We're 3000% sure the Census Bureau is pissing away your tax dollars
We never expect much from an government agency. In fact, when it comes to the Census Bureau, we’re just hoping it’s better at counting people than it is at counting money.
Fox News tells the tale of incomparable counting incompetence:
The U.S. Census is well into conducting its constitutionally mandated 2010 count but the exercise is already running over budget.
Taxpayers are footing the bill of $14.7 billion for 10 years of Census counting. That price tag supports 500 local offices and a peak staff of 1.4 million workers.
But some cost overruns have already plagued this Census, like when tens of thousands of workers fanned out between March and July of last year to verify addresses — a process known as “address canvassing.” The Census Bureau, federal auditors later found, ran 25 percent over budget for a total cost of $444 million.
“When I arrived in July, the findings of that overrun were just emerging,” Census Director Robert Groves said. “There was an underestimation of just the workload — how many houses we had to go to.”
Auditors also found the Census Bureau provided training to some 15,000 workers who either worked not at all or less than a single day — at a total cost of $5.5 million.
It was either that or 5.5 million workers at a cost of $15,000. The Census Bureau isn’t sure which.
No one was harder on the Wall Street tycoons who took bonuses with their bailouts than the New York Times.
Why then would a foundering newspaper with plunging ad sales and subscriptions pay its lackluster Chief Executive Officer a multimillion-dollar bonus? Because bias and hypocrisy are what the New York Times stands for.
New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson was paid about $4.9 million in total compensation in 2009, that includes a bonus of about $2.3 million. Sweet.
Oh, and remember how the NYT used to bitch about stock options of all those corporate fat cats? Robinson’s stock options were worth around $1.6 million.
And in other news, while Robinson reaped the million-dollar riches for leading the shaky New York Times, the paper plans to cut over a hundred news room jobs.
Hey, they have to find money to pay Robinson somewhere and it might as well be in the news room. The Times doesn’t need to find news when they can make it up all by themselves.
We’ve been out of town for a couple days and apparently missed the story about that horrible Hawaiian earthquake.
President Obama told Fox News’ Bret Baier that he supports “The Louisiana Purchase” in Obamacare because it will cover natural disasters like the recent Hawaiian earthquake.
Obama: It also affects Hawaii, which went through an earthquake. So that’s not just a Louisiana provision. That is a provision that affects every state that is going through a natural catastrophe.
Of course, there’s been no devastating Hawaiian earthquake. Did he mean Haiti? Or Chile? Or has he given up cigarettes and returned to the wacky tabacky?
South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham thinks the Democrats are drunk. Or even worse. Here’s what the wobby Republican had to say about the Slaughter Strategy:
“They’re trying to use a process that is sleazy, it’s unfair, it’s a trick play. They’re trying to have a health care bill passed without voting on it. So my comments really reflect the fanaticism of the Democratic leadership, and I don’t know whether sake or moonshine, but no sober person would do this.”
The concept of drinking Democrats isn’t all that far-fetched as you can see here and here and here and here.
The Democrats obviously miss Teddy Kennedy’s unsteady hand. If they’re going to drink, he would have been their natural leader.
Joe Biden is the gift that keeps on giving. He’s a walking, talking (mostly talking) punch line.
During a White House celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Vice President Joe Biden asked for God’s blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen. That was very thoughtful of Biden except for one thing. The woman is still alive.
“Stand up, Chuck, let ‘em see you. Oh, what am I talking about?”
Make MSNBC’s Chris Matthews the latest liberal to jump on the Slaughter Strategy dog pile.
It’s not like Matthews thinks Deem and Pass is unethical or even unconstitutional. No, not at all. He’s merely worried that this convoluted Parliamentary procedure will cost the Democrats dearly in 2010 and 2012.
Indonesians demonstrating their love for President Obama
UPDATE: It was just announced that the President’s trip has been canceled. Expect celebrations to break out in Jakarta.
To go or not to go, that is the question.
Should President Obama delay his Indonesian trip to satisfy House Democrats? Or should he cancel is completely to satisfy protesting Indonesians?
