daily timewaster

And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

In California, the idiotic legislature continues to fiddle while the state's economy burns.  Rope, anyone?

Meanwhile, in the Rust Belt, states like Indiana continue the difficult road to economic recovery.
Posted by c w swanson at 8:23 AM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
View mobile version
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Become a Patron!

Search This Blog

Feedjit

Followers

My Blog List

  • Woodsterman
    Mother's Day Is Funday ~ AM - * Thanks FBers*
  • Chant du Départ
    Updated from 2015: “Lifeblood of the Navy” - Ok, I tried to get back to an original posting, unfortunately, I got nothin'. Drained me dry, Sarge did. So...Another Repost. Hope he gets back soon. ...
  • Ninety Miles
    Hot Pick Of The Late Night - Hot Pick Of The Late Night(If you are easily offended, do not click the link below, click this link instead: Help For You) More Artistic, Beautiful, Sexy ...
  • Splendid Isolation
    Classic Modern Beauty: Ági Pataki - Ági Pataki started off as a model, then later got into film production. During the 1970s, hers was one of[...]
  • The Last Refuge
    May 10th – 2026 Presidential Politics – Trump Administration Day 476 - In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this...
  • iotwreport.com/
    Gotti Family Member Sentenced for COVID Loan Fraud - Border Hawk:A member of the infamous Gambino crime family has been sentenced for defrauding the U.S....
  • Bustednuckles
    That makes sense. I thought it really was that simple. -
  • The Feral Irishman
    Sad Situation..... -
  • Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
    Keystone XL Rebranded as “Keystone Light” in Trump’s Push for North American Energy Security - This project is a leaner, faster, and more litigation-resistant project that reuses idle pipe, threads existing corridors, avoids reservation land, and i...
  • The View from Lady Lake
    It's Saturday Night. Let's go drinking with the ladies. They haven't been here in a while... - *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *...* *And last, but never least......
  • The Silicon Graybeard
    A technogeek anniversary to celebrate - WARNING: Extreme electronics hobbyist geek content I recently found out, due to a couple of videos showing up on YouTube that it's the 55th anniversary ...
  • Mindless Ramblings
    Slow Spring - Spring slowly moving here but I still found a few snowbanks in the bushes yesterday. Surprisingly wet areas in the field are keeping me from starting in...
  • Everybody Has To Be Somewhere
    49.46040, -115.51530 - Mayook Schoolhouse. Not all that far from Cranbrook, British Columbia. The school operated from 1918 to 1952. The building was moved here in 1918 from Wa...
  • True Blue Sam the Travelin' Man
    Weekend Steam: Take A Ride On The Cass Scenic Railroad! - This little engine is a Climax geared logging locomotive. Ingenious design, fascinating to watch. Thanks, Merle!
  • Knuckledraggin My Life Away
    Friday night's memes -
  • HMS Defiant
    LITTLE THINGS - I got used to oceans of good food places living in Southern California for 30 years. In my last place I could walk to any of 70 nice restaurants and oth...
  • Bayou Renaissance Man
    On the road again - My wife and I are headed to Amarillo, where Alma Boykin has invited me to scare terrify enlighten her class about what Africa is really like, versus w...
  • Virtual Mirage
    Spy vs Spy - Russian Khabarovsk-class Submarine The Russians leak these ‘developments’ of new torpedoes and new systems from time to time. The Khabarovsk looks li...
  • Koch's Tour
    Happy Cinco de Mayo! - . Today is Cinco de Mayo – a day when a lot of people drink a lot of beer and/or tequila. So what better YouTube clip to show than Jim Breuer’s classic “Pa...
  • Sultan Knish
    Billionaires Against Billionaires Funded by Billionaires - During the California gubernatorial debate, Tom Steyer, who is a billionaire, claimed that the billionaires are out to get him. “The billionaires and co...
  • The Burning Platform
    Planned Parenthood Warns Funding Cut Will Result In Birth Of Thousands Of Babies - Via The Babylon Bee U.S. — Following the passing of President Donald Trump’s historic “Big Beautiful Bill” to set the government’s spending budget, Planned...
  • Triple Shot Photography
    Old Boneyard and Chain -
  • Woodpile Report
    -
Show 5 Show All

