The US Forest Service is clearly controlled by a Gestapo veteran.
The government shutdown is being felt close to home for some locals.
They say they're being forced out of private homes on Lake Mead because
they sit on federal land.
Joyce Spencer is 77-years-old and her husband Ralph is 80. They've
been spending most of their time in the family ice cream store since
going home isn't an option.
The Spencers never expected to be forced out of their Lake Mead
home, which they've owned since the 70s, but on Thursday, a park ranger
said they had 24 hours to get out. -quoted at LasVegas Badger
That follows the story about the WWII Memorial and the Blue Ridge Parkway shut-down.
It anticipates another story: Sunday Masses on military posts.
Will the MP's also "just follow orders" from a Gestapo HQ?
Saturday, October 05, 2013
Friday, October 04, 2013
The "Law of the Land"
We're reminded of something that the GirlyMan pResident would like to be un-remarked.
ObamaCare is the law of the land, but so is the debt limit
Whine on, girlyman.
Anent that debt limit. Mark Levin is convinced that girlyman's current rhetoric lays groundwork for another usurpation of Congressional power--specifically, that Obozo will simply issue more US debt than currently allowed by The Law of The Land.
Hmmmmm.
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Lord of the Sleepless Nights
I managed to read every one of Clancy's novels (but not the 'franchised' crap.)
That guy cost me at least 4 weeks of sleepless nights. The books were a rollicking good time, full of remarkable factoids about US military and intel capabilities which were mind-boggling 30 years ago.
Clancy, by the way, was a firm believer in American Exceptionalism; he used Jack Ryan as the prototype.
"There is no such thing as co-incidence."
In paradisum deducant te angeli....
That guy cost me at least 4 weeks of sleepless nights. The books were a rollicking good time, full of remarkable factoids about US military and intel capabilities which were mind-boggling 30 years ago.
Clancy, by the way, was a firm believer in American Exceptionalism; he used Jack Ryan as the prototype.
"There is no such thing as co-incidence."
In paradisum deducant te angeli....
So You Wanna Skip Out of Obozocare?
Nice little home you own there. It would be too bad if anything happened to it.
Somebody managed to get through the exchange and sign up. Then he was made aware:
I received an email tonight at 5:00 P.M. informing me
that my fine would be $4,037 and could be attached to my yearly income
tax return. Then you make it to the “REPERCUSSIONS PORTION” for
“non-payment” of yearly fine. First, your drivers license will be
suspended until paid, and if you go 24 consecutive months with
“Non-Payment” and you happen to be a home owner, you will have a federal
tax lien placed on your home. You can agree to give your bank
information so that they can easy “Automatically withdraw” your
“penalties” weekly, bi-weekly or monthly! --quoted at Vox
What? You mean a guy with $5200/month income before taxes can't afford ~$1700.00/month in medical expenses?
Well, then, give him an ObozoPhone to make up the difference!!
Look. It's simple. Since many people can't afford health insurance, you force them to buy it at about double the rate that they can't afford.
Volume keeps prices low, ya'know.
Somebody managed to get through the exchange and sign up. Then he was made aware:
“I
have a preexisting condition (Type 1 Diabetes) and my income base was
45K-55K annually I chose tier 2 “Silver Plan” and my monthly premiums
came out to $597.00 with $13,988 yearly deductible!!! There is NO
POSSIBLE way that I can afford this so I “opt-out” and chose to continue
along with no insurance.
What? You mean a guy with $5200/month income before taxes can't afford ~$1700.00/month in medical expenses?
Well, then, give him an ObozoPhone to make up the difference!!
Look. It's simple. Since many people can't afford health insurance, you force them to buy it at about double the rate that they can't afford.
Volume keeps prices low, ya'know.
Boehner the Enabler
Anyone who has a hare's knowledge about addicts knows that every addict has an enabler.
Boehner is the enabler for the SpendAddict Obozo.
FWIW, enablers are usually weaker than the addicts themselves, and often not nearly as smart.
Take your choice about Boehner, or take both, which is my bet.
Just for review: "Default" occurs ONLY when the debtor does not pay the interest or the amount of the debt-instrument. "Default" does NOT happen when the debtor either: 1) pays the interest or 2) pays the note; or 3) both of the above.
Allahpundit ought to know that; it's right here:
It is not true that if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by October 17, the U.S. will default on its bond obligations. On the contrary: constitutionally, the government is required to pay its debt obligations as they accrue, and the government would in fact do so until it runs out of money. Other spending might go by the wayside, but the principal and interest on government bonds would be paid in full. When the government would actually become unable to service its debt obligations has not been reported, to my knowledge, but it would be some months subsequent to October 17. So that deadline is in some respects an artificial one.
