Immigrants over citizens in Canada?

The Calgary Sun - Deal-breaker: "AIDS Calgary told Kaufmann about 22% of their clients are immigrants, and a spokeswoman there acknowledged there might be a backlash from Canadians worried about this added burden on an already beleaguered public health-care system.
Well, no kidding.
Let the backlash begin and let it not be sidetracked by the inevitable, mindless, sentimental blathering about compassion and moral responsibility to others that this debate will engender.
I've got loads of compassion.
You know who I feel sorry for?
I feel sorry for the senior whose declining years are reduced to a pain-filled prison because she can't get a hip replacement in timely fashion because there's not enough money or efficiency in the health-care system."

I-35W bridge-stlye healthcare for America?

These same folks want to take over our healthcare system?

Old photos show flaws in steel of I-35W bridge: "Two crucial gusset plate connections on the Interstate 35W bridge were visibly deformed at least four years before the structure collapsed, according to photographs newly released by the National Transportation Safety Board."

Purim Headlines

from volokh:

Purim Headlines:
A day late, but the Jewish equivalent of April Fools headlines. Very funny.

Purim Headlines: "we at Jewlarious began to wonder what the Jewish world would look like if it was indeed upside down. If you picked up the newspaper, you might find something like this."

It's a record year for snowfall -but.....

Wouldn't it be interesting to see just how "they" (who are "they") determined it was a record snowfall for the entire state?

Typical MSM "news" article.

It's a record year for snowfall -
"It's just as you suspected - this has been the snowiest winter ever in the Ann Arbor area, or at least since 1880 when record-keeping started."

Vermont court to decide if unpopular prison food is punishment

Vermont court to decide if unpopular prison food is punishment: "A federal judge in Michigan ruled 20 years ago that feeding the stuff to prison inmates amounted to punishment."

In Easter Sermon, New Obama Pastor Charges Rev. Wright Victim of ‘Lynching’

How dare that traitorous replacement for B Hussein's "spiritual leader" compare the evil of lynching to criticism of his evil words!

In Easter Sermon, New Obama Pastor Charges Rev. Wright Victim of ‘Lynching’ - America’s Election HQ: "Moss did not directly mention his spiritual mentor by name, but implied to the congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ that Wright, who has delivered sermons in which he likened the U.S. to the Ku Klux Klan and said it is damned for its state-sponsored terrorism, is facing the same challenges Jesus did."

YouTube - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

YouTube - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Happy Easter!

damn Canadian bunny!

Report: Border gridlock hurts economy

Report: Border gridlock hurts economy: "'There's an obsession with China around the globe,' Austin said. 'We do more trade with Canada in one day than we do over weeks and months with China.'"

One last concert for brave Muskegon woman

One last concert for brave Muskegon woman: "So why is this concert so special for Jessica? It's the first time she's seen Matt Nathanson face to face.
And it will be one of the last times she hears him."

Watch out, nation! Neitzel, Spartans playing best basketball of the season

Watch out, nation! Neitzel, Spartans playing best basketball of the season

"Neitzel hit a ridiculous three-pointer on which he ran to the right corner, caught a pass, turned and fired. It's hard to explain just how difficult that is, but I will try: Imagine a figure skater doing a triple axel while juggling."

RightCuz: Bush vs Gore round II - An inconvenient Truth

RightCuz: Bush vs Gore round II - An inconvenient Truth

RightMichigan.com || Keeping Michigan in the Dark: What do the House Democrats have to hide?

RightMichigan.com Keeping Michigan in the Dark: What do the House Democrats have to hide?: "Yesterday Attorney General Mike Cox joined House Republicans in calling on Andy Dillon and his tax-hike caucus to give Republican 'sunshine' legislation an up or down vote on the floor of the House. Bills were drafted last year and have been languishing in committee ever since without so much as a hearing.
Simply put, the legislation would put all state government spending on a publicly accessible web site. When the Dems tell us they need more of our cash it only stands to reason that they explain precisely where it's going and why."

Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter Typhoon - Drag race!

