Recalls in Wisconsin, Rick Perry’s White House run, etc.
A wrapup of the world of politics:
In Wisconsin, voters in six state Senate districts are going to the polls today to decide whether to recall their Republican legislators, each of whom took active roles in passing controversial anti-labor legislation early this year.
If three or more of the seats turn Democratic, the GOP would lose control of the state Senate, Republican Gov. Scott Walker would be rebuked and could face possible recall himself, and Democrats around the country would see the populist-themed campaigns as a template for the 2012 elections.
If not, not.
Polls close at 8 p.m. Central, 9 Eastern, but the races are expected to be tight so we might not know the outcome until early morning.
In Iowa, Republicans are gearing up for the Ames Straw Poll on Saturday, an early test of strength in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. One person not on the ballot is Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who this week has made it as clear as he can — short of a formal declaration — that he intends to run.
According to Politico, “the Texas governor will remove any doubt about his White House intentions during his appearance at a RedState conference in Charleston” Saturday.
According to Gallup, “Perry will start in a strong position relative to other candidates if he decides to enter the presidential race soon. Perry’s Positive Intensity Score is the highest of any Republican tested, and significantly higher than that of presumptive GOP front-runner Mitt Romney.”
Gallup derives its “Positive Intensity Score” by subtracting a candidate’s strongly unfavorable sentiment from strongly favorable.
And finally, in the first poll of its type I’ve seen in the aftermath of the debt ceiling debacle, CNN asked 1,080 Americans how they’re feeling these days about Republicans, Democrats and the Tea Party.
A month ago, the GOP’s numbers in the same poll were 41 percent approval, 55 percent disapproval. For Democrats, they were 45 percent approval, 49 percent disapproval.
And of course, as a variety of polls have reported, the reputation of Congress in general is in the pits. CNN reports that just 41 percent of Americans believe their own congressman deserves re-election, “the first time ever in CNN polling that that figure has dropped below 50 percent.”
“We could very well see a situation where voters just start throwing incumbents out of windows, with those in competitive seats situated closer to the open windows. Only in the 1992 election, just after the twin House Bank and House Post Office scandals, have we seen an election with more than 10 House incumbents of each party losing reelection to the opposite party, and that was after an unusually large number of retirements and primary-election defeats. Worth noting is that was a post-redistricting election, just as 2012 is. But this one could be much worse than 1992, this is far more consequential than personal financial peccadilloes.”
– Jay Bookman
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Bosch
August 9th, 2011
7:55 pm
Yes you did Bruno and I gave you stuff to read you never wrote you wanted results and if you are so concerned about those why not make the same demands from republicans – I mean you are so balanced and all
josef
August 9th, 2011
7:55 pm
BRUNO
“The Libs (josef excluded) have been having multiple orgasms since the Repubs “threatened” to “shut down the government”. ”
I won’t argue that that’s not the case. However, the conservatives have been doing pretty much the same over their Pyrrhic “victory.” The problem with both sides is that their multiple orgasms are the result of having f’d themselves. Both are bent on little more than ratcheting up the partisan rhetoric and further alienating the vast middle ground. Neither is listening to what that segment, the overwhelming majority of the population at large, is saying and thinking. This does not bode well for either of the extremes…imho
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
7:57 pm
Probably 70-30 the past several years for Repubs. Remember, however, that I’ve lived in Cobb and Gwinnett since 1981. Not a lot of D’s to pick from in those locations. In the early 80s, it was much closer to 50-50 with folks like Sam Nunn on the D side.
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
7:59 pm
Bruno
I think if you ASK many of the left leaners here instead of just assuming many will place fault on both sides- I know I do
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
7:59 pm
jewcowboy – or better..“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary experiences” ~ Schrodingers Cat
You had to be there
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
8:00 pm
Bruno
Didn’t see that post, but it’s all good. I don’t have a dog in the show when it comes to this Left vs Right stuff. I just wish y’all would take it out back and just punch the crap out of each other until you all collapse. Maybe, once that’s out of the collective system, we can actually get back to being America and deal with our issues as Americans and not as Democrats or Republicans. If we can’t get back to being Americans first, we may as well sell the Constitution to someone else who will use it wisely.
