Eight Unbreakable Rules for Hard-Core Tea Party Activists (or Any Other Special-Interest Coalition)
These are eight basic rules of engagement.
There may be others, but these are fundamental.
If you do not believe these, you are headed for disappointment.
1. Vote for a hard-core challenger on the other side against a squishy incumbent.
2. Hold your newly elected politician's feet to the fire the first time he breaks ranks on a key vote.
3. Get him to sign a resignation letter.
4. Track all of his votes on your #1 issue, and post them online.
5. Find out who his largest campaign donors are.
6. Instill fear. This is your #1 task, once he takes office.
7. Inflict pain. This is the basis of #6.
8. Trust, but verify. If your group refuses to verify, it should not trust.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
ACT scores dip, but more students college-ready
My Way News - ACT scores dip, but more students college-ready
"that still shows three in four test-takers will likely need remedial help in at least one subject to succeed in college"
75% of test takers need remedial help?!!!!!
This test isn't cheap!
Only kids who expect to go to college take the test.
And 3 of 4 need help?
Sad.....
"that still shows three in four test-takers will likely need remedial help in at least one subject to succeed in college"
75% of test takers need remedial help?!!!!!
This test isn't cheap!
Only kids who expect to go to college take the test.
And 3 of 4 need help?
Sad.....
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Serbia using testicle cooking competition to lure tourists
Serbia using testicle cooking competition to lure tourists The Australian
"TOURISM chiefs in Serbia are hoping their annual testicle cooking competition will do for the region what whisky did for Scotland."
"TOURISM chiefs in Serbia are hoping their annual testicle cooking competition will do for the region what whisky did for Scotland."
Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
My Way News - Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
"A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found."
Duh!
This took a "study"?
"A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found."
Duh!
This took a "study"?
What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like
The Gavel » Blog Archive » What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like
"What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like"
"What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like"
Michigan's Aug. 3 Primary a Reflection on Tea Party's Role
Michigan's Aug. 3 Primary a Reflection on Tea Party's Role [Mackinac Center]
"For the immediate future, the real challenge for the Tea Party will be to hold newly elected GOP feet to the fire starting next January.
The movement is already altering some of the incentives that cause the political class to support more big-government and spending; its success on this will ultimately be the real measure of its impact."
"For the immediate future, the real challenge for the Tea Party will be to hold newly elected GOP feet to the fire starting next January.
The movement is already altering some of the incentives that cause the political class to support more big-government and spending; its success on this will ultimately be the real measure of its impact."
US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels'
US breast cancer drug decision 'marks start of death panels' - Telegraph
"America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing."
"America's health watchdog is considering revoking its approval of the drug Avastin for use on women with advanced breast cancer, leading to accusations that it will mark the start of 'death panel' drug rationing."
Bobby Bailout: Casey to Put Taxpayers on Hook for Teamsters’ Shenanigans
Bobby Bailout: Casey to Put Taxpayers on Hook for Teamsters’ Shenanigans - Exchequer - National Review Online
"Sen. Robert Casey (D., Pa.) and Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D., N.D.) are pushing legislation that would commit taxpayers’ dollars to bailing out the Teamsters’ retirement pension fund.
The financial crisis and the Great Recession may have upset your retirement plans, but that’s not reason that politically connected union thugs have to share the pain."
"Sen. Robert Casey (D., Pa.) and Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D., N.D.) are pushing legislation that would commit taxpayers’ dollars to bailing out the Teamsters’ retirement pension fund.
The financial crisis and the Great Recession may have upset your retirement plans, but that’s not reason that politically connected union thugs have to share the pain."
Monday, August 16, 2010
WHY GIRLY JOBS DON’T PAY WELL.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » WHY GIRLY JOBS DON’T PAY WELL.
WHY GIRLY JOBS DON’T PAY WELL.
This is no big mystery. Men care more about making money because making money is important to attracting and keeping women, and determining their status in general.
Women don’t value money as much, because it’s not so important to attracting and keeping men or determining their status.
On the other hand, caring — or at least the appearance thereof — is.
That’s why this solution (“We need to figure out how to honor girly values while earning manly pay”) is dumb.
And note the very first comment:
We should try to reverse the point of view and ask: why are some “manly” jobs paid more then “girly” jobs? Sometimes, it’s the only way to attract suitable candidates. Who wants to collect garbage? Who wants be a sailor? Salary is not the only reason for chosing a job. Many “girly” jobs are gratifying, while many manly jobs are stultifying. Why would someone work in a mine, if not for money?
