Yes. Democrat "medicine" will come to EVERY state------Baker budget: Slash Medicaid to help close massive $1.8B gap

Baker budget: Slash Medicaid to help close massive $1.8B gap | Boston Herald:
"The state is staring down a $1.8 billion budget gap entering next fiscal year, Gov. Charlie Baker will announce today when he unveils his first budget — a $38 billion proposal that includes deep cuts to the state’s Medicaid program but keeps his vow not to raise taxes.
The deficit, which Baker is expected to detail at an afternoon press conference, is driven in part by nearly a $1 billion in new net spending at MassHealth and exceeds even the projections of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which had pegged the total gap at $1.5 billion in recent weeks.
...To close the gap, Baker wants to slice $761 million from the mammoth state Medicaid program, including through a review of the eligibility of more than 1.2 million subscribers, which his budget team estimates will save $210 million.
...Among other health-care reforms, the governor proposes limiting opioid prescriptions to 14 days and not increasing reimbursement rates to nursing homes.
Baker’s budget also would eliminate payments for chiropractic services through the state program — the only benefit directly cut or reduced, aides said — which will amount to $300,000 in savings."

BREAKING: Benghazi Panel Issuing Subpoenas For More Clinton Emails

BREAKING: Benghazi Panel Issuing Subpoenas For More Clinton Emails:

"The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that a computer server that sent and received Clinton’s emails, on a private account she used exclusively for official business while secretary of state, traced back to an Internet service registered to her New York home under an unknown man’s name.  Clinton never set up a government email for her communications while serving as the country’s top diplomat."

Warren Buffett To Al Sharpton, The 1% Makes 19% Of All Income, Pays 49% Of All Taxes

Warren Buffett To Al Sharpton, The 1% Makes 19% Of All Income, Pays 49% Of All Taxes - Forbes:
"There is still considerable discussion about the 1% and whether they take more than they contribute to society.
Yet Congress’s Joint Tax Committee says the top 1% pays 49% of all income taxes.
...At the other end of the 1% extreme–but still a one percenter–is Al Sharpton.
Rev. Sharpton is famous for his protests, and of late, for his ties to White House, despite his tax debts.
Mr. Sharpton’s problems appear to more in the nature of collection and cash management. 
...The Joint Committee on Taxation has released Fairness and Tax Policy, and the Senate Finance Committee has just held hearings on Fairness in Taxation.
The report reveals that for 2015, the top 10% (in terms of income) of all tax returns collect 45% of all income.
They also pay 82% of all income taxes. 
The top 5% of all tax returns receive 34% of all income and pay 71% of all income taxes.
The top one percent of all tax returns receives 19% of all income and pay 49% of all income taxes...

The One Word Dozens of House Members are Using to Describe Obama’s Proposed Ammo Ban | TheBlaze.com

The One Word Dozens of House Members are Using to Describe Obama’s Proposed Ammo Ban | TheBlaze.com:

"Instead of worrying about ammo commonly used by legal sportsmen, sportswomen and hunters, the letter said ATF should be worrying more about more deadly rounds that criminals are using.

“ATF should refocus its efforts on serious threats to law enforcement officers from specially designed armor piercing projectiles that are intended for use in the sort of handguns commonly carried and concealed by criminals,” they wrote. “Under no circumstances should AFT adopt a standard that will ban ammunition that is overwhelmingly used by law-abiding Americans for legitimate purposes.”

Read their letter below, which includes typewritten names at the very bottom:"

Big deal. It was yesterday-----Today is National Grammar Day: March 4 ('March forth')

Today is National Grammar Day: March 4 ('March forth') » AEI | Carpe Diem Blog » AEIdeas
(“March Forth”) is National Grammar Day. In past years, the National Grammar Day organization promoted the annual date as follows: 
“Language is something to be celebrated, and March 4 is the perfect day to do it. It’s not only a date, it’s an imperative: March forth on March 4 to speak well, write well, and help others do the same!”

