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I don’t do many consumer related blog posts at PB. This one, however, is quite positive compared to what you may be used to. [cough... Tim ... cough ... AT&T...]
I recently purchased a 2010 Toyota Prius. I’ve wanted one since they came out but always had some kind of new minivan for transport of the b?b? kids that required a decent payment and was never in the position to get rid of my so-called beater car.
Until now. The story of how I came to need a new car despite having just purchased a new minivan for [...]
Full Story... →Do you remember back in school when a kid would get in trouble? What’s the first thing the would do?
Yes. Point at some other kid and say something along the lines of “Well, Bobby did it too!”
Classic juvenile deflection.
Not surprising to see the wingnut radicals on talk radio and Internet media outlets doing the same thing with the recent gulf coast oil spill disaster. “Obama’s Katrina!,” they yell. “What’s taking the administration so long to respond?” they query.
It’s enlightening, really. Ignoring the obvious irony of conservatives calling for a faster government response to [...]
Full Story... →So, the Columbus Dispatch, has more details on exactly how the Senate GOP would fill the gap with less than a full freeze of the final income tax cut:
Raids $30 million from the Housing Trust Fund Removing the requirement that schools provide all-day kindergarten starting next school year, and the requirement that they meet class size restrictions. Restoring $25 million this year and $35 million next year to private, chartered schools, most of which are Catholic. The schools were hit with significant cuts in the two-year budget. Creating a commission to study state functions that could be [...]
Full Story... →The Environmental Defense Fund is running ads against Pat Tiberi on climate change and energy. Seeing these a ton on TV today:
It looks like they are running two others against Mark Souder (IN-3) and Tim Holden (PA-17).
Tiberi and Souder are both Republicans. Holden is a Blue Dog Democrat. Both Republicans are in near 60/40 districts. I’m not sure about IN-3, but OH-12 is a pretty solidly Republican district that has been slowly trending more Democratic since 2002. The ads in OH-12 are good softening ads, but absent a strong challenge with a [...]
Full Story... →…and the right is silent. You can’t cry socialism when you also have to cry support the troops! Heh. If that’s not enough to chap the ass of your average wingnut then get this:
“The stimulus package will fund Ohio National Guard renewable energy projects, installing solar panels at locations in Columbus, Toledo and at the Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls,” said Maj. Gen Gregory L. Wayt, the adjutant general. “These projects will save the National Guard about $78,000 in utility costs within the first year of operation, and will generate about 375,000 Kilowatt hours [...]
Full Story... →Offshore drilling. The equivalent of of a drug addict trying to figure out a new way to cook crack. It’s not where our focus should be and hasn’t been really for over 30 years now. Carter was right. The solution is not to find more of the stuff that we are addicted to (see latest GWB State of the Union address), but to kick the habit and find a better way.
These are probably the reason that John McCain once scolded the “special interests” that wanted offshore drilling leases and he supported a moratorium. Now McCain wants to [...]
Full Story... →Seriously? If this is what they got we can go ahead and call it now CNN. This race is over. Tell me this is a ruse designed to lull us into a false sense of security in winning this election. This is LOL funny, this one:
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Seriously. They paid someone money to put this together. Even web only and not putting money into a buy with this is idiotic.
But funny…and we do like funny here at PB!
McCain: “Damn. This Obama guy gets all the Interweb love! I need something to throw him off his game”
Director [...]
Full Story... →Come on. This ain’t hard.
The Republican ones. Of course!
True Majority has teamed up with Oil Change International to let you find out. Transparency good, right? Here are mine:
Let’s see. The only Democrat on the list took less than $5,000 and voted 50/50. Doesn’t sound like influence to me. You? The three Republicans took $390,517 and voted overwhelmingly for the oil industry interests. Still playing the pay for play game I see. When will they learn?
Be sure to plug in your ZIP and get informed!
Full Story... →Budget Watch
