Entries for the 'Stupid Politicians' Category

As we embark on the 20th day of O'Misery in O'Maryland, we are confronted by an interesting article in the Baltimore Examiner that details how "difficult" it will be to repeal the computer services sales tax before it is fully implemented in July.  Comptroller Peter Franchot -- among others -- has stated bluntly that it will be a difficult tax to implement, because there are too many variables.  Other pols are upset that computer services companies -- which include everything from straight tech consulting companies to marketing companies (they build websites!) -- did not have an opportunity to lobby against the new tax, unlike their counterparts in the rental management, massage parlor, and landscaping businesses.

Of course Super Dooper Dipper House Appropriations Chair Norm Conway -- who is owned lock, stock, and barrel by the unions -- says that if you do away with the tax, you need another $200 million in cuts, or $200 million in revenues.  O'Guvnah, just like a puppet, parrots the same line.

So I've got some ideas...

O’Guvnah campaigned as an opponent of the death penalty in Maryland, but he did promise to sign any warrants that came his way. Of course, the Court of Appeals handed him an out on that promise when they said that executions could not proceed until the state promulgated new rules and regulations on the use of lethal injection.

But now O’Guvnah faces a huge shit sandwich: does he force through the new regulations so that he can sign the eventual warrant for Brandon Morris, or does he piss of the state corrections officers?

The lovely and wonderful Michelle Malkin has a great post on Stimulation Palooza as the White House tries to outdo the Congressional Democrats on who can stimulate more. It's like watching competing commercials for Viagara and Cialis.

A strong point from her post:  if the Feds can give me back $500 now, why take it in the first place.

My own take on the failures of Stimulus are here.

Who knew the Irish were so good with street shell games?

O'Guvnah's newest plan to "reform" the state juvenile justice bureaucracy which he will announce today is just the latest attempt by state Democrats to continually fail without being held accountable.  Remember that the state juvenile justice program was a complete disaster under Kennedy diva Kathleen Kennedy Townsend when she was the Lieutenant Governor under State Sexual Harasser Paris Glendenning.

Gird your loins for battle, Marylanders.  The War of the Liberals is only now beginning to heat up, as O'Guvnah begins to plan for his next election and how to guard his flank in the process.  And O'Guvnah, like Sauron in his tower in Mordor, is looking North toward Isengaard (also known as Towson in Middle Maryland) for his own version of The White Wizard.

And the Wizard's name is Jim Smith, County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland.

So I looked, and behold, a pale horse and the name of the Rider on Him Was Stimulus, and economic disaster followed with him.

Government sponspored economic stimulus packages NEVER work.  The only economic stimulus that works is TAX CUTS. And if President Bush follows his instinct that "government must do something", be sure to check if he is riding a pale horse, because economic disaster will follow.

Remember how all those lefties jumped right and tried to blame George W. Bush for the collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis last year?

It was really kind of bizarre, since State Highway Departments have jurisdiction over bridge maintenance and repair on Interstate highways in their states.  In fact, when it comes to the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Government really only has three roles: 1) banker to the states, 2) promulgator of standards, and 3) investigator of large accidents and mishaps.

Well it turns out that, according to the NTSB, the problem was design-related.  There was a design flaw in the plates used in construction decades ago. 

It's bad enough when a tragedy like this occurs.  But when politicians try to use it to advantage to push their own agenda, that is despicable.  Tar and feather, ride out of town on rail despicable.

Earlier today, in my explanation for why I would not vote for John McCain in the Primary, I made the point that until government gets less involved in our lives, you will never get money out of politics.  The relationship is directly proportional:  the more government interferes, the more people will coalesce into our organizations to lobby government ot either interfere less, or interfere more favorably.

The video game industry -- which is actually larger than the motion picture industry in the US -- is finally coming to that realization.

The word is out that O'Guvnah will have to relocate the offices of the Governor to the William Donald Schaefer Tower on St. Paul Street once the General Assembly session is over in April.

It turns out that the pipes in the State House need to be replaced.  Plus, Senate President Mike ManPerm Miller wants to restore the old House Chamber.  So, O'Guvnah needs a new place to think up all the new taxes and spending he wants for the 2009 Session.

But there is problem.  O'Guvnah sold his house in Baltimore in order to move in to Government House on State Circle. So now, he'll need to commute back up I-97 to Baltimore every day.

Since we are on this new "energy conservation" kick here in Maryland, does that mean he will car pool with Mrs. O'Guvnah? Or will he drive a Prius?  Do they come in a bulletproof model?  Only Roscoe Bartlett knows...

What good is the GOP in Maryland?  Typically, we would see the MD GOP acting as a real opposition party. If they had any coordination, you would see a "shadow" cabinet, real proposals to counter ridiculous budgets and tax increases, and strong opposition to the One Party Politburo that is the General Assembly.

Instead, it is far too go along, get along.