Inefficiency and Government Monopolies

by PerlStalker | 10:07 pm, September 28, 2011

I posted a link to this story in the Denver Post in Seeing Stars a couple of days ago. Colorado is wasting millions of dollars doing tasks manually that could be done more efficiently though automation. It’s a common problem with all monopolies which i…

Seeing Stars: We Don’t Need No Stinking Elections

by PerlStalker | 7:30 am, September 28, 2011

It was an interesting day for Democrats with Obama’s team forgetting where Colorado is, Obama himself forgetting the name of a Senator who welcomed him to the state and a governor suggesting that elections should be canceled. The good news is that you …

Seeing Stars: Faster and Furiouser

by PerlStalker | 7:31 am, September 27, 2011

Apparently, it wasn’t enough to simply allow Mexican drug gangs to buy guns and bring them back to Mexico. ATF agents bought guns for them. Heads should be rolling fast and furious at the Department of Justice.

This Fast and Furious thing is really g…

Today’s Winner of the Flaming Pants Award Goes to Rollie Heath

by PerlStalker | 11:00 pm, September 26, 2011

How desperate is Colorado Senator Rollie Heath? He’s making up budget numbers to try to get support for his tax hike.

If the facts are on your side, there’s no need to make them up. Unfortunately for poor Rollie, the numbers are not on his side. In f…

Seeing Stars: Taxes, Spending and Whiners

by PerlStalker | 7:27 am, September 26, 2011

There were no Seeing Stars over the weekend because I was up at my sister-in-law’s wedding. It was a wonderful time and was great to see young people who decided to get married rather than shack up as is the trend these days.

On to the links.

Color…

Seeing Stars: Won’t You Waste My Money?

by PerlStalker | 7:28 am, September 23, 2011

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
A day for wasteful spending.
Won’t you waste mine?
Won’t you waste mine?
Won’t you waste my money?

From Alamosa, Colorado to Washington, DC, the race to see who can waste more money is on. Who ever wins, the t…

Only a Quarter of Our Students Can do Math? Let’s Build a New Stadium!

by PerlStalker | 8:36 pm, September 22, 2011

I while back, I told you all about Alamosa School District’s bid to raise property taxes in in order to build a new football stadium. The wording of the ballot measure is out was was printed in the Valley Courier on 21 September 2011.

Shall Alamosa …

Seeing Stars: We’ll Miss You, Brooklyn

by PerlStalker | 7:28 am, September 22, 2011

It’s easy to forget how fragile life can be. Then something like this happens. Brooklyn was my niece and very sweet little girl. Her mother, of course, is taking it hard but her sister is having an especially hard time. If you’re of a mind, please keep…

Dept of Agriculture Wants to Destroy the Economy of Poor Colorado Counties

by PerlStalker | 10:09 pm, September 20, 2011

The Department of Agriculture wants to take it’s size 47,000 iron boots and stomp all over schools that serve potatoes to children.

Seeing Stars: Smells Like Tyrant Spirit

by PerlStalker | 7:29 am, September 20, 2011

There’s an interesting theme that runs though all of the links today. Can you spot the money grubbing control freaks?

Sen. Mark Udall is trying to prevent a Federal ban on potatoes and other starchy vegetables in schools. Yes, lets ban the veggies …

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