Gas taxes being hiked in Oregon
Oregon drivers may get an unpleasant shock when they pull up to the pump in the new year.
Drivers there are already paying an average of $3.06 per gallon, but in the new year the state Department of Transportation is hiking the gas tax by 6 cents. That will bring the state tax to 30 cents per gallon.
Taxpayers in the rest of the nation, however, can breathe a sign of relief. Oregon's gas tax increase is one of the few hikes taking place on Jan. 1.
"New governors ran on platforms of not increasing taxes," said Brian Sigritz, director of state fiscal studies for the National Association of State Budget Officers.
Our governor ran on a "the government needs your money more than you do" platform and won. Such is the climate in Oregon where an acronym agencies budget is more important than a family budget.
We live in a state where the politicians tax health care to make it more affordable. A state where they want the leftover money from your unused Christmas gift cards. A state that is addicted to gambling and tobacco money.
A state where the inmates are running the asylum.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Poster child gets to stay?
Hector Lopez is Coming Home!
21-year-old Hector Lopez–the Portland college student who was deported to Mexico in late August–has passed his “credible fear” interview for asylum and is processing parole papers for his imminent release from a migrant processing center in Florence, AZ.
“He’s coming home,” said immigrant advocate Ralph Isenberg from Dallas, who has been working closely with the Lopez family and attorneys. “There’s nothing more I can say right now,” he said, obviously overwhelmed with emotion. The phone call from Isenberg came at about 1:50 p.m. CST.
It never ceases to amaze me how our politicians will say "we need to pass this bill or the puppy dies" but when the bill fails we see the exact opposite happen. Without amnesty the illegal aliens will only get... de facto amnesty.
See another story on this here
21-year-old Hector Lopez–the Portland college student who was deported to Mexico in late August–has passed his “credible fear” interview for asylum and is processing parole papers for his imminent release from a migrant processing center in Florence, AZ.
“He’s coming home,” said immigrant advocate Ralph Isenberg from Dallas, who has been working closely with the Lopez family and attorneys. “There’s nothing more I can say right now,” he said, obviously overwhelmed with emotion. The phone call from Isenberg came at about 1:50 p.m. CST.
It never ceases to amaze me how our politicians will say "we need to pass this bill or the puppy dies" but when the bill fails we see the exact opposite happen. Without amnesty the illegal aliens will only get... de facto amnesty.
See another story on this here
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Because amnesty is so popular
DREAM Act Goes Down in Flames in Senate
An immigration bill that would blaze a trail to legal status for hundreds of thousands of undocumented students went down in flames in the Senate on Saturday, delivering a critical blow to Democrats and Hispanic activists.
"Now, the next Congress can start to put unemployed Americans back to work by eliminating the ability for illegal aliens to hold jobs and by reducing the number of unnecessary permanent foreign workers we currently bring in legally every month," said Roy Beck, president and founder of NumbersUSA.
That's all folks. The amnesty pushers can't pass a bill to benefit the most "sympathetic" illegal aliens out of the whole bunch.
Marching in the street waving Mexican flags didn't work and now pretending that criminal aliens are all just a bunch of innocent kids who love community service didn't work.
We don't want amnesty, we want illegal aliens to go home!
An immigration bill that would blaze a trail to legal status for hundreds of thousands of undocumented students went down in flames in the Senate on Saturday, delivering a critical blow to Democrats and Hispanic activists.
"Now, the next Congress can start to put unemployed Americans back to work by eliminating the ability for illegal aliens to hold jobs and by reducing the number of unnecessary permanent foreign workers we currently bring in legally every month," said Roy Beck, president and founder of NumbersUSA.
That's all folks. The amnesty pushers can't pass a bill to benefit the most "sympathetic" illegal aliens out of the whole bunch.
Marching in the street waving Mexican flags didn't work and now pretending that criminal aliens are all just a bunch of innocent kids who love community service didn't work.
We don't want amnesty, we want illegal aliens to go home!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Headline writers are agree like economists agree
Oregon shows job increase for second straight month
Oregonlive.com
Oregon unemployment up to 10.6%
Oregon Business Journal
Both headlines are true. This is why we need to keep government out of the media, when you can control the message you can sway public opinion.
Tell the FCC to keep it's filthy hands off the internet:
http://stopnetregulation.org/stop/
Oregonlive.com
Oregon unemployment up to 10.6%
Oregon Business Journal
Both headlines are true. This is why we need to keep government out of the media, when you can control the message you can sway public opinion.
