telcoman wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:57 am

All Texas representatives voted against aid for NY & NJ residents from Hurricane Sandy so I say f-em all

Telcoman

That's an absolutely reprehensible thing to say. Condemning the majority for the actions of a few. Disgusting.

Rogue One wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:20 pm

telcoman wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:57 am

All Texas representatives voted against aid for NY & NJ residents from Hurricane Sandy so I say f-em all

Telcoman

That's an absolutely reprehensible thing to say. Condemning the majority for the actions of a few. Disgusting.

Wish you could tweet that to trump and the rest of the far right, that's the way they look at everyone else. Lol

Just like everything else relevant to NY and NJ mafia-style politics, 2/3 of the aid bill was unrelated to relief for residents and businesses.

Since it wasn't scrawled in crayon, dribbling imbeciles wouldn't know that.

I suppose it's too much of a challenge to actually read up on the blather you spout.

Right in Howie's backyard...

Did you vote for this pedoph:le?

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/politics/ ... index.html

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:42 pm

Just like everything else relevant to NY and NJ mafia-style politics, 2/3 of the aid bill was unrelated to relief for residents and businesses.

Since it wasn't scrawled in crayon, dribbling imbeciles wouldn't know that.

I suppose it's too much of a challenge to actually read up on the blather you spout.

IT IS YOU THAT DOESN'T READ!

That was the BS that Ted Cruz peddled to idiots and was proven false.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fac ... 330f5e959a

"Cruz clearly misspoke about the “two-thirds” being pork. Still, it is wildly incorrect to claim that the bill was “filled with unrelated pork.” The bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with relatively minor items to address other or future disasters. He earns Three Pinocchios."

Telcoman

telcoman wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:02 am

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 30, 2017 8:42 pm

Just like everything else relevant to NY and NJ mafia-style politics, 2/3 of the aid bill was unrelated to relief for residents and businesses.

Since it wasn't scrawled in crayon, dribbling imbeciles wouldn't know that.

I suppose it's too much of a challenge to actually read up on the blather you spout.

IT IS YOU THAT DOESN'T READ!

That was the BS that Ted Cruz peddled to idiots and was proven false.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fac ... 330f5e959a

"Cruz clearly misspoke about the “two-thirds” being pork. Still, it is wildly incorrect to claim that the bill was “filled with unrelated pork.” The bill was largely aimed at dealing with Sandy, along with relatively minor items to address other or future disasters. He earns Three Pinocchios."

Telcoman

Looks like the WaPo isn't being honest either...

It's obvious the POST didn't even read the report e.g. Amtrak said they suffered 60 million in damages and had 50 million in insurance so they should get 10 million right? No, the politicians asked for 336 million - total pork. In instance after instance, they claim e.g 5 billion in damages but ask for 12 billion.

The Huffington Post and the Heritage Foundation and others got this exactly right - in NYC/NJ damages totaled about 20 to 23 billion and they had insurance (as of one year later) that covered at least 12 billion with 1,000's of claims still pending. 23 billion less 12 = 11 billion (less additional payouts to come) - the 60 billion was and is a total 'pork' job by politicians. The report says they had flooding at a VA facility so maybe 2 to 5 million to repair, right? They ask for 207 million. This goes on in page after page of the report.

Another Republican Scumbag

Joe Arpaio’s reign was two decades of intimidation, cruelty, and abuses of power…
by Nathan J. Robinson

https://static.currentaffairs.org/2017/ ... his-man-is

Telcoman

telcoman wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:02 am

IT IS YOU THAT DOESN'T READ!

Settle down, Fussybutt, you're gonna soil your Depends.

Washington Post sucks. It was still a crap aid package, regardless of what one politician said.

Why do you change the subject every time you're proven wrong?

So far, your record is pretty dismal. Keep trying, though! Lots of loser Socialist snowflakes are counting on YOU!

BTW, did you vote for this pedo or not? http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/politics/ ... index.html

I don't agree with HuffPo or Heritage's assessment here either. They're guessing. From the actual rail employees I've spoken with ( <former rail employee), it appears much of that "extra" railroad money HuffPo cited actually did go toward infrastructure repairs, and a good bit of it directly damaged by Sandy, and much to improve infrastructure from future storms. Congress has been cutting so much infrastuctre money from AMTRAK's budget every year that they can barely stay afloat (pun intended), much less do infrastructure repairs. It's not pork. It's more to get back a percentage of critical funding they recently lost from a clueless Congress to help keep it from shutting down in the next big storm, when it's needed most. I think wapo got it closer in this case. I'm sure there was some pork in the Sandy bill, but far from the 2/3 that Cruz claimed. But hey, if you find what you want on the internet it must be true, right?

