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Numbers Don’t Lie: McMahon Begging to Lose

Honest to God, if the Repubs don’t start beating this theme like a war drum, making the facts the property of incumbent Dems and demanding newbies to defend or reject, they should, as a group, lose. The keys to the Congressional kingdom are sitting there, waiting to be scooped up via delivery of a simple, easily-understood meme: These people lied.

They had, and still have, no idea when it comes to the economy. They’re just making it up as they go along, and they hope us rubes will be roped like a dope into believing their MFM amplified malarkey:

With the White House and other Democrats resolutely sticking to their claim that the stimulus bill “saved or created” 3-4 million jobs, I thought it might be worthwhile to point out that the very same January 2009 White House report also included an industry by industry forecast of where these 3-4 million jobs would come from. Here it is:

via An Industry by Industry Look at the Stimulus Failure | Verum Serum.

As VS shows, job-wise, they got pretty much everything wrong. Here at home, I have been getting more and more enraged by the sight of more and more Mikey McMahon lawn signs sprouting like weeds in my nabe. It’s not the signs, per se, that make me angry; they’re part of the election cycle. It’s the little graphic blip tucked into the bottom corner…

that proudly declaims this sign was printed by a Union Shop… located in Tampa Bay, FLA.

WTF is THAT, Mikey? Are you under edict to use  ’Union Directed’ printers? Were were no Union-compliant sign shops in CD-13? Or even the 5 Boroughs? You hadda go to Steinbrenner Town to find a screenprint shop? Or did you farm that shit out to your Boss Pelosi and the DCCC?

Like your JewList fiasco?

Mikey, I basically like you–we chatted at the “Lt. Dan Band” show a little over a week ago over at the St. George, and I voted for you last time out. That’s never gonna happen again. You voted Pelosi Speaker, and that can never be forgiven. I’m gonna start vetting like the entertaining law profs at Volokh to disbar your wife. She may be qualified; that don’t mean you both get to live on the public teat because you rule Jodie’s after The Huge Dumb Bastard at the End of the Bar died, in the crapper, and Judge Dead Guy has to be the one who kept Jody out of jail? You score: FAIL.

You can bring Big Dog Bubba into town for a rally, but Great White Guy Molinari is not an idiot–which you know he ain’t, since you never challenged that crew until Vito imploded–so he’s gonna move Heaven, Earth, and every lever he can lean upon to bring Sarah Palin to Staten Island to campaign for her cub, Mike Grimm. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t schedule the events head-to-head (well, more like, back-to-back: you bring Bubba; they bring Mama Grizzlie. Which gets more views on the local news?). Alleghretti, who seems to be going out of his way to be as bland as possible, currently reminds me of nothing, SI politics-wise, than a re-tread Straniere.

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Tags: Allegretti, DCCC, Michael McMahon, Mike Grimm, Mike McMahon, Mikey McMahon, Sarah Palin, St. George, Staten Island

Happy Birthday, The Better Steve!

Sure, everybody knows Jobs, but there would never had been Apple if it wasn’t for Woz..

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Go on Vacation and What Happens

Dumber than Fossella.

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Being Ignorant Must Be Bliss

Terry’s so wrought in her politics she’s lost all perspective:

“This morning’s beating is not only an act of violence, it is an act of defiance, which flies in the face of a community putting forth its best effort to create a peaceful and safe neighborhood. Targeting an underage youth is particularly disturbing and takes this violence to a deeper level,” said Rev. Terry Troia, speaking on behalf of Communities United for Respect and Trust, a coalition to grapple with Port Richmond’s recent problems.

Ms. Troia said the crime was even more disturbing because there was — literally — a police officer on almost every corner Friday night. The Police Department has made a show of force in Port Richmond for the past week, deploying dozens of officers and auxiliary officers from all five boroughs, a 24-hour command post and two Sky Watch towers to the neighborhood.

via Thugs defy cops, commit yet another bias crime | SILive.com.

It used to be so simple for people like Terry Trioa. Just blame “Whitey,” and be done with the setup. But not now; not in Port Rich. I’m the crazy bastard who carries a copy of the Constitution in my pocket, but the Ricans and Dominicans who came here legally are all screaming “why don’ the paper call them illegal How the fuck does the Advance has a dog in this?”

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OK, I’m Home…

and I'm trying to wrap me head around "Kerry Wood." He's Nick Johnson, squared. Tags: DBGB, NY Yankees

Mama Grizzly Adopts a Local Cub

Palin endorses Grimm in SI-GOP primary

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Communications Breakdown

Since early Saturday evening, I’ve been basically in the dark, data-wise. The place where we are staying, Vacation Village In The Berkshires, has jack squat phone coverage. If my Crackberry can even find ATT’s signal, it barely manages the tiniest reception bar.

Since the only person I ever call using this phone is here beside me, that’s not a problem. I hardly ever give this phone’s # out, so there’s little risk I’m missing anything in that regard. People who need to reach us have the joint’s main desk number.

My two main e-mail addies are likely chock-full of crap that has been piling up while I am blissfully unaware, because I ain’t giving these clowns 10 bucks a day to hook up WiFi in our room. The laptop I dragged along is now just acting as a camera dump. It seemed very relaxing… For roughly 12 hours.

This spell in the dark has taught me a horrible truth: I’m a junkie in withdrawal when it comes to Twitter. I miss being able to glance at this screen and be up to speed on what is going on in the great wide world.

I’ll have posted this riff when we hit civilization….

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Godspeed, Major

Yanks to honor Houk with black armbands | yankees.com: News.

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