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Today's Quote March 10/10
"There comes a point in your life when you realize:
Who matters,
Who never did,
Who won't anymore...
And who always will.
So, don't worry about people from your past,
there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future".
(author unknown)
Oswego City Consent order
I see that the Mayor has the consent order with the DEC on the agenda for meeting on tonight. I think it was listed at $85 MILLION DOLLARS !! What does that translate to for us the taxpayers of this fair city ? I just recently bought a house in the city and now I am concerned about how much my city taxes are going to go up. Has anyone seen any sort of numbers yet ? They talked about spreading the project over 12 years but nothing every gets cheaper so I have to believe the $85 million dollar number will be higher as the year go along.
March 10/10
The city also has something like a 20-30 Mil debt coming due on the High Dam. Unless you have enough of a fortune for your children’s grandchildren it would probably be smart to think about moving.
Oswego County Today» Oswego » Local School Officials Say ‘Let The Public Speak’
http://oswegocountytoday.com/?p=33245
March 10/10
School Security
The head of school security must make 50k a year. His teacher wife probably another 50k at least. With that kind of income how does the bank end up with your house? Is there a snow storm that did not show up on the live doppler radar? Maybe if the daughter robbed banks instead of souvinere shops they could own a home again.
March 10/10
The conservative political dictionary
"Obstructionism" only refers to Democratic minorities opposing Republican proposals.
"Tyranny" is found when an elected Democratic majority passes legislation that Republicans don't like.
"Reconciliation" describes a Senate process that Republicans are allowed to use to overcome Democratic "obstructionism."
"Terrorism" refers to acts of political violence committed by people who aren't white guys.
"Bipartisanship" is found when Democrats agree to pass Republican legislation.
"Big government" describes a dangerous phenomenon to be avoided, except in cases relating to reproductive rights or gays.
"Treason" refers to Democrats criticizing a Republican administration during a war.
"Patriotism" refers to Republicans criticizing a Democratic administration during a war.
"Fiscal responsibility" is a national priority related to keeping our deficit in check, which only applies when Republicans are in the minority.
"Government-run health care" doesn't refer to popular government-run health care programs like Medicare.
"The heartland" is the most wonderful place in America , even if no conservative pundit would be caught dead living there.
March 10/10
School District budget
My son told me today that his class field trip was cancelled due to the school district having not money to fund a bus. Interesting considering Bill Crist, Cathy Chamberlain, and another unknown administrator went to Texas last week for a 4 day conference...hmmm I'm curious who funded that bill. Fellow taxpayers I think our kids lost out yet again!
Remember don't sign any petitions, let a school close, let administrators get cut-all they do is waste our money that we're paying for our kids NOT THEM!
March 10/10
Gas seen hitting $3 a gallon this spring
http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/08/981495/gas-seen-hitting-3-a-gallon-this.html
March 10/10
Pauldine Sexual Abuse Case
Judge Metcalf has ruled that a recording of a telephone conversation Tony Pauldine and his alleged victim will be allowed as evidence in court. Pauldine is a good friend and employer of convicted level 2 sex offender John Gosek. Only days before his arrest last year, Pauldine’s son was married to mayor Bateman’s niece.
March 10/10
This is QUEEN PELOSI'S NEW JET!!! And the Democrats talk about Sarah's dresses???
Queen Pelosi wasn't happy with the small USAF C-20B jet, Gulfstream III that comes with the Speaker's job ... OH NO! Queen Pelosi was aggravated that this little jet had to stop to refuel, so she ordered a Big Fat, 200-seat, USAF C-32, Boeing 757 jet that could get her back to California without stopping! I understand that a former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, flew commercial most of the time. Many, many legislators walked by and grinned with glee as Joe informed everyone of what Queen Nancy's Big Fat Jet costs us, the hard working American tax payers, literally thousands of gallons of fuel every week. Since she only works 3 days a week, this gas guzzling jet gets fueled and she flies home to California every Friday and returns every Monday, at a cost to the taxpayers (YOU and ME are those taxpayers!) of about $60,000, one way! As Joe put it ...."Unfortunately we have to pay to bring her back on Monday night and that costs us another $60,000!" Taxpayers, that is $480,000 per month and that is an annual cost to us of $5,760,000!!! No wonder she complains about the cost of this war ... it might cramp her style and she is styling on my back and yours. I think of the military families in this country doing without and this woman, who heads up the most corrupt Congress in the history of our country, keeps fueling that jet while doing nothing. Queen Pelosi wants you and me to conserve our carbon footprint. She wants us to buy smaller cars and Obama wants us to get a bicycle pump and air up our tires. Who do these people think they are???
Their motto is ... Don't do as I do ... JUST DO AS I SAY! This is outrageous, forward it to all those on your email list! Keep in mind the figures above do NOT include the cost of plane or crew ... just the fuel!!! One has to wonder what the total package costs us? And on top of that ... now she wants to tax our IRA's & 401K's!
March 10/10
Driving distance from DC to LA is 2711.
The Gulfstream III is capable of carrying 8 passengers, a crew of three and baggage almost 3,700 nautical miles. So either someone is pulling your pud or they are stopping for something besides fuel.
FRAN HOEFFER
So many teachers, their families, students, etc. can’t for the life of them figure out how Fran Hoeffer managed to get elected to the Oswego school board, again, after all the controversy when he was in before. Why can’t they see that the majority of citizens here feel he is their only hope of learning the truth from a board that seems to forget who it is supposed to be representing. What is the saying? - - “PERCEPTION IS REALITY”. Even if it may not be true all the time, if the taxpayers perceive that things are being kept from them, that is what they will believe. It is the board’s job to assure everyone that things are not taking place behind closed doors that involve their money! Every single thing that is discussed by that board, with the only exception being personnel matters, should be presented as an open book! Sometimes the present board seems to have a ‘us or them’ mentality, forgetting just what their roles are. Hoeffer does go overboard sometimes, but he is only filling a need that we taxpayers have to know the truth of what is going on. He will keep getting support from the community until they feel they are not being lied to, or taken advantage of. What are we to do when we see a board unwilling or unable to take the steps needed to pare down our over-bloated school system here in Oswego? If they do what is needed, we will give Hoeffer the boot. Until then, we will have his back.
March 10/10
Gosick Working for TP Again
Heard recently that Johnnyboy is back working for TP. Don't let your daughters go strolling down that way on W. 1st. Street.
March 10/10
State says less than half of Syracuse students graduate :
http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=427334
March 10/10
Give Me A Break!
Did the person who posted the link to the propaganda against unions, and the teachers' union to be exact, bother to read any of the comments posted by the readers of yet another right-wing Fox News webpage? First of all they can barely spell or put a sentence together. They talk of anyone holding an opinion contrary to theirs as being the "enemy," such as the President of the United States. Really? They are brainwashed into believing that if you are not with them then your are a communist. They talk of "suppressing" unions or outright making them illegal. Is this the definition of conservative freedom, agree with us or we will legislate you away? Please stop with these ridiculous links to nonsense that you proclaim as the truth. I don't need to be told how to live my life by the self-righteous who will force me to behave as they insist I should, or else. Go away conservatives, or better yet, live your own life and leave the rest of us alone. That is how this country was meant to be. You right-wing crazies haven't the slightest idea what freedom is about, unless of course it means forcing everyone to behave like you want them to. In that case and that case alone can the word freedom and conservative be mentioned in the same sentence.
March 10/10
Biology Class
Students in an advanced Biology class were taking their mid-term exam. The last question was, 'Name seven advantages of Mother's Milk, worth 70 points or none at all. One student, in particular, was hard put to think of seven advantages.
He wrote:
1. ) It is perfect formula for the child.
2.) It provides immunity against several diseases.
3.) It is always the right temperature.
4.) It is inexpensive.
5.) It bonds the child to mother, and vice versa.
6.) It is always available as needed.
And then, the student was stuck. Finally, in desperation, just before the bell indicating the end of the test rang, he wrote...
7.) It comes in cute containers.
March 10/10
Today's Quote March 9/10
"We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions
that we loathe."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Oswego High School Security Chief
The man who is supposed to be in charge of security at the Oswego High School has been pointing the finger at other students. By claiming there were a group of boys who were stealing just as much as the girls he is trying to shift the blame and somehow justify the conduct of his daughter and four other girls who were caught shoplifting on the recent senior trip to Disney World. Now he is going around trying to threaten parents who were supervising students on the trip. This same man came to the district after leaving a state job he held for over ten years and left. Did the district ever check to see why he left that job? Wasn't his daughter one of the kids that got in trouble last year on a trip to NYC?
March 9/10
GO GET HIM, FRAN!
Congratulations to OUR Fran Hoeffer! For going after EASTWOOD again. You proved he was wrong again! THANK YOU FRAN. I only wish I could have seen the look on his face, when you walked in.
So glad the little Natzi is gone.
March 9/10
School Board
It's been years since we have had a honest, ethical, working for the taxpayer school board. It's always what they can get salary wise for the teachers and their to big administration. Will it ever change? It will only change if you get out there and vote for new blood that isn't in cahoots with the ones on the board and administration now!!
Don't vote for former teachers, their spouses, relatives, friends, etc.
