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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 (5/15/2012 10:24:00 PM) - Al I bet he answered every question "OBAMA!" They mock Palin because they're deathly afraid of her. Look at how the candidate they wanted to win and is admittedly a poor speaker is doing versus their hero. 5/15/2012 10:24:00 PM (5/15/2012 10:18:00 PM) - Al I mentioned this yesterday. The DNC apparently does not feel the contest is in doubt. The GOP cannot get overconfident, but it's a good sign. Ann talked about how many Walker signs her and Meade see on their walks. I have yet to see a Barrett sign, and see dozens of Walker ones each day, including many yards with multiple Walker placards. 5/15/2012 10:18:00 PM (5/15/2012 09:58:00 PM) - Al Brewers are 7th in ERA the past week, and 10th in May. Still 15th for the season, and using a smaller sample to disprove a bigger one is mathematical insanity. That said, it does appear the tide has turned. Their above ERA's are 3.68 and 3.70...and 5.12 in April. They're giving up 1.5 runs a game less, and that will likely lead to a lot of victories if it continues. 5/15/2012 09:58:00 PM (5/15/2012 08:37:00 PM) - Al I realize I'm a contrarian, but I much prefer the curvy, heavier version of Shawn Johnson on the left to her frail look now. It might be time for a poll. You can only vote once, so make it worth your while. 5/15/2012 08:37:00 PM (5/15/2012 08:25:00 PM) - Al David Wright seems extraordinarily worried he'll be hit by a pitch in retaliation, or the pattern of such things. 5/15/2012 08:25:00 PM (5/15/2012 08:21:00 PM) - Al You know how I joke about rewriting history? Obama has been caught actually doing just that, and on President Reagan at that. He seems destined to only be included in the same phrase as Reagan when someone says, "He was no Ronald Reagan." 5/15/2012 08:21:00 PM (5/15/2012 07:59:00 PM) - Al Walker up 5, Romney up 1, Baldwin trails every single GOP candidate by 4+ in Daily Kos poll. 5/15/2012 07:59:00 PM (5/15/2012 07:44:00 PM) - Al Old media pretends new poll showing Romney leading among women voters never happened. Does not fit narrative. Meanwhile, good to see the president hitting a real interview and not being lobbed softballs by the far-left ladies on The View...oh, wait a second. 5/15/2012 07:44:00 PM (5/15/2012 07:40:00 PM) - Al I love the fact that all the casual fans insisted that Taylor Green be inserted at 1B every day, even though, as I pointed out, Ishikawa has decent numbers, especially if platooned, and is a far superior glove man. Travis is not going to hit like Prince, and probably a bit below Mat even, but he certainly has value. I feel good saying Izturis will be fine at SS because they are sure he will not. Very few SS's hit at all, and Cesar at least has a decent OBP. 5/15/2012 07:40:00 PM Monday, May 14, 2012 (5/14/2012 09:49:00 PM) - Al I missed the Carson special on PBS tonight, didn't know it was on until I saw an article on it when it had 15 minutes remaining. Just set the DVR to record it 10-12 Wednesday. 5/14/2012 09:49:00 PM (5/14/2012 09:01:00 PM) - Al I think it's safe to say the DNC is telling WI they already wasted $5M on Falk, so if you want to run someone else, pay for it yourself. Love to see the infighting. 5/14/2012 09:01:00 PM (5/14/2012 08:02:00 PM) - Al No he won't. Barring injury, of course. 5/14/2012 08:02:00 PM (5/14/2012 07:56:00 PM) - Al Barrett's wife sends out political e-mail from public school account. No one cares. Imagine that. I'm sure it's be the same if she had sent out pro-Walker stuff. Snicker, chuckle, guffaw. Rules are for the little people. And the capitalists. 