Top Gear: Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter Typhoon - Snotr

Edwards unlikely to endorse - David Paul Kuhn - Politico.com

The Breck guy is runnin' for the 2012 nomination!

Edwards unlikely to endorse
"John Edwards is unlikely to endorse either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton before the nomination is decided, according to interviews with several members of the former candidate's inner circle."

Clinton ally calls Richardson "Judas"

So nice to see Mrs Bill is surrounded by such sensitive folks.

Richardson Backs Obama
“An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.
“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week."

Taking Christ out of Christianity

Why go to a "Christian" church if you don't want Christ?

No wonder "churches" are in trouble.

Taking Christ out of Christianity:

"That triumphal barnburner of an Easter hymn, Jesus Christ Has Risen Today - Hallelujah, this morning will rock the walls of Toronto's West Hill United Church as it will in most Christian churches across the country.
But at West Hill on the faith's holiest day, it will be done with a huge difference. The words 'Jesus Christ' will be excised from what the congregation sings and replaced with 'Glorious hope.'"

S.F. deficit grows to projected $338 million

We're not San Francisco .... yet.

But cities and states have yet to face up to the fact that too many are essentially insolvent.

Say "bye bye" to your jobs, city and state workers.

S.F. deficit grows to projected $338 million: "City officials will likely order significant layoffs, cut programs and increase various fees to close the gap."

Passports probe focuses on worker with Obama connection

This ought to cool the liberal MSM's outrage.

If Barak's folks did the dirty deed, it must be OK......

Passports probe focuses on worker
"The State Department investigation of improper computer access to passport records of three presidential candidates is focusing on one remaining employee — a contract worker with a company headed by an adviser to the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama"

Climate facts to warm to

"Hockey stick"?

What Hockey stick"?

We don't need no stinkin' hockey stick!

We've got the liberal media to lie for us.....

Climate facts to warm to
"actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your point of reference. If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. This is certainly not what you'd expect if carbon dioxide is driving temperature because carbon dioxide levels have been increasing but temperatures have actually been coming down over the last 10 years.'"

It Just Wouldn’t Be Easter without Peeps

It Just Wouldn’t Be Easter American Princess:
"It Just Wouldn’t Be Easter …without Peeps.
And its become something of a tradition to have a pre-Easter Peep-a-palooza of Peep links. So here we go!
First of all, via MM, and in honor of our Token Liberal, we have a portrait of Barack Obama made out of smushed Peeps."

Hilarious car review

Jeremy Clarkson Renault Laguna Sport Tourer Dynamique review Driving - Times Online: "So how much do you have to hate the sight of your wife and children before you think, “I’d rather go outside into the cold and spend a couple of hours burnishing my wheel nuts”?"

Obama Aide: Bill Clinton Like McCarthy

Obama Aide: Bill Clinton Like McCarthy:

Clinton's campaign said the comments were being misinterpreted and quickly posted a clarification on its Web site. But retired Air Force Gen. Merrill 'Tony' McPeak said he was disappointed by the comments and compared them to those of McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator."

'Being voted unsexiest woman alive hurt so much', says Sarah Jessica Parker

I always thought she was Ruth Buzzi.....

'Being voted unsexiest woman alive hurt so much', says Sarah Jessica Parker

"Am I really the unsexiest women in the world? Wow!It's kind of shocking when men...
'It's so brutal in a way, so filled with rage and anger."

Turtle fence redux

Only $320,000 spent to keep turtles from.... turtle love?

MDOT plans to repair car-damaged turtle fence

"'Most people I talked to were just kind of shaking their heads,' Hoekstra said. 'It's too bad that the state, which is suffering tough economic times, would throw money at a project like this.'"

K12 Reformer - Mike Reno: Perhaps “Rubber Stamping” should be a crime too!

K12 Reformer - Mike Reno: Perhaps “Rubber Stamping” should be a crime too!: "According to the article, he did this at least 40 times, based on the 40 phony invoices found in his house. That would average $57,500 per invoice, which is a spending level that would – or should – include some approval/oversight at the school board level.

