needed; I’ve used up as much of the paid for supplies as I had laying around the shop; I’ve done as much of the mechanic work as I could do myself, with the tools I have.

Read the whole thing.
I’ve met the author, and I’d be proud to work with him any day, irrespective of how badly the boobs in Washington have trashed the economy.

Category: Blogging

LIVE AT FIVE10.13.10

Posted on | October 13, 2010 | 5 Comments

TOP NEWS

Mexican Police Commander Investigating Lake Slaying Found Decapitated

David & Tiffany Hartley in happier times

Head delivered to Mexican military in suitcase

Federal Judge Orders End To “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

DOJ will appeal

French Unions Extend Protests As Sarkozy Refuses To Bend On Pension Reforms

Unions want current retirement age of 60 preserved

Murderous Major’s Hearing Unexpectedly Delayed

Judge considers defense request to postpone Hasan’s trial to November 8

POLITICS

GOP Groups Launch $50 Million Ad Blitz

SUUUUUUUUURGE!

Whitman Courts Asian-American Vote In California

Defiant Chamber Vows To Spend Even More

MoveOn.org, DNC Still Can’t Prove Foreign Money Accusations

Everybody Everywhere’s Angry About The Economy, And They’re Mostly Angry At Congressional Democrats

THE ECONOMY, STUPID

Deepwater Drilling Ban Lifted; Oil Companies Not Celebrating Yet

Mid & Small Caps Rise After Fed Minutes Indicate Further Support Likely

Google TV Products Available This Weekend

SPORTS

Goodell Talks A Lot, Doesn’t Say Much About Favre Scandal

No timetable for discipline

Fredi Gonzalez In For Cox As Braves Manager

Pats Owner Kraft Optimistic About New Agreement By Season’s End

Bruins’ Smith, Presley Suspended For Oregon Game

Islanders’ Wisniewski Suspended Two Games For Obscene Behavior

Coach Kelly Sees Notre Dame Improving Incrementally

Red Wings Look Like A Contender Again

FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS

Aguilera Speaks Out About Separation

“Although Jordan and I are separated, our commitment to our son Max remains as strong as ever”

David Schwimmer Secretly Married Since June

Situation Sore Over Poor DWTS Scores

Lady Gaga On “The Sopranos” At 15 (Video)

Vanilla Ice Drops House Flip Science On DIY Network

Taylor Swift Apologizes To Ex-Boyfriend Country Style: In A Song

FOREIGNERS

Train/Bus Collision Kills 43 In Ukraine

Italy/Serbia Match Called Off Due To Fan Violence; Serbia Could Forfeit

Bibi Renews Offer To Halt Settlements If Palestinians Agree To Recognize Israel

India, South Africa, Brazil Join UN Security Council

BLOGS & STUFF

Treacher: You Just Keep Leaning Forward, Keith.

Gateway Pundit: Angle Raises $14 Million In Third Quarter

Don Surber: Christian Posts At WaPo, Liberals Whine

Backyard Conservative: On (Ron Johnson) Wisconsin! Badger Red!

— compiled by Wombat-socho

Category: Uncategorized

Will Arnold Also Bleach His Hair White And Go Orange?

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 7 Comments

by Smitty (via HotAir)

Endorsing Charlie Crist? Why? Did Maria hack Arnie’s Twitter account?
Brothers in ideological vacuum, I suppose.
Could Governor Crist have bought the endorsement, somehow?
Utterly pointless political move, that.

Category: Hot Air

‘We’ve Got Grijalva Scared to Death’

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 9 Comments

This video was recorded nine days ago, when everybody’s favorite rocket scientist, Ruth McClung, was just beginning her surge in Arizona’s 7th District:

If Grijalva was scared to death before, he’s positively mortified since Sarah Palin endorsed Ruth yesterday. Today I got this e-mail from Democracy for America, the “progressive” group founded by Howard Dean:

Robert –
We’ve already told you that Wall Street has set its sights on defeating Progressive Hero Raul Grijalva. Yesterday, Sarah Palin joined in on the act and announced her endorsement for Raul’s Republican opponent.
Corporations can spend unlimited money, right-wing groups like the Chamber of Commerce aren’t worried about their public reputation, and Sarah Palin has nothing to lose by going after the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
They will spend millions and go all out to win — the good news is we’re going to beat them. We’ve got you.
People power is the only thing that can beat big corporate money — it’s the only thing that ever has and it’s the only thing that ever will. There is nothing more effective than talking directly to a voter.
That’s why we’ve launched our Call Out The Vote campaign with our friends at the PCCC. Together, we’re going to make 500,000 calls to voters in swing districts where there are progressives on the ballot. But we need your help to do it. Will you sign up to volunteer and start making calls to voters in Raul’s district right now? . . .
So far this month, we’ve made 117,135 calls for endorsed candidates across the country. That’s an amazing number of calls and it’s exactly the sort of people power we need to beat back the millions of dollars that big banks, insurance companies and Wall Street are spending to elect right-wing Republicans across the country.
We have two choices. We can choose to do nothing and let Teabagger candidates and corporate sellouts win the House of Representatives and push an agenda that would make Dick Cheney blush. Or we can roll up our sleeves and elect the bold progressives we need to maintain a leaner, meaner majority in the House — one where progressive leaders like Grijalva and Grayson make the difference between victory and defeat.
I know what I’m going to do. Join me and thousands of others across the country — sign up to make calls now. . . .
We’re calling five days a week for these last few weeks of the campaign, so sign up to make calls now or find a time that works for you.
Thank you for everything you do.

-Nick
Nick Passanante, Deputy Field Director
Democracy for America

So you see how DFA is asking their “progressive” supporters to donate money and make phone calls to help Raul Grijalva beat Ruth McClung. What are you doing to help Ruth McClung win? Can’t you give her $20?

The Hill today said of McClung’s challenge: “Even liberal Democrats from normally safe districts are embroiled in tough reelection races this cycle.” VodkaPundit says it shows, “Dems just can’t catch a break this time around.” This is a winnable race between an excellent Republican and one of the worst Democrats in Congress.

RUTH McCLUNG for CONGRESS
Because Once Sean Bielat Builds Ace’s Robot,
She’ll Build the Rocket to Send It to Space

Category: Arizona, Congress, Election, Ruth McClung

Krauthammer Attributes White House C.O.C. Accusations To ‘Reptilian Desperation’

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 6 Comments

by Smitty

“Well, there’s desperation and then there’s reptilian desperation – and this is the reptilian variety,” Krauthammer said.

What a fantastic excuse to link the latest John Paul Jones project, ‘Them Crooked Vultures’ doing ‘Reptiles’:

Read more

Category: Blogging

OBAMA COMING TO BOSTON!

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 15 Comments

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick’s campaign announced today that President Obama will be here Saturday for a fundraiser and public rally at the Hynes Convention Center.

Every Tea Party and 9/12 group in Massachusetts is calling for volunteers to greet the president. We remember the turnout in January when Obama came to Boston to campaign for Martha Coakley.

When Democrats have to bring the president to a deep-blue state like Massachusetts in October . . . ?

UPDATE: There are rumors that Barney Frank, concerned about Sean Bielat’s insurgency in the 4th District, has asked Obama to make an appearance in the Newton area. Please give to the Bielat money-bomb at Bye Bye Barney!

UPDATE II: Obama’s Boston visit could be another omen of the Democrat mass-extinction event coming Nov. 2.

Given how disappointed and disillusioned Obama’s supporters are, my slow-typing friend Pete Da Tech Guy thinks Obama will actually hurt Democrats here:

But what do I know? I’m just a fat guy in a fedora.

Speaking of fat guys: Bye Bye Barney!

Category: Barack Obama, Election, Massachusetts, Sean Bielat

Do Interns Fret Around You, Billy? Of Course Conservatives Want A Restrained Federal Government

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 10 Comments

by Smitty

Clinton, lurking about and supporting Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY25), accidentally sneaks up on the obvious.

Clinton said the tea partiers and the Republicans want to break the power of the federal government.

Also, humidors are stocked with things that, sometimes, are just cigars.

Be sure to check out Dan Maffei’s GOP challenger Ann Marie Buerkle.

No, not you, Mr. Clinton.

Category: Ann Marie Buerkle, Blogging, Election, New York

Valley Of The Shadow Dives On The ’60 Minutes’ Grenade So You Don’t Have To

Posted on | October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Smitty

VotS is offering a critical service to the dextrosphere, sifting through a truly odious show and fisking it for your safety. Don’t try this at home. Call it Dare of the Hog, to go with VodkaPundit’s Hair of the Dog.
Have a go at the last couple of weeks:

  • 03 Oct
  • 10 Oct, including three fine suggestions to replace Andy Rooney, none of whom are Stephen Green, but all of whom would rock.

Thanks, VotS!

Category: Valley of the Shadow, VodkaPundit
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