Let's:
1. Close a school
2. Cut the administration down
3. Stop spending money we don't have
4. Vote for Honest, Ethical, and People who will work for the taxpayers.
Oswego at one time was known for it's schools district, it's not that way anymore-- there is to much corruption and waste.
March 9/10
'The Cartel': The True Nature of Teacher Unions
The subject says it all.
http://www.thefoxnation.com/teacher-unions/2010/03/05/cartel-true-nature-teacher-unions
March 9/10
The Corrosive Effects of Illegal Immigration
A good read.
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/dpatton/2010/dp_03081.shtml
March 9/10
Landlord, former politician, on Cell Phone while driving
Last week while walking down Bridge St., I saw a landlord who owns rentals in the city, driving his truck talking on his cell phone. He stopped on Bridge St. to one of the rentals he owns there. Now I believe it is against the law to use your cell phone in the manner that he was while driving. This man has shown us over and over again that he thinks nothing about breaking the law. He did it not to long ago when he son was involved in an accident. He then decided to run for another political position in an area that wasn't his home turf.
He's arrogant, a law breaker, and just looking for attention.
Remember this when he decides to run for an office against, he would fit right in with our school board.
March 9/10
Today's Quote March 8/10
“May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.”
Millard Fillmore
Taxation of soda and candy
NYS once again is looking for money. We aren't taxed enough every which way to live here, now they have the obesity/diabetes campaign. Here is my "spin" on how things should be,...
How about FEDERALLY we take off the table use of food stamp cards to be used for soda,candy,chips,etc. Let people that can afford these treats be able to buy them on the dime they have surely earned. And these people that can afford them most likely have insurance that they pay through their respective companies. SO diabetes and over weight issues are dealt with privately thru their own Doctors that they pay for.
Get it? What we pay for in taxes to support others should be stricter in policies. Granted, you need help,,fine,,great! You are allowed to use the help to buy healthy food.
What ever happened to baking cookies? or cakes? Don't stand in a line to use a foodstamp card to buy crap, then pay for your lottery tickets,cigs, and beer in cash!
signed,
a disgruntled tax payer
Academy Award Winners
The Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" has won best picture and five other prizes at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.
Bigelow is the first woman in the 82-year history of the Oscars to earn Hollywood's top prize for filmmakers.
Among those Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" beat are ex-husband James Cameron and his sci-fi spectacle "Avatar." Bigelow and Cameron were married from 1989-91.
List of winners at the 82th Academy Awards:
Motion Picture: "The Hurt Locker."
Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart."
Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side."
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."
Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
Director: Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker."
Foreign Film: "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina.
Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire."
Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker."
Animated Feature Film: "Up."
Art Direction: "Avatar."
Cinematography: "Avatar."
Sound Mixing: "The Hurt Locker."
Sound Editing: "The Hurt Locker."
Original Score: "Up," Michael Giacchino.
Original Song: "The Weary Kind (Theme From Crazy Heart)" from "Crazy Heart," Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett.
Costume: "The Young Victoria."
Documentary Feature: "The Cove."
Documentary (short subject): "Music by Prudence."
Film Editing: "The Hurt Locker."
Makeup: "Star Trek."
Animated Short Film: "Logorama."
Live Action Short Film: "The New Tenants."
Visual Effects: "Avatar."
For Sale:"Goldstar" med. size white microwave in VERY good working cond. Has turntable & can cook or re-heat 2 things @ a time. I'm selling it due to, it took up to much space on my small counter- i went to a smaller sz one...Only interested parties email me @ Lemonscent759@gmail.com
I'm including a pic. of it, & have had it in storage rm....As you can see it has a touchpad....Bakes, cooks, defrosts,etc.....Asking $30.00 or the best offer.....
Here's an idea...
Remember when Hannity and Combes had a talk show together on Fox??? One was a bleeding heart liberal and the other a neocon pretending to be a republican???? Doc Bill & Michael Collins, you two should get your own show and drown each other in your bullshit...hahaha
New York State raids 'dedicated' account for road work, leaving little money for repairs |
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/new_york_state_raids_dedicated.html
New York endures gambling slump
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/new_york_endures_gambling_slum.html
school petition
Are you people kidding me! A petition not to close a school. Get a life and forget it. In these days and times things like this need to happen! Apparently those of you supporting this are independently rich, well hand your money over to the school district and this doesn't have to happen. Otherwise find some place to stove your petitions.
Mittens "magic underwear" Romnius field house
Regarding Massachusetts HC plan. I will assume you're someone who did the research but were to tired to type all the info out for everyone. Mitt Romney is responsible for the "Unviersal Healthcare" in Mass. The current state run HC is Mittens plan. Now, if you were genuine and did not want to mislead anyone on the LION you would of added this: the reason Mass. has the highest premiums is because there is no cost/price control on the insurance companies. Yes, Mitt implimented a Universal HC plan without any cost regulation on the insurance companies. So it's a mix of public option and capitalism. Obamas plan is very similiar to Romneys BUT more conservative and includes cost control on the insurance companies. Obamas plan is very similiar, almost verbatim to the HC plan Bob Dole once proposed, which had much support from Republicans at the time. I am sure you new this and were going to post this at a later date. Right? I have much much more in the war chest about the similarities of Mittens plan to the Universal HC plan being proposed. Mittens favors governmental control, mandates, etc. Even Scott Brown voted for Mittens plan. Google it, but I'm sure you already new this. Right? The problem with Mitt us he's a major flip flopper ans has not learned or care about how to lie about his record. I pray it's him or Palin or both who wins the nomination!! Remember when Romney became a Liberal and supported abortion, back in 197....I mean 198....woops, just a few years ago so he could win the Mass. Govenors race. Hahaha
Mittens
Sorry for the length but it shows Mitts hypocracy on his Government run plan in Mass. and the plan being proposed by the Dems.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney insisted on Sunday that the health care reform plan he implemented in Massachusetts had no similarity to the one President Obama is championing, in part because Romney's was state-based and Obama's is a national overhaul.
The logic was a bit tortured. Romney, appearing on "Fox News Sunday," defended the universal health care system he put into place as governor as the "ultimate conservative plan," the "ultimate pro-life effort" and one that is "working well." But the Massachusetts Republican seemed incredulous that Obama would think of doing similar reform on the federal level.
"This is a federalist nation. States should be able to solve their own problems," he said.
Romney refused to acknowledge that his plan was similar to Obama's. Though, as host Chris Wallace point out, on many key measures -- an individual and employer mandate, subsidies for those who would have trouble buying insurance, and minimum standards for coverage -- the two plans converged. The likely 2012 presidential candidate pointed out that the president's plan included cuts to Medicare and additional taxes. But both of those measures are designed, in part, to provide funds to keep per capita spending down -- something that the Massachusetts plan failed to do. Finally, Romney touted the fact that his plan included "no controls over insurance premiums, price controls," which provides some explanation for why premiums in the Bay State are the highest in the nation.
"It is the difference between a racehorse and a donkey if you will. They both have four legs," Romney said. "But one works pretty well and the other is not working and would not work at all."
The most curious Romney charge, in the end, was the attack on Obama for trying to do a national health care overhaul as opposed to letting state governments take the lead. The "big difference" the former governor said is "a state plan versus a federal plan."
Beyond the most obvious counterpoint -- that the president, who heads the federal not state government, was pushing a plan that resembled Romney's -- was the fact (pointed out by Wallace) that Massachusetts itself was heavily dependent on federal funding to implement Romney's reform.
"The federal dollars we received were federal dollars that we were entitled to through a program called DSH - the disproportionate shared program," Romney explained. "Federal funds had been applied to Massachusetts just like to the states for the care of the uninsured."
UPDATE: DNC Press Secretary points out that Romney, during his Fox News Sunday appearance, praised the idea of an individual mandate -- which the president has included in his approach and congressional Republicans have suggested are unconstitutional.
"We know that expanding the risk pool will lower costs, but it certainly speaks to the bipartisan nature of the President's plan that Governor Romney calls the idea of an individual mandate the "ultimate conservative plan," Sevugan emails.
Today's Quote March 7/10
Michelangelo "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."
re Baby shot in chest over global warming fears
Just as I always suspected; Guns don't kill people, global warming does. gobamacked
March 7/10
911 calls -- Published Mar. 6, 2010 | Recordnet.com - Stockton Ca. Fire Dept. vs. Oswegos over worked, traumatized, underpaid, should be grateful for their job fire department
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100306/A_NEWS0201/3060328/-1/A_NEWS02
March 7/10
Census and help
The purpose of the census is to get a head count of the people, so there is correct representation and appropriate services available for the population. We don't need assistance with the census, unless someone cannot count the people in their home. Anything else is unconstitutional.
What to do? Unless a census taker can show me a constitutional requirement, the only information I plan to give are the number and names of the people in my household. The census taker might say, “It’s the law.” Thomas Jefferson said, “Whensoever the General Government (Washington) assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force.”
People quit feeding on the BS fed to you by our government!!!!
March 7/10
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Unemployment Benefits Part 3
Five states, Alaska, Minnesota, Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi refused federal funding from the TARP / Stimulus programs to extend unemployment benefits. People in these states saw their unemployment run out after 26 weeks.
All five states had Republican governors, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlinty, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal & Haley Barbour.
The Republican Party.....The Party of NO.
Michael Collins.
