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"YALE WIMPS OUT AGAIN: A T-shirt calling Harvard men “sissies” proves too offensive for students and administrators."
Read it all and fear for out future.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank
Bankers Get $4 Trillion Gift From Barney Frank: David Reilly - Bloomberg.com
"The reading was especially painful since this reform sausage is stuffed with more gristle than meat.
At least, that is, if you are a taxpayer hoping the bailout train is coming to a halt.
If you’re a banker, the bill is tastier. While banks opposed the legislation, they should cheer for its passage by the full Congress in the New Year: There are huge giveaways insuring the government will again rescue banks and Wall Street if the need arises.
Nuggets Gleaned"
Read 'em and weep....
"The reading was especially painful since this reform sausage is stuffed with more gristle than meat.
At least, that is, if you are a taxpayer hoping the bailout train is coming to a halt.
If you’re a banker, the bill is tastier. While banks opposed the legislation, they should cheer for its passage by the full Congress in the New Year: There are huge giveaways insuring the government will again rescue banks and Wall Street if the need arises.
Nuggets Gleaned"
Read 'em and weep....
MSU bowl opponent Texas Tech fires coach Mike Leache Detroit News
MSU bowl opponent Texas Tech fires coach Mike Leach
"According to terms of the deal, Leach was due a $800,000 bonus on Dec. 31 if he were still the head coach at Texas Tech."
And this is the school that hired Bobby Knight?
"According to terms of the deal, Leach was due a $800,000 bonus on Dec. 31 if he were still the head coach at Texas Tech."
And this is the school that hired Bobby Knight?
Hoekstra Deserves an Apology
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion:
Hoekstra Deserves an Apology: "Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) commented soon after the attempted bombing of an airplane over Detroit that the Obama administration needed to do a better job at connecting the dots regarding terror threats from Yemen:
“People have got to start connecting the dots here and maybe this is the thing that will connect the dots for the Obama administration.”
Think Progress immediately went into attack mode."
(via Instapundit)
Hoekstra Deserves an Apology: "Pete Hoekstra (R-MI) commented soon after the attempted bombing of an airplane over Detroit that the Obama administration needed to do a better job at connecting the dots regarding terror threats from Yemen:
“People have got to start connecting the dots here and maybe this is the thing that will connect the dots for the Obama administration.”
Think Progress immediately went into attack mode."
(via Instapundit)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV
"The networks might even ditch free broadcast signals in the next few years.
Instead, they could operate as cable channels - a move that could spell the end of free TV as Americans have known it since the 1940s."
"The networks might even ditch free broadcast signals in the next few years.
Instead, they could operate as cable channels - a move that could spell the end of free TV as Americans have known it since the 1940s."
Once Patients Pay, Health Costs Will Fall
Once Patients Pay, Health Costs Will Fall
"There are two reasons why per-person health care spending in the U.S. is far higher than even Switzerland at $4,417 a year, or Luxembourg at $4,162, which rank second and third in the world.
One, America has the best health care on the planet. The smartest doctors, the finest in diagnostic equipment, top-flight treatment and advanced drugs don't come cheap.
Two, our system encourages overuse. And, as any ninth-grade economics student will confirm, an increase in demand forces prices higher."
"There are two reasons why per-person health care spending in the U.S. is far higher than even Switzerland at $4,417 a year, or Luxembourg at $4,162, which rank second and third in the world.
One, America has the best health care on the planet. The smartest doctors, the finest in diagnostic equipment, top-flight treatment and advanced drugs don't come cheap.
Two, our system encourages overuse. And, as any ninth-grade economics student will confirm, an increase in demand forces prices higher."
Northwest Flight 253: al Qaeda Leaders Behind Terror Plot Were Released by U.S.
Northwest Flight 253: al Qaeda Leaders Behind Terror Plot Were Released by U.S. - ABC News
"Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007,"
"Two of the four leaders allegedly behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit were released by the U.S. from the Guantanamo prison in November, 2007,"
City spending stimulus money on new tennis courts
City spending stimulus money on new tennis courts
"The money spent on the tennis courts is part of $621,000 in stimulus money that the city received through the Montana Reinvestment Act."
