Archive for October 2009
The Sound Off computer screen
Just thought I would give you an idea of what computer screen looks like during the show. This is the new MacBook Pro and maybe now you can understand why I needed the 17″ screen. Plus I quadrupled the speed and RAM. Ha. But even with the wide screen it gets a little congested. I…
Read MoreOur future under Obamacare
It did not take long in my review of the House version of Obamacare released on Thursday to get a picture of what our future health care will be like. The only real surprise is that the picture was revealed so early in the 1990 page proposed legislation. At page 16, Section 101, the legislation would…
Read MoreCalifornia rips off taxpayer – increases withholding 10 percent
For those of you who jump for joy at the thought of a big tax “refund” check, you’ll be plenty happy in California since they will be increasing the withholding amount 10 percent this weekend. The state is going to borrow money from you interest free – money you do not owe in taxes –…
Read MoreScozzafava out in NY 23 – UPDATE: Scozz backs Dem
UPDATE: Well I take back everything I said. Scozzafava today threw her support to the Democratic candedate Owens. “I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same,” she said. “In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be…
Read MoreCreated or Saved? Fuzzy Math
Fox’s Major Garrett, among others, tried to hold WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs feet to the fire on the “jobs saved or created” fuzzy math coming from the White House. Garret wonders, when you have 500,000 people filing for unemployment each week, how can you crow about 600,000 jobs? Gibbs answer is classic.
Read MoreChild protection gone too far – parents unable to play with kids in UK
We’ve discussed feel-good measures designed to ban child predators from being around kids. Those worthless laws don’t do anything, but it feels good to make children safe with a swipe of a pen. In Watford, England, they are doing more. Unless parents go through a background check, playgrounds ban questionable parents – those not approved…
Read MoreYou asked for the Vicevich rant from today …
… so here it is. I’m off in a cubical somewhere trying to determine why a Web server won’t behave and my cell phone starts buzzing, and buzzing, and buzzing. I see tons of e-mails with keywords like rant, go Jim, and YES! – Here is the audio …
Read MoreWe’ve got mail – Cash for clunkers cost $24,000 per car
During the radio show Thursday, Jim was discussing the Cash for Clunkers program and the Edmunds.com press release where they calculated 125,000 car sales were added to what would have already been sold between July and December this year. The government pushed many purchase into the 29 day period, and Edmunds figured 565,000 of those…
Read MoreGDP at plus 3.5%, cash for clunkers and home buyers big factor
Business Insider claims the GDP figure released earlier today is warped by the huge spike in auto sales in August. The report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ own report say 1.66 percent of the 3.5 percent growth was specifically due to Cash for Clunkers.
Read MoreSingle-payer health-care advocates are arrested in Newark – Media runs cover
Trust me. Had this happened at a Tea Party protest you never would have heard the end of it. But remember, this is the liberal media and they philosophically aligned with the protesters. Here’s how the New jersey Ledger Star covered the incident: Seven people were arrested today after they blocked entrances to the headquarters…
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