Bring back the good old days

Remember the good old days when we drank Coca Cola out of returnable bottles and the world hated us because of George Bush?

Apparently, the world now sees our leader much like kids view the days when the substitute teacher comes to class............

The reviews of Obama's performance have been disappointing. He has seemed uncomfortable in the role of leading other nations, and often seems to suggest there is nothing special about America's role in the world. The global community was puzzled over the pictures of Obama bowing to some of the world's leaders and surprised by his gratuitous criticisms of and apologies for America's foreign policy under the previous administration of George W. Bush. One Middle East authority, Fouad Ajami, pointed out that Obama seems unaware that it is bad form and even a great moral lapse to speak ill of one's own tribe while in the lands of others.

Even in Britain, for decades our closest ally, the talk in the press—supported by polls—is about the end of the "special relationship" with America. French President Nicolas Sarkozy openly criticized Obama for months, including a direct attack on his policies at the United Nations. Sarkozy cited the need to recognize the real world, not the virtual world, a clear reference to Obama's speech on nuclear weapons. When the French president is seen as tougher than the American president, you have to know that something is awry. Vladimir Putin of Russia has publicly scorned a number of Obama's visions. Relations with the Chinese leadership

got off to a bad start with the president's poorly-organized visit to China, where his hosts treated him disdainfully and prevented him from speaking to a national television audience of the Chinese people. The Chinese behavior was unprecedented when compared to visits by other U.S. presidents.

Now this opinion doesn't come from some run of the mill republican but Mort Zuckerman, on Obama supporter.

Ahhhhhhh. The good old days.

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Life in "Progress" School system - Detroit P.S. edition

From the Motor City's public schools where playing with yourself in front of others rules the day................

One day after facing accusations of fondling himself, Detroit Public Schools President Otis Mathis wrote a letter to colleagues today blaming "ongoing health problems" for his "poor judgment."

The letter, which attempted to rescind his resignation he submitted Thursday, doesn't explicitly address accusations from Superintendent Teresa Gueyser that he touched himself during a private meeting.

But Mathis acknowledged that he "made inappropriate actions toward a professional employee of the board" and promises to remove himself from personnel decisions involving her.

"I am following up with my doctors because I need to pursue treatment, and because I want to make sure that what happened doesn't ever happen again," Mathis said. "However, I do not need to resign in order to take care of my health."

The letter to colleagues came the same day board Vice President Anthony Adams today released a two-page letter from Gueyser accusing Mathis of fondling himself during a meeting this week. She called it his "usual habit" during one-on-one meetings. She said she tries to ignore it.

"On many occasions, I have asked him not to touch himself," she wrote in the letter dated Wednesday.

Mathis attended the board's 5 p.m. meeting today, but sat in the front row of the audience. His name plate was already removed from the board table. Adams said the board won't comment further on the controversy and is moving forward as if "he is no longer a board member."

Board member Reverend David Murray called the allegations "a terrible thing" but said he doesn't believe the 55-year-old Mathis should quit.

"It happens to a lot of young men. They engage in behavior they feel is harmless and it's offensive to certain people," Murray said. "... It could be deemed offensive, but some women are more sensitive to those types of things than others."

If this were his only sin, it would be one thing. But this guy is an utter basket case. The blogprof details this illiterate d-bag's history.

Employing an illiterate, public masterbating school board president?

NOW THAT'S "PROGRESSIVE"!


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Goooooaaaaaall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In an offensive slugfest, the US and Slovenia played to a decisive 2-2 tie.

No word yet on how many people were deafened by the vuvuzela's

One more tie should just about clinch a US standing of three straight ties.

Soccer..........It's not like kissing your sister.......... it's like being naked with farm animals.

What would you pay?

I have a client who was recently contracted by a county in Southwest Ohio to do painting work for the county. ( I won't name the county for fear of retaliation to my client).

Here's a question

If you needed painting work done to your home, what do you think an appropriate hourly wage would be for someone in the profession?

a) Minimum wage?

b) $10.00/hour?

c) $15.00/hour?

d) $20.00/hour?

e) $25.00/hour?

The reason that I ask is this county's contract requires the company to pay a "prevailing wage" or basically what would a union worker with no skills would make on the job.

In this case, the prevailing wage is $33.72/hour. That works out to $67,440 a year.

Now ask yourself these questions. Do you make that much money? Would you pay that much money for someone to do that work?

Why am I a tea party supporter? Because this is the type of burden we keep heaping on the backs of taxpayer's who don't make near that kind of money.

Doesn't it strike you as somewhat insane to be paying people almost 3 times what you would pay them as a private individual? And yet this is business as usual in the state of Ohio. So when the topic of tax increases come up just remember Joe $33.72 an hour and tell me again how government is so efficient with our money.

House keeping

Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to try and revamp the blog.

If you have any particular sites (blogs and/or news sites) you find interesting, please let me know. In addition, I would appreciate any feedback on the posts, things you like or dislike.

I continue to appreciate the links people send me. I don't always put them on the blog because 1) many times I'll sit the links to the side until I can read them 2) by the time I read them I find that they are already covered by other blogs and/or site and 3) Sometimes I can't figure out a theme to get them on.

None the less, I still appreciate the links because it provides me with ideas for the future.

Also, I've never asked anyone to pass my blog along or to become a "follower" on the side. When I started this blog, I kind of felt like if it were something worthwhile it would spread organically.

