February 03, 2010

Top Headline Comments 2-3-10
— Gabriel Malor

Phew, another day.

Posted by: Gabriel Malor at 05:04 AM | Comments (194)
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1 I got nuttin.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:05 AM (OlN4e)

2

Morning morons.

GO SAINTS!!

Posted by: CAD Daddy at February 03, 2010 05:06 AM (T400w)

3

Federal Payroll to top two million.

 

The era of big government has returned with a vengeance, in the form of the largest federal work force in modern history.

The Obama administration says the government will grow to 2.15 million employees this year, topping 2 million for the first time since President Clinton declared that "the era of big government is over" and joined forces with a Republican-led Congress in the 1990s to pare back the federal work force.

Most of the increases are on the civilian side, which will grow by 153,000 workers, to 1.43 million people, in fiscal 2010.

The expansion could provide more ammunition to those arguing that the government is trying to do too much under President Obama.

Posted by: sandbagger at February 03, 2010 05:07 AM (mJg2y)

4  

Iran announced Wednesday it has successfully launched a 10-foot-long research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space — a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could defeat the West in the battle of technology.

The launch of the Kavoshgar-3, which means Explorer-3 in Farsi, was announced by Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi as part of Iran's ambitious space program. It comes a year after Iran sent its first domestically made telecommunications satellite into orbit.

The program has worried Western powers who fear the same technology used to launch satellites and research capsules could also deliver warheads

 

The ceremony Wednesday was part of 10-day celebrations leading up to 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which falls on February 11 

@ Jerusalem Post

Posted by: willow at February 03, 2010 05:08 AM (7FgWm)

5 Half a foot of snow in DC today.

Big Al must be back in town.

Posted by: Filly at February 03, 2010 05:10 AM (FDfio)

6

Iran announced Wednesday it has successfully launched a 10-foot-long research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space — a feat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said showed Iran could defeat the West in the battle of technology.

Yep, at the rate the Persians are going, they will hit mid sixties technology in 10 years or so. That mice warhead would work on my wife though....

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:10 AM (OlN4e)

7 Yeah, there's global warming all over my yard this morning!

Posted by: McLovin at February 03, 2010 05:11 AM (RwvN1)

8 @7

Don't look at that. My documents and emails says its not.

Posted by: Settled Scientist at February 03, 2010 05:13 AM (nz654)

9 1. Who was the mysterious sharp dressed man that helped the weinie bomber get on the Christmas day flight. 2. Why aren't GM and Chrysler being persecuted for being junk ???? 3. How come the left isn't frying Hillary Clinton for bringing campaign finance to the fore, after all the hearing was about a documentary about her!? Maybe these questions will get some kind of debate going.

Posted by: brett at February 03, 2010 05:14 AM (r0vSY)

10 I wonder how much of that missile technology Bubba gave the Chinese is behind the Great Persian Space Program.

Posted by: nickless at February 03, 2010 05:14 AM (MMC8r)

11 What the Persian dwarf said is like launching a rowboat and declaring it proof you can take on the Spanish Armada. What a buffoon.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:14 AM (OlN4e)

12

It's a damn good thing I don't have access to orbital lasers.

Just throwin' that out there.

Posted by: Joanna at February 03, 2010 05:14 AM (7+WuG)

13 Wednesday again? We had Wednesday last week. Whatever.

Posted by: eman at February 03, 2010 05:14 AM (4tixt)

14 The ceremony Wednesday was part of 10-day celebrations leading up to 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, which falls on February 11

Ack.  Anyone think the Iranians wasted their biggest news early when they talked about something big coming on the 11th?

Posted by: Methos at February 03, 2010 05:16 AM (Xsi7M)

15 A glimpse of our future? Canadians Clubbed Oh....the horror....

Posted by: naturalfake at February 03, 2010 05:16 AM (+kzvp)

16
2. Why aren't GM and Chrysler being persecuted for being junk ????

Went to the auto show over the weekend.  Got to see a Cadillac with duct tape holding together something in the engine compartment.

And a Chrysler had a truck on the floor with the smallest engine available, which left, literally, 15 inches of empty space between the front pulleys and the radiator.  It looked horrible...has the government-worker mindset gotten that deep this fast?

Posted by: nickless at February 03, 2010 05:17 AM (MMC8r)

17 What the Persian dwarf said is like launching a rowboat and declaring it proof you can take on the Spanish Armada. What a buffoon.

Give me a rowboat, two expendable rowers, one nuke, and an overconfident Spanish Armada, and I'll take it on.

Posted by: Methos at February 03, 2010 05:18 AM (Xsi7M)

18 12 It's a damn good thing I don't have access to orbital lasers. Just throwin' that out there. Posted by: Joanna at February 03, 2010 09:14 AM (7+WuG) We can get that for you!

Posted by: Chinese Hackers at February 03, 2010 05:19 AM (1gUbS)

19

On the sidebar story on the “Death of Global Warming”.  I hope all you people do not believe that that article is doing us any favors.  The guy who wrote STILL believes in the AGW fraud but says due to the bad PR lately it is dead.

 

First off it is not dead as long as Obama and the other communists are in charge. Second, anyone with half a functioning brain right now would agree that the entire thing is a fraud and that the perpetrators should be jail.

 

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:19 AM (QrA9E)

20

The expansion could provide more ammunition to those arguing that the government is trying to do too much under President Obama.

Perhaps you missed the posts we had on this topic yesterday. The actual numbers were close to 5 million in 2008 (and growing).

This is just another Obama lie.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:21 AM (QrA9E)

21

Give me a rowboat, two expendable rowers, one nuke, and an overconfident Spanish Armada, and I'll take it on.

By "overconfident" I assume you mean an Armada unwilling to shoot.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:21 AM (OlN4e)

22

Mr. Blair outlined the major threats facing the United States, in addition to a possible terrorist attack. They include:

• The threat of major attacks on U.S. computer networks and infrastructure.

• The increasingly dangerous Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

• Instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan.

• Iranian and North Korean missile and nuclear programs

Four other intelligence agency leaders who appeared at the hearing with Mr. Blair said they agreed with the assessment.

They included CIA Director Leon E. Panetta, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess Jr., the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and John Dinger, the acting assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research

The five senior leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate panel Tuesday they are "certain" that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States in the next three to six months

@washington times

Posted by: willow at February 03, 2010 05:21 AM (7FgWm)

23 Video of delivery of record-breaking Obama budget to Capitol with spectacular result: www.optoons.blogspot.com

Posted by: Justin Camp at February 03, 2010 05:22 AM (nF4Jh)

24

Give me a rowboat, two expendable rowers, one nuke, and an overconfident Spanish Armada, and I'll take it on.

It's not the size, it's how you use it!

/sarc

We'll start winning this conflict when our leaders wrap their heads around the "anything can be a weapon; anything can be a target" mindset. Which will likely be never, which means we're boned.

Popcorn, anyone?

Posted by: Joanna at February 03, 2010 05:24 AM (7+WuG)

25

You should see the firestorm of "shit hittin the fan" going on here in Las Vegas. I guess some of us just don't get why OBumbles keeps picking on us.

Christ, you'd think the tard would have gotton a clue after last years comments. The Mayor, Goodman, said Bammy is not welcome in town, ever again! God, I love it!!!!!

Posted by: JDC from Las Vegas at February 03, 2010 05:24 AM (rPYdS)

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:25 AM (QrA9E)

27 In the Year 2525...

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 05:25 AM (Be4xl)

28

Mr. Blair outlined the major threats facing the United States, in addition to a possible terrorist attack. They include:

As I said in the last thread, this is just justication for more budget and ass covering.

