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Quarterly Report: 2010, April - June (Q4), Atka
Brice Eningowuk
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City of Atka
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Community Sanitation Overview:
The community system was constructed in 1978 and was expanded in 1982 to a new housing area. Water is supplied by a stream and wooden reservoir dam northwest of the City. It is stored in two 30,000-gallon water tanks before distribution. All 50 homes are connected to the piped water and sewer system. Sewage is piped to a central septic system. Wastewater flows untreated through outfall lines into Nazan Bay. Garbage is collected twice a week. The City has requested funds to increase water capacity, replace the water treatment system, replace connections, and treat the sewage outfall. A hydro-electric system at Chuniisax Creek will complete construction by 2011. Funding is from Alaska Department of Economic Development, Division of Administration, Alaska Energy Authority and the City of Atka. As of July 2010, there is a water and sewer project planned for the community. The sewer portion is in the design phase and will provide a sewer upgrade to the distribution system at the old village. Water portion is in the planning phase for a new 130,000 gallon tank and water treatment plant. The City of Atka assumed operation of the electric utility in 2007. Work began on extension and repavement of the Atka airstrip in summer of 2008; completed in 2009. Atka Pride Seafoods processing plant will be expanded to allow for processing of multi-species. A crab allocation was purchased by Atka Pride Seafoods and APICDA from Westward Seafoods. The crab will be processed in the local plant. The City of Atka does not charge customers what it costs them to operate the utility but continues to have other sources of funds to cover all utility expenses. The City of Atka has consistently met all essential capacity indicators and the majority of the sustainable indicators.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
New City Clerk at Atka. The City ordered fuel in December 2009 and recieved fuel April 1st due to weather issues. Has a years supply and has ULSD stored in 20,000 gallon tanks.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff will continue to work with city staff upon request.
Essential Indicators:
27 of 27
Sustainable Indicators:
24 of 27
Total Score:
51 of 54
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The City of Atka uses the fiscal year that starts July 1. Residential electricity is charged through AMPY system, using a pre-pay card system with customers. The future plan is to have all services under one system with one payment. Atka is home to Atka Pride Seafoods and receives local fish tax revenues annually. Atka also receives significant revenues from fish taxes collected in the unincorporated area of the western Aleutians. The FY11 City Budget and Ordinance was retrieved from the State of Alaska s Financial Documents Delivery System The city has a budget deficit with Total Revenues. All venues are running at a deficit except for the General Funds. Total revenue in the General Fund is $537,800 and expenses are $197,512 for an excess of $340,288. The revenue for the Water Sanitation is $22,000 and the expenses are $49,119, for a deficit of $27,119. The Revenue for the Electric is $250,000 and the expenses are $287,329 for a deficit of $52,329. There is a Capital Project Grant from AEA for an Electric Distribution/AMPY with a City match of $120,000. This will incorporate the water distribution into the AMPY meters. Reserves in Merrill Lynch, current assets of diesel and gasoline inventory, and values for fixed assets and estimates on the Fish Taxes are stated to be conservative by the City Administrator and will be used to cover the deficit. Monthly financial reports provided to the governing body are Profit and Loss Budget vs. Actual. They identify year-to-date expenditures, adopted budget, and amount remaining over/under budget.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
The City accounting system uses online QuickBooks Pro. The City Administrator is responsible for overseeing accounting functions, maintains a city office in Anchorage and visits Atka when the need arises. Check writing and receipt of cash is handled by staff in the City office located in Atka. The Atka COA has balance totals for all assets, liabilities, and equity. Currently, it is detailed with the same expenditure items used in each department and given a different number for each department. The City does have an adopted purchasing system. The Mayor approves purchases within the scope of the adopted operating budget. Major purchases are approved by the City Council. Water and sewer payments are collected using a Power Stat Pre-Pay system.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
July 14, 2010; IRS Taxpayor Advocate Service fax states that the City of Atka is in compiance with federal employment and/or excise tax Filing, federal tax deposits and has no record of a lien agianst the CIty of Atka.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
