Imagine this as a prequisite to work someplace:

A Russian tycoon has told 6,000 workers at his private dairy company that they’ll be fired if they’ve ever had an abortion, or if those who are “living in sin” don’t get married within two months.
Vasily Boiko, who officially changed his name to Boiko-Veliky, which means “Boiko the Great,” has set a deadline of October 14—a Russian Orthodox Church holiday—for any of his unmarried employees who live with a partner to get married, or get fired.

My goodness, can you just imagine the outcry if this ever happened here in the США! In any case…nice to be covered!

I used to go to Aldi on several occasions when I lived back East. Not much choice, but it was el cheapo. I haven’t seen any out this way, but my wife and I do frequent Trader Joe’s.
LIttle did I know that Theo Albrecht was a co-owner of both chains…and he passed away three days ago at age 88. This is the success story which is now discouraged in this country, and that’s what really sucks.
Prayers go out to Herr Albrecht’s family and friends, of course..

Granted, Toyota has had some major recalls lately…and that’s an understatement. Some people believe they are being targeted by the Оба́ма Administration, so that Government Motors (whose CEO, appointed by Президент Оба́ма, gets quite the compensation package, no thanks to the American Taxpayer!) can benefit.
Here’s a pic of an internal document (also available here, in case politico.com takes it down) which calls the Demo☭rats out:

Don’t be surprised. We already knew this, and I’m sure Toyota did too.

Any common-sense small business owner will know that it is a bad idea to take Government money of any kind. Once they do, the Government can set any rules it wishes to govern how they operate. Witness the way Конгресс operates, especially with the Demo☭rats in control.
Yet here’s Президент Оба́ма, dangling more TARP money and Tax Credits in front of those small businesses who have Troubled Assets. Once a business takes it, they will know exactly what they’re getting and I hope they enjoy it.
For those who don’t, I’m sure those folks will have a hearty FRAK YOU for the Президент!

UPDATE (0927 MST): And in case you’re wondering, Президент Оба́ма‘s job approval rating is now at 47%.

Y’know…I’m not quite sure what to make of this new makeover for the Sun Maid Raisin Girl, which has appeared on some TV ads. The closest analogy I can come up with was when the St. Pauli’s Girl got her makeover…and what a makeover that was!
Perhaps a CGI rendition of the traditional Sun Maid figure would have done quite nicely. At least, that’s my opinion; I don’t you about the rest of you, but I guess it just goes to show you that nothing is sacred on this Earth….

What a marvelous piece of information to wake up to this morning.
NOT.
So, for all you idiots out there who voted for Оба́ма, how’s that Hope and Change thing working out for ya!
And there’s nothing like a one-two punch, with Диктор Пелоси refusing to put the final health care deform bill online like she promised. What else would you expect from DFCs!

I saw this yesterday morning on a cup I got from Muck Donald’s…and I was almost livid.
Look closely at the catch phrase. It says “Be You Only Richer.” Now, a common-sense approach would say “This English which McDonald’s is peddling to the masses is absolutely crappy! See, all it would take is a simple comma or ellipsis, and it would carry so much more meaning.
But NOOOOOO! MickeyD’s appeals to the lowest common denominator, which means those who do not receive a proper English-language education in America’s schools….and yes, that includes the Illegals.

In the recently concluded Cash for Clunkers debacle, the results are not surprising to me at all: Sales for Ford, Toyota, and Honda, went up, while Government Motors and Chrysysler, went down.
Gee I wonder why.
I’d say this was the public’s way of sticking it to the latter two companies for knuckling under to Президент Оба́ма. I’m surprised Конгес didn’t structure the program so that only GM and Chrysysler would benefit. And still, the public would have told those three entities what to go do with themselves.

Go on, you know the rest: “The Two-Fisted Burger at Burger King!” They forgot to add that it also takes one mouth. And this ain’t no Whopper that’s for sure. It’s something…different.
Whose bright idea was this? He or she should be SHOT and then invited to leave Burger King. As it turns out, this isn’t the first time such a setting has been used to advertise fast food.
Kinda makes the food suck, doesn’t it?

I’ve actually got some more Spring Cleaning to do this weekend. After all…it’s still Spring but Not For Long! Let’s see what’s on the wires:

IRS TO TAX BUSINESS CELL PHONES? Don’t these ID10ts know that for every way of taxing new stuff, more revenue will be LOST? Obviously not.

NO IE WITH EU WINDOWS 7: And still the EU isn’t happy. This is one of the few times I stick up for Microsoft.

FDA TO REGULATE CIGARETTE CONTENT: As thoroughly distateful as smoking is, you know what will be next.

So now the Federal Government is going to allow ten banks to repay the TARP money they accepted. OK, which banks get to repay?
One thing’s for sure, it isn’t going to be Citibank and Bank of America. Perhaps the Feds still have something in mind for these two banks. Besides, Barney Frank is having too good of a time lording over them and their clients. After all, Paul Shanklin says it best.

I believe it was Sherlock Holmes who said “Mr. Watson, the game is afoot!” I beileve this is apropos for this development, as three Indiana pension and construction funds filed a request with Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to halt the sale of the majority of Chrysler’s assets to Fiat SpA.
Is Justice Ginsburg a red flag in this matter? Not necessarily. Each Supreme Court Justice is assigned a certain area of the country to handle whether the court should hear the case. Besides, two branches of the Federal Government are already involved; might as well throw SCOTUS into the mix, to see if it can straighten things out.
Also keep in mind that FDR conflicted with SCOTUS in the early years of his administration.

Well, an American Institution is over. GM has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Say goodbye to Pontiac, Saturn (which I hope is spun off into its own organization, I happen to like their stuff), Saab, and Hummer (which is already being spun off). Which leaves Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, and GMC.
As far as share of control: the Federal Government gets 60%, the Canadian Government 12.5% (eh), the UAW 17.5%, and the rest to GM bondholders. All common shares are wiped out.
This, after sinking almost $80 BILLION (counting the $30 billion they’re asking for today) to keep the damn leviathan afloat since last fall. And since they’re now in BK protection, GM has been removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Averages.
Now, Президент Оба́ма has two toys (GM and Chrysler) to play with. I’m glad I don’t own either product.

Right after a C-SPAN interview where Президент Оба́ма admits that we’re out of money, he seeks to extend the reach of the Internal Revenue Service into the halls of European Banks. Those same European Banks are showing signs of revolt, in refusing to take new American clients should those proposals be enacted into law.
Imagine that.
The very protectionism that governments around the world are enacting, tax hikes and trade restrictions for starters, are the very same actions they took nearly eighty years ago and prolonged he Great Depression of that era. And yet, Оба́ма continue to insist that they take more and more from the people, fighitng the EEEEVIL Banks and businesses. What duplicitous bulls**t.

Auto Racing legend Roger Penske has many dealerships all over the country, one of which has been closed due to the government restructuring. He’s got something to fall back on, unlike many other small-town dealers.
And then…according to this report, he committed a cardinal sin against the Demo☭rats:

Roger Penske has a delearship in Michigan that will close soon. He has given $28,500 to the Republican Senate Committee and $15,000 to the RNC. He gave $2,300 to Guiliani’s Presidential run, and more money to Senators Kyl, Alxander, Collins, and Elizabeth Dole. In the interests of fairness, he also gave small amounts to Michigan politicians Kilpatrick, Dingell, and Stabenow.

A number of other affected dealers also gave more funds to the GOP than to the Demo☭rats. And they’re scheduled for the ax. Looks like dirty politics right from Президент Оба́ма‘s hometown.