It isn't just the donors going elsewhere
Much is being made of the supposition that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won't be making a third attempt to become President in 2016 being caused by the fact his prior campaign contributors weren't clamoring to board his election train. There is some truth to this, but other factors came into play.
One of them is the fact that he doesn't have a clear message that the undecided electorate will warm to. Another is that no matter who the Democratic nominee is, were Romney to be the Repubican nominee; this would be used for campaign commercials:
Technically, Governor Romney was correct. But that doesn't mean those people don't pay any taxes. They pay FICA and Medicare taxes if they are working. They pay federal excise taxes on gasoline and their telephone service. They contribute to the economy, even if some of what they spend comes to them from the federal government.
Mitt Romney was wise to stay away from the race for the Republican nomination. He might have had a better chance of winning than Sarah Palin would, but that is not saying much.
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I did not know there was a Dear Abby type who answers financial questions, but there is. The column that led me to learn this fact was from a man who inherited his father's entire estate. The will his father left deliberately disinherited his other two children. There were serious rifts between the deceased father and his two other children. Now he's considering whether or not to share the estate with him. The sister has made it clear that if he doesn't, she will cut ties with him.
The advice columnist said the best thing to do would be to share the estate. I disagree. Why? Because I don't like ultimatums. I loathe them. Back in January of 1989 I was living with my girlfriend (future ex-wife #2) in an apartment that my stepsister called home. One Saturday night she was lording it over us that it was her apartment and that if she wanted, she could kick us out. So we'd better do what she wanted.
I went out the next morning and rented an apartment 11 miles away. Don't try to force me to do something, even if it is in my best interest. I guess I'm perverse that way.
I think this guy should go back to his sister and tell her that if she's going to maintain the position that if he doesn't share with her, she will never speak to him again. Give her a chance to pull the ultimatum back. If she won't, he should tell her she'll never see a dime for the sole reason that she demanded something he would have given her; had she been nice about it.
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I'm kind of angry at myself. The "limb-preservation" specialist I saw on Wednesday wrapped my leg with some "special" bandages. The instructions were to keep them dry and go back next week for a reevaluation. Here it is Saturday afternoon and I've already had to remove the bandages.
I had obtained two big trashcan liners for the purpose of wrapping the bandages to keep them dry. They worked quite well. So I told the housekeeper not to dispose of them. Naturally, she did. I tried multiple re-usable grocery bags, but they leaked. Now I do not have the bandages in place and they did a great job of encouraging healing and reducing the pain.
Next time I'm going to buy my own box of trash can liners, so I won't go through this again. Live and learn.
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Random Ponderings:
The only reason that the story of Bobby Kristina Brown isn't the top story on CNN right now is that ISIS has apparently beheaded another hostage.
A mosque in Downtown Los Angeles for women only? Wonder what ISIS thinks about that?
Suge Knight doesn't need a personal assistant, he needs a personal criminal attorney at his side 24/7.
When Mark in the Mornings debuts next week on 100.3 The Sound, I'll be listening. Hey, I was Mark and Brian listener #11 when they first came to Los Angeles. It won't be the same without both of them, but it will still outshine anything else on FM in the mornings.
After reading about an auction of 1,000 items of Disney memorabilia, expected to bring over $1 million, I'm wondering if the old, unused E-tickets I have are worth anything.
Everyone who writes and has dreams of their work becoming a Hollywood movie needs to learn about the lawsuit filed by Tess Gerritsen against Warner Brothers. I hope she prevails, based on her telling of the events.
Sly Stone may never see the $5 million he was awarded by a jury, but hopefully the $2 to $3 million the court already controls will be in his hands soon.
I knew that Miss Beverly Hills had suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the swimsuit round of the Miss California pageant, but I did not know there is an actress who renamed herself Beverly Hills. I wonder if she was best friends with Holly Wood or Ana Heim?
