Mitt Romney is being attacked for putting his dog in a roof top kennel for a family vacation trip. My dog would have loved it versus being cooped up in side the car with 5 kids. Of course, it doesn't sound as exotic as sending the family pet via separate plane as potUS O'Blather prefers for his family vacations.
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Online headline/story: "White House Will Not Support SOPA, PIPA * House of Representatives bill SOPA and its Senate counterpart PIPA are designed to punish websites that make available, for example, free movies and music without the permission of the U.S. rights holders." -- Since when did anyone think that potUS O'Blather (or any DIM&DUMBERat for that matter) would veto a bill, any bill, that gave away something for free that belonged to someone else?
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No wonder no one at the Government Center wanted to audit Hester at the Civic Center; he kept them bribed with "free tickets". Council members and especially the City Manager should have their pay garnisheed until the recent lawsuit settlement is paid off, and IRS should be contacted to see if the tickets were claimed as personal income on their tax forms. In addition, why should the City Manager and staff get any tickets since they are not elected officials? At a lowball average of $40.00 a pop, 188 tickets would amount to $7520.00 (double that is more realistic) plus I'm sure they didn't fork over any ticket processing fees the rest of us get charged when we pay for them ourselves. Another fact that should be disclosed is where the seats were for these free tickets? I doubt many/any of the tickets I have purchased were as select as these 'freebies'.
I was shocked, but impressed, that the Mayor has the foresight to avoid such shenanigans.
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One thing I would like to know is which Councilors and City Manager's Office staff were enjoying a free Civic Center event in which was sold out when I tried to buy tickets?
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From a L-E story on the MCSD legal decision: "In Muscogee County, the prospect of exploring a new legal framework in the school district was raised last year by board chairwoman Cathy Williams. At the time, Williams proposed school officials consider hiring an in-house attorney who would recommend legal counsel for all cases, negotiate fee structures, oversee billing and report back to the board. " -- Hmmm, wouldn't that be more like hiring a chief fox to hire subordinate ones to guard the hen house?
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There may have been a worse loss somewhere in the history of Tarheel basketball, but there certainly hasn't been a more embarrassing one than the shellacking given UNC by FSU on national TV. That was as painful as it gets (though Auburn scoring but 6 points in the first half recently gives it a run for the money)
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L-E "soundoff": "Once-a-week garbage pickup is fine with us. Once a week for garbage, once a week for recycling. " -- Will someone check the source of this to see whether it was from Phenix City or from our Mayor's office?
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What's with this campaign to promote Columbus will get more taxes if alcohol is sold on Sundays? Eventually, liquor sales would diminish on Saturdays and Mondays, and the costs will go up because retailers would have to make more to pay employees and utilities for the 15% more time the stores will be open.
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Governor Deal, while you're at it, why should any citizen of GA be paying sales taxes on utilities? Also, while you're at it, ask why lawyers' offices shouldn't have to collect (and send in) sales taxes on services they provide? My business provides a time based service, and I have to collect and send in sales taxes.
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L-E headline: "PATERNO: I WISH I HAD DONE MORE " -- Well, Joe, we wish you had just done something other than bury your head in the sandusky.
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I like that our new Parks&Rec head is going to open facilities on some holidays. It's definitely a sign of new life there, and certainly worth an evaluation.
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