Hey everyone, you’ll want to hear this
Driving home from work tonight, I was listening to 1130 WISN out of Milwaukee (thank you very much iHeart radio and iPhone) and heard Jay Weber, their morning talk show host, say tomorrow morning he will be talking about a teacher that told him she is upset about WI Governor Walker taking away teacher’s tenure and the reason will blow your mind. She is upset because she said teachers should be rewarded for their time served and allowed to slack off in their later years because they earned it. This segment will start at 7:07 am.
Click on this link to get to Jay’s page on WISN’s site and you can get to their online feed from there. Whether you live in Wisconsin or not, this segment is an absolute must listen to because it should give you a good amount of insight to the mentality of the public unions in Wisconsin. And if that isn’t enough to make you want to tune in, remember that unions across the nation are funneling massive amounts of money into Wisconsin to try and get Walker out of office, which means money from your state is paying for their cause in America’s Dairyland. Don’t you want to know what they are supporting?
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Did Obama’s SOTU point out the fact he is a failure?
Normally when a president wants to show how successful he has been over the past year while giving his State of the Union Address, that president doesn’t repeat what had been said in previous SOTU’s. Why, you may ask? Because to do so merely points out the fact that what the president said was a national priority in previous years has yet to be addressed today. Kind of like that New Year’s resolution of losing 15 pounds, 30 pounds ago.
But this is exactly what Obama did last night when addressing Congress and the nation.
Check out this video from the GOP.
Here’s a list of the topics from the video that Obama said are of such importance to America that our country needs to take action on them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . like he said before. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or something.
Hard work needs to be rewarded
Move forward
Colleges and Universities cut / keep costs down
Fix illegal immigration once and for all (again)
Stop expelling responsible young people
Staff labs and start businesses
Repair roads and bridges
Deficit of trust
Perpetual Campaigning
More competent, efficient, effective government
While some may say Obama is continuing to point out the importance of these topics, I say bull. If he would have been able to present any one of these as a success story, he would have. Instead he presented them in the same fashion as he did in previous years, as something that needs to be done. Because of this, Obama himself has pointed out his failures.
And to all the lefties who say the Repubs are standing in his way, please explain how the right is preventing colleges and universities from cutting their costs, or stopping illegal immigration reform, or doing what they can to make sure responsible young people will continue to be expelled (huh???), and on and on. Actual facts would be appreciated. And while you’re at it, explain how staffing labs is sooooooo important it’s considered a national priority. Feel free to include what labs Barry is talking about.
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Boston Bruins goalie passes on White House visit
And if I were in his shoes, I would have done the exact same thing.
Fox News has the story.
Boston Bruins’ star goaltender Tim Thomas skipped Monday’s White House visit by the Stanley Cup champions due to political differences with President Barack Obama.
When it came to explaining why he passed on what could be a once in a lifetime chance to meet the most powerful person in the free world, Thomas didn’t mince his words:
“I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People,” Thomas said in a statement.
“This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government,” he wrote.
“Because I believe this, today (Monday) I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.”
The story does mention that Thomas is a fan of Glenn Beck, which makes him even cooler in my eyes. And you can tell it’s an election year, otherwise there is no way Obama would have said this about a guy that called out the federal government:
“This Stanley Cup was won by defense as much as by offense,” Obama said. “Tim Thomas posted two shutouts in the Stanley Cup Finals and set an all-time record for saves in the postseason and he also earned the honor of being only the second American ever to be recognized as the Stanley Cup playoffs MVP.”
I definitely feel Tim deserves the oh-so-random “Tells It Like It Is” Award for this one! Tim said what he believes, and his actions emphasized how strong his beliefs are. He didn’t get in anyone’s face or create a stir. He didn’t make a spectacle of himself. All he did was make his voice heard, but he did it with0ut raising his voice at all.
Here’s to ya, Tim Thomas! Glad to see you standing up for what you believe in. Cheers!!
H/T my brother Jim F.
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Thousands show up in support of Scott Walker; MSM and lefties join in on the downplay; BONUS FEATURE – the union letter that threatened businesses in Wisconsin
And the folks on the right didn’t even have to ship in out-of-state people to make the crowd bigger or shut down the public school system (unlike the union lefties and their protests).