Jack
August 9th, 2011
8:02 pm
Bookman’s reliance on a CNN poll to prove a senseless point indicates a pre-existing bias.
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:03 pm
if you ASK
That would be far too reasonable and polite, Bosch. Much more fun to flame the peanut gallery.
BTW, Eviction party went well. Now I have to cough up 5K for repairs. Any chance I could get a loan from you, you rich liberal??
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:04 pm
Brosephus,
I’ve agreed with a lot of your recent posts..
If we could all take off the partisan blinders to see every politian for who they are, we would all be liberated from a broken system
getalife
August 9th, 2011
8:04 pm
They say throw the bums out but it never happens.
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
8:04 pm
Bruno
I vote almost exclusively Repub locally. While I disagree with their politics most I consider smart and in touch with the community plus coupled with the fact that the Dems that run are mostly complete flakes.
md
August 9th, 2011
8:05 pm
Hey Bruno……..the Dems passed an entitlement program…….oops, wrong addition…..then they passed Paygo………oops, put that one in the draw while the ink was still wet…………
Give me a minute, I’ll think of something………..
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
8:06 pm
Bruno
The problem with your question is your right to decide that which is tangible and that which is not.
Thw CBO letter to Senator Jeff Sessions that I posted to your attention earlier says “Obamacare” does both.
Again, the problem is your question. As long as you youself are the pentultimate “decider” you could support the argument that the moon was made of Nick at Nite.
Play with yourself for a while as you don’t play well with others.
md
August 9th, 2011
8:09 pm
Obama care is another entitlement program added to a stable of entitlement programs we already can’t afford…………..
Brosepheus
August 9th, 2011
8:09 pm
If we could all take off the partisan blinders to see every politian for who they are, we would all be liberated from a broken system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te6qG4yn-Ps
The choice is yours to make.
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
8:10 pm
Bruno
I meant to ask you about that. I was a slumlord in a previous life and got out of it for the very reason you are going through. If I hadn’t just sank all my money into my new business you bet I’d loan you the money. Maybe in a few weeks when I stop hemorrhaging cash for start up costs and get some actual cash flow. I like you so much I’d do it for no interest cause I know you are a fiscally conservative personally responsible conservative and I know you’d NEVER be a moocher!
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:10 pm
Granny…really?
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:12 pm
Funny Bro…never saw the red pill blue pill connection before…who knew?
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:13 pm
The problem with your question is your right to decide that which is tangible and that which is not.
Tangible = actual legislation, e.g the Republican budget which just passed.
Thw CBO letter to Senator Jeff Sessions that I posted to your attention earlier says “Obamacare” does both.
Granny, in addition to being a doctor, I also aced the actuarial exams. Whoever believes ObamaCare will reduce costs is smoking crack. Common sense alone will tell you that.
As long as you youself are the pentultimate “decider” you could support the argument that the moon was made of Nick at Nite.
In case you didn’t notice, I am the Blog Decider, from music to who is cool. You’re definitely in the “uncool” category.
Play with yourself for a while as you don’t play well with others.
Believe as you wish, Granny, but there aren’t many here who have blog friends on both sides of the political divide, other than josef and myself. You?? You’ve got your die-hard Lib buddies to banter with, but who else??
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
8:15 pm
LET THE GAMES BEGIN:
“Obama plan: Destroy Romney” (Barack Obama’s aides and advisers are preparing to center the president’s reelection campaign on a ferocious personal assault on Mitt Romney’s character and business background.)
“Obama’s ‘ugly’ character attacks” (Kevin Madden: Obama “has now shriveled into a weak, small-minded president” to save his own job.)
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
8:15 pm
I’ve often wondered if the color of those pills and the meanings behind them were a hidden political statement or if its just pure coincidence. Either way, I’m like Morpheus in that I’m only concerned with showing the truth.
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
8:16 pm
Scout
You act like the GOP candidates haven’t already attacked Obama on his character and his lack of a business background. Get real dude.
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:17 pm
I like you so much I’d do it for no interest cause I know you are a fiscally conservative personally responsible conservative and I know you’d NEVER be a moocher!