They have been saying the same thing since 9-11 every year.

 

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:27 AM (QrA9E)

29

Federal Employment Statistics (4.2 million) 1962 - 2008 

*munches popcorn; wonders if getting up for a soda is worth it*

*nah, it can wait*

Posted by: Joanna at February 03, 2010 05:27 AM (7+WuG)

30

Look, when times are tough, you tighten your gold sash.

You don't go buying a rowboat when you can barely pay your mortgage.

And you don't blow a bunch of cash on sending livestock into space when you're trying to save for a nuke.

Posted by: Barry "Hoof - in - mouth" Obama at February 03, 2010 05:28 AM (GwPRU)

31 Creator of Aussie's "Skippy" passes away at 91.

The show ran from 1966 to 1968.

Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at February 03, 2010 05:29 AM (woIDc)

32

On the Vegas issue, I always preferred Reno to Vegas when I lived in CA.

It was a shorter drive to Reno, Reno had more to do (besides gambling), and Reno had cheaper (and better rules) for Black Jack.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:32 AM (QrA9E)

33 I am wondering if BO wants to hurt Vegas for his friend Soros?? There are alot of financial moguls who invest in Vegas, maybe Soros wants to ruin the spread sheets for a few.. There has to be a reason he is destroying Vegas, is he trying to return to investing in YUCCA MOUNTAIN??? Make Vegas take all the nuclear powerwaste?? Is he just trying to kill Reids chances??? BO is not this dumb, this is a concerted effort. The people of Vegas should be scared.

Posted by: ford at February 03, 2010 05:32 AM (Ki7fm)

34 "We pulled the economy from the brink of depression," Michelle Obama failed to complete the thought "over the edge into depression."

The Washingtonian Democratic line, "look what we have done to you" jabs the unemployed through the eye.

How does everyone like the latest "invitations" for credit cards rising interest rates offered? We've re-entered Jimmy Carter's late 1970s economic nightmare. Inflation is your friend like bloated "guaranteed" mortgages were, and like Wall Street sharks betting against American industry for a quick "profit" (like Mitt Romney's economic management experience to produce his own fortune through investors) is helpful to American security.

Damn Socialists for persecuting the working "middle class" into annihilation. First they assassinated Liberty and defied unalienable rights before denying Constitutional Rights. Arbeit. Macht. Frei. Marxism makes lies, hate, slavery, torture and murder.

Posted by: maverick muse at February 03, 2010 05:32 AM (+CLh/)

35 Finally, I got sumpthin.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:34 AM (OlN4e)

36 This morning the comments on one of the articles on Clusterstock were totally "the republicans increased the government under Reagan and Bush so what are they complaining about now"  Is that true or is that a new set of talking points?

Found it:  "Not telling the truth has been ther Radical Republicans only play in the play book".Do as as I say, not as I do." If they believed in small gov. why have they expanded gov. the largest in history under Reagan and Bush,with neither paying for their empire."

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 05:36 AM (p302b)

37 More "Winter Mix" tomorrow!  CLT wet and cold!  Richmond to get six more inches! with 14 already. 

Thanks, Al

Posted by: Kemp at February 03, 2010 05:36 AM (2+9Yx)

38

I love the quote at Patterico.com from the LV Mayor:

Goodman said he didnÂ’t care if he received criticism again for going after the president.

“What? Little weenies are going to criticize me? Forgetaboutit. I could care less about that,” he said. “I’m the mayor, I’m trying to protect Las Vegas. And I don’t care what these little pundits say.”

Fear not the little weenies!

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 05:38 AM (Be4xl)

39 By "overconfident" I assume you mean an Armada unwilling to shoot.

The analogy is not perfect.  "Overconfident" in the 'we don't need to shoot' rather than 'unwilling' sense. 

Posted by: Methos at February 03, 2010 05:39 AM (Xsi7M)

40 Heard on two separate stations that "the Woz" has a prius and he has tried calling the government agency involved in auto safety and toyota to tell them that he believes the car affected are having a serious software issue and he has gone to the media because he is frustrated that he is being ignored.  In both cases the talking head said "this guy is a billionaire and has no ax to grind and nothing to gain, why aren't they listening to him?"  It's a valid question "the Woz" in many ways was the true brains behind Apple.  It's how he is couching it that is interesting.  Makes you realize why Stevo bought a chip maker.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 05:39 AM (p302b)

41 Folks will be chanting at Obama "RESIGN NOW!" by November.

Posted by: eman at February 03, 2010 05:41 AM (4tixt)

42

Curious; you must keep in mind that to Democrats, words have a different meaning than to real people.

"Expanding the government" to real people means, increasing the budget, increasing the regulations that control everyone, and increasing the number of federal workers.

Those things have been happening since the end of the War Between the States when it was decided the States would have no power and federalism died.

The number of workers has steady increased with dips every now and then but overall, everyhting has been a steady increase. Mainly that has been due to Democrat control of congress and the Supreme Court since the early 1900s.  

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:41 AM (QrA9E)

43

Yep, at the rate the Persians are going, they will hit mid sixties technology in 10 years or so.

Problem is, we won't.

 

Posted by: comatus at February 03, 2010 05:41 AM (/VEEI)

44

@35  Couric's current CBS contract expires next year.

Developing
...

Heh.

Posted by: HH at February 03, 2010 05:42 AM (GkYyh)

45 Katie might be doing the potato crop reports for a local Maine TV station as Sarah Palin takes the Oath of Office.

Posted by: eman at February 03, 2010 05:45 AM (4tixt)

46

I wish we were getting a little snow here. Temps in the 40's with rain are not as much fun for the kiddies. And the ground never dries...I'm so tired of mud.

/whine off

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 05:45 AM (Be4xl)

47

Katie might be doing the potato crop reports for a local Maine TV station as Sarah Palin takes the Oath of Office.

I thought NBC was the one in trouble????

Oh that's right, they got a bailout and CBS didn't.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:47 AM (QrA9E)

48 46

I wish we were getting a little snow here. Temps in the 40's with rain are not as much fun for the kiddies. And the ground never dries...I'm so tired of mud.

Maybe God will compromise with ya and turn that rain into an interesting ice storm. How would you like that?

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 05:48 AM (OlN4e)

49 Couric might have to lay off the plastic surgery for a bit? She already looks like Cher and Joan Rivers' sister.

Posted by: ford at February 03, 2010 05:48 AM (Ki7fm)

50

I wish we were getting a little snow here.

LOL; it looks like the Old Farmer's Almanac will be wrong for us this year. They predicted cold and snow for us. So far we have had the cold but no appreciable snow.

Every time the percipitation comes it warms up.  The ice storm last weekend was the only time that didn't happen and we still didn't get snow.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:49 AM (QrA9E)

Posted by: Mjim at February 03, 2010 05:50 AM (V8B//)

52 46 Mama, I would just like to see the ground again.  Virginia is in the South, we should not have snow - it is un-natural. I tell you.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 05:51 AM (CPefM)

53 "On the Vegas issue, I always preferred Reno to Vegas"

Back around 1970, Reno still had the atmosphere of many spirited upbeat Western pioneer towns; whereas Vegas had its own mean and dirty atmosphere. During daylight on the streets (not the strip) waiting for a car repair, Vegas seemed a modern ghost town. That's how it felt to a kid on vacation back in the final days of the Rat Pack.

The only reason we'd return to Vegas would be to take advantage of cheaper flights to that corner of the world en route to the Grand Canyon or Bryce.