I’d bet that there were 40 instances were there was a unanimous round of seven AYE votes approving those fraudulent purchases, or the invoices. There’s a good chance that not one single question was asked before each of the 40 approvals."

Core Principles: A little factoid for you all

Core Principles: A little factoid for you all: "On a statewide average, Michigan residents see $24 in revenue sharing dollars returned to them. In Detroit, on the other hand, the average resident receives $241 per resident."

Obama Focus Group

YouTube - Obama Focus Group

Hope.

Change.

Obama-nation!

On board the world's first 'gigayacht'

The boat sure has a lot of green on it!

On board the world's first 'gigayacht': The £100m luxury yacht with its own garden, pool and tennis court

"Life can have its little irritations when you're cruising around the world on your £100million superyacht."

Divisive Dem Contest Could Boost McCain

20% of disgruntled libs will bolt for McCrook?

Divisive Dem Contest Could Boost McCain
"Among Obama supporters, 20 percent said they would vote for Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the Republican nominee, if Clinton beats their candidate for the nomination. Among Clinton supporters, 19 percent said they would support McCain in November if Obama is the Democratic nominee. (See poll)"

Pregnant Mother, Tortured, Dies in Ill.

Faces of evil.

I actually cried when I read this horrific and sad story.

Pregnant Mother, Tortured, Dies in Ill.: "Banished to the basement, the 29-year-old mother with a childlike mind and another baby on the way had little more than a thin rug and a mattress to call her own on the chilly concrete floor.
Dorothy Dixon ate what she could forage from the refrigerator upstairs, where housemates used her for target practice with BBs, burned her with a glue gun and doused her with scalding liquid that peeled away her skin."

Lifetime Energy Cost Per Mile: Prius v. Hummer H3

CARPE DIEM: Lifetime Energy Cost Per Mile: Prius v. Hummer H3: "2005 Hybrid Vehicle energy efficiency over their lifetimes:
1. Honda Insight: $2.94 per mile
2. Ford Escape Hybrid: $3.18 per mile
3. Honda Civic Hybrid: $3.24 per mile
4. Toyota Prius: $3.25 per mile
5. Honda Accord Hybrid: $3.30 per mile"

2005 Hummer H3: $1.949 per mile

GR protesters speak out on unemployment

GR protesters speak out on unemployment:

"Most of the protestors came from Hart Enterprises in Sparta, where they make surgical instruments.
Their company wants to expand but the department of environmental quality, DEQ, says it cannot because it sits on wetlands.
The company is threatening to move out of the state, leaving behind 115 employeee like Connie Parrish."

Bilingual program salvaged from International School - mlive.com

Does anyone think this "immersion" is anything other than a scam to "teach" Mexican kids in spanish?

My gosh, it's first graders. Shouldn't they be learning how to read in English?

Another disgusting, anti-child, anti-american move by the "educators" in Muskegon.

Another reason to move out of Muskegon NOW!

Bilingual program salvaged from International School
"One of those pieces -- a two-way Spanish-English immersion program -- is set to open in the fall at Moon Elementary School as a more limited program than first envisioned.
The voluntary program will provide instruction primarily in Spanish for English- and Spanish-speaking students in kindergarten and first grade, with more grades added in future years."

Hillary's Balkan Adventures, Part II - Fact Checker

Hillary's Balkan Adventures, Part II - Fact Checker: "'I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.'
--Hillary Clinton, speech at George Washington University, March 17, 2008."

Archives show Clinton lied: Obama campaign

Archives show Clinton lied: Obama campaign
"Obama aides said the schedules, which were released Wednesday after much back and forth between Clinton lawyers and the National Archives, undermined the New York senator's most contentious claims of foreign policy experience.
Seizing on the controversial North American Free Trade Agreement, they highlighted an ABC News report which cited participants at one White House meeting in 1993 as saying Clinton was 'fully supportive' of NAFTA.
'It does make you wonder if this was one of the reasons why there was such a reluctance to get those records out there on a timely basis,' Obama strategist David Axelrod said on a conference call."

Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.

Stingray Kills Woman on Boat in Fla.: "A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her in the face as she rode in a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said.
Judy Kay Zagorski, of Pigeon, Mich., was sitting in a boat going 25 mph when the spotted eagle ray, with a wingspan of 5 to 6 feet, leaped out of the water, said Jorge Pino, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission."

My Way - Sports News

My Way - Sports News: "Oregon was too far away. Penn State was too rural. Michigan was a close second.
Terrelle Pryor, the highly touted western Pennsylvania prep quarterback, announced Wednesday that he will play for Ohio State."

County to seek millage renewal for veterans - mlive.com

County to seek millage renewal for veterans - mlive.com: "Since it opened in August of 1990, the Muskegon County Department of Veterans Affairs has dramatically increased the variety of services it offers and the number of veterans it serves.
And the voters of Muskegon County have stuck with the department every step of the way, approving a property tax millage to help support its programs in 1994, then approving a 10-year extension of that millage in 1998.
Now it's time for the department to seek voter assistance again as it prepares for the challenge of serving a new generation of veterans coming home after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Female Teachers Arrested for Fighting During School

2 Female Teachers Arrested for Fighting During School

Eighth grade teachers Tawana Horton, 30, and Cambrella Pinckney, 28, bumped into each other during a hallway class change Friday afternoon at St. Andrews Middle School and began fighting, according to a report by the Richland County sheriff's department."

FOXNews.com - Michigan Congressman Wants 50-Cent Tax Hike on Every Gallon of Gas - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum

FOXNews.com - Michigan Congressman Wants 50-Cent Tax Hike on Every Gallon of Gas - Politics Republican Party Democratic Party Political Spectrum: "A Michigan congressman wants to put a 50-cent tax on every gallon of gasoline to try to cut back on Americans' consumption.
Polls show that a majority of Americans support policies that would reduce greenhouse gases. But when it comes to paying for it, it's a different story.
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., wants to help cut consumption with a gas tax but some don't agree with the idea, according to a new poll by the National Center for Public Policy Research."

Borders explores sale, suspends dividend

Borders explores sale, suspends dividend
"Book retailer Borders Group Inc (BGP.N) on Thursday suspended its quarterly dividend and said it was reviewing strategic options, including the sale of some or all of its businesses, and its shares sank more than 30 percent to a new year low."

Governor Jennifer Granholm frustrates town hall attendees

Sweden?

Governor Jennifer Granholm frustrates town hall attendees by lacking specific economic answers

"She pointed to Sweden as a possible model for Michigan, noting it has created 400,000 jobs in renewable and alternative energy. Sweden, like Michigan, has about 10 million people, enjoys a long coastline and has abundant forests."

Kelloggsville school chief makes district first to rebel against tougher Michigan graduation requirements

If you can't cheat on graduation rates, just lower the skills necessary?

This might work in academia, it sure doesn't work in the real world.

Kelloggsville school chief makes district first to rebel against tougher Michigan graduation requirements
"The state's new graduation requirements are too tough for many students, and schools should be allowed to plan separate paths -- and offer different tests"

States’ Data Obscure How Few Finish High School - New York Times

States’ Data Obscure How Few Finish High School - New York Times: "One team of statisticians working at the state education headquarters here recently calculated the official graduation rate at a respectable 87 percent, which Mississippi reported to Washington. But in another office piled with computer printouts, a second team of number crunchers came up with a different rate: a more sobering 63 percent."

Clinton Calls Obama "un-American"

B Hussein is "un-American"?

Clinton Calls on Obama to Back Primaries: "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly challenged Barack Obama to agree to new primaries in Michigan and Florida on Wednesday and said it was 'wrong, and frankly un-American' not to have the two delegations seated at the Democratic National Convention."

Oil, security costs boost ferry ticket prices

Another Muskegon business headed for the rocks?

Oil, security costs boost ferry ticket prices -
"The cost of round-trip tickets (Muskegon to Milwaukee) for two adults in regular seating and one vehicle is currently $443 with all fares and surcharges, according to the Lake Express reservation system."