To celebrate National Grammar Day, here are my top 10 grammar-related items:

1. It’s vs. Its I. I frequently post on CD about my personal choice for the most common grammar/spelling/punctuation mistake in the English language: the frequent misuse of “it’s” (contraction for “it is”) when it should be “its” (possessive). Here’s some evidence for my claim that this is the most common mistake:

Exhibit A: A Google search shows more than 100,000 results for the incorrect phrase “meet it’s obligations.”

Exhibit B: A Google search finds more than 15 million! results for the incorrect phrase “at it’s best.”

Exhibit C: A Google search for the incorrect phrase “it’s fullest” finds more than 400,000 results.

Exhibit D: Do a Google search for “in it’s own right,” and you’ll get more than 400,000 results.

Exhibit E: See the sign in the photo above.

What’s so difficult about such a simple grammar/spelling/punctuation rule that is supposed to be taught in grade school? It’s really pretty basic: “It’s” is always a contraction for “it is,” and if you can’t substitute “it is” for “it’s” in a sentence, you know it’s wrong, e.g. “the company couldn’t meet it’s obligation,” and “boxing at it’s best” are both wrong because you can’t substitute “it is” in those sentences for “it’s.”

Note: You can review the rule for the correct usage of its here, here and here.

2. It’s vs. Its II. From the comment section of CD and from the web, here are some recent examples of the misuse of it’s for its:

a. The nominal minimum wage might be rising but it’s actual value is not.

b. …. almost every county in US has it’s own….

c. …..income disparity is at it’s worst in 100 years.

d. To hedge it’s currency risk…..

e. Niman Ranch may be most well known for it’s award winning pork.

f. ….decentralization does not work the way it’s proponents claim.

3. Zero Tolerance CEO. Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit, the largest online repair community, and founder of Dozuki, a software company dedicated to helping manufacturers publish amazing documentation, explains on the Harvard Business Review blog why “I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why,” here’s a slice:

On the face of it, my zero tolerance approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair. After all, grammar has nothing to do with job performance, or creativity, or intelligence, right? Wrong. If it takes someone more than 20 years to notice how to properly use “it’s,” then that’s not a learning curve I’m comfortable with. So, even in this hyper-competitive market, I will pass on a great programmer who cannot write.

Grammar signifies more than just a person’s ability to remember high school English. I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing — like stocking shelves or labeling parts.

I hire people who care about those details. Applicants who don’t think writing is important are likely to think lots of other (important) things also aren’t important. And I guarantee that even if other companies aren’t issuing grammar tests, they pay attention to sloppy mistakes on résumés. After all, sloppy is as sloppy does.

That’s why I grammar test people who walk in the door looking for a job. Grammar is my litmus test. All applicants say they’re detail-oriented; I just make my employees prove it.

4. The Skills Gap Employers are Most Concerned About Today? Writing.

5. What Corporate American Can’t Build? A sentence. 

6. The Bad Grammar Epidemic, from the WSJ in 2012: Managers are fighting an epidemic of bad grammar in the workplace.

7. How’s Your Grammar? Take a 22-question quiz that accompanied the WSJ article above.

8. Apostrophe Abuse. a) America’s apostrophe catastrophe: What’s with the growing misuse of that puny piece of punctuation? by Arianna Huffington in Salon, b) ApostropheAbuse.com, and c) the UK-based Apostrophe Protection Society.

It's ALWAYS abour saving bank profits. Not people.-----IMF Director Admits: Greek Bailout Was "To Save German & French Banks"

IMF Director Admits: Greek Bailout Was "To Save German & French Banks" | Zero Hedge:
For the first time in public, though practically the entire world assumed it, an official from The IMF has admitted that the various Greek bailouts were not for The Greeks at all... 
"They gave money to save German and French banks, not Greece,” Paolo Batista, one of the Executive Directors of International Monetary Fund told Greek private Alpha TV on Tuesday. 
As KeepTalkingGreece reports,Batista then went on to strongly criticized not only the euro zone and the European Central Bank but also the IMF and the Fund’s managing Director Christine Lagarde for defending Europe much too much...