5/14/2012 07:56:00 PM (5/14/2012 07:45:00 PM) - Al Look how CA is spending their high speed rail money. Wisely, Governor Walker knew it was fiscally unwise, so he turned it down. Giving someone $50K and telling them you have to buy a $300K house is not the same as getting $50K. CA is clueless as to their budget, and so is DC. 5/14/2012 07:45:00 PM Sunday, May 13, 2012 (5/13/2012 10:00:00 PM) - Al Your ox will be gored. Recalls over selfishness set a terrible example. Not to mention, the fiscal abyss that would accompany a Walker defeat. As I have often said, time spent vandalizing property and cursing out 12 year-olds would be far better spent working at the grass roots level. That's exactly what the tea party has done, and if you'll notice, DC is far more conservative than it used to be. 5/13/2012 10:00:00 PM (5/13/2012 09:48:00 PM) - Al I'm offended by the hacks, but mostly by the fact they don't even pretend to hide their bias. 5/13/2012 09:48:00 PM (5/13/2012 03:10:00 PM) - Al Short answer...some people hate capitalism. 5/13/2012 03:10:00 PM (5/13/2012 03:07:00 PM) - Al The ghost of Nick Punto just told Taylor Green to run through 1B, as you slow yourself down when you dive. 5/13/2012 03:07:00 PM (5/13/2012 01:54:00 PM) - Al Went to Best Buy to buy a dishwasher, and because of a pushy sales guy, walked out with a laptop. As the Rambling wife said, our dishwasher is 12 years old, and still functions, though it is very loud and struggles to clean anything but water glasses and plates that have been licked clean by the Rambling dog...and a new one would be a vast improvement over that. Listening to him say that selection would be shortsighted, at best, is frustrating. 5/13/2012 01:54:00 PM (5/13/2012 01:23:00 PM) - Al Amazingly, the demand for oil and coal is strong and growing. Who woulda thunk it? I, for one, am shocked. 5/13/2012 01:23:00 PM (5/13/2012 01:17:00 PM) - Al If you do not see the obvious comparisons between Obama and Carter, I think you're beyond help. The problem, as I've pointed out often, is that Ronald Reagan will not be elected in November. 5/13/2012 01:17:00 PM (5/13/2012 01:04:00 PM) - Al Twitter is abuzz with people offended that the administration "hijacked" Mother's Day to promote a health care proposal that will literally do nothing it has promised, and, oh by the way, no one has even the remotest idea of how to pay for (nor cares about that nugget of fact), several years later. They seem to know how to cater to their base, but are clueless how to attract undecided and independents. Of course, when the record is what it is, I suppose that's going to be a problem regardless. That said, if they think using fondness for mom to sell something the majority hates is going to do anything but irritate like the proverbial pebble in your shoe, good luck with that. 5/13/2012 01:04:00 PM (5/13/2012 09:58:00 AM) - Al The quacks have been given legitimacy by the old media, so many folks, celebrity struck and gullible (you know, there's a show about Bigfoot hunters called Finding Bigfoot...in which guys wander around in the forest pretending to look for Bigfoot, and never find Bigfoot...yet people watch), believe that life saving and changing vaccines are bad. Just like with the Trayvon Martin debacle, the old media has blood on their hands, and should be ashamed of themselves. 5/13/2012 09:58:00 AM (5/13/2012 09:53:00 AM) - Al They found out reality sucks, so they are now living in their own little fictional utopia. The irony is, every word she writes is exactly how it has gone down. 5/13/2012 09:53:00 AM (5/13/2012 09:50:00 AM) - Al A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. T. jordan Tony Robbins tweeted that out. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there today...even the ones who have never worked a day in their life.* *brought to you by failed talking points of the left 5/13/2012 09:50:00 AM (5/13/2012 09:24:00 AM) - Al Read Maher's explanation, shake your head, and read Norquist's...Grover, despite his muppet-like name, makes oodles more sense. Companies, large and small, are nor reinvesting because they know the current administration despises them and their blatant capitalism, and will look to raise their taxes at every opportunity. Obama himself said that's why the Bush tax cuts had to be extended...right before he called for higher taxes, because they do not have a spiral notebook of current positions. . FYI, the USA corporate tax rate is the highest in the world...and that's not taking into account that dividends are taxed twice. But no, the problem is elsewhere...it always is. Heck, I still blame W. Let's not forget how the economy was sputtering along with what would now be considered higher than full employment. 