LOL, Bosch. After I bought my first business, the former owner was brought up on federal charges, and was convicted. I had an escape clause by which I could have gotten out of paying him, but I paid him the full amount due. Years later he thanked me, stating that my timely payments helped his family to survive while he was in the can.
But don’t ever repeat that story. It might ruin my blog rep as a stingy conservative.
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
8:19 pm
But don’t ever repeat that story. It might ruin my blog rep as a stingy conservative.
Nah, you’ll just be a mushy spined conservative.
j/k!!!
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:21 pm
Scout the left will over play their hand….They will throw the Mormon card while defending Muslums…Mitt could actually bridge the gap given the chance
Rightwing Troll
August 9th, 2011
8:21 pm
I say we need a bipartisan effort to throw all incumbents out.
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
8:21 pm
HEY RECON !
We need to get some of the “Devil Dog” stuff to keep the libs. away:
Headline: “U.S. Army releases official cologne ‘Patton’ ”
The U.S. Army has released a signature scent, called Patton.
WASHINGTON – Soon, you too, can smell like the U.S. Army.
Or, at least smell like it’s official fragrance, “Patton” by Parfumologie.
The Military Times reports that the Army decided to make money off of its brand because a portion of proceeds will benefit the Veterans Administration and its services.
“Patton” is a woodsy blend of lavender, citrus, coconut, cedar, sage, tonka bean, bergamot, lime, and the ad copy says it will “elicit feelings of majestic woodlands and endless horizons.”
“Patton” the cologne joins the ranks of the Coast Guard’s “Riptide,” the Air Force’s “Stealth” and the Marines’ “Devil Dog” fragrances.
P.S. I’m betting the Navy will call their’s “BILGE WATER” !!!
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=541&sid=2487300
josef
August 9th, 2011
8:22 pm
Interesting rally on Wall Street after fed announces low rates into ‘13…any comments?
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
8:23 pm
Damn Bruno! That intense. Last year while I was settling my moms estate the probate judge (who makes Rush look like Maher) told me I could pay a lawyer to have all her credit bills “done away with” and I told him that would rather pay the people who was owed the money than pay that money to a cheating lawyer. He looked like I just slapped him!
Rightwing Troll
August 9th, 2011
8:25 pm
Obamacare is an upfront way to control costs of medical care that we currently give away anyway.
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
8:26 pm
And just for the record I’m going to start getting used to saying ” President Romney” and what the he’ll it’s not like things will change either way.
Curious Observer
August 9th, 2011
8:26 pm
“Patton” the cologne joins the ranks of the Coast Guard’s “Riptide,” the Air Force’s “Stealth” and the Marines’ “Devil Dog” fragrances.
Somebody needs to bottle the smell of the parade ground at Parris Island. After some 40 years, I went back there during a vacation in Hilton Head. It still smelled the same—a mixture of asphalt and human sweat. I’ve never encountered anything else like it.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:27 pm
Bruno,
“When’s the last time you voted for a Republican?? ”
Sam Olens for AG of GA.
Bosch
August 9th, 2011
8:27 pm
Make that hell not he’ll
AmVet
August 9th, 2011
8:28 pm
B, glad the eviction went good.
As for exercising my right to franchise vis a vis the POTUS, you know who I’ve voted for the past two times. I’ve made no bones about it.
(Think of a name that rhymes with raider.)
And I did love the phrase “Republican hate-fest”. Sounds good by me! (big sh*teating grin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FmLOP8G4pM
Don't Forget
August 9th, 2011
8:29 pm
Bruno,
have you looked into letting a property management company manage your rental(s)? I’d imagine I’ll be moving some time in the next year and may want to rent instead of sell given the housing market and was wondering what the upside/downside of those firms are.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:31 pm
“Republican hate-fest”
Otherwise known as calling them out on their statements and actions…
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:33 pm
Schrodinger’s cat,
“You had to be there”
Hearsay is not admissible…
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:35 pm
He looked like I just slapped him!
Touche, Bosch!!
I definitely have my faults, but you’ll never find even one person out there who can say that I ever cheated them.
Obamacare is an upfront way to control costs of medical care that we currently give away anyway.
