Interesting post from Boots and Sabers today covering Senator Feingold's recent listening sessions up in Washington county.
Most telling, perhaps, is the news coming from Deekaman over at Beer, Bicycles and the VRWC:
...Deekawife 3.0 went to Senator Feingold's (I'm not) Listening Session at MATC today. The crowd was overwhelmingly against his stands on Obamacare and Cap & Tax.
He didn't care.
As mentioned in the comments over at Boots and Sabers, if the GOP can find a viable candidate, things could go very badly for Feingold come November.
In other news, I'm considering a name change for this blog, and (hopefully) will begin posting more regularly.
Showing posts with label About This Blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About This Blog. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Romney on the Detroit Big Three
Excellent op-ed piece in the New York Times (of all places) by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the bailout the Big Three are seeking. What I really appreciate about this is that he doesn't just say let them fail, he outlines what they can do to regain their footing, and what the government can do to help them. As he states in the article, his dad was brought on to run American Motors after the death of its president, and he learned a lot from that. His most important point, though, is that if Detroit wants help from the government, they need to create a win-win situation, which they haven't done yet. Go read the whole thing; it's not long, and I guarantee it's worth it.
Side Note: Post number 75! 100 here we come!
Side Note: Post number 75! 100 here we come!
Friday, February 15, 2008
Blogroll Bloat: Lake Effect Edition
Please welcome Cooler Near the Lake to the According to Coop blogroll. Shawn is leaving the Brookfield NOW blogging community and breaking out on his own.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Blogroll Bloat: The Drinking Right Edition
Thanks to Steve at No Runny Eggs for his help jogging my memory. I've added several blogs to the roll, all folks I met at Drinking Right on Tuesday at Papa's on Burleigh. I'm hoping to make it again next moth, we'll see what happens. Anyway, on to the additions:
Reality Check
Asian Badger
Musings of a Thoughtful Conservative
Washburn's World
More actual blogging is coming in the future, I promise. Work is dead lately, so I've gotta do something to pass the time.
Reality Check
Asian Badger
Musings of a Thoughtful Conservative
Washburn's World
More actual blogging is coming in the future, I promise. Work is dead lately, so I've gotta do something to pass the time.
Blogroll Update: According to Nick
Between meeting him at Drinking Right on Tuesday (thanks to all of you that I met Tuesday night, looking forward to doing it again and maybe having something to contribute to the discussion) and getting his blog recommended to me by Google Reader, I've decided it's high time to add The World According to Nick to my blogroll and feed reader. Now if I could remember some of the other bloggers I met Tuesday night...
Monday, October 15, 2007
Roll Bloat: Racine
Please welcome Ravings From a Right Wing Wacko to the blogroll. Top 13 Ways You Know You're From Racine is a must read.
Fire Call Fees?
Yep, some towns are looking at charging them, according to a story from the Journal Sentinel. Call me crazy, but isn't this supposed to be covered by property taxes?
One of the quotes I wanted to hit on from this article is in regards to Michael Reed, Town Chairman of Lisbon:
When Reed unveiled his proposal last week, he contended that the town needs the revenue to help pay down debt, including that of the $1.5 million fire station that is being constructed at county Highways K and KF.
If you don't have the money to build the fire station, DON'T BUILD IT!!! Figure out how much you need, and if you have to borrow money to make it happen, put it to a referendum, but honestly, if you can't afford it, don't build it. It's just that simple. Oh, and if you need to pay down debt, STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY!!! Cut your spending, like the rest of us do when we need to pay down debt.
Unbelievable.
HT: From Where I Sit
As a side note, this marks post number 25 for According to Coop. Feel free to do something of a celebratory nature, up to and including buying me a drink sometime. We can work out the details of that later.
One of the quotes I wanted to hit on from this article is in regards to Michael Reed, Town Chairman of Lisbon:
When Reed unveiled his proposal last week, he contended that the town needs the revenue to help pay down debt, including that of the $1.5 million fire station that is being constructed at county Highways K and KF.
