Balta1701 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) This is a feel good regulation that will create more delays and more preemptive cancellation than anything else. The logical response to that is to increase airport capacity to actually meet demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 02:02 PM) The logical response to that is to increase airport capacity to actually meet demand. Except that's expensive and unnecessary. There are a few airports that could use expansion (in particular JFK, LGA, MDW) but by and large that isn't necessary. And since maintaining that kind of rarely used capacity is extremely expensive, that's just another way to make sure airfares go way way higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 01:17 PM) Except that's expensive and unnecessary. There are a few airports that could use expansion (in particular JFK, LGA, MDW) but by and large that isn't necessary. And since maintaining that kind of rarely used capacity is extremely expensive, that's just another way to make sure airfares go way way higher. That's ok, they can just charge 100$ a bag instead of whatever they charge now. All fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 It's not often I get to cite the Washington Times here, but this seems like a legit scoop. Someone can correct me if it turns out this is more common than they make it appear; as it is the Washington Times, I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted Steele gone anyway. Michael S. Steele, Republican National Committee chairman, is using his title to market himself for paid appearances nationwide, personally profiting from speeches with fees of up to $20,000 at colleges, trade associations and other groups - an unusual practice criticized by a string of past party chairmen. Mr. Steele, elected in January to the $223,500-a-year RNC post, is working with at least four outside agencies in Washington, New York, Boston and Nashville, Tenn., that book the speaking engagements. He charges between $8,000 and $20,000 for an address, plus first-class travel and lodging expenses. .... "Holy mackerel, I never heard of a chairman of either party ever taking money for speeches," said Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., RNC chairman under President Reagan and CEO of the American Gaming Association. "The job of a national chairman is to give speeches. That's what the national party pays him for. We didn't have a rule book back then, but being national chairman was and is a full-time job," Mr. Fahrenkopf said. Former Republican National Committee Chairman Jim Nicholson, who served in that position from 1997 to 2000 and was President George W. Bush's Veterans Affairs secretary from 2005 to 2007, said the job "demands so much of your time that you can work 24/7 and not get everything done, so taking time out to speak for the benefit of one's own bank account is not appropriate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 03:04 PM) It's not often I get to cite the Washington Times here, but this seems like a legit scoop. Someone can correct me if it turns out this is more common than they make it appear; as it is the Washington Times, I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted Steele gone anyway. That may very well be the reason he has the time to give speeches. I'd bet he has a lot less to do than the average party chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 might be the last scoop the wash times ever gets (could also have been the first) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) That's ok, they can just charge 100$ a bag instead of whatever they charge now. All fixed. This could be a whole other thread. But flight pricing hasn't gone up if you adjust for inflation in nearly twenty years, despite the cost of business being much, much higher. So things like fees bring in ancillary revenue which make up some of the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 02:04 PM) It's not often I get to cite the Washington Times here, but this seems like a legit scoop. Someone can correct me if it turns out this is more common than they make it appear; as it is the Washington Times, I wouldn't be surprised if they wanted Steele gone anyway. One can only hope. He's a douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I'm waiting to meet the first person in my life who is actually legitimately offended by Christmas outside of the mythical world of Fox News commentary. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I like the cookies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Link President Barack Obama scores well among ethics watchdog groups in his first year in office, though they’d still like to see more from the president. Obama has wielded the power of the White House to craft an executive order that limited lobbyist hires in his administration, push federal agencies to share more of their data with the public and begin releasing visitor records for the executive complex on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. “After the last eight years, it is refreshing to see a president, through his rhetoric and action, who understands the way that the system works is a problem. That just a great place to start with,” said Meredith McGehee, policy director for the Campaign Legal Center. It’s no surprise Obama has taken a serious view of the issue. As an senator, Obama championed ethics and transparency. The issue led to the signature legislative accomplishments of his short Senate career — the 2007 ethics bill and a government-spending database he helped create with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oka.). Watchdog groups that had clashed with the Bush administration have cheered many of Obama’s moves. But McGehee said Obama nees to spend more political capital