Sewer Hearing

I'm standing in front of the replica of the Mayflower. It stands as a symbol of the desire for freedom for the early settlers of our nation.

Tonight the voters of Portsmouth made themselves heard at the public hearing on sewers. Unfortunately, the town council did not publish an agenda for this hearing so they were prevented from taking a vote.

To recap the event, there were only 3 speakers who were in favor of adding sewers.

I noted that the speaker from Woodward & Curran stated that if the sewer system was not added, that the people would have to replace their sewer system "without public support". I would point out that WE are public support!!! Public support is taxes!!! Taxes come from taxpayers!!!! Taxpayers are people!!! People who own dogs!!!! You public support takes the dog treats right out of my mouth!!!

They also mentioned that the sewer systems around the state are failing -- not just Newport's. Now that the summer season is over, they are starting to bury it once more. There are still some metal plates on the roads, but it's looking a lot better for Christmas! Yee Haw!

Greenhouse Gases

The big news that is being ignored is the fact that climate "experts" were juggling the books to promote their argument. Well, it just shows that everyone operates out of their own self interest.

The difference between capitalists and these socialists is that capitalists make the world work using the fact that people will operate in their own self interest; whereas socialists try to legislate away self interests and are surprised when they cannot, and are actually exposed as operating in egregious self interest of their own. I mean, if they are so altruistic, why does NPR/PBS have to offer premiums to get people to donate more during their fund drives?

I've heard other nonsense about climate change. If everyone stops eating meat, it will save the world. But then the cows will still be there producing methane; almost as much methane as the vegetarians produce. There's a greenhouse gas problem that they haven't thought of. Or then again, maybe they have. They'll just levy taxes on individual production of greenhouse gases. I wonder if the meat eaters will get carbon credits for not producing as much methane?

Well, I'm going to go out in the yard and produce some methane . . .

Poopy Pipes!!

I went to a meeting tonight about poopy pipes - you might know them as sewers. Through them flow the promises of many politicians. I don't see the need for them if people keep their septic systems up-to-date. Or you just have to have enough poopy bags. The RIDEM must be in someone's pocket if they are threatening to sue the town if they don't pass the sewer bond. Newport's City Manager is counting on saving Newport's sewer on the backs of Portsmouth's taxpayers. I think everyone should send a poopy bag to the Newport City Manager! The Portsmouth town council is meeting tomorrow night at the middle school. I hope lots of people turn out and bring signs because they are NOT allowing public comment. Still the first amendment allows many forms of speech such as signs. There's also throat clearing, coughing, booing, hissing, and pounding on the wooden seats they have at the middle school theater. Let the council know that they must vote down the sewers.

On another note, I heard the Dan Yorke show on WPRO. He had Collen Conley of the RI Tea Party and Harry Staley of RISC. It seems like Harry wants RISC to take over the Tea Party and the Tea Party doesn't want any of it. I think this spat is detracting from the primary issue which is stopping the legislation that will shackle us to binding arbitration. Both organizations share the same view of this issue, as they share the same views of many other issues. Each organization has its strengths and weaknesses. RISC is good at raising money and researching issues, but they don't move very fast and they are not spontaneous. The RI Tea Party is infinitely spontaneous and can generate a lot of excitment about an issue and get the people out, but it is not a large permanent organization, and has no fund-raising capability. RISC can collect various town taxpayer organizations, and provide them a voice at the state level. The RI Tea Party provides an umbrella for disparate groups that are connected by the desire for fiscal sanity. Similar aims, but very different groups.

Let's get wise and work together!

Barkings

I like to bark! Let's face it - I'm a chihuahua and I hear every little thing moving around the neighborhood - the neighbors coming home, the cat, and the fishermen coming to fish down at the beach. I just bark to let my people know they are there, and to let those others know that I am here and will defend my turf.

What we need is a bark alert from the town hall or school building to alert the voters whenever the town council and school committee do something that is not in the best interests of the tax payers! Drawing down the town's fund balance is not in the best interests of the tax payers! These people were elected to LEAD. To lead means to make the hard decisions that will help get this town and state back on track. The only thing that Rhode Island is first in is being the worst place for a business!!

Vote the incumbents out!!!!

Always remember to carry an extra poopy bag - you'll never know when you meet a politician!!

Congress Stricks Again

Can you believe that Congress, more specifically, Senator Kerry, added a mark for $20 million to the Defense Appropriation to add an annex to the JFK Presidential Library for Senator Ted Kennedy? Well, I can! I don't put anything past these politicians!!! State Representative Loughlin is asking Congressman Patrick Kennedy to ask Senator Kerry to remove this mark.