Oops! 
"The Greek issues were not the best handled by The IMF... They put too much of a burden on Greece and not enough of a burden on Greece's creditors"

Stop the Insanity: BBQ pitmasters told to take down American flags

Stop the Insanity: BBQ pitmasters told to take down American flags | Fox News
Nothing says America quite like smoking a pork butt and flying Old Glory.

“The sport of professional barbecue is extremely American and family oriented,”said pitmaster Jeff Petkevicius.

So you can imagine Jeff’s extreme displeasure when organizers of an Alabama barbecue competition ordered him – along with other competitors to take down the American flags hanging from their barbecue trailers.

The star-spangled banner has survived bombs bursting in air and the rocket’s red glare – only to be done-in by an ordinance that doesn’t exist.

It happened Feb. 27^th at the Sam’s Club National BBQ Competition in Daphne, Ala., sponsored by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. 

...Last Friday Jeff rolled into town with his barbecue trailer and promptly hoisted Old Glory.
Not too long after, one of the organizers of the event told Jeff to take down the flag.

...So why were the patriotic pitmasters told to take down the flags?

Jeff said they were told by event organizers that the flags violated a city ordinance in Daphne. 
But that allegation turned out to be false.

“No one from the city advised or asked anyone to take down flags of any type,” Mayor Dane Haygood told me.
“”We proudly and boldly display American flags and we encourage everyone in the community to do the same.”

It turns out the order to remove the flags came from the tour director of the Kansas City Barbecue Society.

“As a measure of precaution, we asked everyone to take down any kind of signs or any kind of flags that were being displayed,” spokesman Mike McCloud told me.
“It turned out that some of those happened to be American flags.”

...As politically correct as our nation has become,
I never thought I would see the day when American flags would be banned from a barbecue competition. That’s something you would expect to happen at a vegetarian cook-off."

Ben Carson Clashes With CNN Anchor About Whether Being Gay Is a Choice — and Offers Up This Example to Support His Claim | Video | TheBlaze.com

Ben Carson Clashes With CNN Anchor About Whether Being Gay Is a Choice — and Offers Up This Example to Support His Claim | Video | TheBlaze.com:

"Carson made this claim during an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo that aired on Wednesday, making the proclamation after he outlined his contention that states, rather than federal courts, should handle civil issues like marriage."

Lies and promises from the government that tells us there's nomoney for road repair----Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures awarded $1.3 million from state for 3 made-in-Michigan films

Detroit-based Exxodus Pictures awarded $1.3 million from state for 3 made-in-Michigan films | Crain's Detroit Business:

Exxodus Pictures LLC, based in the Madison Building in downtown Detroit, has been awarded $1.3 million in incentives to shoot three feature-length films in Michigan.

The projects are expected to generate 99 jobs, including 20 full-time, and $3.7 million in production expenditures, according to a news release from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

These are the first projects approved by the state for fiscal year 2015.

Reasons Why East Lansing, MI Is America's Best College Town

Nate Silver, Magic Johnson, and Burgerama: Reasons Why East Lansing, MI Is America's Best College Town:
The two Spartys rule               
One is a svelte, semi-nude copper statue (formerly a terracotta warrior) in the middle of campus, who is annually fiercely guarded from vandalism attacks by Wolverines. The other is a gigantic, hyper-steroidal, sideline-dwelling badass with a giant chin and biceps that make Schwarzenegger’s seem flabby. Suck it, Gerard Butler. These are the real Spartans.

The campus is an aphrodisiac

State’s one of the most walkable and beautiful campuses in the country, and pretty much any area is good for a cheap date or a pre-hookup courtship. In the fall, the colors rival New England. In the winter, the Red Cedar looks like a Hallmark card. That’s to say nothing about kicking it outside Beaumont Tower, checking out a show at the Wharton, or perusing the horticulture gardens, which include an indoor butterfly house. Seriously. Chicks love butterflies!

