Hmmm....wonder if these are the same guys that ran around with Newt over at Fannie and Freddie?
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December 16, 2011
SandBox Comments: Red State "Barack Obama Throws Bill Clinton Under the Bus "
Erick Erickson:
"Historically when the left takes power in a country they begin to rewrite their history. Barack Obama, a quintessential leftist, has started doing that in the run up to his re-election. In his speech in Kansas last week, Obama claimed that at no time in our history had we ever spurred economic growth and prosperity by cutting taxes and deregulating.
He conveniently had to overlook John F. Kennedy’s tax cutting in the 1960′s. But more importantly and more relevantly, he had to ignore the Reagan Revolution of the 1980′s that brought about an explosion of economic growth. As Newt Gingrich pointed out yesterday, in one month in 1983 the Reagan Recovery generated more than one million new jobs.
Barack Obama and the Left must dismiss and gloss over this point. They must fixate on income inequality. They must fixate on poverty. Never mind that all levels of society saw benefit from the Reagan Revolution. While it was not equal, the overwhelming number of Americans alive at the time saw their standard of living go up.
The left would respond by arguing that it went up too much for some and not enough for others.
What they are actually saying is that they’d rather it had not gone up at all then to see some get even richer. While, as Reagan noted, the right measures the success of a welfare program by how many people are able to get off it, the left measures the success of welfare programs by how many people get on it.
And so it is that Barack Obama has to throw Bill Clinton under the bus to make his case for re-election...."
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"Historically when the left takes power in a country they begin to rewrite their history. Barack Obama, a quintessential leftist, has started doing that in the run up to his re-election. In his speech in Kansas last week, Obama claimed that at no time in our history had we ever spurred economic growth and prosperity by cutting taxes and deregulating.
He conveniently had to overlook John F. Kennedy’s tax cutting in the 1960′s. But more importantly and more relevantly, he had to ignore the Reagan Revolution of the 1980′s that brought about an explosion of economic growth. As Newt Gingrich pointed out yesterday, in one month in 1983 the Reagan Recovery generated more than one million new jobs.
Barack Obama and the Left must dismiss and gloss over this point. They must fixate on income inequality. They must fixate on poverty. Never mind that all levels of society saw benefit from the Reagan Revolution. While it was not equal, the overwhelming number of Americans alive at the time saw their standard of living go up.
The left would respond by arguing that it went up too much for some and not enough for others.
What they are actually saying is that they’d rather it had not gone up at all then to see some get even richer. While, as Reagan noted, the right measures the success of a welfare program by how many people are able to get off it, the left measures the success of welfare programs by how many people get on it.
And so it is that Barack Obama has to throw Bill Clinton under the bus to make his case for re-election...."
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SandBox Comments: KKCO 11 News "Crackdown Coming? "
"DENVER (AP) -- Federal authorities are considering a crackdown on medical marijuana businesses in Colorado in the first sign that a coordinated offensive against the industry that started in
California is expanding.
California is expanding.
A law enforcement official tells the associated press that such an enforcement action is under consideration for early next year in Colorado. the official spoke on condition of anonymity..."
(KKCO)
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SandBox Comments: Steamboat Today "Judge dismisses medical marijuana case against Aurora doctor"
"The Arapahoe County district attorney’s office declined to comment on the most recent dismissal, saying it has not yet decided whether to appeal.
Attorney Lauren Davis, who represented Aquino-Villaman, said both cases show a hostility toward medical marijuana by prosecutors in the 18th Judicial District, which includes Arapahoe County.
Attorney Lauren Davis, who represented Aquino-Villaman, said both cases show a hostility toward medical marijuana by prosecutors in the 18th Judicial District, which includes Arapahoe County.
To read the full story, click here."
(via Steamboat Today)
SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Edgar preliminary hearing set for Feb. 14"
"GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Ninth Judicial District Judge James Boyd set a preliminary hearing for Feb. 14 in the felony drug case against medical marijuana dispensary owner David M. Edgar of Basalt.