Tell the FCC to keep it's filthy hands off the internet:
http://stopnetregulation.org/stop/
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Ill-gotten gains
Which politicians voted for a bill that would allow the family members of Bernie Madoff to keep the spoils of his crimes?
That's what the DREAM act is.
Never forget where their loyalties are:
That's what the DREAM act is.
Never forget where their loyalties are:
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
House votes for a nightmare
Who are your first role models? Your parents. What if you parents are criminals? Where do your sympathies lie? With criminals.
The House of Representatives has just voted to pass the DREAM Act amnesty bill.
Some animals are more equal than others. At some point us lesser animals are going to realize that we are suckers for following the ridiculous rules that our government sets for us.
The House of Representatives has just voted to pass the DREAM Act amnesty bill.
Some animals are more equal than others. At some point us lesser animals are going to realize that we are suckers for following the ridiculous rules that our government sets for us.
Are we a nation of laws?
Young man who grew up in Milwaukie awaits vote on Senate bill that would create path to citizenship for minors brought to U.S. without documentation
No one will be more interested in the outcome of a U.S. Senate vote today than a 20-year-old man who grew up in Milwaukie but discovered he was neither a citizen nor a legal resident when federal authorities arrested him in August and deported him to Mexico.
Lopez would be among about 2 million children and young adults eligible for citizenship under the bill. Opponents, led by Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, say the act would be in effect amnesty and would attract more undocumented immigration.
You know who might be more interested in the outcome of the U.S. Senate vote? Any one of the millions of unemployed American citizens who are tired of competing with illegal labor!
The media will continue to look long and hard for the most sympathetic case to push amnesty but these examples are the exception and not the rule. For every tear jerker honor roll student that the Oregonian can find I can produce a drug dealing rapist.
No one will be more interested in the outcome of a U.S. Senate vote today than a 20-year-old man who grew up in Milwaukie but discovered he was neither a citizen nor a legal resident when federal authorities arrested him in August and deported him to Mexico.
Lopez would be among about 2 million children and young adults eligible for citizenship under the bill. Opponents, led by Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, say the act would be in effect amnesty and would attract more undocumented immigration.
You know who might be more interested in the outcome of the U.S. Senate vote? Any one of the millions of unemployed American citizens who are tired of competing with illegal labor!
The media will continue to look long and hard for the most sympathetic case to push amnesty but these examples are the exception and not the rule. For every tear jerker honor roll student that the Oregonian can find I can produce a drug dealing rapist.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
I'm amused
Hatemonger Obama gives tax cuts to the filthy rich... and the funniest reads can be found over at Democratic Underground where they act like Sarah Palin just got elected president. Good stuff.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
I'm about to lose all respect for the law
Reid Angers GOP by Pushing Four Versions of DREAM Act Without Hearing
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has pushed four different versions of the controversial immigration bill known as the DREAM Act without a hearing on any of them, drawing outrage from the top Republican on the committee that would have handled the package.
The new version also made illegal immigrants who had committed marriage or voter fraud ineligible, the source said, though those responsible for other infractions like document fraud could still apply.
What's a little document fraud amongst friends? The outgoing politicians want to reward those who break our laws. At some point the rest of us are going to decide that we get to pick and choose as well.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has pushed four different versions of the controversial immigration bill known as the DREAM Act without a hearing on any of them, drawing outrage from the top Republican on the committee that would have handled the package.
The new version also made illegal immigrants who had committed marriage or voter fraud ineligible, the source said, though those responsible for other infractions like document fraud could still apply.
What's a little document fraud amongst friends? The outgoing politicians want to reward those who break our laws. At some point the rest of us are going to decide that we get to pick and choose as well.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Another Mac Johnson column
Cape Wind, Cape Fear
All in all, the campaign of the Kennedys and the gilded-pitchfork waving mob of limousine liberals they lead against Cape Wind has been one of the greatest episodes of hypocrisy in modern memory. On Capitol Hill and in the auditoriums of universities, the talk of this crowd has been all green energy, all the time. But when they found out that the green energy they so love to preach to you and me might affect their views or endanger their next drunken yachting regatta, suddenly it had to be stopped.