Worker's compensation insurance is verified with a call to AML/JIA on July 6, 2010 and is valid through July 1, 2011. Employment recruitment is done within the city first. Every original appointment and every promotional appointment of permanent employees is subject to a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment. An evaluation of performance completed at the end of the probationary period and thereafter, on their anniversary date.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The Atka Administrator maintains an office in Anchorage and travels to Atka when necessary. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for daily supervision of staff including supervision of the Administrator. The Administrator's office is connected to Atka via fax, e-mail, and phone. The City has two operators, both are certified in water and wastewater treatment until 12/31/2010. They each work full-time. They both have additional duties besides maintaining the water and sanitation systems. The Atka City Council meets monthly for regular meetings. The City Council schedules special meetings when the need arises. All meetings comply with the Open Meeting Act. The City has adopted a Water/Sewer Utility ordinance. The ordinance provides for flat rate service fees for four classes: residential, public facility, commercial, and contract. Customers pay a rate that covers a portion of the cost to provide the services and subsidizes the remaining operating cost with general funds. The City Council adopted a revised ordinance in December, 2008 to allow for collections of past due accounts through a pre-pay system used for sales of electricity. In January, 2009 the pre-pay system was set up to allow the utility to collect for water whenever a customer comes in to purchase electricity. The City has adopted an organizational chart that identifies positions and duties for each position.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
Both operators are certified until 12/31/2010. The water operators provide verbal reports to the Mayor. The city administrator provides written reports to the governing body. The 2008 Community Confidence Report was completed and distributed. The City Administrator will be actively working with the community maintenance staff to develop both an inventory control list and a critical spare parts list. The mayor and city clerk have attended RUBA Utility Management and QuickBooks classes held in Anchorage in 2009.
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- 6 large Idaho baking potatoes
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 2 tsp thyme
- Salt and pepper
- About 1/2 cup milk
- Vegetable oil (for frying)
Bake potatoes at 425° F for about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool.
Cut each potato into 6 (1/4-inch) rounds.
Heat oil to 375° F.
Stir together the flour, cayenne, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Dip each potato wedge into the milk and then dredge thoroughly in the seasoned flour mixture. Deep fry wedges without overcrowding for about 1 1/2 minutes until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels and serve.
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The band, made up of members Clyde Hargrove (guitar), Ansley Hughes (vocals), Billy Hargrove (bass), Ryan Robinson (Drums) and Jason Mills (piano) has played Starkville before and said they can't wait to come back.
"Starkville is unlike anywhere else we have ever played," said Hughes. "It is this little quaint, cultured city that completely comes out of nowhere. I love it. The people are so welcoming and grateful for live music, especially at the Darkhorse."
Hughes calls Dave's one of the band's favorite venues in the region.
"The fact that the space is so intimate and you're playing on floor level, providing your own sound, is honestly one of the best things about it," said Hughes. "You don't need a fancy stage, or lights, or professional sound to do what you love and have people love it in return. And that is what is so awesome about Starkville."
Clyde Hargrove said the last time they played Dave's they had a packed house and shares lead singer Hughe's love of Starkville, so he's hoping for the same warm welcoming this weekend. He describes Starkville as tranquil yet vibrant hidden village where everyone acts as if they're on a beach vacation.
"We look forward to coming to play there again and hanging out with everybody at the Darkhorse," Hargrove said. "The people treat you well and the drinks treat you well. Everything is a panacea in Starkville."
Super Water Sympathy is an alternative band known for its lyrics and ability to orchestrate multiple instruments into a unique melodic pairing with Hughes vocals. The Time Record News of Wichita Falls, Texas said Hughes was "an angelic organ" and David Bottoms of Zeal Media said "Vesper Belle" was powerful and engaging.
Hood said he and the Darkhorse Tavern staff are looking forward to seeing Super Water Sympathy play again.
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 Hughes, a self-described tom boy and life-long singer, said that being the only girl in the band just comes naturally.
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"My only complaint might be that at times I'd like a female eye to help me pick out my outfit for the night," she joked.
Hargrove said the name Super Water Sympathy means having a historic command of water and the ability to sympathize with its abuse. The idea for the name came from a dream Hughes had before a writing session while they were working on the first track of debut album "Vesper Belle."