History for March 5

History for March 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Gerhardus Mercator 1512 - Flemish mapmaker, William Oughtred 1575 - Mathematician, credited with inventing the slide rule, Antoine Cadillac 1658 - Founder of Detroit, MI


Emmett J. Culligan 1893 - Water treatment pioneer, Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician (Penn and Teller), Andy Gibb 1958 - Singer


1624 - In the American colony of Virginia, the upper class was exempted from whipping by legislation. 


1770 - "The Boston Massacre" took place when British troops fired on a crowd in Boston killing five people. Two British troops were later convicted of manslaughter. 


1836 - Samuel Colt's Patent Arms Manufacturing of Paterson, New Jersey, was chartered by the New Jersey legislature. 


1845 - The U.S. Congress appropriated $30,000 to ship camels to the western U.S. 


1872 - George Westinghouse patented the air brake. 


1918 - The Soviets moved the capital of Russia from Petrograd to Moscow. 


1922 - "Annie Oakley" (Phoebe Ann Moses) broke all existing records for women's trap shooting. She hit 98 out of 100 targets. 



1933 - The Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote in German parliamentary elections. 


1946 - Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain Speech". 


1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities had the right to display the Nativity scene as part of their Christmas display. 


1993 - Cuban President Fidel Castro said that Hillary Clinton was "a beautiful woman." 

LIBERTY REVIEW

LIBERTY REVIEW:

http://libertyreview76.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-american-way-by-tammy-derouin-my.html

The American Way

By Tammy Derouin

“My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty of thee I sing…”  I remember singing this song when I was in school.  There was actually a time when children were taught about the exceptionalism of the United States.  Patriotic songs were sung, the Pledge of Allegiance was second nature and love of country was never in doubt.  The American way was not for sale nor was it to be compromised.  Outsiders, including our enemies and undocumented, illegal aliens, didn’t dictate what it meant to be American.   

The leaders of this country were once strong, independent, freedom minded individuals.  They didn’t cower or bow to the bullies of the world.  They didn’t pacify or appease our enemies.  Protecting our borders was an understood necessity.  Would any of them go home and leave their doors wide open?   Would they willingly risk the safety and the lives of their family members?

“Land where my fathers died…”  

Netanyahu Responds to Obama’s Criticism of His Speech to Congress | TheBlaze.com

Netanyahu Responds to Obama’s Criticism of His Speech to Congress | TheBlaze.com:

"The prime minister’s office issued a string of tweets quoting Netanyahu, concluding with the greeting, “Happy Purim,” the holiday based on the experiences recounted in the Book of Esther where the Jewish people were saved from a genocidal Persian official. Netanyahu in his Tuesday address compared the biblical narrative to the existential threat Iran poses to Israel today.

After Netanyahu’s speech, Obama told reporters that “on the core issue, which is how do we prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, which would make it far more dangerous and would give it scope for even greater action in the region, the prime minister didn’t offer any viable alternatives.”

Netanyahu told Congress Tuesday, “Now we’re being told that the only alternative to this bad deal is war. That’s just not true.”

“The alternative to this bad deal is a much better deal,” the prime minister said."

When Seattle Raised Minimum Wage to $15, They Had No Idea This Would Happen

When Seattle Raised Minimum Wage to $15, They Had No Idea This Would Happen
"The liberal stronghold of Seattle is quickly finding itself in a situation that they may want to rethink, concerning a recent ordinance to skyrocket the minimum wage to a staggering $15 per hour.

...Business owners like Kathrina Tugadi of Seattle’s El Norte Lounge have already made plans, including not hiring musicians or anything that doesn’t directly contribute to the bottom line – even saying that the business will likely not survive the wage hike when it goes into full effect.

Her business is one of many who operate on slim margins and can barely afford to hire new workers at the existing minimum wage — let alone $15 per hour.

