Just Watch Rand Paul Deliver an Epic, Scathing Constitutional Argument Against an Obama Nominee: ‘I Rise Today to Oppose the Nomination…’ | Video | TheBlaze.com

Just Watch Rand Paul Deliver an Epic, Scathing Constitutional Argument Against an Obama Nominee: ‘I Rise Today to Oppose the Nomination…’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
“I rise today to oppose the nomination of anyone who would argue that the president has the power to kill an American citizen not involved in combat, and without a trial,” he said. “Any nominee who rubber stamps and grants such a power to a president is not worthy of being placed one step away from the Supreme Court.”
He said the memo violates the Bill of Rights, but denying due process to all Americans regardless of their crimes. He said that while it may be difficult to defend treasonous actions by Americans, the Constitution leaves the government no choice."

LIBERTY REVIEW-It Doesn’t Make Sense

LIBERTY REVIEW-It Doesn’t Make Sense
http://www.libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2014/05/it-doesnt-make-sense-by-tammy-derouin-i.html

Now the liberal media is suggesting that we should consider disqualifying those who seek a position as an elected official if they don’t share the beliefs of the political left.  
So, if you don’t agree with homosexual marriage or global warming you should be disqualified from running for any political office.  
Sounds like a tolerant and diverse political party doesn’t it?
It sounds like the beginning of a one party system.

The Scary Story of What the FBI Told a Local Police Officer After He Unknowingly Pulled Over Terror Suspects in Oregon

The Scary Story of What the FBI Told a Local Police Officer After He Unknowingly Pulled Over Terror Suspects in Oregon | TheBlaze.com:
"On Monday, a federal jury in New York City found Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri guilty of almost a dozen terrorism-related charges.
One of those charges: the imam had encouraged followers to set up a terrorist training camp on American soil. And now a story is emerging from a local police officer about an encounter he had with some of those involved that he says the FBI told him could have ended very badly."

In Need Of A Bailout: The 'Che Cafe,' A Co-Op Run By Commie-Loving Students

In Need Of A Bailout: The 'Che Cafe,' A Co-Op Run By Commie-Loving Students | The Daily Caller:
Proving that communism has worked no better for students at a University of California-San Diego cooperative living space than it did for the billions of citizens of the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China, the aptly-named “Che Cafe” is quickly running out of cash.
In the cleverly titled article, “In the Red,” The UCSD Guardian noted that the Che Cafe–a student-run co-op named after mass-murdering dictator Che Guevara and  governed by the communist philosophy–has become a “money pit consistently plagued with safety issues.”
.......To keep alive the dream of Che–a South American revolutionary who relished his work as an executioner at La Cabana prison, where he murdered dissidents–co-op students have asked the university for over a million dollars.
The money would come out of mandatory student fees, meaning that the broader campus population of UCSD would be subsidizing the collectivist dreams of the few.

NASA Study: Global Warming Alarmists Wrong

NASA Study: Global Warming Alarmists Wrong:
"NASA has released a new study that may prove global-warming alarmists have been wrong all along.
Data from NASA's Terra satellite covering the period 2000 through 2011 shows that when the earth's climate heats up, the atmosphere appears to be better able to channel the heat to outer space.
The satellite data call into question the computer models favored by global warming believers and may put to rest controversy over the discrepancy between the computer models and actual meteorological readings."

Detroit Bailout Bill Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For New Pension Underfunding

Detroit Bailout Bill Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For New Pension Underfunding [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
A Michigan House committee on Wednesday approved a package of bills that gives a partial bailout to Detroit and continues to allow the city the ability to rack up unfunded retiree liabilities.
......Initially, one of the bills, House Bill 5568, would have ended Detroit's defined benefit pension system and shifted new employees to a defined contribution, 401(k)-type plan. 
The city had been using overly optimistic assumptions and funding practices that contributed to the bankruptcy.
Because of the underfunding, retiree benefits were gobbling up 40 percent of Detroit's general fund budget and were projected to be 70 percent in 2023.
Defined contribution plans cannot rack up unfunded liabilities.
But the bill was changed by the committee. 
The legislation that passed out of committee allows the city to leave open its pension plan and rack up liabilities in the future.
"The city may offer any retirement plan it wants," Committee Chairman Rep. John Walsh, R-Livonia, told The Detroit News.
......James Hohman, assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, said the state should not leave worker retirement money in the hands of politicians by not closing the system.
"Detroit is in bankruptcy court asking for concessions from pensioners because the city underfunded the pensions it promised its employees," Hohman said.
"Are legislators going to prevent the city from being in this situation again or not? 
This bill says they will not."

