[milwguy]

The visit by Barry will have some interesting optics. The 'Mayor' of Manty is 24 years old. The businesses that Barry and the boy mayor will probably be visiting are involved in alternative energy or saving energy via efficient lighting.

If you look at the performance of Broadwind Energy, which makes windmill towers and gear boxes (BWEN, formerly Tower Tech) and Orion which makes energy efficient lighting (OESX)you will see neither company is profitable, both are bleeding cash, and without gov't grants and tax incentives for their customers, neither would be able to survive in a free market.

For Obama to go to Manty and highlight these companies would be a perfect illustration of how out of touch gov't is with how to create jobs.

It is possible that Barry will actually head over to Manitowoc Company which makes huge cranes, but I am not sure he wants to be seen in front of construction cranes which actually are used to build things.

[Arm_Bears]

Wouldn’t it be great if one of the cities/regions/industries that’s been gutted by his Zero-ness told him to “Pi$$ off”?

Oh well . . . I can dream.

[sonofagun]

Don't know much about alternative energy other than these windtower farms are a blight on our landscape and are growing like a cancerous skin growth.

They are, however, monuments to the eco warriors' won battles.

[Erik Latranyi]

The city of Manitowoc has a $1 million budget shortfall that will probably result in layoffs.....fitting for Obama’s visit.

[stefanbatory]

I wonder if the Happy Schnapps Combo will be there??? Maybe they can play Dutch Pile...

[thethirddegree]

boy mayor will probably be visiting are involved in alternative energy or saving energy via efficient lighting.

I've been thinking about my options when the new mercury containing light bulbs that Congress is shoving down our throats start to fail. I think sending the dead but dangerous bulbs back to our Congressional reps would be a good idea.

[Doogle]

Wisconsin to host Obama..translation= Wisconsin gives Dumbo cover and allows him to play savior for his adoring masses for an hour.

...the skeptical believe his handlers need a place to meet (AF One) to discuss the agenda, since the White Hut is occasionally watched for “visitors, logged in” as promised.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We owned two Manitowoc 4600 draglines back in my coal mining days. They were the best of the 7-8 yard mobile machines.

[SoFloFreeper]

Of course NO ONE will show up to protest B.O.

I do recall EVERY TIME George W. Bush went somewhere, the press made CERTAIN to find protestors...but that doesn’t happen with the Dear Reader B.O.

[sbMKE]

Manitowoc is also home to the only coal burning ship in the northern hemisphere - one that dumps all of its coal ash directly into the waters of Lake Michigan.

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2009/06/ferrys_coal_ash_dumping_surpri.html