I remember that question being asked repeatedly during elections. Do I feel safer today than when so and so took office?
Well today I can say the answer is pretty simple, NO! The whole world seems to be in a tail spin of trouble. You got Russia taking over its neighbors and threatening other countries, Iran has pretty much ignored everyone, North Korea has been free to do whatever it wants, Pakistan has jailed the guy that helped us get Bin Laden, Benghazi, Iraq is a nightmare of issues and Afghanistan doesn't even support the US. That is a severe failure of Leadership from the US. President Obama hasn't done anything to lead in the World and everyone knows it. Once the great flagship of freedom, we know longer matter in World affairs.
All of the above doesn't take in to account for all the violence right here on our own soil. The attacks at Ft. Hood, Boston Marathon Bombing and the School Shootings. The issues with Fast and Furious, IRS Scandal and the NSA.
Every where you look the World and US is falling apart and we have no Leadership to take on these issues. We do feel good type things, but never really go to the core of the issues to solve them. Why do we sit back and tell Russia that we wont allow you to take over, only to have them do it and say well that is it you can't do it again. In Benghazi we are too busy covering our own ass than making sure it doesn't happen again. In Afghanistan we are in a hurry to get out of there that it is turning into the same nightmare that we left Iraq in. Here at home we have decided that the best way to keep the criminals and the crazies from shooting people is to take the guns away from law abiding citizens. Yep that will work out well.
I don't pretend to have all the answers, but it would sure seem to me that what we are doing is not working.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
MLB gets it wrong Again
MLB gets it wrong yet again. Gomez and Maldonado deserve suspensions and fines. Yes. But MLB in their infinite wisdom lets the guy who started the whole thing off scott free. Oh yeah, and the guy who says we should hold down a guy and punch him gets a 1 game suspension.
What is wrong with America today?
What is wrong with America today? I think it is US!!!
We can all sit back and complain about what they are doing in Washington, the President is horrible and hasn't done anything to help us all the while running up the deficit and blaming it on someone else. The Senate has changed the rules and won't pass any legislation that comes out of the House. the House is spending all their time trying to pass laws that they know the Senate won't even take up for a vote. The problem is all of this, but who is to blame for it? WE ARE!!!!
It is us Americans who keep electing these idiots. Yes there are a handful of them who are there to try and fix it and do the right thing, however a majority of them are life long politicians who are there to make sure that their money train and power trip continues no matter what the cost is to the American People.
We have to get over the Republic vs Democrat vs Tea Party mentality. If we continue to let them divide us based on party we are headed down a road that does not have a good outcome for any of us. We have to start taking each issue on it's merits. Doesn't matter if it is a Democratic, Republican or Tea Party issue. What does the issue mean to me and my family? How will it affect me positively or negatively? Then make my decision and let my voice be heard. Right now we agree with whatever the party we like tells us. We don't have to agree with everything they do. Start being independent thinkers. Start voices your opinions.
Listen to both sides of the argument. Too many people will only listen to one side of the argument and base their opinion on that side. You have to hear both sides arguments with an open mind and then make your decision. You can't just listen to CNN or MSNBC and make your decision, you can't just listen to FOX News and make your decision. You have to take a culmination of all the information from both sides and formulate your decision. I know, that is a lot of work for some of us. And that is the problem with America today.
We can all sit back and complain about what they are doing in Washington, the President is horrible and hasn't done anything to help us all the while running up the deficit and blaming it on someone else. The Senate has changed the rules and won't pass any legislation that comes out of the House. the House is spending all their time trying to pass laws that they know the Senate won't even take up for a vote. The problem is all of this, but who is to blame for it? WE ARE!!!!
It is us Americans who keep electing these idiots. Yes there are a handful of them who are there to try and fix it and do the right thing, however a majority of them are life long politicians who are there to make sure that their money train and power trip continues no matter what the cost is to the American People.