I agree! There is no precedent for using public money to set up a memorial to a Senator or Congressman! Patrick Kennedy should use any influence he has to remove this mark and raise the money himself, or just use the family's money! They should not be using the taxpayers' money from all 50 states to honor ONE STATE's senator.

Piss on them all!!!!!

Go, Governor!!!!

I support Governor Carcieri with his dispute with Council 94. They negotiated and then reneged on the deal. He should have put the contract on one side of the table and a pile of pink slips (with the names filled in) on the other. Then he should have said, "Pick one."

Council 94 seems to have forgotten whose money it is. It belongs to the taxpayers!!!! Not the general assembly and not the union! The governor remembers. The taxpayers have already taken a pay cut from the tax increases that we're facing from the increase in local taxes that we're going to get as a result of the cut of state aid for the cities and towns. We don't need any more pay cuts!! Certainly not for them!

End of Summer

Well, it is almost the end of summer and I have been remiss in updating this blog. I've been busy with my life -- I've just hit the big ONE!! Yes, I'm a whole year old now! Practically an adult!

The world hasn't gotten any better for my absence from the airwaves. The RI Legislature is missing in action from dealing with the mess of a budget they left the governor with. The state employees (or their union leadership) has decided that layoffs are better than 12 unpaid furlough days. Personally, I'm for the layoffs. Of course, the legislature ducked their jobs and took the easy way out instead of focusing on the job at hand. It's like smelling around for the perfect place to poop. You can't do it without some deliberate focus on the issue at hand. The legislature just doesn't have the will to poop in the right place. They just poop anywhere.

Well, the cold weather is coming. Get your cars winterized. Don't drive so fast that you can't see small children or dogs!

DC

I'm having an awesome time here with my cousins. T--hey live in Crystal City in a wonderful place. I'm looking forward to going around DC tomorrow. I want to go to the Capital and let those Senators and Representatives know what they are doing wrong. They are spending too much money, and they are simply pandering to the lowest common denominator. They need to do what will really help the country and its citizens--namely, remove the obstacles from small business so that they can get on with job creation. Congress will never understand that their job is to remove obstacles from the citizenry trying to reach their full potential.

They don't know what they're doing

The same people who could not fund "Cash for Clunkers" for one full week are now trying to sell you a government-run health care program that they want to pass quickly so that no one will read it! This is the same government that brought you the FEMA that performed so well at Hurricane Katrina!

A Summer Afternoon

This is a nice summer day. I went for a nature walk, and enjoyed the views of the beach and the flora and fauna. If everyone just took a nice walk once in awhile, they would not be as stressed out, nor would they have time to get into trouble.

Our politicians should be getting out and walking more instead of trying to regulate every inch of everyone's lives. I've got news for them -- they don't know what is best for me. They don't know what's best for anyone I know, or anyone I don't know for that matter. They like to think they know what's best for everyone, but they haven't got a clue!!

They just end up scurrying around passing bad legislation that they try to ram through Congress in a small amount of time so that no one can really study it first. Talk about voting with emotions instead of intelligence.

Instead of trying to solve everyone else's non-problems, they should focus on those areas where the government actually has a mandate -- foreign trade, foreign policy and defense. The government should be looking at ways to make U.S. industry the most competitive in the world, not hamstringing it with a carbon tax. They should be rewarding those who innovate, not taxing them so that it's fair for everyone else. The world is just waiting for the U.S. to fall on its sword and this government wants to pander to them.

Happy 4th of July!!!

I'm so excited because my cousin Ares is here with Elanor, so my Mommy is happy. Ares and I had fun today playing together. We'll have fun playing tomorrow.

Life is fun!

This light shines in the darkess, but can it shine through the fiscal woes that we are only beginning to see? The Cap and Trade Law that the Representatives passed last night will add to the cost of anything that requires energy. Added to this will be the higher taxes that it will take to fund the bureaucracy necessary to administer it. Then there will be the corruption where politicians will help their friends and campaign donors get carbon credits with the costs filtered down into the higher costs for the products and services we buy. Of course, the world will praise the administration for passing this -- it gives them the competitive advantage.

At least this light is solar-powered!

Blow me down!

The Portsmouth windmill is quieter than I expected, and it's really, really big. I wonder if it is big enough to blow those politicians out of the RI legislature!! I doubt it! They're weighed down with their special interests groups that include everyone except the TAXPAYERS!!

I'd like one of these so that I won't have higher electric bills after the US Congress passes that "Cap and Trade" energy bill. What a way to hamstring the economy during a downturn. Of course, Europe is in favor of its passage.