"The name was created by accident when writing the words to 'Spain,'" said Hargrove. "Ansley had a lucid dream and woke up ranting about an endless waterfall from the Pyrenees cascading into the Iberian valleys of Spain and said she had super water sympathy. Hence, the song 'Spain' is about having respect for water and getting out of our materialistic bodies and this is what Super Water Sympathy is about."
Hughes said she wasn't sure at first that she agreed with Hargrove when he mentioned using her subconscious declaration of compassion for H2O as a band name, but now finds in fun and unforgettable.
"To be honest, at first I thought it (the band name) was too complicated and I would fight it and disagree with it a lot," Hughes said, "but eventually it grew on me, just as everybody said it would."
She said Hargrove kept pointing out that the words had never been used together before and admits the uniqueness of it comes in handy.
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After the name was decided upon, Hughes said, another interesting fact came to life.
"We realized one day that every song we have written mentions something about water, whether its an analogy to a river or a mention of an ocean or stream," she said. "This was completely unplanned. Water is fluid, it flows, it's peaceful, and it's happy-- much like our music."
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A KURT Haggerty hat-trick saved Barrow from an embarrassing loss against a BARLA Great Britain side who belied their amateur status to show up the professionals.
It was close to being a second defeat in as many weeks for the home side and, had they suffered a reversal, there could have been few complaints from the Raiders players.
They were given a torrid time by Paul Crarey's amateur boys, who had more ideas and better execution, only denied victory by Haggerty's scoring effort.
Haggerty, lining up against two men he coaches at amateur side Pilkington Recs – Ryan Rogers and Danny Lynch – was determined not be come out second best and he and Sean Casey were the standout men for a Barrow side which otherwise far from impressed.
It was immediately evident Raiders had a much better long kicking game with Casey in their half-backs.
The young Ireland international, the best player in blue and white on the afternoon, mastered the conditions within minutes, putting high swirling kicks up to test BARLA full-back Ryan Rogers and producing equally impressive boots along the ground that were stopping within inches of the try line or touchline.
But BARLA had their own kicking king in the shape of Ryan Smith, who tested Dean McGilvray at every opportunity, putting the full-back under pressure and attempting the exploit the weaknesses seen at times in his game last week.
The sides went blow for blow without making any inroads, Liam Harrison carving the best opening on the left but seeing his inside pass to Max Wiper go to ground.
The amateurs also had men capable of making holes, with Adam Thomason making a good break through, before Mike Backhouse chased down his kick through before the BARLA side could reach it and take advantage.
It was Crarey's side who looked the better outfit throughout the middle of the first half and Ryan Smith broke through the middle of the park.
One-on-one with McGilvray, who had been growing in confidence, he was half-tackled but still managed an offload to Millom's Marcus O'Brien, who was left cursing the slippery conditions as he slipped with the line in sight.
There was almost half-an-hour on the clock by the time the deadlock was finally broken.
For once, Raiders spread play with speed and direction, taking the ball from wide, left to the right, where McGilvray spotted a gap and went through it.
He reached the line but a swarm of tacklers surrounded him, only to leave the option for an offload, taken gratefully and pounced on by Haggerty, who finished the job.
A chance for an immediate second came and went as Dan Toal could not quite reach the line off Liam Campbell's neat pass, before the amateurs levelled.
It came off the back of several players hacking the ball on, Thomason and O'Brien among them, before Ryan Smith went past McGilvray and dived on the ball as it went over the line.
Chris Larkin was almost the next man on the scoresheet as he reacted quickest to Rogers spilling a Casey kick and scooped up the loose ball.
The centre headed for the posts, but was halted before he could reach the whitewash, the BARLA team deservedly level at the break.
They went ahead within minutes of the second period starting as a pass from Smith put Sam Forrester through a huge hole on the left to make it 10-6.
There were nerves now in the Barrow camp, with BARLA looking to further extend their lead, but the doubts were settled as Wiper sent Adam Clay in for a sliding finish in the left corner.
At 10-10, it could have gone either way and it seemed to heading in Raiders' direction when Haggerty barged over the line from close range as his side applied pressure.
