Displaying 2,401 To 2,430 Of 16,275 Comments Ah, but the Packers embody progressiveism and “Big” Bob LaFolette and Wisconsin, do they not? The only and last, thanks to the NFL, that the people/taxpayers own and pay for their team and stadium. Gotta love the Packers. 🙂 » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 6:47 pm k’es, you may have an inkling of whom I am writing about. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 6:29 pm It is a bit like a legislator thinking that his sh*t doesn’t stink because he can afford only the best of food and wants to test the “lesser” people that eat beans and rice. And then when he eats a piece of tainted of “aged beef” he gets caught being a human. They gather in a small dining, gorging themselves, and blame the busboy for burping. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 6:14 pm H/T to BWD @ The Only Adult: A must read. What They Don’t Want to Talk About Ever since Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry started criticizing Mitt Romney’s actions at Bain Capital — and talking about the thousands of people laid off as a result of Bain’s investments — party leaders have essentially told them to shut up. That response is a pretty good indication of how deeply party elders fear the issue of economic inequality in the campaign to come. […] Mr. Romney’s image of a country where workers have nothing but admiration for benevolent, job-creating capitalists (and no one is so impolite as to mention jobs destroyed) bears very little relationship to reality. But his suggestion that it is un-American to talk about rising populist resentment is self-serving and hypocritical. Republicans, in particular, have eagerly stoked such resentments against minorities and the poor. […] And yet if Democrats dare to point out that the income gains of the top 1 percent have dwarfed everyone else’s in the last few decades, they are accused of whipping up class envy. Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, noted in a speech on Thursday that the median income in the United States had actually declined since 1999, shrinking the middle class while the income of the top 1 percent soared. Such inequality is corrosive. And pointing it out has nothing to do with envy and everything to do with pressing for policies to help America’s struggling middle class. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 5:27 pm k’es, I do know one slack-ass couch lounger that was talked into going to a private-for-profit school to get his GED and advance into their college program–after signing up for a 20,000+ dollar loan. He doesn’t even have a HS diploma or GED and they sign him up as a student? That’s slap out fraud to me. Now he has quit the GED program, while their are multiple free GED programs in our area, and is saddled with a 20,000 dollar debt with nothing to show for it. The school got their money, via the taxpayers, and he owes the money with no job or education. Many people to blame, but why did the “responsible adult recruiter/”guidance consular sign him up? Money! He gets paid piece work. One warm body equals more in his paycheck. Shameful fraud. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 4:55 pm That’s a very sad story k’es, in many, many ways. Cancer does not take a break until one has time to deal with it, does it? Those nasty cells keep dividing day and night, like it or not. Private for-profit schools are in need of some very strict laws regulating them, something that the Dems can’t seem to get through Congress. They are not just a rip-off for the students but the taxpayers. They sign up “warm bodies” to their schools, paid with government backed loans whether they are qualified or not. They get their money upfront and saddle the unqualified student with the debt. It’s a big of a scam as the fly-by-night mortgage brokers. Yepper, that’s the America Mr. Romney would bring to America, equity funds owning our schools. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 3:43 pm Goose and gander, drake and hen or fox and hen house. Take your pick. Republican Sponsor Of Bill To Require Drug Testing For Georgia Welfare Recipients Arrested For DUI A Georgia Republican who wants all welfare reciepients subject to drug tests failed one himself after he ran a red light on Friday morning. The Atlanta Journal Constiution has the story on State Rep. Kip Smith (R) […] “I asked him again, and he stated he had consumed a single beer at Hal’s…. The officer said Smith finally agreed to blow into the device. The report stated that Smith blew a .091., which is above the legal limit of .08. Hmmm, that was ONE strong beer and does he lose his pay and beneies from the state for flunking the test or is he allowed a full hearing, something not given to “po folk” on the public dole? » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 3:07 pm KQ, I don’t find that to be a rant at all, quite factual. It’s a merit society, just some merits count more than others, like some religions and money have more merit. 😉 » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 2:45 pm KQ, Willard’s whole argument on the auto industry,and what PBO did, vs. what he did a Bain Capital breaks down instantly not on just what was said in the article but Romney did it for personal profit, did PBO? No! Even the political rewards for PBO are mixed at best for saving the industry and all the small suppliers. Does Mitt even know what the truth is? If he has a policy wants to espouse and support it, so be it, but he needs to be called out on all his lies when attacking PBO. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 2:19 pm SHOCKING! WASHINGTON — At a town-hall-style meeting in New Hampshire last month, listeners pressed Mitt Romney on the soaring cost of higher education. His solution: students should consider for-profit colleges like the little-known Full Sail University in Florida. […] Mr. Romney did not mention the cost of tuition at Full Sail, which runs more than $80,000, for example, for a 21-month program in “video game art.” Nor did he mention its spotty graduation rate. Or, for that matter, that its chief executive, Bill Heavener, is a major campaign donor and a co-chairman of his state fund-raising team in Florida. […] Beyond his fund-raising role, Mr. Heavener has committed his own resources to the cause. He and his wife have each given the maximum $2,500 to the campaign, and he gave $45,000 to Restore Our Future, a “super PAC” run by former Romney aides to bolster his campaign. The chairman of the private equity fund that owns Full Sail University — C. Kevin Landry of TA Associates — gave $40,000 to Restore Our Future, records show. Mr. Romney has received financial support from other segments of the for-profit college industry as well, and he was quick to praise the industry as an affordable alternative to traditional colleges. Every child’s dream, to go to a grade school, to go to a school owned by The Blackstone Group or Bain Capital. Let’s hope they don’t close it before the end of football season. Is that not one of the main problems with education in third world countries, the schools are privately owned and operated making them unaffordable but for those with means? Race to bottom. » Posted By bito On January 15, 2012 @ 2:01 pm Ann Coulter thinks we bombed Egypt!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1523WCarLf8&feature=youtu.be » Posted By bito On January 14, 2012 @ 10:10 pm I saw your tweet on this and am reading it and all the links. Steve Benen did a good job on this, well researched with links refuting all of Romney’s lies. Most aren’t even “half-truths,” or the legal term “prevarications” they are slap out lies. 7. Romney argued that the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill “makes it harder for community banks to make loans.” From WaPo: Five myths about Dodd-Frank In one of the recent GOP debates, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said that Dodd-Frank is “a killer for the small banks.” In fact, community banks, which were not responsible for the crisis, will pay lower premiums for deposit insurance and continue to work with their existing regulators. And in a nation with more than 6,000 banks, the bulk of the bill’s new regulations apply only to a few dozen of the largest ones, each holding more than $50 billion in assets.
That’s just one of them. IMHO the reason that these are not brought up on the TeeVee is two fold. One: They would rather “report” on the race-horse aspect, its easier and better for ratings. And two: They don’t want to take the time to actually do the home work and study, which is a disservice to voters. Thanks KQ. » Posted By bito On January 13, 2012 @ 2:30 pm Does Mitt Romney Have a Wealth Problem? http://themonkeycage.org/blog/2012/01/13/does-mitt-romney-have-a-wealth-problem/ The debate among the Republican candidates over Mitt Romney’s time at Bain Capital has raised again questions about whether Romney’s tenure in the “1%” will damage his campaign. The Obama team certainly welcomes this debate. After all, they have been attacking Romney along precisely these lines…. Interesting article, but I do like this graph: [img]http://themonkeycage.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/candidatecaresabout.png[/img] » Posted By bito On January 13, 2012 @ 1:52 pm Private-equity firms buy businesses the way that homebuyers acquire houses. They make a down payment and finance the rest. The financings are structured like balloon mortgages, with big payments due at some point in the future. The critical difference, however, is that while homeowners pay the mortgages on their houses, PE firms have the businesses they buy take out the loans, making them responsible for repayment. They typically try to resell the company or take it public before the loans come due. Played out within reasonable limits regarding the amount of the debt, the strength of the acquired company, and the continuation of som threshold level of investment to maintain that strength, it’s a strategy that can offer big payoffs. But private-equity players are quintessential Wall Streeters whose grasp of the concept of reasonable limits is quite limited. For them, the whole purpose of doing business is to make money, so if a strategy works, each success is just an encouragement to raise the ante and be a bit more daring next time. http://www.thepeoplesview.net/2012/01/unmasking-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital.html » Posted By bito On January 10, 2012 @ 11:48 am Hey, Cher, they speak a lot of Yiddish in Iowa same as they do in Minnesota. Bachmann’s “Choot-spa” Of course, Mitt got it wrong, VP Joe was criticizing policy not personality nor blaming the crash on Mitt. “How can anyone forget the economic catastrophe brought about by the same policies Mr. Romney’s proposing? His are the same policies that deregulated Wall Street and turned it into a casino that gambled recklessly with hardworking Americans’ money,” Biden wrote. Vice President: This is what a real opportunity society looks like » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 3:56 pm I am at a complete loss of words, except WTF!?!? Migratory sandhill cranes to be hunted in Kentucky In the Tampa Bay area, drivers wait patiently for sandhill cranes to stroll across pavement. Some governments even post “crane crossing” signs to help protect the tall, stately birds. But in Kentucky, there’s no such affection. For the first time in almost 90 years, hunters are allowed to kill a limited number of migratory sandhill cranes. The birds typically leave their nesting grounds in Canada and the Great Lakes each winter to fly to Florida. [….] “It just doesn’t make sense,” he said. “It’s the same birds that migrate to