From the MacIver Institute: (H/T Charlie Sykes facebook page)
[Wauwatosa, Wis...] What started out as an idea on Facebook mushroomed into a full scale political rally on Saturday as more than 3,000 people braved frigid temps to attend a ‘Celebrate Walker’ rally in support of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
That’s right! A pro-Walker rally!! And you can tell it’s a good one because most of the MSM is downplaying it as much as possible. (Minnesota Public Radio and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel say the crowd equaled ‘hundreds’. Apparently counting isn’t a real strength for those folks. Guess they ran out of fingers and toes. Idiots……..)
I think the second guy interviewed in the video summarized up what the whole recall thing is really about when he said this:
It’s all about money. It’s all about the unions wanting power and they could care less about the people. They’re just looking out for themselves and I think people need to wise up and learn that.”
I’ve said from the very beginning this anti-Walker recall crap has nothing to do with unions wanting to protect the working class. It has nothing to do with preventing a bunch of sweat shops from opening up in Wisconsin (yes, lefties and union people are saying Wisconsin will have sweat shops). It has nothing to do with fairness or shared sacrifice. It has to do with power and greed and that is it.
And if you think I’m whacked for saying this, feel free to explain why the average non-union tax paying Wisconsinite should be happy to have the unions say crap like this (another one via Charlie Sykes):
March 10, 2011
Mr. Tom Ellis, President
Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
770 N. Water Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
SENT VIA FASCIMILE AND REGULAR MAIL
Dear Mr. Ellis:
As you undoubtedly know, Governor Walker recently proposed a “budget adjustment bill” to eviscerate public employees’ right to collectively bargain in Wisconsin. ..
As you also know, Scott Walker did not campaign on this issue when he ran for office. If he had, we are confident that you would not be listed among his largest contributors. As such, we are contacting you now to request your support.
The undersigned groups would like your company to publicly oppose Governor Walker’s efforts to virtually eliminate collective bargaining for public employees in Wisconsin. While we appreciate that you may need some time to consider this request, we ask for your response by March 17. In the event that you do not respond to this request by that date, we will assume that you stand with Governor Walker and against the teachers, nurses, police officers, fire fighters, and other dedicated public employees who serve our communities.
In the event that you cannot support this effort to save collective bargaining, please be advised that the undersigned will publicly and formally boycott the goods and services provided by your company. However, if you join us, we will do everything in our power to publicly celebrate your partnership in the fight to preserve the right of public employees to be heard at the bargaining table. Wisconsin’s public employee unions serve to protect and promote equality and fairness in the workplace. We hope you will stand with us and publicly share that ideal.
In the event you would like to discuss this matter further, please contact the executive Director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, Jim Palmer, at 608.273.3840.
Thank you in advance for your consideration. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
James L. Palmer, Executive Director
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Mahlon Mitchell,President
Professional Fire Fighters
Jim Conway, President
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 311
John Matthews, Executive Director
Madison Teachers, Inc.
Keith Patt, Executive Director
Green Bay Education Association
Bob Richardson, President
Dane County Deputy Sheriffs Association
Dan Frei, President
Madison Professional Police Officers Association
Notice this came from the police, fire fighters, and teachers? All people working for the people, but only if you give them your full support. And did you see the name Mahlon Mitchell included on the list? Yeah, that’s the guy I mentioned in my earlier post about how the unions are hand-picking a candidate to go against Walker in the recall. Can you imagine what Wisconsin would be like with him having a huge amount of power over the state? Pay up, suckas!!!!!!!
It’s awesome to see the pro-Walker folks getting together and supporting the governor they legally and fairly voted into office. And it’s awesome to see that the left feels the need to downplay the rally as much as possible.
NOTE – For anyone that hasn’t been following the tendencies of the left over the years, know this: whenever there is a legitimate threat to their cause, the lefties will downplay it like it’s no big deal until they have no option but to acknowledge it. After that, they will smear it with lies and say they have a ’cause’ that is better. If you need an example of this, just think of how they said the Tea Party was nothing until the Tea Party proved to be a legitimate force in politics. Then the left had their ‘occupy’ movement, saying it was their version of the Tea Party, until that turned into a violence filled menagerie.
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When it comes to Solyndra’s failure, what’s a few million more?
I suppose this is fitting, seeing how the American taxpayers saw a half billion dollars thrown into the proverbial dumpster.
Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air summarizes it up quite nicely:
Solyndra’s liquidators claim that the glass tubes can’t attract a market for discounted sale. It didn’t take KCBS long to find a buyer, though, who is hardly unknown to the liquidators. David Lucky bought some of the completed solar panels in an earlier auction and is now reselling them from his base in Las Vegas. Lucky also tells CBS that the glass tubes didn’t get sold because the liquidator didn’t bother to list them in the auction.
KCBS then contacted the manufacturer of the glass tubes, still owed millions from Solyndra. No one ever told them that the liquidators intended to destroy the merchandise. They could have tried to negotiate a return of the product to reduce the debt load on taxpayers in the collapse. Instead, they’re busy tossing these glass tubes into steel dumpsters in the parking lot — and trying to keep the media from pointing it out.
And that sounds exactly like the Obama administration’s approach to Solyndra, doesn’t it?
Now all we need is for the Obama administration to say how they are supporting the recycling cause by sending the trashed tubes off to a glass manufacturer.
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Obama to reject his own job council’s recommendations again? Yup
Okay, maybe I’m trying to predict the future a little bit, but based on past history am I not likely to be 100% correct?
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — President Obama’s jobs council on Tuesday released its latest round of recommendations detailing how the United States can be more competitive.
This time, the recommendations aren’t all that new and appear unlikely to get much traction. Versions of all most of the council’s recommendations have also been offered before by the Obama administration in an effort to spur job growth.
This CNN piece goes right to the ol’ jugular by pointing out that a lot of what Obama’s job council is recommending has been recommended in the past, and like in the past it is expected that Obama will again ignore the very people he brought in to help spur the American economy.
But there is something new on the job council’s list of recommendations for improving America:
They also offered one that the White House hasn’t pushed for: More drilling for oil and natural gas.
Yeah, that’s right! Obama’s job council recommends more drilling for oil and natural gas! Does this job council not realize that oil and natural gas is to Obama what a crucifix is to the Devil? (Anyone offended by that last statement can leave a comment in the comments section. Heck, tell a friend to leave a comment too.)
Anyway, here’s a bit more on his job council’s ‘drill baby drill’ recommendation:
“The Council recognizes that providing access to more areas for drilling, mining and renewable energy development is controversial, but, given the current economic situation, we believe it’s necessary to tap America’s assets in a safe and responsible manner,”
“Additionally, policies that facilitate the safe, thoughtful and timely development of pipeline, transmission and distribution projects are necessary to facilitate the delivery of America’s fuel and electricity and maintain the reliability of our nation’s energy system.”
And this is all you need to know when it comes to Obama and stuff like oil.
The Obama Administration rejected the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project on Wednesday, scuttling a key energy initiative that would have created an influx of badly-needed U.S. jobs, but one that has also riled environmentalists.
I guess this pretty much confirms the recommendation of going after oil and natural gas will be off the table. If Obama isn’t willing to bring in oil from Canada, you know he won’t let exploration within the U.S. happen. And to all you lefties that are screaming “he didn’t have time to have an environmental impact study done!!!”, all I can say is “yes he did!”. Environmental studies have been going on for more than three years up to this point, so Obama saying he felt rushed into a decision is another one of his bold face lies. He rejected it because he has no intentions on letting the Keystone XL pipeline happen or any other project related to oil or even natural gas, regardless of how good it would be for the nation (or maybe in spite of it).
It would be unfair of me to not include what Obama had to say to his jobs council when it comes to why he continues to ignore their suggestions.
“We’ve tried to take seriously everything you’ve proposed,” Obama said as the meeting began. “Education, innovation, streamlining regulation, energy, manufacturing — they’re all critical issues and they’re all interwoven. A lot of these issues are difficult and have proven challenging for decades.”
Which I find rather humorous, because the last time I checked, being in charge of the United States includes having to deal with difficult issues and being up to facing challenges.
Let’s finish this posting off by me going off on a little rant, shall we? If Obama is going to ignore the recommendations of his job council, then his job council is worthless and should be disbanded. If he says they are important, then the fact he ignores their recommendations means he is worthless and should step aside. If he has no ambitions on doing what so many ‘experts’ are saying is best for America, he should admit to it.
And finally, if the job he was elected to do is too difficult and full of too many challenges, then he should get a job he can handle. I bet he could go back to Chicago and get is gig as a community organizer back.
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Wisconsin’s largest unions joining forces to pick union-friendly candidates to take on Walker and Kleefisch
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it also cannot go ignored.
