What is Arizona Lumpy Cadaverick McSame #1 in?

[lonestarnot]

Well fuck nothing of course in anything that is good! All the bad shit yeah! Right up there at the top. Anything that matters, yep we are right there at the fucking bottom. Education, bottom, social programs, bottom.

[MercutioATC]

1. Age.

[lonestarnot]

3. Well I guess I shouldn't multitask while posting! LOL

A phone call and rootbeer float interrupted my train of thought. This was supposed to be a post about Arizona and Lumpy at the helm for the last 26 or however many years. LOL :rofl: It came out kind of garbled hugh? Snort :rofl:

[dgibby]

5. Well , the fact that I actually understood what you were

saying just scares the hell out of me! Time to up my meds again.:crazy: :crazy:

[lonestarnot]

6. LOL! A sure sign! I'm sure, but what I am sure of,

I sure couldn't tell you! :P

[dgibby]

8. Are you SURE that was only Root Beer?

[lonestarnot]

7. here.

2007 Phoenix area was ranked as the 8th highest rate of vehicle thefts on a per capita basis. That is an improvement over our 4th place ranking of the previous year.
http://phoenix.about.com/od/cartheft/a/autotheftncib.htm

[lonestarnot]

9. and here on education.

Arizona reports in at nearly the lowest completion rate of all states reporting. According to the Manhattan Institute and Urban Institute methodologies for calculating graduation rates, Arizona ranks slightly below the national average. According to a brief report from the Education Commission of the States, Arizona’s graduation rate has been reported as low as 59% in recent years

http://www.arizonafuture.org/gradinitiative/azrank.html#1

[lonestarnot]

10. here for unemployment

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Arizona’s employment continues to rise at a steady rate when comparing the
current quarter’s numbers to the same quarter in the prior year (see Figure I). The Bureau
of Labor Statistics seasonally-adjusted employment for Arizona grew by 4.7 percent from
the third quarter of 2005 to the third quarter of 2006. These figures are based on
preliminary figures for the third quarter 2006. For the United States the change was 1.3
percent increase from the third quarter 2005 to the third quarter 2006.

http://wpcarey.asu.edu/seidman/currenteconomicconditions.pdf

[lonestarnot]

11. here for crime Phoenix/Tempe

http://phoenix.about.com/od/crimestatistics/a/crime2006_4.htmFor description of where this data came from and what it means, visit the first page of the article, What the Numbers Mean.

Crime Data for Phoenix
2005 population: 1,461,575
Violent Crimes First Six Months of 2005: 5,221
Per 1,000 residents: 3.57

2006 population (estimate 3% growth): 1,505,422

Total Violent Crimes First Six Months of 2006: 5,424
Per 1,000 residents: 3.60

Murder: 118
Forcible rape: 279
Robbery: 2,096
Aggravated Assault: 2,931
Other Crimes Reported First Six Months of 2006
Property Crime: 44,961
Burglary: 8,256
Larceny theft: 25,092
Motor Vehicle Theft: 11,613
Arson: 280

Crime Data for Tempe
2005 population: 161,143
Violent Crimes First Six Months of 2005: 523
Per 1,000 residents: 3.25

2006 population (estimate 0% growth): 161,143

Total Violent Crimes First Six Months of 2006: 540
Per 1,000 residents: 3.35

Murder: 3
Forcible rape: 27
Robbery: 190
Aggravated Assault: 320
Other Crimes Reported First Six Months of 2006
Property Crime: 6,334
Burglary: 886
Larceny theft: 4,372
Motor Vehicle Theft: 1,076
Arson: 43

[lonestarnot]

12. Here for rise of bks

Arizona Bankruptcy Rates on the Rise
The United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona, maintains bankruptcy statistics for all cases filed in Arizona. The state of Arizona is listed as one of the top five states being hardest hit by both the mortgage crunch as well as the soft housing market. Even though unemployment is lower than the national average, bankruptcy cases in Arizona have risen dramatically from 2006 until 2007.

In January 2006, there were 162 chapter 7 bankruptcies filed in the Phoenix court, 42 filed in the Tucson court and 8 filed in the Yuma court for a total of 212 chapter 7 bankruptcies. In January of 2007 these numbers saw a dramatic increase. The Phoenix court system processed 273 chapter 7 bankruptcies which represented a 68.5% increase. In Tucson, the number jumped to 106 cases in January of 2007 equaling a 152.3% increase of January 2006. In Yuma, the increase was even more staggering at 287% jumping from 8 to 31. When comparing January 2006 to January 2007, chapter 7 bankruptcies filed in Arizona increased 93.3%.


As 2007 continued, the numbers rose and fell, but December 2007 showed a 102.7% increase over December 2006. The total number of chapter 7 bankruptcies filed in December 2006 in Arizona was 367; this jumped to 744 in December of 2007.

Unfortunately, Arizona bankruptcy rates continued to rise in the early part of 2008. The Arizona Republic has reported that there were 967 bankruptcy filings (all chapters) in January of 2008 which equates to a 63% gain from January 2007. Of those 967 cases, 708 were from individuals and businesses in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

National bankruptcy rates dropped by 28% from 2006 to 2007, unfortunately Arizona’s rates did not follow this trend. Consumers in Arizona are being hit hard by the predatory lending practices that resulted in numerous subprime mortgages. These individuals are unable to refinance their home in order to prevent a foreclosure and many are being forced into bankruptcy.
http://www.e-bk.com/arizona-bankruptcy-rates-on-the-rise.html

[lonestarnot]

13. I'd say McSame hasn't been doing anything for his state in 26 years to look at all this shit.

[dgibby]

2. lies

[lonestarnot]

4. He has to be right up there for home ownership too doesn't he?