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 September 10th, 2010

Friday Hot Read Part 2 – Dick Leinenkugel’s and Bill McCoshen’s “Understanding how industrial revenue bonds work”

by @ 8:14. Filed under Economy, Politics - Wisconsin.

Two former Wisconsin Secretaries of Commerce, serving under both Republican and Democrat governors, opened Economics 201 over at WisOpinion with an explanation of how Industrial Revenue Bonds work. For those late to the party, that has become an issue in the Senate race because Pacur, which is owned by Republican front-runner Ron Johnson, utilized IRBs to expand its business. Let’s go to the bottom line:

Bottom line is IRBs are a smart financing tool for manufacturers considering construction, expansion and or the purchase of equipment, something that Ron Johnson and his company has been doing while providing more than one hundred and twenty jobs in Wisconsin for over 30 years. Taxpayers benefit from IRBs through new jobs in the community and additional tax base. There is no government guarantee and taxpayers have no risk in an IRB loan because private lenders and the company itself assume the risk.

Time for a fresh NRE poll – Twitter profile image edition

by @ 7:25. Filed under NRE Polls.

As you know, I usually don’t like pictures of me. However, DatechGuy loaned me a fedora here at BlogCon, and since the ladies simply can’t say no to the fedora (I’ll get you for that, Stacy), it just might be a time for a change of the nuked Twitter icon.

Before we get to the poll, let’s review the pics:

The polls close an hour before the real polls Tuesday, so vote early This isn’t Chicago, so don’t try to vote often.

Which pic should be my Twitter icon?

Up to 1 answer(s) was/were allowed

  • The Fedora (79%, 15 Vote(s))
  • The Nuked Twitter icon (the current one) (21%, 4 Vote(s))

Total Voters: 19

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Revisions/extensions (9:59 am CDT 9/10/2010) – I just realized that one of the ways the polling widget keeps people from voting multiple times is blocking additional votes from those here at BlogCon. Sorry about that; just put it in the comments and I’ll manually add it in the results.

Bleg time – I need a new logo

by @ 7:09. Filed under The Blog.

The header of this humble little blog was one of those featured on the welcoming sign at a meet-and-greet between bloggers and House Republican media staffers yesterday, and something seems to be lacking in the visual presentation department. Back when I was merely trying not to be Mt. Vesuvius, the lack of a real logo wasn’t at all a deal. Now that some people are starting to notice this little hole in the wall, Plain Jane just isn’t cutting it anymore.

The problem is, I’m a techie, not an artist. The other is this place isn’t exactly a money-maker (notice the lack of ads or even a tip jar), so I can’t exactly go out and buy the best logo money can buy. Hence, the bleg. HELP!!!

Friday Hot Read – The Barrett “I Got Beat Up” ad explained

by @ 6:31. Filed under Politics - Wisconsin.

You will have to go to the fourth comment on the Boots and Sabers post discussing the “Bea…er, Stand Up” ad released by Tom Barrett, but Publius nailed the long-range thinking that is behind the ad that featured Barrett’s bloody face, received after he attempted to defuse a domestic dispute last year:

4.This ad has NOTHING to do with introducing Tom and his heroism to the world.

It has everything to do with evoking an emotional reaction from the viewer, so that when the political “punches” start flying, said viewer will react something to the effect of, “Well, how nasty of that GOP to attack…, Tom Barrett has suffered enough.” or something along those lines.

Kids, this is ACT 2. Act 1 was feigning outrage over Scott Walker’s boxing gloves….

One can never be too cynical.

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