Posted by: maverick muse at February 03, 2010 05:52 AM (+CLh/)

54 Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 09:51 AM (CPefM)

Not sure about Virginia but when I was kid in the 80s snow was not uncommon.

Posted by: Holger at February 03, 2010 05:54 AM (8NGHm)

55 I like our mobbed-up mayor.  He used to be a Dem, but hey were too corrupt for him.  Now he's an independent.

And the fact that he's telling Obama to stuff it is even better.

Go Oscar!

Posted by: The Original Mikey, not the troll one at February 03, 2010 05:54 AM (TJoID)

56 Damn.  Missing a t.

Posted by: The Original Mikey, not the troll one at February 03, 2010 05:54 AM (TJoID)

57 From the Couric story: "The angry source continues: "We report with great enthusiasm how much bankers are making, how it is out of step with reality during a recession. We'll look at Katie!"

Ha Ha ha a

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 05:54 AM (CPefM)

58

Maybe God will compromise with ya and turn that rain into an interesting ice storm. How would you like that?

Then my husband wouldn't have to go to work and we could skate on the permanent puddle out front!!

Or something.

Jean, yeh a little is nice, but then it should go away! I grew up in California. We keep our snow up in the mountains so we can go play in it and then come home to nice weather.

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 05:55 AM (Be4xl)

59 Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 09:47 AM (QrA9E)

Apparently, on the world tour with Beck, o'really has pronounced the "networks" as dead and not coming back.  I think with the numbers we are seeing, he has a point.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 05:55 AM (p302b)

60

The only reason we'd return to Vegas would be to take advantage of cheaper flights to that corner of the world en route to the Grand Canyon or Bryce.

I can see that. Flights to Vegas are cheap. Sometimes though you can get flights to the other areas cheap as well if you book well in advance.

Personally, I have quit flying. If you can't get there easily in a car, I don't go.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:55 AM (QrA9E)

61 Hey, howzabout the IRS buying 14" barreled shotguns? Those are "Assault Shotguns" aren't they?

"We're from the government and we're here to help".
http://tinyurl.com/yagrxcf

Posted by: GrumpyUnk at February 03, 2010 05:58 AM (d7zzZ)

62

Apparently, on the world tour with Beck, o'really has pronounced the "networks" as dead and not coming back.

And they did it to themselves. Cale didn't destroy the networks, bad shows did.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:58 AM (QrA9E)

63 Former GOP US Senator Dan Coats is in the Indiana Senate race to defeat Evan Bayh.  This is a good recruiting effort by the NRSC.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 05:58 AM (+zo63)

64 Beck is playing some pretty dicey stuff said by BO.   What this proves is that he needs the teleprompter and to be wholly scripted.  when was the last time he had a presser, not his kind of presser, the kind like reagan used to have.  Yep, had to go that far back to find a presser where anyone could ask anything without a heads up to the campaign WH press office.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 05:59 AM (p302b)

65
Sheriff Joe Biden has a MUCH higher IQ than you, just remember that.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 05:59 AM (fx8sm)

66

Those are "Assault Shotguns" aren't they?

Since the contract specified "parkerized" finish, yes they are evil assault weapons.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 05:59 AM (QrA9E)

67

Then my husband wouldn't have to go to work and we could skate on the permanent puddle out front!!

Or something.

mama, the last one I went through we went without power or heat for 4 days and nights in sub freezing weather. Believe me, it was no party. Some people went without power or heat for a month.

Posted by: maddogg at February 03, 2010 06:00 AM (OlN4e)

68 Holger - we have had a 28in hit, a couple of 6in hits, and another 20+in predicted for Friday -- that is inside the Beltway.  We are going to get three hits in a week (12 on Sat, 6 last night, and 20+ on Friday).  My place down South has been hammered worse.
 
We used to get dustings and one 12in hit every other year and a couple of ice storms now and then.  Not used to 6 foot piles of snow blocking driveways and parking lots -- I am afraid to ask about the local budgets for sand and plowing.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:01 AM (CPefM)

69

LOL; from Beit Bart's Big Journalism;

Judicial Watch Announces List of Washington's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2009

ALL The Dems are on there.

Crickets from the MSM.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:02 AM (QrA9E)

70 Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 10:01 AM (CPefM)

Yeah, how does this measure upto the Blizzard of 1993, I was in New Mexico at the time but family has lived in East Tennessee since the time of King's Mountain and the Battle of New Orleans and they said it was bad.

Posted by: Holger at February 03, 2010 06:03 AM (8NGHm)

71 grumpy, this was on drudge, posted it in the ONT and there was quite a little discussion, if you are interested:   '639 "Acquiring ShotgunsSolicitation Number: TIRWR-10-Q-00023Agency: Department of the Treasury
Office: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Location: Field Operations Branch Western (OS:A:B:W)"

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:04 AM (p302b)

72

BTW, it is "fair and balance" therre is one Republican.

 

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:04 AM (QrA9E)

73 Wow, Jean. I lived at Andrews AFB for 3.5 years and never saw anything like that!

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 06:04 AM (Be4xl)

74
This is what made the 5am tv news this morning up here today: Scott Brown forgets Sarah Palin.

Sarah called Scott on election night to congratulate him for his victory. But when asked about it, Scott said he never spoke to Sarah Palin. Then his people later said that Scott did get a call from Sarah Palin but it completely slipped his mind.

That's news, folks. That's journalism at its finest.

Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 06:07 AM (z37MR)

75 Weasel Zippers has a pleasant story up about 3 dozen US criminals who were prison converts to islam training in yemen.  These guys are a real threat - they know how to move like a fish thru the US.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:07 AM (CPefM)

76 Hump day!! Celebrate by humping someone.

Posted by: Jewells at February 03, 2010 06:07 AM (l/N7H)

77 Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 10:04 AM (p302b)

Thanks. I look forward to my local Dept of Motor Vehicles acquiring them next.

Posted by: GrumpyUnk at February 03, 2010 06:08 AM (d7zzZ)

78

#77  Hump day!! Celebrate by humping someone.

I'd rather do this. 

Posted by: Kratos (on the back of Gaia, scaling Mt Olympus) at February 03, 2010 06:09 AM (9hSKh)

79 Posted by: This is rtogkrlfvc at February 03, 2010 10:07 AM (z37MR)

Hmmm wonder if Beck knew this and that is why he was so iffy about Brown?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:09 AM (p302b)

80

how does this measure upto the Blizzard of 1993

That was when I got snowed in in Honolulu! So to speak. Had to stay an extra 2-3 days and then had a heck of a time getting home to Philly. Took me over 24 hours and took my luggage a week.

Good times, good times.

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 06:09 AM (Be4xl)

81 Holger 93 we have had individual bad snowfalls, I just don't recall continual series of significant snowfalls.  I have lived in other States that could handle it - not here.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:09 AM (CPefM)

82 Yesterday they cut away from the hearings to show BO in NH and today we are being treated to the prez speaking to the democratic caucus.  The flags are a nice touch and the tie matches.  Are we going to have a speech every morning at around ten?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:10 AM (p302b)

83 45 Katie might be doing the potato crop reports for a local Maine TV station as Sarah Palin takes the Oath of Office.

Posted by: eman at February 03, 2010 09:45 AM (4tixt)


Karma's a beeyotch

Posted by: TheRedDianthus at February 03, 2010 06:12 AM (ErOeR)

84

Well, looks like it'll be Kirk vs. Giannoulias; Brady vs. ??? (last I saw Hynes and Quinn were neck and neck, anyone have any knowledge on that please correct me).

