Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap year is a sign of the shifting times

Leap year is a sign of the shifting times – USATODAY.com
Chaos, basically, without Feb. 29. Thank goodness for Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XIII, and leap years to keep our calendar from misbehaving.

Lakeshore SlimDown Challenge Week 2 TV Show! on Vimeo

Lakeshore SlimDown Challenge Week 2 TV Show! on Vimeo

BARACK OBAMA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE

BARACK OBAMA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE
Obama: I’ll veto bill that will provide water to California’s Central Valley.

The Other GM Bailout

Review & Outlook: The Other GM Bailout - WSJ.com
by manipulating corporate tax rules by fiat, "Treasury gave the firm (and its owners, including the UAW) $18 billion more in assets."
Thus a Democratic Administration gave "a massive tax benefit to one of the party's biggest supporters."
The other problem is that the move put Ford and GM's other competitors at a disadvantage, as bailouts always do.

Dead People Receive Ballots in NH Primary

Unthinkable Thoughts

Unthinkable Thoughts - WSJ.com
How feminism deforms intellectual culture.

Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi Hearing Touting Freebie Mandate

Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi Hearing Touting Freebie Mandate CNSNews.com
"Forty percent of the female students at Georgetown Law reported to us that they struggled financially as a result of this policy (Georgetown student insurance not covering contraception), Fluke reported.

It costs a female student $3,000 to have protected sex over the course of her three-year stint in law school, according to her calculations.

Republican Joe Graves captures most of 51st District in special election victory

Republican Joe Graves captures most of 51st District in special election victory MLive.com
He won every precinct in Argentine, Atlas and Fenton townships as well as the cities of Fenton and Linden -- Losey's hometown.
He also won a majority of precincts in Grand Blanc Township.
The only community Losey dominated was Mundy Township, where he won eight of the nine precincts.

More on the MEA defeat for Paul Scott's seat.
How'd that recall work out for ya, MEA?
Do teachers really like wasting their big union dues?

Who says your vote doesn't count!

February 28, 2012 Election - Local Proposals (Muskegon County Results Only)

RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROPOSAL

             4 of 4 Precincts Reporting               Total
  YES                                                   334
  NO                                                    335




73  of   73   Precincts Reporting

Unofficial Results

Greimel wins state House seat

Greimel wins state House seat The Detroit News detroitnews.com
In Genesee County, Republican Joseph Graves will replace state Rep. Paul Scott, R-Grand Blanc, who was recalled in November. Graves took 53 percent of the vote for the 51st state House District, beating Democrat Steven M. Losey, for the term that expires in December.

THIS IS BIG!
The MEA spent tons of $$$$$ and reputation defeating a republican...and a republican just won!
How'd that recall work out for ya, MEA?

Congressional district results prove to be close

Congressional district results prove to be close Detroit Free Press freep.com
As a result, Romney wins 21 delegates from the congressional district results, according to results posted by the Michigan Republican Party. However, only 14 will be allowed to vote at the national convention because the state party broke national GOP rules when it moved its primary ahead of the Super Tuesday contests next week.

Santorum wins 18 delegates from the congressional districts, but only 12 of those will be able to vote.

The statewide popular vote will be distributed between Romney and Santorum on a proportional basis with 14 at-large delegates at stake.
Only two of those can vote.
How those will be divvied up hasn't been determined.

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who ended up with 12% of the statewide vote, won't get any at-large delegates because he needed to get at least 15% of the statewide vote to qualify

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Obama's Food Stamp Fetish

The American Spectator : Obama's Food Stamp Fetish
The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever.
Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to "Please Do Not Feed the Animals" because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.
-- Recent viral e-mail (author unknown)