Need To Make Some Bucks

So nothing from me today.......

(PS- NO SNOW HERE IN MICHIANA AT ALL!!)

South Bend Mayoral Candidate Uses "Christian Code" In Campaign Launch

Literally stopped in mid-sip.

South Bend Tribune

Manigault starts run for South Bend mayor
'Great City Campaign' built on family values, economic growth.


JAMIE LOO
Tribune Staff Writer

SOUTH BEND -- "Aslan is on the move."It's one of Juan Manigault's favorite lines from the book "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."

"And for those of you who like C.S. Lewis, you know what I mean," the president and CEO of Workforce Development Group Inc. said.

On Thursday morning, it was a metaphor for Manigault's formal announcement that he will run for mayor of South Bend in the upcoming election. Manigault is seeking the Republican nomination to run against incumbent Democratic Mayor Stephen Luecke.

Wow. Shorter Manigault, "Outta the way heathens, Jesus comin' thru!".

Aslan in Wiki

[edit] Christian interpretation
Although Aslan can be read as an original character, many readers see parallels with the character and story of Christ. In particular, his sacrifice is reminiscent of the accounts of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.

According to the author, he is not an allegorical portrayal of Christ, but rather a different, hypothetical, incarnation of Christ himself: 'If Aslan represented the immaterial Deity, he would be an allegorical figure. In reality however he is an invention giving an imaginary answer to the question, What might Christ become like if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours? This is not allegory at all.'

My first move was to email the reporter of this story and let her know that this was only a "metaphor for Maniqault's formal announcement" if he equated himself with Jesus Christ, since Aslan is a thinly veiled metaphor for J.C.

Sincerely, no shit, I got creepy crawlies reading this.

Manigault said his style of leadership will be "based on Godly principles," and throughout his address, he upheld the importance of family values in his life and in the founding of South Bend. He also quoted scripture from the apostle Paul.

"We must work with our faith community to strengthen our families and our faith for the future," he said. "Doing 'the next right thing' must become our way of doing everything."

Whoooeee. This guy is doing himself alot more harm than good.

After the letter to the editor that I wrote, (If Mr Manigualt wants to be mayor of South Bend, it would do him a world of good to remember that he would be mayor of everyone, not just Christians.")
and the call to Mishawaka Mayor Jeff Rheas's office (Rhea is endorsing him),
I emailed this to Keith.

Scary shit.

Wake UP!!!! It's FRIDAY. (gawd I'm old)

Twenty five years ago?

Lord, lord, lord. I'm positive that I watched this at the house on Byron, Grand Rapids Michigan.

BIG Chrissie fan.

Nursing Child In Limbo After DHS Raid

Des Moines Register

Breastfeeding baby's mom among those detained
LISA ROSSI
REGISTER STAFF WRITER


December 13, 2006




Marshalltown, Ia. — A priest's and nun’s mission to find the mother of a nursing baby was thwarted today after they said officials from Camp Dodge would not let them inside to tell their story.

Sister Christine Feagan, from the St. Mary’s Hispanic Ministry, and The Rev. Jim Miller, who is a priest from the St. Mary’s Parish, both said they drove to Camp Dodge this afternoon to find out the status of a nursing mother who was deported and nursing a baby. They were also seeking a father with an ashmatic child.

I understand the basic idea behind this raid. I support enforcing our laws and trying to protect the US from people wanting to hurt it.

But I don't understand this shit.

He said an ICE officer at the facility “wouldn’t tell us anything about anybody.”

*snip*

They said they don’t know when the girl, whose father is absent, will be reunited with her mother.

The child, whose name was not provided by ministry staff, cried little, and stared at the different faces visiting the ministry. Women speaking a mixture of Spanish and English coordinated plans with how they would take care of children left behind.

Carmen Montealegre is one of the women who is taking care of two of her friends’ children with family displaced by the arrests. One of the children, a seven-year-old, asks frequently why her mother was detained, she said.

*snip*

The baby left behind has her own problems.

She has been difficult to feed since her mother was arrested, Feagan said.

“The mother was breastfeeding the baby,” Feagan said. “The baby doesn’t want to eat. Another tried to breastfeed, but she knew it wasn’t her.”

Feagan said she and advocates for local Hispanic families have tried to pinpoint exactly how many children are in family-limbo to try to organize help.

The majority of the comments at the site are indefensible.
These aren't defective blenders we're returning to the manufacturer,
they are breathing loving human beings.