 

I'm glad Hoffmann gave Gino a bit of a race (tells me people are pissed with the machine, and this might work against Gino in the fall); I just wish Kirk had been given a bit more of one (he won the primary by too much -- the C#$%^R needed to feel some heat...because I hate him, because he's a scrunt).  At least Brady isn't too bad a deal...if it had been McKenna/Kirk I would have thought about staying home this fall (or writing in Gumby and Rasputin again).

Now somebody get ahold of Kirk and tell him he'd better quit with some of his shit -- unless he wants to lose.  People down here are already making up their minds to vote against him -- he's going to get painted as an entitlement reservist who really hates the troops (not good down here), as a Chicago liberal hippy dippy who can't understand labor/ag business (again, not good), who is a gun hater who is possibly on the down low (oh...ballistic time) -- and then the magic phrase "cap and trade".  Not good, not at all good.  If Hoffmann had beaten Gino, Kirk wouldn't have stood a chance here.  That's how slim his margin is -- he'd better not look to his primary returns as an indication of mandate.

Posted by: unknown jane at February 03, 2010 06:14 AM (5/yRG)

85 Interesting article at Atlas Shrugs:

AIG Sharia Case Must Go Forward

Attorneys Yerushalmi and Muise want to ask Secretary Geithner:
Why he forced AIG to take on so much debt that AIG’s credit rating, already in peril, was sure to collapse without yet additional government funds, essentially guaranteeing AIG would remain a ward of the state? Why he imposed such Draconian terms on AIG that there was no way it could survive without additional billions from U.S. taxpayers? Why he then used AIG to secretly funnel 100% payoffs to AIG’s counterparties, including his colleagues and friends at Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and the European giant, Société Générale. In other words, why did Geithner decide to destroy AIG’s chances of survival as a private entity while surreptitiously saving and preserving private ownership of other domestic and foreign financial companies? And, Why he took control of 80% of AIG’s voting shares without legal authority to do so and used a fraudulent trust arrangement to conceal the illegal takeover?More over at the site, too lazy to link right now.

Posted by: shibumi at February 03, 2010 06:15 AM (OKZrE)

86

77 Hump day!! Celebrate by humping someone.

I would if I had someone to hump. Mmm, angry midweek sex.

Posted by: Joanna at February 03, 2010 06:17 AM (7+WuG)

87 Did Rush attend the "Karl Rove school of Republican dancing"?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:18 AM (p302b)

88 Fox News said they are following up on a rumor that the newly-voted debt limit (recently raised by about 1.5 trillion) will be maxed out within a month.  WTF?

Posted by: texette at February 03, 2010 06:18 AM (ZXSY9)

89 Hey anyone here run ftp software on there home computer? I've been running FileZilla for a few weeks and last night I boot my computer and the FileZilla starts as usual and I glance over and there is a bunch of messages on there of password denied and such. It seems some dip shit from South Korea is trying to log onto my ftp server. WTF! It looked like they were running a script trying to crack my password fooking bastards.

Posted by: RobD at February 03, 2010 06:20 AM (sV3Dv)

Posted by: Rocks at February 03, 2010 06:20 AM (Q1lie)

91

That's how slim his margin is -- he'd better not look to his primary returns as an indication of mandate.

As I said in the ONT, he is only conswervative on defense. He is potty onm fiscal, and he is max liberal on everything else.

He is the very defintion of a RINO.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:20 AM (QrA9E)

92 Posted by: shibumi at February 03, 2010 10:15 AM (OKZrE)

Was wondering if Tiimmmaaay and Err ick will be the next two under that bus along with ol hunk?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:21 AM (p302b)

93 LOL, potty = spotty

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:21 AM (QrA9E)

94 84 and 45

HA HA HA...queue Tom Hanks wild laughter in the Money Pit.   Katie "Scrunt" Couric will take a pay cut (she makes enough money to pay 200 reporters $75,000.00 a year) while Palin laughs on the way to the $$bank$$. 

Posted by: Jehu at February 03, 2010 06:22 AM (JXhuz)

95 Holger - Virginia weather events:  http://tinyurl.com/yjcombo

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:23 AM (CPefM)

96 Posted by: RobD at February 03, 2010 10:20 AM (sV3Dv)

You are allowing FTP TO your home PC? Why? Shutdown the FTP server or close the port on the router when it's not in use. If you really need to share files using FTP get and old pc and set it up with Linux as an FTP server instead.

Posted by: Rocks at February 03, 2010 06:23 AM (Q1lie)

97 Is anyone else concerned about all these politicians repeating the comment that we made fun of Joe B for making, the "we have to spend our way out of this mess"....thingie?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:24 AM (p302b)

98
It seems some dip shit from South Korea is trying to log onto my ftp server. WTF! It looked like they were running a script trying to crack my password fooking bastards.

Umm, you are offering ftp services on the intertoobs, what did you think was going to happen? 

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 06:25 AM (fx8sm)

99

A surprising new irritation: The school systems, after the shooting at VaTech, have developed an emergency response system to inform you of anything they deem emergency announcement worthy. Sounds good right? No more looking for info on the web or tv?

Well, because we have had a plethora of schools closing afternoon activities, closures, etc., the emergency response system goes into effect. Because I have 3 children I get 3 emails, 3 text messages, 3 cell phone calls, 3 house phone calls, my husband gets 3 emails, 3 cell phone calls, 3 work emails, and 3 text messages ALL AT THE SAME MOMENT and, in the case of a snow day, at 5:45 am. Added to this we get the City's email and text messages that the city schools have been closed. If you know what is going on, it is downright comical to have every device going off at once. I guess it is the "information" age.

Posted by: dagny at February 03, 2010 06:26 AM (lEkVh)

100 when was the last time he had a presser, not his kind of presser, the kind like reagan used to have.

That would be the House GOP Retreat.  It's the only press conference I can remember where he didn't get asked questions about what he finds "enchanting" about the office.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 06:26 AM (+zo63)

101

made fun of Joe B for making, the "we have to spend our way out of this mess"....

I thought that was the communist idiot of Orangeberg, SC who made that statement.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:26 AM (QrA9E)

102 Next major Tea Party ought to be in Las Vegas, we could all stand in our thousands on the strip and face D.C. with a one-fingered salute.  Well that is one ex Blue State, thank you God that when America had to do its little experimental flirtation with Marxism you made sure those in charge were perhaps the stupidest people available, it tis our only hope.

Posted by: Jehu at February 03, 2010 06:26 AM (JXhuz)

103 77 Hump day!! Celebrate by humping someone.

Posted by: Jewells at February 03, 2010 10:07 AM (l/N7H)

I'm hoping for it. it's my birthday. now I just have to find someone to hunp.

Posted by: todler at February 03, 2010 06:27 AM (fPOY0)

104 Rocks,
Thanks for the advise, yes I shut down the ftp server immediately and checked my router to see where the hits where coming from(Sangmyung University Chunan Campus South Korea). I only had some empty folders shared so there was no danger of them getting anything but you are right I guess if I want to do a ftp I will have to set up a dedicated computer.

Posted by: RobD at February 03, 2010 06:27 AM (sV3Dv)

105 Rather is a blithering idiot.

Give the guy a break.  Even law school profs don't even know the actual words used in the First Amendment.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 06:28 AM (+zo63)

106

A surprising new irritation: The school systems, after the shooting at VaTech, have developed an emergency response system to inform you of anything they deem emergency announcement worthy. Sounds good right? No more looking for info on the web or tv?

Typical government response; create a new beuracracy to aggravate the citizens and increase gov spending/taxes while leaveing the real problem alone.

