Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Obama Not a Legal Citizen?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Healthcrisis for the O
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Analogy perhaps...
If my dogs were human, they would definitely represent the Dems... ha! (they are lazy, sit on the couch, eat, sleep, eat, sleep, eat....you get the idea, they do nothing and expect everything!) The key here: they are animals, of course I don't mind helping them, however, HUMANS should be doing these things for themselves, not waiting for the government to do everything and pay for everything.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Princess Pelosi
President O
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Obama-NOT
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Dennis Miller on O'Reilly
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
GOP and Sex
Bush Administration Lawyers
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Obama Commencment: Notre Dame
Thursday, May 7, 2009
GOLF
FDIC
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Double Standard
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
The View
She will help interview guests and "banter" with co-hosts. I can't wait."
Photo Shoot
EXCEPTION: Air Force One $250k for photo shoot over Statue of Liberty
HELLO IS THIS GUY SERIOUS???
TIME
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Comment by Michael Steele in reference to Arlen Specter
100 days
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Immelt Remarks, all time Low
Monday, April 27, 2009
What is the solution? Any thoughts...
Let’s face it; Vermont’s education budget needs some help. Property taxes are on the rise. Tuition prices continue to grow, and with Governor Douglas’ proposal for “no reduction in Education Fund spending in 2009 and is proposing essentially level fund spending for fiscal 2010.” What this ideally means for Vermonter’s is that the projected $2.2 million surplus from fiscal 2010, combined with the projected $18.3 million for fiscal 2009, allows for a 2 cent reduction on property taxes throughout the state.
Property taxes are not the only source of revenue for education spending. Homeowners may actually be relieved to find out that “the state will collect no more residential taxpayers next year than it has this year.” The education fund is to credit the general fund for the transfer of almost $300 million, expected sometime in fiscal 2010.
The idea is to restructure the distribution of money among early education, K-12, and higher education. While Vermont is among the highest in the nation in spending for primary and secondary education, that is not something to hooray about when Vermont spends very little on early education and higher education. With a state budget of just over $4 billion, including federal funds and property tax, approximately 24 percent will go to the education fund.
The funding for K-12 education is expected to increase $63 million in the $1.4 billion education fund. The question that is left unanswered is where can cuts actually be made within the education budget. In Governor Douglas’s inaugural address he stated:
“The education fund has not shared any of the sacrifice seen by other areas of state government. If we continue to excuse education spending from equal treatment, we force health care and human services – the lion’s share of the remaining general fund – to shoulder the burden of balancing a responsible budget.”
How do we stimulate the economy?
The problem with legalizing marijuana is that it needs to be done federally not state by state. The reason for that is that when one state sets the precedent for legalizing drugs, essentially they set themselves up as the "drug king-pins" of our country so to speak. In addition to that, legalizing marijuana is a quick way for states to throw any chance of federal funding out the window. With our economy the way it is, with unemployment rates at all time lows, legalizing the drug will only create more jobs.
The bottom line is that, no matter what this issue is, priority in my eyes, should be based on the number of individuals it effects. Gay marriage for example DOES NOT effect the most number of Americans, which is why we should be focusing on things such as energy and healthcare. Those two issues effect everyone to some degree equally. We all want to have health insurance (I would imagine anyways) but we are not all effected by gay marriage. That’s not to say that it isn’t important, it just does not reach everyone on the same level. One last comment, for all the individuals who think marijuana is what causes people to some how become lazy, all I can say is WOW. How is that any different then the rest of the lazy Americans who decide everyday that its much easier to sit on their asses and collect federal assistance, then to actually seek employment.