This Isn't Hard, Mr. President: Do You Think You Can Kill Us on American Soil or Not? - Conor Friedersdorf - The Atlantic
"It's an easy question.
Answering it wouldn't jeopardize national security in any way.
So why do Obama Administration officials keep dodging it?
Asked the question in a Google Plus interview Thursday, Obama himself said, "Well first of all, there has never been a drone used on an American citizen on American soil."
Duh.
But will there ever be?
He went on to say that it's easier to capture accused terrorists in the United States than abroad.
But he still didn't give a straight answer. "
Saturday, February 16, 2013
House overrides Obama, votes to freeze federal pay for third year
House overrides Obama, votes to freeze federal pay for third year - The Hill's RegWatch
"On Thursday, however, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) argued that freezing the pay of members undermines the dignity of the job.
"I think it's necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded," she said."
"On Thursday, however, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) argued that freezing the pay of members undermines the dignity of the job.
"I think it's necessary for us to have the dignity of the job that we have rewarded," she said."
Of Carnival Triumph, Media, and Lawyers
Blog: Of Carnival Triumph, Media, and Lawyers
"I laughed so hard on day one of the coverage when the nitwit reporter dude on CNN said, in a breathless dramatic fashion, that on top of all the carnage and devastation wrought by the power outage on board, the ship could also expect "six foot seas!"
He said this as if the nine-hundred foot long, fourteen-story ship would be lurching about, with water breaching the uppermost decks and crew members battening down all the hatches.
Six foot seas, to anyone familiar with a cruise ship of that size, means very smooth sailing indeed.
The newsjerk was either a moron, or more likely, an alarmist looking to make his assignment the story of the day.
But as day one became day two I stopped laughing."
"I laughed so hard on day one of the coverage when the nitwit reporter dude on CNN said, in a breathless dramatic fashion, that on top of all the carnage and devastation wrought by the power outage on board, the ship could also expect "six foot seas!"
He said this as if the nine-hundred foot long, fourteen-story ship would be lurching about, with water breaching the uppermost decks and crew members battening down all the hatches.
Six foot seas, to anyone familiar with a cruise ship of that size, means very smooth sailing indeed.
The newsjerk was either a moron, or more likely, an alarmist looking to make his assignment the story of the day.
But as day one became day two I stopped laughing."
Michigan 'fracking' opponents plan to begin voter signature collection effort in April
Michigan 'fracking' opponents plan to begin voter signature collection effort in April | MLive.com
"The Board of State Canvassers on Friday also approved the form of a petition that could be used by a committee called Voters for Fair Use of Ballot Referendum.
That effort seeks to change the state constitution to widen the scope of state laws that Michigan voters can seek to overturn through the referendum process.
If the measure is successful, voters also would be allowed to challenge state laws that include appropriations or spending clauses.
That is now prohibited by the Michigan constitution.
Some of the more recent laws with appropriations – making them referendum-proof – are Michigan’s right-to-work law and the state’s revised emergency manager law from 2012.
Some critics have questioned whether lawmakers sometimes might include appropriations in controversial bills mainly so voters can't repeal them."
"The Board of State Canvassers on Friday also approved the form of a petition that could be used by a committee called Voters for Fair Use of Ballot Referendum.
That effort seeks to change the state constitution to widen the scope of state laws that Michigan voters can seek to overturn through the referendum process.
If the measure is successful, voters also would be allowed to challenge state laws that include appropriations or spending clauses.
That is now prohibited by the Michigan constitution.
Some of the more recent laws with appropriations – making them referendum-proof – are Michigan’s right-to-work law and the state’s revised emergency manager law from 2012.
Some critics have questioned whether lawmakers sometimes might include appropriations in controversial bills mainly so voters can't repeal them."
Does the Distinguished Warfare Medal degrade military honors?
Does the Distinguished Warfare Medal degrade military honors? | Fox News
"Sound far-fetched?
Look at how the combat action badge is handed out these days."
"Sound far-fetched?
Look at how the combat action badge is handed out these days."
Friday, February 15, 2013
Obama’s minimum wage proposal a stealth pay raise for unions
Obama’s minimum wage proposal a stealth pay raise for unions | WashingtonExaminer.com:
If President Obama succeeds in raising the minimum wage law, he’ll have given many unions an automatic pay increase, a new report shows.
“An analysis of union collective bargaining agreements available from the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards indicates that many service, retail and hospitality industry labor unions—such as UNITE-HERE or the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)—peg baseline wages to the federal minimum wage,” the Center for Union Facts (CUF) observes.
“Thus, in many cases, raising the federal minimum wage will either trigger wage renegotiations or automatic wage hikes for certain unionized employees.”"
If President Obama succeeds in raising the minimum wage law, he’ll have given many unions an automatic pay increase, a new report shows.
“An analysis of union collective bargaining agreements available from the Department of Labor’s Office of Labor-Management Standards indicates that many service, retail and hospitality industry labor unions—such as UNITE-HERE or the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)—peg baseline wages to the federal minimum wage,” the Center for Union Facts (CUF) observes.
“Thus, in many cases, raising the federal minimum wage will either trigger wage renegotiations or automatic wage hikes for certain unionized employees.”"
How To Overwrite Free Space Securely in Windows
How To Overwrite Free Space Securely in Windows
"When you delete a file from the recycle bin in Windows, rather than deleting the actual file, the space the file is occupying is simply marked as free so that another file can come and use those blocks on your hard drive.
One way of making sure that your data is not recoverable is to simply overwrite all the free space with random data. "
"When you delete a file from the recycle bin in Windows, rather than deleting the actual file, the space the file is occupying is simply marked as free so that another file can come and use those blocks on your hard drive.
One way of making sure that your data is not recoverable is to simply overwrite all the free space with random data. "
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