So now the Kennedy Clan has discovered a horrible secret about green energy –it turns out it costs more than regular energy! Yes, millionaire Ted Jr. put on his best Ralph Nader impression in the frightening Halloween eve opinion piece and laid out a very rational argument against the poor people of Massachusetts having to pay higher utility rates just to support feel-good green energy.
All in all, the campaign of the Kennedys and the gilded-pitchfork waving mob of limousine liberals they lead against Cape Wind has been one of the greatest episodes of hypocrisy in modern memory. On Capitol Hill and in the auditoriums of universities, the talk of this crowd has been all green energy, all the time. But when they found out that the green energy they so love to preach to you and me might affect their views or endanger their next drunken yachting regatta, suddenly it had to be stopped.
So now the Kennedy Clan has discovered a horrible secret about green energy –it turns out it costs more than regular energy! Yes, millionaire Ted Jr. put on his best Ralph Nader impression in the frightening Halloween eve opinion piece and laid out a very rational argument against the poor people of Massachusetts having to pay higher utility rates just to support feel-good green energy.
“Cape Wind is a fiscal boondoggle — not a green-energy marvel,” Ted Jr. proclaimed.
Well, Shazam! Cape Wind isn’t even started yet and it’s already powering a tiny little light bulb over Ted’s head. If it never does anything else, the world will owe Cape Wind an eternal debt for this ultimate green energy marvel: it has taught economics to an environmentalist!
Go read the whole column then consider how we can translate this success to other liberal positions such as forcing the elites to send their kids to public schools.Saturday, November 27, 2010
Religion of peace strikes again
19-year old arrested on attempt of a Car Bomb at Portland Tree Lighting.
Stop. I'm already confused. Portland is just "lighting" some tree for no reason? Who is this headline writer?
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, who is a naturlized U.S. citizen from Somalia and from Corvallis was arrested tonight on charges of attemping to using explosives in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at Portland's annual Christmas Tree Lighting.
Mohamud was arrested by the FBI and Portland Police Bureau around 5:40 p.m this eveining after he attempted to detonate what was believed to be an explosive full van that was parked near the tree lighting ceremony in Pioneer Courthouse Square.
[From the federal affidavit]
According to the affidavit, Mohamud responded that he was looking for a “huge mass that will . . . be attacked in their own element with their families celebrating the holidays.” Further discussing the attack, Mohamud allegedly stated, “…it’s in Oregon; and Oregon like you know, nobody ever thinks about it.”
So during the Christmas season where Christians everywhere are donating food to the hungry, ringing bells for the poor and giving blankets to the homeless the Religion of Peace is trying to blow people up.
Stop. I'm already confused. Portland is just "lighting" some tree for no reason? Who is this headline writer?
Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, who is a naturlized U.S. citizen from Somalia and from Corvallis was arrested tonight on charges of attemping to using explosives in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at Portland's annual Christmas Tree Lighting.
Mohamud was arrested by the FBI and Portland Police Bureau around 5:40 p.m this eveining after he attempted to detonate what was believed to be an explosive full van that was parked near the tree lighting ceremony in Pioneer Courthouse Square.
[From the federal affidavit]
According to the affidavit, Mohamud responded that he was looking for a “huge mass that will . . . be attacked in their own element with their families celebrating the holidays.” Further discussing the attack, Mohamud allegedly stated, “…it’s in Oregon; and Oregon like you know, nobody ever thinks about it.”
So during the Christmas season where Christians everywhere are donating food to the hungry, ringing bells for the poor and giving blankets to the homeless the Religion of Peace is trying to blow people up.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Government is still the problem
Here is the official Daniel position regarding the TSA searches:
Get the federal government out of it. Would a TSA agent would be fired if a bomb makes it onto a plane? No. Will the TSA be sued for financial damages if a plane goes down? No.
I don't believe that the federal government has the right to search your person at will or as a precondition to using a private service but a private company certainly has the right to set conditions for use of their product or service.
My ideal solution would be to allow true market forces work and let each airline be in charge of screening their own passengers.
If you think that Southwest Airlines is too intrusive then fly Delta. If you think that security at Delta is too lax then fly Southwest.
The individual airlines have the greatest interest in protecting their passengers and their planes and would therefore do the best job of protecting them.
No airline would want to be the carrier that allowed a terrorist on board and no airline would want to be the carrier that made a bladder cancer survivor wet himself.