What happens with the children?

To some watching TV, these are merely illegal immigrants. To teachers like Brad Hawkes, they are the parents of students at his school.
*snip*
Yesterday, secretaries and teachers all over the Cache and Logan City School Districts found themselves calling students' family members or relatives to pick them up from school. Some kids only have one parent to go home to and others have none, they're with relatives.

It's possible those kids may not come back to school for a while. In fact, some may never return. And to think, they were there just yesterday.

I got nothing. I'm shaking like a leaf.

A Sobering Moment

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Tim Johnson, D-South Dakota, was hospitalized Wednesday after he suffered stroke-like symptoms in his Washington office, his staff said.

Johnson, who turns 60 on December 28, was taken to George Washington University Hospital by ambulance about 11:30 a.m., sources in his office said.

A statement issued by Johnson's office said he was suffering from a "possible stroke." But a spokeswoman later said that tests showed Johnson had suffered neither a stroke nor a heart attack, although it was not clear what had happened.

Julianne Fisher, a spokeswoman for

God bless him, and not even for the obvious reasons. I've been there with the possible stroke, and it's not fun.

Peter Boyle Dead at 71

My most vivid memory of Mr Boyle was from the movie "Joe". I really don't know what it was about (I never saw it), but as a child something about it disturbed me.
Too bad I could never afford therapy, I'm sure there's alot in there I'm missing.

Some of his credits.

Taxi Driver (1976) .... Wizard
Young Frankenstein (1974) .... The Monster
Crazy Joe (1974) .... Joe
The Man Who Could Talk to Kids (1973) (TV) .... Charlie Datweiler
Kid Blue (1973) .... Preacher Bob
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) .... Dillon
Slither (1973) .... Barry Fenaka
Steelyard Blues (1973) .... Eagle Thornberry
... aka The Final Crash (USA: TV title)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) .... Ras Mohammed
... aka Ghost in the Noonday Sun (USA)
The Candidate (1972) .... Lucas
T.R. Baskin (1971) .... Jack Mitchell
... aka A Date with a Lonely Girl (UK)
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) (uncredited) .... Man in Group Therapy Session
Joe (1970) .... Joe Curran
"Comedy Tonight" (1970) TV Series .... Regular


The Monitors (1969) .... Production Manager
Medium Cool (1969) .... Gun Clinic Manager
The Virgin President (1968) .... Gen. Heath
The Group (1966) (uncredited)

AP-

NEW YORK (AP) -- Peter Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" to the curmudgeonly father in the long-running TV sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71.

Boyle died Tuesday evening at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He had been suffering from multiple myeloma and heart disease, said his publicist, Jennifer Plante.

Our mother died from complications of multiple myeloma also.

Need to send Cliff to Faux & Fonies

Mmmmm, would be purty.

Morning Eye Opener

Must supress gag reflex.

Sweeeeet

WaPo

Rodriguez's victory is doubly sweet for national Democrats, since they not only pick up another seat but also scored another direct hit on the legacy of former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas). DeLay engineered the congressional re-redistricting in 2003 that led to a six-seat Republican gain in Texas in 2004. But those gains came at a price. Portions of the 2003 map, including the removal of 100,000 Hispanic voters from the 23rd District, were ruled in violation of the Voting Rights Act by the U.S. Supreme Court last June. The resulting changes in the district's boundaries reinstituted a strong Hispanic presence in the 23rd and led to Bonilla's loss.

Not. Good. News. At. All

NYT

Saudis Give U.S. a Grim What If

By HELENE COOPER
Published: December 13, 2006
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 — Saudi Arabia has told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in any war against Iraq’s Shiites if the United States pulls its troops out of Iraq, according to American and Arab diplomats.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia conveyed that message to Vice President Dick Cheney two weeks ago during Mr. Cheney’s whirlwind visit to Riyadh, the officials said. During the visit, King Abdullah also expressed strong opposition to diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, and pushed for Washington to encourage the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, senior Bush administration officials said.

The Saudi warning reflects fears among America’s Sunni Arab allies about Iran’s rising influence in Iraq, coupled with Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. King Abdullah II of Jordan has also expressed concern about rising Shiite influence, and about the prospect that the Shiite-dominated government would use Iraqi troops against the Sunni population.

THIS is why the decider has put off his little "A New Direction" speech.
He is so hosed if the Saudis (holding hands, best buds, flyer-outters on 9/12)
are putting the screws to him, and yes, us.