 

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:28 AM (QrA9E)

107
if I want to do a ftp I will have to set up a dedicated computer.

Port redirect and use ssl.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 06:28 AM (fx8sm)

108 RobD - you have a router, right?

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:29 AM (CPefM)

109 "According to the New York Times the "stalling" market means that underwater homeowners will hit 5.1 million this June, up from 4.5 million in Q3 of last year."

Have seen this same theme on a lot of financial sites.  When you think you've been played you start to get angry.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:29 AM (p302b)

110
Cajun in Hell
>
> A Cajun who died went to hell.
> The devil assigned him the usual punishment...put him in the mass pit where
> the heat was melting others. The devil came back sometime later surprised
> to find the Cajun just sitting around, not even misting, much less sweating.
> "How come you're not so much as sweating here where everyone else is
> screaming for relief from the heat?"
> The Cajun laughed and said, "Man, I was raised in the bayous of Sout
> Looziana. Dis ain't nothin' but May in Morgan City to me!"
>
> The devil decided to really put the Cajun through it. He put him in a sealed
> off cave in the pit with open blazes and four extra furnaces blasting. When
> he came back, days later, the Cajun was sitting pretty, had barely begun to
> bead up with sweat. The devil was outraged.
> "How is this possible!? You should be melted to a shrieking puddle in
> these conditions!."
> The Cajun laughed even harder than before. "Hey, man! I done tole you.
> I was raised in Sout Looziana. You tink dis is heat?! Dis ain't nothin'
> but August in Cow Island !"
>
> So the devil thought, 'Alright, a little reverse ought to do the trick.' He
> put the Cajun into a corner of hell where no heat ever reached. It was
> freezing and to add to the Cajun's misery, he added massive icebergs and
> blasting frozen air. When he returned, the Cajun was shivering, ice hung
> from every part of him but he was grinning like it was Christmas.
>
> Exasperated, the devil asked "HOW!? How is it possible?! You're
> impervious to heat and here you sit in conditions you can't be used
> to...freezing cold and yet you're happier than if you were in heaven.
> WHY?!"
>
> The Cajun kept grinning and asked, "Don't dis mean de Saints won da Super
> Bowl?"

They can dream anyway!
>
>

Posted by: Kemp at February 03, 2010 06:30 AM (qvT/A)

111 Thanks for the advise, yes I shut down the ftp server immediately and checked my router to see where the hits where coming from(Sangmyung University Chunan Campus South Korea).

My new rule is anything that I have exposed to the Internet is logged for all traffic.  After reading how China has entire towns with older computers and people merely trying to hack their way into any network in the west, I now presume that if it is exposed it will eventually be penetrated.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 06:30 AM (+zo63)

112 You are allowing FTP TO your home PC? Why? Shutdown the FTP server or close the port on the router when it's not in use. If you really need to share files using FTP get and old pc and set it up with Linux as an FTP server instead.

Don't even use FTP. 'scp' (part of the 'ssh' suite) works just as well, and it's a LOT more secure.

Posted by: Farmer Joe at February 03, 2010 06:31 AM (z4es9)

113 Want some more Marxism?  Go to California where a Bill is being passed (has been passed?) to establish fines on businesses that offer free parking.  This is to try and drive the proletariat to squeeze into golf carts, ride buses with unwashed rapists, etc.  Glad I left my home state several years ago.  California...the best third world country in North America!

Posted by: Jehu at February 03, 2010 06:32 AM (JXhuz)

114 Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 10:26 AM (QrA9E)

I remember Joe B saying it in the beginning.  Then I've off and on heard others say it and yesterday someone had on a black congressman or senator who said it yet again.  (I hate the fact that often they don't put the person's name under them and the talking head says it once and that's it so I'm not sure who said it but from the picture I knew he was either a congressman or a senator and it was obvious that he was black)

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:32 AM (p302b)

115

Wednesday's can just go straight to hell.

I'm not fit to be in public on days like these.

Perhaps I should be grouchyunderalls today.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at February 03, 2010 06:32 AM (pLTLS)

116 Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 10:23 AM (CPefM)

Wow, on another note another storm system in Texas stretching from Louisiana to Arizona might be headed both of our ways.

Here is the site: http://tinyurl.com/2qzpam

Posted by: Holger at February 03, 2010 06:33 AM (8NGHm)

117 dedicated computer and your router's DMZ function!  Use a KVM switch to run the ftp computer, don't try and run a remote management tool as that will just be another path of compromise.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:33 AM (CPefM)

118 if I want to do a ftp I will have to set up a dedicated computer.

Alternately, allow only trusted IP addresses access to port 21/22 in your router. 

Posted by: toby928 at February 03, 2010 06:33 AM (PD1tk)

119 and tell your router not to answer pinging (icmp-echo) from the outside world.

Posted by: toby928 at February 03, 2010 06:35 AM (PD1tk)

120
In fact, flash it to Tomato if you can and lock it down even more.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 06:36 AM (fx8sm)

121 And do NOT let your router listen to Obama speeches, as it will dial into your bank account and credit cards and your neighbors credit cards, and charge several hundred thousand dollars to pay ACORN and Census workers.

Posted by: Jehu at February 03, 2010 06:37 AM (JXhuz)

122 anyone here installed Smoothwall on a old PC with 2 nics instead of using a boxed router?

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:37 AM (CPefM)

123 I was just playing around with the ftp stuff so I've already shut down the port on my router and will un-install the program. My router has the respond to ping shut off.

Posted by: RobD at February 03, 2010 06:40 AM (sV3Dv)

124 I thought the friday one was a "coastal storm", is this another one.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:40 AM (CPefM)

125 Mark Kirk is in great position.  Here's why.

1) He spent very little of funds he raised for the primary.  This carries over to the general and he can still raise another $2,400 from donors that contributed to his primary campaign.

2) His opponents never really dented any of his armor.  In the areas where he took a couple body shots they are on issues that the Democrats use to promote their own candidates.  It is going to cost the Democratic Party a ton of cash to try to buy their way to victory.

3) The Democratic Party is divided in Illinois.  About half of them want to raise taxes all across the board.  The other half wants to either hold the line on taxes or cut them.  A sizable portion are concerned about corruption.  David Hoffman ran an anti-corruption campaign sprinkled in with some support for same sex marriage, decreased federal spending, and railing against bankers like Alexi Giannoulias.  He took home 33% of the Democratic Primary vote.

4) A number of US House districts are in play.  ILCD10, ILCD8, and ILCD11.  Only ILCD10 is presently a GOP seat.  Mark Kirk holds this seat now.  ILCD11 is in major Tea Party territory.  ILCD8 has a pretty sizable tea party crowd and teh GOP winner ran as a Tea Party candidate.  The Dem incumbents in 8 and 11 are both females with nearly identical voting records with Radioactive Nancy Pelosi.  Voters here can't stand Pelosi.

5) The ILGOP race for Governor is too close to call.  It's going to a recount.  It's free press for the GOP for the next week.  The candidates are all pretty good to me.

Today is the IL GOP unity breakfast in Chicago.  All the winners and losers are expected to be there to unite around a platform that will appeal to independent voters and disaffected Democrats.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 06:41 AM (+zo63)

126

Want some more Marxism?  Go to California where a Bill is being passed (has been passed?) to establish fines on businesses that offer free parking.  This is to try and drive the proletariat to squeeze into golf carts, ride buses with unwashed rapists, etc.

Why don't they just cut to the chase and ban cars?

Don't they understand that businesses will just find a way around this, such as validated parking, discounts that just happen to equal the amount of the parking fee, etc.? The creativity of the human mind will never cease to amaze me.