Politico reports on the House Democrats:
Last week, the president pushed back his planned Friday departure three days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats groused he was leaving at a critical time.
“For the first time in eight months, the president is finally getting his hands dirty, and now he’s going to hop on the plane? Please,” said a Democratic congressman, requesting anonymity.
“These deadlines are sort of silly,” the member added. “Remember the first one? March 18th? That was sort of like putting a calendar on [White House chief of staff] Rahm’s [Emanuel’s] back and inviting members to throw darts at him.”
Another Democrat told POLITICO bluntly, “This trip is really getting in the way of things.”
Ahhh, but if the Democrats think they’re pissed off about Obama’s Indonesian trip, they should talk to some Indonesians.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports the other end of the story:
Thousands of Indonesian Muslims have staged peaceful rallies in cities across the country to protest US President Barack Obama’s visit later this month.
Around 2,000 protesters from the hardline Muslim group Hizbut Tahrir, which aims to establish a Muslim caliphate, shouted “Islam united… will not be defeated. Reject Obama” and tore printouts of the American flag as they marched around the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar on Sunday.
In Central Java’s Solo city, another 500 of the group’s supporters carried posters saying “Expel Obama.. leader of coloniser” and “America.. The Real Terrorists”.
“There are two types of visitors, good and bad. Obama is bad. He might be of a different skin colour from George Bush, but he still oppressed the Muslims,” the group’s spokesman Nur Alam said, referring to former US president George W. Bush.
Hey, wait just a second. Didn’t Obama apologize to the Muslim world? We thought they love us now.
There’s only one way to solve this problem, President Obama. Go over there to Indonesia and give them another speech. Because that approach has worked sooooo well for you on ObamaCare.
Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Howard Stern feels the pulse of a segment of the American people. The raunchy radio star typically leans to the left, but Barack Obama has change all that.
This is not a story about Michelle’s reported drinking problem. It’s a story about her belly hanging over the edge of the table in this Newsweek cover photo.
Forget baseball. The new national pastime is watching the no-longer-compliant press corps go after Robert Gibbs.
When White House reporters won’t let the White House press secretary off the hook, he combines his two least attractive traits: smarminess and squirminess.
In all the hullabaloo about Obama’s 3000% comment, everyone missed this little gem from the same speech: “And she upped her deductible last year to the minimum [sic], the highest possible deductible.”
ObamaCare will raise federal tax rates to 50-60%, says Jim Cramer. So what’s your point, Cramer? Isn’t that exactly what this whole exercise is all about?
Before you get all caught up in those damned Republicans misleading you about what “deem and pass” actually means, remember that they are obstructionists who just want to cloud the issues. Fortunately, the Huffington Post has mustered all its journalistic excellence to clear up the issue.
Back in September we reported the story of the crying glacier that supposedly symbolized the emotional trauma global warming was causing the earth. Well, hell’s bells, man, what will the eco-wackos say about this bleeding glacier in Antarctica?
After Harry Smith’s colonoscopy was aired live on CBS’ The Early Show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann decided it might be a good idea to have one, too.
“I always have my head up my ass anyway,” Olbermann said, “so I might as well look around while I’m up there and see if I have any cancerous cells to match my cancerous opinions.”
Monday in Strongsville, Ohio, President Obama said that ObamaCare will reduce health insurance premiums for businesses by “3,000 percent.” Now that’s what we call stimulus! Considering a 100% reduction would result in premiums of zero, just think how much money a business will actually make with the other 2,900%!
JPT: Screw you Andrew! Our President gave your PM a set of DVDs (a cheap set at that) which was not even playable on UK DVD units due to Region Lock Encoding. That is how smart we are! Actually that is how dumb Obama is… And the BACKLASH (Tea Party Actions and general overall disapproval...
This is my new name: its like you just think of the stupidest think you could possibly say for each entry and then say it. you are either a master troll, or a typical left winger
JPT: Nice picture! Man, Bono looks like sh*t these days…
John: Couldn’t a said it better, This is my new name! You have a way with words.