The ordinance will quickly end in massive job loss and hours cut across the city, leaving people who once made $8 an hour with a new wage of $0 per hour.

Kshama Sawant, the ultra-liberal, anti-business council member who helped pass the new ordinance claims that local businesses wouldn’t be hurt by the new requirements and that there should be “no unintended consequences.” (H/T ViralBuzz)
...Sawant also claimed that any extra costs to employers could come out of their “extravagant profits,” which is an extreme stretch, as most of the businesses affected operate on the slimmest of margins — somewhere in the 4-7% range.
A survey company was hired by the left-leaning Seattle and they concluded that 42% of employers in the area were “very likely” to reduce the number of employees per shift and 44% were “very likely” to reduce employee hours in an attempt to survive the massive labor cost increases...

Glenn Beck Says the Russian Assassination Brings the World One Step Closer to World War III — Here’s How | Video | TheBlaze.com

Glenn Beck Says the Russian Assassination Brings the World One Step Closer to World War III — Here’s How | Video | TheBlaze.com:

“I believe that we are headed for World War III, and there are two sides of this: the Axis powers and the Allied powers,” Beck said on his television program. “I personally don’t think that we have chosen to be on either side yet. If anything we’re leaning towards an Axis power, not the Allied power. But hopefully the American people and Congress will wake up.”

Beck said the world will be forced to contend with the threat from the Islamic State and the threat from the fascists, which he says is largely being driven by Russia and President Vladimir Putin. The recent assassination of Nemtsov, Beck asserted, shows that Putin is becoming increasingly brazen or that he has created a monster “he can no longer control” by fanning the flames of nationalism.

“This is where World War II left off. World War II, Hitler comes down and he plants all of this sick ideology [in the Middle East]. But what he doesn’t know, or maybe he does, is that their ideology fits part and parcel with their theological belief that they will play a role in the battle of Armageddon,” Beck said. “The communists … have gone fascist now, but they are planting themselves in Italy and in France and in Germany.”

Top 10 Reasons to Vote Democrat in 2014 - Allen B. West

Top 10 Reasons to Vote Democrat in 2014 - Allen B. West - AllenBWest.com:
10. I’ll vote Democrat because I can’t wait for college football season to be delayed or cancelled because the student athletes are union employees.
9. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe oil company’s profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn’t.


8. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.


7. I’ll vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.


6. I’ll vote Democrat because I’m way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves. I am also thankful that we have a 911 service that get police to your home in order to identify your body after a home invasion.


5. I’ll vote Democrat because I’m not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive and comfy.


4. I’ll vote Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits, and we should take away the Social Security from those who paid into it.


3. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe that businesses should NOT be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrats see fit.


2. I’ll vote Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.


And the Number One reason I’ll vote Democrat is:


1. I’ll vote Democrat because I think that it’s better to pay billions for oil to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle, gopher, fish or frog.


Parents make desperate plea to fight Common Core in this heartbreaking video | Glenn Beck

Parents make desperate plea to fight Common Core in this heartbreaking video | Glenn Beck:

"Common Core may just be the most illogical attempt to reform education of all time. In Detroit, a school is actually suspending the kids of parents who don’t attend a testing meeting! Thankfully, people are starting to fight back against the nonsense – and a new video from a liberal part of the country shows this issue crosses political lines. It’s time to stop Common Core before it destroys the next generation of Americans."