Edgar is accused of selling medical marijuana and cocaine illegally from his dispensary in Carbondale to undercover agents of the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Task Force (TRIDENT). He faces eight felony charges...."
(Post Independent)
There have been an increasing number of troubling news stories over the past month or so on the medical marijuana industry here in Colorado.
An increasing number of busts for violations, a growing panic amongst dispensary and grower businesses who cannot gain access to the most fundamental needs of a small business such as banking ability, and a growing trend in government to either hold up in delays or flag applications.
Read the next three posts today on SandBox.
It looks like that Fed crackdown is on its way.
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Edgar is accused of selling medical marijuana and cocaine illegally from his dispensary in Carbondale to undercover agents of the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Task Force (TRIDENT). He faces eight felony charges...."
(Post Independent)
There have been an increasing number of troubling news stories over the past month or so on the medical marijuana industry here in Colorado.
An increasing number of busts for violations, a growing panic amongst dispensary and grower businesses who cannot gain access to the most fundamental needs of a small business such as banking ability, and a growing trend in government to either hold up in delays or flag applications.
Read the next three posts today on SandBox.
It looks like that Fed crackdown is on its way.
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SandBox Comments: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel "Powderhorn opens"
A 35" base on opening day.
And the Aspen Skico is bragging about covering up 24" size rocks...
"Jim Giese’s snow surveillance began pre-Thanksgiving.
It was then that Giese began checking Powderhorn Mountain Resort’s webcam — often — to get a live look at what ski conditions would be like when mid-December arrived and Powderhorn opened.
On Thursday, the De Beque man got his answer.
Nearly 24 hours after the ski area circulated a photograph showing more than one foot of snow piled on its picnic tables, Giese, 51, joined others in taking the first turns of the season on Powderhorn’s 35-inch base.
“It’s midseason snow on opening day,” Giese said while breaking for lunch with some friends. “I’m wore out.”
Giese went on three runs before he took a timeout on the remodeled Sunset Grille & Bar deck...."
( Melinda Mawdsley)
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And the Aspen Skico is bragging about covering up 24" size rocks...
"Jim Giese’s snow surveillance began pre-Thanksgiving.
It was then that Giese began checking Powderhorn Mountain Resort’s webcam — often — to get a live look at what ski conditions would be like when mid-December arrived and Powderhorn opened.
On Thursday, the De Beque man got his answer.
Nearly 24 hours after the ski area circulated a photograph showing more than one foot of snow piled on its picnic tables, Giese, 51, joined others in taking the first turns of the season on Powderhorn’s 35-inch base.
“It’s midseason snow on opening day,” Giese said while breaking for lunch with some friends. “I’m wore out.”
Giese went on three runs before he took a timeout on the remodeled Sunset Grille & Bar deck...."
( Melinda Mawdsley)
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SandBox Comments: Summit Daily News "Vail Resorts touts success of EpicMix"
"BROOMFIELD — The second generation of Vail Resorts' EpicMix program has already resulted in more than 280,000 posts on Facebook and Twitter, exceeding the total number of social posts from all of last season ,with more than half of this year's posts including photos.
Based on Facebook's estimate of 130 friends per account holder, EpicMix has already generated more than 36 million social impressions this season. Additionally, guest activations are already up by just under 40 percent only 5 percent of the way through the season.
On Tuesday, Vail Resorts announced three new additions to EpicMix. More enhancements are expected to be added later this season...."
(Summit Daily)
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Based on Facebook's estimate of 130 friends per account holder, EpicMix has already generated more than 36 million social impressions this season. Additionally, guest activations are already up by just under 40 percent only 5 percent of the way through the season.
On Tuesday, Vail Resorts announced three new additions to EpicMix. More enhancements are expected to be added later this season...."
(Summit Daily)
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SandBox Comments: MSNBC Power Wall "Say Cheese: Awkward Political Family Photos"
(Love the socks on former President George Herbert Walker Bush.....)
Photo Credit: MSNBC Power Wall
Photo Credit: MSNBC Power Wall
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