1) Um, oops! This is definitely not good news.
2) Clearly not a terrorist attack, cuz, you know, he was white.
3) I presume from the coverage I've seen, his body language and uncombative postures, that David Paterson will resign shortly.
4) The Oscars are this weekend. Yet another wasted Sunday night. I get the sense that George C. Scott was right to ignore them.
5) More than you wanted to know about touchscreen technology.
6) Why your next diet might include a glass of Lysol every day.
7) Bill O'Reilly: burrrrrrrrrrrnt!
8) Y'know, you think this is a "nanny state" issue, but read more closely: the kid had been warned on several occasions to stop pointing his finger and making *bang* noises. That the parents didn't tell the kid to quit it before he gets into trouble is abusive parenting.
9) Oh, so it WASN'T the urine that killed him? PRO-TIP to my younger, less-experienced-at-being-drunk readers: never pee near wires, even if they're insulated.
10) No, the man's name was not Jean Valjean.
His low poll numbers, the reports of his high office hi-jinx and finally his failure to sustain a campaign have ended David A. Paterson’s New York political career for the foreseeable future. New Yorkers need to concern themselves with the damage Paterson does on his way out
ReplyDeleteThe state cannot tax its way to prosperity. People prefer a government that looks towards their benefit. Officials elected or looking to be elected in New York must present ways to promote economic health of the state. In the same way a family works together in the time of economic hardship, the state must do more with less. Innovation, not taxation should be public policy number one.
The Service Employees Internal Union (SEIU) 1199 has channeled millions of dollars into a campaign for a new sugared beverage tax on New Yorkers. That is what created this Alliance for a Healthier New York, but SEIU should take care of involving itself in politics. Back in 2003, the SEIU chastised AFL-CIO for being overly involved in the elections. Now in 2010, it is hypocritical that they should be involved in a campaign to burden New Yorkers with a new tax.
The SEIU should be asked to stop their interference in the budget of New York. The taxation of the general public is not and should not be the purview of a labor union. The SEIU 1199 doesn't pay these taxes, New Yorkers do.
Pennies add up to the difference between scraping by and down-right poverty. Economic health is physical health. Stress, especially long-term stress like financial hardship, induces obesity, heart disease and a host of other body aliments. SEIU and their supporters would do well to remember that in their speeches about wanting to improve the health of New Yorkers.
I disagree with your observation...well, many of them, but this one in particular...that physical health is equivalent to economic health.
ReplyDeleteIt's not. Physical health is more equated to happiness and comfort, meaning that a program that assists those without will leave the nation healthier than a program that does not.
This is why I support a public option for health insurance, particularly one that insists on preventive care. We demand drivers pass an eye test before driving. There's no reason we can't insist on minimal preventive care.