March 7/10
Let's see if I have this straight?
Well, you don’t. Unemployment is paid by your employer and is not and has never been deducted from your paycheck.
March 7/10
Oswego County school board petitions set to be circulated | syracuse.com
http://blog.syracuse.com/neighbors/2010/03/oswego_county_
school_board_petitions_set_to_be_circulated.html
March 7/10
Unemployment Benefits
I know that someone will most likely take issue with my post that the individual employee pays into the unemployment insurance fund, declaring that it is the employer that in fact pays a payroll tax on behalf of the employee, and miss the point entirely that I was trying to make. Now I know this is true but if an employer was not required to pay this tax then there is little doubt that wages would be higher, as market forces dictate compensation levels for each unit of productivity. I readily accept a lower wage in order to be covered in case of a sudden job loss. This scenario is the equivalent of the employee paying the tax, as everyone knows that taxes are passed down to the consumer, or in this case the employee. I apologize for the redundancy to those who have an understanding of economics and that understood the context of my previous post.
March 7/10
Byrd compared 2005 'nuclear option' strategy to Nazi tactics
Well, I guess you really have a bug up your butt about this point. Your differentiation between the "nuclear option" and "reconciliation" is still nothing more than minutia and of no real consequence. I read the NYT's explanation which is where I assume you got your information but it makes no difference in the end. If the liberal/progressives pass ObamaCare through reconciliation they will have effectively changed the Senate rules and thus utilized the "nuclear option." The end result will be the same, the (nuclear) devastation of our health care industry.
That great racist Senator Robert Byrd, Grand Kleagle of the KKK, referred to the Republican plan to use 51 votes to override an unprecedented democrat filibuster of judicial appointments in 2005 as the "nuclear option." Now this bum has been in the Senate for a century or longer and I suppose he knows what's what. Beyond that, I say again, your claim is a distinction without a difference which will result in the same damage to the country. Therefore, continue with your disagreement all you want but it means nothing to me nor anyone else who cares about what is going on in Congress. Belaboring this point does nothing more than distract from the real issue, the take over of our health care system by the government in violation of the Constitution and in detriment to the country's economy which the l/ps are already destroying with their massive spending.
Check out the article in the link below and learn the truth.
Doc Bill
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/watercooler/2010/mar/03/
video-byrd-compared-2005-nuclear-option-strategy-n/
March 7/10
Ted Kennedy on HMOs: Then and Now
Here's a bit of a history lesson for you. Ted Kennedy was very instrumental in the formation of HMO's in 1973 and was quite vociferous in his support of them five years later in 1978. However, 23 years later in 2001, he was singing a different tune. This time he was complaining about HMO abuses. Now he was going to use his significant influence to end the abuse by HMO's which he himself has created. But, he conveniently forgot to mention that the abuses he was complaining about in 2001 he created in 1973. That's typical liberal/progressive strategy. Make a big show about solving some problem, design your solution so that it doesn't really solve anything but rather sets the stage for more problems, then you can come back in and be the savior again with more useless solutions that create more problems. IT'S CALL JOB SECURITY! If you analyze any l/p program that purports to solve a problem you will find that, over the long term, they create more and greater problems than they appear to solve in the first place. Unfortunately, they get away with this fraud over and over because the media does not do it's job by exposing the culpability of the l/ps in the beginning. This allows the l/ps to plan on the people not remembering who caused the problems in the first place. This is what happened with our mortgage meltdown as I proved in several posts.Check out the article in the link below and learn the truth about how Kennedy lied and hid the truth of his involvement in the disaster of HMO's. Also, think about how the same type of disaster will follow any l/p health care legislation they pass. Unfortunately, the disaster will take far less than the
nearly 30 years to show itself than happened with HMO's
Doc Bill
http://www.forhealthfreedom.org/Publications/Choice/ThenAndNow.html
March 7/10
Re: Time Flies When You're Having Fun
"Since then I have heard nothing from M. Collins so I have again made my point. See, I told you so!"
Doc Bill I'm glad you made your point. That seems to be important to you.
Thanks for entertaining me during the long winter months.
Michael Collins.
March 7/10
Today's Quote March 6/10
“People will accept your idea much more readily
if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.”
David H. Comins
re: Presidential Possibilities
So you don't agree with four of the eight people I listed.... What about the others? I must assume from your no comment about them that you don't know half as much as you think you do, and perhaps need to be the one "boning up" on their credentials instead. Or maybe you just hate to admit there are plenty of other legitimate or more viable candidates out there that you can't discredit out of hand as you might like.
Aside from posssing a diploma from and ivy league school and having a legal background as a purported "pragmatic constitutional scholar" by elitists on the left...Obama has no real credentials to speak of, and certainly has a far more questionable background in every regard than anyone I mentioned.
AND THAT'S SCARY!
You mentioned that Romney and Gingrich couldn't garner enough support within their own party...as if that in itself somehow means they aren't capable or qualified and justifies your outright dismissal of them. Does that mean that Hillary too should not be considered presidential material? Face the facts, "buddy"... Obama won soley because he rode a tidal wave of utter voter ignorance, a dream of the first black president, false promises, deception, and general voter discontent with the Bush administration policies. Lots of Republicans wern't happy with everything then either, thus in part the reason for such a split in voter preference over candidates to run against Obama in the last election.
Now, I may not care for Newt's character flaws, but given the state of the country at this point in time, I'd take him any day over your choice, even though he is a Washington insider. And don't forget....FDR, JFK, and slick Willie wern't really any better to their wives in their marraiges.
Glenn Beck. Yep..watch him all the time. If he really is on the verge of a total breakdown as you claim, well...I can almost understand why. He sees clearly the wrath of what Obama's progressive ideology and dirty politics are doing to the country. He exposes the deceit and explains in detail everything that Obama and his minions try and hide from the public. Somehow, his commentary always seems to have a lot more credibility and beliveability than that of the White House press secretary Gibbs.
Oh yes....let's not forget Sarah Palin. While she's not necessarily my top pick given a choice, she has a great potential to be a leader somewhere in the future. I would however suppport her candidacy just the same and sooner, if it were to be the case in 2012. Quite simply, her vision for America gives ME "hope" and would be a welcome "change" from the excuse of leadership we are getting right now. As for her show biz career...let's just say that she's a hell of a lot funnier than dolts like David Letterman or Dick Biden could ever be.
BTW...I think you are the one suffering from delusions. You responded to me stating that you have responded to my opinions before, when in fact you couldn't possibly know that since my post wasn't signed. Or are you clairvoyant on top of being a totally duped ignoramous?
March 6/10
Time Flies When You're Having Fun
And as I said I have fun doing this. So much fun in fact that I do tend to lose track of time. Therefore, I want to catch up on something I have thought about mostly when I was no where near a computer and forgot about when I was. It was nearly a month ago when I challenged that terrorist namesake, M. Collins, to provide me with three examples of where my fact are wrong. I wrot that post of 10 February and I believe it was posted on the 11th. Since then I have heard nothing from M. Collins so I have again made my point. See, I told you so!
As anyone with a rudimentary understand of mathematics can figure out we are headed for a financial disaster thanks to Obama and his mishandling of attempts to initiate an economic recovery. Believe it or not he has established a commission to investigate what should be done to fix things. Anyone with any sense understands that we need to stop the excessive spending and give businesses the encouragement to hire people by establishing the most stable economic conditions we can under the circumstances. Reducing taxes, some regulations and other restrictions would go a long way to encourage businesses to hire new people and expand. None of those things are on the Obama, liberal/progressive agenda.
I find it absolutely outrageous that he has put Andy Stern, the President of SEIU on this committee. To put this in terms that even the most extreme Oswegonian can understand, it would be like having members of the OCTA on the committee deciding whether or not to close schools, reduce staff or cut salaries. But, then again, aren't you who oppose me l/ps like Stern? You do not want the schools closed, staff reduced or salaries cut because that isn't the union way. To want those things is to be Conservative like Fran Hoefer. Or is he only Conservative when it comes to paying school taxes?
Andy Stern id a globalist, socialist, progressive who really doesn't give a damn about this country. He is only concerned with increasing the power and influence of the SEIU and himself in the process. Read the article in the link below and learn the truth.
Doc Bill
http://www.breitbart.tv/obamas-new-fiscal-responsibility-
commissioner-andy-stern-loves-redistributing-wealth-and-global-government/
March 6/10
NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN
The five seniors that got caught pulling a Winona got suspended for five days. Big deal!
They will each have paid tutors at our expense for those five days. They will still go to the prom and graduate. There will not be any record. Just like they said nothing will happen to them.
March 6/10
Baby shot in chest over global warming fears
I assume you may have heard about this tragedy but here's an article about it if it missed the ObamaMedia. I would have to say that Al Gore is responsible for this tragedy as he is the main character in promoting the disastrous hoax of global warming. Apparently Gore's incessant violent rhetoric on the subject had driven this man insane. So, in addition to the Una Bomber, Al's again guilty of murder.
Read the article in the link below and learn the truth.
Doc Bill
http://www.news.com.au/world/family-massacred-over-global-
warming-fears/story-e6frfkyi-1225835900133
March 6/10
Doc Bill still wrong on reconciliation
I can't tell if Doc Bill is too stupid to understand the difference between reconciliation and the "nuclear option," or if he's willfully lying about it. I'm leaning toward the former on this one because Fox News is purposefully confusing the issue, and Doc Bill lacks the intelligence to think for himself.