Boehner may or may not know it. Maybe he'll tell us after a good cry.
Boehner is the enabler for the SpendAddict Obozo.
FWIW, enablers are usually weaker than the addicts themselves, and often not nearly as smart.
Take your choice about Boehner, or take both, which is my bet.
Just for review: "Default" occurs ONLY when the debtor does not pay the interest or the amount of the debt-instrument. "Default" does NOT happen when the debtor either: 1) pays the interest or 2) pays the note; or 3) both of the above.
Allahpundit ought to know that; it's right here:
It is not true that if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by October 17, the U.S. will default on its bond obligations. On the contrary: constitutionally, the government is required to pay its debt obligations as they accrue, and the government would in fact do so until it runs out of money. Other spending might go by the wayside, but the principal and interest on government bonds would be paid in full. When the government would actually become unable to service its debt obligations has not been reported, to my knowledge, but it would be some months subsequent to October 17. So that deadline is in some respects an artificial one.
Boehner may or may not know it. Maybe he'll tell us after a good cry.
Clobbering the Wimps at JSOnline
The whiners and pussies at JSOnline ran a story describing Wisconsin's reaction to the Feds' shutdown of various national parks in the State.
Since the State of Wisconsin shares funding on a number of those parks, the State told the Feds to buzz off; that the State will keep the parks open.
Heh.
Then the sob-sisters and crybabies at JS ran a poll on the question 'whether the State should disobey Fed dictates' (carefully phrased, no?)
....as of around 5:30 today, it was 87 to 13 that Obama can stuff it where the sun never shines.
Heh.
UPDATE: This went national here.
Since the State of Wisconsin shares funding on a number of those parks, the State told the Feds to buzz off; that the State will keep the parks open.
Heh.
Then the sob-sisters and crybabies at JS ran a poll on the question 'whether the State should disobey Fed dictates' (carefully phrased, no?)
....as of around 5:30 today, it was 87 to 13 that Obama can stuff it where the sun never shines.
Heh.
UPDATE: This went national here.
TEA Party Victory
We got to the ratbastards, but good.
...Senator Chuck Schumer of New York told THE WEEKLY STANDARD following a noon press conference Thursday that in 1995 "it was a different world." Why is that? "Because we have a Tea Party," Schumer said without elaborating as he walked away.
...
Landrieu said that "the Tea Party has to understand that they cannot hold government and our private partners--which are many from big companies like Boeing and Lockheed to small companies that are represented here--hostage over their inability to get a law that they don't like amended."...AOSHQ quoting Weekly Standard
Now's the time to turn up the heat. Maybe we'll get to watch Schumer's head explode while he tramples Landrieu on the way to a camera.
...Senator Chuck Schumer of New York told THE WEEKLY STANDARD following a noon press conference Thursday that in 1995 "it was a different world." Why is that? "Because we have a Tea Party," Schumer said without elaborating as he walked away.
...
Landrieu said that "the Tea Party has to understand that they cannot hold government and our private partners--which are many from big companies like Boeing and Lockheed to small companies that are represented here--hostage over their inability to get a law that they don't like amended."...AOSHQ quoting Weekly Standard
Now's the time to turn up the heat. Maybe we'll get to watch Schumer's head explode while he tramples Landrieu on the way to a camera.
Eggster Returns!!!
If you're local or national, same diff: read No Runny Eggs.
He's back after an allergy-induced absence, and rarin' to clobber the nitwits, ne'er-do-wells, perma-pout-pussed, and otherwise useless zits-on-the-ass-of-society (e.g., Democrats).
He's back after an allergy-induced absence, and rarin' to clobber the nitwits, ne'er-do-wells, perma-pout-pussed, and otherwise useless zits-on-the-ass-of-society (e.g., Democrats).
Umnnhhh, Charlie: You're Off-Target
The Eminence Grise of local pundits misses the mark:
The central problem of Obamacare is not software – it’s bad policy.
Its trampling of 1A rights is flat-out un-Constitutional according to a couple of Federal Appeals courts.
Yes, it is bad (actually, horrible) policy. But the 'central problem' is the Constitution.
The central problem of Obamacare is not software – it’s bad policy.
Its trampling of 1A rights is flat-out un-Constitutional according to a couple of Federal Appeals courts.
Yes, it is bad (actually, horrible) policy. But the 'central problem' is the Constitution.
