Posts Made By: Pete Brayton

Lee Spain said:

Any idea what kind of bugs these are? 8O The big one is about four inches long.
Right now, I call it the "Get me the hell out of Florida bug!"

Jack Day said:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Unable-to-pay-bill-Mich-city-apf-2920161472.html

Personally, I believe that if the citizens took some responsibility for themselves this could actually be a positive change...

Dave Snope said:

Bah, humbug. There is nothing the democrats won't tax. Now it's Christmas trees. Because they have a bad image or something. Looks like somebody's campaign donations paid off.

This could start a whole new gang world based on smuggling trees from Canada and running unstamped trees at night past the rev'nooers. Instead of scotch, the next Al Capone will be smuggling scotch pines. I can cedar violence getting out of control. We will pine fir the days when free trade Christmas trees were the rule. With all the new revenues, Obama can spruce up the dept. of agriculture hallways and buy lots more of those $16 government muffins.

Now if I was a leftard, even I could figure out that the best thing to do would be to tax the fake Christmas trees. A lot. These are made of global warming inducing petroleum products, and the proceeds would go towards promoting the CO2 sinking natural Christmas trees. You pay off the same lobbyists and look like a hero to the greens. Next year, we could also tax the Christmas lights. And candles.

President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.

In the Federal Register of November 8, 2011, Acting Administrator of Agricultural Marketing David R. Shipman announced that the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint a Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace; maintain and expend existing markets for Christmas trees; and to carry out programs, plans, and projects designed to provide maximum benefits to the Christmas tree industry� (7 CFR 1214.46(n)). And the program of “information� is to include efforts to “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States� (7 CFR 1214.10).

To pay for the new Federal Christmas tree image improvement and marketing program, the Department of Agriculture imposed a 15-cent fee on all sales of fresh Christmas trees by sellers of more than 500 trees per year (7 CFR 1214.52). And, of course, the Christmas tree sellers are free to pass along the 15-cent Federal fee to consumers who buy their Christmas trees.


http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/

David Wagner said:

Well, the bias-cat is pretty much outta the bag on this one... no wonder the "most transparent Administration in history" didn't want to let the records and emails out...

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/kagan-tribe-day-obamacare-passed-i-hear-they-have-votes-larry-simply-amazing

If one reads what her emails SAY, and

If one reads 28 USC 455 says *requires* recusal

She must recuse herself from the case.

She has directly expressed opinion on legislation (while in governmental employ) that will be coming up under her for judgement.

Game. Set. Match.

Deb Harper said:

Charming NOVA show, The Pluto Files, in which the host visits Tombaugh's widow and children and sees the homemade telescopes Tombaugh made from old tractor parts, lawnmowers and pop cans. Also the stained glass window celebrating his life in his church.

And discusses the controversy about what the heck is the definition of a planet, anyway?

I met Dr. Tombaugh in Las Cruces, NM when I was a freshman in college. I was riding my bike one day and noticed what looked like an observatory alongside of someone's house. There was a gray-haired, bent-over, older gentleman doing yard work who, when I stopped to look he called me over and introduced himself to me. He gave me a tour of his observatory and even offered me a cold drink. I was in awe the whole time and had to keep reminding myself to not say something stupid or gush too much! I forget his title, but he was a guest lecturer/honorary professor at New Mexico State University. I will never forget that day!

http://video.pbs.org/video/1425502261

Dave Snope said:

From 60 Minutes interview last week. Yet another glaring example of his NPD.

http://youtu.be/TxvSjDkF7HE

60 Minutes cut that part of the interview before airing the show. The Obamedia always protects their interests.

David Cotterell said:

Do social conservatives ever get tired of being shot down like this?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calif-same-sex-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/2012/02/07/gIQAMNwkwQ_story.html?hpid=z1

Dave

Andreas Saldivar said:

If Obama wins another term it will be doubtful if the US even has a space program when he's through.

Andreas

http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-nasa-cutting-missions-mars-230009593.html