Hey, Dems: Take a Look at What Happened to the USPS Under Obama. What happened under Hussein? Not much, other than sticking us with Obamacare, race-bating, and setting pallets of money to Iran.
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Behold the U.S. Postal Service’s new 44-cent stamp. It features the strong, manly features of Ronaldus Magnus.
Behold the U.S. Postal Service’s new 44-cent stamp. It features the strong, manly features of Ronaldus Magnus.
The Washington Times has the details:
Former first lady Nancy Reagan helped unveil the design of the Ronald Reagan Centennial postage stamp during a ceremony Monday at the Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, Calif.
The stamp features a close-up of the 40th president’s face with his Santa Barbara ranch in the background.
The Ventura County Star reports the stamp will go on sale Feb. 10, four days after what would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday.
As of February 10, this stamp will be enthusiastically affixed to all IHateTheMedia.com correspondence. All the state secrets we send to Julian Assange, all the payoffs on paternity suits, all the fanboy letters we send to Chris Christie and Marco Rubio. Everything gets new Ronald Reagan stamps.
We hear that the Postal Service is also introducing a new Barney Frank design. It will be the first stamp that licks you.
Source: Washington Times
My baby, she sent me a letter. But not on Saturday.
The post office business model “is not viable.” Kind of like most government agency business models aren’t viable. And what better way to illustrate this story than with one of the shortest and coolest number one hits ever.
The post office business model “is not viable.” Kind of like most government agency business models aren’t viable. And what better way to illustrate this story than with one of the shortest and coolest number one hits ever.
The Washington Post puts its stamp on the story while you listen to the Box Tops’ mood music:
The U.S. Postal Service’s current business model “is not viable” and the mail agency should make deeper job and wage cuts, hire more part-time staff and consider outsourcing operations, according to a draft of a government audit acquired by The Federal Eye.
Auditors also urge Congress to remove restrictions on the Postal Service’s ability to cut Saturday mail delivery and close post offices, according to the report, which offers recommendations similar to the USPS’s own proposed 10-year business plan.
Lawmakers requested the Government Accountability Office report, set for a Monday release, as they prepare to consider the USPS plan, which was introduced last month. The proposals call for an end to six-day delivery and ask Congress to give the mail agency the ability to raise prices beyond the rate of inflation and close post offices if necessary.
The report’s conclusions pleased top postal officials who are gathered this week in Nashville for the annual National Postal Forum, a convention for the mail agency’s largest customers.
Postmaster General John E. Potter said Sunday he was pleased with the GAO’s general conclusions, but concerned with suggestions in the report that further study of the issue is required.
“We’ve studied this significantly, the time for study is over, now’s the time for action,” he said.
Among other things, Potter wants to close post offices, cut union salaries, and cut union jobs. He obviously has no long term future in government.
Source: Washington Post
Teddy Kennedy should have sent his letter to Obama via FedEx
In his healthcare speech President Obama touted a letter he had just received from Ted Kennedy, and the ten days it took to get to the White House clearly demonstrates the folly of President Obama lauding the efficiency of the post office in a separate healthcare speech last month..
In his healthcare speech before a joint session of Congress the other night, President Obama touted a letter he had just received from Ted Kennedy in which the late Lion of the Senate called for passage of health care reform.
And that clearly demonstrates the folly of President Obama lauding the efficiency of the post office in a separate healthcare speech last month.
Kennedy died on August 25. Obama said he received the letter a few days ago. Assuming Kennedy wrote the letter before he died (seems like a relatively safe assumption) that means it took ten days for the letter to get from Boston to Washington, DC despite the fact that its just 440 miles from one to the other and driving time is 7 hours and 41 minutes.
How’s that vaunted post office efficiency working for you, President Obama? Can’t wait until those guys are in charge of healthcare, too.
Come with us now on a trip to the future of ObamaCare, AKA the post office
The Greatest President In History recently said that ObamaCare could end up just like the post office. That he should use the post office as a success story boggled the minds of even his supporters.
The Greatest President In History recently said that ObamaCare could end up just like the post office. That he should use the post office as a success story boggled the minds of even his supporters.
Ray, who frequently comments on stories here at IHateTheMedia.com, lives in Orange County, California. He sat down and dashed off this email after visiting the post office in his upper middle class planned utopia:
“Went to the post office today. Took a number. There were about 20 people in front of me. Only two windows open out of five. One person behind a kiosk to sell postal paraphernalia with no one buying. The local postmaster was out front asking people if he could help. One employee standing behind the two windows just watching (he looked totally stoned). People with lots of little packages, lots of questions, or couldn’t speak English, so each person took loads of time.