Solidarity with Iranian pro-democracy movement

The suppression of the pro-Democracy demonstrators in Iran is appalling. The U.S. government is not doing enough to denounce the violence against the demonstrators. Being "moved" is nothing. Do something. Say something substantive. I thought that this administration would be eager to jump on allegations of election fraud.

There cannot be a lack of "irregularities" if there are more votes cast than there are registered voters.

Well, I'm only one pup, but I can denounce the unjust actions of the Iranian government against its own people.

New places

Since my last post, many exciting things have happened. My mamma graduated with her master's in education. My grandmamma came for the excitement and we went to Cape Cod. I'd never been on a beach before. It was an interesting experience, but I don't know wny anyone would want to get all that sand and so many different places. And you can't drink the water!! It's salty!! And it moves!!! What is that all about? But enjoy my pictures.

How's your mamma?

I just wished my mamma a Happy Mother's Day. She got a new camera and took a short video of me. Yeah, I know squeal when I get excited, but my mamma just got home from work so I was excited to see her.

What's wrong with Rhode Island?

Operation Clean Government held a forum last Saturday where a panel attempted to diagnose what is wrong with Rhode Island. Everyone kept beating around the bush. No one mentioned voter apathy--and no one mentioned corruption (which I think leads to voter apathy). Why does corruption lead to voter apathy? Voters who constantly believe that nothing they do will make a difference will feel hopeless about changing anything and then just give up and become apathetic.

It's rainy

I do not like going out in the rain to take care of my daily business, especially since it's more than once a day.

It's a metaphor for those politicians who feel that they can tell you what to do thereby raining on you whenever you try to go about your daily business.

Providence Tea Party

What a wonderful tea party in Providence!! A beautiful day! Invigorating speeches!

Here's the link to the news story on ABC 6 - http://www.abc6.com/news/40358162.html

My mommy's comments follow the tea party organizer's. The chick who said that we only want President Obama to fail is completely wrong and uninformed. We just want some responsible government--not giant government.

Happy Easter

I really enjoyed seeing my cousin this weekend. Ares came up to visit with his people. I loved seeing him and Achilles. And Elanor is, of course, the best. She and her sister are lots of fun to play with. I really like them. And now, I really miss them.

Pray for Italy

This Italian earthquake has really taken a toll. Keep praying for the victims, their families, and the emergency workers.

Totally Improbable

The film "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (most recent version) is so totally improbable, but I did like them ending up in Italy. The mine shaft roller coaster thing has been so overdone since the Indiana Jones movie.

Free Blogger

In support of the old geezer whose named after me, I am attaching a photo of myself to express my view that bloggers should be free to voice their opinions in spite of what governments might want. After all, that's what the First Amendment guarantees us in the U.S. This is not necessarily true in other nations.

Finally, it's turning!

That gianormous windmill is finally turning with a little bit of regularity. Even though it looks the same as the abbey windmill, only larger, it's just not as picturesque.

I wonder how many dogs have marked it yet? Let's just put that on my to-do (or should I say, to-pee) list.

Taxes and Stimulus

It seems like state and local governments are scrambling to generate revenue. Most are using the stimulus funds to plug holes in their budgets. Some, like New York, are trying to tax everything that moves.

It seems to me that they need to cut spending. That will generate funds to pay for the things that they need to spend money on--schools and roads.

Logo

I heard on the radio that there's a new logo for projects funded by the stimulus package. Sort of a reminder that Big Brother is looking after things for you. I guess the stimulus money kept a graphic artist from food stamps for a week.

Walking around Portsmouth

I was enjoying my walk around Island Park this bright, sunny afternoon. I noticed the giant windmill that the town built wasn't turning!! I thought this was supposed to help the town, not just become a giant fly swatter!! The blades weren't even set up to catch the wind! What is going on here?

That windmill has taken over the entire skyline. It looks like it will swat down airplanes with little problem! I hope it works.

Whew!

I'm just so excited. The snow is always a challenge for me, but it just makes me so frisky--you know. I just get tired of my humans watching "American Idol". How stupid these shows are!! Hour after intermidable hour of stupid human tricks.

24

Don't you love to watch 24? It really keeps you on the edge of your seat! You can always count on someone behind the scenes looking for power! And someone who should know better always makes a really stupid decision--like the President opening the door of her lockdown room. At least you know that Jack will always lose someone he loves during the course of the day and that he will beat up (or torture) someone every hour. Oh, well, it's only television.

Go hug your dog!

What I'm about

Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of stupid things going on in the world? There are some cool things, too, but I'm so distracted by the stupid things that I just have to speak out. Arf!!!