1 "Good morning."

"Hah, the only good morning is a dead morning!"

2 Seen any interesting polls lately?

3 Now Danny Glover is saying the earthquake in Haiti is Gaia's doing because of "what we did at Copenhagen". Fess up: one of you did something at Copenhagen... who was it?

4

Surprise surprise.

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Congressional Democrats are close to agreeing on legislation to overhaul the U.S. health-care system after labor unions and the White House struck a deal over a tax dispute standing in the way of a bill.

Union membersÂ’ health benefits that were collectively bargained would be exempt from the tax until 2018, as would the benefits of state and local municipal workers.

 

5 The "Top Headline" I'm looking for next week is "Incredibly Fat, Vile, and Stoopid Bob Beckel Found Hanging By His Own Belt in a Cheap Motel Shower This Morning".

6 There's a steel cage death match stupid off - Glover v. Robertson.

Also, it's not a long weekend for some of us. *kicks puppies*

7 Danny Glover-- call me.

8

Now Danny Glover is saying the earthquake in Haiti is Gaia's doing because of "what we did at Copenhagen".

Someone tie him and Pat Robertson together at the wrist.  Give them each a knife and cue up the Star Trek fight music.

Now that would make for a cool Friday.

9 Long weekend thanks to Martin Rufus King (per MacGruber)

10 So now health plans for unions and gov't workers won't be taxed, but mine will? WTF? Where's Gabe? Isn't that an inverse form of whatever they called it when they were going to tax Wall Street bonuses back to the Stone Age last year?

11 Long weekend!!!

If you work for the government, or a university (although most of the latter expect you to get out of bed and Celebrate Diversity! if you expect to stay employed).  If you do something useful, OTOH...

12 Yea I get the da---- oh wait, I am unemployed and THERE ARE NO JOBS!!! God bless all of you that have a job to have a day off from. The rest of us cannot even get a response to our resumes. I never thought I would see the day when the best possible outcome of my life would be to work for the MTA.

13 because of "what we did at Copenhagen".

Give 'em a break...they couldn't possibly be expected to do real work after they ran out of caviar...

14 No long weekend for me (clearly my employer is racist.). However, if Brown wins, I might take Wednesday off for a prolonged period of ball dipping. And drinking.

(If Brown loses - god forbid - then just drinking.)

15 And by "what they did at Copenhagen", I mean 'Whitey".

16 obama is writing for newsweek now?...

17

Feh. My company doesn't give me a single paid day off between New Year's and Memorial Day. OTOH, I have eight days of PT from last year that I have to use by March 31 ... heh heh heh.

18 When unemployment gets back down to 4% we can celebrate days off and bitch about having to go to work. Now, at 10% (really 22%), not so much.

19 13 because of "what we did at Copenhagen".

Give 'em a break...they couldn't possibly be expected to do real work after they ran out of caviar hookers and blow...

Posted by: HeatherRadish at January 15, 2010 09:48 AM (mR7mk)

FIFY, Oh, Radish the Great

20 Come on over to my place, will be dipp'n all weekend at this rate.

21 Haiti is a mess, the arabs hate the jews, the dems are elitist pigs, the NY Mets are incredibly stupid, and I got to work this weekend. Yeah so what's new?

22 I'm not impressed with Gaia's marksmanship.

23 Robert E Lee's birthday weekend!  Praise God!

24

The demoncrap liars are already trying to spin the undertable/behind doors sweetheart deal to the unions. The liar this morning tried to tie to "dangerous jobs like police and firefighter".

The problem; that is BS because those plans were already covcered in the existing Senate bill. Make no mistake, this is just another underhanded bribe and giveaway to the unions.

 

25

Last night's TX Republican Governor Candidate debate at UNT was pretty eye-opening.

Medina (the dark-horse outsider) did pretty well.  I didn't really sense any moments that she really knocked the ball out of the park, but she didn't crater, either.

KB and Perry, on the other hand, showed some pretty unsightly colors, though.  They spent most of the time in a verbal slap-fight.  It was sad.  Very, very sad.  And the moderator did a very good job of, in the immortal words of Katie Couric, "belaboring the point," when KB and Perry would try to dodge questions.  This was moot with Medina, as she isn't a career politican, and as such, does not dodge questions.

In a nutshell:
Perry - TX is awesome because of what I've done these past 10 years!  Best place EVAR!  Vote me in again for more of the same.  By the way, KB's an idiot who voted for TARP.
Hutchison - TX is awesome because of what I've done in D.C. these past 16 years!  Even despite Perry being an idiot who loves him some Eminent Domain, still the best place EVAR!  Vote me in because it's someone elses' turn!
Medina - Both of you idiots are turning us into a repeat of California.  Oh, by the way, how about a higher sales tax in exchange for a $0 property tax?  Eh?  Eh?

