Solyndra is their el Guapo
Instapundit
Why does this remind me of...
...In a way, all of us have an el Guapo to face some day. For some, shyness might be their el Guapo. For others, a lack of education might be their el Guapo. For us, el Guapo is a big dangerous guy who wants to kill us.
DOCUMENTS: Lightsquared Shaping Up As The FCC’s Solyndra. I think we’re going to find that every federal department has its own Solyndra.
Why does this remind me of...
...In a way, all of us have an el Guapo to face some day. For some, shyness might be their el Guapo. For others, a lack of education might be their el Guapo. For us, el Guapo is a big dangerous guy who wants to kill us.
Inspiring
I’m OK–You’re OK | Scott Johnson | Power Line
Lovely quote.
"Mitt is an inspirational candidate. The problem is that what he inspires is intense apathy..."
Lovely quote.
Duck Duck Go
I don't know why exactly, but I really like their logo:
Interesting privacy points here.
The site itself of course is here.
Interesting privacy points here.
The site itself of course is here.
From Lindstrom MN
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It - NYTimes.com
You don't see a Lindstrom byline very often!
Unfortunately, the article's a piece of &^%$
And here's Powerline's take on the same piece.
You don't see a Lindstrom byline very often!
Unfortunately, the article's a piece of &^%$
And here's Powerline's take on the same piece.
Fauna of Madison
I took this picture while driving down Highway 14 outside of Madison. Why?
A blow-up explains it:
As they say in the bird books, "unmistakable"
As they say in the bird books, "unmistakable"
Poor Tink!
Sad eyed greens bemoan Obama energy remarks « Hot Air
I love this quote:
I love this quote:
The pouting continues for some time, going on to blame the GOP for “hyperventilating” and “pounding the administration” over the failures at Solyndra. (Apparently things at the solar panel plant would have been just fine had it not been for you meddling conservative kids, Shaggy.) He then goes on to re-run the mantra that solar, wind and geothermal are ripe and ready to solve all of our problems if only Obama would act “forcefully and decisively” enough. (I assume some amount of clapping until Tinkerbell comes back to life will also be involved, but the author doesn’t specify.)
Poverty
Some numbers:
And that's not counting eligibility for Section 8 housing vouchers. (The program has waiting lists and can be hard to get into.)
So, a family of 4 making $22,050 can have an effective income of 77% more than that amount, or $17,000 more. In fact, the median household income in the US is $31,111, so the "poverty line" denotes families which can make $8,000 more than the median.
| $22,050 | Poverty line for a family of 4. |
| $ 5,048 | Earned Income Tax Credit for family of 4 making $22,050 |
| $ 3,000 | Estimated annual Food Stamps for Family of 4 making $22,050 ($250/month) |
| $ 1,080 | School lunch benefit @ $3/day for 2 kids and 180 school days. |
| $ 7,951 | Average employee contribution to health care for family of 4 (Medicaid benefit) |
| $39,129 | Total effective income of family of 4 with $22,050 in wages. |
And that's not counting eligibility for Section 8 housing vouchers. (The program has waiting lists and can be hard to get into.)
So, a family of 4 making $22,050 can have an effective income of 77% more than that amount, or $17,000 more. In fact, the median household income in the US is $31,111, so the "poverty line" denotes families which can make $8,000 more than the median.