Tim Geithner Pulled the Race Card and You Won’t Believe What He Said

Tim Geithner Pulled the Race Card and You Won’t Believe What He Said:
"Some could argue against Geithner’s position that we are better off than we were before the crisis. In fact, his examples of how we are not better off contradict his claim that we are. With poverty rising under Obama’s presidency and the medium income diminishing, is the country truly better off?
Is Geithner blaming Obama for the exacerbation of “income inequality” so that he could have yet another divisive topic to rail against?"

GOP and demos told us it would be FREE. They lied to us. Again!----------Medicaid Expansion Too Good to Be True

Medicaid Expansion Too Good to Be True | Cato Institute
But even with the federal government picking up 90 percent of the cost, Michigan taxpayers are not completely off the hook for state taxes.
Ten percent of a very big number is still a very big number.
In fact, over the next 10 years, it is estimated the Medicaid expansion will cost Michigan taxpayers $2.25 billion.
Even those estimates significantly underestimate the cost because they ignore a second category of recipients likely to be added to the Medicaid rolls if this expansion moves forward, what the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has dubbed “the woodwork effect.”
As the Medicaid expansion moves forward, thousands of Michigan residents will discover that they are eligible for Medicaid.
Some of these people will be uninsured, but others will either be paying for insurance themselves or receiving it from their employer.
Now some will sign up for Medicaid.
In fact, it has been estimated that 202,000 people, roughly 37 percent of the 547,000 new Medicaid recipients enrolled under the expansion, would be “coming out of the woodwork.”
This group is not eligible for the 90/10 match, but is covered under the old formula, for which Michigan is responsible for nearly 34 percent of the cost.
While there have been no reliable estimates for Michigan of the additional cost from “woodwork” recipients, it is safe to assume that the woodwork effect would significantly increase the total cost to Michigan taxpayers.
This comes at a time when Medicaid already consumes 21 percent of Michigan’s budget, more than education or transportation.
Of course, any estimate of state costs assumes that the federal government will keep its side of the bargain when it comes to future funding.
But with Washington facing an ongoing debt crisis, Medicaid funding will almost certainly be on the table.
.......It is also worth noting that the combination of the Medicaid expansion and the woodwork effect would mean that nearly a quarter of Michigan residents will be on Medicaid, a massive increase in dependency and government control over the health care system.

...competitive "urge to win" will be kept at a minimum.......This is what is being taught to American students today?!!

Now They Can Take Your Home: Estate Recovery Law Arrives in Michigan

Now They Can Take Your Home: Estate Recovery Law Arrives in Michigan - Law Newsletters | Heritage Elder Law and Estate Planning | 877.731.HELP:
"Now most of the states work more and more aggressively to capture assets:
“When Medicaid patients die, their electronic case files move within days to the [estate recovery] unit, which moves quickly to stake its claim before assets change hands.  
In some cases, [the unit]  takes funds directly from the bank accounts of a deceased.” 
.....Second, there are still legal options available such as certain trusts, deeds and transfers which will protect the estate.
Third, if you get caught in a situation where a Medicaid claim on the home or other assets may be inevitable, make sure to review all legal options with a competent elder law practitioner. 
You may qualify for an exception.  
For example, if the home is occupied by a spouse, disabled or dependent child the recovery cannot be carried out. 
Furthermore, there is a possible “hardship” exemption that would protect the homestead from estate recovery in certain circumstances, e.g., when it is the primary income-producing asset of the survivors such as in the case of a family farm or business.
Planning for long-term care has become more urgent in light of the new estate recovery law. 
More than ever senior citizens and those who love them need to know their legal rights and take action to protect themselves"

Tucker Carlson Speechless as Former Army Colonel Tears Apart the Concept of ‘White Privilege’

Tucker Carlson Speechless as Former Army Colonel Tears Apart the Concept of ‘White Privilege’:
"In a bold discussion, Schlichter, a Colonel-turned-lawyer, vehemently refuted the left’s notion of “white privilege.” Carlson noted that Schlichter, in his Townhall piece, wrote, “What you call ‘privilege’ is just me being better than you.” Carlson asked what Schlichter had meant by that.
 Schlichter enthusiastically clarified:
“Have you ever seen or heard anybody babbling about privilege that has any kind of track record of success? I didn’t become a partner in a law firm because my great-great-great grandfather came over from Bavaria, okay? I started out mopping-out stalls at McDonalds. On the military side, I didn’t become a full-Colonel because somebody liked my skin tone. I started out as a Private 27 years ago this Tuesday."

