Thursday, February 16, 2012

3D Ramblings 2/17/12


Another edition of 3D Ramblings.  Normally I do this every other week but this week was so full of crazy and whacky stuff I just had to write one this week.  In the Ramblings this week I do mention the death of Whitney Houston, briefly, but yesterday something else happened around it that I needed comment in my opening.  Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is having flags fly at half-mast in honor of the pop stars death.  Sorry Gov. I am normally with you on things, this is not one of them.  Whitney Houston has done nothing for this country to warrant the flag being set at half-mast.  She does have the best rendition of "Star Spangled Banner" in modern time, but that was a paid gig.  On to the Ramblings.

Fuzzy Math - For those of you who think the Stimulus worked check out these numbers.  The City of Modesto, CA received $1.8 million in stimulus money to purchase and rehab five foreclosed homes.  They used the full allotment of money and when the houses all sold, the total back was $1 million dollars.  I'm no genius but $1 million is less than $1.8 million.  So we took a Private Sector loss, bailed them out with public money and then took a loss on that as well.  Ummmm....Yeah

Maine Football Coach - A Maine high school football coach resigned this week after he "accidentally" posted nude photos of himself on Facebook.  Here is another example of Facebook taking the fall in a place where Darwinism should reign.  Most men think that the male body is the most atrocious looking thing in the world.  There is no way in hell that a normal man, let alone a teacher, would take, let alone post pictures on the internet.  Charles Darwin, I salute you.

Newt Gingrich and his women - This story is old and people have probably forgotten about it.  It is widely known the affairs Gingrich had while in Congress and it came out that he asked his second wife for an "open marriage".  The liberal media was all over this.  Apparently this is only acceptable behavior of the President, not someone running for President.  The two most revered Democratic Presidents in recent history were both having affairs while in the Oval office.  At least Gingrich had the decency to ask his wife to accept the fact.

Only in Massachusetts - Can someone who has never held public office, have no political experience, or has even run for a public office be the overwhelming favorite to win a Congressional seat once held by Barney Frank.  Why?  Because his last name is Kennedy.  At least Elizabeth Warren was a Consumer Advocate and took on some businesses for the rights of people.

Say it ain't so!! - A Gallup poll released this week state that 85% of small business owners polled stated they are not looking for workers because they are worried about the overall economic outlook and the cost of having to provide healthcare under the Obamacare mandate.  Well, knock me over with a feather on that one.  So now that businesses aren't going to hire because of healthcare, what are we going to do about the people who can't find work because of Obamacare?

Jeremy Lin - Stop the Linsanity.  How awesome is this kid?  Floyd Mayweather made a comment that Lin is only getting the attention because he is Asian and that black players have been doing it forever.  If that's the case lets scale back the salaries to a more commensurate level.  I suggest Floyd go get his ass kicked by another Asian and leave the basketball to the pros.

Payroll Tax Cut deal - Honestly, is anybody really surprised that this got done?  It's an election year.  I predict that most of the stalemates will stop this year because the bubbleheads in Washington think that the American people are stupid.  Some of them are, but not all of them.

Chicago-style - Two Chicago police officers were arrested by the FBI because they took what they thought was drug money from a "runner".  Chicago corruption is almost as surprising as political flip flopping, but Chicago takes the cake in this whole ordeal.

Who should pay? - This week there have been meetings in Boston to discuss ways to close the $161 million shortfall that faces the MBTA.  Riders of the T were extremely vocal in protest of fare hikes and cuts in services and stated that the legislature just raise the tolls and the gas tax to pay for it.  So let me get this straight, these people want people who don't use the T to pay for its mismanagement?  Well, then just sign me up because that makes perfect sense.  Damn Communists!  Charles Darwin, I salute you.

Death of Whitney Houston - Sad?  Yes.  Tragic?  Yes.  Unfortunate?  I guess.  Surprising?  Absolutely not. Whitney's voice will be missed.  RIP.


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