FOOTÂ BALL
Screams of the fans
An oil is needed
It is rum
Charles Luden
12-31-09
(at Champps)
Literary Query, the Lazy Reader
What does it mean when you say this book
has some really good stuff in it and then
you put it on the shelf and never read it?
Charles Luden
12-31-09
Rumor has it, he has. With over $75,000 in the bank this should come as no surprise that Pat has chosen Lawrence & Schiller as his ad agency. I predicted this awhile back (well because, Sioux Falls municipal politics are as predictable as Joel Rosenthal’s gripes about liberal bloggers), considering one of the founders, Paul Schiller donated to his campaign and one of the current owners, Scott Lawrence also donated to his campaign. That’s how it works at L & S. You donate to campaigns and you get contracts in return (remember the no-bid tourism contracts with the state after giving money to Rounds’ campaign?)
I will say this, L & S has ran many successful state and national campaigns, they have a proven track record.
But mayor of Sioux Falls? LOL!
I can’t wait to see the flashy, slick stuff they produce for Pat, which will turn voters off in an instance. There is a reason why Huether and Staggers are the leading candidates right now, they have taken a grassroots approach and actually decided to ‘TALK TO VOTERS‘. Image that, what a concept? Sioux Falls is still small enough that people know each other, personally, and if you go out and get to know your fellow man, people appreciate it.
Spend all you want Pat avoiding the Joe-Six Pack, it won’t get you elected, but at least Paul and Scott will make a couple of bucks from your attempt.
I still laugh in amazement that this dill weed is running for governor;
By 2012, the state would gain an extra $54 million a year in revenue from the gas tax and excise tax on vehicle sales, while local governments would get an additional $30 million a year from the boost in registration fees.
The main opposition to the measure at Wednesday’s hearing came from Sen. Gordon Howie, R-Rapid City, a committee member who is running for governor.
“This $84 million will come straight out of the pockets of the taxpayers of this state,” Howie said.
Get outta here! You mean taxpayers pay taxes! Where did you hear such nonsense Gordo? At a tea party?
Sen. Mike Vehle, chairman of the committee, said the measure is needed to prevent South Dakota’s roads from deteriorating. He said the taxes and fees are really user fees imposed on those who use the roads.
“If you don’t want to use the roads, you don’t have to pay the fee,” Vehle said.
Exactly. While I think this is a horrible time to raise taxes I do think the gas tax, excise tax and registration fee increases are the best ways to pay for roads. Tax the people who are using the roads. Maybe Howie has a better idea? Maybe we should increase taxes on food, cut education spending in half and use that money on roads?
“So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight. At the beginning of the last decade, America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a $3 trillion hole in our budget. That was before I walked in the door.”
The below image is of McCain mouthing ‘Blame Bush’
What was not in the transcript was after Obama read that paragraph, and hearing groans from the Republicants he says “Hey, just statin’ the facts.”
And don’t know how I caught this last night, but this screenshot of Thune was fantastic,
“Hey, Sebelius, after this whole masquerade is over with, wanna join me for a late night bible study at the ‘C’ Street house, I make a helluva cheeseburger, you can credit it to all of my experience flipping burgers at the Star Cafe in Murdo, SD, you know, the small South Dakota town that I claim I still live in.”