Baseball team says no more peanuts

Baseball team says no more peanuts:
FLORENCE, Ky. (WTVN) -- When you take someone out to a Florence Freedom baseball game you won't be able to buy some peanuts or Cracker Jacks.
"We're just taking it off the menu," said Sarah Eichenberger, assistant general manager of marketing and promotions.
The team is believed to be the first in the nation to make such a move.
It's due to the growing number of people with peanut allergies.
It's a number that has tripled in recent years.
....."We're getting rid of peanut M&Ms as well and then we had those lovely Drumstick ice cream cones that we all love that have peanuts on top of them," she said.
......Eichenberger believes there is another team that could soon follow suit and sees peanut-free ballparks becoming a trend.

Same moronic "leaders" who "protect our veteran's healthcare. Protect yourself from your government!------------Public utility compromised after brute-force hack attack, says Homeland Security

Public utility compromised after brute-force hack attack, says Homeland Security | PCWorld:
A public utility in the U.S. was compromised after attackers took advantage of a weak password security system, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security team that studies cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.
The utility, which was not identified, was vulnerable to a brute-force attack, where hackers try different combinations of passwords until the right one is found.
An investigation showed the utility was attacked before.
“It was determined that the systems were likely exposed to numerous security threats, and previous intrusion activity was also identified,” ICS-CERT wrote in the report.
The U.S. government has long warned that critical infrastructure such as power and water plants are at risk of cyberattack, as many of their IT systems have not been rigorously audited for vulnerabilities and configuration mistakes.

Notre Dame Denies Pro-Marriage Club Official Status

Notre Dame Denies Pro-Marriage Club Official Status:
The University of Notre Dame has denied official recognition to a student club that supports traditional marriage. 
On April 30, the university’s Club Coordination Council (CCC) voted not to approve the application of Students for Child-Oriented Policy (SCOP) for official club status.
SCOP’s Facebook page identifies it as “a group of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Notre Dame who are focused on the debate about marriage taking place in Indiana.”"

Unbelievable: Top Obama Adviser Brags About Obama’s Executive Orders

Unbelievable: Top Obama Adviser Brags About Obama’s Executive Orders:
"That’s certainly kind of President Obama- he’s willing to work with congressional Republicans, but if they don’t hop to attention, he’ll just wave his magic pen and create laws, despite having zero authority to do so.
 I’ll write that again- the president has zero authority to create laws. He has zero authority to decide which laws will or will not be enforced. He has a limited veto power to keep bills from becoming laws, but he has zero authority to create laws. As the executive, he has the responsibility of executing the laws passed by Congress. Pretending that the president has “only one option” in this instance is absurd and precisely the kind of logic that stems from a generation bereft of an emphasis on history and government being taught in schools."

Cleaner air could mean higher electric bills

My Way News - Cleaner air could mean higher electric bills:
Electricity prices are probably on their way up across much of the U.S. as coal-fired plants, the dominant source of cheap power, shut down in response to environmental regulations and economic forces.

New and tighter pollution rules and tough competition from cleaner sources such as natural gas, wind and solar will lead to the closings of dozens of coal-burning plants across 20 states over the next three years.
And many of those that stay open will need expensive retrofits.
Because of these and other factors, the Energy Department predicts retail power prices will rise 4 percent on average this year, the biggest increase since 2008.
By 2020, prices are expected to climb an additional 13 percent, a forecast that does not include the costs of coming environmental rules.

And we wonder why we're screwed--------D.C. said it was recycling — it wasn’t. Nearly 53 tons of plastic trash cans sent to landfill.

D.C. said it was recycling — it wasn’t. Nearly 53 tons of plastic trash cans sent to landfill. - The Washington Post:
It started with the rush delivery of more than 200,000 shiny-new cans before the city’s primary election last month.
......And the city’s overcorrection of the languishing can problem, which officials dubbed a “blitz” — cleared away not just unwanted cans, but even some recently delivered ones.
And now, it turns out that the city has not been recycling thousands of the cans, as the administration of Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) had promised — but chucking them instead.
City officials admitted Tuesday that sanitation crews dumped at least 132 truckloads of plastic bins — a third of the more than 16,000 old cans collected last week — alongside city waste and hauled them all off to Virginia to be incinerated.
A spokeswoman said that throwing away the cans was ultimately a safety decision made after streets and alleyways became overly congested.

History for May 22

History for May 22 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversaries of composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883), artist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930)

In 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his final “Tonight Show” on NBC. Carson started his hosting gig on Oct 1, 1962.

Happy Birthday! Richard Benjamin, Novak Djokovic, Peter Nero

1570 - Abraham Ortelius published the first modern atlas in Belgium. 


1761 - In Philadelphia, the first life insurance policy was issued in the U.S. 


1819 - The steamship Savannah became the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean. 


1841 - Henry Kennedy received a patent for the first reclining chair. 


1849 - Abraham Lincoln received a patent for the floating dry dock. 


