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My bile is up - I have to post this here as I have in other people’s face-book (my mom and sister, oye)!
Vice in GoGo Boots was the article I commented on: That was a really stupid editorial. The Times continues to go down-hill. If you can’t look for good here you don’t get it. I’m disappointed you couldn’t find a better bit of writing to do your satire. How fun it is to degrade a woman for being a woman. How odd it is to compare a potential VP to a First Lady. How stupid it is to focus on shopping and a breast-pump then execution on the job. It may be satire but its just like the satire about Obama’s race - stupid and it lingers.
I know my mom and sis think this is an insult to women - that the republicans just picked her for the woman vote. The conspiracy theory people all think the religious right is forcing him to do things. Who the hell knows, its all crap anyway. Mom makes a point that Liz Dole would have been better, that Palin should focus on Alaska and her family. Okay, good point - I agree Alaska needs her. Sis believes Hillary is a brilliant, educated, dedicated, person who best represented her views. I guess I wouldn’t have voted for Clinton because she is nothing like me, I’m not brilliant, barely educated and she doesn’t represent my views. Neither does Obama. I’m not thrilled with McCain and I don’t know enough about Palin and Biden is not my kind of politician. What the hell am I going to to. I’ll tell you this…
I give up - you both win. I will only vote for ugly women who don’t love their children from now on. Never mind the the many women I come in to contact every day who’s husbands take care of their children while they help change the world. Case in point - I work with 5 women, 3 have children, they are loving mothers who’s husbands keep house or work as well, and they are better salespeople then me. Imagine that.
From 2000 to 2002 most brackets dropped by one percent, and there was a new low bracket added for the "lucky duckies" at the very bottom. In 2003 most brackets got an additional cut of two percent with a special gift for the "other" lucky duckies, the ones at the top. But note that the rich still paid more in 2003, and everybody else paid less, than was the case in 1992.
Will Obama take us back to 1993? Will McCain hold the line? Try this out:
Tax Brackets (Federal Income Tax Rates) 2000 through 2008
Single
| 1992 | 1993-2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003-2008 | |
| $0 to 8,025 | 15% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| 8,025 to 32,550 | 15% | 15% | |||
| 32,550 to 78,850 | 28% | 28% | 27.50% | 27% | 25% |
| 78,850 to 164,550 | 31% | 31% | 30.50% | 30% | 28% |
| 164,550 to 357,700 | 36% | 35.50% | 35% | 33% | |
| 357 - above | 39.60% | 39.10% | 38.60% | 35% |
Married
| 1992 | 1993-2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003-2008 | |
| $0 to 16,050 | 15% | 15% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| 16,050 to 65,100 | 15% | 15% | |||
| 65,100 to 131,450 | 28% | 28% | 27.50% | 27% | 25% |
| 131,450 to 200,300 | 31% | 31% | 30.50% | 30% | 28% |
| 200,300 to 357,700 | 36% | 35.50% | 35% | 33% | |
| 357 - above | 39.60% | 39.10% | 38.60% | 35% |
Add in state tax and you have to make a lot of money these days, but the more you make, the more you don’t make. If I owned a business and employed people I would think twice about expanding my business and hiring more - but if this wasn’t here, the sky is the limit. During the Clinton administration, more then 60% of every dollar a married couple made over $200K went to uncle sam, FICA and state taxes. 35-40% for those single people making less then 78K - I don’t want to go back to that.
Oh Brother, what is John thinking? Let her stay and finish the job in Alaska and she can come back at 52 to run the country. I said the same thing about Obama - I wish he had run for Governer of Illinois or Hawaii rather then taking this on with so little experience.
Sara Palin should stay Governor. I knew nothing about her but she certainly has done great things for the state in the short time she has been there. But it is a short time. Sara Palin on Wikipedia
Joe Biden? What’s this do for Obama - he gets someone that knows the Sentate and Washington as well as McCain does. But to me, that’s a liability not an asset. I guess his foreign policy work helps but this just doesn’t excite me. Still no experience running anything on this ticket. And this country needs someone who can run it, not just fix it. Joe Biden on Wikipedia
All the jokes about her looks and baby and whatever. Politics is politics. She is beautiful and had a "crazy youth" a popular athlete who became a news anchor and mayor. Then elected Governor in a tough race, God bless her! I imagine at this point Bill Clinton is trying to find a way to get in her pants either way, although she doesn’t have the same relationship with her state troopers as he did. Obama - he is eating this up, a demagogue ready to rule the world, because he knows better.
Many of my friends think Biden will kill her in debate. I’ve never heard Palin speak so I don’t know her debate skills. And I think she is too inexperienced to be president but:
If Obama had done as much in two years as a senator as she has in her short time as governor he would be a viable presidential candidate. I think its a long shot but I think that is the point. Read them both and you decide:
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/29/mccain-to-name-running-mate-on-friday/
http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/ms-alaska/
The Democrats will undoubtably make the leap to McCain dying in office and an inexperienced VP running the country. They must think Obama is going to die in office too because his inexperience is irellivent as Bidin can run the country when it happens. What the heck?