I'll try to get it through Doc Bill's thick skull one more time:
- The nuclear option is a term invented by Republicans that means the elimination of the filibuster in the Senate so they could force extreme right-wing judges down our throats. It's has nothing to do with reconciliation.
- Reconciliation is a law passed in 1974 that allows budget-related legislation to pass the Senate with a simple majority, not the 60 votes Republicans are making Democrats pass everything with.
- Only a package of small budget-related fixes to the health care bill will be passed by the Senate through reconciliation. Remember, the health care bill has already passed Congress once.
Time Magazine explains it here:
“The path to enactment, as it is envisioned now, requires two steps. First, the House would pass the exact bill that cleared the Senate on Christmas Eve - even though it is loaded with provisions that many in the House say they would not accept in a final product. Next, the two chambers would fine-tune that bill with a set of compromises that they would pass under a filibuster-proof procedure known as budget reconciliation, which requires only 51 votes to clear the Senate.
“Yet this use of the reconciliation procedure - ironically misnamed, given the antagonism it has stirred - would not be as radical a maneuver as Republicans claim. Created in 1974, reconciliation has been used 21 times, mostly by Republicans, who employed it to, among other things, pass two sets of George W. Bush's tax cuts. Reconciliation has often been the way that Congress has made major rewrites to health care policy; for instance, the COBRA program that allows people to continue buying their employers' coverage after they leave their jobs gets its name from the acronym for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.”
Despite conservatives’ attempts to deceive the public about this issue, reconciliation is not the nuclear option, it’s not controversial, and it’s been used numerous times by conservatives in the past.
I’m eagerly awaiting Doc Bill’s apology post, where he expresses deep remorse for his lying and/or lack of reading comprehension ability.
March 6/10
OHS senior trip
Another is the daughter of a certain questionable security officer at OHS. We've always wondered how he got his job with the background he came from. At least his daughter stole and is not into drugs. What have people been saying...you plant corn, you get corn
March 6/10
Unemployment benefits
Let me make this clear: Failing to extend unemployment benefits in a recession would be an epic disaster for this country. The fact that conservatives are adopting this position tells you everything you need to know about how much they care about America.
From Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman:
"Take the question of helping the unemployed in the middle of a deep slump. What Democrats believe is what textbook economics says: that when the economy is deeply depressed, extending unemployment benefits not only helps those in need, it also reduces unemployment. That’s because the economy’s problem right now is lack of sufficient demand, and cash-strapped unemployed workers are likely to spend their benefits. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office says that aid to the unemployed is one of the most effective forms of economic stimulus, as measured by jobs created per dollar of outlay."
The only way out of this recession is through providing aid to the unemployed. The problem already is that people aren't spending enough money. Taking cash away from those who aren't working just exacerbates the problem.
This is reality, a place conservatives don't live in.
March 6/10
Let's see if I have this straight?
I have worked since I was fifteen years old and have contributed into the unemployment insurance fund for over twenty five years (Yes, it' not a "handout," rather you pay a premium for unemployment insurance taken out of every paycheck). So I lose my job thanks to the terrible policies of eight years under Bush and suddenly I am a scofflaw sucking the system dry for drawing unemployment? Please don't give me the "Oh I don't mean you, rather it's all of those OTHER people" routine. We know you mean everyone but you.
The politics of the right-wing have always been to squash the middle class and now that we are down on our luck they want to eliminate insurance that many of us have paid in full over our entire lifetimes. Senator Bunning should be ashamed of himself for taking the time to kick average Americans in the teeth and then complaining that he is going to miss the Kentucky basketball game (probably had tickets in a luxury box) because he had to be in Washington to actually do the dirty work. Maybe after unemployment is eliminated they can finally get that tax break for people who make hundreds of millions of dollars a year. God knows they need it.
March 6/10
petty morons Hs kids, snow removal, New Chief
are you kidding 5 hs. seniors giving the city a black eye. you petty morons teenagers making mistakes thats big news? and parents not wanting the world to know is a scandal? sounds like good parenting .... even good parents have had children who mess up.seniors getting busted in 03 for drugs big news what joke you people are . look at that scandal of a picture of the snow in the street is this another joke I am missing this is proof of a job not done well? petty little people. how about the Ass who makes comments about the suppossed new chief .sounds like someone could be held liable for those comments. I say you should say it to his face. by the way I dont even know him . but what a moron to make those comments, very immature maybe your a Hs. senior or didnt make it that far? I made it to the 6th grade and know you people are Morons.
signed Jethro
March 6/10
Oilfield Math:
Working in the oilfield with others such as myself and a wealth of combined experience we understand the accuracy of the following.Think of it this way: A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year.A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons a year.So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year. They claim 700,000 vehicles so that's 224 million gallons saved per year. That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil. 5 million barrels is about 5 hours worth of US consumption. More importantly, 5 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $350 million dollars. So, the government paid $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million. We spent $8.57 for every dollar we saved. I'm pretty sure they will do a great job with our health care, though.
March 6/10
Recipe Collections & Favorites | Real Simple
http://browse.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/index.html
March 6/10
Oswego County Today» Lead Story » Oswego Board Member and Superintendent Lock Horns Again, This Time In Middletown
http://oswegocountytoday.com/?p=33053
March 6/10
U.S. Census Bureau opens Oswego office to help people with forms |
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/us_census_
bureau_opens_oswego.html
March 6/10
Today's Quote March 5/10
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
Thomas Edison
Nice Gift
My next door neighbor’s daughter came over and gave my kids beautiful Mickey Mouse T shirts from Disney world. She said they were a steal.
March 5/10
snow plowing
For one thing the plow operator does not know how how many cars are one the street when he is about to turn. Also they do both sides of the street all streets every time so when it snows hello get your car off the road. this has nothing to do with the mayor or any boss this is how its done.
March 5/10
Little Romeo
It is already a known fact that romancing the Little Romeo can and did cause a death. A nasty little slug, good ridance.
March 5/10
Here is one for your readers.
Q&A
Q. What do you get when you cross a teacher with a fireman?
A. A shoplifter
Plant corn ….. get corn!
March 5/10
Civic Literacy Report - Civics Quiz
And I thought I was smart.
http://www.americancivicliteracy.org/resources/quiz.aspx
March 5/10
Michael Collins- Champion of the Unemployed!
I don’t get this guy that calls himself Michael Collins. I have two very close friends that have been on unemployment for a long time- their original eligibility period plus some benefit extensions. One went to school on our dime for six months, graduated, and made no effort to find a job. The second hasn’t done anything except take what he feels is a well deserved vacation. Both are reaching the end of their current eligibility and are only somewhat concerned because they both feel that deep pockets Uncle Sam is going to cough up some more vacation time for them. Neither is looking for work seriously. I found out last November that my position with my employer was being eliminated in January. I was in the unemployment office the next day looking into my options. I was contacting everyone I thought could help me. I was scared. I have a family and have worked steadily since I was 15 and in my nearly 25 years of work history I had never lost a job. I found another job before months end and left my old employer before they let me go. Both of my friends told me how lucky I was to have found work. That’s BS. Luck had nothing to do with it. I took an entry level job nine years ago and found out what I needed to do, education-wise, to take the next step up the ladder. I paid for my own training and continued to support my wife and children and be a true part of my family. It wasn’t easy at all. It was stressful and there were many times I wanted to give up but I kept plugging along. No pats on the back or that a boys- that’s what a man is supposed to do. You strive to improve your family’s standing in society and provide them the resources they
need to be productive members of society. I kept doing that and taking on extra duties at work to make myself a valuable employee. Obviously I was not that valuable as I was deemed non-essential but all that work and training paid off. Not only did I find a new job in less than two weeks from notification of termination but I found a better job. It’s the classic ant and the grasshopper story. I prepared and improved my situation and they didn’t. I’m sure there are people out there that honestly can’t find work but in my limited experience the majority just can’t find jobs that they want. Maybe, instead of blaming Republicans (who I have no love for myself) and repeating over and over how they are the “NO” party, Michael Collins could be more insightful and call them the “NO EXCUSES” party. It’s condescending to treat people like helpless children. I can’t stand Democrats or Republicans but if I have to choose the lesser of two evils I will go for the party that believes that it’s okay to remove the training wheels in due time. I know I’m not going to change his or anyone else’s opinion out there but I wanted to add my two cents worth. I’m not a Fox News conservative or an NPR liberal. I’m a typical middle of the road guy who’s sick of supporting the rest of society and tired of paying for others mistakes and lack or preparation. Our system is over taxed and it’s that Michael Collins mentality, hand out not hand up, that destroyed New York and is spreading across America. The takers outnumber the givers now. Enough is enough!
March 5/10
Parents Whining About Schools Closing
All across our nation, schools on the chopping block. These decisions are not always easy, but Oswego has to close a school. Every district has its own reasons for not closing their school. But Leighton's parents for some reason thinks they are above approach. Many have said it was the lowest scoring of the schools. I myself think that K-6Th grade should not be in the same area as a high school. Let the Board of Ed move into Leighton. We should get our younger kids away from the goings on of some of those HS students-and their teachers.
