Unsportsmanlike Conduct: "You're Out of Here"

Blogger antithesis Danger Democrat is a big baseball fan, but, it seems he is as passionate about baseball as he is about politics and he will argue to the point of ejection from the game.

The comical part of this is that he was the announcer! He was not actually part of either team, or so he was not suppose to be, but his bias (same as in politics) came through as he was announcing a Wizards game. He and Saratoga manager Kevin Graber were both ejected and escorted out of the Duffy Dome.

Graber managing a team from Bruno's district, wonder if DD thought he was a Republican?

Is it possible to do the same in blogging, eject him for unsportsmanlike conduct when the real battle begins this fall?

Renzi For Senate

The Renzi web sites are popping up all over the place.

The Dave Renzi campaign site has launched.

See it here

DaveRenziforSenate.com

Family Values

Early last week we came across a new blog and later in the week, Jefferson Democrat.org had it posted and now it is on NewZjunky.

It is a good site that demonstrates the deep family values of David and Jessica Renzi. Jessica is blogging their family time on the campaign trail in David's quest for the 48th Senate seat and while discussing the new blog the other day, she said, "I want people to know what life is like on the campaign trail and I want the two boys to have something to look back on later in life."

David and Jessica parents of two young boys have made this campaign about you, the north country values and most importantly about family values and they are demonstrating it. It does not get any better than that.

Nice Job Jessica, she even has it up to date from yesterday events, which is no small task!!!! 
Here is the blog

DAIRY OF A FAMILY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

Town of Watertown's "Superdome"

Town of Watertown Supervisor Joel Bartlett has proposed building a dome as a venue for various activities. A noble idea indeed, but not financially viable, therein lies the rub. Bartlett expects everyone else to pay for it.

How can a representative who is thinking clearly propose a project under their jurisdiction, such as what the Town of Watertown Supervisor is doing and then say to other entities that they would like help paying for the project?

According to reports in the Watertown Daily Times, operational cost of the project could be $385,000 to $550,000, which in itself is a big range, while the facility is anticipated only to generate $300,000 in revenue, and these figures do not include debt service. What happens if the facility does not meet projected revenues?

If Bartlett is interested in getting into the arena business, then perhaps he could discuss the current facility, the Watertown Ice Arena, with the city officials for possible joint ownership or even complete take over of the facility.

Local officials have been talking for years of expanding the city ice arena and the city was looking at a cash infusion for maintenance at budget time, this would be the perfect place for Bartlett to spend some of the town’s money. The city residents are already paying for one arena, they do not need to pay for another by way of a tax subsidy.

The intended use of the county bed tax revenue is for promotional purposes and not a means for paying for capital projects. If the county were to participate in the Town of Watertown’s project that would open the door for every town to ask the county to tax something for their capital projects, under the guise of a “regional facility.” 

The arena, convention center or dome, whatever it is, is a worthy dream, but a town without any town property tax rate proposing for others to raise taxes to pay for it, is nonsensical. The project on the surface appears to be poorly thought out.

Schumer Comments Fails Bank

IndyMac Bank assets were seized by federal regulators today

And blame for the failure lands to none other than our infamous camera friendly Senator Charles Schumer!

The director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, John Reich, blamed IndyMac's failure on comments made in late June by Sen. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.), who sent a letter to the regulator raising concerns about the bank's solvency. In the following 11 days, spooked depositors withdrew a total of $1.3 billion. Mr. Reich said Sen. Schumer gave the bank a "heart attack."

"Would the institution have failed without the deposit run?" Mr. Reich asked reporters. "We'll never know the answer to that question."

And who will pay for Schumer's flippant remarks and his love and quest for face time in front of a camera, the public, the average borrower. The banks will experience increased FDIC insurance rates that will ultimately be passed onto the consumer.

 The failure could be felt across the entire banking industry, as the FDIC will likely have to raise insurance assessments for all banks to build up government reserves. "It takes a big chunk out of the FDIC insurance fund," said Chip MacDonald, a banking lawyer at law firm Jones Day. He said that if the FDIC hikes insurance fees, that will add to already-intense pressure on bank profits.

Tidbits

Oswego County repealed the sales tax cap on gasoline during yesterday's board of legislature meeting.

Darrel Aubertine is complaining about the very same thing the Assembly did while he was a member, holding up legislation of a minority member. Like the ethics law he violated, he probably does not remember how the Assembly worked.

The Governor is on the trail, the snowmobile trail that is, while the state swept $1 million dollars from the trail fund this year, the governor makes good to prevent that from happening again and enhance the revenue as well.

The Town of Watertown wants the City of Watertown to relieve them of property taxes for an arena that will take away business from their own arena and the town wants the the Jefferson County Legislature to raise taxes to pay for it! Joe Barlett sure is creative, lets see how the respective bodies respond.

Now that it looks like Darrel Aubertine or Addie Jenne Russell would not qualify for the Tom Golisano campaign assistance funds because it will run against their base of support from the unions, Danger Democrat takes a swipe a Golisano.

And is this a sign Obama is losing some appeal?

Another Strong Message From Treadwell

Just as the Democratic Congress has entered shut down mode and their approval rating is in the sink hole Congressional candidate Sandy Treadwell introduces a timely commercial.

Obama Is Just More Tax & Spend Policies

A selection of comments and Obama quotes. for the day!

"I do not make a promise that we can reduce it by 2013 because I think it is important for us to make some critical investments right now in America's families," Obama told reporters this week when asked if he'd match McCain's pledge. 

Obama plans to raise $100 billion annually by increasing taxes on Americans making more than $250,000 a year, money that would be used to pay for health care and tax cuts for low- and middle-income earners. He has said ending the Iraq war would generate about $80 billion a year, but he's not using that to pay down the deficit either. Instead, he said that money could help pay for more government programs like health care, education, housing and public safety.

 "The problem there is that the Democrats have been very critical of President Bush for spending hundreds of billions of dollars on the war without paying for it and running up the deficit," Bixby said. "But in effect what Obama is saying is, `I'm going to spend the same amount of money. I'm just going to spend it on something else.'"

 Obama has only been in this election for over a year now and they election is only 4 months away, yet he has not and will not produce a proforma budget until later.

Obama's economic policy director, Jason Furman, said the campaign will release a formal budget later in the year that explains his spending in greater detail. Furman added that "while we would like to balance the budget, we cannot say exactly when that will happen given the need to make important investments and the large amount of uncertainty in the economy."

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Obama Sweetheart Mortgage?

The Hill is reporting a complaint has been filed on a possible sweetheart mortgage deal from Northern Trust for his $1.65 million house with six bedrooms, four fireplaces, a four-car garage and 5 1/2 baths, including a double steam shower and a marble powder room along with a wine cellar, a music room, a library, a solarium, beveled glass doors and a granite-floored kitchen.


Read it here

The Washington Post has more detailed report here

Obama paid no origination fee or discount points, as some consumers do to reduce their interest rates.

Jesse on Barack Action