Hump Day Hotsheet
“Did you all have a good dinner? Did you have dessert? Am I dessert?”The Dow plunged 504 points Monday, but the show went on last night at Greystone Mansion. The Times described Barack Obama’s $28,500-per-head Beverly Hills fundraiser as “fraught with risk,” as organizers took measures to keep the event private. I googled — and even checked the official Obama blog — but came up empty-handed on the dinner and wine lists. Kevin Roderick received a few text message reports from the the scene of the $2,500 after party; one complaining about waiting an hour-and-a-half for the event to start; another one quoting Barbra Steisand complaining about the camera phones, “I thought there was to be no media tonight.”
Councilmembers Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel introduced a motion yesterday, urging the feds to implement long-overdue train safety systems that have the ability to override engineers in emergency situations. Meanwhile, NTSB investigators revealed that the Metrolink train’s emergency brake was not engaged in the seconds before Friday’s collision, prompting speculation that engineer Robert Sanchez may have suffered a stroke or heart attack.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed to veto a budget passed by the Legislature yesterday, describing it as “fiscally irresponsible” and a “get-out-of-town budget.” Indeed, Republican lawmakers want just as a badly as Democrats to get back to their districts, and the comprise budget, no matter how fundamentally flawed, contains no new taxes. Schwarzenegger’s proposal may be the most fiscally responsible, but after five years, his credibility is shot — plus, no one is fooled by temporary tax increases.
After a 15,000 hour investigation, Chief William Bratton recommends terminating four officers and disciplining 11 others for their parts in the 2007 May Day Melee. The officers at risk of losing their jobs can now appear before a “military-style” panel consisting of one civilian and two high-ranking officers to contest the recommendations. The ACLU is dissatisfied with Bratton’s recommendations and wants an inquiry into LAPD training practices.
Labels: arnold schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, barbra streisand, eric garcetti, wendy greuel, william bratton
Posted by solomon @ 9/17/2008 06:51:00 AM
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The hypocrites abound in the Democratic "Party." Complain about the economy, while putting on an ostentacious $28,500 PER PLATE par-tay.
Think about how that plays in swing states.
Either John McCain is senile and continues to share his make believe world with us, or he's lying about his resume, figuring that we're all too stupid to find out the truth.
"I know how to fix this economy. I have had great experience on these issues as chairman of the Commerce Committee," he said on Fox's "Morning Joe."
On CNBC's "Squak Box," he added: "I understand the economy. I was chairman of the Commerce Committee that oversights every part of our economy."
In fact, it is the Senate Banking Committee that has oversight of "banks, banking and financial institutions; control of prices of commodities, rents and services; federal monetary policy, including the Federal Reserve System; financial aid to commerce and industry and money and credit, including currency and coinage."
His Commerce Committee is more involved with the Coast Guard, interstate commerce, and regulating railroads.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/09/16/mccain_seeks_to_recast_commerc.html
The bodies are piling up under the Straight Talk bus.
Today, McCain economic adviser Carly Fiorina bluntly stated that neither John McCain nor Sarah Palin were capable of running a major corporation (she said the same of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden).
A top campaign adviser said Fiorina will be punished for her candid opinions:
“Carly will now disappear,” this source said. “Senator McCain was furious.” Asked to define “disappear,” this source said, adding that she would be off TV for a while – but remain at the Republican National Committee and keep her role as head of the party’s joint fundraising committee with the McCain campaign.
Fiorina was booked for several TV interviews over the next few days, including one on CNN.
Those interviews have been canceled.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/16/mccain-reportedly-furious-with-fiorina-campaign-adviser-says-she-will-disappear-from-tv/
Nothing more troubling than a 60 something year old self absorbed star with a dress hanging off of her sagging rack.
May Day Fallout
Discipline to restore public faith?...Bratton
Mayor returns from Mexico to “deal with public Outrage”?
What is important is the end of the process and we can hope it will restore public confidence?... Villaraigosa
Our justice system is not always fair? Villaraigosa
The investigation has determined one thing which is uncontested, the lack of policy and procedure!
No one at the scene was responsible for policy and procedure.
If you want to bring an “end to the process and restore public faith”, replace those responsible for setting policy and procedure, the Chief and the Police Commission!
Now that would be fair…
David Hernandez
JEALOUSY RAGING FROM REPUBLICAN CAMP. You're just mad because your boy McCain just a couple of weeks ago had a similar event and only old timer Robert Duvall and Jerry Bruckheimer were a handful of Hollywood types went. He only raised $85,000. Yes the economy is a mess thanks to the Bush administration and McCain who didnt' want any regulations on these banks, now look at the mess. If it takes millions to get OBAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE SO BE IT. NOW STOP CRYING LIKE A GIRL
I get the sense Fiorina shares my frustrations with the Republican Party. She was clearly the better VP pick, but McCain needed the winning pick — not the better pick — to beat Obama in the American Idol election. I can't say I blame him.
His campaign adviser say McCain invented the BlackBerry? Just a bad joke or another attempt to fudge the truth and reshape the image of a man who is clearly still stuck in the '70s?
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/mccain-helped-t.html
I found the dinner!
Salad with goat cheese, roasted potatoes, fillet of beef and asparagus.
I'm dissatisfied with the ACLU's recommendations, and want a full inquiry of THEIR training practices.
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