Indeed. And in the very next comment:
So called girly jobs are usually cost centers. They are necessary but do not directly create profits. Even within corporations, the girly department is always human resources; necessary but not a driver of earnings. Men also tend to be risk takers. We see this develop very early on in boys. During the school years, taking risks and thinking outside the box is frowned upon; even punished and may explain the growing gap between the academic achievement of girls vs boys. In the real world, risk, innovation, entrepreneurship; bucking the status quo is rewarded. So while girls do better in school, their earnings later are perhaps lower not only because they choose ‘caring’ jobs (working for someone else) but because they are so accustomed to succeeding in a system that rewards conformity and compliance, they are unprepared to take the risks necessary to innovate and truly compete in a world without an established set of rules to follow. Instead of finding ways for girly jobs to pay manly wages, women need to start companies and produce goods and services that make money from girly values. Women have to want to make money and they have to take risks and that does not have to interfere with ‘caring’.
I’m pleased to find such un-PC thinking among the New York Times’ readership.
WHY GIRLY JOBS DON’T PAY WELL.
This is no big mystery. Men care more about making money because making money is important to attracting and keeping women, and determining their status in general.
Women don’t value money as much, because it’s not so important to attracting and keeping men or determining their status.
On the other hand, caring — or at least the appearance thereof — is.
That’s why this solution (“We need to figure out how to honor girly values while earning manly pay”) is dumb.
And note the very first comment:
We should try to reverse the point of view and ask: why are some “manly” jobs paid more then “girly” jobs? Sometimes, it’s the only way to attract suitable candidates. Who wants to collect garbage? Who wants be a sailor? Salary is not the only reason for chosing a job. Many “girly” jobs are gratifying, while many manly jobs are stultifying. Why would someone work in a mine, if not for money?
Indeed. And in the very next comment:
So called girly jobs are usually cost centers. They are necessary but do not directly create profits. Even within corporations, the girly department is always human resources; necessary but not a driver of earnings. Men also tend to be risk takers. We see this develop very early on in boys. During the school years, taking risks and thinking outside the box is frowned upon; even punished and may explain the growing gap between the academic achievement of girls vs boys. In the real world, risk, innovation, entrepreneurship; bucking the status quo is rewarded. So while girls do better in school, their earnings later are perhaps lower not only because they choose ‘caring’ jobs (working for someone else) but because they are so accustomed to succeeding in a system that rewards conformity and compliance, they are unprepared to take the risks necessary to innovate and truly compete in a world without an established set of rules to follow. Instead of finding ways for girly jobs to pay manly wages, women need to start companies and produce goods and services that make money from girly values. Women have to want to make money and they have to take risks and that does not have to interfere with ‘caring’.
I’m pleased to find such un-PC thinking among the New York Times’ readership.
MEDC-Endorsed Bet on Horse Track Now Under Investigation by Wayne Co.
MEDC-Endorsed Bet on Horse Track Now Under Investigation by Wayne Co. [Mackinac Center]
"A privately owned racecourse in Huron Township broke a promise with the county after it bought land from Wayne County for $1 and then turned around and sold it on the open market, according to a county commissioner.
Pinnacle Race Course was recommended by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for millions in tax credits after an analysis said the company was 'financially sound.'
But Wayne County Commissioner Ed Boike says there are liens against it for money owed by its owners.
Boike, the chairman of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, laid out a series of concerns he has with the owners of the racecourse and says the county has begun an investigation of the deal.
The deal became news when the News Herald of Grosse Ile reported that Pinnacle Race Course sold seven acres of the 240 acres it got from the county to an Indian tribe.
Pinnacle paid Wayne County just $1 for the 240 acres in 2008, and then sold the 7-acre parcel for $179,000."
"A privately owned racecourse in Huron Township broke a promise with the county after it bought land from Wayne County for $1 and then turned around and sold it on the open market, according to a county commissioner.
Pinnacle Race Course was recommended by the Michigan Economic Development Corp. for millions in tax credits after an analysis said the company was 'financially sound.'
But Wayne County Commissioner Ed Boike says there are liens against it for money owed by its owners.
Boike, the chairman of the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, laid out a series of concerns he has with the owners of the racecourse and says the county has begun an investigation of the deal.
The deal became news when the News Herald of Grosse Ile reported that Pinnacle Race Course sold seven acres of the 240 acres it got from the county to an Indian tribe.
Pinnacle paid Wayne County just $1 for the 240 acres in 2008, and then sold the 7-acre parcel for $179,000."
Universities Are Heading Toward Academic Bankruptcy
Op-Ed Contributor - Universities Are Heading Toward Academic Bankruptcy - NYTimes.com
"If recent trends continue, four years at a top-tier school will cost $330,000 in 2020, $525,000 in 2028 and $785,000 in 2035."
"If recent trends continue, four years at a top-tier school will cost $330,000 in 2020, $525,000 in 2028 and $785,000 in 2035."
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