We don't need affirmative action government hirelings touching our junk, we need private sector ingenuity to devise the best systems to keep us safe from terrorists while valuing us as customers.
Get the federal government out of it. Would a TSA agent would be fired if a bomb makes it onto a plane? No. Will the TSA be sued for financial damages if a plane goes down? No.
I don't believe that the federal government has the right to search your person at will or as a precondition to using a private service but a private company certainly has the right to set conditions for use of their product or service.
My ideal solution would be to allow true market forces work and let each airline be in charge of screening their own passengers.
If you think that Southwest Airlines is too intrusive then fly Delta. If you think that security at Delta is too lax then fly Southwest.
The individual airlines have the greatest interest in protecting their passengers and their planes and would therefore do the best job of protecting them.
No airline would want to be the carrier that allowed a terrorist on board and no airline would want to be the carrier that made a bladder cancer survivor wet himself.
We don't need affirmative action government hirelings touching our junk, we need private sector ingenuity to devise the best systems to keep us safe from terrorists while valuing us as customers.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
It's time to go green
I've accepted that human activity is causing the catastrophic destruction of the planet and will eventually exterminate all creatures on the planet. Only we can stop it. Therefore we must give up the following if we are truly serious about saving ourselves:
No Christmas lights. We can't be allowed to decorate when it kills polar bears.
No football games. Not just the NFL either, college and high school sports must be stopped because they generate lots of traffic going to and from stadiums. (women's basketball would still be allowed because it generates no traffic)
No movies. Our entertainment isn't worth destroying the planet. I can't even allow you to bike to the theater because the carbon footprint of the construction, production and showing of films is just too large.
No TV. Every time you turn on that carbon creating screen you melt a little bit of the polar ice caps.
If you really accept global warming, like I do, you will gladly make these sacrifices in the name of the planet.
No Christmas lights. We can't be allowed to decorate when it kills polar bears.
No football games. Not just the NFL either, college and high school sports must be stopped because they generate lots of traffic going to and from stadiums. (women's basketball would still be allowed because it generates no traffic)
No movies. Our entertainment isn't worth destroying the planet. I can't even allow you to bike to the theater because the carbon footprint of the construction, production and showing of films is just too large.
No TV. Every time you turn on that carbon creating screen you melt a little bit of the polar ice caps.
If you really accept global warming, like I do, you will gladly make these sacrifices in the name of the planet.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday night quick hits
When people say "affordable housing" doesn't that just mean "houses that people can afford?" Who would build a house that no one could afford?
Is there another Mayor in America that proudly appears in the same video as transvestites and a guy carrying two blow up dolls? Is there another Mayor in America that would then proudly display the video on his official website?
You can't use "equal opportunity" and "affirmative action" in the same employment ad. They are opposing ideas.
Is there another Mayor in America that proudly appears in the same video as transvestites and a guy carrying two blow up dolls? Is there another Mayor in America that would then proudly display the video on his official website?
You can't use "equal opportunity" and "affirmative action" in the same employment ad. They are opposing ideas.
Monday, November 15, 2010
I can do my Christmas shopping!
Portland mayor to announce gun buy-back event scheduled for December
As Mayor Sam Adams prepares to bring to City Council on Thursday five proposed ordinances to stem shootings through gun-control regulations and stiffer juvenile curfews, he's expected to also announce today a gun buy-back event scheduled for the second week in December.
The mayor said on Friday he'd announce the exact date and location today. The December date, Adams said, should draw plenty of gun owners who may looking for extra shopping money for the holidays.
Ceasefire Oregon hosted 15 annual gun turn-in events since 1994, but had to discontinue the event two years ago because lack of donations. For each firearm turned in, residents receive a merchandise gift certificate.
I would like to see gun shoppers stand across the street from this event and offer the "turn in rate" +20% to buy people's guns! Let's make this a successful event!
As Mayor Sam Adams prepares to bring to City Council on Thursday five proposed ordinances to stem shootings through gun-control regulations and stiffer juvenile curfews, he's expected to also announce today a gun buy-back event scheduled for the second week in December.
The mayor said on Friday he'd announce the exact date and location today. The December date, Adams said, should draw plenty of gun owners who may looking for extra shopping money for the holidays.
Ceasefire Oregon hosted 15 annual gun turn-in events since 1994, but had to discontinue the event two years ago because lack of donations. For each firearm turned in, residents receive a merchandise gift certificate.