Blog Archive

  • ►  2026 (4107)
    • ►  May (298)
    • ►  April (935)
    • ►  March (962)
    • ►  February (900)
    • ►  January (1012)
  • ►  2025 (10639)
    • ►  December (1018)
    • ►  November (929)
    • ►  October (886)
    • ►  September (919)
    • ►  August (849)
    • ►  July (849)
    • ►  June (814)
    • ►  May (848)
    • ►  April (862)
    • ►  March (912)
    • ►  February (838)
    • ►  January (915)
  • ►  2024 (9044)
    • ►  December (905)
    • ►  November (795)
    • ►  October (772)
    • ►  September (745)
    • ►  August (728)
    • ►  July (720)
    • ►  June (806)
    • ►  May (729)
    • ►  April (748)
    • ►  March (688)
    • ►  February (684)
    • ►  January (724)
  • ►  2023 (6240)
    • ►  December (675)
    • ►  November (561)
    • ►  October (540)
    • ►  September (496)
    • ►  August (495)
    • ►  July (503)
    • ►  June (493)
    • ►  May (488)
    • ►  April (493)
    • ►  March (505)
    • ►  February (471)
    • ►  January (520)
  • ►  2022 (5674)
    • ►  December (500)
    • ►  November (507)
    • ►  October (475)
    • ►  September (462)
    • ►  August (476)
    • ►  July (447)
    • ►  June (429)
    • ►  May (538)
    • ►  April (441)
    • ►  March (448)
    • ►  February (441)
    • ►  January (510)
  • ►  2021 (5325)
    • ►  December (475)
    • ►  November (476)
    • ►  October (474)
    • ►  September (490)
    • ►  August (461)
    • ►  July (435)
    • ►  June (372)
    • ►  May (472)
    • ►  April (449)
    • ►  March (453)
    • ►  February (411)
    • ►  January (357)
  • ►  2020 (5491)
    • ►  December (389)
    • ►  November (342)
    • ►  October (342)
    • ►  September (339)
    • ►  August (407)
    • ►  July (436)
    • ►  June (499)
    • ►  May (549)
    • ►  April (542)
    • ►  March (537)
    • ►  February (519)
    • ►  January (590)
  • ►  2019 (5355)
    • ►  December (616)
    • ►  November (532)
    • ►  October (552)
    • ►  September (473)
    • ►  August (411)
    • ►  July (419)
    • ►  June (361)
    • ►  May (363)
    • ►  April (412)
    • ►  March (445)
    • ►  February (389)
    • ►  January (382)
  • ►  2018 (4744)
    • ►  December (433)
    • ►  November (396)
    • ►  October (399)
    • ►  September (412)
    • ►  August (396)
    • ►  July (426)
    • ►  June (427)
    • ►  May (383)
    • ►  April (376)
    • ►  March (367)
    • ►  February (392)
    • ►  January (337)
  • ►  2017 (4256)
    • ►  December (325)
    • ►  November (408)
    • ►  October (400)
    • ►  September (441)
    • ►  August (336)
    • ►  July (357)
    • ►  June (361)
    • ►  May (320)
    • ►  April (341)
    • ►  March (351)
    • ►  February (319)
    • ►  January (297)
  • ►  2016 (3234)
    • ►  December (319)
    • ►  November (338)
    • ►  October (230)
    • ►  September (241)
    • ►  August (326)
    • ►  July (330)
    • ►  June (226)
    • ►  May (259)
    • ►  April (220)
    • ►  March (220)
    • ►  February (221)
    • ►  January (304)
  • ►  2015 (2951)
    • ►  December (304)
    • ►  November (257)
    • ►  October (285)
    • ►  September (291)
    • ►  August (331)
    • ►  July (200)
    • ►  June (235)
    • ►  May (233)
    • ►  April (198)
    • ►  March (221)
    • ►  February (202)
    • ►  January (194)
  • ►  2014 (2553)
    • ►  December (223)
    • ►  November (247)
    • ►  October (194)
    • ►  September (202)
    • ►  August (199)
    • ►  July (227)
    • ►  June (198)
    • ►  May (234)
    • ►  April (232)
    • ►  March (206)
    • ►  February (196)
    • ►  January (195)
  • ►  2013 (2362)
    • ►  December (174)
    • ►  November (199)
    • ►  October (197)
    • ►  September (191)
    • ►  August (177)
    • ►  July (181)
    • ►  June (188)
    • ►  May (186)
    • ►  April (225)
    • ►  March (230)
    • ►  February (212)
    • ►  January (202)
  • ▼  2012 (2442)
    • ►  December (233)
    • ►  November (193)
    • ►  October (229)
    • ►  September (174)
    • ►  August (247)
    • ►  July (139)
    • ►  June (181)
    • ►  May (193)
    • ►  April (190)
    • ►  March (202)
    • ►  February (250)
    • ▼  January (211)
      • I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). T...
      • The turkeys had been partying hard. Thanksgiving ...
      • The ultimate find the cat picture.  The cat is in ...
      • Yet another reason for productive people to make h...
      • Stuff I'm liking right now
      • While we bask in warmer weather here in the contin...
      • Yet another reason to get out of the Golden State ...
      • This unique village in the Netherlands has no ro...
      • The timing on this couldn't be any better. Wait, ...
      • James Capretta over at National Review puts his f...
      • Mondays, they're like that.
      • Spain's fourth largest airline suddenly collapses,...
      • The Mail has an article up that claims that someti...
      • Cold and Quiet
      • We have been told over and over that oil and gas a...
      • Adding yet another in a long stream of seemingly n...
      • Everybody has heard of Viking rune stones, but wha...
      • Too cool for school
      • I gotta see if I can make this work.   Win bets, ...
      • Count the black dots