This should have been the time for the professionals to kick on and show their superior fitness, but the amateurs were refusing to buckle and struck back, this time through one of their South Cumbrian aces.
The ball came to Adam Nicholson on the left flank and he powered ahead, cutting Barrow asunder and going over to reduce the gap to two points.
They were the side in the ascendancy and went ahead as a loose pass near their own line was plucked from the air by Pat Foulston.
He accelerated away, showing the entire Raiders defence a clean pair of heels and racing to score between the posts at the opposite end of the park, putting the Great Britain boys 20-16 ahead with just 15 minutes to go.
The odds were on them hanging on, but Haggerty – who was producing a one-man show of defiance – hit them again as he collected a Casey chip over the top and dived in for his hat-trick.
There were two points between the sides now as the clock ticked down, with BARLA pushing at every opening in an attempt to claim the victory their efforts and performance deserved.
But time ran out on them and they could not produce a final game-winning break.
Instead, it was Barrow taking the honours, if few of the plaudits, in a triumph far less impressive than their defeat to Keighley seven days before.
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greg i`m not knocking you i`m knocking the one`s that pounce on AFC when things don`t go wrong i`ve not got a problem with raiders only the ones that think there most superior above others by knocking rival sporting side all this rivalry should be kept behind closed doors,as one day they`ll all need each other
555 people on a miserable day isn't a bad turnout for a preseason friendly.
The two games we have played have given plenty of positives. In both games we played with the regulation 17 players whilst the opposition used more than would be allowed in competitive matches. We will have a new team this year and some of the players that have left will be hard to replace but the new players will step up to the mark. Casey ad a good debut and Kurt Haggerty chipped in with some good tries.
No one believes that we will walk away with the league, there are some good sides in this division and the Raiders goal should be to consolidate and take this season as a springboard for the future.
Reading some of the comments on here I can't hello but smile at the "doomed, doomed we're all doomed" mentality.
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Wewahitchka author Michael Lister is celebrating an award by giving back to the area that informs so much of his writing.
In addition to a book signing Friday at the No Name Café in Port St. Joe, Lister will be part of a River Day Celebration on Saturday at Gaskin Park, at the end of Lake Grove Road in Wewahitchka.
He will also donate a portion of book profits from his award-winning novel to an organization advocating for the health of the Apalachicola River and Bay.
Lister recently won his second Florida Book Award, a Silver Medal in Popular Fiction, for the fifth volume in his John Jordan mystery series, "Blood Sacrifice."
Lister won a Bronze Medal in General Fiction for "Double Exposure" in 2009.
The Silver Medal was of particular import because the John Jordan series is the springboard for everything Lister has written in the past 15 years.
"It was really a surprise," Lister said. "It meant so much to me. That was so special. I didn't see it coming. I was just thrilled."
To date, Lister has had 11 novels, three short-story collections, and three non-fiction books published.
"I have written a lot of other books, but I always return to John Jordan," Lister said. "There is a soft spot in my heart for that series. My first published novel was a John Jordan mystery and now 15 years later for the fifth book in the series to be honored in this way means so much to me."
Lister serves on the board of the Apalachicola Riverkeeper, a non-profit organization advocating for the health of the Apalachicola River, its tributaries and watersheds as well as Apalachicola Bay.
And as "Double Exposure" and "Blood Sacrifice" touched on issues surrounding the river and swamps that surround it, Lister saw a "great opportunity to do something."
That something is two days of celebration of his writings and the river, with a portion of proceeds going to the Riverkeeper organization.
Lister will donate half of all profits from every copy of "Blood Sacrifice" sold this summer to the organization.
"Winning a Florida Book Award really helps boost the profile of the book and the series and the other things you have written," Lister said. "There is no question you get a bump from that for everything you write.
"Part of the mystery/thriller plot of "Blood Sacrifice" involves key environmental issues facing Florida so it's a natural fit to use sales of the book for this cause."
Serving on the Riverkeeper board he understands the dire need for and the importance of the organization.