You already know about the whole recall thing. But what you may not have heard is Wisconsin unions are planning on taking over the state by putting in place their hand-picked candidates for both governor and lieutenant governor, giving them the ability to run Wisconsin with a closed fist.
Don’t believe me? These people are brazen enough to admit to it publicly.
The hunt for a union-friendly, Democratic candidate committed to restoring collective bargaining rights to pre-Gov. Scott Walker status is under way, with the state’s largest unions — reportedly to a much greater extent than ever before — working together on plans to throw their collective weight behind one candidate.
“Right now, there is communication occurring between unions to coalesce around one candidate, much more so than has ever been done in the past,” says Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin and a lieutenant with the Madison Fire Department. “In the past, unions have independently talked to their members and then made endorsements. But this time, the unions will endorse who they think is the best … a candidate that will restore collective bargaining rights.”
Who is this Mahlon Mitchell guy? Besides being the president of his union, he is a guy that could end up in office. How’s that for proof the unions want to take over the state?
While Mitchell’s name was floated for some time as a possible candidate for governor, he said Monday he is more inclined to run for lieutenant governor. Along with Walker, organizers also gathered signatures to recall Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch as well as a number of Republican state senators.
Not that Mitchell is the only name floating around.
With an election on the horizon, all that’s missing is a candidate. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; former U.S. Rep. David Obey; state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton; state Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville; former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and state Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, are on the short list of names being floated as possible candidates.
And which large unions are working together to accomplish their goal of overturning how the citizen of Wisconsin voted in the last election?
To whittle down the list in an effort to make an endorsement, Beil says he and other union leaders have been meeting with possible candidates for weeks. That included a large meeting in December between Beil, Mary Bell, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state’s largest teachers union, plus building trade, steel worker and service employee unions.
That’s right, folks! WEAC, aka the teachers union!! This is the same union who has members that did what they could to ruin the life of a fellow teacher because she spoke up in favor of Scott Walker. Aren’t you glad WEAC is doing their part to hand pick a candidate? But I’m sure they are doing it in the best interest of the citizens of Wisconsin and not so they can get back everything they want and have it paid for with the taxpayer’s dime. HAH!!!
Now one would think the unions would look to their last candidate, current Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, but in reality the union is discarding Barrett like he’s a dirty diaper.
“It is clear that Barrett is an unacceptable candidate,” Beil says. “From our perspective, Barrett has been doing the bidding of Walker.”
Barrett, who lost to Walker by 52 to 47 percent of the vote in the November 2010 election, is the only candidate Beil expressed an opinion on. He says union members for years have had a “difficult time” working with Barrett.
For more on why the unions have turned 180 degrees on their last choice for the role as their personal puppet, look no further than this article from WisConserve.com:
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to use the budget repair bill; a flip-flop from his original opinion. According to a series of articles released by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tom Barrett, who was one of the most vocal and prominent dissenters of the budget repair bill in February, is now seeking to use the bill’s legislation to curb public union pensions in his own district. But there’s a catch; Milwaukee County has home-rule which trumps state law, thus prohibiting Barret from using the budget repair bill’s tools that are given to county officials to balance their budgets.
And yes, Barrett was successful in saving the city of Milwaukee all sorts of money via Walker.
Eight months later, the Democratic mayor took advantage of a key plank in Walker’s bill to help save millions on health insurance costs and balance the city budget without having to negotiate with city unions. In the past, the city would have had to negotiate such a change.
Barrett may be on the you-know-what list with those nice and friendly union people, but from the looks of it Barrett can’t be counted out just yet. Even though the unions have had a sit down with him and pretty much said he shouldn’t bother running, Barrett has yet to say he won’t.
Leaders of the state’s largest teachers union and the state employees union met privately with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett this week to discourage him from running in possible recall election next year against Gov. Scott Walker.
But Barrett rebuffed the union bosses.
And a new poll shows he should stay in the race.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett leads all Democratic contenders in a possible primary contest to face Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election, according to a new poll.
Public Policy Polling found in a survey conducted Monday that Barrett leads former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk 46% to 27% if the two were the only candidates in a Democratic primary, and leads former U.S. Rep. David Obey 42% to 32% under the same circumstances.
This has to burn the union’s butt. Ya think the unions will look at having a different candidate run for Milwaukee Mayor next time around? Hope you had fun, Tom. I hear you are an awesome person (and I mean that sincerely). We may not agree politically on everything, but I hope you come out of this unscathed.
