I’ve had Anthony on my overstuffed feed reader for a while, but until Sister Toldjah tapped both him and me (along with Brian) to guest-blog over at her place, I didn’t realize that I never put Public Secrets on that bloated roll to your right. It’s past time to correct that oversight.
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 April 2nd, 2009
Open Thread Thur…er, Week – guest-blogging edition – 4/2/2009
Starting tomorrow and for the next week, I’ll be minding the store over at Sister Toldjah along with Brian of Liberty Pundit and Anthony of Public Secrets (which reminds me; I’ve got some roll bloating to do). Most of my stuff will be over there the next week, so I’m calling in the clans to help fill the void.
The bigger void will hit next Friday, when Shoebox hits the road. Hopefully I can remember how to put up more than a post a day :-)
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Two words…Serial Liar!
I can add a second word to Shoebox’s one-word description of President Obama and apply it to Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle. There are so many taxes that have gone up under Doyle’s tenure, but I will focus on just one: the cigarette tax. Doyle wants to jack that up another $0.75 per pack just over a year after he raised it $1.00 per pack, and in the same year that the federal government increased their taxes by $0.616 per pack (or a 58% increase).
First, let’s review what Doyle said as part of his 2003 State of the State address: “Going forward, my mind will be open to every solution — except one. We should not — we must not — and I will not — raise taxes.” (emphasis in the original). Oh really?
The cigarette tax in Wisconsin was $0.77 per pack when Doyle assumed control in 2003. In 2007, he signed into law an increase to $1.77 per pack, which took effect on January 1, 2008, which represents a 130% increase. By comparison, inflation was only 17.01% between 2003 and 2008 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Back in February, before Doyle released his Necrobudget (© Kevin Binversie), he pushed for the other quarter per pack increase that he sought two years ago. Quoting the Wisconsin State Journal story’s paraphrase of Doyle’s rationale at that time, “Since December, Doyle has been pointing out that two years ago he sought a $1.25 increase in the cigarette tax and had to compromise with Republican lawmakers for the $1 increase that became law — in effect leaving a quarter on the table.”
Allow me to translate for those of you who don’t quite get Doyle’s mindset – “The money’s mine, ALL MINE!”
Of course, it’s not going to go up a quarter; it’s going to go up three quarters. The explanation that it is to get people to quit doesn’t hold water; the Feburary Wisconsin State Journal story also noted that advocates say that a 10% increase in the total price is enough to create a significant cut in smoking. If memory serves (and it must; I don’t smoke), the price of cigarettes was somewhere around $4.50 per pack last month. At last check, $1.37 per pack in new taxes between Uncle Sam Hussein and Uncle Craps was well north of 10%.
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Barack HUSSEIN Obama bows to his master
No, that is NOT a delayed April Fool’s joke. Clarice Feldman spotted this photograph from AFP’s John Stilwell (working as the pool photographer; The News Organization That Cannot Be Quoted™ didn’t mention which part of the pool Stilwell works for) showing President Barack HUSSEIN Obama bowing to Saudi King Abdullah at the G-20 summit…
Wait; it gets better. Curt points out that Barack HUSSEIN Obama did not bow to British Queen Elizabeth II, much less from the waist, choosing instead to shake her hand. Clarice further points out that Miss Manners frowns upon Americans bowing to any foreign royalty because that act recognizes that monarch’s power over his or her subjects.
Meanwhile, Jim Hoft found video of Barack HUSSEIN Obama displaying fealty to the Custodian of the Two “Holy” Mosques in British Satellite News’ coverage of the G-20 Summit (fast-forward to the 1:37 mark).
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgDsXbThvv8[/youtube]
In case you missed the effect of that, Michelle Malkin dug up the full bow courtesy Canal 24h (at the 0:54 mark)…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S60U-hl35Gw[/youtube]
I believe Michelle said it best: “I will not submit!”
Revisions/extensions (12:23 pm 4/3/2009) – Just in case you missed the import of the last video, Ed Morrissey highlights it for you, and explodes the liberal meme that Obama was just picking something up off the floor. Unless he was using The Force, there’s no way he did that. Bonus item – it didn’t buy him any love from the House of Saud’s English-language mouthpiece.
Tax Day Tea Party – multiplier effect
I previously mentioned the Tax Day Tea Parties scheduled for Madison (Capitol Steps, King St entrance, 11 am-1 pm) and Appleton (Fox Banquets, 111 E Kimball, 5:30 pm-7 pm). There’s a few more items for Wisconsin, courtesy Brad V, the gang at Tax Day Tea Party, and the Google map put together by FreedomWorks (H/T – Michelle Malkin):
(Do click both maps; there’s too many to be contained in one Google Maps page)
The additions to the above:
– Milwaukee – Federal Building, 517 E Wisconsin Ave, noon
– Superior – David Obey’s office, 14th St and Tower Ave, noon-1 pm
– Fort Atkinson – Municipal Building, 101 N Main St, 4 pm-5:30 pm
Also, the fine folks in Racine will be taking care of those that thanks to work and stress from paying Uncles Sam and Craps, cannot make a mid-week tea time. They’re holding a Tea’d Off Party at Racine’s City Hall (where 6th St, 7th St, and Washington Ave all meet) Saturday, April 18, at noon.
Revisions/extensions (9:22 pm 4/2/2009) – There’s a couple more parties sprouting:
– La Crosse – Post office, 425 State St, noon
– Eau Claire (still a bit tentative; thanks Jo) – City Hall, 203 S Farwell St, noon
Help Me, Help Me!
Audio of another Obama supporter incapable of living without the aid and assistance of the government. Sorry I can’t embed but you HAVE to listen to this!
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One Word…..Liar!
During the campaign:
“Not any of your taxes!”
Today:
The cigarette excise tax that tobacco companies must pay the federal government rose Wednesday by 61.6 cents per pack, or $6.16 per carton. The tax now comes to about $10.10 per carton, or $1.01 per pack.
According to Gallup:
Looks like a pretty substantial tax increase, especially for those with the lowest incomes.
I’m beginning to wonder if when the Keynesians talk about the “multiplier effect,” they are referring to the number of times that people will need to spend the $12 per week that they got just to pay for the “No tax increases” that Obama promised.
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