My NCAA bracket is as dead as Wisconsin and Marquette, so I no longer have a clue who is going to win. I’ve given up, so you guys can tell me which #1 seed is going out first. That poll will be open until the first #1 drops.
No Runny Eggs
The repository of one hard-boiled egg from the south suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (and the occassional guest-blogger). The ramblings within may or may not offend, shock and awe you, but they are what I (or my guest-bloggers) think.
Archive for March 19th, 2007
US soldier burned in effigy…and not in the usual places
(H/T – Michelle Malkin)
Little Green Footballs found some disgusting pictures from a pro-jihadi rally in…wait for it…
wait for it…
Portland, Oregon.
Michelle says, “Yes, question their patriotism”. I say, “What patriotism?” At least it gives me an excuse to bring out the best flaming protest pic ever…
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The future of Milwaukee?
(H/T – Jib over at the BBA)
Due to decades of high crime, high taxes, and high unemployment colliding with rising interest rates, Reuters is reporting houses in Detroit are routinely selling at auction for less than the average price of a new car. Realtor Ron Walraven, who had a house in a suburb of Detroit he listed at $525,000 go for $130,000 at auction, has the money quote at the end of the article – “Once we’ve seen the last person leave Michigan, then I think we’ll be able to say we’ve seen the bottom.
For those that haven’t been paying attention, Milwaukee has suffered through decades of high taxes and high unemployment. Now, we’re suffering through historically-high crime. With everybody in government other than Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker thinking that taxes aren’t high enough, there will only not be a reduction in the growth of taxes, but there will not be any solution to the unemployment crisis. Thanks to Milwaukee Mayor Tom “Milk Carton” Barrett’s refusal to acknowledge there is a crisis of crime, even those few who long for the days of the USSR won’t move in. It’s only a matter of time before Milwaukee follows the death spiral that Detroit is going through.
Revisions/extensions (7:50 pm 3/19/2007) – Bob Dohnal expands on the failure of leadership in Milwaukee. Go, read.
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