Resident Leighton School District
March 5/10
Wasn’t it 2003 when to seniors were caught with drugs on a trip to Canada?
One was the daughter of a Harborfest director and the other was the son of a local lawyer.
March 5/10
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES?
Glenn Beck? Newt Gingrich? Sarah Palin? Mitt Romney? OMG! You think those would make good presidents for our country? You scare me, buddy. I thought you were a bit off the wall before, with your opinions, but now I am thinking you are seriously delusional. There is a reason Mitt Romney could not garner enough support within his own party, ditto for Newt Gingrich. Of course Gingrich is the same man who asked his wife for a divorce when she was in the hospital, suffering from cancer. A lot of character that jerk has. Sarah Palin? Get serious. By the time she is through with her new show biz career, she will be laughed right out of politics, and marked for the lower class person she has always been. Glenn Beck? Have you ever watched his antics on his TV show? The man is teetering on the edge of insanity and is one crying jag away from a complete breakdown. THESE are the types you think are better than Barack Obama? These are the ones you would pick to lead our country? Thank God people like you are not in charge. Why do you hate your country so much? How could you even consider those specimens as worthy of the highest position in the world? You scare me. Your assignment for today is to bone up on all of these posers you have listed and really find out about them. Read into their backgrounds, check their credentials and then ask yourself if you really believe any of them would be worthy of the highest office in the land. You can’t possibly be that dense.
March 5/10
Party of No?
Michael, you are one of the true premiere jerks in this world.
All people like you understand is gimme - gimme - gimme. You make me sick.
There are a lot of people out there that will never really look for work until they are forced to. There is work out there, just not what they want to do.
March 5/10
Senior Trip (John Anderson)
Hey John...what go's around , comes around.......another black eye for Oswego.....
March 5/10
Obama: Dems Should Not Pass Healthcare With a 50-Plus-1 Strategy
Here is a video of Obama saying that they should not pass the health care bill using reconciliation. Was he lying then or is he lying about it now?
Sure, this is a Conservative website but you'll never find the ObamaMedia digging up the past statements of any liberal/progressive much less anything that shows them to be liars. Check out the video for yourself and learn the truth.
Doc Bill
http://www.breitbart.tv/obama-american-agenda-flashback-
dems-should-not-pass-healthcare-with-a-50-plus-1-strategy
March 5/10
"Chief" Chetney???
I think it will be more difficullt for him to pass the piss test than to pass the Chief test!! Most likely, he will fail both, if not, I smell a rat............hmmmmmmmm Randi Rat???
March 5/10
Senior Trip
Well, wouldn't it figure that the 5 finger discounters were from the so called "upper crust"..............plant taters, get taters.
March 5/10
Sean Delonas Cartoon - - NYPOST.com
http://www.nypost.com/opinion/cartoons/delonas.htm
March 5/10
RE: "Any of the following (and in no particular order) would be capable of leading and running the country better than Obama is doing right now, and they aren't all incumbants or even politicians for that matter. Here's my short list just off the top of my head, and just a few reasons to support my beliefs of their ability to do so:
1. Mitt Romney (former Gov of Mass)
2. Mike Huckabee (former Gov of Ark)
3. (Dr.) Ron Paul (Congressman TX /noted author, legislator/ spokesman for limited constitutional government )
4. Charles Krauthammer M.D. (Syndicated columnist / journalist / intellectual commentator)
5. Glenn Beck (TV-radio host and commentator / common sensed activist for constitutional and practical conservative government)
6. Newt Gingrich (former House Speaker and noted legislator / historian / intellectual thinker
7. Rick Perry (current multi term Gov of TX)
8. Sarah Palin (former Gov of AK) "
I can't wait to hear from all the illiterats in left field because as you know "The truth hurts". However you failed to mention at least one other name...................Bill O'Reilly!
March 5/10
New York governor's top spokesman quits amid scandal
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/new_york_governors_
top_spokesm.html
March 5/10
Lets All Get Us Some !
Massachusetts "Universal" health care , already $47,000,000 over budget for 2010 !
Premiums highest in the nation !
Massachusetts
Today's Quote March 4/10
“It is like the mother whose son is caught shoplifting on tape. She wonders why someone would want to frame her child by producing a fake video.”
James Randi
Another Senior Trip To Remember
No less than five of Oswego’s best and brightest carried the name of their hometown to new heights as they were caught shoplifting at Universal Studios in Florida. At this time it is not known if they were formally arrested or given appearance tickets. One of them is the daughter of a school principal and an Oswego fireman another is a star athlete. Unconfirmed sources say the five females may have been suspended on Wednesday. Be sure and pay your school taxes on time. Our children are our future.
Chicago On The Potomac
Obama now selling judgeships for health care votes ?
Undecided Utah Congressman Jim Matheson's brother Scott just received an Obama appointment to the United States Court Of Appeals 10th Circuit.
P. S................"Reconciliation " and the "Nuclear Option " are two names for the same thing !
January.............Oswego Fire Department
February...........Oswego Police Department
March................OHS
Closing Schools
Why is it everyone else in this state recognizes the state of the economy except the people of Oswego. We have one of the worst unemployment rates in the state and it is not going to get better any time soon.
OFFICER ROMEO?
Without mentioning any names, could you tell us if the Oswego cop who is involved in the big romance (?) scandal that everyone is talking about, is married himself, Ed? From the bits and pieces I can gather from around town, this lover-boy, between all his other hook-ups, has had an affair with a fellow cop’s wife, then he was caught with some gal who works in the police department, whose husband is another fellow cop, and when presented with a choice, this gal chose our little Romeo, instead of her mate! This guy is playing with fire, and needs to be reminded that these officers of the law, whose wives he is, shall we say, “involved with” carry guns! Hello? I also hear that the police chief has had to ship him off to another building, to keep him away from everyone involved, before there is even more trouble. If it is who I have heard it is, I don’t understand the attraction there at all. Then again, the winters in Oswego are long and dreary, and these gals must be desperate. If this keeps up, Oswego will once again be featured negatively on the news. Let’s hope it is not for a crime-of-passion murder case!
I heard he has already sold his home and moved or plans to move out of state.
Debatable: 'No Child Left Behind' has hurt public education |
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/debatable_no_child_left_behind.html
fire chief
Ed, I read the post on the retirement of fire chief Perry & who the provisional chief would be & laughed so hard I pi$$ed my pants. You got to be kidding me - Chris Chetney as fire chief!!!!!!! What a joke. During the 20 yrs I worked there I thought I'd seen it all, but this takes the cake. It just keeps getting worse & worse. Chet better hope they don't start checking into his checkered past. Good luck Ozzwego - you're sure going to need it.
The Nuclear Option
"Reconciliation" is the "Nuclear Option!" Anything in your mind that separates these two terms is a distinction without a difference. Not a single news story or article I have observed uses your line of thinking, what ever that may be. As far as I am concerned you are simply trying to confuse people with a smoke screen intended to make the l/ps look like little angels in this when those angels have fallen from grace and have horns.Now regarding the unhinged liberal/progressives five years ago when the Republicans wanted to use reconciliation to appoint judges. You all must understand, and my critic conveniently leaves this out, that the l/ps tried to use a new, never used before tactic to prevent Bush from appointing his choices for those positions. The l/ps wanted to enforce a super-majority only vote for those appointments when only a simple majority had ever been used in the past. The l/ps, as usual, wanted to change the rules to fit their goals just as they are now doing with the health care issue. As I said, reconciliation, the nuclear option, has never been used to pass a law, Such a use of that procedure would be against the intent of the law. SO SAYS SENATOR BYRD! He was there when the reconciliation provision was passed, and probable first elected just after the civil war when he was still a member of the KKK, and he declares that such use would not be legal.Your second point about cloture is also a distinction with out a difference. The Republicans did not all by themselves have the power to stop anything the l/ps wanted to do. Calling for a cloture vote is not the same thing as filibustering any piece of legislation. Very
simply the Republicans did not have the votes to filibuster any l/p legislation all by themselves I don't know of any significant legislation that was held up because of the Republicans. I would have hoped that the useless stimulus plan, the bailouts and other pork would have been held up but unfortunately it allwent through putting the country on the road to ruin.The AP report is like mixing jobs created with jobs saved. Five jobs created and two million saved sounds impressive when you add them together and only report the total but the real impact is far less than the chicanery would imply. It makes the numbers seem very high but actually tells you nothing. Jobs saved is an unmeasurable quantity and one could obviously say that anyone who hasn't yet lost his job has had his job saved. It is meaningless for the purposes of statistics.Now the l/ps are trying to prepare us for worse employment news coming this Friday and they want to blame it on the weather. You know, I would think that having all that snow around might necessitate the hiring of numerous people to get rid of it, not having people laid off for the month because of a snow storm or two. When in the past have such storm resulted in the massive loss of jobs which impacted unemployment data for a whole month? Never that I know of, it's just more smoke and mirrors.The antics of the l/ps is really quite humerus when one detaches himself from the reality of the situations for a moment but far more shocking in the sickest way when you realize that they are trying to pull the wool over everyone's eyes. They have to be suffering from a sever mental disorder to constantly believe that
these techniques actually work. Honestly, they used to but we now have many more resources from which to obtain the truth rather than the "old mainstream media" which has morphed into a tentacle of the l/p propaganda machine which is referred to as the Obamamedia.The facts are the facts and our opinions about those facts differ but that doesn't mean that either of us is lying. However, when you alter the facts or leave any out then that becomes a lie. Tread lightly in that area as you are guilty of doing both.I have linked to several articles about women's health care, or lack of it, in the UK particularly where women have been denied life extending drugs for breast cancer. Well, below is a link to an article in the UK Telegraph explaining how men are being denied testing and, by extension, treatment for prostate cancers. Read the article and learn the truth. Doc Billhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7337659/Fifth-of-men-turned-down-for-prostate-cancer-screening.html
Senior Trip Shoplifters
Nothing will happen to the five girls who were caught red handed by security guards because of who they are. Just watch. They were bragging even before they were escorted out of Universal Studios that nothing would happen to them because their parents would fix it just like they have every other time.
