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Just listened to her speech. She’s leaving because (I guess) there were too many inquiries, both legal and from the press corps.

Well, she had legal investigations. What do you expect when you act in a maverick fashion. You don’t follow normal protocol, you get called for it. And she also blames the media. Gee, there’s a surprise. One of the most over-used GOP whines. The media is liberal. Get used to it. And the Letterman thing, like so many of the other brough-ha-ha’s, would have died if you just left it alone. It was a stupid joke. Does she realize she’s admitting that she can’t handle the attention and burden of public office. But there are already bloggers who are running with this sad excuse as a legit reason to quit. As governor. Of a state with a population only slightly larger than the city of Fresno.

And that sports analogy? She’s not passing the ball - she’s tanking the game!

Bottom line - she quit ’cause she couldn’t govern and couldn’t stand the pressure.

GOP. Is this really who you want to be your candidate????

Sad answer will probably be yes.

PS. Some on the intertubes are noting she looks aweful thin…. and she does. But if she’s ill, then why not just say so? There certainly would only be positives of going in the direction of honesty, like sympathy and understanding, rather than go off on some poorly thought out sports analogy.

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It took two weeks, but now it is officially mine!!!! Went into the garage, hooked it to my stack (which has been collecting dust as of late), started practicing to Police songs… Man!!!! This bass growls just like I remembered. Here is an example (go to “Message Of Love” or “Inspire Me” for an example). I’m gonna have to start a new cover band so I can play the thing to its potential.

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A red Peavey Dyna Bass. I am a HUGE fan of Peavey basses. I used to have a Peavey Dyna Bass 4 stringer in the 90’s. It was a terrific bass. It was my workhorse for many years. Fantastic tone. Made me sound better than I was. It, along with my Yamaha 5′er, got stolen in late 2000, and I couldn’t find a replacement for the Dyna. So I got another Yamaha. But deep in my heart, I longed to have my old bass back, but know it is likely I will never lay my hands on that beloved guitar. I still look around to see if it will surface. Cliffie, my San Diego guitarist, got his beloved Charvel back after fourteen years, so it’s not impossible. Regadless, I’m finally going to be playing a Dyna Bass, and it only took nine years. Told you I was a procrastinator!!!

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I wrote this for a friend I lost fifteen years ago. I didn’t find out until after the funeral. I never got the chance to morn in a “normal” way, so I wrote this instead.

JUST ONE TEAR

Just one tear
You were a friend of mine.

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I was afraid of this. I am seeing more and more non-fiscal issues getting pushed into the TP agenda. From a link I provided in the previous post, a quote from one of the Tea Party organizers in Madera confirms that the message of fiscal responsibility is slowly being pushed to the side by those with other agendas:

The “Tea Parties” initially started as a tax protest movement after Democrats swept the White House and Congress. Rogers wants the “Did You Know” section on the handout to let the public know their movement like the Declaration of Independence isn’t just about taxes. “If people don’t wake up concerning our freedoms, we’re going to find ourselves completely stifled and unable to be a free people anymore.”

I haven’t seen the “DYK” part of the handout yet, but…..

Dammit People. Just stick to fiscal stuff. Leave the rest to others!!!!

I have been at odds with my blog-pals over at Gay Patriot, in stating that the reason the Republicans lost their way was because after the Republicans won on the “Contract With America”, fiscal conservatism took a back seat to social conservatism. Sorry Dan, but sooner or later you’re just going to have to admit I’m right on this.

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Yes, you read that right:

This Fourth of July, families at the City of Madera’s fireworks celebration at the Municipal Golf Course will have a bounce house, face painting and kettle corn available. But not annotated copies of the Declaration of Independence.

At issue is not U.S. political history, but contemporary politics at what is intended to be a family event, according to the city. Taking a different view is the Madera Tea Party, a protest organization that opposes fiscal irresponsibility by the government. It had hoped to discuss the nation’s founding principles.

Apparently, city officials are quoted as saying that passing out the Declaration Of Independence would be “offensive“. There’s a bit more to the story than meets the eye (isn’t there always). What city officials are bothered about are the contents on the back of the DOI the Tea Party guys want to pass out. It contains a “Did You Know” facts sheet. They should have stressed that that was what they disagreed with, and said the DOI on its own would be fine. We have to be very careful here. Any group, supporting who-knows-what agenda, could use the same tactic and pass out something that, unlike the Tea Party, has no connection to United States politics at all. Or, what if someone passed out a DOI with lathering praise of President Obama on the back. Thee are a few Republicans who would go completely ballistic over that.

Keep in mind too that folks in Madera, like much of the San Joaquin Valley are typically conservative and the governments tend to reflect that. So this is probably not a “liberal” thing.

Still, some one in the public relations department has really dropped the ball on this one.

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I can’t resist.

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A Congressman’s wife pleads guilty to attempted bribery. I think it would be getting a bit more press…. like, all of it.

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I know Youtube tributes are already all over the web, so I figured I’d offer one that is a little different. It’s Steve Lukather, Mike Porcaro, and Greg Phillinganes, talking about their involvement in the making of some of the songs from “Thriller”.

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Err…. not so much.

So the EPA is prepared to issue the latest Endamgerment Report. It’s supposed to be based on the latest scientific research. Well, not if it interferes with an ideology. An EPA scientist tried to have the agency include some of the latest peer reviewed science that points away from carbon dioxide as the main source of warming for the last thirty years. He was completely rebuffed and reassigned to a menial position having nothing more to do with the report. I was skeptical as the first whiff of the controversy appeared through the Competitive Enterprise Institutes, which is not exactly an unbiased player. But it looks like another source has backed the claim:

The source, who chooses not to be identified for fear of retaliation, said that Carlin was rebuffed in his attempt to introduce scientific evidence that does not accord with the EPA’s view of global warming, which largely relies on IPCC reports. The source also saw Carlin’s report and said that it was ‘based on 8 points of peer-reviewed, recent and relevant scientific publications’ that cast doubt on the wisdom of regulating CO2 as a pollutant.

The EPA’s draft Endangerment Finding was initially written over a year ago during the Bush administration, and Lisa Jackson (the new head of the EPA) and her team wanted to get the Finding out on or near Earth Day, according to a schedule that was made public about a week before formal publication of the proposal. The draft was submitted to agency workgroups with only one week for review and comment, which is unprecedented, and received only light comments–except for Carlin’s.

Alan Carlin, who had hosted a series of seminars featuring peer-reviewed scientists who disagree with the IPCC reports (but were unattended by members of the workgroup developing the Endangerment Finding) went public via the Competitive Enterprise Institute after realizing that there would be no debate about the science. The lectures by the scientists are available on the EPA website, but were not even mentioned in the Finding. Carlin was advised to get an attorney–and has since been reassigned to mundane work, some of which is normally performed by outside contractors.

Here is more details from Watts Up With That.

PS. The EPA was supposed to consider public opinion in this report, but that was apparently a sham.

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Well, due to the idiots we’ve elected to run the state, California is getting closer and closer to insolvency. From California Controller John Chiang:

“The state’s $2.8 billion cash shortage in July grows to $6.5 billion in September and after that we see a double digit freefall,” Chiang said. “Unfortunately, the state’s inability to balance its checkbook will now mean short-changing taxpayers, local governments and small businesses.”

Short-changing taxpayers, local governments and small businesses??? Uhm. Hello. You’ve been doing that for years.

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