RT–I’ve discussed this issue in great depth, but the bottom line is that most of the high costs of health care are directly and indirectly due to an over-reliance on the third-party payment system. Insurance is supposed to be a hedge against catastrophic loss, not a clearinghouse for any and all payments into and out of the system. By increasing the participation of the insurance companies, costs are going up, not down.
If you want costs to go down, either institute full-blown socialistic medicine, or make changes to allow more free-market competition. ObamaCare does neither, and thus gives us the worst of both worlds.
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:36 pm
Otherwise known as calling them out on their statements and actions…
yeah right…like there is not one on both sides….if you are that deep into either party…YOU are the blame
Disgusted
August 9th, 2011
8:38 pm
Bruno,
have you looked into letting a property management company manage your rental(s)? I’d imagine I’ll be moving some time in the next year and may want to rent instead of sell given the housing market and was wondering what the upside/downside of those firms are.
I’ve used property rental companies. They want on the order of 50% of gross rentals. The owner is left with expenses, repairs, and the remaining 50%. The only way you break even is through depreciation and appreciation of the asset. Unless you’re a masochist, you’re better off to sell the damned place before you move.
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:41 pm
jc – “Hearsay is not admissible…”
just sayin’…see that’s how it works…..really… “you just had to be there”
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:41 pm
have you looked into letting a property management company manage your rental(s)? I’d imagine I’ll be moving some time in the next year and may want to rent instead of sell given the housing market and was wondering what the upside/downside of those firms are.
I think the biggest advantage of using a management company is that you avoid the frustration of having to deal directly with the liars. I let my tenant stay probably 1 1/2 months longer than I should have, hoping beyond hope that some of his lies might be true. In your case, considering the bucks you’re pulling down, I would definitely go with a management company. I’m too cheap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzK5sejtVcw
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:43 pm
Schrodinger’s cat,
“yeah right…like there is not one on both sides…”
Did I say otherwise? Perhaps you should take my post at face value, if you are not willing to ask for clarification.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:44 pm
Schrodinger’s cat,
“just sayin’”
That is hearsay…just sayin’
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:44 pm
Unless you’re a masochist, you’re better off to sell the damned place before you move.
Good luck getting anywhere close to a reasonable price, Disgusted. The only ones buying right now are the sharks who want to give you 40 cents on the dollar. The house across the street from my Lilburn property just sold for less than $45K. I turned down more than $100K in 2006 for mine.
Don't Forget
August 9th, 2011
8:45 pm
Disgusted,
Thanks for the info. There’s no way I’d have the time to manage a property myself especially since I’d be living in a different town.
Schrodinger's cat
August 9th, 2011
8:45 pm
okay…clarify
Disgusted
August 9th, 2011
8:46 pm
If you want costs to go down, either institute full-blown socialistic medicine, or make changes to allow more free-market competition. ObamaCare does neither, and thus gives us the worst of both worlds.
Sure. I can just see physicians and hospitals getting on TV, a la shyster lawyers, and boasting about how they’ll beat the prices of anybody else. It will never happen. No matter how much they whine, they’re still living in gated mansions and driving expensive cars. You’ve already seen what happens when anyone or anything threatens their luxurious livelihood. You get the fiercest critics of Obamacare. And hangers-on like Dusty are there to lend their support to the continued shafting of the consumer of medical services. You’ll see real price competition when pigs fly and float over your yard. The only ones big enough to confront the deliverers of medical services are the health insurance companies, which themselves are parasites.
Don't Forget
August 9th, 2011
8:47 pm
Good luck getting anywhere close to a reasonable price, Disgusted
Actually, I’ve heard the market isn’t all that bad in East Tennessee (where I live). I’ll have to veryify that though. There wasn’t that much overbuilding here.
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:48 pm
As for Brosephus, he only thinks that he has friends here on both sides of the political aisle. Little does he realize that we’re all just afraid that he’ll open up a can of ABM whoop-ass on us, so we pretend to like him.
stands for decibels
August 9th, 2011
8:50 pm
1 percent of the country has never heard of Republicans!!
Wonder what percentage merely wish that they’d never heard of Republicans?
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:50 pm
Schrodinger’s cat,
“okay…clarify”
I thought I did. My response was to a specific term: “Republican hate-fest”. If you have something else you would like me reaction too, then post it.