We have to get over the Republic vs Democrat vs Tea Party mentality. If we continue to let them divide us based on party we are headed down a road that does not have a good outcome for any of us. We have to start taking each issue on it's merits. Doesn't matter if it is a Democratic, Republican or Tea Party issue. What does the issue mean to me and my family? How will it affect me positively or negatively? Then make my decision and let my voice be heard. Right now we agree with whatever the party we like tells us. We don't have to agree with everything they do. Start being independent thinkers. Start voices your opinions.
Listen to both sides of the argument. Too many people will only listen to one side of the argument and base their opinion on that side. You have to hear both sides arguments with an open mind and then make your decision. You can't just listen to CNN or MSNBC and make your decision, you can't just listen to FOX News and make your decision. You have to take a culmination of all the information from both sides and formulate your decision. I know, that is a lot of work for some of us. And that is the problem with America today.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Pirates Cant Handle the Heat
Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Gerritt Cole is pretty much just a pussy. Starts a fight with Milwaukee Brewer center fielder Carlos Gomez and then runs away and let's his team do the actual fighting. The sad part of the whole thing is that he starts the fight, and the umpires don't even eject him.
I agree that Gomez deserved to be ejected, however this is baseball. Cole had no reason to be upset except at himself. Gomez really didn't stand in the box that long, even if he did it only hurt himself and the Brewers. He and his mouth is what started the whole thing. MLB should hold him accountable. I saw that Russell Martin was upset because a Pirate player got punched in the face. Really? Maybe if he hadn't left the dugout and got in the middle of it he wouldn't have gotten hit.
I heard a local radio talk show host say we should have skirt night at Miller Park the next time the Pirates are in town. Great idea. Count me in!!!
PS: Brewers are now 6-1 against the crybaby Pirates.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
County Exec Abele Fires HR Director after 1 Week
On the job for only a week, Milwaukee County's new human resources
director was abruptly fired without any reason given, John S. Listinsky
said Tuesday.
Listinsky said he got a verbal warning Friday that he might be let go and was fired by email on Monday. He did not get an opportunity to discuss any concerns, Listinsky said.
"Nothing more has been said to me," Listinsky said. "I'm a little bit shocked."
Listinsky's hiring to the $125,000-a-year job was announced late last month by County Executive Chris Abele, in a news release touting Listinsky's credentials with several large private companies.
Abele's office issued a statement Tuesday saying only that the county executive was withdrawing his nomination of Listinsky as HR director. The position requires County Board confirmation.
Abele spokesman Jeff Bentoff said Listinsky's departure was a personnel matter and he couldn't comment further.
Listinsky said he was heavily recruited for the county job and that he quit his last job as human resources director for Thermo Fisher Scientific in Two Rivers to take the county position. - JSONLINE
Listinsky said he got a verbal warning Friday that he might be let go and was fired by email on Monday. He did not get an opportunity to discuss any concerns, Listinsky said.
"Nothing more has been said to me," Listinsky said. "I'm a little bit shocked."
Listinsky's hiring to the $125,000-a-year job was announced late last month by County Executive Chris Abele, in a news release touting Listinsky's credentials with several large private companies.
Abele's office issued a statement Tuesday saying only that the county executive was withdrawing his nomination of Listinsky as HR director. The position requires County Board confirmation.
Abele spokesman Jeff Bentoff said Listinsky's departure was a personnel matter and he couldn't comment further.
Listinsky said he was heavily recruited for the county job and that he quit his last job as human resources director for Thermo Fisher Scientific in Two Rivers to take the county position. - JSONLINE
Friday, September 30, 2011
Brewers Party with the Fans Before Playoffs Start
You know it when you feel it.
The "electricity" in a ballpark when a baseball team is making a postseason run is palpable, if not easily explained. It makes the hair on your neck stand at attention, pushes you toward the edge of your seat, changes the way you breathe, quickens your pulse.
It can't be manufactured, except by a winning team.
It can't be quantified, except by nerve endings.
It can't be defined, except by the senses.
