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Gov. Perry’s correct call
to reject federal UI strings
(Editor's note: The following . legislators to craft legislation that
column is an important bit of automatically end those provi-
information about the ongoing sions as soon as they perceive
federal stimulus funds and how the federal money to have been
states are taking part in the huge spent, the stimulus legislation ■
historical stimulus package.) makes clear that dog won't hunt.
Brabp Standard -herald
March 18,2009
By JAMES QUINTERO
The U.S. Secretary of Labor is
The sharp increase in the directed to “disregard any State
number of Texans losing their’ law provisions which are not then _ — - .
jobs has many wondering wheth- currently in effect as permanent RIO KAT sorgar definitely not. He could come killed in Idaho during the first
er Gov. Rick Perry madeacorrect law or which are subject to dis-A P I right out and say, "Look, Im four months of 2008.
choice to reject the $555 million continuation." S S a whining crybaby, and I want ■ In another e-mail, Rodger
in unemployment insurance! UI) Although many of the de- .... ... people to stop killing wolves.” blasted Salazar for his deci-
assistance offered by the federal tails are still being debated in It would be easy to dismiss To hear Rodger tell it, Salazar 1 could respect that. sion not to interfere with the
government. Washington, this paragraph has Rodger Schlickeisen as a de- is Public Enemy Number One. Instead he lies. In one e- wolf delisting, claiming, “It’s
On the surface, bringing home many governors of both parties ranged nutcase, but that would Starting in 2000, Rodger mail he states, “Regular wolf a decision that could lead to
an extra half-billion dollars for concerned about losing state be a mistake. Rodger Schlick- spent pretty much his every hunting seasons could begin as the deaths of more than 1,000
Texans who’ve lost their jobs autonomy and being shackled eisen (yes, that is his real name, waking moment blasting Presi- early as this fall in Idaho and wolves—including wolves in
through no fault of their own with higher costs imposed at and yes, he actually admits it) dent Bush for everything he did, Montana—and Idaho Governor the western Greater Yellow-
seems like a no-brainer. But peel Washington s decree. The fal- is president of "defenders of from his support for hunting to 'Butch' Otter said again today stone ecosystem!”
away the veneer of “free money” lacy promoted by advocates of wildlife action fund," a group his horrible mistreatment of the that he still wants the first This is also false. The state of
and you see flawed public policy, these eligibility changes is that of chronic bed-wetters whose
To draw down these one-time the federal funds will pay for purpose is, apparently, to sepa-
funds, Texas would be forced several years of the expanded 1
to make permanent changes in benefits. In fact those dollars will from their bank accounts,
its unemployment eligibility Snore dpene dir AINEL AX The money is then used
system. F the to clog the already restricted
For the first $ 185 million, employers will foot the cost ofthe arteries ofthe United States iu
Texas would have to allow the use expanded benefits from day one. arter es 01 ° Statesju
of an "ahemative base periods. There are better options to dicial system byfiling frivolous
for n alternative b elieibilitv address the projected trust fund and inane lawsuits in an effort
Undercurrent law, Texas reviews deficit that control the level of to stop legal, ethical and nec-
an applicant’s last four calendar taxes paid by Texas employers essary conservation practices,
quarters ofwages to determine if and preserve Texas’ ability to such as hunting and trapping,
le applicant worked enough to manage our unemployment sys- Rodger has lately had his
be eligible The Obama Admin- tem as we see fit. The federal gov- Jockeys in a knot over wolves,
istration wants states to provide emnment has 3 separate program In * recent column 1 mentioned -------...... _______
a bypass, allowing applicants that provides zero-interest loans that he and his misled miscre- No matter what Dubya did, it out-of-control killing of wolves Defenders of Wildlife, we’re
to qualify i f their wages would to states that need heip covering ants are involved in a rabid at- was the wrong thing, to happen again.” doing everything we can to
have been sufficient in the last o C CIS, tack on Alaska Governor Sarah Now that Bush is no longer Obviously, the state of Idaho save these wolves.”
one quarter. mono therexas 8T Palin because of her support president. Rodger has had to plans to issue wolftags, which Winston Churchill once
The Texas Workforce Com- 5 w, of aerial wolf hunting. Since transfer his venomous attacks means, obviously, that the state said, “Truth is the first casualty
mission’s cost estimate of this tocevereuehdenche then I have, somehow, been elsewhere. He praised Obama of Idaho plans to very closely of war.” I guess it’s also the first
change: $212.4 million over TWChas accessed this provision added to Rodger’s mailing list, for reversing a lot of Bush's control how many wolves are casualty of the environmental-
five years, before borrowing funds at a because every few days I get administration practices and killed. Which means, obvi- ist movement...