And don't forget!!!

WaPo

Saudi Ambassador Abruptly Resigns, Leaves Washington

By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 12, 2006; Page A23

Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, flew out of Washington yesterday after informing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his staff that he would be leaving the post after only 15 months on the job, according to U.S. officials and foreign envoys. There has been no formal announcement from the kingdom.

The abrupt departure is particularly striking because his predecessor, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, spent 22 years on the job. The Saudi ambassador is one of the most influential diplomatic positions in Washington and is arguably the most important overseas post for the oil-rich desert kingdom.

I don't have a tinfoil hat, but if I did, I'd be sleeping in it tonite.

Democrats Close Year With 31 House Seat Pick Ups!!!!

Democracy In Action!!!

AP: Rodriguez defeats Bonilla

Web Posted: 12/12/2006 09:10 PM CST

Greg Jefferson
Express-News

U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla lost Bexar County for the first time in his political career Tuesday night, and trailed Democrat Ciro Rodriguez in total votes in the sprawling Congressional District 23.

The Associated Press declared Rodriguez the winner shortly before 9 p.m.

But early in the evening it remained unclear whether Democrats could claim another seat to their new majority in the House of Representatives.

Yet we did, yes indeedy.

Tweetys' Potty Mouth with the Edwards on Hardball LIVE (Twice!!)

Chris Matthews just now on the live Hardball from UNC with John & Elizabeth Edwards...

Tweety was asking about the stupid John Kerry joke, Edwards started to reply and his wife shushed him. Tweetys' response?

"Does she always bite your balls like that?"


Oh my. He seemed really out of it. Does anyone know where he's been?
He hinted he had been pretty ill, but this was strange even for him.
Mrs Edwards reply?

"Chris, my children are watching!"


Quick add in- after googling, it looks like Tweety is suffering from complications from diabetes. It was mentioned on Imus on the 4th of this month. DU

MSNBC's DC-based Chris "Hardball" Matthews was due to host a 2008 presidential race kickoff at the Smithsonian Castle last night. But he was a no-show, having been hospitalized due to complications from diabetes. He's slated to return home today.....

Hmm, how are they gonna fill up the space in the second showing where the will no doubt edit that piece? Hmmm..... (as I remember it came about 45 minutes after the hour)


UPDATE
I CANNOT believe they did not tape another segment to stick in there.
Holy shit.
Crooks and Liars has the video

Ramblings Before 9am

So, sometimes I'm a little ADD and cruise thru the channels just looking for something exciting. Got up early this am, and other than listening to the wingers screech on CSpan about Kofe Annans' speech later today ("I wasn't BORN a WORLD CITIZEN!!! I was BORN in the USA") the most interesting thing was Faux & Fonies.

6am cruise by..... Top of the Hour, First Story!!!!
"Were the 6 Imans removed from the US Airways Flight a test group for future terrorism?" Double Oy


Washington Times (I know, but hey it's Faux)

Imams seek to settle with airline
By Audrey Hudson
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
December 11, 2006

Iraqi Sunnis protested in a Baghdad neighborhood yesterday after fleeing from fighting. Officials fear chaos in Iraq if the U.S. leaves a weak government in place. (AP)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal air marshals and pilots called the imams' actions a probe of airport security as well as a probe of the politically correct mentality of air passengers.
The Washington Times reported in 2004 that flight crews and passengers were experiencing a number of terrorist probes, most notably Northwest Airlines Flight 327 from Detroit to Los Angeles in June 2004, during which 14 Syrian men posing as musicians may have practiced a dry run.

Hmm, I'm not seeing any names of air marshals, pilots or officials of any stripe calling this a "probe". Not even a quote from an "unnamed source". Ya think if they thought it really was, their would be an investigation? They put people in jail for just talking bullshit about this stuff, and if they thought it was a real probe they wouldn't just whisk these guys away? Story one on Faux & Fonies

Story Two?

Faux Online

Seattle Airport Removes Christmas Trees Instead of Putting Up Menorah
Monday, December 11, 2006

SEATAC, Wash. — For people flying in and out of the Seattle area, there will be no holiday spirit to accompany the holiday travel season.

In response to a rabbi's request to add an 8-foot menorah to holiday decorations, officials at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport instead decided to remove all nine Christmas trees.

Okay, I get it. They're all "War on Christmas" blah, blah, blah. BUT, as I watched, I noticed something. The lady who was representing the airport basically said that they were just too lazy to put up a menorah!!!