"With all the water wars and issues we are facing, the collapse of the bay especially, there is a real challenge here," Lister said. "It seems like there is no reasonableness, nothing makes sense. And there are solutions. We can do so much more with less water.
"There is a great deal of concern among Riverkeeper for the bay and I am equally concerned about the rivers and the swamps. I just love this area so much and I am mindful of the issues we are facing.
"If we just rely on our elected officials, we are screwed. Alabama and Florida seem to be on the same page, but the way Georgia and the (U.S. Army) Corps have managed things, how do you get someone who has everything they want to the table."
Lister will hold a book signing at No Name Café and the following day the River Day Celebration promises something for all ages.
Wewa Search and Rescue will offer free boat rides on the river, including sonar so passengers can get a glimpse of life below the surface.
There will be a boat poker run and a biker rally which will begin in Bay County, meander through Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka and end at Gaskin Park.
Dave Lloyd out of Bay County will be on hand to provide live music throughout the day, there will be a boat and car wash and a rides, pony and bounzee, for the kids.
Lister will be reading from his writings and the photography of Clyde Butcher will be on display.
"I just thought it would be a great idea to meet at the river and on it and entire thing is a fundraiser for Riverkeeper."
Entry to the event is free, though there will be charges for some activities.
"I've always wanted my books to be highly entertaining, but not just that," Lister said. "I want them to make a difference in the lives of their readers, to enrich them, to expand them in some small way. Partnering with Riverkeeper is doing the same thing—trying to make a difference."
"Blood Sacrifice" and Lister's other books are available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook, and can be found online, at bookstores, and at his website www.MichaelLister.com
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Grover Norquist's Last Laugh
When President Obama got Republicans to raise taxes on the top one percent of income earners as part of the January deal that ended the threat of the fiscal cliff, some Democrats gloated that Republicans had been made to go back on the famous Grover Norquist pledge never to raise taxes. It appeared that Obama, fresh from his November victory and taking advantage of Republicans' divisions, had won big.
Well, think again.
If you compare the leverage that Obama had in that set of bargaining with the leverage he has now in the post-sequester budget negotiations, it is like night and day. Had Obama hung tough and demanded a lot more in the way of tax increases on the wealthy, Republicans were just stuck—because no action would have caused taxes to increase on everyone. Obama had begun the bargaining requesting a reversion to the pre-Bush tax levels on the top two percent, targeting revenue increases of at least $1.6 trillion over a decade. Instead, he settled for just $620 billion—meaning that another trillion has to be taken out of the spending side. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was holding out for the higher number, correctly calculating that Republicans would have to give ground, when Obama undercut Reid by shifting the leadership to Joe Biden with instructions to make more concessions, without even the courtesy of informing Reid. The White House also disastrously miscalculated that the threat of defense cuts in the sequester would bring Republicans back to the table on taxes. Oops. Republicans realize that Afghanistan is winding down, and what's most interesting about the Paul Ryan budget is that its proposed defense spending over the next decade is scarcely different from the Democrats' proposal.
I happened to be speaking at The Atlantic's Economy Summit conference this week, where Norquist was also a speaker, and I had a chance to discuss the January and March budget negotiations with him afterward. According to Norquist, when House Republican negotiators were told that Obama would settle for as little as reverting to the pre-Bush tax rates only on the top one percent, they were astonished at their good fortune. Obama's cave-in was almost too good to be true. As Norquist sees it, the White House was so fixated on the symbolism of getting Republicans to say "uncle" on some form of tax increases on the rich that Obama lost track of both the substance and the larger tactical situation. In late December, when the automatic tax increase of the fiscal cliff was the threat, Democrats held all the cards. Now, with the automatic spending cuts of the sequester in play, the Republicans hold the cards. Why, Norquist wondered, didn't Obama hold out for only a one-year deal on tax cuts, so that the Democrats would have the leverage of automatic tax increases to hold over the Republicans in the sequester negotiations and next year?
Great idea! I'd never heard anyone propose that gambit.
"Who came up with that?" I asked. "I did," said Norquist. He was worried that the Democrats would think of it. The White House should hire this man.