Report Finds College Students Fail Basic Civics Test
It would appear that our colleges are doing a very poor job in teaching civics. As the saying goes "those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it!" Unfortunately we have done such a lousy job in this area for so long that too many people have no idea how far off track we actually are. This is what happens when you allow the hippy freaks, SDS types and other left-wing radicals control of our educational institutions.
These radicals were the ones causing all the violence on college campuses in the 60's and 70's demonstrating against the "MAN". They opposed restrictions on free speech and wanted their "relevant" left-wing studies made legitimate. Now these same radicals are in control of those same colleges and they severely restrict any speech that they oppose. They brand anything they don't like as "hate speech," punish those they find who violate their unconstitutional rules and have turned our institutions of higher learning into massive brainwashing indoctrination centers for their extreme, un-American views. Beyond that, they have done a horrible job of teaching the students overall but especially in history and science. You see, they have their own concept of history and teach their distorted views of American as fact. To add insult to injury they distort science to achieve their goals as is so evident with the Climategate conspiracy. Also, it is said that so much of this radical left-wing agenda has filtered down to high schools and elementary schools. Control the minds of the young and you control the country just as Hitler and every other despot in history has done or tried to do.
Check out the article in the link below and learn the truth about how bad things are in education for this issue.
Doc Bill
http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/culture/education/3030-report-finds-college-students-fail-basic-civics-test
Re: Chief Perry
All he has been doing is keeping the chair warm. He has not done anything since he was appointed. He never drives the chief’s truck because he does not want anyone to find where he is hiding. Chet has his faults but would make a better chief than Perry and McCrobie combined.
The major media wonders why and what's wrong with the American public. Here's the answer.
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/03/02/another-american-media-failure/
re: Snow Plowing Is Not Rocket Science
First I need to say I do not live on Dublin Street or even on the West side of town. However, I have to agree with the poster of the plowing photo. It's just another example of the people in power in Oswego,ranging from the regular grunt that drives a city truck/plow, or lifts a shovel who reports to work each morning all the way up to the Mayor. None of them seem to have any common sense. It seems that no one has the ability to think outside the box. My point is only reenforced buy the quote from the Mayor that is published below the photo. Oswego, was, and still can be a wonderful place to live, however a clean sweep is needed and some progressive leaders that can think for them-self's and who are not afraid to act on there convictions are badly needed. This photo and the words of our Mayor only serves to reinforce the observation.
OFD Chetney- new Fire Chief?--
what a mistake that would be! The man has no idea about anything--hey maybe he should run for mayor..lol.
re rocket science
“you must admit” our mayor is an a$$ hole
Onondaga County to release fire department emergency response times as it promotes consolidation |
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/onondaga_county_to_release_fir.html
re:re: Obama haters
No need for you and all the "others" you speak of to wait any longer for the names you seek, and undoubtably don't believe could even exist. All you had to do was ask. Your challenge is hardly a challenge at all, and quite simple to respond to. I'm just shocked that you apparently still believe that Obama is the only person capable who can lead and get the country back on track. Perhaps you can explain and/or elaborate on that misguided perception?
Any of the following (and in no particular order) would be capable of leading and running the country better than Obama is doing right now, and they aren't all incumbants or even politicians for that matter. Here's my short list just off the top of my head, and just a few reasons to support my beliefs of their ability to do so:
1. Mitt Romney (former Gov of Mass)
2. Mike Huckabee (former Gov of Ark)
3. (Dr.) Ron Paul (Congressman TX /noted author, legislator/ spokesman for limited constitutional government )
4. Charles Krauthammer M.D. (Syndicated columnist / journalist / intellectual commentator)
5. Glenn Beck (TV-radio host and commentator / common sensed activist for constitutional and practical conservative government)
6. Newt Gingrich (former House Speaker and noted legislator / historian / intellectual thinker
7. Rick Perry (current multi term Gov of TX)
8. Sarah Palin (former Gov of AK)
More than half of these individuals have either successful real world experience in private business sector, creating/enacting notable legislation, and/or governing something other than a community action group representitive of entitlement seekers and continual government funding.
Several of them are equally or perhaps even more intellectually qualified in regard to formulating "pragmatic" and common sensed solutions to the problems facing the country without creating risk of bankrupting the country in the process. The ones lacking ivy league acedemic credentials have natural leadership qualities and demonstrated ability to make rational, difficult, fiscal decisions.
All of them are capable of surrounding themselves with more qualified staff and cabinet members who don't hold underlying radical leftist and progressive agendas and views to fundamentally "transform" America.
All of them understand how a capitalistic based economy is essential in providing jobs and revenue necessary to support any government spending.
All of them understand that lower taxes will result in greater prosperity for individuals and the national economy.
All of them hold more mainstream views representative of the will and values of the American people.
None of them are affiliated with or the by-product of the corrupt Chicago political machine, or groups like ACORN.
None of these individuals are controlled by and/or indebted to big labor union interests such as SEIU and UAW.
None of them support income redistribution policies.
None of them support big goverment bureacracy.
Time prevents me from providing a more detailed response. Sorry for discrediting your theory of Obama haters not having legitimate candidates available who would be able to assume the "president's chair." Now, the (rest of us) will await your reply and apology.
Unemployment Benefits Part 2
When reminded by a fellow Senator that his blockage of the Unemployment Benefits Extension Bill would cause hardship for millions of American families Republican Senator Jim Bunning responded by saying,
"TOUGH SH*T"
The Republican Party..............the Party of NO!!
Michael Collins.
THE AMAZING RANDI
Randi Bateman: "Randi likes to surround himself with mental midgets ... "
why not tag him as THE AMAZING RANDI ?
only diff is O-town's randi avoids the truth rather than seek it.
-- O-nomynous.
Obama Haters?
To be upfront and honest, I voted for Mr. Obama and am still glad that I did. The Republicans are out to get him with their opposition and "you lie" jackasses and tea baggers, but if it weren't for them . . .
I say that Sarah Palin would be better sitting in the President's chair. Sarah Palin, you betcha. She's white, a flaky woman and has a good figure. What more does America need? She fits right in with the uneducated fools who adore her. Picture it: she'd have her good looking husband as Secretary of Energy. He's an expert on oil and gas. She'd have her unwed mother/child daughter at $150,000 speaking engagements preaching about teenage sex (go for it) and have the new boyfriends hauling in their suitcases when they shack up with the girl in one of the White House bedrooms. You Betcha can take all expense paid trips back up to Alaska to kill her moose/coyote/wolf (whichever animal catches her eye) and ship the dead animal back to the White House to hang it on one of the many trees outside the kitchen door. Of course, we'd watch while she skinned the animal and maybe have pictures of her in the White House kitchen preparing supper for all her kids.
She would be much more effective at the Presidency than a highly intelligent man who has been trying his best (and thought he could) to turn America around.
You Betcha
Today's Quote March 2-3/10
“There are three classes of people:
Those who see.
Those who see when they are shown.
Those who do not see.”
Leonardo da Vinci
BREAKING NEWS
OHS SENIOR TRIP BUSTED
THE COVER-UP HAS ALREADY BEGUN
Snow Plowing Is Not Rocket Science
The City of Oswego has a handful of narrow streets and plowing them seems to confound everyone from the mayor on down. Below is a picture of Dublin St. just north of Utica St.
From 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM parking is permitted on the East side of the street only. Common sense would tell most of us the best way to plow this street during those hours would be from North to South depositing the snow on the west side of the street where there are no cars. For whatever reason mayor Bateman and the DPW just cannot see it this way. They insist on plowing from Utica St. to the North. Not only does this block in legally parked vehicles but it chokes off the entire street to less than half it’s width, causing a hindrance to traffic and emergency vehicles.
When confronted with this situation our mayor had this to say.
“You must admit that last nights snowfall was very wet and hard to deal with. It appears from the pictures that the plow did not get there until later in the morning (1030). They had no place to put the snow and wanted to at least clear the street for one lane for emergency vehicles.
The parked vehicles will be off the road tonight and then the plows can clean up the rest of the street, if they haven't already.
The only other option would have been to not plow the street at all.”
March 2-3/10
Talking to Randi Bateman is like talking to a wall. Don't waste your time.
Our Worst nightmare !!
Oswego Fire Department Chief Joe Perry will step down in 4 weeks (retiring). Get ready for this!