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
8:54 pm
Erwin Shrodingers cat
yes really. it’s really real not a thought experiment.
Bruno
“Tangible = actual legislation”
my point made. you define the parameters of tangible which won’t fly.
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:54 pm
You’ll see real price competition when pigs fly and float over your yard. The only ones big enough to confront the deliverers of medical services are the health insurance companies, which themselves are parasites.
Other than ERs, I think most doctors are open to price negotiation for cash-paying patients. I ran a cash practice for almost 20 years, and beat everyone in town with my fees. One thing hurting competition is the fact that the various state associations limit the number of med school graduates by design to keep their monopoly strong. Toss in the silent collusion on fee-setting, and there’s a lot of your problem.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
8:54 pm
“me reaction too”
Me talk like Hulk…Hulk want Hendrick’s on rocks.
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
8:57 pm
Oh and as to friends here…one of our regular righties was at the house last night…we laugh….
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
8:57 pm
my point made. you define the parameters of tangible which won’t fly.
Well, Granny, if you think that demanding actual results is too high of a standard for your Dems to meet, then I’m not sure we have much to talk about. But, don’t let me stand in your way of enjoying flowery speeches, nebulous proposals, and political posturing.
The Leg Lamp is a "major award"......
August 9th, 2011
8:58 pm
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
7:04 pm
Go to the ajc.com home page, click on the link. Quite simple, really.
AmVet
August 9th, 2011
8:59 pm
jcb, I thought you were doing your Tarzan imitation.
The corporate takeover of the planet is not restricted to just terra firma..
Water has been privatized like other commodities. Huge companies like GE, Nestle, and Bechtel are buying. Several US cities that have sold their water rights including NYC (Suez), Chicago (Veolia), Pittsburgh (RWE/Thanes), Las Vegas (Suez), New Orleans (Veolia), Seattle (RWE/Thames), Riverside,CA (Veolia), Grand Canyon (RWE/Thames), Buffalo (RWE/Thames), Houston (Suez), Tampa (Veolia), Atlanta (Suez). As has Puerto Rico (Veolia).
Bill Campbell granted a 20 year contract to United Water (which is owned by Suez whose parent company is GE!) to handle the Atlanta water system in exchange for $6,900 and a nice vacation in Paris with his lover.
http://www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com/
Disgusted
August 9th, 2011
8:59 pm
Good luck getting anywhere close to a reasonable price, Disgusted
In this market, you have a choice between bleeding to death slowly via rental management companies or else selling the property and taking your bath now. The longer you hold onto a property, the more expensive it will become for you, and there’s no middle ground. For instance, you haven’t lived until you’ve been “assessed” $20,000 for repair of a property due to a hurricane or a tornado. And if you think that over time plumbing, a roof, or other fixtures won’t need to be replaced at your expense, you obviously know nothing about real property. Believe me, rental management companies won’t come up with the cash for such expenses. My advice is just to remove your pants and bend over.
Civilized??
August 9th, 2011
9:02 pm
A wrapup of the world of reality:
Mayor Michael A. Nutter, telling marauding black youths “you have damaged your own race,” imposed a tougher curfew Monday in response to the latest “flash mob” — spontaneous groups of teens who attack people at random on the streets of the city’s tourist and fashionable shopping districts.
black youths once again have set London alight.
Milwaukee has recently fallen victim to multiple race riots involving black youths brutally attacking white people at random. Opening day at the Wisconsin State Fair ended with nearly 300 black youths randomly attacking and robbing white people as they exited the fair. These attacks are clearly race related thus making it a hate crime, but prosecutorsare hesitant to label it as such for fear of backlash from the black community.
md
August 9th, 2011
9:05 pm
Jo,
Market rebound……..panicked selling can often lead to opportunistic buying……I bought today……it was lower than last week………….
It’s all a gamble, but those companies didn’t all just up and go bad overnight.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
9:10 pm
AmVet,
“I thought you were doing your Tarzan imitation.”
Perhaps Planet of the Apes
But seriously, fresh water supply is the next frontier. For some it’s been their frontier for 30 years.