Government types never seem to figure out that people tend not to follow inconvenience-type laws. As soon as they come up with a fix, people will just figure something else out.

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at February 03, 2010 06:42 AM (sXLx/)

127 RobD - FillaZilla is fine for getting files via FTP, but serving them up requires a bit more.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:43 AM (CPefM)

128 anyone here installed Smoothwall on a old PC with 2 nics instead of using a boxed router?

Yes.  Many years ago.  I use DD-WRT on compatible routers instead.  If you researching Smoothwall then you might as well research DD-WRT.  DD-WRT can send all the logs to any computer inside your network.

Posted by: WTFCI at February 03, 2010 06:43 AM (+zo63)

129 Bammy is not welcome in town, ever again! God, I love it!!!!!


I wonder what it would take to get him banished from Des Moines?  We midwesterners are too nice at times.

The good news for today is that I start orientation at a new job tomorrow.  Hopefully I won't be finishing so highly in commenter rankings going forward. 

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 06:43 AM (wPZU5)

130

I just told my router to go to hell. I'm with lacey, its grouchy Wednesday.

Perhaps this should be Tell Someone/Something To Go To Hell Day?

Posted by: grouchyunderalls at February 03, 2010 06:44 AM (pLTLS)

131 Alternately, allow only trusted IP addresses access to port 21/22 in your router.

Posted by: toby928 at February 03, 2010 10:33 AM (PD1tk)

Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more!

Posted by: Insomniac at February 03, 2010 06:45 AM (v+QvA)

132

that's it so I'm not sure who said it but from the picture I knew he was either a congressman or a senator and it was obvious that he was black)

Yes, that was Jim Clyburn from Orangeberg, SC.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 06:47 AM (QrA9E)

133

Already 30% more comments in this nothing thread than appeared all of yesterday in the "DADT Review to Take a Year; Prospects for Repeal Slim" thread.

That sort of indicates what a pressing horror we face under the current DOD policy.

Posted by: Eca at February 03, 2010 06:48 AM (jwQpK)

134 @88 - What am I Joanna, chopped liver?

Posted by: teej at February 03, 2010 06:49 AM (7l/Pe)

135
Liver - smells great when cooking, tastes awful when eating, it can go to hell.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 06:50 AM (fx8sm)

136

I think its a great idea. But, since its Wendesday, you can go to hell.

Fine. I'll reserve your room next to me just so I have someone to talk to.

Posted by: grouchyunderalls at February 03, 2010 06:51 AM (pLTLS)

137

Side note on traveling and tourism, I always go to Westminster Dog show in NYC. (I show dogs for a hobby). After yesterday's statement about impending terrorist attacks, I cancelled this year's trip. I'm not going anywhere I can't drive. I'm sure I'm not the only one reconsidering travel by air. I'm sure the tourism industry is taking a hit everywhere.

Posted by: rino2con at February 03, 2010 06:51 AM (qLV03)

138 Vegas and you greedy capitalists witt money to burn can go to hell!

Posted by: Bumbles McBama at February 03, 2010 06:52 AM (pLTLS)

139 142
Liver - smells great when cooking, tastes awful when eating, it can go to hell.

Posted by: Dang Straights at February 03, 2010 10:50 AM (fx8sm)

 

Keep it.  We don't want it here either. 

Posted by: The Devil at February 03, 2010 06:52 AM (DrWcr)

140

To all four of you TX morons - Medina is up to 16% in polls after last week's Belo debate.  KBH is down to 29.  There's a month to go, and while Medina may not be able to pull ahead of Perry, if she can pass KB and keep Perry below 50%, they'll have to run-off.

Fight to get into overtime now.

Fight to win once you're in overtime.

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2010 06:53 AM (+hPIb)

141 WTFCI - I have a bunch of pc104 stuff laying around, some with two nics - figured I would try and make something useful out of them.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 06:54 AM (CPefM)

142 Guess that "quitter" Sarah Palin was more effective than people give her credit for:
"Some states are getting a ton of jobs-producing cash. Alaska is getting over $1100 per person. Washington DC will get over $750 and Wyoming gets over $565."
Guess these states are going to be mad?
"The Biggest Losers: 10 States That Aren't Getting Jack For Infrastructure Spending"  are Washington, Virginia, Colorado, California, Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and North Carolina.
Sarah's running mate didn't do so well, did he?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 06:56 AM (p302b)

143 I'm a TX moron too. Palin is going to be in Houston with Perry this weekend for a rally. I'm sure this will boost Perry's campaign. Early voting starts the 16th.

Posted by: rino2con at February 03, 2010 06:57 AM (qLV03)

144 My point exactly Dang's. I don't taste like chopped liver. I taste like double fudge chocolate cake (or so I'm told).

Posted by: teej at February 03, 2010 06:57 AM (7l/Pe)

145 Gotta go. If ya run into runningrn, please do me a favor and let her know that teej is doing well after surgery. Jewells too. Stomp a few trolls today. In fact, this should be declared "troll stompin' Wednesday"

Posted by: teej at February 03, 2010 07:00 AM (7l/Pe)

146

I'm sure I'm not the only one reconsidering travel by air.

It was so miserable last year and so expensive for a family of 5 that I have no desire to do it again soon. OTOH, 2 of my kids hate long car trips, which makes it rotten for everyone.

Good thing we can't afford any big trips!

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:01 AM (Be4xl)

147 I'm sure I'm not the only one reconsidering travel by air.

I swore off air travel a couple of years ago after bad experiences with the airlines.  If I can't drive there, I'm not going.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 07:05 AM (wPZU5)

148

On your way to going to hell, please try to work these into conversation.

 

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:07 AM (Be4xl)

149

Already 30% more comments in this nothing thread than appeared all of yesterday in the "DADT Review to Take a Year; Prospects for Repeal Slim" thread.

That sort of indicates what a pressing horror we face under the current DOD policy.


We have enough issues with teh heteros trying to get in each others' pants in the combat zones without adding teh homos to the mix.  Call me an OLD soldier; I signed up back when recruiters still had to ask if you were either gay or communist.  And I LIKED it that way.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 07:08 AM (wPZU5)

150

Wow, Bambi giving another speech it is on SNN, Fox not covering because they were NOT invited.

The war is back on.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 07:09 AM (QrA9E)

151 reconsidering travel by air - I get to fly three time internationally in the next 4 weeks, I think I will bump up my life insurance.

Posted by: Jean at February 03, 2010 07:12 AM (CPefM)

152 "Dylan Ratigan: Barack Obama Is Lying, The Banks Aren't Even CLOSE To Repaying The Bailout"How does he keep his job at MSNBC?   Would love to see him and Beck have a conversation.  Between the two of them, and Charlie Gasparino, and the boys on Squawk Box and John Batchelor it'd be one heck of a program.  And if they threw in Peter Schiff, the banks implode boys and the zero hedge guys and a few from clusterstock.  Well, no one would rent them a venue cause it would be smokin.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 07:12 AM (p302b)

153 The Energizer Bunny of presidents: he just keeps talking and talking and talking...

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:13 AM (Be4xl)

154

I agree with both Vic and Mama AJ about air travel. Unfortunately, I can see this need coming up for me in the near future. Let's just say that I have a number of relatives who are not in the best of health. So quick driving is sort of going to be out of the question.

So since I haven't air traveled in the last few yrs, how bad is it?