I'll be watching the upcoming Democratic Candidate version, with some of those 6' long mega-bags of popcorn.  I can't wait to hear how hair-care product czar Farouk Shami (srsly) pitches how TX needs someone left-of-Obama running the state.  Plus, watching Kinky Friedman set the stage carpet on fire with an errant cigar ash would deliver teh entertainment, too.

26 @4

I am beyond enraged at that.  HOW can that fly?  How can these union goons be exempt from not paying something the rest of us will have to pay?  I mean, seriously.  This is downright unbelievable.

27 Gee, thanks for reminding me.  Had forgotten I get Monday off. Ducks, Bobs, weaves and runs for cover.  Yells from behind the fence to check out the site by clicking on my "handle" if you love great music no matter the style.

28

Law School: The Big Lie from CalicoCat.

"How cushy is a job as a law professor? Law professors earn six figures and only have to work six hours a week. And they get summers off too. ... ThatÂ’s right, law professors are only allowed to teach six hours of classes a week. If they taught more than six hours a week, the law school would lose its accreditation.

  The only time that law professors have to do any real work is when they grade exams. And law school exams are only given once at the end of the semester. So we are talking about two weeks of real work at the end of each semester."


No wonder this administration has been one long Obamateur Hour. He's in so far over his head he has no clue that there's any problem at all.

29 obama is writing for newsweek now?...

Someone else is, he's putting his name on it.

The people who bashed Palin's WSJ energy op-ed because she couldn't possibly have strung together that many sentences will compare Barry's article to the Gospels, dictated by God to a mortal acting as a scribe.  Without actually using an icky Christian reference.  Y'all know what I mean.

30 Brown out, Baby!

31 Prepared for descent.....

32

"I'm not impressed with Gaia's marksmanship."

I got some bad intel that Michael Moore was doing a "documentary" down there on how awesome Hatian tax codes are.  Sorry.

33 Where did my prescription sunglasses go? How can I get a new pair?

34 Holy crap. Go to the Boston Globe site and look at the comments on any of the Brown/Coakley articles. The Brown voters are FIRED UP.

35 and the gangs start to take over in haiti, gonna get real real bad real soon down there im bettin...

36 At some point we are all going to realize that poking fun at Andi Sullivan is like tripping the retarded kid as he steps of the short bus. It's getting too easy.

37 So what did Rush say about Haiti that has the media's OUTRAGE meter going off?  I see it's a headline on Yahoo news though I didn't click

38

"I am beyond enraged at that.  HOW can that fly?  How can these union goons be exempt from not paying something the rest of us will have to pay?  I mean, seriously.  This is downright unbelievable."

Ayyyy, we's jus' gettin' the respect we desoive.  Capice?

39

The demoncrap liars are already trying to spin the undertable/behind doors sweetheart deal to the unions. The liar this morning tried to tie to "dangerous jobs like police and firefighter".

Posted by: Vic at January 15, 2010 10:00 AM (QrA9E)

Vic, I saw that this a.m. and had to mute the TV because that broad had such an annoying voice and idiotic argument.  I was also fuming at Carlson for letting that dem talking head totally dominate the conversation.  Why in the hell wasn't the control room screaming in her earpiece to let the other participants get a word in edgewise?

40 39  Tripping retarded kids is just mean.  Sullivan, ob/gyn to the stars, otoh?  He has brought all that and more onto himself.  Calling him a complete piece of shit is an insult to pieces of shit everywhere.

41 Ace - please get a Blackberry widget for AofSHQ!

42 and the gangs start to take over in haiti, gonna get real real bad real soon down there im bettin...

Agree.  Was watching F&F this morning and the on ground reporter was talking about how some Haitians are already trying to crash the Dominican Republic's border.  I forsee a lot of homemade boats heading for the south Florida shores.  They have nothing to lose, so expect thousands to try & get into the US. 

43

Elections are a threat.  We shouldn't have them anymore... or something.

http://tinyurl.com/ybaer2l

 

44

While everyone thinks calling their congress critters is worthless, do it anyway.  From all my protest visits to local and DC offices and info from congressional staffers, they are required to keep a running tally on every issue they get called on.  I've been trying all morning to get through to that paragon of fiscal conservatism, Jim Webb, and have gotten the busy signal (for talking to a humanoid).  When I tried to leave a voice message, the mailbox is full.  Goodbye. 

I was looking forward to telling some college kid about the 15-point lead Coakley has and the fact that the leader of the VA legislature -- who has never sponsored legislation -- is co-sponsoring a bill against Zerocare for Virginians.  He said it was because of the Tea Partiers not letting up.

