On Wis. judge upholds ruling on dispute over cat
Posted on February 10 at 6:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
I know what Solomon would do. Flip a coin, heads gets … heads!
On WONDER DOG! Dog’s are truly humankind’s BEST friend!!
Posted on February 5 at 10:48 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ah, two blissfully Eyster-free weeks had me thinking perhaps he had defected to Norway or Cuba, or maybe went to Greece to assure them they’re doing just fine, and hang those messy old inconvenient numbers. So much for wishful thinking.
I’m trying to imagine how you can possibly tie together the WI budget and guide dogs. I couldn’t find any, unless this is one of those disguised calls for help, and I’m hoping Eyster can get a dog that will keep him from going around in endless leftward circles.
As for truth about the budget, you need to know a bit about accounting, or better, a whole lot about accounting. The short answer is, Walker did indeed eliminate the deficit using the accounting method WI has used for years, the same method Doyle was using. Should we change from cash accounting to GAAP for future budgets? Sure. But the truth is, Walker did what he said he was going to do. Give him the term he was elected to serve, and he’ll do even better. If you’re still confused, either learn accounting, hire an accountant to explain it to you, or stop blathering on about things you don’t understand.
On Why is there an increase in food allergies?
Posted on February 1 at 9:36 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
“Why is there an increase in food allergies?” Because we’ve gone from an outdoors culture to an indoors culture. Back in the day, kids played outside from breakfast ‘til dinner, and often afterwards. They played in the dirt, ate dirt, ate bugs, climbed trees, splashed through drainage ditches, rolled in leaf piles, and did all manner of things today’s parents would consider “unhealthy”. If we survived all that – and most did – our immune systems were pretty well set to handle minor things like unseemly glutens. Now, you practically have to throw kids out the door and lock it after them if they’re to get any fresh air. Their immune systems are pure as the driven snow, and slow down killer peanuts the way the Maginot Line slowed down panzers. Now you know.
On Working with or against Walker?
Posted on January 30 at 5:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
This is basically Custer’s Last Stand for the unions. If Walker survives the recall, it sends a clear signal that most citizens are tired of watching public unions suck up tax dollars and invest them in political platforms they find abhorrent; that they expect public employees to pay their fair way for health care and retirement; and they find the alternating goon-like and childish behaviour of unions to be disgusting. It will also embolden other states to start reining in their own runaway public unions. It will, more than anything else, show the enormous contrast of Wisconsin balancing their budget and becoming fiscally responsible, and Illinois continuing to increase spending of money they don’t have. If Walker wins, expect to see more business heading north across the border.
But the unions have a real quandary, because they not only want to get rid of Walker, they also want to re-elect Obama. Both will be uphill battles. Where will their invest their diminishing war chest?
Either way, expect commercial television to become unwatchable in the coming months, as attack ads from both sides gain momentum. And expect more rude, childish behaviour from the recall folks. Which is fine, because it will certainly help sway votes towards Walker.
On The value of surrounding yourself with positive people
Posted on January 26 at 8:21 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Oddball: [looking at aerial pics of the a remaining bridge] Beautiful.
Moriarty: Suppose the bridge ain't there?
Oddball: [groans] Don't hit me with them negative waves so early in the morning. Think the bridge will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful bridge, and it's gonna be there. Ok?
Oddball: [Later: Oddball is looking through binoculars at the bridge] Still up!
Oddball: [planes fly and bomb the bridge] ... No it ain't. See what sending out them negative waves did, Moriarty?
Moriarty: That ain't my fault, Oddball, I've done nothing but have good thoughts about that d*** bridge ever since we left!
On Looking for TRUTH on health care! Are YOU? (Update)
Posted on January 24 at 11:34 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Looking for TRUTH in an Eyster rant!
a.k.a. “Mission Impossible” That’s OK, I really did know better.
For starters, you do realize the “Truth-O-Meter” isn’t exactly the Oracle, it’s merely one journalist’s opinion, which is liable to be just as off-base as whatever they are evaluating.