“Tempted to go “postal” and ask why they just didn’t open up more windows. Took 35 minutes of standing around before I could mail my package. Should have gone to UPS or FedEx and paid the additional charge.
“Another time I was in line at the main Irvine post office on Sand Canyon. Standing in a long line when all but two clerks decided to go on break at the same time. Then one of the remaining clerks closed her window and proceeded to change the ink cartridges in all the pens which are attached by little chains.
“Saw the future of Obamacare.”
But did they offer end-of-line counseling, Ray?
The worst argument ever for ObamaCare: It will be like the post office
Let’s just ignore all the stuttering and stammering from the Wizard of Uhs. Let’s concentrate on his contention that ObamaCAre will be good because it’s like the post office.
Let’s just ignore all the stuttering and stammering from the Wizard of Uhs. Let’s concentrate on his contention that ObamaCAre will be good because it’s like the post office.
- The post office has no competition. It has a monopoly on first class mail. Much like ObamaCare will have a monopoly on healthcare.
- Despite that monopoly, they lose money hand-over-fist every year. Much like ObamaCAre will have a monopoly on healthcare.
- Fedex and UPS eat the post office’s lunch where they actually compete. Much like insurance companies…uhhhh…well, there won’t really be any insurance companies to compete with ObamaCare.
The Greatest President In History, who has never worked in private enterprise, shows absolutely no understanding of how that real world thing works.
Sharpton calls for postage stamp honoring accused child molester
Reverend Al showed up at South L.A.’s First A.M.E. Church on Sunday and demanded a U.S. postage stamp honoring Michael Jackson. And while he was on a roll, he demanded a national day of mourning, too.
Here’s a mathematical formula that’s as accurate as Pythagorean Theorem: Black person in news + TV cameras = Al Sharpton must be around here somewhere
Which brings us directly to the recently departed accused child molester Michael Jackson.
Reverend Al showed up at South L.A.’s First A.M.E. Church on Sunday and demanded a U.S. postage stamp honoring Michael Jackson. And while he was on a roll, he demanded a national day of mourning, too.
This one will be harder to pull of than Tawana Brawley’s bra, because the U.S. Postal Service says commemorative stamps can’t even be considered until five years after the subject passes on to their greater reward.
There is one exception, but that won’t help the accused child molester. Deceased U.S. Presidents have traditionally been honored with a stamp released on their birthdays following the date of their deaths.
Prior to issuing the Elvis Presley stamp back in the early 90s, the US Postal Service held a nationwide vote to determine if the public wanted the stamp to show the fat Elvis or the skinny Elvis.
They’ll probably hold a similar competition with the Jackson stamp, but it will be far more complex. Do you want the black Michael or the white Michael? Curly hair or straight hair? With chimpanzee or little boy?
Source: KTLA.com
Post office having problems with new Obama postage stamp
President Obama postage stamp. Turns out the stamp isn’t sticking to envelopes very well.President Obama postage stamp.
Bad news down at the United States Postal Service. They’re having trouble with their new President Obama postage stamp. Turns out the stamp isn’t sticking to envelopes very well.
This has apparently enraged the President, who immediately demanded a full investigation.
After spending $7.8 million in “stimulus” funds on scientific research, the source of the problem was discovered:
Democrats were licking the back side of the stamp until there was no adhesive left. And Republicans were spitting on the front side of it.
Scientists discover unexpected cause of global warming: the price of a U.S. postage stamp
Stop the global warming presses. Scientists have discovered a remarkable link between rapidly rising world temperatures and…uh…well…United States postage rates.
“The rise in global temperatures since 1880 closely correlates with increases in postal charges,” the study stated, “sparking alarm that CO2 has been usurped as the main driver of climate change.”
As you can see in the chart, the correlation between rise in temperatures and the rise in the price of postage stamps is far closer than the correlation between temperatures and C02.
This tongue-planted-firmly-in-cheek scientific report demonstrates the obvious quite simply: Just because two things correlate doesn’t mean one causes the other.
But all kidding aside, there is one very important lesson to be learned from this study:
We must stop the increase in postage rates, because they’re killing the polar bears.
Source: JoanneNova.com.au via IceAgeNow.com