45 So what did Rush say about Haiti that has the media's OUTRAGE meter going off?

He said don't donate through wh.gov, donate to a private org.

Libs heard "don't donate at all."  

_{^{And Barrycare will tax hearing aids!  Brilliant!}}

46 Friday. Didn't see it.

47 glenns bustin on meeka for the lincoln as her fav ff , greatness

48

Jan. 15 (Bloomberg) -- While President Barack Obama counts on the populist appeal of a plan to tax the biggest financial firms, his idea already is being buffeted by political headwinds.

Many Democrats remained silent about the plan Obama announced yesterday. Others, such as Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus of Montana, were noncommittal in their reaction. And some of ObamaÂ’s fellow Democrats expressed opposition.

“I just don’t think the financial services industry is a piggy bank that government can dip into anytime it needs to solve its budget problems,” said Representative Michael McMahon, a Democrat who represents parts of New York City.

Isn't not? Well damn, there goes Barry whole plan.

49 Friday morning good! Burberry scarf! Make money from home debt free!

I agree Scott Brown! Thank you!

50 O/T:  Beck is playing the clip from MSNBC, Mika and Joe, discussing SP's comments on George Washington.   I heard that live, and I remember thinking the tone had to be "SP is an idiot" and they didn't disappoint.  What is lost on all of them is that SP picked George Washington because he was the go to guy, the one everyone could agree on, the one who ultimately became our first president.  She knew exactly what she was doing and saying and the people get it, just the dem/lib media doesn't.  In a way it's great that they keep assuming she is stupid.  It gives her an enormous advantage.

51 No long weekend for me either.  Hubby and I mad as hell.  I was literally yelling at my radio yesterday when Obama talked about the 90 billion dollar "fees" he wants to impart on all the banks.  Then it's confirmed that the unions get a special deal and it was a lot of yelling at the old homestead last night.

52 Forgot the link.

53 Aristide has offerred to usurp Haiti once more.  How magnanimous.  What do you say, US?  Should we help reinstate this communist -- again -- so he can starve his people and keep them in this same level of poverty or worse?  Come on, Clinton's reinstatement didn't last, so surely we owe them another one...

54

 Why in the hell wasn't the control room screaming in her earpiece to let the other participants get a word in edgewise?

I have come to the conclusion that F&F is a LIBERAL segment and they want shit like that.

Most of tghose so-called "fair and balnced" debates they always pick a lightweight or a RINO to argue the "Republican" side.  The "conservative" side is never heard or they have someone like the woman this morning who had no read the bill.

Damned me if I was chosen to go on TV an argue about the "cadillac plan" if I wouldn't read at least the portion of the bill dealing with that tax!

55 21 Haiti is a mess, the arabs hate the jews, the dems are elitist pigs, the NY Mets are incredibly stupid, and I got to work this weekend. Yeah so what's new?

I think the Kingston Trio could redo the Merry Minuet with this!
http://tinyurl.com/aqhwgd

56

I have a vision of Barry in 2013, lying on a dirty mattress in a crack house on the south side of Chicago, whining,

"What happened?  I was the ONE!"

57 Vic, I'm not too familiar with how unions work.  But yesterday I was online in the food store and the two teachers in front of me were saying how the union is taking way too much out of their paychecks for political contributions, but then they backed down and said to one another, well at least we have a job.  They did talk about the health bill as the line was very long.  They were concerned that they would lose their health care plan as it is apparently cadillac and gotten through hard collective bargaining.  they were saying that plans that were gotten in this way are safe so they probably don't have to worry.  Don't know much about unions but these ladies seemed to think some cadillac plans will be protected from the tax, no matter what, because of the way they were gotten by their union.  Do you know anything about this stuff or anyone elsse.  Don't know anyone who belongs to a union and no member of my family has ever belonged to a union so I have no one to ask.

58 A Thomas Sowell rebuttal to the David Brooks mindset.

59 “I just don’t think the financial services industry is a piggy bank that government can dip into anytime it needs to solve its budget problems,”
Posted by: TheQuietman at January 15, 2010 10:26 AM (1Jaio)

There will be a response to this in a big way.  It's the crux of the matter. 

60 O/T:  Beck is playing the clip from MSNBC, Mika and Joe, discussing SP's comments on George Washington.   I heard that live, and I remember thinking the tone had to be "SP is an idiot" and they didn't disappoint. 

Posted by: curious at January 15, 2010 10:28 AM (p302b)

Mika is a raging genius. As reported on Newsbusters in response to who is your favorite Founding Father she said - Lincoln. You can see where she would think Palin is an idiot.

61 Having been isolated on an island for centuries the Hatian people retain much of their African heritage.http://tinyurl.com/yazxj24

62 Someone tie him and Pat Robertson together at the wrist.  Give them each a knife and cue up the Star Trek fight music.