A temporary Chief will be named, then will be given the chance to pass the Civil service test (reminds me of the OPD!!). My stomach hurts even typing this name. Your favorite, and mine.............CHRIS CHETNEY !!! WTF !!!!!!!! How can this be? How did his political connections pull this off?! HOW?!!!!!!
March 2-3/10
Randi likes to surround himself with mental midgets. He also likes them with a tainted past. It makes our mayor with his limited education feel superior. As one person put it, we should bring in someone from another department outside this city.
The only way Bateman will get re elected is if he makes another deal with the Republicans like he has in the past. Running some buffoon like Mike Myers would be just such a deal. Up against a real candidate Bateman does not stand a chance so Randi has been handing out plum jobs to the Republicans right and left. I would not be surprised to see the two faced lying s.o.b. change parties between now and the next election either. He is a crook through and through. There is not an honest or ethical bone in his body.
Correcting Doc Bill's lies
Time to quickly correct two lies from Doc Bill:
1. He said liberals "had a fit" about Republicans using reconciliation five years ago. That is a flat out lie. Liberals had a fit about conservatives' plans to use the "nuclear option" and eliminate the filibuster to push through extreme right-wing judges. Liberals never complained about reconciliation because IT'S THE LAW. Again, this isn't some Senate rule. It's a law. And only conservatives are acting like giant pussies about this. You want to govern, then win some elections. It's not our fault Americans put liberals in charge.
2. A little while back Doc Bill claimed that Obama "lied" about conservatives' use of the filibuster. But Obama was dead on. The rule has never been abused in this way. The AP did a story on it today, in fact. The headline? "Republicans setting filibuster record." From the story: "The frequency of filibusters — plus threats to use them — are measured by the number of times the upper chamber votes on cloture. Such votes test the majority's ability to hold together 60 members to break a filibuster. Last year, the first of the 111th Congress, there were a record 112 cloture votes. In the first two months of 2010, the number already exceeds 40. That means, with 10 months left to run in the 111th Congress, Republicans have turned to the filibuster or threatened its use at a pace that will more than triple the old record."
I quickly counted seven other lies in Doc Bill's posts from the past two days, but I simply don't have time to correct any more of them. Of course, the solution to this problem is that Doc Bill stops lying. But I'm not holding my breath.
March 2-3/10
GREAT BOOK FOR YOU TO READ:
I have a suggestion for all of you political posters on here- -go out and buy the new book GAME CHANGE by the two investigative reporters from the New York Times. It has been number one on the national best seller list, with good reason. They dissect in detail every major player in the 2008 presidential race, and nobody comes across without faults, but after reading it, you will learn that Barack Obama seems to be the most intelligent, the most honorable and the most decent of them all. It is written in such a way as to keep you enthralled all the way through, because it is so well paced and so fascinating. Almost like a novel. They go after them all - - - from both Clintons, John Edwards, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Mitt Romney, and all the associated behind-the-scenes power brokers from each camp. They explain what went on behind the scenes and how each decision was reached. It will blow your mind to learn what actually took place when the cameras were not around. I wasn’t too sure about Obama before I read this book, but now I am convinced he was the best of the lot to be president and if the Republicans can stop acting like twelve year olds and try to support him, at least on the most important issues, he will do a great job. Both political parties have said that this book is a completely fair and balanced expose, as it reveals the dirt on both sides, but as I said, after you have read it, you will feel good that Obama was the nation’s choice. He is a man of rare character, temperament and intelligence, especially when compared to all the others, and if given the chance, could become one of the best presidents this country
has ever had. Do yourself a favor, go buy the book and be prepared to lose some sleep, as it truly is hard to put down, once you get into it. It is probably the best political book I have ever read, and I have read most of them.
March 2-3/10
Does it make $ense: Fire department budgets - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/your_stories/story/Does-it-make-ense-Fire-department-budgets/FKcIZxR7xEG92fAsSKcypQ.cspx
March 2-3/10
Gov. Patterson
Gov. Patterson has really lost it. He not only should have bowed out of the upcoming election as he did, but should also resign as the worst New York State gov. ever. Now he wants to close beautiful state parks and historic sites including our own Fort Ontario, but now wants to take money out of the states
snowmobile fund after the fees were raised just for the trails upkeep etc. Not only the tourism and jobs will be lost, but the enjoyment of New York State itself. Forget 'I Love New York' . Instead, New York Sucks.
March 2-3/10
Unemployment Benefits
So, one million people have lost their economic lifeline because of one Republican senator. He voted to bail out Wall Street, but he won't extend benefits for the unemployed. He also voted against the PAYGO bill that he he is hiding behind as a defence. It would be different if there were jobs available but that is not the case. Anyone looking for work will agree that it is a "wasteland" out there. There are no jobs period and there won't be anytime soon.
He handed Obama one big stick to beat the Republicans with. Any attempt to throw the unemployed "to the wolves" will come back to haunt the Republicans come election time later this year. 11.5 million unemployed equals 11.5 million votes.
The "Party of NO" strikes again!!
Michael Collins.
March 2-3/10
School district: An employment service
Why is it Oswego is the only school district that refuses to cut staff?
Mr. DeCastro and Mr. Dunsmoor seem to think the school district is
a place to keep people employed. Liverpool, North Syracuse and
Syracuse to name a few local districts are cutting staff yet these
two refuse to even consider cuts. Rest assured Mr. DeCastro and Mr.
Dunsmoor, OCTA has duly noted your allegiance come re-election time.
Mr. Crist has put a proposal on the table to make the district more efficient.
The solution by Mr. DeCastro and Mr. Dunsmoor is to hope for more dollars
from the Nuke plants and spend those dollars instead of making the district
more efficient and giving the taxpayers a break should more dollars come from
those plants. Yes taxpayers, that makes a lot of sense but only to those working
for the good of OCTA.
March 2-3/10
Mapping
Oswego is going to spend 250,000 on aerial mapping of the west side of the city. Hasn’t anyone out there ever heard of Google Earth?????
March 2-3/10
Cazenovia village leaders approve area's first social host law to combat underage drinking
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/cazenovia_village_leaders_appr.html
March 2-3/10
This would never work in Oswego. You need to have a mayor with the balls to enforce it.
Al's next prize
"The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday. The quake hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 milliseconds, according to research scientist Richard Gross at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif."
OMG where is Al Gore? He should be all over this, could be another Nobel Prize. I can see it now..."Earth to run out of time unless mankind stops doing things..um..you know.. things that may cause earthquakes like, er, ah, well you all better stop it anyways." Z
I would like to see a study going back one hundred years and checking the amount and location of all the oil, gas and water that has been pumped out of the earth to see if there is any correlation between it that and the location and size of earthquakes over the same period. Quakes also seem to come in pairs about one to four months apart.
March 2-3/10
President Obama Finances Offshore Drilling in Brazil - WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574346610120524166.html
March 2-3/10
Doc Bill Criticizer--------Dishonest or Dim witted ?
Conservatism - Limited government
Totalitarianism - Total government control
Those who risk their lives in shark infested waters to get here from Cuba , are leaving a totalitarian , leftist , regime------------NOT CONSERVATIVE !
March 2-3/10
If We Don't Throw Them Out Now , Then When Will We ?
How easy do you think it would be to find enough fat to cut in the bloated , corrupt New York State Crime Family .....I Mean Government , to come up with the $6 million to keep the State Parks open , for us poor folks ?
Google New York State Public Authorities , you will find 44 of them ! (Thruway Authority , Port Authority , Bridge Authority , etc. ) You could trim the $ 6 million from limousine services alone ; for Pete's sake.
THROW OUT THE BUMS !
March 2-3/10
NY STATE Deficit
It seems that the state deficit has everybody upset as the end result is the closing of state parks and the loss of some benefit or another. If the politicians want to bring more revenue into the system maybe they should look at the fact that all the people in state retirement system pay no state income tax on the money they receive. I am surprised that the state has not asked these people, and there are millions of them, to pay their fair share in state taxes. It is a very exclusive group. Teachers, police, troopers, county employees, court workers, state workers DOT, EPA, DEC, city employees, and the list goes on and on. There are millions of $ in state taxes that are not being collected which would reduce our deficit. I know these people will be outraged by this, so keep your comments to yourself and start paying your fair share.
I.Q. - Another Liberal/Progressive Lie
March 2-3/10
Louie
"The word 'prophet' is too cheap a word. I am a light in the midst of darkness," Farrakhan said at the annual convention of the movement that embraces black nationalism. "It ain't ego, it's my love for you."
An estimated 20,000 people attended the heavily guarded Saviours' Day event at the United Center in Chicago. Followers -- men dressed in navy uniforms and women in white skirt suits with matching hijabs -- cheered on Farrakhan with shouts of "Allahu Akbar," Arabic for "God is great."
Farrakhan spent most of the fiery nearly four-hour speech recounting a 1985 vision he had in Mexico. Farrakhan has often described how he believes he was invited aboard an unidentified flying object he calls "the wheel" where he said he heard the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad speak to him.
This is the left...this is liberalism...this is progressivism...what a joke.
March 2-3/10
wgrz.com | Buffalo, NY | With Paterson Scandal New York Called Most Corrupt In Last 100 Years
http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=74836&provider=gnews
March 2-3/10
Wake up
"You are correct that our ancestors left Europe in droves in the past because of the governments, but what you fail to mention is that they left to escape conservatism. Every major migration of humanity throughout history is to escape conservatism. If you were honest you would readily admit this. Then every generation conservatism is repackaged and sold to the masses in an effort to shove upon the populace what it is they have rejected time and time again."