Posted by: HH at February 03, 2010 07:16 AM (GkYyh)

155 Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 11:13 AM (Be4xl)

In the last couple of weeks my ordinarily snarky, verbose dem/lib friends have been inordinately quiet, to the point where it is worrisome.  And, when you ask about something BO says, they appear to have stopped paying attention.  Wonder what that really means.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 07:18 AM (p302b)

156 "The Heartbreaking Beijing Slums That Are Filled With Young College Graduates"How long before it is "the heartbreaking NYC slums" or "chicago slums" or LA and SF slums"  or "every major city in America slums"?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 07:23 AM (p302b)

157

So since I haven't air traveled in the last few yrs, how bad is it?

My last buisiness trip from here in SC was to Pittsburg, PA.  It was before 9-11 and it was awful. It took longer to fly than it would have taken me to drive.

Also, at the time, I was a smoker. During that time you were a second class citizen. Now you are a non-citizen who is treated worse than an illegal migrant.

I can imagine how much worse it is now after 9-11.

If I can't get there in less than 12 hours in a car, I simply will not go. That means no visits to friends in CA, OH, and NY as well as relatives in TX.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 07:23 AM (QrA9E)

158 What Goodman is basically saying to Obama is" you can come to Las Vegas, but no more lap dances. You are dead to us...unless you have some federal funds you want to lose here..." Goodman is after all a pol..

Posted by: ford at February 03, 2010 07:24 AM (Ki7fm)

159 So since I haven't air traveled in the last few yrs, how bad is it?


Too Stupid for Arby's will drive you nuts.  And the airline counter help hasn't gotten any friendlier or competent.  The last straw for me was the counter help having no idea at all where my $4000 gun case would be.  H5 was not a happy camper about that.  At least we didn't sit on a tarmac overnight; that happened up in Rochester last summer.  I've said before that if I somehow won the big lotto prize my first purchase would be my own airplane, as a way of giving the airlines the big middle finger.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 07:26 AM (wPZU5)

160 Also, at the time, I was a smoker. During that time you were a second class citizen.


The only place you can smoke now is in the Smoker Aquariums they have built in the airports.  While us non-smokers point and laugh.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 07:28 AM (wPZU5)

161 Air travel is always an adventure.  The experienced travelers know not to wear a belt, to have slip on and off shoes, to have no change in your pockets and no jewelry that will set off "the machine".  They also know to strip down to one layer and to put their laptop in a separate bin along with their cell phone.  So, if they put you on an experienced traveler line it goes very smoothly.  If they don't and you have to deal with "aunt tilly" who has never flown and now has to be wanded cause she had some banned substance in her bag like a giant bottle of mylanta, it might not go so well.  And remember, the little plastic baggie is your friend.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 07:33 AM (p302b)

162

Depends on where you are and where you are going.

I haven't lived close to a major airport in a long time, so that means changing planes. When trying to make reservations online, I kept ending up with short lay overs that you couldn't make without a miracle.

Then there are places like Philly which seem to always have incredibly long lines so that if you aren't there 2.5 hours ahead of time, you are screwed.

The seats are smaller and rows closer together than they used to be.

Most people are unhappy about something.

etc.

It's something to put up with and get through. That didn't use to be the case...

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:37 AM (Be4xl)

163

"I'm a TX moron too. Palin is going to be in Houston with Perry this weekend for a rally. I'm sure this will boost Perry's campaign."

Maybe, but I'm not really sure.  The Tea Partiers and 9-12 Groups that I get correspondance from are behind Medina.  The grassroots groups were the ones that pushed to get her into the KERA & Belo debates.  Palin may be popular with the groups, but I question whether or not a quick stump for Perry will do much to sway those groups.

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2010 07:40 AM (kZVsz)

164

If they don't and you have to deal with "aunt tilly" who has never flown and now has to be wanded cause she had some banned substance in her bag like a giant bottle of mylanta, it might not go so well. 

When I lived on the border and flew on the little crop duster to Houston, there was ALWAYS someone from Mexico who had never heard of the rules and regulations. The line would stop for 5 minutes as the TSA people and several passengers tried to explain.

At least everyone spoke Spanish so there wasn't a language barrier.

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:42 AM (Be4xl)

165

"The seats are smaller and rows closer together than they used to be."

But nobody over 6' ever flies, right?  I mean, we giants have such long legs, we can just take a stroll and wind up in another time zone... 

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2010 07:46 AM (kZVsz)

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 07:48 AM (p302b)

167 At my advanced age, if I play it right I'll never have to fly again. It scares me too much, terrorism or not. I'm taking a long cross-country trip next month - by Amtrak. Ony way to travel, in my book.

Posted by: Sloppy at February 03, 2010 07:49 AM (GkYyh)

168

Drats!  I missed Teej.  So glad to see that he's doing well post-op. 

From my little local city newspaper:

"A Kirkland woman who accused magician, David Copperfield of raping her during a trip to his private island now faces charges of prostitution and filing a false report with police....Lacey L. Carroll, 23, who was the first runner-up in the 2010 (I think they have the wrong date!) Miss Washington USA Pageant...allegedly engaged in foreplay with a 31 year old man...and then offered to participate in additional sexual acts for $2,000.  The man refused and Caroll left to tell hotel staff that she had been 'taken advantage of''...the man called police...reporting the incident as extortion...Police say Caroll's statements of that night were vague and not supported by hotel security video.  Caroll was taken for a rape test at Overlake Hospital, but refused to sign over the results to police, saying they might interfere with her case against David Copperfield.  Federal prosecutors have dropped their rape investigation of the famous magician." (I think she has some civil action going though).

Posted by: runningrn at February 03, 2010 07:49 AM (CfmlF)

169

I appreciate the input. It's just that I have several siblings that are not in the best of health. I live in the KC area. So if the worst  happens, driving to AZ or to the D. C.  is pretty much out of the question. Too much time. Gonna have to fly.

Anyhow, thanks peoples...

Posted by: HH at February 03, 2010 07:49 AM (GkYyh)

170

Why is Fox making such a big deal out of the so-called "yellow ribbon" issue in that CN town?

A few "yellow ribbon" people are up in arms because the people who look after the park say they can no longer place them because they have become "unsightly".

Hell, I agree with the park comittee. If you are going to put these things up on public property you should maintain them. If you can't do that then you should take them down.

But the real thing is, why is this national news when Bambi is destroying the country?

I guess we don't have a missing babe of the week for them.

 

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 07:49 AM (QrA9E)

171

No, reason, you tall people fly, take the aisle seats and attempt to trip everyone who tries to squeeze down the aisle...it's a plot, I know it.

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 07:52 AM (Be4xl)

172

Wow, don't toyota make Lexus? I don't have either one. If it's a software problem, would you also see it on Lexus. I'd be parking mine real quick.

Only one simple solution. Get accused of being a red necked racist and buy an american made pickup or suv

Posted by: rino2con at February 03, 2010 07:54 AM (qLV03)

173 Virginia is in the South. Only in it's mind set.

Posted by: harleycowboy at February 03, 2010 07:55 AM (JKGfQ)

174 CN=CT

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 07:56 AM (QrA9E)

175

Excellent op-ed in the WSJ by Matthew J. Slaughter "How to Destroy American Jobs."  It addresses a set of proposals in Obama's Budget (Table S-8, page 161) "Reform U.S. International Tax System" that if enacted will increase taxes on U.S. multinational firms another $122.2 billion. 

"Obama's proposals for increasing the tax burde n on U.S.-based multinationals would harm our most dynamic companies...The tax increases would not create American jobs, they would destroy them.  Academic research including most recently by Harvard's Mihir Desai and Fritz Foley and University of Michigan's James Hines, has conssistently found that expansion abroad by U.S. multinationals tend to support jobs based in the U.S.  More investment and employment abroad is strongly associated with more investment and employment in American parent companies."