Are we really sure Amtrak's infrastructure should be taxpayer-funded? Just sayin'...

Howie still hasn't confirmed casting his vote for a pedo. Since we're casting broad nets, there's mine.

Howie, think of the children.

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:10 am

Are we really sure Amtrak's infrastructure should be taxpayer-funded? Just sayin'...

That's a great question, Greg. I say yes, of course. But opinions vary greatly depending on where you live and how viable and important intercity passenger rail trains are to your region. Intercity trains make the most sense if the distances between densely populated major cities are close like in the Northeast, where it can legitimately compete with airlines and cars at a tiny fraction of the infrastructure investment being spent on highways/airports. It relieves congestion, reduces pollution, consumes far less energy. That's also why passenger rail works so well in Europe. And European passenger railroads not only get government infrastructure funding, they are actually government owned. Think about that. Not everyone uses rail in Europe, but it's a huge bang for the buck in places it makes sense, so overall it really is worth the comparatively small infrastructure investment. Sadly, our country spends tens of billions of dollars annually on airport and highway infrastructure and no one blinks an eye, but politicians throw hissyfits if AMTRAK asks for 500 million. Go figure.

Now if you live in the Midwest or southwest, where distances between major population centers are far enough apart to the point jets and cars are significantly faster even with airport nonsense or traffic, you probably won't see much value for government investment in passenger rail infrastructure. imho, AMTRAK would probably be better as a regional carrier (northeast corridor and California, which are both profitable and competitive), Unfortunately, the only way AMTRAK can currently get what little federal infrastructure money they get is by maintaining a national network. And that's what's killing them. They lose their shirt on everything except the northeast corridor and parts of California. But they're forced to keep all of those unprofitable routes. If Congress allowed AMTRAK to operate in the areas they fit best, the infrastructure cost bang for the buck would well worth it.

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:51 pm

Sadly, our country spends tens of billions of dollars annually on airport and highway infrastructure and no one blinks an eye, but politicians throw hissyfits if AMTRAK asks for 500 million.

Well, hold on... it might be fair to look at a few other variables. I mean, if we're concentrating tax dollars where most people will benefit, then certainly highways, followed by airports, would be logical. Truth be told, I'm ignorant to much of this - I don't know where the funding for airport infrastructure comes from, but I know states are responsible for non-interstate highways... I'm thinking, if there's no likelihood of me ever using AMTRAK, I don't know that I support my taxes going to it either.

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2017 2:51 pm

AMTRAK would probably be better as a regional carrier [because reasons]

Or sold at public auction and privatized.

As an aside, people will likely point to their safety record and blame it on a lack of infrastructure maintenance... but in researching it, their issue appears to be no different from any other government function. Ineptitude, lack of accountability, and a culture of "whatever" seems to be equally culpable.

Yep. If it's needed, privatize it. Capitalism cures a great many ills... but it doesn't cure pedophilia - that's what prison is for, right Howie?

As far as privatizing ? Nope. Can't be done given the large amount of government infrastructure required, the time tables they'd have to maintain and the fares they can charge. Believe it or not, decades ago, freight railroads used to operate intercity passenger rail service. That's with infrastructure already in place. None of them could make it work and they ended up walking away. AMTRAK is what rose from the ashes. In fact, a good bit of AMTRAK's rail network (away from the northeast corridor) is still run on freight railroad owned tracks. (It 's annoying at times for the freight railroads) That's another reason why private ownership is unlikely, Uncle Sam forces the freight railroads are to give AMTRAK free track time. Not likely to continue if it were privatized. So, dig a little deeper into the details, and you'll find not quite everything can be cured by privatization. fwiw USPS has periodically looked into privatization too. Notice it hasn't happened?.