Liberal Fascism

I've bought, read it, love it!

The American Spectator: "In a certain sense, Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism is long-overdue. The idea that Goldberg endeavors to debunk, namely that fascism was a right-wing phenomenon, has gone unchallenged for far too long. The Soviet propaganda that labeled any socialist not beholden to Moscow 'on the right' has endured longer than the Soviet Union itself."

BLACKFIVE: Beccy Cole - "Poster Girl" on the Wrong Side of the World

An oldie but goodie.

BLACKFIVE: Beccy Cole - "Poster Girl" on the Wrong Side of the World

Stay the course!

The Volokh Conspiracy - -: "Cheney on Public Opinion About the War in Iraq: Here's an interesting excerpt of an interview with Vice President Cheney about U.S. military involvement in Iraq:
MS. RADDITZ: Two-thirds of Americans say [the Iraq war is] not worth fighting.
VICE PRES. CHENEY: So?
MS. RADDITZ: So? You're not — you don't care what the American people think?
VICE PRES. CHENEY: No, I think you cannot be blown off course by the fluctuations in the public opinion polls."

Why Michigan State's Drew Neitzel has struggled as a senior | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Why Michigan State's Drew Neitzel has struggled as a senior Freep.com Detroit Free Press

First Lady Records Show Clinton Promoted NAFTA - New York Times

She was for it before she was against it?

First Lady Records Show Clinton Promoted NAFTA - New York Times: "The former first lady's records showed first lady Clinton worked on behalf of the accord."

The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat : NPR

The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat : NPR: "Some 3,000 scientific robots that are plying the ocean have sent home a puzzling message. These diving instruments suggest that the oceans have not warmed up at all over the past four or five years. That could mean global warming has taken a breather. Or it could mean scientists aren't quite understanding what their robots are telling them."

Climate change experts target cow flatulence

Ground zero?

Climate change experts target cow flatulence - Telegraph: "Britain's finest scientific minds have turned their attention to a problem that they claim is threatening the future of the entire planet - farm animal flatulence."

Core Principles: Hey, let's hire more civil servants!

Core Principles: Hey, let's hire more civil servants!: "One of the more inefficient departments of state government, the Department of Management and Budget has been proposed to receive a whopping 44% increase in personnel."

Fox News doomed! "their end is near" Sean Penn

It's a wrap - 'Milk' filming ends in S.F.: "'I almost wish Jerry Falwell were alive to see this. Almost,' Penn shouted to the crowd. After dropping some names of conservatives who are still with us - 'Bill O'Reilly, who is too stupid to talk about,' and 'Sean Hannity, the butt boy of Rupert Murdoch,' Penn said, 'We know something more. We know their end is near.'"

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CARPE DIEM: Quote of the Day

CARPE DIEM: Quote of the Day: "'Civil rights used to be about treating everyone the same. But today some people are so used to special treatment that equal treatment is considered to be discrimination.'"

English-only sign at Philadelphia cheesesteak shop not discriminatory

Incredible that we American taxpayer/citizens need a "ruling" to post a sign in our own business.

Ruling: English-only sign at Philadelphia cheesesteak shop not discriminatory: "A Philadelphia agency has ruled that English-only signs at a famous cheesesteak shop are not discriminatory.
The Commission on Human Relations says in its Wednesday ruling that the sign at Geno's Steaks does not violate the city's Fair Practices Ordinance"

Kendall student pleads guilty to graffiti at veterans park

More "love" from the "peace" crowd.

Kendall student pleads guilty to graffiti at veterans park
"A Kendall College student pleaded guilty Tuesday to painting graffiti on markers at the city's Veterans Memorial Park, court records show.

Racist demos in Pennsylvania?

Is this reversal the result of democrats showing their true colors?

PPP PA Poll: Clinton By 26 -

"Clinton leads Obama by 40 points among whites.

What is surprising is PPP's finding that Clinton gets 27 percent of the African American vote."