Tampa. “When we lived in Valrico, they would come to our neighborhood and walk around,” Burke said. “It was almost like pure innocence.” […] Although Kentucky hunters have described the bird as a wary and challenging prey, Miranda described the cranes’ behavior at Paynes Prairie as more like sitting ducks. More: http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/sandhill-cranes-to-be-hunted-in-kentucky/1207567 I have been around them many times when I lived in rural Florida, and you can walk up to them within 10-50 feet and they hardly ruffle a feather, this is sport? More like target practice. Unfuckingbelievable [img]http://www.tampabay.com/multimedia/archive/00204/a4s_cranehunt122411_204201c.jpg[/img] » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 3:46 pm Very strange, Sue, 3 sources and 3 different stories. Legal/illegal, China, Germany, S.Korea Israel, old model, new model….. Really, really weird. » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 2:27 pm Sue, 😳 Thank you very much. » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 2:20 pm Maybe he can be head of Homeland Security–now that is a frightening thought! #Obama2012 » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 12:55 pm Weekly Address: The President and First Lady Thank our Troops for their Service this Holiday Season President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama offer a special holiday tribute to the men and women who wear our country’s uniform and the families who support them. » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 10:46 am Two Republican white guys complaining about voting laws, now there’s a switch, k’es. What a lack of management and leadership skills on their part and they want to lead the country? From twitter: EricKleefeld » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 9:43 am We All Have a Choice in the 2012 Election How will you feel when the new President nominates partisan cabinet members like Phil Gramm for Treasury, Jeb Bush for the Justice Department, John Kasich for the Office of Management and Budget, Scott Walker for Labor Secretary, Paul Ryan for Health and Human Services, Rudy Giuliani as Secretary of State, John McCain as Secretary of Defense, and Newt Gingrich as UN Ambassador? Sure, it may not be those particular ideologues in those exact positions; in fact, it could be worse still. Keep that in mind. » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 8:47 am So Newt doesn’t make the Virginia ballot–who does he blame? Virginia! Gingrich camp assails Virginia’s “failed system” Gotta love this: We will work with the Republican Party of Virginia to pursue an aggressive write-in campaign to make sure that all the voters of Virginia are able to vote for the candidate of their choice.” They will have to get VERY aggressive: Under Virginia law (§ 24.2-529), write-in votes are not allowed on ballots in primary elections. » Posted By bito On December 24, 2011 @ 8:27 am Thanks funk, I was just wondering about that while reading the article on today’s signing statement. Obama Signing Statement Takes On Congress’ Refusal To Close Gitmo Of course the PL insists that he broke his promise and has failed at closing Gitmo and I’m sure this won’t stop them either. Wait for a Greg Greenwald article in 5..4.. » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 6:29 pm Buzz is that Texas’s changes are also going down along with their redistricting. » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 6:19 pm Got it Kalima, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/perry-disqualified-from-va-primary-ballot/2011/12/23/gIQA3BZNEP_blog.html According to the article they are still counting Newt’s, so he’s not in yet either. Merry Christmas Eve Kalima! » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 5:28 pm P0TUS 😆 » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 5:21 pm KQ, I have thought the same thing about that term “social issues,” it is really quite vague isn’t it? » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 5:13 pm Kalima, I have also been looking for a link to that story since I first saw it break on twitter. Looks like their staffs have either given up or are too busy worrying about the no count Iowa caucus. Whatever the reason, it certainly doesn’t reflect well on their leadership and management skills, does it? » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 5:07 pm Anther judge/justice official that Newt can round up because HE disagrees Federal judge blocks Arizona abortion law An Arizona federal court judge on Friday issued a temporary injunction to halt a new abortion law from going into effect on Jan. 1. The law restricts which groups Arizona taxpayers can donate to if they want to receive a tax credit. House Bill 2384 excludes from the state’s Working Poor Tax Credit Program any organizations that “provide, pay for, promote, provide coverage of or provide referrals for abortions” or that financially support any organizations that do those things. » Posted By bito On December 23, 2011 @ 3:28 pmComments Posted By bito
I know of another case where the “student/warm body struggled through grade school ad high school with C’s and D’s and is on the “deans list” at the same “college”. The place is joke, the campus is in an old and closed K-Mart. The semester’s courses last 4-5 weeks at 3 hours a day. Education, what’s that? They got the money.
Romney Offers Praise for a Donor’s Business
In fact they have Lutheran services in Yiddish! 😉
Wis Dems can get 500k-and-counting signatures to recall Walker — but Newt didn’t get 10k signatures for VA ballot?
http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-ndaa-signing-statement
As a side note on organization, PBO had his turned in Dec. 2!
BREAKING: Ron Paul blames Holy Ghost writers for racist comments.
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