Schmaltz und Grieben mit Alois, Klaus, Deb und der Lugers

 

 

April 2011

04/26/2011: 

 

 

JUST ANOTHER TYPICAL SPRING DAY IN THE UPPER MIDWEST: This is a snippet from a recent daily NWS climate summary for Madison.

WEATHER CONDITIONS:

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. 

THUNDERSTORM

 RAIN

 LIGHT RAIN

 LT FREEZING RAIN

 HAIL

 SNOW

 LIGHT SNOW

 SLEET

 FOG

 FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE

 

I'm beginning to wonder why my son wanted to move back up here from Texas, especially since Texas is still part of America... 

 

Posted by Alois on  

WALKER: SCREW THE BUDGET, I JUST HATE THE WORKING CLASS! Well, now at least the cat's out of the bag.

Poor Scottie. He still doesn't understand, like many another nouveau riche toady before him, that he can bend over for his new Bucky Badger Cardigan-wearing pals till the cows come home... and they're still not going to invite him to their frankfurter roasts.

Or create any new jobs for Wisconsin.

Posted by Alois on  

 

04/07/2011: 

 

 

LET'S GET THIS STARTED! The spring warmup, that is...

 

Hell, even Scott Walker can't ruin everything.

Posted by Alois on  

 

04/05/2011: 

 

 

HOW WALKER DESTROYED PUBLIC SERVICE IN WISCONSIN: I wish I'd written this myself, because I couldn't have possibly put it any better.

No matter how long the Generalissimo manages to hang on to his office (best guess is he'll be out in January of next year), the damage that he will have done to public-sector employment will take years to repair. Who in their right mind will want to be a cop... or a fireman... or a snowplow operator... or a teacher... or a game warden... or a school bus driver? Making close to minimum wage (when all the CUTS are factored in) with next to no benefits?

Might as well work at Subway. Who needs the hassle, or the responsibility, of government service?

Posted by Alois on  

 

04/04/2011: 

 

 

WANT AN $85K STATE JOB IN THE FOURTH REICH? Well, here's how you get it:

1) Have rich daddy give beaucoup bucks to Generalissimo Scottie;

2) Flunk out of college (why does that sound familiar?);

3) Have no recognizable job skills;

4) Get a couple of DUI's.

And the thousands of state employees who finished college, didn't run afoul of the law, and don't have rich parents are... "fat cats" ???

Posted by Alois on  

...AND THEN THE FEDERAL GOV'T FAIRY WHISPERED IN MY EAR... "What do you know about prison, Scottie?"

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