I would like to see gun shoppers stand across the street from this event and offer the "turn in rate" +20% to buy people's guns! Let's make this a successful event!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Robbing the Americans that Americans won't rob
Inmate Information for CABALLEROGUTIERREZ, NESTOR G
| Charge(s) | Bail | Status |
| ORS.163.235 - KIDNAPPING I | $250000 | |
| ORS.164.405 - ROBBERY II | $250000 | |
| ORS.164.225 - BURGLARY I | $50000 | |
| ORS.000.003 - IMMIGRATION HOLD | no bail | |
| Total | $550000 |
Columbia Chairwoman Targeted In Home Invasion
An armed man who police say broke into the West Linn home of Columbia Sportswear figurehead Gert Boyle was arrested late Wednesday night.
Police say Boyle opened her garage just before 6 p.m. and found the man inside. She managed to hit the panic button on her alarm system before he tied up her hands, they say.
Jail officials say Caballero is being held on an ICE immigration hold due to questions about his immigration status.
That's the news story. The other part of the story is what this dirtbag did when not robbing an industry icon.
Creativa Advertising Agency
"Your doorway to the Hispanic market"
Caballero is listed as the contact for this ad agency on the Hispanic Metro Chamber of Commerce.
I would also like to take a moment to thank Tim and Mary Boyle for their contribution to Ducks Unlimited and the Steelman lake project on Sauvie Island. I hunt over there (as does Mr. Boyle) and their support is very much appreciated!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 08, 2010
Taxpayercare: providing taxi service
Program # 40026 - La Clinica de la Buena Salud
Executive Summary
La Clinica de Buena Salud (The Clinic of Good Health), provides comprehensive primary care and behavioral health services to the diverse, poor, underserved residents in the NE Portland Cully Neighborhood. NE Portland is the most racially diverse area of Multnomah County and the clinic was strategically placed to provide culturally competent care to a population that otherwise may not have access to medical care.
You can really feel the pity that the Multnomah County elites have for the unwashed people of northeast Portland.
Program Description
La Clinica provides culturally competent, comprehensive primary care, preventive health and enabling services such as transportation, translation, case management and health education which address the needs of the whole person.
Although La Clinica was initially intended to serve the Latino community, the program has expanded to include culturally-specific services for Somali immigrants and refugees, and Russian speaking families in the Cully neighborhood and beyond.
And you thought that treating a broken bone would be the same regardless of ethnicity. I guess you didn't take into account the taxpayer provided transportation service.
Executive Summary
La Clinica de Buena Salud (The Clinic of Good Health), provides comprehensive primary care and behavioral health services to the diverse, poor, underserved residents in the NE Portland Cully Neighborhood. NE Portland is the most racially diverse area of Multnomah County and the clinic was strategically placed to provide culturally competent care to a population that otherwise may not have access to medical care.
You can really feel the pity that the Multnomah County elites have for the unwashed people of northeast Portland.
Program Description
La Clinica provides culturally competent, comprehensive primary care, preventive health and enabling services such as transportation, translation, case management and health education which address the needs of the whole person.
Although La Clinica was initially intended to serve the Latino community, the program has expanded to include culturally-specific services for Somali immigrants and refugees, and Russian speaking families in the Cully neighborhood and beyond.
And you thought that treating a broken bone would be the same regardless of ethnicity. I guess you didn't take into account the taxpayer provided transportation service.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
But they can't afford to prosecute crimes
Diversity and Quality Capacity Coordinator (Limited Duration)
Salary: $23.62 - $29.04 Hourly
Government's obsession with their concept of "diversity" now takes precedence over everything else. Countless hours and dollars are spent on paying tribute to the flawed idea that the following two people are completely different and should be treated as such:
John Smith
Mechanic
Age 28
Married
2 kids
White
Juan Smith
Mechanic
Age 28
Married
2 kids
Hispanic
Salary: $23.62 - $29.04 Hourly
Multnomah County Health Department is seeking a Diversity and Quality Capacity Coordinator to serve in Human Resources, on the Diversity and Quality Team (DQT).
Government's obsession with their concept of "diversity" now takes precedence over everything else. Countless hours and dollars are spent on paying tribute to the flawed idea that the following two people are completely different and should be treated as such:
John Smith
Mechanic
Age 28
Married
2 kids
White
Juan Smith
Mechanic
Age 28
Married
2 kids
Hispanic
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