So, who would the unions like as a governor? While no specific names have been penned “acceptable” per union standards, rumor has it that Kathleen Falk may be the front runner to help the unions take over again.
Insiders say the union officials are hoping to clear the field for former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk to take on the first-term Republican governor in the spring.
If you are not familiar with Falk, she has been on the forefront of the Walker recall effort big time.
Ten minutes before a scheduled press conference was set to begin Tuesday to announce the start of a formal recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Kathleen Falk walked into the drab recall headquarters a few blocks from the Capitol.
“You guys ready to rock and roll?” Falk asked the small crew of volunteers preparing to hand out petitions to recall the state’s top two elected officials.
Including filing a lawsuit against Scott Walker’s budget repair bill.
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk is suing legislative leaders and the state in an attempt to block the enactment of the budget repair bill passed Thursday night and signed by Gov. Scott Walker Friday morning.
Falk was in the race for governor back in 2002, so this won’t be new territory for her. And she has resigned from her post as the Dane County executive. Makes you wonder if something is going on. And remember earlier in the post when I mentioned Mahlon Mitchell? Yeah. . . . . . .
A few minutes later, Falk, who resigned from her post as Dane County executive earlier this year, stood alongside Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin President Mahlon Mitchell and Julie Wells, a 52-year-old Fort Atkinson resident picked to file the paperwork to recall the two Republican officials.
The fact that Falk and Mitchell joined Wells in announcing the recall effort, as well as accompanying her on the walk to deliver the paperwork to the state Government Accountability Board, was notable.
Many names have been floated as possible Democratic candidates to run in a recall election against Walker. While no one, including former U.S. Rep. Dave Obey, current U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of La Crosse and state Sen. Jon Erpenbach of Middleton, has been given the official nod to go after the job — or for that matter has unequivocally said they would do it — Falk and Mitchell have publicly said they would be interested in taking on Walker.
If I were a betting man, I know where I would put my money. Makes sense the unions would want a governor that is against pretty much everything Walker stands for and a lieutenant governor that is currently the president of a union.
The point I am making with all of this is simple. The unions in Wisconsin want to take back what they consider their state and will try to do so by convincing the citizens of Wisconsin to vote for their hand-picked candidates. I can’t say for sure they will run union supporter Kathleen Falk at the top job and union president Mahlon Mitchell at the lieutenant governor position against Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch, but I can tell you it won’t be anyone that has crossed the union at any point in time (see Tom Barrett) and it won’t be anyone that will do anything less than reverse everything Scott Walker has done. Their mission is to bring Wisconsin back to the good ol’ days of higher taxes on the citizens and plush paychecks and benefits for the public unions and they will do whatever it takes to accomplish this. The question is, are you willing to prevent this from happening?
NOTE – I updated the title of this posting to fix the grammar. Originally this posting focused on just Scott Walker but then I heard enough signatures were turned in to put Rebecca up for recall as well and I felt it was important to have her included. I guess this is why it’s a good idea to not be your own editor!
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Liberal columnist that called the Tea Party terrorists is preaching civility
And the real scary part: there are people that not only read her column but actually think what she writes is honest and insightful.
Columnist Froma Harrop sat down with the Daily Show’s John Oliver for an interview, or as she calls it on her blog, a comedy sketch, to talk about the National Conference of Editorial Writers, which she is the president, and their devotion to bringing civility back to the game.
Why is it ‘funny’ that Froma sat down for this interview? Because she is the expert in civility. Or something. . . .
Make no mistake: The tea party Republicans have engaged in economic terrorism against the United States — threatening to blow up the economy if they don’t get what they want. And like the al-Qaida bombers, what they want is delusional: the dream of restoring some fantasy caliphate in which no one pays taxes, while the country is magically protected from foreign attack and the elderly get government-paid hip replacements.
Americans are not supposed to negotiate with terrorists, but that’s what Obama has been doing. Obama should have grabbed the bully pulpit early on, bellowing that everything can be discussed but America’s honor, which requires making good on its debt obligations. Lines about “we’re all at fault” and “Republicans should compromise” are beyond pathetic on a subject that should be beyond discussion.