What a load of crap. Did you sleep through history class????? People came to America for several reasons. One was so they could worship and practice their religion freely. Two, adventure, new land, many got free or low cost land once they got here. Three and most important to live as free men and women. And I am sure many other reasons can be named.
The founding fathers are rolling over in their graves to see what this nation has become. People are dumbed down in America in public schools and no longer know our own heritage. Sad, sad, sad.
Our government was set up to be a Republic....not a democracy. The States were to retain power not specified in the Constitution. The states over the past 100 years have given away their power to a monster central government. We have become in America what our fore fathers tried to escape. A tyranical governement, where as each day passes we are becoming slaves to the government.
The almighty government has all the answers....so the people are saying in the year 2010. Our Founding Fathers did not believe this, and they tried to set up a government that was small, there were to be checks and balances.....these no longer exist. Not when our President (Bush, Obama.....whoever happens to be in power) can write executive orders for whatever cant get crammed through congress.
The people are taxed to death to support this massive, monsterous government....which keeps spending money we don't have. We give billions to other countries to prop them up.....what about the average working class stiff trying to feed his children here in America???? We have spent billions on 2 wars, our men and women have died for what??? WMD that was never found???Links to AlQueda that never materialized???
Conservative, liberal....it's smoke and mirrors.......WAKE UP!!!! When was the last time anyone actually read the Constitution???? Someday it will be just a faded memory.
March 2-3/10
Doc Bill Criticizer--------Dishonest or Dim witted ?
Conservatism - Limited government
Totalitarianism - Total government control
Those who risk their lives in shark infested waters to get here from Cuba , are leaving a totalitarian , leftist , regime------------NOT CONSERVATIVE !
March 2-3/10
ED CENTER!!!!!!!
You mean, "IF AND WHEN THEY SELL THE ED CENTER?" How long will it sit, empty? With all of us paying the taxes on it? Maybe as long as St. Louis's? Would be a great apartment building. Just watch and see! Maybe Mr. Castaldo will buy it back? ha ha ha.
March 2-3/10
Correcting Doc Bill's lies
Time to quickly correct two lies from Doc Bill:
1. He said liberals "had a fit" about Republicans using reconciliation five years ago. That is a flat out lie. Liberals had a fit about conservatives' plans to use the "nuclear option" and eliminate the filibuster to push through extreme right-wing judges. Liberals never complained about reconciliation because IT'S THE LAW. Again, this isn't some Senate rule. It's a law. And only conservatives are acting like giant pussies about this. You want to govern, then win some elections. It's not our fault Americans put liberals in charge.
2. A little while back Doc Bill claimed that Obama "lied" about conservatives' use of the filibuster. But Obama was dead on. The rule has never been abused in this way. The AP did a story on it today, in fact. The headline? "Republicans setting filibuster record." From the story: "The frequency of filibusters — plus threats to use them — are measured by the number of times the upper chamber votes on cloture. Such votes test the majority's ability to hold together 60 members to break a filibuster. Last year, the first of the 111th Congress, there were a record 112 cloture votes. In the first two months of 2010, the number already exceeds 40. That means, with 10 months left to run in the 111th Congress, Republicans have turned to the filibuster or threatened its use at a pace that will more than triple the old record."
I quickly counted seven other lies in Doc Bill's posts from the past two days, but I simply don't have time to correct any more of them. Of course, the solution to this problem is that Doc Bill stops lying. But I'm not holding my breath.
March 2-3/10
SELLING THE BOARD OF ED BUILDING AND CLOSING A SCHOOL
This sounds like a good idea until you realize one is contingent upon the other.
When a prospective buyer gets a look at the leases they will inherit along with the building they will turn tail and run. If you can believe Mr. Caraccioli after he has had his third cocktail then his lease was negotiated for about half of the going rate, thanks to the generosity of Dave White. I wonder why Mr. Hoefer has not gone public with this raping of the taxpayers. Maybe it is because union contract negotiations get him more face time on the local TV stations.
March 2-3/10
RE: Europe
I can only assume that you've made your comment about Europe being Conservative intentionally to elicit a debate. Either that or you are completely ignorant of the history of Europe. If the latter is the case I assume you are a product of our modern educational system which spends more time on things other than learning history, science, math and English.Europe was, and in some cases still is, ruled by monarchies. Monarchies by definition do not promote individual freedom and therefore reside on the left, socialist, side of the ledger. Now, they may or may not be as bad as some other socialistic governments but they are a far cry from being Conservative.Most of the European countries now have some form of parliamentary government but those who belong to the EU have given up their sovereignty to the EU. In doing so they have also given up a great deal of individual freedom. This is not something that we should be emulating here. We have enough trouble with the liberal/progressives trying to take away our individual freedoms and we don't need to follow the lousy European plan.Our Founding Fathers believed that government was a necessary evil but that it should have minimum powers. Therefore, they devised our Constitution giving the central government only very limited powers, the rest being in the hands of the states or the people. Read the Tenth Amendment for proof of that statement. A majority of American in a CNN poll believe that the federal government is a threat to individual rights. WOW!. Can you believe that I have actually linked to an ObamaMedia source? Anyway, read the article in the link below and learn the truth.Doc Bill
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/26/cnn-poll-majority-
says-government-a-threat-to-citizens-rights/?fbid=bccrjzH3lQu
March 2-3/10
RE: OBAMA HATERS
OK, all of your Obama-haters are so full of venom and negativity, and you search and search for anything at all you can blame Obama for, but you never come up with the name of ANYONE you think would be better sitting in the President’s chair! Come on, give us some names of people you think could lead our country right now that could do a better job, and don’t just toss out some sarcastic reply like saying “anyone” or something like that. I want you to really answer with some intelligence and thoughtfulness as to who you think would be better. We are all waiting!
March 2-3/10
What is intelligence, anyway?
When I
was in the army, I received the kind of aptitude test that all soldiers
took and, against a normal of 100, scored 160. No one at the base had
ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss
over me.
(It
didn't mean anything. The next day I was still a buck private with KP -
kitchen police - as my highest duty.)
All my life I've been registering scores like that, so that I have the
complacent feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other
people to think so too.
Actually,
though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering
the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by
people who make up the intelligence tests - people with intellectual
bents similar to mine?
For instance, I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence
tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80, by my estimate. I
always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was.
Yet,
when anything went wrong with my car I hastened to him with it, watched
him anxiously as he explored its vitals, and listened to his
pronouncements as though they were divine oracles - and he always fixed
my car.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man devised questions for an
intelligence test.
Or
suppose a carpenter did, or a farmer, or, indeed, almost anyone but an
academician. By every one of those tests, I'd prove myself a moron, and
I'd be a moron, too.
In a
world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents
but had to do something intricate or hard, working with my hands, I
would do poorly.
My
intelligence, then, is not absolute but is a function of the society I
live in and of the fact that a small subsection of that society has
managed to foist itself on the rest as an arbiter of such matters.
Consider my auto-repair man, again.
He had
a habit of telling me jokes whenever he saw me.
One
time he raised his head from under the automobile hood to say: "Doc, a
deaf-and-mute guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. He
put two fingers together on the counter and made hammering motions with
the other hand.
"The
clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two
fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him nails. He picked out
the sizes he wanted, and left. Well, doc, the next guy who came in was
a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?"
Indulgently, I lifted by right hand and made scissoring motions with my
first two fingers.
Whereupon
my auto-repair man laughed raucously and said, "Why, you dumb jerk, He
used his voice and asked for them."
Then
he said smugly, "I've been trying that on all my customers today." "Did
you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew for sure
I'd catch you."
"Why
is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, doc, I knew
you couldn't be very smart."
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
Autobiography
by Dr. Isaac Asimov (1920–1992):
It's Been a Good Life
March 2-3/10
OCSD Teachers on Assignment
An earlier post about the school district budget raised the question about teachers on assignment. As of March 2008 there were ten positions. Cost of those positions were as follows:
$642,693 Total Salaries
95,977 Health Insurance
5,500 Dental Insurance
56,017 Retirement System
March 2-3/10
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Payrolls * Contracts * Expenditures * Benchmarking New York * Other Data
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http://www.seethroughny.net/StatePayroll/tabid/69/Default.aspx?BRANCHID=10
RE: Oswego Corruption
Here are some places you should send your complaints.
Do not waste your time with the county DAs office.
Office of the State Comptroller
Division of Investigations
59 Maiden Lane
30th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10038
212-383- 2502
Office of the State Comptroller
Division of Investigations
110 State StreetAlbany, N.Y. 12236-0001
New York State Office of the Attorney General
Public Integrity Unit
120 Broadway, 22nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10271
United States Justice Department
Organized Crime & Racketeering
James Handley Federal Building
Syracuse, N.Y. 13261
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Handley Federal Building
Syracuse, N.Y. 13261
New York State Police
1220 Washington Avenue
Building 22
Albany, NY 12226-2252 New York State Police
Fulton, NY
6 East 12th Street,
Fulton, NY 13069
315-593-6194
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