As far as tax dollars benefitting the most people. Many dismiss the population density, much like Congress does. Then there's the ever popular "I'm not seeing any benefit directly, so why should I pay?", right? A significant percentage of the country's population lives along that northeast corridor and in California, so it actually does benefit a large segment of the society. regarding the second part, think of it this way, federal tax dollars in land locked states go toward the Coast Guard too. Thing is, if you examine annual infrastructure costs per passenger/passenger mile given the current set up, rail is much cheaper compared to other modes. But it's also not meant to replace air/highway, it's designed to complement them as the other modes routinely get overwhelmed in the northeast.

Makes sense.

FWIW, USPS operates and is financed from its own revenues - it's an independent (non-cabinet) public service, much like NASA and the CIA.

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 07, 2017 11:12 pm

Makes sense.

FWIW, USPS operates and is financed from its own revenues - it's an independent (non-cabinet) public service, much like NASA and the CIA.

Correct. But they are also "overseen" by a bunch of clueless politicians called the "Board of Governors" that greatly hamper USPS' ability to operate as a normal business.

I agree with that assessment. To cut expenses those politicians won't even allow the USPS to eliminate normal Saturday deliveries. "Someone on a rural farm might miss them." So what? With corporate business offices open Mon.-Fri. there is really no reason anything coming on the weekend can't just be delivered on Monday. Let them charge extra for Saturday and/or Sunday delivery and at least offset some of the expense.

Pretty sure they recently added Sunday deliveries as well.

With that said, it could be argued that ALL government agencies are overseen by "a bunch of clueless politicians" that hamper an agency's ability to function.

My good buddy (who spends an awful lot of time here at the Ranch) is a steward at USPS. Some of the union-related nonsense that happens there is ludicrous. They deserve to go belly-up.

I spent way too many years dealing with State-level bureaucracy to believe that somehow USPS is different.

I believe Priority mail has Sunday deliveries, but not regular mail, unless pre-arranged. But as an overall operation, USPS is pretty much 24/7/365.
they're indeed a complex bureaucracy, a bit like the Titanic...big ship, small rudder, difficult to make quick turns. I know the union folks have many legit gripes, difficult jobs too, but methinks you're hearing only hearing one side. I sympathize with them, but they've always had a contentious relationship with management. And both sides have lotsa crazy bureaucracy and rules to navigate. So naturally things get ornery. Plus, there are some bad apples there on both sides, that neither likes to admit they have on their own side, like any other big company. Though being a gov't entity (when it's convenient to Congress), makes it more challenging to weed out those baddies or easily reform operations. I've had the unique privilege of dealing with all levels of USPS management (union leaders too) for 2 decades. There are so many bright savvy folks there, it was a pleasure working with them. But they are much better run than they have been portrayed, especially if you knew the extent of the cr@p they all have to contend with.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. I'm not sure what "side" the union steward would take, since they're impartial... and remember, the management is unionized as well, so to have "a contentious relationship with management" *just* might mean that it's a pants-on-head idiotic way to run a business.

When people screw off in a manner that would mean instant termination in any REAL job, yet some mafia-style contract dictates that they can't be terminated without a long, expensive process, and can't be relocated or reassigned if it means they'll lose status, seniority, or be inconvenienced, so they get promoted in order to resolve the issue, that's a piss-poor way to do things.

I'll never be convinced that with all of the legal and ethical protections already in place, that the employees should EVER be able to dictate the decisions of management, and as a business owner AND a long-time government employee, I'd be hard to convince that a union has any place in a 2017 work force.

From greg's beloved NY Post

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:05 am

http://nypost.com/2014/02/05/congressio ... obamacare/

I don't see this thing surviving the 2016 election.

Another Republican scumbag

Ted Cruz likes X-rated p0rn video on Twitter

http://nypost.com/2017/09/12/ted-cruz-l ... n-twitter/

"Things got unexpectedly steamy for Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday, when his official Twitter account was caught “liking” an X-rated p0rn video.

In the clip posted by a p0rn-video account called @SexuallPosts, a blond woman who vaguely resembles Cruz’s wife, Heidi, enthusiastically watches as two naked people have sex on a couch.

Cruz, a Republican from Texas, is known for his strong religious convictions and family values stance — and once even supported a ban on sex toys."

Might be a pedoph:le who knows?
Many republicans are!

Telcoman

Such a weird fascination with morality... almost like a republican.

