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for being there for Ann Marie Buerkle’s swearing in:
Wednesday’s trip to Capitol Hill was amazing. I spent most of the afternoon with Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, her staff, supporters and family, including a trip to the basement of the Capitol for her ceremonial swearing-in photo with Speaker John Boehner.
It was a great day but now the hard work begins.
Three to four days a week minimum for me are on the road selling ads, or going to the studio. Can someone explain to me with production down and new supplies all over the place why gas is up to $3.02 a gallon around here?
I talked to one of my advertisers this week. The rising fuel costs over the last few weeks have consumed over a third of his profit that he works like a dog to achieve.
Has the actual cost of pumping a barrel of oil actually increased to justify the cost? Where is this extra cost actually coming from?
During the Obama years oil prices have risen steady. The effect on the price of everything has skyrocketed because of this since everything we buy is hauled by truck.
Yet we see very little of this in the news. After all The One™ was going to solve all of our problems, pay our rents, give people “Obama Money” etc etc etc.
Well now that we have Republicans in charge of at least one house I’m sure the media will start to report on some of these problems, after all there is someone to blame. For example as reported by wyblog it looks like free checking might be over:
New federal banking regulations, the cost of complying with those rules and a reduction in fees banks can charge customers will change the financial products they offer, bankers say.
Who is most likely to need free checking with low (or no) minimum balance? Poor people. Oops. I guess Elizabeth Warren hates poor people. Sorry, no bank accounts for you! We’ve got to protect morons who can’t balance their checkbooks from being charged for their laziness!
But wait, there’s more…
She apparently hates women too; her credit card regulations require that a non-working spouse can no longer use her husband’s income to qualify for credit.
Oops sorry, that is the Obama appointment, but have no fear republicans will be blamed as Don Surber notes the NYT is already on the job.
Looking at the HOF vote I’m very pleased to see Bert Blyleven finally make it in. I’m slightly curious if the performance of the Dutch team beating the Dominican Republic made any difference in a few minds.
Roberto Alomar is a no-brainer it’s a wonder it took two ballots.
Barry Larkin is a mystery. He was the best National League shortstop of his era not named Ozzie Smith. Looking at the two is like a reverse comparison of Ted Williams and Stan Musial. Williams can rightly be called the greatest hitter of all time. Musial can not, but was a great hitter, a better fielder, a better baserunner and better in the clubhouse and played for teams that won world series (including one who beat Williams Red Sox in 46). Ozzie Smith was a fantastic defensive shortstop but Larkin was no piker with the glove and could hit.
Compare Roberto Alomar to Barry Larkin
Compare the stats to Alomar in the major categories:
|
Player |
G |
AB |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
OPS |
|
Alomar |
2379 |
9073 |
210 |
1134 |
1032 |
474 |
.300 |
.371 |
.814 |
|
Larkin |
2180 |
7937 |
198 |
960 |
939 |
.379 |
.295 |
.444 |
.815 |
Add to that Larkin’s MVP award and the question becomes: Why on earth is Larkin still on the outside?
Down the ballot sad Edgar Martinez is destined to go the way of Harold Baines. If he played any position of any length of time he would be in the top 5 but who on that list would you least like to see up with a lead to protect than Martinez or Baines?
Jack Morris will have to wait for the vets committee. If it wasn’t for steroids McGwire and Palmeiro are in (and may still make it someday). What is really interesting to see is Dave Parker, Mattingly and Dale Murphy near the end. There was a time when everybody knew they were going to be Hall of Famers.
It’s sad that Trammell will not make it but he is no Larkin.
UPDATE: SB and Avg were incorrect, fixed
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