The Demi-Criminal US Attorney, Letten
You all recall former US Attorney Letten's spittle-flecked outburst when he was confronted by a citizen journalist.
There's a reason that Letten is a "former" US Attorney. He's a crook.
There's a reason that Letten is a "former" US Attorney. He's a crook.
"Grand Bargaining" Away the Constitution
Rumors abound that Boehner/Cantor/McCarthy/Ryan are cobbling up a "Grand Bargain" which will reduce spending, re-arrange the tax code, and pop the current 'shutdown' zit.
Notably absent: de-funding or repealing ObozoCare.
There are so many problems with ObozoCare that it's near impossible to identify the "worst" one--but its steamrolling of the 1st Amendment is a helluva good candidate.
Does the (R) "brain trust" really think that tax-code changes and a rate-of-increase change in Fed spending make up for the catalog of abuses that is ObozoCare? Do these sad sacks really expect that flushing into the sewer our 1st Amendment rights, not to mention the privacy and efficiency of our healthcare, will be offset by some tax-code tweaks and a bend to the Gummint-Cost curve?
Good luck with that.
Notably absent: de-funding or repealing ObozoCare.
There are so many problems with ObozoCare that it's near impossible to identify the "worst" one--but its steamrolling of the 1st Amendment is a helluva good candidate.
Does the (R) "brain trust" really think that tax-code changes and a rate-of-increase change in Fed spending make up for the catalog of abuses that is ObozoCare? Do these sad sacks really expect that flushing into the sewer our 1st Amendment rights, not to mention the privacy and efficiency of our healthcare, will be offset by some tax-code tweaks and a bend to the Gummint-Cost curve?
Good luck with that.
The "Debt Ceiling" Stupids
It is expected that the stupids of the MSM will characterize the debt-ceiling fight this way:
"Republicans in Congress will cause the US to default...."
That's malarkey, of course, but since the MSM merely transcribes Obozo--who doesn't know jack about business or its terminology--that's what you'll see.
The Feds are taking in FAR more than necessary to make the interest payments, and making those payments and rolling over the debt is all that's required to avoid default.
Of course, it's possible that the ChiComs will refuse to purchase any more T-Bonds or bills. Wouldn't surprise me--but that's an entirely different discussion.
More from The Ticker.
"Republicans in Congress will cause the US to default...."
That's malarkey, of course, but since the MSM merely transcribes Obozo--who doesn't know jack about business or its terminology--that's what you'll see.
The Feds are taking in FAR more than necessary to make the interest payments, and making those payments and rolling over the debt is all that's required to avoid default.
Of course, it's possible that the ChiComs will refuse to purchase any more T-Bonds or bills. Wouldn't surprise me--but that's an entirely different discussion.
More from The Ticker.
Wanna Bet, Obozo?
Some of the horrific carnage and destruction wreaked by the Reid Shutdown:
....The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the 22,000-acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge have been closed because of the federal budget stalemate.
Fish and Wildlife Service personnel chained a state-operated boat landing on the Mississippi River because it was on federal land, the Department of Natural Resources reported.
Also included in the closure: the 13,000-acre Leopold Wetland Management District in 17 counties in southeastern Wisconsin; the Fox River National Wildlife Refuge in Montello; and the Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife refuges on Lake Michigan near Washington Island.
The closures mean that public access to the properties is prohibited and that fish and wildlife management activities and all public programs have been canceled....
What...is Sheriff Joe "Shotgun" Biden guarding the entrances?
Let Little Lord Fauntelroy Obama pop over here and "man" his barricades to the national parks which WE bought, WE built, and WE maintain. No, Barky, you did not build them--and you can't "prohibit" access.
....The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the 22,000-acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge have been closed because of the federal budget stalemate.
Fish and Wildlife Service personnel chained a state-operated boat landing on the Mississippi River because it was on federal land, the Department of Natural Resources reported.
Also included in the closure: the 13,000-acre Leopold Wetland Management District in 17 counties in southeastern Wisconsin; the Fox River National Wildlife Refuge in Montello; and the Green Bay and Gravel Island National Wildlife refuges on Lake Michigan near Washington Island.
The closures mean that public access to the properties is prohibited and that fish and wildlife management activities and all public programs have been canceled....
What...is Sheriff Joe "Shotgun" Biden guarding the entrances?
Let Little Lord Fauntelroy Obama pop over here and "man" his barricades to the national parks which WE bought, WE built, and WE maintain. No, Barky, you did not build them--and you can't "prohibit" access.
