fly at night

Sometimes you simply need to accept the facts as they are.

Will any of this be available under ObamaCare?

The recall against Jack Hanson has failed!!! (that was easily predictable)

What is Supervisor Larry Wosick going to do now. His only weapon, threat, has been diminished along with his reputation. Good ole Couldn’t Get It Done Larry.

Wait until the local Tea Party actually takes a moment to look at this guy’s record and rhetoric. They may even discover that he is not actually one of them.

How many times has the lct run an editorial telling the public that they provide an important service to the public by attending and reporting on city council meetings? I suppose that it happens at least once a year.

I read an article on the front page of the October 25, 2011 edition of the paper – Natural gas revenue insulates budget – which actually reads like a press release.

Here are two important statements

The Susanville City Natural Gas project is warming up the finance director’s budget book.

[snip]

Profiri said it is a good thing the natural gas is generating revenue because the city needs to increase the general fund.

I wonder if the staff writer will do a follow-up article explaining the importance of these statements. I know that this article appears to sound reasonable but it is based upon theories that are fraught with risk.

What makes this article even funnier is that not that long ago lct was telling everyone that the natural gas utility was at risk and may not be able to refinance. Wow, times sure have changed.

Washington Post, December 15, 2010 – Obama signs bill to extend Bush-era tax cuts for two more years

Just a reminder of what Mr Obama had to say

At the signing ceremony, Obama said passage of the law was propelled “by the fact that tax rates for every American were poised to automatically increase on January 1st.” If that had happened, “the average middle-class family would have had to pay an extra $3,000 in taxes next year,” he said.

This is just a little reminder that on January 1, 2013 taxes on ALL Americans will be increased. The $4 Trillion package has already been included in the deficit and debt calculations.

Why not simply move the date up to October 1, 2011? Wouldn’t that give everyone a chance to participate in the shared sacrifice? As Mr. Obama has said, this would give everyone skin in the game.

Get with it Republicans. Compromise with the president. Give him the taxes he has demanded.

Tom Stone stated

In fact, he wrote a letter to local newspapers stating, “When passion takes over reason, bad results often occur. I have learned a valuable lesson through this process, but I am ashamed that I did it at the expense of another valuable human being. Unfortunately, Arn was not the only victim of my actions. The county as a whole has suffered.”

Unfortunately, his protege, Supervisor Larry Wosick, never got the memo.

Larry also condemned the process to approve the 2011-12 budget. Larry didn’t get the memo that the preparation of the budget generally starts around March and is the responsibility of the CAO. Larry then, without any facts, maligned the department heads and other elected officials indicating that the budget should be cut by 15%. He pulled that one out of his posterior like most everything else.

Larry continues to prove that he doesn’t have clue what his job is but is determined to become the king of the BOS. Here is a little something for Larry to think about

The electorate deserves public officials who concern themselves with their constituents’ interests and with protecting the coffers. Great leaders earn and maintain respect, and they conduct themselves with professional decorum — not like bullies and turds.

The Appeal Democrat could not be more accurate if they were reporting on our illustrious 3rd District Supervisor.