They had two weeks of discussions about it, and at the last minute they decided to dump the tree instead of putting both up. She rambled on about how busy they were etc (which I'm sure is true) and then Doocy (He says what Cletis says about him isn't true, though I have my doubts) intones, "Some people say you're just caving to the PC Police."

In what planet do you live sir? That has nothing to do with anything she just said, it makes no sense on the face of it, unless the "memo" this am said you guys were losing traction on the War On Christmas^tm so start chatting it up!!

Repeat and regurgitate for 7a, 8a, 9a. Too bad it's too early to start drinking.

A sight for sore eyes

The MSM are finally talking about the R's the way they always wrote about the D's (warranted or not). Take a gander at this at the NYT.

Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P.

By JOHN M. BRODER and ROBIN TONER
Published: December 10, 2006
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 — The release of the report by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group this week exposed deep fissures among Republicans over how to manage a war that many fear will haunt their party — and the nation — for years to come.

A document that many in Washington had hoped would pave the way for a bipartisan compromise on Iraq instead drew sharp condemnation from the right, with hawks saying it was a wasted effort that advocated a shameful American retreat. (snip)
The divisions could make it more difficult for Republicans to coalesce on national security policy and avoid a bitter intraparty fight going into the 2008 campaign.

That is soo pretty. Between the schism over Foley and actual (gasp) gay people in the Republican Party, the Old School Reagan R's flummoxed by the intrusion into peoples private lives and huge deficit, pretty soon they're gonna be saying,

"I don't belong to an organized political party, I'M A REPUBLICAN!"

(apologizie to Will Rogers)

Cliff!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?!

Come back soon!!!!

This Hoosier Ain't Voting for Bayh.

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a proud Hoosier.
I chose to move here from Florida as an adult, but I had lived here until the age of 12. I love the stunning countryside, the small creeks, the gorgeous cornfields in summer and the tiny lakes nestled in copses of trees. And the Hoosier people.
We get picked on, but after '06 maybe ya'll will give us the benefit of the doubt.

Well, don't extend that benefit to Senator Bayh. Do your homework.
I've included a few places to start. Makes for interesting reading.

His Wiki page is GLOWING.
Make note though of this banner

The neutrality of this article is disputed.Please see the discussion on the talk page.

Bayh is the only one out of Clinton, Biden, Clark & Edwards to have such a banner on their wiki page.

Of the disputes, the most interesting comment would be this.....

[edit] Obvious that Bayh has been editing thisok, i think it's pretty clear that evan bayh has been editing this, it might as well be a progadanda page for his presidential run

That seems like a questionable shot. Show examples please.Djramey 12:18, 29 August 2006
(UTC) I seriously doubt the Senator himself would or has the time to edit his Wiki page. -I have edited some of the material, which is clearly not neutral (see the history). And no, he's most likely not doing it himself, but he surely has (ahem) *helpers* who would be concerned about his bio on Wikipedia. As an example, let's see how long the abortion material stays as the first topic of the issues. 1diot 16:45, 4 December 2006 (UTC) (editor bolded)

Which refers to this

Abortion- Bayh is generally supportive of the pro-choice position, but not exclusively. (See links below for detailed information on voting record and profile)

That's kinda ambiguous doncha think?

This is interesting.

It's often more important to look at what they actually do. A case in point may be Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, who has already signaled his intention to run for the presidency in 2008.

(snip) One gauge of Bayh's conviction and character might be what he did on March 13, 2001. That day, the Senate was debating so-called "Bankruptcy Reform," a bill promoted by the credit card companies that made it much harder for consumers to escape debt by declaring bankruptcy. Congress had passed a version of the bill in 2000, but Bill Clinton had vetoed it. Now, with George W. Bush backing the bill and Republicans in control of both houses, it was heading toward a vote. Some Senate Democrats tried to introduce amendments that would benefit consumers. Diane Feinstein of California and Chris Dodd of Connecticut proposed amendments that would protect minors--Feinstein offered a very mild amendment to the bankruptcy bill. (snip) Dodd's amendment was somewhat tougher. (snip) Both amendments lost--Feinstein's by 55 to 42 and Dodd's by 58 to 41. The great majority of Democrats voted for these amendments, but not Bayh. He joined the credit card companies and the Republicans in opposing both.