Yeah, that’s an excerpt from a column Harrop wrote for Real Clear Politics a few months ago. Just imagine if I wrote the exact same thing but replaced “tea party Republicans’ with Obama supporters and talked about their delusional fantasy that taxes makes everything better and they are terrorists and stuff. The NCEW would be all over it!!!
But apparently either Harrop thinks she can joke around about her less-than-civil opinion piece that appeared in RCP like it’s no big deal or she really doesn’t get it. Personally, I think it’s the former and while she knows what she wrote goes against everything she claims to stand for as president of the NCEW she knows she can get away with writing whatever she wants and still say she is on some higher moral ground because of her role with the NCEW. And the liberal lefties that read her stuff? Meh . . . . . They’ll buy into anything she writes as long as she 1) avoids facts or truths and 2) focuses on words that trigger the emotional part of the brain like terrorism and blow up and attack old people.
Roll the tape:
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This is what can happen if you don’t have a Governor like Walker
To anyone who thinks what Walker is doing in Wisconsin is such a travesty, feel free to go to the state that is taking the opposite approach.
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Jerry Brown called on California voters Thursday to approve $6.9 billion in temporary new taxes, including a surcharge on big earners, as part of yet another bad-news budget proposal, this one for 2012. He warned that without those tax increases, California would be forced to impose severe cuts in public schools that could reduce the school year by three weeks.
Yes, the State of California is telling it’s citizens to fork out an additional $6.9 billion. Pay up, sucka!!!
The tax increase is temporary, only running through 2016.
Mr. Brown said he would ask voters in November for a total of $6.9 billion in taxes, in the form of a temporary income tax surcharge on those making over $250,000 a year and a half-percent increase in the sales tax, to 7.75 percent. The taxes would expire at the end of 2016.
But does this tax increase cover this (what is in bold)?
Mr. Brown said that California was in significantly better shape than it was a year ago when he took office, pointing both to very gradual improvements in the economy and to cuts put in place in the current budget. The state still faces a shortfall of $9.2 billion next year, compared with a $26.6 billion shortfall last year.
Meh……. no matter at this point, eh? This year is this year, so who cares about 2013.
California raising taxes should be looked at as great news for all those who swear taxing the rich is a super awesome idea because they can move to California and actually live in a ‘tax the rich’ euphoria. Granted, California is losing jobs hand over fist, so finding employment may be a bit difficult. But hey, this is a small price to pay for living in euphoria.
California isn’t the only state that is taking the anti-Walker approach to it’s fiscal problem. Check out how things are going in Illinois, where their new state motto should be “Run by Democrats and worse credit rating than California.”
Illinois, unable to solve its long-running financial problems, was given the lowest credit rating of any state in the country by Moody’s Investors Service on Friday, a move that will increase costs to taxpayers.
Both Moody’s and S&P said they are troubled by Illinois’ failure to balance its budget and strengthen government pension systems, although a tax increase and other measures have helped.
Moody’s cited “weak management practices” and a recent legislative session that “took no steps to implement lasting solutions.”
Moody’s now rates Illinois “A2,” below any other state. Only one state, California, qualifies for the next-highest rating. All the rest are ranked higher.
Illinois is the state that is attempting to fix it’s budget mess via tax increases anywhere and everywhere possible. It’s also the state the Wisconsin Democrat Senators fled to when Walker started his budget fix. Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has seen to it that the income tax rate was increased on everyone by 66%, something the Republicans are still mad about. This means all you who have been complaining about not paying enough in taxes can finally have your tax hike dream come true! And as an added bonus, Quinn also raised the corporate tax to the point where a couple of businesses were going to leave unless they received a break (which Quinn provided). Talk about a tax lover’s paradise! If you want to contact Governor Pat Quinn and let him know how impressed you are with his tax increases, you can contact him here. I’m sure he would love to hear the praises from every anti-Walker lefty in the nation.
Want to know what can happen in your state if you don’t have a Governor like Scott Walker? Just look at California and Illinois. And if this is what you want, repeat after me:
Pay up, suckas!!!!!!
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Democrats are against photo ID’s for elections, but not if you are helping to review their recall petitions
And here I thought requiring a photo ID suppresses people. I guess the lefties are excluded from this, eh?
The lefties are requiring that people show a photo ID before they can help them prep their recall petitions against Scott Walker, but they are dead set against requiring these same people from showing a photo ID when voting in the recall election (if it happens) or any election.
These people are messed up.
H/T Vicki McKenna
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