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
SarahCuda, Again!
SarahCuda mentioned this factoid; PowerLine, too.
...the Obama administration dispatched more security guards to prevent World War II veterans from visiting the wide-open WWII memorial on the Mall than it stationed in Benghazi, notwithstanding the American Ambassador’s pleas for better security....
One similarity: in both locations, the security guards were overrun.
...the Obama administration dispatched more security guards to prevent World War II veterans from visiting the wide-open WWII memorial on the Mall than it stationed in Benghazi, notwithstanding the American Ambassador’s pleas for better security....
One similarity: in both locations, the security guards were overrun.
Trainwreck, Named!!
It is exceeding difficult to find more than ONE person--in the whole of the USA--who has successfully signed up for ObozoCare using a Federal (not State-sponsored) exchange.
Then there's this:
The ObozoCare hotline? 1-800-318-2596
That's correct. 1-800-F&^K YOU
Good and hard.
Then there's this:
The ObozoCare hotline? 1-800-318-2596
That's correct. 1-800-F&^K YOU
Good and hard.
ObozoCare, Good and Hard
Ya' don't like it, but you're going to get it or be a Federal Law-breaker.
So you'll get it. Good and hard.
...according to eHealthInsurance.com, before ObamaCare plans started being offered through online exchanges on October 1st, it was possible for a 21 year-old in Wisconsin to obtain health insurance for $44.20 per month. According to HHS data, the cheapest plan available through the ObamaCare exchange for a 21 year-old in Wisconsin is $104.29 per month....That’s an increase of 107%.
The smallest increase was 63%, if you call that "small."
Of course, there are subsidies, as long as you're spending 9.5% of your income on premiums.
HT: Sykes
So you'll get it. Good and hard.
...according to eHealthInsurance.com, before ObamaCare plans started being offered through online exchanges on October 1st, it was possible for a 21 year-old in Wisconsin to obtain health insurance for $44.20 per month. According to HHS data, the cheapest plan available through the ObamaCare exchange for a 21 year-old in Wisconsin is $104.29 per month....That’s an increase of 107%.
The smallest increase was 63%, if you call that "small."
Of course, there are subsidies, as long as you're spending 9.5% of your income on premiums.
HT: Sykes
Good News! SocSec to Collapse Sooner!!
ObozoCare is a galloping malignant cancer.
Social Security is a nuclear bomb.
...CBO concluded that the long term outlook for SS deteriorated substantially over the last twelve months...
... CBO revised its assumptions regarding mortality. This is a huge variable[] for SS. With people living longer, they will receive more checks; this eats into the solvency of SS over a long-term period.
CBO concluded that one option to 'balance' the solvency of SS required an "Immediate[] and Permanent" payroll tax increase of 3.4% (Wow!). A year earlier, CBO stated that a payroll tax increase of 1.9% was required to balance SS. The change in the tax increase required is 70% higher than that reported just a year ago!
About $200Bn in tax increase.
Or the Democrat/Socialist Party could tweak payments--like from SSDI, a fraud-laden scheme for layabouts.
Social Security is a nuclear bomb.
...CBO concluded that the long term outlook for SS deteriorated substantially over the last twelve months...
... CBO revised its assumptions regarding mortality. This is a huge variable[] for SS. With people living longer, they will receive more checks; this eats into the solvency of SS over a long-term period.
CBO concluded that one option to 'balance' the solvency of SS required an "Immediate[] and Permanent" payroll tax increase of 3.4% (Wow!). A year earlier, CBO stated that a payroll tax increase of 1.9% was required to balance SS. The change in the tax increase required is 70% higher than that reported just a year ago!
About $200Bn in tax increase.
Or the Democrat/Socialist Party could tweak payments--like from SSDI, a fraud-laden scheme for layabouts.
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Yup. Boehner's a Lying Slut
Turns out the Boehner was FOR the Congressional exemption before he was AGAINST it.
How's the anti-TEA party gang going to spin this, Charlie? RoJo? Senselessbrenner? Isn't Ryan part of "leadership"? Hmmmmmmm????
This is all one giant F.U. to the non-ruling class (that's you, suckah.)
How's the anti-TEA party gang going to spin this, Charlie? RoJo? Senselessbrenner? Isn't Ryan part of "leadership"? Hmmmmmmm????
This is all one giant F.U. to the non-ruling class (that's you, suckah.)
Today Was a Struggle
Yah, well, this shutdown stuff is really serious.
