Or continues, depending on your point of view…
Democratic senators plan to aggressively target eight of Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees in the coming weeks and are pushing to stretch their confirmation votes into March — an unprecedented break with Senate tradition.
From the WAPO, HERE.
Strangely it seems they are NOT going to contest General Mattis… One wonders why? 🙂
The final tally for Chiraq is 762 homicides and 4,365 people shot, HERE. And what has been done to combat it? Basically nothing, either from Rhambo or the administration. Simply amazing…
And there is yet ‘another’ theory on the Titanic sinking…
A deadly combination of ice – and fire – share collective blame for the sinking of the Titanic, according to a group of experts who believe a massive below-decks blaze weakened the hull so massively that an iceberg had no problem cutting a gaping hole through it.
From Fox, HERE.
And Philly has passed a new tax on sodas, but interestingly it’s NOT about changing people’s health, it’s simply a revenue vehicle for the city… A democrat controlled city… Why am I not surprised?
Looking to raise millions for a bold expansion of early childhood education, Philadelphia City Council on Thursday approved a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, the first such tax imposed in a major U.S. city.
Article HERE. But the mayor ‘claims’ it’s for the children… Any bets this money, if it survives the court challenges disappears into the city coffers never to be seen again?
I’m not even going to get into the international crap going on with Israel, Russia, China or Syria… sigh
So far 2017 is off to a pretty lousy start, IMHO. Hopefully in a couple of weeks, things will turn around.
And Philly has declared itself a sanctuary city. If I declare that our house in Philly is a sanctuary home and stop paying my Philly taxes, I wonder how that will work out?
When they tell you it’s not about the money…..It’s about the money.
I saw someone’s receipt for a case of Propel fitness water in Philly. For a $5.99 pack, the tax was $3.04. And then they added the sales tax… Insane. There will be heck to pay for that one.
Why tax soft drinks? Raise the tax on the more used items like cigarettes and booze.
And just try arguing the “sugar tax” case applied to fitness water, diet soft drinks, et cetera. It’s ALWAYS about the money, and nothing more.
Jim, the link for the Titanic story doesn’t work.
John- Heh, let me know how that works out (e.g. how much bail do you need)…
PE- Always!!!
JMI- Wow!!!
CP- They have better lobbyists, and cigarettes are already taxed out the ass.
Rev- Exactly!
Grog- Fixed… Sorry…
Harry Reid and the Dems gutted the Senate rules to benefit themselves knowing if they ever lost control of the Senate the spineless RINOs wouldn’t use it against them, IMO.
Don’t get me started.
I had to buy a 12 pack of soda today for a story the paper I work for is doing. Last week it was $4, today it cost me $8.80. The soda tax is worked into the price of the soda and THEN taxed again 8% with the city’s sales tax. The soda tax is being taxed. And it’s not just soda. It’s diet soda, juice, Gatorade, coffee creamer, almond milk, sweetened iced tea, you name it.
I’m ready to move to Texas.