Saturday, August 21, 2010

Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois

Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois - NYTimes.com
"The federal government’s crackdown on the State of New Jersey this week for misrepresenting the condition of its pension funds raises a question:
Who else might have pension numbers that could draw regulatory fire?"

No 'risk' from Iran's Russian-built nuclear plant

No 'risk' from Iran's Russian-built nuclear plant: US
"The United States sees no 'proliferation risk' from Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel Saturday, the State Department said.

The Russian involvement in the reactor, intended for civilian purposes, 'underscores that Iran does not need an indigenous enrichment capability if its intentions are purely peaceful,' State Department spokesman Darby Holladay told AFP.

'We recognize that the Bushehr reactor is designed to provide civilian nuclear power and do not view it as a proliferation risk,' he said.

The reactor, said Holladay, is 'under IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards and Russia is providing the needed fuel and taking back the spent nuclear fuel, which would be the principal source of proliferation concerns.'"

Video: More on the union boycott of LA Times for exposing union failure

theblogprof: Video: More on the union boycott of LA Times for exposing union failure
"An update on a recent post: LA teachers union to boycott LA Times for reporting union failures via student test scores, where the LA Times, to its credit, exposed the quantitative negative effect of bad teachers that continue to be employed because - let's face it - unionized teachers are almost impossible to fire.

Here's a Fox News segment on the controversy:"

click and watch!

Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website

Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Post About Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website

Post About Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website
On Friday, August 13, I ran a post Coffee Party Grows Cold, highlighting a post on the Coffee Party's website titled Reversing the Coffee Party's decline about how the Coffee Party was in decline.

'W.H.: PRES. OBAMA ISN'T MUSLIM'

'W.H.: PRES. OBAMA ISN'T MUSLIM' - WSJ.com
"Richard Nixon was not a crook, Michael Dukakis was not unpatriotic, and Barack Obama is not a Muslim."

Yeah, right....

California's war on itself

California's war on itself - Opinion - The Orange County Register
"Recently, though, the dream has been evaporating.

From 2003 and 2007, California state and local government spending grew 31 percent, even as the state's population grew just 5 percent."

Pete Hoekstra Running For U.S. Senate?

Pete Hoekstra Running For U.S. Senate – Inside Scoop?
"So I got bored and wondered if there was a way to see what Pete Hoekstra would do next.
There has been speculation by his supporters that he may run for U.S. Senate.

I decided to look at domain name registrations.
His domain for his governor run was http://www.hoekstraforgovernor.com .
What could Pete Hoekstra possibly name his domain name if he were to run for U.S. Senate?"

Interesting!

Rattle With Us Tea Party - Our Venom Is Our Vote

Rattle With Us Tea Party - Our Venom Is Our Vote
"Oakland County, Mich. - Friday, August 20, 2010 - Ruth Johnson, the Oakland County Clerk/Register, said her office has uncovered apparent evidence of fraud involving the so-called 'Fake' Tea Party and one of its candidates."

Friday, August 20, 2010

Just 8.1% of NY Smart Fortwo owners would buy again.

Focus Group: Just 8.1% of NY Smart Fortwo owners would buy again. San Francisco? 19.8% — Autoblog
"we were totally blown away with news from CNW Marketing Research that just 8.1 percent of Smart Fortwo owners in New York would buy the car again."

The Top 10 Highest State Income Taxes: All Obama Blue States

TaxProf Blog: The Top 10 Highest State Income Taxes: All Obama Blue States

Adorable Micro Cars

Dark Roasted Blend: Adorable Micro Cars, Part 3
"World's Smallest Vehicles: Some Are Ugly, Some Are Cute, All Are Fondly Remembered"

Despite Recent Record Spending, Congress Failed to Fund Detention Space to Hold Captured Illegals From Terror-Sponsoring Countries

CNSNews.com - Despite Recent Record Spending, Congress Failed to Fund Detention Space to Hold Captured Illegals From Terror-Sponsoring Countries
"Even as Congress increased overall federal spending from a then-record $2.6 trillion in fiscal 2006 to $3.6 trillion in fiscal 2010, it only appropriated enough funds for the Department of Homeland Security to provide a fraction of the additional 40,000 detention spaces for illegal aliens that had been authorized by an immigration law approved in 2004"

Our government is at war with our citizens!