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Thursday, February 22, 2007
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LIBERTY: Restore the 22nd as Washington’s birthday
Thursday, February 22, 2007http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/George%20Washington
George Washington
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Washington warns against foreign influence in domestic affairs and American meddling in European affairs. He warns against bitter partisanship in domestic politics and called for men to move beyond partisanship and serve the common good. He called for an America wholly free of foreign attachments, as the United States must concentrate only on American interests. He counseled friendship and commerce with all nations, but warned against involvement in European wars and entering into long-term alliances. The address quickly set American values regarding religion and foreign affairs, and his advice was often repeated in political discourse well into the twentieth century; not until the 1949 formation of NATO would the United States again sign a treaty of alliance with a foreign nation. Washington strictures against political parties were ignored at the time and ever since.
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Truly the greatest President.
Like the movie Lord of the Rings, he declined to take the “one ring that controls them all” and voluntarily relinquished power in the American Experiment when all wanted him to take it.
I think we have done him a vast disservice when we merged the tyrant Lincoln into shallow President’s Day.
I’d suggest that we restore February 22nd as Washington’s Birthday, delist Lincoln, and make it not a federal holiday, but a day when his writings are READ to every federal “employee”.
Arghhh!
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RANT: NJ cuts back item in car inspections
Thursday, February 22, 20071015 reported this morning that the NJ MVC was going to not fail cars for minor windshield cracks (gotten while on their crappy roads?), watery headlights, and other such items.
Argh!
Why is the State gooferment inspecting cars?
Well they have DO something to justify the money they waste. Can NOT tell you home many cars I see that are rolling with smoke coming out or been followed by out of alignment headlights. And the trucks.
Clearly, they have been failing cars for these “trivial reasons” up to now. What changed?
And, they will warn you that you can be stopped and ticketed for these violations. Could it be revenue raising?
Or, what?
Clearly, the condition of your vehicle is between you and your insurance company.
The state has no role in it. And, even if they did, they are the Gooferment.
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LIBERTY: Increasing State budget; Decreasing my freedom
Thursday, February 22, 20071015 news this morning reported that the Guv was pitching a 7½% increase in the state budget with “no tax increase”.
Now I may be an “injineer”, but I know a tax increase when I hear one. Where to people think that money is going to come from?
There was also the whine about state workers having to pay 1½% towards their benefits.
And, the news mentions the 2B$ budget short fall next year.
Here’s a clue! Stop spending NOW.
It’s simple, Stop.
I bet when the Guv was on wall street, he had zero based budgeting exercises. A famous wall street strategy is “just say no”. Not no to drugs. No to any spending at all. Those drills were famous and epidemic. If Merrill did it today, you were assured that Goldman would do it tomorrow.
So, here’s a little list of some “modest steps” for the guv to take:
(1) No increase in spending by anyone. No cuts in taxpayer services allowed. you want to be a honcho with the state figure it out.
(2) No pensions for anyone. 401ks for all. Recognition bonds for obligation we have incurred. But zero going forward.
(3) Half pay for all state executives and legislators when the budget and the budget forecast isn’t in balance. (Betcha that gets fixed faster than a Jersey pothole!)
(4) End the dole. No one collects from the state. Wean everyone off the “welfare”. That includes corporate and charitable and “insurance”.
(5) End the propagandizing of the youth. No more gooferment skools. Privatize now. Put a transition plan in place for the state to get out of the education and education financing business.
How’s that for a start, guv?
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INTERESTING: Recent surge in readership volume
Thursday, February 22, 2007I have been getting a huge surge in readership. WordPress is telling me that I’m getting over a hundred a day readers and over 40 a day “feed-ings” (feed readers). I am truly humbled. Not all of them can be spammers and harvesters? I don’t have that many relatives who need to see if I have taken my meds.
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LINKEDIN: Make your profile link “personal”
Thursday, February 22, 2007I like LinkedIn.
And I think people make a mistake when they don’t complete their profile.
But, I think they make an EVEN bigger mistake, when they don’t simplify the url to their public profile.
For example, mine is http://www.linkedin.com/in/reinkefj and it’s easy.
I use the character string “reinkefj” on everything.
So, if you were on AOL and wanted to IM me, I’m “reinkefj”. Want to send me a GMail or a yahoo in, yup, it’s “reinkefj”.
So why would I have public liinkedin profile that was /b32/0/7/ something?
All you have to do is:
(1) Go to the LinkedIn main page.
(2) Tap on “MyProfile” (Tab #6).
(3) Tap on “Edit My Public Profile” (tab #2).
(4) Then by the URL for your public profile, tap on “Edit”.
(5) The screen morphs into a filling box.
(6) You can choose a descriptive ending.
(7) Tap on “Set Address” and you’re done.
Now I suggest that you choose wisely (Like Indy was told in the “holy grail” move). I’d avoid “big stud”, “sexy lady”, or anything other than your last name. But that the details and it’s your problem.
It about being easy to find and easy to do business with. A memorable simple url for your public LinkedIn profile won’t get you your next check. But, a bad one might prevent a payday!
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