      • The Obama administration seems to have a desire to...
      • Things I'm liking on a Saturday night
      • Wolf hunt in Minnesota too little, too late. "At ...
      • North of Broome, Australia.  Salt water fly fishin...
      • No title
      • Perhaps a bit of rifle porn for a Saturday morning
      • The mighty Valley Oak.  A ubiquitous sight here in...
      • ''Nathaniel Grigsby saw the truth back in 1890.  ...
      • Göran Strand pulls off an amazing 360 degree view ...
      • Very impressive video of the C130J flying at the P...
      • This just cracks me up.   The greens wail that the...
      • We came across this old battle wagon in the foothi...
      • Wyman Meinzer's West Texas from Wyman Meinzer on ...
      • NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars has survived eigh...
      • A couple of military photos Here, the USS Lincoln ...
      • In Wisconsin, conservative governor Scott Walker s...
      • An amazing story of how hard it apparently is to s...
      • After three years.... McDonalds vs. KFC fries. I t...
      • In Georgia, there is an administrative law hearing...
      • Fifteen question the mainstream media would ask Ob...
      • I wonder it the rider is in there somewhere.
      • Kiiiiyaaahhhh!! Gimme my twinkies or the back wind...
      • Some good news for a Thursday. A poll reveals tha...
      • The Associated Press absolutely destroys the claim...
      • Things I'm liking right now.
      • Captain Original makes the same arguments, in near...
      • American special forces have made a rare raid into...
      • Holy mother of Obama, this is pure food genius!  I...
      • Looks like the leader of the free world, Captain F...
      • If this doesn't put a smile on your face, well, yo...
      • The Anchoress nails the reasons the Main Stream Me...
      • Yogi soon learned that he could get the campers to...
      • Ok now, that is the kind of snow we need to see in...
      • What, it's only Tuesday!!
      • I still can't believe the California electorate h...
      • A few nostalgic (for me) rock climbing pictures th...
      • Ha hahahahahahaha!  I could not stop laughing at ...
      • A Georgia state judge has ordered President Obama ...
      • There is an estimated three to five trillion - t...
      • Ho ho! I should have thought of this!
      • Lukas Kmit responds to the interruption of his per...
      • Newt/Schrute 2012!! They will lock down 100% of th...
      • The Daily Mail reports that cougar sightings are o...
      • On a cloudy grey day, the two youngest kids and I ...
      • Gingrich accuses Obama of governing the country ac...
      • Some images from around Ione and Volcano, Californ...
      • The company that owns the Costa Concordia cruise ...
      • Gingrich victory speech right here. I have alw...
      • It's a beautiful night here, and since the last st...
      • Gingrich convincingly wins in South Carolina, to e...
      • Things had been going so well at the party for the...
      • Never give up, never give in!! Via Bits and Pi...
      • No snow on Yosemite Valley, but you don't have to ...
      • Wow, Intrade now has Gingrich at an 85% chance to ...
      • Time to get busy with some breakfast
      • No title
      • No title
      • Classic fishing gear.
      • I came home from work this evening to find that ...
      • Do I ever recall doing stuff like this, and much w...
      • On Tuesday the 24th, it will be 1000 days since Co...
      • Gotta try some of this at the next Scratch and Spit.
      • Finally, at least a dusting of snow.  Those mounta...
      • Heh!  Tasty!
      • Examples of good photographic work from Göran Stra...
      • Things I'm liking tonight
      • A decision on the leap second is left for later. ...
      • It's been a battle, but I think we are getting our...
      • Newt makes mincemeat of the CNN moderator who wa...
      • Title this one "Revenge of the Nerds." The US gov...
      • Your afternoon laugh.
      • And a more serious take on the same issue, from t...
      • You're welcome.
      • Dumpster Barbecue, 5.13c from Rock & Ice on Vimeo...
      • Surreal campsite.  Looks like something from Middl...
      • An couple of illustrations of what can be done wit...
      • Cold and quiet Photos from Rural Revolutionary
      • In the Italian cruise ship disaster, another death...
      • TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo. As with a...
      • Dreaming of a wilderness camp
  • ►  2011 (1042)
    • ►  December (117)
    • ►  November (115)
    • ►  October (68)
    • ►  September (79)
    • ►  August (71)
    • ►  July (92)
    • ►  June (74)
    • ►  May (95)
    • ►  April (67)
    • ►  March (95)
    • ►  February (69)
    • ►  January (100)
  • ►  2010 (777)
    • ►  December (91)
    • ►  November (92)
    • ►  October (78)
    • ►  September (76)
    • ►  August (95)
    • ►  July (70)
    • ►  June (52)
    • ►  May (47)
    • ►  April (45)
    • ►  March (55)
    • ►  February (60)
    • ►  January (16)
  • ►  2009 (24)
    • ►  December (4)
    • ►  November (13)
    • ►  October (4)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  June (1)

Search This Blog

Powered by Blogger.