The alarm worked well enough, but it took near 10 minutes to collect my thoughts and remember how to put on pants, socks, and a shirt. There was no HHS to help, you see.
Carefully, and slowly, I went through the process of using the toilet. It took longer than usual, but eventually I recalled all the steps, including safe flushing.....or wait....is there "safe" flushing? No one from OSHA was there to tell me that answer. But it must have been safe! I'm still here!!
Inch by inch, I worked my way to the kitchen. I hesitated near the light-switch, but it came to me by and by that the switch goes "up" to turn the lights on. Damn, I miss having DOE telling me how to do that.
Selecting breakfast munchies was painstakingly slow. Skim or 2%? Half-and-half? (Is that still allowed?) Can I put sugar on that cereal, or is that un-wise....or is it the other cereal which mustn't be used with.....DRAT, where's Moochie when I need her?
For 17 years, I've had the Federal Highway folks helping me navigate to the office. They're not around today. Frankly, it took a lot longer without them--and it might have been even longer still if the Wisconsin State Patrol hadn't been around. I could just follow that gray Crown Vic commander's car all the way down the highway to the Waukesha District HQ--it was just fine!!
At the office, I used far more paper than usual, since the Paperwork Reduction folks couldn't take calls. Nearly offended all the women and minorities, too; I couldn't reach EEOC on the phone and their website was down. Took me 8 tries to equalize compensation schemes. All the women screeched at the first one, all the Hispanics at the second, yadayadaydada. How was I supposed to KNOW how to do this without a Comparable Worth Examiner nearby?
Skipped lunch entirely. Way too dangerous without Moochie's guidance.
It took quite a while to pack everything back into the car. Without the National Weather Service to tell me anything about the forecast, I had to bring the parka, the overshoes, the umbrella, a couple of sweaters, and the light jacket. Those homeless folks really do have it hard, I guess.
I was able to get back home without too much trouble--no traffic, ya'see, because nobody from the Gummint was clogging up the roads. That was a relief, doh. But watching the TV without the FCC's help was a real challenge.
It got dark, so back to bed. It's frightening in the dark with no NSA to watch over me.
Must this go on? Mom and Dad aren't here anymore, no Moochie, no help at all.
Now I know why all those Pilgrims died so young. It was just too stressful without the Gummint, hey.
The alarm worked well enough, but it took near 10 minutes to collect my thoughts and remember how to put on pants, socks, and a shirt. There was no HHS to help, you see.
Carefully, and slowly, I went through the process of using the toilet. It took longer than usual, but eventually I recalled all the steps, including safe flushing.....or wait....is there "safe" flushing? No one from OSHA was there to tell me that answer. But it must have been safe! I'm still here!!
Inch by inch, I worked my way to the kitchen. I hesitated near the light-switch, but it came to me by and by that the switch goes "up" to turn the lights on. Damn, I miss having DOE telling me how to do that.
Selecting breakfast munchies was painstakingly slow. Skim or 2%? Half-and-half? (Is that still allowed?) Can I put sugar on that cereal, or is that un-wise....or is it the other cereal which mustn't be used with.....DRAT, where's Moochie when I need her?
For 17 years, I've had the Federal Highway folks helping me navigate to the office. They're not around today. Frankly, it took a lot longer without them--and it might have been even longer still if the Wisconsin State Patrol hadn't been around. I could just follow that gray Crown Vic commander's car all the way down the highway to the Waukesha District HQ--it was just fine!!
At the office, I used far more paper than usual, since the Paperwork Reduction folks couldn't take calls. Nearly offended all the women and minorities, too; I couldn't reach EEOC on the phone and their website was down. Took me 8 tries to equalize compensation schemes. All the women screeched at the first one, all the Hispanics at the second, yadayadaydada. How was I supposed to KNOW how to do this without a Comparable Worth Examiner nearby?
Skipped lunch entirely. Way too dangerous without Moochie's guidance.
It took quite a while to pack everything back into the car. Without the National Weather Service to tell me anything about the forecast, I had to bring the parka, the overshoes, the umbrella, a couple of sweaters, and the light jacket. Those homeless folks really do have it hard, I guess.
I was able to get back home without too much trouble--no traffic, ya'see, because nobody from the Gummint was clogging up the roads. That was a relief, doh. But watching the TV without the FCC's help was a real challenge.
It got dark, so back to bed. It's frightening in the dark with no NSA to watch over me.
Must this go on? Mom and Dad aren't here anymore, no Moochie, no help at all.
Now I know why all those Pilgrims died so young. It was just too stressful without the Gummint, hey.
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