I think wislady has nicely shredded your Obamacare fallacies, so let’s do an abrupt switch to railroads. Why you included it here is beyond me, but it deserves a response. “…we NOW work to PAY for improved RAIL TRANSPORTATION in WI in the aftermath of Walker’s REFUSAL of the $810 million of federal money for high-speed rail!” Are you thinking that we had the option to cherry-pick out of that fund, and take some of it to improve existing rail, while rejecting the high-speed service? Sorry but it was an all-or-nothing proposition. Which means you must be still lamenting the fact that we turned down the high-speed rail. Just as you refuse to learn from the Greeks about government overspending, you are now refusing to learn from California about the hidden costs of high-speed rail. They’ve found, much to their lament, that there really ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, and their “free” federal funding gets more expensive by the day. Prominent Democrats like Jared Huffman now suffer from “sticker shock”; and they’re finally realizing that voters, better known as the poor saps who have to pay for this albatross, have a bad case of “buyer's remorse”. Apparently you and Jerry Brown shop at the same rose-coloured-glasses store, but fortunately our own governor has better sense.
Posted on January 23 at 7:30 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Let’s see, we still hear Obama blaming Bush for the fact that he can’t manage to get anything done. Why, just look at the mess he inherited, is it any wonder he can’t meet any of his campaign promises? Three years of blame Bush! Walker has had two less years and has made significant strides in balancing the budget and fixing some of the messes Doyle left behind. And yet you focus on one month of jobs data. Maybe we should give him his full term, and then judge? You may also remember that for the last couple of months, rather than running the state, he’s been busy with this moronic recall effort. Did you expect anything significant to get done?
“Once these people get the TRUTH, they choose to be FREE of the department which is coping with expectations by Walker which are IMPOSSIBLE.” Most lefties keep asserting that Walker is packing his administration with crooks and lackeys. Yet you assert that his people are so conscientious and upstanding, three have resigned over “expectations”. So, which is it, crooks or paragons of virtue? And, oh by the way, how exactly do you know their motives? Do you have some facts, or are you just making up a bunch of silly stuff again? Thanks for a real New Year’s belly laugh.
On “Imagine a world without free knowledge” – NO THANKS!
Posted on January 18 at 7:08 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
So, you invested over 900 words to tell us you don’t like SOPA. And the reason is . . . because everybody in Congress was born in the last century! Not a word about what’s wrong with SOPA, why it could be an overreach, how it could constitute censorship, or any other sort of justification. You did tell us twice you can read the Norwegian edition, as if anybody would possibly care.
Here’s a little newsflash for you: in the entire history of civilization, the people who have legislated a new technology were born before the technology existed. The only way to stop this insidious trend is to stop inventing new technologies. While I’m sure your grandchildren are better suited for Congress than you are, I’m not quite ready to elect any 11 year-olds. The median age of our present Congress is 57, and you look a tad longer in tooth than that. Therefore, you are even less qualified to comment on all this than they are!
If one of your students turned in a paper that simply said, “I agree with everything the WSJ wrote yesterday, here’s the link …”, would you give it an A+? Because that’s essentially what you’re giving us here.
I haven’t studied this bill well enough yet to decide if I’m fer or agin’ it, and you’ve provided absolutely nothing here to help with my decision.
On Remove Gableman? Not so fast!
Posted on January 14 at 8:23 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
“That's why Wisconsin should replace high court elections with merit-based appointments that rely on a citizen panel insulated from politics.”
Oh come on, have you been smoking the hopium again? There is no such thing as a “citizen panel insulated from politics”. What you would get is a bunch of lawyers putting together their own little happy list. Guess who would be on it? Not any conservatives, not any constitutional lawyers, but rather a group of liberal, litigation-minded ambulance chasers. It makes as much sense as forcing Obama to choose his judges from a list that John Boehner gives him.
“We do need to proactively advocate for …” What we should really advocate for is reforming this insane recall system. There should be no recalls for buyer’s remorse, they should only be for cause, such as a felony conviction or impeachment. We shouldn’t be spending millions of dollars on do-over elections. Why do liberals have a hard time understanding that you elect a person to make decisions and lead, not mindlessly follow the current public opinion polls? These constant recalls serve only to force hasty decisions, bad decisions, or deferred actions. You cannot govern effectively in a state of constant threat and flux. Put your best people forward, have the election, and then live with it until the next election comes along. Period.
Page 1 of 71 | Next
On Do opponents have merit in opposing gravel pit?
Posted on February 10 at 1:26 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
The only question that matters is, was the property zoned for mining previously, or is the company looking for a re-zoning or exemption now? If it wasn’t properly zoned, then everyone in the area should have a chance to have their voice heard, and probably be compensated if the mine opens. If it was properly zoned, then why should the “Friends & Neighbors” be allowed to prevent Amon & Sons from legally using their property? Or maybe the group would like to instead compensate Amon for the lost revenue? Sounds like the folks who move in next to an airport and then complain about all the noisy airplanes.