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
9:12 pm
BTW, DIsgusted, your claim that management companies keep 50% of the rent collected simply isn’t true. That is unless someone took you for a ride. Some charge the first month’s rent to get a tenant in, then somewhere around 10% per month after that. despite my recent bad luck, I’ve done pretty well over the years. In my other rental house, I’ve only had 4 tenants in 16 years. losing only 4 months rent total. It can be done on your own.
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
9:12 pm
Bruno
Demanding actual results?
Like wanting the President to fail? or standing for default? or cheering for down grade?
Your definition of “results” is unsatisfactory.
oh and I am quite certain we have liitle to talk about.
I will however always be glad to point out any falsehoods I happen to see you post.
I ignore those with no wit.
De nada y buenas noches, querido.
jewcowboy
August 9th, 2011
9:13 pm
OK..off to watch last night’s Closer. Love me some Brenda Lee. Have a wonderful evening all.
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
9:14 pm
black youths once again have set London alight.
I’m guessing these guys in this video didn’t get that message then…
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/09/rivers.uk.riots.night.on.streets.cnn
Starting around the :16 mark, you see the hooded criminals. Wearing gloves, hoods, and masks are good to conceal who you actually are, but the slacker in the back wearing the gray hoodie must not have gotten the text that said to wear gloves. If he’s Black, then we all know Elvis and Tupac are living in the White House with Obama…
Bruno @ 8:48
It’s all fine and good until the bodies start flying around.
@@
August 9th, 2011
9:14 pm
This Is It restaurant on 138 and Old National is now defunct.
Ooooo…kay.
Try “A Little This & That” or “This & That” (can’t recall) on Tara Blvd. Take out only. People are talkin’. It’s owned by some guy out of Thomaston. His hours of operation while in Thomston became erratic, but he still pulled ‘em in in spite of. Must be good. Don’t know if he does BBQ though. Personally, I don’t think Southern Pit in Griffin can be beat when it comes to BBQ.
I’ve never been there, but I’ve heard you can get a pig ear sandwich at Luella’s on Tara Blvd. Don’t know why anyone would want one, but if ‘ya do….you now know where to go.
Curious Observer
August 9th, 2011
9:16 pm
Driver of Motorized Beer Cooler Charged With Drunk Driving
And in other news . . .
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
9:23 pm
Like wanting the President to fail? or standing for default? or cheering for down grade?
Like I said, enjoy the political posturing all you want. I’ll stick with actual legislation passed.
oh and I am quite certain we have liitle to talk about.
Good, then get off of my leg.
De nada y buenas noches, querido.
Y tu, pendeja.
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
9:30 pm
Bruno
yes i came back and read your response
get off your leg?
is that what that is? do you limp?
pendeja?
irish red
md
August 9th, 2011
9:31 pm
And Jo………may be after looking to the east (EU), investors realized this is still the better bet…….those AAA countries are about to bite the bullet for their weaker neighbors…….at their peril.
Granny Godzilla
August 9th, 2011
9:32 pm
I apologize.
I should never slither down to Bruno’s level, but he is so easy.
Again, I apologize.
Recon (2nd.and 3rd.)
August 9th, 2011
9:33 pm
Don’t know what the voters are going to do in Wisconsin, but Obama has trip minus ten’s in approval from Gallup, Rasmussen and CNN.
Jm
August 9th, 2011
9:35 pm
Granny proves that old maxim: with age comes wisdom, is a complete hoax.
DBCOOPER
August 9th, 2011
9:36 pm
A: When other people’s money is gone.
Q: When does HOPE and Change begin its fall?
Saw somebody ordering an “Obama Happy Meal” today. The only problem was the guy (taxpayer) behind them in line didn’t have the money to pay.
Guess Limbaugh is getting his wish. Huh? Sadly for us!
Jm
August 9th, 2011
9:37 pm
Braves up 1-0
Dusty
August 9th, 2011
9:39 pm
What happened to Rick Perry? Bookman seems to be warming up the subject a bit, just in case Perry really runs. I think I will vote for Perry. He’s got his faults but at least he is believable when he makes a statement. He doesn’t say wistfully “Hope & Change”.. Sounds like to me he’d say “I WILL do this.” and you can believe it.