More Artists Steer Clear of iTunes
Per this article. Maybe the data isn’t there but it would have been interesting to compare this to the gold age of the 45s (whenever that was) - we didn’t have that many when I was a kid in the early 70’s but what about the 60’s? Come to think of it, I did have friends with reasonably large stacks - Quite frankly I could imagine that there were a lot more one hit wonders back then as we bought 45’s rather then albums. I do remember some 2 to 3 song LP’s. Maybe iTunes could go to a two song option with the bonus "flip side". Anyway - I wonder what the empirical data shows for that scenario. My point is, this isn’t that new of a model. Maybe if all these single song downloads were not there these artists wouldn’t be selling anything (Big difference between .99 and $14 for a CD). Maybe today’s artists simply cannot fill an album. I was a fan of bands like Genesis, YES and Pink Floyd as a kid - so I "Had" to buy the album to get the full picture. However I never would have bought an album from Gary Wright even though I knew Dream Weaver by heart after making my "tape mix" from a friend or the radio.
So I’m in the movie theatre and 4 girls walk in and sit one seat away from me in the same row. Its Batman - The Dark Knight. The kind of movie I like to get lost in. 30 minutes to go in the movie and the girl closest to me pulls out her blackberry with a backlight and starts tapping away. I figure - important message from her boyfriend that his wedgie got stuck and he needed help. Then 15 minutes to go and she pulls it out again, the freaking climax of the movie and what the hell is so freaking important!? I actually got up and moved over 5 seats (away from the awsome center seat I had).
When the lights come on we all leave, only one girl leavs her slurpie cup and empty bag of popcorn on the seat.
Generation Y? Generation Why? Generation Me! Well, we were just as bad - my father was right.
Study finds students narcissistic
These kid’s parents were the "boomers" - the original ME generation. My parents were one each - before and after the boom. I think the difference is that the Boomers were much more physically connected to each other (in many ways) and that led to much more empathy and consideration where the mood of this generation is social but disconnected as they communicate via technology rather then woodstock, wine bars and anti-war rallies. The boomers did end up a bit too selfish during the 80’s and 90’s but they did create a boom in the economy - maybe this generation will help us tweenies get out of the dip we are in now. I hope, there aren’t enough of me right now to support all those retiring boomers!. But first, they have to get their heads out of their computers, read less and get a little dirty. Its one thing to talk about hope, rail in your blog (smile) and complain about the evil empire; its another thing to contribute to the economy, walk among those of us actually working for a living and to give leadership to the next generation by creating wealth and prosperity through something more then temporary fixes and wealth redistribution. In too short of a time there won’t be much to redistribute - it will all be in India and China.
Republicans Worry That McCain Pick Will Rile Party Base
The exchange illustrates the concern within the Republican Party over Sen. McCain’s No. 2. While the senator has said he will pick someone who shares "my principles, my values and my priorities," he has also often done as he pleases rather than as he is told.
You know, I hope he does - GW started out that way and quickly became Chaney’s patsey. The last real man in the white house was Regan - man up John, do what is right not what is expected.
Is this about giving in, giving up - making fun, being real-istic. What do you think?
ARE YOU GENERATION Y KIDS THAT ARE NOW MAKING MONEY IN THIS PLACE?
Capital G YOUTUBE AUDIO
Nine Inch Nails - Lyrics
I pushed the button and elected him to office and a
He pushed the button and he dropped the bomb
You pushed the button and could watch in on the television
Those motherf**kers didn’t last too long
I’m sick of hearing about the have and have not’s
Have some personal accountability
The biggest problem with the way that we are doing things is
The more we let you have the less that I’ll be keeping for me
Well I use to stand for something
Well I’m on my hands and knees
Turning in my god for this one
and he signs his name with a capital G
Don’t give a shit about the temperature in Guatemala
Don’t really see what all the fuss is about
Ain’t gonna worry about no future generations
And I’m sure somebody’s gonna figure it out
Don’t try to tell me that some power can corrupt a person
You hadn’t had enough to know what its like
Your only angry cause you wish you were in my position
Now nod your head cause you know that I’m right..alright!
Well I use to stand for something
But forgot what that could be
Theres a lot of me inside you
Maybe your afraid to see
Well I use to stand for something
Well I’m on my hands and knees
Turning in my god for this one
and he signs his name with a capital G 
www.windaction.org | Tilting at T. Boone Picken’s windmills
I’m not sold on this windmill thing either. T. Boone is a terrific capitalist but this post makes a really good point, you can’t strap a windmill on a car - and that’s where the oil is going. What’s one got to do with the other?
Oye! Finding a place in Paris for the September timeframe that is reasonable price and clean comfortable! Help!