 Here's the link to the whole article: 

http://tinyurl.com/yh37e25

Posted by: runningrn at February 03, 2010 07:59 AM (CfmlF)

176 175  And the heck of it is, the problems only apply to certain newer models.  Nice job of the Transportation Secretary to paint the entire line with a broad brush.  (I can't believe I'm actually defending a Jap automaker).  I'm sure that Gov't ownership of Gov't Motors and Chrysler has nothing to do with this.  Not at all.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 08:00 AM (wPZU5)

177 Heard the other day that FORD might have some problems with some cars mad in China.  Was said in the morning on CNBC but, can't find anything about it anywhere.   So maybe CNBC misspoke and never mentioned it again?

Aren't the Chinese producing a lot of cars?  Guess they figure some countries will buy their cars over the Government Motors ones?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 08:00 AM (p302b)

178 My Sienna is fine and this close to being paid for. There will be no problems!!

Posted by: Mama AJ at February 03, 2010 08:09 AM (Be4xl)

179

Regarding air travel...

I've flown a few times since 9/11 and it wasn't that bad.  Hubby was military at the time, though, and that might have made some difference in our treatment at the overseas airports.

(I object to the "naked scanners," though, I think they'd give a false sense of security because they still wouldn't catch everything.)

With that said, if I can drive I'd much rather do that, not because I object to flying but because I enjoy road trips.

Posted by: barbelle at February 03, 2010 08:13 AM (qF8q3)

180 And the heck of it is, the problems only apply to certain newer models.  Nice job of the Transportation Secretary to paint the entire line with a broad brush.  (I can't believe I'm actually defending a Jap automaker).  I'm sure that Gov't ownership of Gov't Motors and Chrysler has nothing to do with this.  Not at all.

Posted by: Hatchet Five at February 03, 2010 12:00 PM (wPZU5)

Or being so fucking cozy with the UAW.  Mrs Hate and I have driven Toyotas for decades and I don't count on that changing.  I have more confidence in them than I do Bammy's crew of idiots and fucksticks.

Posted by: Captain Hate at February 03, 2010 08:31 AM (Sghlv)

181

Kirk is in a decent position with urban voters; he is not in an excellent position with the rest of the state.  Now, the thing you might have to worry about is people thinking "let Giannoulias in, and he gives his own party major headaches the entire time, because let's face it, he's pretty much another Blago -- then we get somebody better next time around".  Some of that sort of thinking will come up, and it makes a certain amount of sense -- how will Kirk enhance the GOP come to think of it?  Couple that with what may be a tepid response from the rest of the state, and Kirk will have to try and win it with just the urban vote (and how lucky has the GOP been with that?).  And what if a third party canidate announces late in the game?  I don't think it will hurt Giannoulias, but Kirk will be in trouble (Broadway Bank hurts Gino as it should, but it isn't as fresh in people's minds as Kirk's voting record is).

I'll be honest, the ONLY reason I'll vote for that rat bastard is to vote against Gino.  Kirk needs to get off his freaking ass, meet the voters and try to convince them he actually isn't that bad (although consider me skeptical on that one).

Posted by: unknown jane at February 03, 2010 08:53 AM (5/yRG)

182

Pulled a muscle playing Wii-Fit with my three year old.

It's a Wii-knee injury.

Posted by: medulla oblongata at February 03, 2010 08:56 AM (8NiWI)

183 The wheel's on the bus go thump, thump, thump.  Once again Bambi throws Congress under the bus.

“I made that commitment, and I probably should have put it on C-SPAN,” he said, but added that lawmakers he might not have been as honest and candid if they were he was being televised.
There, I FIFH.

Cuz, you know it's hard to televise the process of getting the best deal for your deep pocketed contributors, errrr, constituents.

Posted by: rockhead at February 03, 2010 08:58 AM (RykTt)

184 Wow, don't toyota make Lexus? I don't have either one. If it's a software problem, would you also see it on Lexus. I'd be parking mine real quick.

It's a hardware problem with the gas pedals.  The low-end Lexuses that are based on a Toyota chassis also have the problem.  The bespoke higher-end ones (GS/LS) are immune.  I drive an LS, so when I slam my foot down and pass an Obama-stickered Prius like it's not moving the acceleration is entirely intentional.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 03, 2010 09:12 AM (p05LM)

185 One of my friends in the media said that they are trucking in snow to Vancouver and it is a "f.....ing"  mess.  Guess the Olympics won't be "all they can be"

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 09:13 AM (p302b)

186

"About 824,000 more jobs may be subtracted from the payroll count for the 12 months through last March when the figures are officially revised early next year, a Labor Department report showed today. The revision would be the biggest since at least 1991.

The bulk of the miss occurred in the calculations for the first quarter of this year, the Labor Department said. The economy shrank at a 6.4 percent annual pace in the first three months of 2009, the worst performance since 1982.

The figures raise the possibility that the governmentÂ’s calculations continue to miss the mark"

Rush just mentioned this and stressed that this is MSM and that he was right when he said the numbers were underestimated.


From April 2008 through December, the tax records showed the Labor DepartmentÂ’s figures overestimated payrolls by about 150,000, said Chris Manning, the national benchmark branch chief at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That implies the estimates missed the mark by about 675,000 in the first quarter of this year, which currently shows a 2.1 million drop in payrolls.

The model added about 184,000 jobs to the payroll total last quarter compared with a 135,000 increase in the same period in 2008, before the financial crisis deepened with the collapse of Lehman Brothers Inc.

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 09:21 AM (p302b)

187

Yep, their unemployment numbers are just about as accurate as their globull warming numbers.

Posted by: Vic at February 03, 2010 09:26 AM (QrA9E)

188

"No, reason, you tall people fly, take the aisle seats and attempt to trip everyone who tries to squeeze down the aisle...it's a plot, I know it."

Iz true.  It is outlined in the secret Tall-People Manifesto.

Most of the time, when I've unfolded myself into the aisle, whenever someone passes, they will usually "pardon" themselves.  Especially the stewards / stewardesses.  Except for one.  I think she took intentional glee on body-checking me in the shoulder every time she would pass.  Darn near took my leg off with the beverage cart, too, and that was after I had already compressed back into the two-square-feet I had rightfully purchased...

To retaliate, when she came back to offer drinks, I asked if I could get my coffee in one of the first-class mugs instead of the styrofoam cup, citing concerns over the chemicals that styrofoam gives off when heated.  I have no idea why exactly, but apparently, they REALLY hate this.

Posted by: reason at February 03, 2010 10:01 AM (sPO/s)

189 Aren't the gas pedals made in the USA?

Posted by: Rodent Freikorps at February 03, 2010 10:43 AM (dQdrY)

190 I really feel bad for that Saudi ambassador...

Posted by: Steven Megawang at February 03, 2010 01:58 PM (V40IZ)

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 02:13 PM (p302b)

192 "199 I really feel bad for that Saudi ambassador...

Posted by: Steven Megawang at February 03, 2010 05:58 PM (V40IZ)"

Why?

Posted by: curious at February 03, 2010 02:14 PM (p302b)

193 "More than 5 Million Homes Will be Worth Less than 75% of Their Mortgage

Posted by: frank l. hannity best bud at February 03, 2010 02:42 PM (p302b)

194 I have a vewy good fwend in Islamabad named Biggus Dickus.

Posted by: King Faud at February 03, 2010 05:27 PM (wSNS7)

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