This is my new name: This just in: A regular commenter on the site “ihatethemedia .com” has announced that gadhafi is a silly face poo nose idiot shit brain, and he will stab him in the face and i will
JPT: That was funny… Odd synchronicity: One of the girls I am seeing does have a Prius. Ever try to have a make out sesh in one of those? Not working out too well, I can assure you of that. Add that to the list of many, many problems that hybrids have. Hybrids suck. I drive an Avalon (also...
JPT: Not to get weird… My pants never need to be protected from me ass in any way. Showering, general hygiene, wiping clean after doing the number two business, continence etc all unite to keep my pants unsoiled and in nice, fresh shape. I don’t ware socks either if case you want to...
This is my new name: what the **** is this ******* ****? is this **** airing on mother ******* television? who wants to see my ****?
JPT: So when Bicameralism is out of style (as the Hard Left sees it to be. Only because it does not favor the action they want to take) they ‘deem’ it to be okay to byPASS that just process. I ‘deem’ the Dems to be a flock of selfish and spiteful fools with a wicked...
PoliticalCircusBlog.com: “Deem and Pass”…Pe losi, may use this trick to forego the November 2010 election and “Deem” the members of her party imune from running for re-election. What we have here is an out of control government.
Thallus: Come on Andrew, explain to the masses in your grandiloquent style, the reasoning behind deeming something as undeniable if it isn’t already granted? Please remember the Constitution is not a document that grants rights. It grants nothing. What it is is a document that limits the power of...
JPT: Hey, Laura Bush was not my pin up fantasy by any means. That said I am not digging Michelle the Belle and having to see her everywhere. Zoe Saldana or Halle Berry or Ildi Silva… Yes! Show more! Ms Socialist in Chief? Not, not so much, not really, NO! Unlike John Mayer, I love me some...
This is my new name: jesus, does anybody else notice her terrifying elbows? and why are there so many wrinkles in her smile? and wtf is up with her hairline?!
Dee Mac: Pearls, straight hair, and a french manicure? Has she turned on her past? She looks more like Mrs. Cleaver than she does Eldridge Cleaver.
This is my new name: friggin crazy bitch, dont be sympathetic towards her her son chose his job, and knew the risk, she, nor anyone else had to power to stop his free will. by doing this, she is only dishonoring his sacrifice
Ruben: I feel badly for Cindy Sheehan. She lost a son in war. I don’t think that is any excuse to behave irrationally, as she did. She is a tragic figure.
JPT: Just fine Antonio. Anytime the issue comes up for a PUBLIC VOTE it gets defeated. Only when ‘advocate̵ 7; judges, appointed but unelected of course (in most cases) make the laws (not their role as the Judaical Branch of Government) or where there is not public ballot election...
This is my new name: yea, i was about the comment the same, this is REALLY old oh well.
This is my new name: im not understanding the point of that comment, annnnntoneyo
JPT: There are still some sensible voices still in Government. Most of them are speaking out AGAINST the nonsense of Big Government, the sick circus it has turned into, and are standing against theses Psycho Runaway Hard Left Democrats. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=G44NCvNDL fc Better then...
Rodney: It’s difficult to understand what Jim means by “the 8 years that [Republicans] controlled everything” since they only really controlled “everything 221; for around 6 years during the Clinton administration; but to answer his question “Where were...
Jim S: This is purely political on Flemmings part. Where were the Republicans during the 8 years that they controlled everything and did NOTHING about health care costs? I’ll tell you! They were sitting on their butts and ignoring the fact that Bush and Cheney were borrowing and spending us...
JPT: Obama just wants TO CONTROL YOU LIFE! This is not some “right wing conspiracy” by any means. It is a QUOTE from the man himself. His stated purpose in plain English. http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=ir9n2sCx5 3o Stealing away more and more of people’s income and pissing it...
KimmyQueen: Exactly. In addition to federal and state taxes we pay fees and taxes on everything else from services, goods, etc. That is what I mean by surviving. Just to survive we need to pay for these things. If the feds take more we will have nothing.
