Batmanning September 14, 2011
Posted by Retired Geezer in Ducks, Stupid shit.6 comments
I’ll just post this, on the off chance that someone might like it.
Lessons Learned — White House Wary of Jobs Predictions September 13, 2011
Posted by Michael in Ducks.19 comments
Jeebers, is it possible that the White House got stung by an obscure little blog like this with charts by Geoff that went viral, got repeatedly linked by Ace, Instapundit and Hot Air, and eventually made it to conventional media and RNC talking points?
Maybe. Could be Instapundit has a point when he talks about the “Army of Davids.”
The White House seems to have learned their lesson.
Members of Congress now have in-hand the full text of President Obama’s jobs plan, but one key ingredient is missing: how many jobs the White House expects it to create.
If you ask the White House, that is by design.
“I think there’s a danger of ever predicting unemployment rates, because… there’s a lot of things that determine what the unemployment rate is and will be,” Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew told reporters in a briefing Monday.
I think you’re right about that, Jack. It’s pretty clear by now that throwing good money after bad with another federal spending binge, and more debt, is not going to help. You really know that, Jack, don’t you? If you don’t exactly get this, I can give you Geoff’s email address.
The White House learned that first hand after the incorrect January 2009 predictions of then-president-elect Obama’s advisors were revisited in the press with a fury. Mr. Obama’s economic advisors at the time; Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, both of whom later worked for President Obama, predicted that passage of a stimulus bill for would keep the unemployment rate below 8%. The Recovery Act passed. The unemployment rate currently stands at 9.1%.
via White House Wary of Jobs Predictions – Fox News.
Actually, those predictions were not “revisited in the press with a fury” until long after the charts by Geoff had become an internet staple.
Here’s a song for Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein, the simplistic Keynesian multiplier effects in their model, and all those shovel ready jobs that predictably did not happen when confronted with the reality of the federal procurement process and politics:
You Should Have Known Me When September 12, 2011
Posted by geoff in News.3 comments
Michael Shortly After Birth of Son
Yes, sixteen years ago I was a roiling, boiling mass of testosterone, but then:
Men may not go on a hormonal rollercoaster with their pregnant partners, but once the baby shows up, their bodies biologically transition into “daddy mode,” suggests a new study finding that levels of testosterone, the “macho” sex hormone, drop in new fathers.
…and if Dave and Michael are typical, then I can expect that I’ll never recover. Sigh.
Poop Splash September 12, 2011
Posted by Retired Geezer in Art, Ballistics.16 comments
This video is from the guy who shot the high-speed video of shooting a gun underwater.
Enjoy.
How Many Years Would it Take You to Call Someone 65,000 Times? September 8, 2011
Posted by geoff in News.12 comments
Try one. That’s 188 times a day.
Russian Glock Shooter September 8, 2011
Posted by Retired Geezer in News.17 comments
Dang.
UPDATE: Maybe NSFW cause he says F**K once.
Be sure to watch all the way to the end for the explosive ammo.
Disclaimer: I’m pretty sure this is not legal in the USA.
Thanks to my Buddy, M.D. Smith, in Alabama. He has the best Reloading site on the intertubes.
Are You Ready For Some Football?!?!eleventy!!1 September 7, 2011
Posted by BrewFan in Art, Ballistics, Entertainment, Gardening, Lurkers, Nature Shit, Politics, Sex, Technology.Tags: Is that a football in your pocket?
2 comments
Did you know the World Champion Green Bay Packers are opening the NFL Season tomorrow night? Get the beer on ice and settle back in the ol’ recliner and enjoy the show. Do you know the history of the Lambeau Leap™? Now you do.
It's ok if you touch a Packers Package
Warming Up for the Jobs Speech September 6, 2011
Posted by geoff in News.9 comments
While we’re anxiously awaiting the President’s speech on his new plan for economic stimulus, it’s a good time to ask ourselves, “Why?” After all, he’s told us for 2 years that he already fixed it:
- “Our economy is showing signs of real strength. Today, we learned that we added 230,000 private sector jobs last month. And that is good news,” (4/1/2011)
- “President Barack Obama said economic data released Friday showed the “trend is clear” that the economy is improving.” (1/7/2011)
- The economy is growing again. The financial markets have stabilized. The private sector has created jobs for the last eight months in a row. (9/8/2010)
- “We’re on the right track. The economy is getting stronger…,” (8/18/2010)
- “we’re heading in the right direction. We’re moving forward. Our economy is stronger — that economic heartbeat is growing stronger. (4/30/2010)
- “…the 3.5 percent growth in the third quarter is the largest three-month gain we have seen in two years…This is obviously welcome news and an affirmation that this recession is abating and the steps we’ve taken have made a difference.” (10/29/2009)
- “President Barack Obama said his $787 billion stimulus bill “has worked as intended”,” (7/11/2009)
After 2 years of hearing “I fixed it” whenever there’s good economic news, and “Oh, sorry – we didn’t understand how deeply Bush damaged the economy” whenever there’s bad economic news, I have to ask:
Then when will you truly understand the damage to the economy and how to fix it? Because from where I’m sitting, you’re acting just like someone who doesn’t have a flipping clue.
Kings of Cool September 6, 2011
Posted by geoff in News.8 comments
From the “What’s Wrong With America” file:
They may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but Americans have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality” in an international poll.
Yippee. When I was a kid, being cool was considered kind of funny. Now it’s a necessity. What you wear and how you act have long since superseded what you accomplish and what you are.
And now it’s become our most enduring national asset.
24: The Rookie Year September 5, 2011
Posted by Sobek in Entertainment.22 comments
Here’s something I found in Joel Surnow’s garbage can, before his guards chased me away. It’s looks like part of a draft script that never made it to print. I’m putting it up here to preserve it for history, for all you 24 fans out there.