So what is it, exactly, this energy we felt at Miller Park while the Milwaukee Brewers made their run toward the National League Central Division title and will reach a crescendo Saturday in Game 1 of the NL Division Series?
"It's kind of like the night before a math test and Christmas Eve rolled into one," said Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers' vice president of business operations. "It's excitement, but also you don't have control over what that first question will be on the math test.
"You have 42,000 people really focused on the exact same physical space and for the most part wanting the same outcome on every pitch and every at-bat." - JSOnline
The excitement the Milwaukee Brewers have ignited at Miller Park has been going for a majority of the season. Now it is time to see if the Brewers, as well as the fans are ready to take it to the next level. The Brewers and their fans have set expectations for a deep playoff run.
The "electricity" in a ballpark when a baseball team is making a postseason run is palpable, if not easily explained. It makes the hair on your neck stand at attention, pushes you toward the edge of your seat, changes the way you breathe, quickens your pulse.
It can't be manufactured, except by a winning team.
It can't be quantified, except by nerve endings.
It can't be defined, except by the senses.
So what is it, exactly, this energy we felt at Miller Park while the Milwaukee Brewers made their run toward the National League Central Division title and will reach a crescendo Saturday in Game 1 of the NL Division Series?
"It's kind of like the night before a math test and Christmas Eve rolled into one," said Rick Schlesinger, the Brewers' vice president of business operations. "It's excitement, but also you don't have control over what that first question will be on the math test.
"You have 42,000 people really focused on the exact same physical space and for the most part wanting the same outcome on every pitch and every at-bat." - JSOnline
The excitement the Milwaukee Brewers have ignited at Miller Park has been going for a majority of the season. Now it is time to see if the Brewers, as well as the fans are ready to take it to the next level. The Brewers and their fans have set expectations for a deep playoff run.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Obamacare Making Healthcare anything but Affordable
The signature legislation of the Obama
Administration, the Affordable Care Act, came under damaging assault
Wednesday from a Kaiser Family Foundation survey that found it has
already partially contributed to increasing health care costs.
The Kaiser survey helps to shed some light
on why so few employers are hiring, as health care costs for employers
are spiraling upwards.
The survey found that insurance premiums
rose by 9 percent in 2011. Healthcare costs for a single worker went up
on average from $5,049 to $5,429, and for a family, costs rose from
$13,770 to $15,073, on average.
The survey also found that some provisions
of the Affordable Care Act already in place -- including the allowance
for young people up to 26 years of age to remain on their parents
insurance policy -- contributed to 20 percent of that increase. - FOX News
Monday, September 26, 2011
Who Pays Taxes and how Much?
With all of the talk about making everyone pay their fair share, look at the charts below that shows who pays their fair share?
National Taxpayers Union
Tax Year 2008
|
Percentiles Ranked by AGI
|
AGI Threshold on Percentiles
|
Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
|
|
Top 1%
|
$380,354
|
38.02
|
|
Top 5%
|
$159,619
|
58.72
|
|
Top 10%
|
$113,799
|
69.94
|
|
Top 25%
|
$67,280
|
86.34
|
|
Top 50%
|
$33,048
|
97.30
|
|
Bottom 50%
|
<$33,048
|
2.7
|
|
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income
Source: Internal Revenue Service |
||
Tax Year 2007
|
Percentiles Ranked by AGI
|
AGI Threshold on Percentiles
|
Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
|
|
Top 1%
|
$410,096
|
40.42
|
|
Top 5%
|
$160,041
|
60.63
|
|
Top 10%
|
$113,018
|
71.22
|
|
Top 25%
|
$66,532
|
86.59
|
|
Top 50%
|
$32,879
|
97.11
|
|
Bottom 50%
|
<$32,879
|
2.89
|
|
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income
Source: Internal Revenue Service |
||
Tax Year 2006
|
Percentiles Ranked by AGI
|
AGI Threshold on Percentiles
|
Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
|
|
Top 1%
|
$388,806
|
39.89
|
|
Top 5%
|
$153,542
|
60.14
|
|
Top 10%
|
$108,904
|
70.79
|
|
Top 25%
|
$64,702
|
86.27
|
|
Top 50%
|
$31,987
|
97.01
|
|
Bottom 50%
|
<$31,987
|
2.99
|
|
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income
Source: Internal Revenue Service | ||
Friday, September 23, 2011
Costs rise as terra cotta problems at City Hall
More than seven months after a chunk fell off Milwaukee's newly
renovated City Hall, the investigation into what went wrong is still
ongoing - lasting months longer and costing more than four times as much
as originally estimated, city officials say.