Why did he do it? Bayh didn't say during the debate, and he didn't issue a statement afterwards. The fact is that they were minor votes and probably ones that Bayh expected the greater public (but not the credit companies) to ignore.

There is alot more in that article and so as I won't get snagged for copyright go check it out.

But I found this extra-super-duper interesting.


On the Democratic side of the aisle, Indiana senator Evan Bayh's wife, Susan, is a law professor who serves on several corporate boards, including Curis Inc., a therapeutic-drug development company; Dendreon Corporation, a therapeutic-drug development company; Dyax Corp., a biopharmaceutical company; Emmis Communications, a big media company; and Wellpoint Inc., a Blue Cross and Blue Shield company. Before that, Susan Bayh was a director of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., from 2000 to 2004, and Esperion Therapeutics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from 2000 to 2003. From 1994 to 2004, she was a distinguished visiting professor at the College of Business Administration at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1994 to 2000, she was a commissioner for the International Joint Commission of the Water Treaty Act between the United States and Canada. From 1989 to 1994, Susan Bayh was an attorney in the pharmaceutical division of Eli Lilly and Company.

Evan Bayh has voted on a variety of health issues in support of the Medicare drug benefits, backed allowing drugs to be imported from Canada, and supported the rights of patients to sue HMOs for punitive damages. In 2003 the American Public Health Association gave him a 75 percent rating.

While the finance industry was a major contributor of campaign funds for Bayh, in terms of individual companies, Eli Lilly, where his wife had worked, was the second-largest contributor with $54,022 last year. All told, taking into account Bayh's senatorial campaigns and, before that, his campaigns for governor, Lilly (the largest pharmaceutical company in Indiana) has been his second largest contributor since 1999.


Head Shake!!! Huh? He voted for imports from Canada and the right to sue HMO's and Eli Lilly is the second biggest contributor to his campaigns? That does not pass the sniff test. Think they're banking on his Presidency?

Senator Bayh has the exact opposite problem that Senator Obama has.
One has a blank slate, the other a very scribbled (then erased) slate.
One is from the populace, the other comes from a dynasty.
I'm not advocating Obama, I'm just pointing out how they are exact opposites, and
neither alternative is initially desirable.

Finally, there is one thing that I will be eternally grateful to Senator Bayh for. I cannot find the link to it, but the day after Rumsfelds' agonizing claim that there were not enought up-armored Humvees to send to Iraq, Senator Bayh was here up the street finding out WTF was going on, and proving Rummy a liar. If you don't order the vehicles, you don't get them.

Dose of Danny

Probably my favorite song off my favorite album by my favorite band.
And very much the way I feel right now.....

Useless Idiots

There, right there on my teevee screen were Leslie Blitzer and John "Canadas' Rockin' VJ" Roberts talking about how
"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DON'T LIKE BEING LIED TO". Oh really.

They went on about how the AMERICAN PEOPLE figures that the Prez was just confused, or disoriented or maybe just had his head up his ass all these years. BUT THEY GET PISSED WHEN THEY ARE LIED TO.

He wasn't lying to us. The man is totally dillusional, and apparently I'm not the first to think this.

From Americablog since it's behind the NYT wall.

IT turns out weÂ’ve been reading the wrong Bob Woodward book to understand
whatÂ’s going on with President Bush. The text we should be consulting instead is
“The Final Days,” the Woodward-Bernstein account of Richard Nixon talking to the
portraits on the White House walls while Watergate demolished his presidency. As
Mr. Bush has ricocheted from Vietnam to Latvia to Jordan in recent weeks, weÂ’ve
witnessed the troubling behavior of a president who isnÂ’t merely in a state of
denial but is completely untethered from reality. ItÂ’s not that he canÂ’t handle
the truth about Iraq. He doesnÂ’t know what the truth is.The most startling
example was his insistence that Al Qaeda is primarily responsible for the
countryÂ’s spiraling violence. Only a week before Mr. Bush said this, the
American military spokesman on the scene, Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, called Al
Qaeda “extremely disorganized” in Iraq, adding that “I would question at this
point how effective they are at all at the state level.” Military intelligence
estimates that Al Qaeda makes up only 2 percent to 3 percent of the enemy forces
in Iraq, according to Jim Miklaszewski of NBC News.