Reading about the children of the late Casey Kasem demanding an investigation into possible elder abuse of their father at the hands of his wife Jean Kasem, I was reminded of this particular meltdown of his:
And of course, that reminded me of one of my favorite meltdowns of all time, instigated by a question from an old co-worker of mine, Paul Olden:
One of them is the fact that he doesn't have a clear message that the undecided electorate will warm to. Another is that no matter who the Democratic nominee is, were Romney to be the Repubican nominee; this would be used for campaign commercials:
Technically, Governor Romney was correct. But that doesn't mean those people don't pay any taxes. They pay FICA and Medicare taxes if they are working. They pay federal excise taxes on gasoline and their telephone service. They contribute to the economy, even if some of what they spend comes to them from the federal government.
Mitt Romney was wise to stay away from the race for the Republican nomination. He might have had a better chance of winning than Sarah Palin would, but that is not saying much.
* * *
I did not know there was a Dear Abby type who answers financial questions, but there is. The column that led me to learn this fact was from a man who inherited his father's entire estate. The will his father left deliberately disinherited his other two children. There were serious rifts between the deceased father and his two other children. Now he's considering whether or not to share the estate with him. The sister has made it clear that if he doesn't, she will cut ties with him.
The advice columnist said the best thing to do would be to share the estate. I disagree. Why? Because I don't like ultimatums. I loathe them. Back in January of 1989 I was living with my girlfriend (future ex-wife #2) in an apartment that my stepsister called home. One Saturday night she was lording it over us that it was her apartment and that if she wanted, she could kick us out. So we'd better do what she wanted.
I went out the next morning and rented an apartment 11 miles away. Don't try to force me to do something, even if it is in my best interest. I guess I'm perverse that way.
I think this guy should go back to his sister and tell her that if she's going to maintain the position that if he doesn't share with her, she will never speak to him again. Give her a chance to pull the ultimatum back. If she won't, he should tell her she'll never see a dime for the sole reason that she demanded something he would have given her; had she been nice about it.
* * *
I'm kind of angry at myself. The "limb-preservation" specialist I saw on Wednesday wrapped my leg with some "special" bandages. The instructions were to keep them dry and go back next week for a reevaluation. Here it is Saturday afternoon and I've already had to remove the bandages.
I had obtained two big trashcan liners for the purpose of wrapping the bandages to keep them dry. They worked quite well. So I told the housekeeper not to dispose of them. Naturally, she did. I tried multiple re-usable grocery bags, but they leaked. Now I do not have the bandages in place and they did a great job of encouraging healing and reducing the pain.
Next time I'm going to buy my own box of trash can liners, so I won't go through this again. Live and learn.
* * *
Random Ponderings:
The only reason that the story of Bobby Kristina Brown isn't the top story on CNN right now is that ISIS has apparently beheaded another hostage.
A mosque in Downtown Los Angeles for women only? Wonder what ISIS thinks about that?
Suge Knight doesn't need a personal assistant, he needs a personal criminal attorney at his side 24/7.
When Mark in the Mornings debuts next week on 100.3 The Sound, I'll be listening. Hey, I was Mark and Brian listener #11 when they first came to Los Angeles. It won't be the same without both of them, but it will still outshine anything else on FM in the mornings.
After reading about an auction of 1,000 items of Disney memorabilia, expected to bring over $1 million, I'm wondering if the old, unused E-tickets I have are worth anything.
Everyone who writes and has dreams of their work becoming a Hollywood movie needs to learn about the lawsuit filed by Tess Gerritsen against Warner Brothers. I hope she prevails, based on her telling of the events.
Sly Stone may never see the $5 million he was awarded by a jury, but hopefully the $2 to $3 million the court already controls will be in his hands soon.
I knew that Miss Beverly Hills had suffered a wardrobe malfunction during the swimsuit round of the Miss California pageant, but I did not know there is an actress who renamed herself Beverly Hills. I wonder if she was best friends with Holly Wood or Ana Heim?
Reading about the children of the late Casey Kasem demanding an investigation into possible elder abuse of their father at the hands of his wife Jean Kasem, I was reminded of this particular meltdown of his:
And of course, that reminded me of one of my favorite meltdowns of all time, instigated by a question from an old co-worker of mine, Paul Olden:
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