5/13/2012 09:24:00 AM (5/13/2012 09:13:00 AM) - Al Yo was going to go to left, Braunie was going to short and Izzy to second," Roenicke said, referring to left fielder Ryan Braun and shortstop Cesar Izturis.--MLB.com Had Weeks had to leave the game Friday night. That wouldn't have been pretty, except for those who own Braun in fantasy leagues in which one game played defensively makes you eligible for that position the rest of the season. Only Estrada and Gallardo were left...Greinke had PH, and I assume Marcum was already home, getting his rest for his early start the next day. 5/13/2012 09:13:00 AM (5/13/2012 09:04:00 AM) - Al The Rambling son's computer gave out a few weeks ago, and has been at a friend's house getting worked on in his spare time ever since. He's been using my old work laptop, which would not connect to the internet this morning until "IT mom" restarted the modem, rebooted the computer, and patted her head while rubbing her tummy. The Rambling wife's computer, despite attempting to reboot, will not "start up." Luckily, my laptop is working fine, so I find this discussion both boring and none of my concern. Yeah right. Off to Best Buy we go. 5/13/2012 09:04:00 AM Saturday, May 12, 2012 (5/12/2012 11:01:00 PM) - Al Mark A looks at the Brewers just like a real business. 5/12/2012 11:01:00 PM (5/12/2012 10:35:00 PM) - Al Hi Al, Still love the blog, even after all these years. So I stop at the downtown Milwaukee post office to drop off mail after work a few times a week (it's open later than the rest). They have this glass display case in the lobby showcasing their various boxes, envelopes and other supplies that you can buy from them. One time when I walked past the case I noticed that two of the boxes had tipped forward and were leaning against the glass. This was before Christmas and they are STILL like that. I wonder how many post office employees walk past that case everyday, and yet not one of them will stop to fix it. Keep up the good work. Ben Thanks for the kind words Ben. And you wouldn't have time to fix it either if you spent your day counting your huge pension that the taxpayers have funded because you do work at a fraction of the efficiency of Fed Ex. What's so sad is, everyone knows the post office is laughably bad, and yet, people defend it like their eldest child...what, close down branches hardly anyone uses? But what about the elderly and disabled? Of course, in reality, if the elderly and disabled used it with any regularity, their numbers would not be so pathetic. And, at the risk of using common sense...who the hell uses the post office? I haven't been in one in five years other than to buy stamps, so a simple vending machine at Wal Mart would solve my needs. 5/12/2012 10:35:00 PM (5/12/2012 09:38:00 PM) - Al I don't for a second think Romney is pulling away. I do, however, think Obama's support is, at best, tepid. Incumbents are difficult to beat, but incumbents that preside over bad economies (Carter, Bush I) have proven to have targets on their backs (insert your own crosshairs joke here, take a pharmaceutical you nanny staters). November is several months away, and polls will bounce in the meantime. However, my initial thought that the gay marriage "redo" was one of desperation is looking accurate. Many have said it was a play for cash, and I can't disagree. As usual, however, I think they misread middle America...while many are like me and agnostic on the issue, very few moderates and independents are nearly as far left on the issue as the president is perceived as being...though in reality, his "endorsement" was weak...no legislation suggested, basically said it's up to the states. I expect a couple more "adjustments" before the convention. One thing that has not been talked about much is the black community, on the whole, is far more anti-gay marriage (and anti-gay in general) than other ethnic groups. While no one thinks Obama won't receive a vast majority of the black vote again, this contrast could cause many to stay home. That has to be a huge concern to the prez's campaign. 