Response From Senator Bennet | Free Hot Air For Your Balloon

I'm Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator

Yesterday, I made a post titled Senator Bennet | Tossing The Political Football, and discussed the political theatre he created by asking tax evading Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner what would happen if the debt ceiling were not raised. Today, his office answered. It couldn't be a personal answer because he's SO busy introducing legislation, giving meaningless speeches on the Senate floor and such.

His highlighted response, with my commentary throughout, is below.

Dear Reggie:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the national debt.  I appreciate hearing from you.

I'm an intern and could give a rats ass who you are. These form responses are so annoying, and so are you!

Our national debt, which exceeds $14 trillion, is one of the greatest challenges that our nation faces.  As the father of three young daughters, I fear that not addressing this issue soon will prevent our kids and grandkids from having the same opportunities that our generation has enjoyed. 

Commissioners Have To Sign It To Know What's In It...

I have a point here, so humor me by seeing the parallels:

Do you recall when Nancy Pelosi made this statement about the healthcare bill:




She signed it, but apparently some of her wealthier constituents didn't like what was in it. That's no problem, because the Obama administration just granted them some waivers:

"Of the 204 new Obamacare waivers President Barack Obama’s administration approved in April, 38 are for fancy eateries, hip nightclubs and decadent hotels in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s Northern California district."

Time To Wake Up

How many steps does a nation take before it goes from this:

Six year old girl being given 'enhanced' pat down by TSA agent at U.S. airport.

To this: (Warning Graphic)

60 Minutes | Former U.S. Comptroller General Warning Of Calamity

This video is from 2007, but is even more relevant and pressing given today's economic climate. Click the photo below to be taken to the video on 60 Minute's own website:

David Walker

Senator Bennet | Tossing The Political Football

Mike Shedlock (Mish) gets about 1.4 million visitors a month to his financial blog.

Remember a couple days ago, when I posted about our illustrious Senator Bennet and the fact that he'd vote to raise the debt ceiling because he's stupid? Well, Mish seems to think the same thing:

Enjoy Grand County | Kremmling, Colorado

With gas prices approaching $4 a gallon, it makes sense to stay closer to home when thinking about traveling around. On Friday, I called the Kremmling Chamber of Commerce to ask where to go for the best eats in town.

I was given a variety of choices by the nice lady on the other end, and eventually settled on the Moose Cafe because they were said to have good burgers.

The drive from Fraser to Kremmling takes about 50 minutes, but the scenery--especially this time of year--is spectacular. As you drive by the Windy Gap reservoir, you see the now swollen waters of the Colorado River as it winds its way through ranch country on its way to Hot Sulphur Springs and Byers Canyon just beyond:

Byers Canyon From: route40.net

Did Mayor Hickenlooper Commit Treason?

In a recent post, I pointed out how the Texas House had passed a bill making it a crime for a public servant to touch, “the anus, sexual organ, buttocks, or breast of another person” including through clothing.


This is a law that clearly does not need to exist--we already have the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution that implicitly states the need for probable cause:


"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."

IMF Head Forced Sodomy...

...There's really no other way to put this news piece. I can't make this stuff up.

Strauss-Khan

From Zero Hedge:

"If there was any threat that the IMF would launch an SDR[Special Drawing Right] alternative to the USD[U.S. Dollar], it is all over now. According to the NYPost, IMF head Dominique Strauss-Khan (no Bob Pisani, it is not a she) was just arrested on board the first class cabin (thank you taxpayers) of a New York-Paris flight as it was about to take off. And here is where the story gets surreal: "Around noon today, a maid at the hotel [the Sofitel by Times Square] knocked on the door of Strauss-Khan’s room. After letting the maid in, Strauss-Khan allegedly threw the maid on the room’s bed and forced her to perform oral sex on him, said police sources. Strauss-Khan let the maid leave — and soon

Senator Bennet | Stupid Enough To Believe Tax Evading Tim

Tax Evading Tim

Clairvoyance implies some sort of extra normal ability to detect events in the future. I claim no such skill, but I have to wonder sometimes...

Just this morning, an article in the Denver Post boldly proclaims the assured destruction of the entire U.S. should Congress fail to raise the debt ceiling.