But what about Norquist's famous pledge? Didn't the New Year's deal on the fiscal cliff force Republicans to violate it? Not exactly. The New Year's vote was to allow taxes to stay at Bush levels for the bottom 99 percent and to revert to pre-Bush levels for the top one percent. Tactically, it allowed Republicans to say tax hikes were now off the table. As Chairman Mao might have said, one step backward, six steps forward. It's the kind of pledge violation Norquist can take to the bank.
Norquist told me he was about to go on television to say what a great bargain it was, and prudently decided to keep his mouth shut until the deal was inked. Who is advising Obama on this stuff? Norquist kept asking me. Damned if I know.
A couple of months ago, Washington was filled with talk of Republican humiliation and division. Romney had cratered. House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor were barely on speaking terms. Social issues were sorely dividing the Republican Party. The GOP's spokesmen were either goofy or plumb ugly and mean, like the Kentucky Turtle who serves as their senate leader. Today, at least on the budget issues, Republicans are showing that if they hang tough on no-tax-increases, Obama will come to them. The latest talk is that Obama is persuading liberals like Nancy Pelosi to walk back her opposition to no disguised cuts in Social Security via a change on the cost-of-living formula. Democrats are evidently willing to discuss a ten-year budget deal that includes two or three dollars of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increase. Even Senator Patty Murray's relatively liberal Senate budget is about a dollar in spending cuts per dollar of tax hikes. All signs point to a grand bargain in which Republicans, starting in the Senate, very reluctantly agree to close some loopholes, and Democrats throw Social Security and Medicare into the pot to get cuts that are "back-loaded" (bite more heavily in later years) so as not to depress the recovery. House Republicans then kick and scream—and take the deal. And once again, Norquist will decide that this deal did not really violate the sacred pledge.
Democrats, can't you see how you are getting rolled? The only sensible budget on the table in Washington is the Back to Work Budget proposed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which includes more deficit spending and more public investment now, faster growth and job-creation, more progressive taxes on the rich, and eventual deficit reduction at a higher level of GDP. This is the only budget that is both smart economics, socially just, and good politics for Democrats. If Obama were the president we thought we were voting for, he'd be leading the charge for it. At least the eventual compromise would be far more progressive than what we'll likely get.
Back in 2008, the word was that Obama was playing chess several moves ahead while everyone else was playing checkers. I prefer a poker metaphor. This is a president capable of folding a royal flush.
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I certainly go along with your story, sad though it may be; but from the beginning Mr Obama has been too clever by half. He went out of his way to vote more than once against the things he was running on, e.g., the FISA bill, which told me he could not be trusted and that there would be no surprises if he were to be elected then work to enact the socially moderate but illiberal corporate desires of the DLC. (Tellingly, he insisted he was not a member like the Clintons.) Both he and Hillary are that part of the Democratic Party which deceitfully want what their corporate masters want, not what Democrats at large want. The writers that keep explaining how it is the darn Republicans who stop him from being a Democrat help keep up the facade. They're mostly liars for hire.*
Obama is extremely clever at getting what his backers want while shifting blame to the other side.
He is not as stupid as he acts. He just wants to get what he wants while getting his supporters to blame the other side. So far he has been a smashing success!
It's a masterful act. Yes, the Democrats are being rolled alright--but by their own president.
*I trust you're not one of these.
Sun, 2013-03-17 08:37
I absolutely agree with you. Obama has been saying since January 2009 that he wants to "reform" [cut] entitlements [benefits that we worked for, paid for, and deserve to receive]." The people getting rolled mostly are the Democratic base, and especially older voters, who think Obama is working to protect them, when in fact he's the one who put benefit cuts on the table, and keeps bringing them back to the table every time the Teatards save us from his plans. He's a total believer in Chicago School neoliberalism.
Sun, 2013-03-17 07:27
Of course this is what he would say. Saving face and all of that after having his pet project rejected after so many years. Just like a five year old, or any Cantservative, he can't recognize that Republicants actually lost and he lost his autocratic, senseless hold over them.