next year on ethics issues, even though this could cause fights with Congress. “It is like an appetizer. The main course is yet to come,” McGehee said. Other reform advocates called on Obama to push for public financing of campaigns and to change the dynamic at the Federal Election Commission (FEC). They also said Obama should author an executive order to declassify more information and strengthen ethics enforcement at each agency. Obama wins the most applause for putting senior aides in place whose primary job is better ethics and transparency in the federal government. The appointees include Norm Eisen, Obama’s Harvard Law School classmate and the administration’s ethics czar who is stationed in the White House Counsel’s office; Beth Noveck, the deputy chief technology officer who is leading the Open Government Initiative; and Vivek Kundra, the chief information officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Baucus drunk on the Senate floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 08:31 PM) Baucus drunk on the Senate floor? Matt Drudge: It Snowed, Climate Change Debunked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 08:43 PM) Matt Drudge: It Snowed, Climate Change Debunked If he wasn't drunk, he should probably still use 'I was drunk, sorry' as his excuse for a speech so laughably bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 27, 2009 -> 09:59 PM) If he wasn't drunk, he should probably still use 'I was drunk, sorry' as his excuse for a speech so laughably bad. And for his health care bill negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 How dare the Dixie Chicks bash the President during a time of war! And to do so while not even inside this country, that's despicable. Oh wait, not the Dixie Chicks, the Nuge. Everyone knows he loves America, he's a-ok. "I think that Barack Hussein Obama should be put in jail. It is clear that Barack Hussein Obama is a communist. "(Former Chinese leader) Mao Tse Tung lives and his name is Barack Hussein Obama. This country should be ashamed. I wanna throw up. Thankfully, I'm sure the same liberal media that crucified a band that said they were embarrassed GWB was from Texas will absolutely destroy him, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 30, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) How dare the Dixie Chicks bash the President during a time of war! And to do so while not even inside this country, that's despicable. Oh wait, not the Dixie Chicks, the Nuge. Everyone knows he loves America, he's a-ok. Thankfully, I'm sure the same liberal media that crucified a band that said they were embarrassed GWB was from Texas will absolutely destroy him, right? I hope conservatives burn his records like they did Dixie Chicks. Just to get rid of his music would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 30, 2009 -> 11:22 AM) I hope conservatives burn his records like they did Dixie Chicks. Just to get rid of his music would be nice. Hey, be careful - you don't wanna end up in a Strangehold. It's an easy way to come down with Cat Scratch Fever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Rush Limbaugh in the hospital due to karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 31, 2009 -> 09:27 AM) Rush Limbaugh in the hospital due to karma. This can't be, he's at a hospital in Hawai'i? Why that's impossible. Only a crazed, America hating liberal punk would vacation in a fancy foreign country like that. On CNN [yesterday] morning, host John Roberts asked former Romney spokesman Kevin Madden about the hypocritical "heat for this president from the Republicans" regarding the Obama administration's response to the attempted Christmas day terrorist attack. Madden claimed that the two reasons Republicans were launching attacks were that Obama "has very little political capital" on terrorism and that he is "on vacation in Hawaii" at the moment. Madden added that "Hawaii to many Americans seems like a foreign place." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 That struck me as a pretty honest answer, did you expect him to say they were doing it out of genuine concern for the safety of this country? We'd have all been screaming BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 30, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) How dare the Dixie Chicks bash the President during a time of war! And to do so while not even inside this country, that's despicable. Oh wait, not the Dixie Chicks, the Nuge. Everyone knows he loves America, he's a-ok. Thankfully, I'm sure the same liberal media that crucified a band that said they were embarrassed GWB was from Texas will absolutely destroy him, right? I love the headline, first thing you see after clickign the link: TED NUGENT - NUGENT: 'OBAMA SHOULD BE JAILED' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 If he responds I'm sure he'll say he was kidding. It sure doesn't seem like he was. Brit Hume had some advice for Tiger Woods during this week's "Fox News Sunday." Woods will recover as a golfer, Hume says, but it remains to be seen whether he will recover as a person. "He's said to be a Buddhist," Hume said. "I don't think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith. ... Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery." Video at link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 03:56 PM) If he responds I'm sure he'll say he was kidding. It sure doesn't seem like he was. Video at link. What an odd place to post this story... Do Dems not believe in Christianity or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 libs tend not the believe in telling other people they need to convert to Christianity or they'll never recover from a bad event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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