Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Larry J. Sabato: The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States

Larry J. Sabato: The 2012 Election Will Come Down to Seven States - WSJ.com
That's why seven super-swing states with 85 electors will determine which party gets to the magic number of 270 electoral votes:
Colorado (9), Florida (29), Iowa (6), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Ohio (18) and Virginia (13).

Monday, September 05, 2011

New radio show in Muskegon!

Muskegon Taxpayers Alliance: New radio show in Muskegon!
"I will be focusing on Michigan and Muskegon politics and how the decisions of our political leaders affects us here in Muskegon.
And the decisions they've made lately have gotten us in big trouble."

          Eye On Muskegon
             With your host
  "The Mouth of Muskegon"
                Jim Riley
   Every Sunday morning 9-10
        WKBZ-1090 AM
    The Talk of Muskegon

Support workers, not pushy unions on this Labor Day

Support workers, not pushy unions on this Labor Day BrainerdDispatch.com Brainerd, Minnesota
But let’s question the premise behind the push.
For although unions may be good for a worker, singular, they are not always good for workers, plural.

Marco Rubio's Courageous Speech

Marco Rubio's Courageous Speech - Star Parker - Townhall Conservative
He had the temerity to suggest that the huge growth in government’s role in American life over the last century “actually weakened us as a people.”

Gurcharan Das on Anna Hazare's Anticorruption Campaign

Gurcharan Das on Anna Hazare's Anticorruption Campaign - WSJ.com
A series of corruption scandals has swept India over the past year.
These include graft-ridden purchases for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, for which rolls of toilet paper were purchased for $80 each; the government's sale to favored companies of licenses for the mobile-phone spectrum, at prices so low that they are estimated to have lost taxpayers somewhere between $10 billion and $40 billion; and the grabbing of expensive apartments in Mumbai by politicians, officials and generals on prime property that was meant for war widows

It happens here in the USA too.
Be ever vigilant!

Command Cops in Sterling Heights: $119k Average Pay – Demand Labor Arbitration in Dispute with City

Command Cops in Sterling Heights: $119k Average Pay – Demand Labor Arbitration in Dispute with City [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
A Sterling Heights police union with 35 members averaged a gross salary of $119,000 this year and has refused to make any contract concessions – choosing instead to take the dispute to arbitration.

Ain't labor unions great?

Gas Prices Rise Before Labor Day Weekend

Gas Prices Rise Before Labor Day Weekend « CBS Baltimore
It’s a dollar more a gallon compared to Labor Day 2010.

From blight to habitat: U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow sees federal dollars pay for Saginaw neighborhood revitalization

From blight to habitat: U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow sees federal dollars pay for Saginaw neighborhood revitalization MLive.com
At 816 S. Park, for example, the first visit on the senator’s tour, the home cost $131,000 to renovate, according to city figures.
The home sold for $34,900, Collier said.

What a concept!
Spend $131,000 of other-people's-money and sell the home for $34,900!
How long can that "business plan" continue?

President Obama to preview job creation plan at AFL-CIO Labor Day rally in Detroit

President Obama to preview job creation plan at AFL-CIO Labor Day rally in Detroit MLive.com
President Barack Obama is celebrating Labor Day in Detroit, previewing his ideas for job creation and economic growth at a rally with thousands of supportive labor union members.

Obama?
Detroit?
Unions?
Job creation?
Oxymoron!

The tradition continues: Muskegon will host annual Labor Day Parade

The tradition continues: Muskegon will host annual Labor Day Parade MLive.com
The parade, which starts at 11 a.m. at the corner of Clay and Terrace streets, goes west on Clay Avenue, north on Fourth Street, and west on West Western to Seventh Street.

In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default

In E-Mail Age, Postal Service Struggles to Avoid a Default - NYTimes.com
The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never been as close to the precipice as it is today: the agency is so low on cash that it will not be able to make a $5.5 billion payment due this month and may have to shut down entirely this winter.....

Sunday, September 04, 2011

Incredible photos of 1.3m geese taking off on their migration home

Incredible photos of 1.3m geese taking off on their migration home Mail Online

John Cleese: London is no longer English city | The Sun |News

John Cleese: London is no longer English city The Sun News
He replied: "I'm not sure what's going on in Britain.
Let me say this, I don't know what's going on in London because London is no longer an English city.

Racism is the reason MDOT ignores overgrown grass and weeds along highway on Saginaw's East Side, resident says

Racism is the reason MDOT ignores overgrown grass and weeds along highway on Saginaw's East Side, resident says MLive.com

Why are tar sands evil, again?

Video: Why are tar sands evil, again? « Hot Air
A good man-on-the-street video is hard to beat.
So, why is oil evil?
Well, that’s not exactly what these Keystone pipeline protesters wanted to talk about (what did they want to talk about, then?), but they’ll take a stab at it anyway …

Senior IMF Economist Expects Hard Default For Greece. Soon.

Senior IMF Economist Expects Hard Default For Greece. Soon.

New questions, possible cover-up, surface in ATF Fast and Furious probe

New questions, possible cover-up, surface in ATF Fast and Furious probe - Washington Times

Funny how cover-ups always seem to leave just a bit uncovered.

Friday, September 02, 2011

Crash-Prone Hybrid Copter’s New Mission: Hauling the President’s Peeps

Crash-Prone Hybrid Copter’s New Mission: Hauling the President’s Peeps Danger Room Wired.com
It crashed four times in development, killing 30 crew and passengers.
An unexplained crash during a combat mission in Afghanistan last year claimed four more lives.
Despite its lethal reputation, in April the controversial V-22 Osprey tiltrotor got a high-profile new assignment: hauling cargo for the president’s entourage, starting in 2013

Fineman: Dems Tell Me Campaign Will Be "Down And Dirty" Attack On GOP

Fineman: Dems Tell Me Campaign Will Be "Down And Dirty" Attack On GOP RealClearPolitics
"When I talk to Democrats outside and inside the White House, as I did today what I heard was a slightly different message," Howard Fineman said on tonight's "Hardball."

Fineman reveals that the Democratic strategy for the presidential and Congressional elections will be "down and dirty."

Restaurants in Greece refuse to pay VAT rise

Restaurants in Greece refuse to pay VAT rise - FT.com
The steep rise in value added tax on the hospitality sector from 13 per cent to 23 per cent is part of a package of fiscal measures agreed in return for the country’s second financial rescue by European Union partners.

Thursday, September 01, 2011

College for everyone is goal of workshops aimed at high school, adult students

College for everyone is goal of workshops aimed at high school, adult students MLive.com
A free "college access" workshop Sept. 21 will provide information for prospective adult students and high school students and their parents about a statewide initiative to help high school students choose, apply and pay for college.

Why should college be "for everyone"?
It's very expensive and most student don't even graduate.
And many who do graduate find their college education worthless in the finding a job.
Le those motivated go.
Stop the "everyone needs college" lie.