5/12/2012 09:38:00 PM (5/12/2012 09:14:00 PM) - Al Corey Hart's and Garth Iorg's wives suffered injuries last night in separate accidents. Lucky Rickie does not have a fracture and neither of the ladies were injured more than they were. 5/12/2012 09:14:00 PM (5/12/2012 08:45:00 PM) - Al If memory serves, I think 79% of JS readers said they should move Hart to 1B. As I said then, I don't think Aoki projects any better than Ishikawa. Small sample return this far...I'm right. Never mind Hart would be unlikely to be very good on D at 1B, and Aoki can't throw even remotely good enough to be a RF every day. 5/12/2012 08:45:00 PM (5/12/2012 08:19:00 PM) - Al Edwin Maysonet...wonder if he'll make Rickie Weeks the next Wally Pipp. We can hope. I really like Tim Dillard in his "up by so many runs, we can put Dillard in" role. And, as I have pointed out until I'm blue in the face, he is very good versus RH's, and even moreso, historically bad versus LH's. 5/12/2012 08:19:00 PM (5/12/2012 07:21:00 PM) - Al Nice to see my former employer receiving mention for the worst customer service in retail. I can promise you that corporate is shocked...shocked by this occurrence, even though it's been taking place for the past decade. The only worse corporate I ever worked for was the party store in the Twin Cities where almost everyone at the office was related to the founder of the company. They went bankrupt a few months after I left, and I still recall chuckling at the huge errors they would make consistently. Right before I left, I found out the "inventory control manager" was the idiot son-in-law...I had been cleaning up his messes for 18 months. One of my biggest regrets is not blasting him by name in my exit interview. 5/12/2012 07:21:00 PM (5/12/2012 07:11:00 PM) - Al Post office loses $3.2B...in 90 days. They are up to $36M a day. Seriously. 5/12/2012 07:11:00 PM (5/12/2012 06:37:00 PM) - Al Everyone should have a bag like this in case of flood, road closures, and the like. 5/12/2012 06:37:00 PM (5/12/2012 06:34:00 PM) - Al Obama a disappointment worldwide. They are all selfish and looking out for themselves, so that's not a bad thing. The problem is what a disappointment he's been to, you know, Americans. 5/12/2012 06:34:00 PM (5/12/2012 06:10:00 PM) - Al Good to see the post office advertising on Fox baseball. I guess losing $25M a day isn't enough for them. 5/12/2012 06:10:00 PM (5/12/2012 06:03:00 PM) - Al Look at the crowd!! Heh. 5/12/2012 06:03:00 PM (5/12/2012 06:00:00 PM) - Al I set the DVR, and while letting the dog out and making a snack, heard so many cliches and nothing of merit from Millar and Reynolds I can't believe this is the best Fox can do. You could have substituted the names of players from 30-40 years ago and no one would have ever noticed. 5/12/2012 06:00:00 PM (5/12/2012 05:56:00 PM) - Al $9B shortfall in January is now $16B in May...it's almost as if they were being untruthful. Without Governor Walker, WI would be in the same situation. It's just money, and some refuse to admit the taxpayers have limits, and often, vote with their feet. 5/12/2012 05:56:00 PM (5/12/2012 12:29:00 AM) - Al Axford had to leave to be with his wife at the hospital. Hard to get down on him, as he gave up one hard hit ball, but he has not been lights out either, though you knew it was unlikely he'd be as sharp as last season. 5/12/2012 12:29:00 AM (5/12/2012 12:22:00 AM) - Al Could be a very bittersweet victory if Weeks has a broken bone. The looks the trainer and Iorg kept giving the dugout were ominous, to say the least. An Ishikawa/Conrad platoon is passable, and a Green/Farris platoon could be as well, but sooner or later, giving reserves 4 PA's every night is far from a positive. 5/12/2012 12:22:00 AM |
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