If you don't have the money to build the fire station, DON'T BUILD IT!!! Figure out how much you need, and if you have to borrow money to make it happen, put it to a referendum, but honestly, if you can't afford it, don't build it. It's just that simple. Oh, and if you need to pay down debt, STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY!!! Cut your spending, like the rest of us do when we need to pay down debt.
Unbelievable.
HT: From Where I Sit
As a side note, this marks post number 25 for According to Coop. Feel free to do something of a celebratory nature, up to and including buying me a drink sometime. We can work out the details of that later.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Friday, August 3, 2007
Dude, It's Time to Move On
Another story from Reuters for you, this one involving a 61 year old man who not only still lives with his mother, but receives an allowance from her as well. While the article does point out that it is not uncommon for men in Italy to live at home until well into their thirties, this guy is WAY past that mark, and past the age when he should be supporting himself. At the very least, he should be chipping in for household expenses.
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm 25, and share an apartment with my mother, who is turning 48 on Sunday (although if you saw her, you'd probably call me a liar to my face). I don't make much money but I do chip in as much as I can, and help out with household duties. I can cook, I can clean, I do windows, all that jazz. Sorry ladies, I'm not in the market. :-D
In the interest of full disclosure, I'm 25, and share an apartment with my mother, who is turning 48 on Sunday (although if you saw her, you'd probably call me a liar to my face). I don't make much money but I do chip in as much as I can, and help out with household duties. I can cook, I can clean, I do windows, all that jazz. Sorry ladies, I'm not in the market. :-D
Squirrels Like Chocolate?
At least one does. Reuters brings us the story of a squirrel in Helsinki who visits a local grocery store at least twice a day for "Kinder Surprise," chocolate shelled eggs with a toy inside. Reportedly, the squirrel shows no interest in the toy inside, and also does not clean up after itself. More's the pity.
As a side note, this is the first in what will (hopefully) become a weekly feature here at According to Coop, called Friday Funnies. This is a feature I've ported over from my "other" blog, While Rome Burns, which deals with issues within the Christian church, and the Christian blogosphere.
As a side note, this is the first in what will (hopefully) become a weekly feature here at According to Coop, called Friday Funnies. This is a feature I've ported over from my "other" blog, While Rome Burns, which deals with issues within the Christian church, and the Christian blogosphere.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
According to Coop...
the world is going crazy, and I'm along for the ride.
Welcome to my new entry into the blogosphere. I'll be focusing a lot on issues in and around the Milwaukee (WI) area, but I'll be taking a stab at national stories as well. This will be a place for me to post my thoughts about things that are going on in the world today, and a place for you to sound off as well. Like something? Not so much? This is your place to rant, rave, and generally make your voice heard.
A few ground rules:
1. Keep it clean. You don't need to use bad language to make your point.
2. Keep it friendly. If you wouldn't say what you're about to say to someone's face, don't say it on this blog.
3. Keep it respectful. People of all backgrounds, beliefs, and opinions are welcome here. You can disagree with someone and that's fine, but don't insult them because they don't agree with you.
Enjoy, and welcome to According to Coop!
Welcome to my new entry into the blogosphere. I'll be focusing a lot on issues in and around the Milwaukee (WI) area, but I'll be taking a stab at national stories as well. This will be a place for me to post my thoughts about things that are going on in the world today, and a place for you to sound off as well. Like something? Not so much? This is your place to rant, rave, and generally make your voice heard.
A few ground rules:
1. Keep it clean. You don't need to use bad language to make your point.
2. Keep it friendly. If you wouldn't say what you're about to say to someone's face, don't say it on this blog.
3. Keep it respectful. People of all backgrounds, beliefs, and opinions are welcome here. You can disagree with someone and that's fine, but don't insult them because they don't agree with you.
Enjoy, and welcome to According to Coop!
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