What's wrong with a grown man watching p0rn, Howie? You seem to support abortions, so why not p0rn? Do you have an issue with what consenting adults do? That makes someone a scumbag? I'm sure your fellow libtards would be upset with your Puritanical views.

Remember, only one of us voted for a child molester, and it wasn't me.

BTW, if you, or the NY Post, knew how Twitter works, there's no "like" function. That's facebook, you doddering imbecile.

To be fair Greg, Ted Cruz has always been a judgemental, preachy, family values kinda politician, so one cannot dismiss the amusing hypocrisy of his getting snared in a p0rn accusation in addition to his many other instances of scumbaggery. BUT, on the other hand, Howie: I suspect many members of both parties will agree that Cruz is a scumbag. If you're determined to keep asserting all Republicans are bad, (despite plenty of examples of Democrats being equally scummy) then you need to stop counting the same scumbag over and over each time he gets accused. C'mon.

Finally, as far as Greg saying Howie is a "doddering imbecile", I take exception to that too! I don't think Howie dodders.... (I couldn't resist - j/k).

If that's the best the Dems can come up with, it's about as weak as Hillary's explanation for missing emails.

A Twitter account, maintained by a horde of staffers, is spammed by a cut-rate p0rn site, and someone clicks it? That's hardly "snared in a p0rn accusation", and even less worthy of labeling someone a scumbag. Certainly, he's a tool.

I mean, here we have a supposedly mature male, who alleges he embraces the DNC's ideology, who refers to victims of the Houston disaster with "f-em all."

That's substantially more scummy in my book, and certainly more aligned with the Progressive Antifa lunacy of the far-far left. I suspect there's more than a few displaced Texans who would be happy to shove you up your own arse for that kind of cowering disrespect.

Meanwhile, Howie still hasn't copped to voting for the NJ chomo. Whatcha waiting for, Granny? Sentencing?

Speaking of scummy lefties, why isn't this POS chomo in jail yet? Oh, that's right - because he's got whining empty-headed liberals like Whoopi and Rosie on his side.

Anthony Weiner, 53-year-old New York Democrat, said in a submission last week that he's undergoing treatment and is profoundly sorry for subjecting the North Carolina high school student to what his lawyers called his "deep sickness."

So, being a chomo is a "sickness"? No, you POS. Cancer is a sickness. Sexting underage girls makes you a criminal, no matter what your pathetically weak-minded followers might believe.

He's being sentenced Monday. Might want to hold a vigil or burn some incense for him, Howie.

I'm curious if Howie will defend Anthony Weiner (aka "Carlos Danger") and deny that the dems have bad apples as well. As a Howard Stern listener, Howie should remember the infamous interview Stern did with Sydney Leathers, legal aged woman on the receiving end of Weiner's weiner's attention that led to the demise of his mayoral run in NYC a couple years ago. I remember listening to it. Compelling and gross. If half of what she said in that interview was true, he was a major creep long before getting caught sending dikpix to an underage girl. He's a sleazy dude.

All this talk about scumbags, and here we're discussing someone who habitually defends them.

It's like an abused wife telling her friends, "Oh, he doesn't mean it - he loves me."

Sad when party is more important than principles. I'm going to call my mother right now and thank her for teaching me to be independent and think for myself.

update: weiner just got sentenced to 21 months in prison.

Crying like a damn loser... Won't be long 'til his criminal accomplice gets her day in court, along with Crooked Hillary and the rest of the scumbags.

I hope his cellmate is a gay GOP voter with a high testosterone level and an affinity for big-nosed political losers.

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 25, 2017 11:04 pm

...I hope his cellmate is a gay GOP voter with a high testosterone level and an affinity for big-nosed political losers.

Donald Trump, Jr., Paul Manafort or Michael Flynn?

Bubba1 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:55 pm

update: weiner just got sentenced to 21 months in prison.

The Wreckage of Anthony Weiner

By THE EDITORIAL BOARDSEPT. 25, 2017

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opin ... ctionfront

What prompts a congressman who was good at his job representing the people in New York who elected him to do what he did?
I have no clue?

"Anthony Weiner arrived at the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan nearly an hour early on Monday to receive his final humiliation. When he got it — a sentence of 21 months in prison and an order to register as a sex offender — he stayed late, frozen at the defense table as the courtroom emptied. He was a broken man, sobbing with his face buried in his hands."

Telcoman