Mon, 2013-03-18 16:55
I think you give Norquist far too much credit- historically, he's always done this sort of pompous self-flattery. Obama is walking a thin line between short-term (the economy) and long-term (taxes and spending) issues; he can't adhere to liberal spending and taxation priorities at the expense of causing a double-dip recession (which would also be very bad for liberal spending and taxation priorities, if it costs the Dems politically). I don't know how you can write an entire column on the fiscal negotiations without even noting the economic situation in passing- checking liberal checkboxes is not the only priority here.
"If Obama were the president we thought we were voting for, he'd be leading the charge for it." After the 2008 election there was much whining that Obama was governing as a center-left democrat (which is what he ran as, IMO- if you listened to the specific policy proposals and didn't read one's own preferences into the grand rhetoric). But that at least made some sense in 2008, since we didn't know exactly what we were getting- in 2012, this is nonsense. Obama has been president for four years, and you are still claiming to not know who you were voting for?
If you do not understand Obama's strategy here, I shall spell it out for you: the GOP has put a lot of face on the line that they will hold fast on taxes. Due to Obama's clear and repeated desire to make a deal, the public is prepared to blame the GOP if no deal is made. Thus, the GOP is stuck between their base and the middle- they either strike a deal and enrage their base, or fall on their swords and have the majority of Americans blame them for intentionally tanking the economy.
"The only sensible budget on the table in Washington is the Back to Work Budget"
This can pass neither the Senate (under the new filibuster regime) or the House. What would be really great is if the White House sent me a pony- can we go back to talking about stuff that could actually happen now?
"I prefer a poker metaphor. This is a president capable of folding a royal flush."
Political neophytes often imagine that their policy preferences could bloodlessly be made law via some combination of steely resolve and straight talk. One rarely encounters this level of political naivete in actual columnists though. At least, outside of WorldNetDaily etc.
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A Cloud Party
Yes, sometimes at Ellie Fun Day we like to throw parties for special friends. My dear friend Traci at 45 Wall Design was celebrating a special birthday, so her husband Herman decided to enlist me and her cousin-in-law, Rachel to come up with something fabulous for her. We were brainstorming ways to bless Traci and their new Eichler and came up with the idea of showering her with blessings.
We enlisted all of her friends to write a phrase of blessing for her and the new house. I printed them onto raindrops that hung from the linen cloud mobile that I sewed. The light was just perfect in her atrium.
As I'm all about recycling and being sustainable I found these GORGEOUS Wasara Plates at Branch in SF. They're entirely tree free and made out of sugar cane, bamboo and reed pulp. I can't say how lovely they are to see in person, especially the package that they come in! The shapes that they come in are just so elegant. I also found compostable forks and knives from Birchware via Amazon. I hand stamped Traci's initial using an inkpad and then wrapped the knife in Japanese Washi Tape.
I love flowers so dearly and a party isn't a party without flowers. Sticking with the theme I used billy balls, peonies, anemones, ranunculus and Star of Bethlehem with a Gemini filler. They turned out lovely!
These lovely critters I found at Michaels and used a white spray paint to cover them. As for the party hats…I used the same paper from the rain drops and then made a fringe with white tissue paper for the tassels. I think that this was my favorite part of the whole party. It just gave a whole new element to fun and party. The tree stumps (do you recognize them?) our dear friend Al had an old pear tree that he was cutting down and he offered to cut some of these for our pop-up shop. I thought they were the perfect little element to give variation in height.
For the drinks we served a classic and pink lemonade with fun yellow straws and these lids we purchased via Etsy. I printed out little flags on craft paper that read "We Heart Traci".
For dessert we decided to go with Traci's favorites. We were a little sneaky and checked out her Pinterest board and came up with this Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp in a jar. They were super easy to make.
Kara's cupcakes with Cloud Toppers and raindrop fondant.
Traci's favorite kettlecorn in cones and finished with washi tape. I bought a foam board from Michaels and wrapped it with tissue. To get the cones to stand up, I used floral wire inserted into the board then I slid the cones through the bottom and filled the cones with the kettlecorn.
The pièce de résistance were these cloud macarons that my friend Lisa made! They were the most adorable things I've ever seen! Yes, she is for hire! We found instructions here.
Thank you Herman for these lovely photos and allowing us to bless Traci in this way!


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