Tax evading Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wrote a note to our illustrious Senator Michael Bennet declaring:

"If Congress fails to raise the nation's debt ceiling, it would spark "catastrophic and far-reaching damage" to the economy with the federal government likely defaulting on its current obligations, which could affect everything from the housing market to people's 401k accounts to credit card interest rates."

Photo | Crazy Moose

Click For Larger Photo By: Reggie Paulk

These moose were behind the Fraser Safeway on the way to Meadow Ridge. It was a mother and her two yearling calves. One of the calves is on his knees eating grass. The other twin was out of the frame.

Moose look really goofy, but they are probably the most dangerous wild animal in Grand County--especially a cow with her calves. I was in my car with the window rolled down for this photo. I won't approach these animals on foot, and if I see them while hiking, I head the opposite direction.

Your Congressional Representatives Are Morons | Or They Believe You Are

The U.S. will reach its borrowing limit this Monday. Phew!

Of course, many members of Congress, the White House and tax evading Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner  are playing the mutual assured destruction card if Congress doesn't raise the debt limit. "If the U.S. defaults on its obligations, all hell will break loose!" they say.

Stagflation At A Store Near You

Know why this cow is so happy?

It's because her milk is now a full 35 percent more expensive than it was just a few short weeks ago.

Today my wife purchased our usual half-gallon of half & half. We use to pay $3.69... today? $4.99! If you'd like to know why this is occurring, just peruse this blog's archives. It's all right here, and the blame lies squarely with the Federal Reserve, Congress, the President and the big banks.

We live in interesting times. Its rather annoying that so few people can directly harm so many with such impunity.

In The Interest Of Full Disclosure...

I've opened up my stats so everyone can see what I can see. If you'd like to view them, just click here. You can't tell who is looking at the blog posts, but you can quickly see that this blog gets a lot of local views daily.

Every website you visit keeps this level of data, including your local online newspaper.

GPS Can't Guide The Stupid

When I started flight training in the early '90's, GPS was a classified figment of the imagination. We used charts, a plotter, pencil, compass and common sense. Our time/speed/distance calculations were referred to as deduced reckoning. You had to compensate for wind drift using data gathered by sounding balloons sent out each day by the National Weather Service. You had to account for the difference between magnetic north and 'true' north. You had to use common sense. Then came GPS.

All of a sudden, your neighbor's golden retriever could find any location on the planet's surface within 10

Headed To Japan? Take Your Lead Jacket With You...

Arnie updates us on Fukushima. Pieces of plutionium found over 2km away were traveling faster than the speed of sound when Unit 3 detonated.

$147,906 Tab For Alcohol? I Got That!

And the $29,581.29 gratuity? I got that too! There are some people in this country, mostly located in high level positions at insolvent, government-sponsored banks, who can afford a tab like this:

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Your tax dollars at work folks: I'd bet money on that. UPDATE: Not your tax dollars, but your grand children and great grandchildren's tax dollars.

No More Government Sponsored Sexual Assaults In Texas!

You've just gotta love Texas:


"The Texas House passed a bill that would make it a criminal offense for public servants to inappropriately touch travelers during airport security pat-downs.

Approved late Thursday night, the measure makes it illegal for anyone conducting searches to touch “the anus, sexual organ, buttocks, or breast of another person” including through clothing.

It also prohibits searches “that would be offensive to a reasonable person.”

That's It! I Want To Be A Lifeguard

I don't need my degree; don't have to wear shoes to work and I'll retire at 50 with 90 percent of my $200,000 salary...

Full Disclosure | February E-mail To Commissioner Regarding Schools

Originally Posted: 11 May 2011 09:37 PM PDT From: Reggie Paulk Date: Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 5:53 PM Subject: Re: East Grand Schools To: Gary Bumgarner Gary, If you'll be at the town hall meeting, I can talk to you there if you have a couple of minutes. I don't know if you've had a chance to sit down with the district budget, but I contend they don't have a money problem--they have a management problem. The schools receive their funding on a per-student basis, but the money is spent on a departmental basis. This introduces large distortions into the model that then become difficult to isolate.

After The Space Shuttle | What's Next?

Posted: 11 May 2011 06:37 PM PDT Orion Command Module Approaches International Space Station Courtesy Lockheed Martin The following article was originally printed in the March 2008 issue of Colorado Country Life Magazine, and it's interesting to see where we are along the timeline now that nearly four years have passed since I interviewed Lockheed Martin's chief engineer for the project. Enjoy the story!