From the Times of India here's the scoop on Barry Sotero's (hey, that's what he went by when in situ) visit to his old country.
The governments central and state may say what they want, but Obama's visit has left a bitter aftertaste in the mouth of the Mumbaikar who is accustomed to sweetness around this time of the year because of the sacrifices the city had to make over Diwali to accommodate this guest.
Now, being a handsome bear about town I knew what a Diwali was. However, for those of you in Rio Linda, I provide some insight:
Diwali,[1] popularly known as the festival of lights, is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus, Diwali is the most important festival of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes.
So our boy Barry plans his visit, books 800 rooms in the best hotels and lands with his entourage in the middle of a national holiday. Surely they loved him....that what the MSM's tell us. Maybe the Times of India should read them. Party on Barry......
You've racked up nearly $70 billion in general obligation debt, and that doesn't include your $500 billion unfunded pension liability. Your own analysts predict you'll face a hole of at least $80 billion over the next four years.
Your government's run by a brothel of environmentalists, lawyers, public-sector unions and legislative bums. When they're not taxing or spending, they're creating regulations and commissions like the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology and the California Blueberry Commission. Many businesses would leave if it weren't for your sunny climate.
Yet our newly minted whack job of a Leftenant Govnur has the fix:
"We're nothing but a mirror of our consistent thoughts. You tend to manifest what you focus on. If you look around for what's wrong, you'll find it. But as all we know up here in San Francisco, when you focus on what's right, you see it all around you. . . . There is absolutely nothing wrong with California that can't be fixed by what's right with California. . . . If you're from another state, you'd love to have the problems of California."
Sure, I bet they would. we are in the BEST of hands.
Flying Beech 18's outta PTK. You might be a freight dog if…
• Your airplane was getting old when you were born.
• You have not done a daylight landing in the past six months.
• ATC advises you of smoother air at a different altitude, and you don’t give a shit.
• Taxiing up to an FBO they roll out the red carpet, but quickly take it back when they recognize you.
• You call the hotel van to pick you up and they don’t understand where you are on the airport.
• Center asks you to "keep the chickens down" so they can hear you talk.
• Your airplane has more than 75,000 cycles.
• Your company call sign is "Oil Can".
• The lady at the FBO locks up the popcorn machine because you plan on "making a meal of it".
• Your airplane has more than eight faded logos on it.
• You wear the same shirt for a week, and no one complains.
• Center mispronounces your call sign more than three times in one flight.
• Your Director of Operations mysteriously changes your max take off weight during the holiday season.
• Every FBO makes you park out of sight of their building.
• You have ever walked barefoot through the FBO, ..............................
• You mark every ramp with engine oil.
• Everything you own is in your flight bag and suitcase.
• All the other pilots wait for you to "test the squall line" first.
• All the other airlines hold to see if you get in.
• You request the visual approach with 300’ overcast and ½ SM vis.
College applications, install trailer hitch on the new Pickem Up, Red Wings at 6:00 PM, Fast Pitch Softball and Chargers vs Whomever (Ed Note: Ugh). Y'all have a great one!
Huge. Historic. Monumental. AWESOME! Proof that stupidity can be curtailed!! (Unless your in California.) Here's a tip...just watch Christie in NJ and follow his lead.
The election marked not just a power shift but a major facelift at the Capitol in Lansing. The governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and more than three quarters of the Senate and half the House are non-incumbents in the biggest one-day turnover since voters approved term limits in 1992.
The GOP also regained control of the Supreme Court, returning incumbent Justice Bob Young and electing Wayne Circuit Judge Mary Beth Kelly, another Republican nominee, in the two contested seats.
The results could have long-term impacts as Republicans will control the reshaping of state and federal election districts based on the 2010 Census. The new maps will be in place for a decade.
Bingo BANGO! ...as the Mick would say.
Trip Statistics:
Number of days on the adventure: 32 days
Number of statute miles flown: 6,906 miles (the GPS kept track)
Number of legs: 75 legs
Longest leg: 1 hour, 58 min.
Shortest leg: I'm pretty sure it’s my left leg
Flight time: 104 hours, 14 minutes (the GPS kept track)
Gallons of fuel: 445.49 gallons
Engine mechanical problems: NONE
Airframe mechanical problems: NONE
Total number of photos taken: 5,599
"I hope he fails."
With those famous four words, uttered January 16, 2009 -- only days before Barack Obama was to be inaugurated -- Rush Limbaugh drew a line in the sand.
And as a result, this morning it is Rush Limbaugh who is the undisputed winner of the 2010 election. The White House is repudiated. The Pelosi-run House of Representatives, supported by the Democrats' Congressional Campaign Committee, also deliberately targeted Limbaugh. Speaker Pelosi is, abruptly, now history. The Senate is richer by a still-undetermined number of conservatives as this goes to Internet press.
You might even call last night's landslide results a "Rushslide."
