The federal budget must be reduced solely by spending cuts, so says David Vitter… The Washington Post then reported the results of a poll which found 69% of Democrats and 54% of Republicans say they would support a plan to raise taxes for those earning more than $250,000 a year, if the proceeds go towards deficit reduction. To which David replied, “With all due respect … Continue reading Sen. David Vitter…”Let them eat empty rhetoric”
Game 6 tonight and the Blackhawks won it in overtime, beating the Vancouver Canucks to tie their series 3-3. Even I, at this point, have to look upon the effort of the entire Chicago team with an air of respect and…no, no I don’t. This is a travesty, a tragedy, this is the biggest emotional setup of all time! Vancouver goes up three games to … Continue reading Chicago Blackhawks Deathwatch…Game 6
From a great article by Dahr Jamail: Attorney Brian Donovan, with the Donovan Law Group in Tampa, Florida, believes Feinberg is simply doing what he is being paid by BP to do. “He’s doing his job,” Donovan says. “Feinberg is a defense attorney representing BP. To think otherwise is being foolish. As a defense attorney, he’s doing a great job for BP. But they are … Continue reading Agreed Brian, He’s BP’s Defense Attorney…
Sen. Mary Landrieu conducted a recent roundtable discussion, the purpose of which was to get to the bottom of what is going on with the claims process for small business…and something strange happened. Feinberg found a friend. And that new friend is none other than Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board Chairman Harlon Pearce. Though Pearce criticized Feinberg for not giving fishers enough priority in … Continue reading Feinberg Finds a Friend…Harlon Pearce
Last November, I was doing some plumbing work at my apartment and things went wrong…really wrong. The long and short…I hit a sewer main and flooded my neighborhood with sewage. It was a total disaster, and because I lived adjacent to the lake, a lot of the stuff got into Lake Michigan, untreated. The city had to send in all kinds of people to clean the … Continue reading The IRS Does British Petroleum Good…
Okay, will the real Vancouver Canucks please come back. Hello? We who hate the Blackhawks miss you! Remember those first three games, how unstoppable you were… Hey! WTF happened? Are you just trying to assist in building some false sense of security? Well hell, stop it already! Chicago wins again, beating Vancouver 5 to nothing, in Vancouver… I’m trying not to panic, but if Chicago wins … Continue reading Chicago Blackhawks Deathwatch…Game 5
Hey, I thought this whole oil spill deal was all kinda, you know…over. At least that’s the impression I got watching all them there sparkly British Petroleum commercials, but man, over the past two days, the news has been flying pretty serious again in the Gulf, and between you, me, the courts and the water…I think this has just begun…Maybe I just got distracted by … Continue reading And so it begins: Year Two…
1. To those who have passed, the ones we know of, and those we don’t…rest well. 2. To those still struggling to get through this…all the best to you and your families. 3. To those trying to ease their consciences with public relations spin and lies to the press…rot in your hypocrisy. Help out someone who needs it… Have a nice day. – Drake Continue reading Three simple notes on an anniversary…
It might seem strange for a picture of a San Jose Sharks player on the Blackhawks deathwatch, but when Chicago wins 7-2 over a Vancouver team that appears to have forgotten to leave their hotel while San Jose goes down by four goals, only to score five goals of their own in the second period, and then go on to win it in overtime by … Continue reading Chicago Blackhawks Deathwatch…Game 4
From the St. Petersburg Times: “Lenny Stamos, owner of Beach Cyclists in St. Pete Beach, said he sent in five years of sales tax returns to document his $34,000 loss for last summer. The agency turned down his emergency claim for insufficient documentation, he said. He’s represented by a lawyer. “My wife and I borrowed $30,000 on our credit cards to keep the business going,” … Continue reading People continue to be left behind by the GCCF…
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