The Plan:

The city has released a draft policy statement on how it would use the airplane cameras, saying they would only be deployed in a handful of circumstances -- to disrupt Part I (felony) crime patterns, to assist in weather emergencies or natural disasters, to monitor illegal dumping, to support tactical operations (SWAT, hostage cases), and to monitor major events or large-scale disturbances.

In a statement, the ACLU said: "These planes are able to monitor an area four times as large as Dayton's downtown. The rapid-fire cameras used on the plane make the captured data more like film than still photos. Police can zoom in on any part of the image, in real time. This means that they could track your car down the street or watch you swimming in your backyard."

Costs $1000/hr.

I am old enough to have watched the original Mickey Mouse Club in real time. Annette was definitely the queen of the Mickey Mouse Club although regulars Doreen and Darlene and Cubby and Karen and Bobby and Tommy also had their fans.

After leaving MMC, Annette went on to star in a number of "beach" movies, often co-starring with teen heartthrob Frankie Avalon. Among these were Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party and How to Stuff a Wild Bikini.

She also had a singing career with a number of pop hits in the late '50s and early '60s. The only one I remember was a song called Tall Paul.

And, of course, there were her TV ads for Skippy Peanut Butter, which was the PB of choice in my home growing up.

How big is the president's chained CPI cut? For someone who retires at 65, it would be:

a 3.7 percent cut at age 75;
a 6.5 percent cut at age 85;
and a 9.2 percent cut at 95.

What about the dollar cost of the president's cut? For the average earner, cumulative benefits would be cut by:

$4,631 -- more than three months of benefits -- by age 75; $13,910 -- nearly a year of benefits-- by age 85; and $28,004 -- more than a year and a half of benefits -- by age 95.

Unless the president's budget excludes the chained CPI from IRS calculation, it would also lead to tax increases for all income except that in the highest tax bracket. So his Social Security cut would also be a middle-class tax hike.

Also, Obama is really going to soak it to the rich on Medicare premiums. Oh, wait!

Despite its severity, reports tell us that the chained CPI isn't this budget's only harsh austerity measure.  The president will also propose increasing Medicare premiums for higher earners. The figure that's been reported is $47,000 per year. That targets comfortable seniors, not just the wealthy.

In less than 25 years, that more than one retired person in four would be paying an increased Medicare premium.  (See the Kaiser Family Foundation's analysis for more.) This cost hike wouldn't do anything to reduce runaway health care costs. It's just cost-shifting.

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"If the Ocean was whiskey
And I was a duck
I'd dive to the bottom, Lord
And never come up..."

A day or so has passed, and so it may be considered appropriate for me to express a contrary opinion.

I have absolutely zero fond recollections of her tenancy.
I don't remember ever being conscious of even a glimmer of the quality of compassion from her.

And I believe she left a legacy of hardship in her wake for British people of modest means.

Good interview with Creator about Season Six Premier.  Warning, lots of spoilers.

Colt Competition a maker of high end AR-15 pattern rifles is leaving Colorado for Texas.  Just one more case of anti-gum zealots chasing good jobs and tax revenue out of the state.  All for no measurable benefit.

as he is interviewed by Stephen Colbert