The bottom line: America has a commander in chief who canÂ’t even
identify some 97 percent to 98 percent of the combatants in a war that has gone
on longer than our involvement in World War II.But thatÂ’s not the half of it.
Mr. Bush relentlessly refers to Iraq’s “unity government” though it is not
unified and can only nominally govern. (In Henry KissingerÂ’s accurate recent
formulation, Iraq is not even a nation “in the historic sense.”) After that
pseudo-governmentÂ’s prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, brushed him off in Amman,
the president nonetheless declared him “the right guy for Iraq” the morning
after. This came only a day after The TimesÂ’s revelation of a secret memo by Mr.
BushÂ’s national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, judging Mr. Maliki either
“ignorant of what is going on” in his own country or disingenuous or
insufficiently capable of running a government. Not that it matters what Mr.
Hadley writes when his boss is impervious to facts.

That's right. Totally f'ng dillusional. Lucky us.

Faith Based Criminal Reform?

Before I link to this scary goodness, does anyone else remember when the R's in the world were just FREAKING out about Cassius Clay becoming a Muslim. They were alll over it, claiming he did it ONLY to avoid the draft.

Or the disdain The Decider gave Karla Faye Tucker after her conversion to Christianity and subsequent plea?

In the weeks before the execution, Bush says, a number of protesters came to
Austin to demand clemency for Karla Faye Tucker. "Did you meet with any of
them?" I ask. Bush whips around and stares at me. "No, I didn't meet with any of
them," he snaps, as though I've just asked the dumbest, most offensive question
ever posed. "I didn't meet with Larry King either when he came down for it. I
watched his interview with Tucker, though. He asked her real difficult questions
like, 'What would you say to Governor Bush?'" "What was her answer?" I wonder.
"'Please,'" Bush whimpers, his lips pursed in mock desperation, "'don't kill
me.'" I must look shocked — ridiculing the pleas of a condemned prisoner who has
since been executed seems odd and cruel — because he immediately stops smirking.

So, how the HELL do they get away with this?

Ark.
begins faith-based inmate program

By ANDREW DeMILLO, Associated Press Writer Fri Dec 1, 12:09 PM
ET
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas correction officials are dedicating a
Bible-based program for female prisoners, but a national group said it's a risky
move while a similar system is being challenged in federal court.
Forty-nine
women have enrolled in the InnerChange Freedom Initiative at the Wrightsville
prison, which officials will dedicate Friday.
Under the program, inmates live
in a separate unit and attend classes on subjects including computer skills and
anger management. They also participate in religious devotionals.

My guess would be that they don't give a shit how it looks,
so they're just giving money to the faith-based initives in exchange for votes.


There's a word for that

I can't afford this Congress. I want my money back. NOW.

I can't afford this Congress. I want my money back.

This is what my tax dollars pay for...

Bloomberg

Republicans Postponing Budget Work Until 2007, Democrats Say

By Brian Faler
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Republican congressional leaders have put off their remaining budget work until next year, dumping almost a half-trillion dollars of spending bills on the incoming Democratic majority, a spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said.



Such a move would leave the new Democratic majority with the responsibility to pass the nine remaining spending bills, totaling almost $500 billion for government programs ranging from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the national parks.

Do Nothing Congress

"They call it the Tuesday to Thursday Club," said Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. "That
means you get here Tuesday night, you have a few easy votes, you vote on
Wednesday and then you go back home Thursday afternoon. And that, believe it or
not, is considered a work week in Washington."

I got news for these guys. I'm a member of the "Sunday Thru Monday Club"
and I expect alot more from my employees.

This is not a personal thing. I've been poor before, and I'm (hoping) I'll be comfortable again.
But on the day that I semi-joke about having instant rice and ketchup for dinner....
well, they f##ked up.

Congress: Rank-and-File Members' Salary
The current salary for rank-and-file
members of the House and Senate is $165,200 per year.

I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!!!!!

Something that has not been reported on at all is THIS part....

``No concrete decisions have been made yet,'' said Kevin Madden, a spokesman
for House Majority Leader John Boehner, an Ohio Republican. The House has
approved all but one of its spending bills and has been waiting on the Senate.

I hereby pledge to call my congresscritter EVERY day this week, twice if I feel like it and harass him about this.

Chocola is on his way out, but I will promise to haunt the op-ed pages now and again if he decides to run for f$$king dogcatcher.
Lugar is getting calls three times a day now because this is CHILDISH, UNPROFFESIONAL and WRONG.

Other than caring for peoples lives, I can think of no other job that is more important to the welfare of the American public.


They do their f$$king jobs, or I want my money back!!!!