1892 - Dr. Washington Sheffield invented the toothpaste tube. 


1906 - The Wright brothers received a patent their flying machine. 


1939 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed a military alliance between Germany and Italy known as the "Pact of Steel." 


1947 - The Truman Doctrine was enacted by the U.S. Congress to appropriate military and economic aid Turkey and Greece. 


1955 - A scheduled dance to be headlined by Fats Domino was canceled by police in Bridgeport, Connecticut because "rock and roll dances might be featured." 


1972 - U.S. President Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit Russia. He met with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. 


1977 - Janet Guthrie set the fastest time of the second weekend of qualifying, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in the Indianapolis 500 since its inception in 1911. 


1990 - Microsoft released Windows 3.0. 


1997 - Kelly Flinn, the U.S. Air Force's first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepted a general discharge. She thereby avoided court-martial on charges of adultery, lying and disobeying an order. 


1998 - A federal judge said that Secret Service agents could be compelled to testify before a grand jury in Monica Lewinsky investigation concerning U.S. President Clinton. 

Harry Reid Hints at More Changes to Senate Rules that Republicans Won’t Like | TheBlaze.com

Harry Reid Hints at More Changes to Senate Rules that Republicans Won’t Like | TheBlaze.com: "
The GOP has said Reid’s move was a dangerous decision to strip the minority party of its historic rights in a way that may forever change how the Senate operates. Some Republicans have said since Reid’s decision, Obama’s nominees are no longer answering questions from Republican senators, since they know the GOP is not needed at all for confirmation."

CNN President: We Won’t Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi | TheBlaze.com

CNN President: We Won’t Be ‘Shamed’ Into Covering Benghazi | TheBlaze.com:
"Climate change and the missing Malaysian flight are important to CNN. The Obama administration’s continued evasion of serious investigation into the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, not so much.
At least that’s what Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, told a New York Times reporter at the Deadline Club’s annual awards dinner Monday night.
“We’re not going to be shamed into [Benghazi coverage] by others who have political beliefs that want to try to have temper tantrums to shame other news organizations into covering something,” Zucker said. “If it’s of real news value, we’ll cover it.”

Compound reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice

Compound reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice -- ScienceDaily:
A molecular compound developed by Saint Louis University scientists restored learning, memory and appropriate behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, according to findings in the May issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
The molecule also reduced inflammation in the part of the brain responsible for learning and memory.

VA Health Spending Per Patient Exploded Amid Chronic Treatment Delays

VA Health Spending Per Patient Exploded Amid Chronic Treatment Delays - Investors.com:


The VA's budget has been exploding, even as the number of veterans steadily declines.
From 2000 to 2013, outlays nearly tripled, while the population of veterans declined by 4.3 million.
Medical care spending — which consumes about 40% of the VA's budget — has climbed 193% over those years, while the number of patients served by the VA each year went up just 68%, according to data from the VA.
From 2008 to 2012 alone, per-patient spending at the VA climbed 27%. To put that in perspective, per capita health spending nationwide rose just 13% during those years.
And per-enrollee spending for Medicare went up only 10%, government data show.

‘They Brandished Shields’ and Pointed Rifles ‘Directly at Innocent Citizens’ — and That Was Just the Start: Lawsuit Details Shock Case of Alleged Fourth Amendment Violation | TheBlaze.com

‘They Brandished Shields’ and Pointed Rifles ‘Directly at Innocent Citizens’ — and That Was Just the Start: Lawsuit Details Shock Case of Alleged Fourth Amendment Violation | TheBlaze.com:
"One law professor reacted to the controversy online, contending that “protecting the public from armed bank robbers is certainly very important,” but “handcuffing dozens of innocent people — in a situation where it was certain that the great bulk of the people were indeed innocent — for over an hour as part of this sort of blanket seizure strikes me as much too high a price to pay for this sort of law enforcement."

Teacher: I helped write Common Core to combat WHITE PRIVILEGE

Teacher: I helped write Common Core to combat WHITE PRIVILEGE (Video) | Progressives Today
Here’s a defense of Common Core that we haven’t heard before:
American schools need the nationalized learning standards so minority students can learn to read as well as white students.
In other words, supporting the experimental learning standards is a matter of social justice.
That view was articulated by teacher David Pook during a recent Common Core debate that occurred at a New Hampshire college, according to Examiner.com.
When Pook, who teaches history at the private and pricey Derryfield School, explained his position, it elicited laughs, groans and jeers from the audience:
“The reason why I helped write the standards and the reason why I am here today is that as a white male in society, I’ve been given a lot of privilege that I didn’t earn. … I think it’s really important that all kids have an equal opportunity to learn how to read. I think I had decided advantages as a result of who I was, not because of any (inaudible).