Imagine a city worse than Detroit----Protests on Flint water taste, smell as city breaks tie to Detroit

Imagine a president who thinks Detroit's leadership style would be good for America...
Protests on Flint water taste, smell as city breaks tie to Detroit | Crain's Detroit Business:
"FLINT — Less than an hour's drive from one of Earth's great freshwater sources, some people in Flint are searching for a drop worth drinking.
Since the financially struggling city broke away from the Detroit water system last year, residents have been unhappy with the smell, taste and appearance of water from the city's river as they await the completion of a pipe to Lake Huron.
They also have raised health concerns, reporting rashes, hair loss and other problems.
A General Motors plant stopped using the water, saying it was rusting its parts.
..."Unfortunately, some of our problems aren't quickly or easily solved," said Jerry Ambrose, Flint's state-appointed emergency manager, adding that the "challenges" resulting from the temporary reliance on the river "were greater than we expected."
...Flint had long chafed at the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department's rising prices.
Flint officials estimated the cost of buying water from Detroit this year at $16 million, and the overall annual cost of switching to the new Karegnondi Water Authority would be $12.5 million."

Here Are the 75 House Republicans Who Conceded the Immigration Fight | TheBlaze.com

Here Are the 75 House Republicans Who Conceded the Immigration Fight | TheBlaze.com:

"The House on Tuesday admitted defeat after a month-long effort to defund President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, and passed a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that leaves Obama’s plan intact.

The vote came after dozens of House Republicans fought to the bitter end to reject the “clean” DHS bill, in an effort to oppose what they see as an unconstitutional action from Obama. The House passed the bill 257-167, and sending it to the White House for Obama’s signature into law."

Report: More than Half of Children in U.S. Expected to Be Minorities by 2020

Report: More than Half of Children in U.S. Expected to Be Minorities by 2020 | MRCTV:
According to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday, more than half (50.2%) of the nation’s children are expected to be a part of a minority race or ethnic group by 2020.

Entitled “Projections of the Size and Composition of the U.S. Population: 2014 to 2060,” the report examines the total U.S. population, native and foreign born.

Other major findings include the following:

• The total U.S. population is projected to increase by 98.1 million between 2014 and 2060, from an estimated 319 million to 417 million respectively.
• By 2030, all baby boomers will have reached age 65 or older. 
• The percent of foreign born is expected to increase each decade, its rate of growth projected to outpace that of natives.
• By 2044, the U.S. population as a whole is expected to become majority-minority.

Trey Gowdy Says He’s Going After Hillary Clinton’s Personal Emails on Benghazi

Trey Gowdy Says He’s Going After Hillary Clinton’s Personal Emails on Benghazi | TheBlaze.com:
“The State Department does not have all of the former Secretary’s emails on its servers, only she has the complete record,” his statement said. “And the committee is going to have to go to her, her lawyers and her email providers to ensure we have access to everything the American people are entitled to know.”
Gowdy said he’s “greatly troubled” by the problems presented by Clinton’s use of personal email, such as keeping a record and ensuring evidence is available to congressional investigators.
“I am also greatly concerned about the national security implications of former Secretary Clinton exclusively using personal email accounts for the conduct of official U.S. foreign policy,” he said."

Nancy Pelosi Turns Her Back on Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech | PJ Tatler

Nancy Pelosi Turns Her Back on Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech | PJ Tatler:

"While nearly everyone else in the audience stood and cheered for the Israeli prime minister’s defiant declaration, the camera caught an unhappy-looking Pelosi turning her back and speaking to the colleagues behind her.

Netanyahu continued, “But I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel. I know that you stand with Israel.” The audience in the House chamber responded with another standing ovation and thunderous applause."

BREAKING: Carson Announces Exploratory Committee for 2016 Presidential Bid

BREAKING: Carson Announces Exploratory Committee for 2016 Presidential Bid:
"Ben Carson, the world famous pediatric neurosurgeon, now known in political circles for his advocacy of conservative principles, has announced that he has formed an exploratory committee for the 2016 Republican nomination for President.  In a tweet sent out today, Carson stated his intentions:"

Electricity Price Index Hit Record—Again--in January

Electricity Price Index Hit Record—Again--in January | CNS News
 In contrast to the steep decline in the gasoline price index over the past year (which led to a decline in the overall Consumer Price Index), the seasonally adjusted electricity price index hit an all-time high in January, according to data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

...In January, the average price for a kilowatthour (KWH) of electricity also hit an all-time high for that month of the year.