However, I am making a request that if you like the blog and you've been on multiple times, please sign on as a follower. I think the only negative thing that could happen is that you might be identified by Janet Napolitano as a member of a hate group.

Even better..... turn your politically interested friends to the site via facebook and twitter. (Actually, if someone could tell me how to get this on my facebook page, I would appreciate it.)

During the dog days of summer, I start to wonder if this thing is even worth it. I'll never hit you up for a bleg so any non monetary thing you can think of to support the blog would be greatly appreciated.

I am always open to the prospect of other posters to the blog. If you want to give blogging a try, let me know and we'll work out the details.

As always, I thank readers Jeremy, Shakes, Becky, Mark, Randall, Tim, Bernie and others for the contributions. I also want to thank Midas for being MIA. That limits the Coldplay and 311 crap he posts to the blog.

My email address is gtvcpa@yahoo.com.

Thanks

As the Incompetence Turns

The Obamunist's Keystone Cops act is really starting to show through.........

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal looks on as barges loaded with vacuums to clean oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill depart a marina in Empire, Louisiana June 17, 2010. (REUTERS/Lee Celano)

Against Governor Jindal’s wishes the federal government blocked oil-sucking barges today because they needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board and were having trouble contacting the owners.
ABC News reported:

Eight days ago, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ordered barges to begin vacuuming crude oil out of his state’s oil-soaked waters. Today, against the governor’s wishes, those barges sat idle, even as more oil flowed toward the Louisiana shore.

“It’s the most frustrating thing,” the Republican governor said today in Buras, La. “Literally, yesterday morning we found out that they were halting all of these barges.”

Sixteen barges sat stationary today, although they were sucking up thousands of gallons of BP’s oil as recently as Tuesday. Workers in hazmat suits and gas masks pumped the oil out of the Louisiana waters and into steel tanks. It was a homegrown idea that seemed to be effective at collecting the thick gunk.

“These barges work. You’ve seen them work. You’ve seen them suck oil out of the water,” said Jindal.

So why stop now?

“The Coast Guard came and shut them down,” Jindal said. “You got men on the barges in the oil, and they have been told by the Coast Guard, ‘Cease and desist. Stop sucking up that oil.’”

A Coast Guard representative told ABC News today that it shares the same goal as the governor.

“We are all in this together. The enemy is the oil,” said Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Lauer.

But the Coast Guard ordered the stoppage because of reasons that Jindal found frustrating. The Coast Guard needed to confirm that there were fire extinguishers and life vests on board, and then it had trouble contacting the people who built the barges.

Unbelievable.

Great job Brownie!

It's now day 60. We're still waiting for Obama to waive the Jones act so foreign ships can work in the gulf.

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Now this is kicking ass

How long have we conservatives been waiting for a leader who believed in and could passionately communicate conservative ideas?

What Took So Long?

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The Job-Killing Impact of Minimum Wage Laws

Where is there?

Obama tells us he's taking us "there"?

But where is "there"? How are we getting "there"? Why do we need to go "there"? Who knows.

By the way the ultimate solutions to all problems? a tax increase. See it's important to make sure we increase taxes now so that we can plug the hole in the ocean in the future.



These guys sound surprised that he delivered another speech full of cotton candy. it initially tastes good but it's really nothing but sugar fluffed with air.

By the way. Someone tell Obama that Al Gore won a Nobel Peace Prize. So did Nelson Mandela. Maybe they could lend some help on the clean up.

Ouch!

How Effective Are Gun Bans?

Obama Gives Part of Arizona to Mexicans

"Touchdown Jesus" Burns On I-75 - June 14 2010

Touchdown Jesus in flames. This thing is about 25 miles from my special place in Redville.

Somehow there seems to be a message in there to me.

these are supposed to be the smart ones?

Remember the report that came out a few months ago proclaiming "progressives" to be generally smarter than conservatives?

If that's the case, someone explain Alvin Greene. Let's face it democrats elected this dolt. And why? Watch this.




And you're still going to try and tell me that these are the smarter ones?

Definition of a pig

Watch this video.

More on the college bubble

Why can't junior get a job? Try getting a few skills employers can use..............

First up is Jackie Mroz, 22, of Oregon City: “She put everything she had into her studies at the University of Oregon, graduating in 2009 with degrees in international studies and sociology and a double minor in nonprofit administration and African studies. She studied abroad in Senegal, took challenging courses, earned a 3.8 grade point average and raced through college in three years.”

I am no expert, but I cannot see much of a market for sociology or knowing how to run a business that doesn’t make money.

Next up is “John Yeier, 24, who graduated from the Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls on Saturday. He’s the sole member of his class with a degree in embedded engineering, which integrates computer software and hardware in cell phones, cars and other machines. He will work on small plane navigation system software for Garmin AT in Salem.”

Hmm. Studied engineering. He has a job waiting for him.

Next up is “Audra Armen-Van Horn, 23, Portland, worked for Victoria’s Secret while earning her psychology degree from the University of Oregon. Now, a year after graduating in 2009 and applying for more than 100 jobs, she’s still working part time for the store while hoping to get a job with the American Cancer Society.”

A psychology degree without a psychologist’s license is not worth much.

What's hilarious is how many of these people claim to be smart yet fail to understand the concept of delivering skills to an employer. No doubt future democrats.

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