That’s not all. The rest of super-low interest rate thanks to an e-mail from him, updating was highly complimentary ously, that no out-of-control Kendal Hemphill is an
the money would hinge on the the state’s strong credit rating me on dow’s efforts to save of Salazar at first. But then wolf killing will go on. outdoor humor columnist and
adoption of at least two ofthe fol- paying them offearly and saving the wolves. Salazar went and muddied the According to the Idaho public speaker who plans to
lowing four benefit expansions: Texas employers $270 million. At first I thought someone waters with the wolf thing, and Department of Fish & Game, apply for an Idaho wolf tag
" Allowing benefits to people Both of these would address must have put me on Rodger’s Rodger will probably never wolf depredation of livestock this fall. Write to him at P.O
seeking part-time work, not just the short-term issue of shoring up list as a joke, but it may have forgive him. increased 1,300 percent from Box 1600, Mason, Tex. 76856
full-time employment. . our UI trust fund and continuing been my own fault. 1 went to The problem is that there 2005 to 2008. Nine wolves were orjeep@verizon.net
at least $15 per week for each topay benefits to jobless workers the Web site and sent Rodger a are, honestly, way too many
livina in a a in a way that maintains a more scathing message, telling him wolves in Idaho and Montana,
household 8 in a recipient’s predictable tax burden on Texas what an idiot he is. My main and Rodger can’t seem to un-
* Extending unemployment employers. complaint was his reprehen- derstand how that is possible,
benefits past the current 26- It is beyond dispute that sible campaign to indoctrinate According to the National
week limit for persons enrolled peoplearelosingtheirjobs, fami- innocent children with his anti- Park Service, the wolves in
in a state-approved job training lies are struggling financially conservation lies. But Rodger Yellowstone National Park are
program. and emotionally, and many well- evidently doesn't read his mail, so numerous they ’re killing
* Granting immediate eligi- intentioned legislators want to and just puts everyone who each other. Other problems
bility for people who have quit help. But legislators must keep in writes to him on a list to receive include distemper, mange and
their job for "compelling fam- mind that every additional dollar his disgusting propaganda. disease in wolf pups. All these
ily reasons” or to move with a that Texas employers have to pay Anyway the wolves in maladies arc generally caused
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Despite efforts from several jobs is to foster an economy that mainly concerned with the problem with Rodger wanting
creates jobs. wolves in Idaho and Montana, to save the wolves, since it gives
James Quintero is a fiscal It seems he’s miffed at Interior me something to write about. I
policy analyst at the Texas Public Secretary Ken Salazar for using just wish he would stick to the
Policy Foundation, a non-profit, common sense in allowing the facts, and quit making it sound
free-market research institute wolves to be removed from like the wolves are in danger
based in Austin, the Endangered Species list, of extinction, which they are
Big Bad Rodger
"First Dog." I think Rodger’s available hunting tag to shoot Idaho planned to issue no more
view was that it was cruel to a wolf himself.” (Emphasis than 428 wolf tags for 2008.
rate unsuspecting Americans name a dog Barney. Something Rodger’s.) The next line in the Unfortunately, Rodger and his
about a dinosaur, or something, e-mail said, “We can’t allow the band of blowhards managed to
Outdoor
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With
KENDAL HEMPHILL
We’re
here for
your life.
Letter of
Appreciation
Dear Editor, ,
I wish to thank all the wonder- |
fill folks who so generously gave
so that the needs of those along
the border may be helped to have
a better life, especially now that. •
the economy is so fragile causing
’‘ financial hardship for so many.
Because of these contribu-
tions we were able to fill a large
trailer with food, clothes and
other needed items. Some also
gave financial aid that will be
used to provide additional food.
On behalf of the Cornerstone
Children's Ranch at Quemado, a
great big thank you.
BILL FINLEY
f LETTERS TO 1
I THE EDITOR |
Performance Value
We put the "Max" in
talk a judge into stopping the
controlled wolf hunt in 2008.
So now there are more wolves
than ever, and Rodger is still not
happy. But the point is that no
one knows yet how many wolf
tags will be issued for 2009.
Rodger doesn’t lie about
everything, though. In his
last e-mail he said, “Working
with our sister organization,
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