"The money spent on the tennis courts is part of $621,000 in stimulus money that the city received through the Montana Reinvestment Act."
Monday, December 28, 2009
Battle Lines Forming In Gun-Control Case
Battle Lines Forming In Gun-Control Case
"In D.C. v. Heller, the Supremes a few terms back ruled that Washington, D.C.’s gun-control ordinance violated the Constitution, but that ruling dealt with a federal statute, not state law.
Several courts, including the Seventh Circuit in the McDonald case, have since ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to the states."
"In D.C. v. Heller, the Supremes a few terms back ruled that Washington, D.C.’s gun-control ordinance violated the Constitution, but that ruling dealt with a federal statute, not state law.
Several courts, including the Seventh Circuit in the McDonald case, have since ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to the states."
Sen. Dodd, D-Conn., slashed aviation security funding for pet constituency
Sen. Dodd, D-Conn., slashed aviation security funding for pet constituency
"Now that our attention is focused on airline security measures thanks to the failed airline attack on Christmas Day, it's worth mentioning that one Senator took money away from aviation security to line the pockets of constituency that supported his presidential campaign in a big way.
Back in July, Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., proposed an amendment reducing aviation security appropriations by $4.5 million in favor of firefighter grants -- a notoriously inneffective program.
In fact, the money was specifically 'for screening operations and the amount for explosives detection systems.'
The amendment was also sponsored by Sen. Lieberman, D-Conn., and Sen. Carper, D-Del., but Dodd deserves to be singled out here because the firefighters union is a pet constituency of his.
In 2007 he campaigned all through Iowa with the firefighters union. It was one of the few distinguishable features of Dodd's ill-fated presidential bid."
"Now that our attention is focused on airline security measures thanks to the failed airline attack on Christmas Day, it's worth mentioning that one Senator took money away from aviation security to line the pockets of constituency that supported his presidential campaign in a big way.
Back in July, Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., proposed an amendment reducing aviation security appropriations by $4.5 million in favor of firefighter grants -- a notoriously inneffective program.
In fact, the money was specifically 'for screening operations and the amount for explosives detection systems.'
The amendment was also sponsored by Sen. Lieberman, D-Conn., and Sen. Carper, D-Del., but Dodd deserves to be singled out here because the firefighters union is a pet constituency of his.
In 2007 he campaigned all through Iowa with the firefighters union. It was one of the few distinguishable features of Dodd's ill-fated presidential bid."
Power Line - What Went Wrong?
Power Line - What Went Wrong?
"As more information comes to light about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, questions about why he was allowed to fly to the U.S. without any sort of screening continue to multiply.
The Associated Press reports this morning:
A U.S. official in Washington said [Abdulmutallab's] father's concerns were shared among those in the embassy, including liaison personnel from other agencies based there, such as the FBI.
The alert was then relayed to Washington and again shared among agencies such as the State, Justice and Homeland Security departments, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation."
"As more information comes to light about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, questions about why he was allowed to fly to the U.S. without any sort of screening continue to multiply.
The Associated Press reports this morning:
A U.S. official in Washington said [Abdulmutallab's] father's concerns were shared among those in the embassy, including liaison personnel from other agencies based there, such as the FBI.
The alert was then relayed to Washington and again shared among agencies such as the State, Justice and Homeland Security departments, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation."
Black Panther case: Has a head rolled?
Black Panther case: Has a head rolled?
"Main Justice reports that Christopher Coates, head of the Justice Department's voting rights division, has been removed from his post and replaced.
But no, the administration isn't doing damage control after it mysteriously dropped voter intimidation charges against three members of the Black Panther Party who rather openly intimidated Philadelphia voters on Election Day 2008.
Rather, the administration is getting rid of the official who initiated the charges:"
"Main Justice reports that Christopher Coates, head of the Justice Department's voting rights division, has been removed from his post and replaced.
But no, the administration isn't doing damage control after it mysteriously dropped voter intimidation charges against three members of the Black Panther Party who rather openly intimidated Philadelphia voters on Election Day 2008.
Rather, the administration is getting rid of the official who initiated the charges:"
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