Thallus: We already pay upwards to 50% of our income on taxes: Federal tax, Federal excise tax, State tax, property tax, city tax, sales tax, fuel tax, utility tax, dining tax, telephone tax, hidden tax (taxes levied on businesses that are passed to consumers), vehicle licensing fees, user fees,...
Ray: Sounded like he’d already been celebrating for awhile.
Dick Wazinya: If you take a Canadian on a date, you can write the expense off on your taxes… Forgive the Canadians, for they do not understand what they do. They do enjoy a good belch, Eskimo-racism, and American bashing. Canadians do not possess the intellect required to own and operate a...
matthew s harrison: He pushed back the trip because he knows even his own countrymen hate him. he is terrified of going there. He should be more terrified of being here if he ramrods the HR bill through, because he will be run out of town on a rail, right back to kenya, because it is apparent...
Rumi: So, if this is true why does President Obama enjoy very high popularity in Indonesia? How can the “parties” ; break out if he is so well liked there? The protest you have pictures of and reference here had 50 people attending. They may have a party…but one can surely see...
oldwolves: Now let me understand you jack. A tar laden runway with a parking lot on the other side. This has no affect on the station? Think of it like this. Try laying down on tar or concrete in the middle of the day with your shirt off. Notice that horrible burning on your back? Now lay down in...
Wes in MT: Hey Jacky Boy! Apparently you bumped your head again. Ever heard of the “heat island effect” ??? That’s what happens when you pave paradise and put up a parking lot. It’s why spring comes earlier to the big cities than in the countryside. (even back when the AGW...
Jack Mildam: > One of my favorite pictures posted on the internet was one where a weather station was at the front of an airport runway, and when the jets would take off , their jet blast would strike directly into the stations sensors. This is a great example of how stupidity is spread...
Josh Miller: I caught this live the other day. That guy is so full of shit. “You’re asking where people stand on health care, you’re asking where people stand, you want to know where people stand”. He says that same line like 5 times then totally dodges the question with...
Lanny: Shep Smith: “It’s nothing new. It’s NOT unconstitutional. 221; Shepard Smith is an ignorant little man and it’s sad they still keep him on Fox because it gives legitimacy to his ignorance. Just because an action’s constitutionality hasn’t been decided...
KimmyQueen: Gibbs’ body language: “Oh please stop asking me questions!” LOL Gibbsy that is your job to answer questions, if you don’t want to be in that position then go away. Did he even answer the questions? I have no idea what he said! Your question should be about what...
Axel: we are killing the earth. but screw symbolism, drop the poetic crap and do something about it! this is natural though… just rust or organism trapped in iced aged after they had contact with oxygen.
Doug: Dont forget the wonderful line where single payer will lower insurance costs by 3,000% So, in other words employers will be paid to have employees on the government plan. Wow, this is going to erase all our trillions of debt in no time!!!
Ruben: Prostitution is already legal in the form of MSM journalism.
RKae: I’m about to projectile vomit. Those ghastly beasts acting like “We’ve matured so much that we deserve to have some mischeif! We can handle it without it getting out of control! We’re a highly advanced civilization now!” Where’s Vesuvius when you need it?
Ruben: MEMO TO: J. Cafferty, CNN Analyst/Commentator FROM: Clear-Thinking Individuals Everywhere SUBJECT: Jack Cafferty hates reconciliation, calls Pelosi “beyond sleazy” NOTE: Welcome, Mr. Cafferty.
matthew s harrison: did you hear wolf at the end try to get jack to come off his ire a little bit? the rub of that clip is that jack said he had not seen this level of BS before. That is the key-we needed barry/nancy to go over the edge to make all the non-communists in the DNC to finally see who...
Sparky43: JT51 Whats the deal ! Don’t you get the point. Glenn Stands before a large audience he presents the facts and backs it up with Audio and or Video. Usually of the person admitting their intentions. He gauges their actions and the evidence upon the Constituition and the fore fathers...
No one was harder on the Wall Street tycoons who took bonuses with their bailouts than the New York Times.