You realize that means they're going through pon farr and there's an image I'm never ever getting out of my head.  Thus, I'll share it with the Moron Horde. 

You're welcome. 

63

Don't know much about unions but these ladies seemed to think some cadillac plans will be protected from the tax, no matter what, because of the way they were gotten by their union.  Do you know anything about this stuff or anyone elsse. 

I know what is in the current Senate Bill and what has been widely reported by the media for the "midnight under the table agreement".

First off the reference to the cadillac plan is for plans that cost above a certain amount and the plan is to tax that cost at a 40% rate.  The typical one of these plans is held by union and government workers contrary to the lies being spread by the communist-Ds about targetting the wealthy CEOs etc.  This is why the unions are screaming.

As to "high cost" plans for police and fire fighters" there are provisions in the Senate bill to offset the costs of "high risk proffesions" already (although those proffesions are not defined).

What is being reported by the media is that the unions plans will be  exempted from the tax until 2018. No word after that.

No word as to waht they came up with for "offsetting" that revenue. One propsal that was mentioned a few days ago was to apply the Medicare tax to all capital gains.

That is all I currently know until they actually get something out the public can see. So far they have been trying to hide everything. (for obvious reasons)

 

64

“I just don’t think the financial services industry is a piggy bank that government can dip into anytime it needs to solve its budget problems,”

But they already GOTS lots of money!  They're all, like, that Monopoly dude, with his little silver car, and his little thang in his eye...you know...that rich guy thang.

Obama's just gettin' their money an' puttin' it in his staysh, so's he can give it to us!  Thas why we like 'im!

65 New York City needs them to get those bonuses.  Not just for the tac revenue but because they might just spend those bonuses on real estate and that would be helpful for the city and surrounding counties.

New York State is probably looking forward to the tax revenue too.

does anyone know when the other guys who took the TARP money plan to pay it back?

66 Tucker Carlson called the healthcare bill a "bouliabase of fecal matter" on MSNBC this morning.

this apparently followed a discussion about the fact that the pres usually designs the bill and send it to congress but that this guy changed the game by letting them design the bill.  Thus creating what we are witnessing.

67 Obama Supports Non-Marriage Unions: tinyurl.com/y8p7oxl

68 Posted by: I Am Amish Jack at January 15, 2010 10:58 AM (IhHdM)

Just before the crash I know someone who bought a 500 sq foot dwelling for over five hundred thousand dollars and crowed that they got a deal.

69 Reposts are fine with me

70 Breaking:  Nuclear Weapons Plant in Amarillo on Lockdown due to Security Breach

at Jawa

71 Top Taliban in Pakistan gets homogenized with missile from drone

72

27 @ reason --

Last night's TX Republican Governor Candidate debate at UNT was pretty eye-opening.

Did you hear that Medina isn't being invited to speak at the 2nd republican primary debate by WFAA, and she wasn't even mentioned in the headline by the DMS ("GOP foes Perry, Hutchison slug it out in first debate")?  And that both WFAA and the DMS is owned by Belo Corp?

Nope, no establishment bias to see here... Besides, Medina is obviously just a flash in the pan that has no popular support.  Yup.  That's the ticket.

Welcome to Scuzzyfava II: The New Terror.

73 Posted by: I Am Amish Jack at January 15, 2010 11:14 AM (IhHdM)

Actually it is bigger than most NYC apartments in that price category which is why they were crowing that they got a deal.  No, they didn't walk away, they are an independent with conservative tendencies, thus, a moral compass.  They do, however, refuse to look at the tiny "recent sales" sections on the internet as they do not really want to know how much they overpaid.  And they keep insisting that no matter what NYC real estate "will come back in a big way" and they will be ahead of the game.  But that probably means they will have to spend ten years in a tiny apartment.

74

Well we now have definite indication of how El Dueche is going to go on illegals. "Due to the Haiti earthquake" 30,000 Haitians who were here illegally AND who had already had hearings AND who had already been slated for deportation will NOW be given asylem.

I can see a temporary delay, but "asylem"??????  That is supposed to be for people worroed about despotic regimes. Since that has been abused so much in the last few years it needs to be removed.

This is more BS.

75 Sometimes deserving people get asylum.

76 Pat Robertson made a pact with me and now has full authority to speak my ominous truths.

77 The first comment at the originating site for the Kennedy video, Kennedyseat.com, reads "way to take Scott Brown's line about the peoples seat!" Uh, it wasn't a line, it was the truth you f'n imbecile. Besides, Vicki Kennedy was actually reinforcing the idea that it is the Kennedy seat, or at least the seat belonging to people who think like him. The fact they even had to do this ad shows the power of Brown's comment, and how badly they needed damage control.