OH well. Back to personal confessions and business engagements. The night is young and the Braves are playing. Going to be another good one…
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
9:42 pm
Jm–I can only hope the Phillies come through. My Texas pick isn’t looking so good right now.
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
9:42 pm
Curious Observer:
Don’t know if you were in Nam or not but if you want a real “flashback” get some government issued insect repellent from your local Army/Navy store and slap it on !
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
9:43 pm
P.S.
I still got malaria.
Brosephus
August 9th, 2011
9:43 pm
Time to run, but before I go, here’s a bit of advice for those who are worried about things right now…
http://mhong.jaring.org/fox.jpg
Catch y’all later…
AmVet
August 9th, 2011
9:43 pm
Uggla – 30 straight games!
VERY niiice…
josef
August 9th, 2011
9:44 pm
md
Likewise on buy low, sell high…
I would tend to agree with your assessment on at least a few of the AAA club
Dusty
August 9th, 2011
9:45 pm
Ohhh @@
A pig ear sandwich? PIG EAR? What do you get to go with it? Hoof & tail soup with chopped whiskers? That rates right along with eating fish eyeballs.
Some things were not made to eat!!
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
9:50 pm
Dusty:
Like monkey brains ? Delicacy in Thailand !
Dusty
August 9th, 2011
9:58 pm
0311
Monkey brains? So that’s what happened to that missing fellow out at Yerkes Primate Center!
That cools any desire I have to eat at Thai restaurants..
Jm
August 9th, 2011
9:59 pm
Liberals rejoice
Here comes Obama the dirtbag
http://mobile.politico.com/iphone/story/0811/60921.html
RW-(the original)
August 9th, 2011
10:10 pm
Interesting rally on Wall Street after fed announces low rates into ‘13…any comments?
You mean comments like what the hell is the Fed doing making a two year pronouncement?
1811/0311
August 9th, 2011
10:12 pm
Dusty:
Have you never seen they way they do it over there? I’m not making this up.
They kill the monkey and “immediately” take the top of the skull off (like half-ing a coconut) and then set the monkey in a seat under a specially built table with a hole in the middle. The “uncovered” brain sticks up out of the hole and those with chopsticks have at it !
Dusty
August 9th, 2011
10:12 pm
Jm
SO WHAT’S NEW? The demonizing of political candidates is nothing new. In fact, the Democrats were so thorough in their fight against Bush that some still remain brainwashed. Obama has been president two years now and Democrats still point fingers at Bush as if he were still sitting in the Oval office.
So ’tis said that Obama plans a low down dirty campaign. All the more reason to vote for Perry. He knows how to handle people like that. Those cowboy boots are not just for walking!!
Paulo977
August 9th, 2011
10:12 pm
Civilized??
“black youths once again have set London alight.”
Source of this info????????
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2011
10:13 pm
“You mean comments like what the hell is the Fed doing making a two year pronouncement?”
That’s not a comment, it’s a question:
This is a comment: trying to cut down on uncertainty
Doggone/GA
August 9th, 2011
10:15 pm
“Source of this info????????”
The voices in his head? I’ve been watching the reports over the last few days and have seen very few youths “of color” – the overwhelming majority has been white
Bruno
August 9th, 2011
10:15 pm
Oh and as to friends here…one of our regular righties was at the house last night…we laugh….
RW–Any truth to the rumor that you’ve been spending time with Granny Godzilla??
Dusty
August 9th, 2011
10:16 pm
9311
THAT’S GROSS!! Not to mention the risk of encephalitis from a sick monkey!!! Not exactly cordon bleu!
out of the blue
August 9th, 2011
10:17 pm
WOW! No wonder college tuitions are sky rocketing.
Jim Tressel made $21.7M at Ohio State.
Details can be found here……………
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6847366/jim-tressel-made-217m-tenure-ohio-state-buckeyes
Jay
August 9th, 2011
10:19 pm
“Civilized?”
Racism is not civilized. And that post — along with other examples of barely restrained glee that the events in London have inspired among a certain segment of Americans — reeks of racism.
Uncle Jed
August 9th, 2011
10:22 pm
Been out for hours…
Did anybody help Jay gather and post the demographics for the CNN poll?