The probe has already cost $425,000 and the price is still rising, said Ron Schoeneck, architectural manager for the $76 million renovation that wrapped up in December 2008. Testing and inspections first projected to take several months are now unlikely to be completed before the end of this year, and possibly not until spring, according to Schoeneck and his boss, city Facilities Director Venu Gupta.
Meanwhile, scaffolding continues to ring the iconic building. That will stay in place to protect pedestrians until city officials know what happened and can be sure no other pieces will fall off their 115-year-old headquarters, Schoeneck said.
None of this is what city leaders had in mind when they celebrated the end of the three-year restoration project. It was the biggest public works job in city history, and it came in on schedule and under budget. It later won multiple awards, including one from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The scaffolding had been down for more than two years when, on the evening of Feb. 17, a piece of masonry fell off the east side of the building. As it struck the ground, the terra cotta broke into three roughly 5-pound fragments, slightly damaging a car parked on N. Market St. - JSOnline
When a piece of concrete fell off of a parking garage and killed a person, many Dems cried out that it was due to the lack of spending by then County Exec Scott Walker. But, a piece falls off of City Hall and very easily could have killed someone and there is no outcry? No, it is now about how much it is costing to find out what went wrong.
The probe has already cost $425,000 and the price is still rising, said Ron Schoeneck, architectural manager for the $76 million renovation that wrapped up in December 2008. Testing and inspections first projected to take several months are now unlikely to be completed before the end of this year, and possibly not until spring, according to Schoeneck and his boss, city Facilities Director Venu Gupta.
Meanwhile, scaffolding continues to ring the iconic building. That will stay in place to protect pedestrians until city officials know what happened and can be sure no other pieces will fall off their 115-year-old headquarters, Schoeneck said.
None of this is what city leaders had in mind when they celebrated the end of the three-year restoration project. It was the biggest public works job in city history, and it came in on schedule and under budget. It later won multiple awards, including one from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The scaffolding had been down for more than two years when, on the evening of Feb. 17, a piece of masonry fell off the east side of the building. As it struck the ground, the terra cotta broke into three roughly 5-pound fragments, slightly damaging a car parked on N. Market St. - JSOnline
When a piece of concrete fell off of a parking garage and killed a person, many Dems cried out that it was due to the lack of spending by then County Exec Scott Walker. But, a piece falls off of City Hall and very easily could have killed someone and there is no outcry? No, it is now about how much it is costing to find out what went wrong.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
ATF - Fast and Furious - More Details Coming Out
WASHINGTON - In secretly recorded conversations between two
individuals deeply entwined in the ATF's controversial "Fast and
Furious" operation, the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry is
described as "collateral damage."
The recordings were obtained exclusively by CBS News. The man who made them - Arizona gun dealer Andre Howard - ran the Lone Wolf Trading Company and was speaking with Hope MacAllister, the ATF operation's case agent.
Two of the guns Howard sold while cooperating with the ATF that were later found at Terry's murder.
"It happened. It's terrible," Howard said. "That's life ok we move on." - CBS News
The recordings were obtained exclusively by CBS News. The man who made them - Arizona gun dealer Andre Howard - ran the Lone Wolf Trading Company and was speaking with Hope MacAllister, the ATF operation's case agent.
Two of the guns Howard sold while cooperating with the ATF that were later found at Terry's murder.
"It happened. It's terrible," Howard said. "That's life ok we move on." - CBS News
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