FOXNews.com - U.N. Internet Tax Dead - For Now
"“This is a ‘Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200’ resolution,” said a U.S. participant at the Assembly.
“My guess is that it will take one or two years or possibly longer.”"
Friday, May 21, 2010
Obama's Thugocracy
FOXNews.com - Obama's Thugocracy
"From the G.M. bondholders, to the Black Panthers at polling stations, to ACORN to the mobs showing up at the homes of private citizens, Obama is running a Hugo Chavez-style thugocracy."
"From the G.M. bondholders, to the Black Panthers at polling stations, to ACORN to the mobs showing up at the homes of private citizens, Obama is running a Hugo Chavez-style thugocracy."
Mayor addresses Muskegon Hts. PD case
Mayor addresses Muskegon Hts. PD case WOOD TV8
"'We just want people to know that we did call state police here for the investigation,' Mayor Darrell Paige said.
'We initiated it.
They've been down there now for about three weeks, maybe.
We don't know how long it's going to take and we're cooperating with them -- totally trying to get this done.'
Michigan State Police said Monday it will be a couple months before the prosecutor ever sees reports from the department's investigation into the Muskegon Heights Police Department."
"'We just want people to know that we did call state police here for the investigation,' Mayor Darrell Paige said.
'We initiated it.
They've been down there now for about three weeks, maybe.
We don't know how long it's going to take and we're cooperating with them -- totally trying to get this done.'
Michigan State Police said Monday it will be a couple months before the prosecutor ever sees reports from the department's investigation into the Muskegon Heights Police Department."
Myths about school employee 'concessions.'
"The data, however, fail to show any significant reduction in public school labor costs."
Hoekstra Is Only Above-Average GOP U.S. Rep. on 'Pro-Growth' Congressional Scorecard
Hoekstra Is Only Above-Average GOP U.S. Rep. on 'Pro-Growth' Congressional Scorecard [Mackinac Center]
"U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, scored 85 percent.
His score is the best from Michigan and the only one to exceed the Republican national average."
"U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, scored 85 percent.
His score is the best from Michigan and the only one to exceed the Republican national average."
Hangar42 Studios' Incentives Raise Questions [Mackinac Center]
Hangar42 Studios' Incentives Raise Questions [Mackinac Center]
"Increased scrutiny of such deals is especially appropriate in light of the recent approval of a $9.1 million Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credit/subsidy deal involving Richard A. Short, a convicted embezzler who was on parole.
Short is facing parole violations and other embezzlement charges."
"Increased scrutiny of such deals is especially appropriate in light of the recent approval of a $9.1 million Michigan Economic Growth Authority tax credit/subsidy deal involving Richard A. Short, a convicted embezzler who was on parole.
Short is facing parole violations and other embezzlement charges."
Firefighters Lose. How Much Do They Make, Anyway?
"Pam Keller was the only city council member who did not have the guts to impose a %5 pay reduction on members of the Fullerton firefighter’s union after negotiations failed on Tuesday.
The union refused to accept a deal similar to those offered to all other Fullerton employees."
D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters to Bank Of America Executive’s Home
D.C. Metro Police Escorted SEIU Protesters to Bank Of America Executive’s Home - Big Journalism
"The primary role of the Washington cops in this event was to protect the protesters.
The D.C. officers had no authority to act to disperse the protesters even had the homeowner been present and asked them to vacate the private property.
The event ended as a “dash one”– no arrests, no citations –"
"The primary role of the Washington cops in this event was to protect the protesters.
The D.C. officers had no authority to act to disperse the protesters even had the homeowner been present and asked them to vacate the private property.
The event ended as a “dash one”– no arrests, no citations –"
Sikorsky X2 Helicopter Progressing Toward Record Speed
"Next week Sikorsky plans to finish the third phase of flight testing for its new X2 helicopter with a flight of 180 knots (207 miles per hour).
The X2 team has been slowly expanding the performance envelope of the technology demonstrator and says they expect to reach their goal speed of 250 knots (288 miles per hour) some time in the late summer or early fall.
The X2 uses a coaxial main rotor system, eliminating the need for the tail rotor that typically counters the torque of a single main rotor.
In place of a tail rotor, the X2 has a propeller at the back of the aircraft that generates thrust similar in a similar manner as a fixed-wing aircraft."
Why state pension funds could need a $1 trillion bailout
"Ready for another government bailout?
Taxpayers could be on the hook within the decade if current state pension system isn't reformed."
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Stocks to Drop 20% More; Cash the Safest Place: Roubini
Stocks to Drop 20% More; Cash the Safest Place: Roubini - CNBC
"Prices in both stocks and commodities are likely to take a hit, and investors may only be safe in cash and other safe havens."
"Prices in both stocks and commodities are likely to take a hit, and investors may only be safe in cash and other safe havens."
Global Cooling Is Coming -- and Beware the Big Chill, Scientist Warns
Global Cooling Is Coming -- and Beware the Big Chill, Scientist Warns
Contrary to the commonly held scientific conclusion that the Earth is getting warmer, a scientist who has written more than 150 peer-reviewed papers has unveiled evidence for his prediction that global cooling is coming soon.
Contrary to the commonly held scientific conclusion that the Earth is getting warmer, a scientist who has written more than 150 peer-reviewed papers has unveiled evidence for his prediction that global cooling is coming soon.
McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Bill vs. Mexico's Immigration Law
McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform Bill vs. Mexico's Immigration Law - HUMAN EVENTS
"Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue.
Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico."
"Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliens than the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue.
Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico."
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Hamilton teacher who fondled himself in classroom pleads guilty, wants to 'move on with life'
Hamilton teacher who fondled himself in classroom pleads guilty, wants to 'move on with life'
"A Hamilton Middle School music teacher must resign from his job after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges that he fondled himself in a classroom office."
well....duh......MoveOn...with his life.........org?
"A Hamilton Middle School music teacher must resign from his job after pleading guilty Tuesday to charges that he fondled himself in a classroom office."
well....duh......MoveOn...with his life.........org?
Phony Marine at Phony Vietnam Blumenthal's Presser
American Thinker Blog: Phony Marine at Phony Vietnam Blumenthal's Presser
"Clarice Feldman
Doug Ross spots a ringer.
One of the merry band of brother 'Marines' at the presser of Connecticut Democrat Senatorial candidate Blumenthal evidently is a phony soldier.
This is William Joseph Trumpower (AKA Eliot Storm), a man listed on POW Network's Phony Vets Database.
Trumpower, like Blumenthal, is a Connecticut resident and has made quite a name for himself hawking books on the Vietnam experience.
The 'POW Networks Phony' database lists Trumpower's bogus credentials as follows:
CLAIMING BRONZE STAR w/VALOR device... Claims 2nd Lt, Claims... Wears 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Starsw/V. The jacket in EARLIER pictures boasted 8 ribbons. This NEW pic has more and includes V device on Bronze Star and 2nd Lt bars....
It's entirely fitting if the staged Blumenthal apology was, as our anonymous contributor asserts, accompanied by another puffed-up bloviator."
"Clarice Feldman
Doug Ross spots a ringer.
One of the merry band of brother 'Marines' at the presser of Connecticut Democrat Senatorial candidate Blumenthal evidently is a phony soldier.
This is William Joseph Trumpower (AKA Eliot Storm), a man listed on POW Network's Phony Vets Database.
Trumpower, like Blumenthal, is a Connecticut resident and has made quite a name for himself hawking books on the Vietnam experience.
The 'POW Networks Phony' database lists Trumpower's bogus credentials as follows:
CLAIMING BRONZE STAR w/VALOR device... Claims 2nd Lt, Claims... Wears 3 Purple Hearts, 2 Bronze Starsw/V. The jacket in EARLIER pictures boasted 8 ribbons. This NEW pic has more and includes V device on Bronze Star and 2nd Lt bars....
It's entirely fitting if the staged Blumenthal apology was, as our anonymous contributor asserts, accompanied by another puffed-up bloviator."
Editorial: County board needs to clarify rules
Editorial: County board needs to clarify rules
"Our form of government works best when the people participate.
Elected officials need to get comfortable with this new interest from the public and accommodate it.
They need to look at the public as partners, not opponents."
Wow!
A breath of fresh air from The Chronicle.
It is about time our county leaders realized that they work for the citizens and taxpayers of the county and not the other way around.
Other cities and counties post union contracts on the web.
Provide voice and video of meetings for free or on the web.
Easily accommodate interested citizens who ask questions about how their local government is spending their money.
This may be a first step towards the disinfecting light of sunshine for our county commission.
It must not be the last.
Kudos to The Chronicle to stand tall with our citizens.
"Our form of government works best when the people participate.
Elected officials need to get comfortable with this new interest from the public and accommodate it.
They need to look at the public as partners, not opponents."
Wow!
A breath of fresh air from The Chronicle.
It is about time our county leaders realized that they work for the citizens and taxpayers of the county and not the other way around.
Other cities and counties post union contracts on the web.
Provide voice and video of meetings for free or on the web.
Easily accommodate interested citizens who ask questions about how their local government is spending their money.
This may be a first step towards the disinfecting light of sunshine for our county commission.
It must not be the last.
Kudos to The Chronicle to stand tall with our citizens.
Dick Blumenthal saw Vietnam combat - on TV
Dick Blumenthal saw Vietnam combat - on TV - BostonHerald.com
This Dick Blumenthal even looks a little like Eliot Spitzer.
And now it turns out, as somebody said yesterday, even Jane Fonda spent more time in Vietnam than he did.
This Dick Blumenthal even looks a little like Eliot Spitzer.
And now it turns out, as somebody said yesterday, even Jane Fonda spent more time in Vietnam than he did.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Senators load financial overhaul with irrelevancies
Senators load financial overhaul with irrelevancies
"Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., wants the government to finish building the 700-mile fence between the U.S. and Mexico.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants to end the health insurance industry's antitrust protection.
West Virginia's two senators want help with mine and oil rig safety.
They all want to add these things to the financial regulatory overhaul bill that's moving through the Senate, even though their ideas have little or nothing to do with oversight of financial markets."
"Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., wants the government to finish building the 700-mile fence between the U.S. and Mexico.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants to end the health insurance industry's antitrust protection.
West Virginia's two senators want help with mine and oil rig safety.
They all want to add these things to the financial regulatory overhaul bill that's moving through the Senate, even though their ideas have little or nothing to do with oversight of financial markets."
Graph of the Day for May 18, 2010
American Thinker Blog: Graph of the Day for May 18, 2010
CEOs' Rankings of States for Business in 2010"
CEOs' Rankings of States for Business in 2010"
Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses
American Thinker Blog: Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses
"Arizona did it again!
Fresh from signing a law that reinforces a federal law giving police the right to ask a person stopped by police for an unrelated matter to produce papers proving the right to be legally in the US, followed by a law banning schools from teaching minority/ethnic studies courses advocating separatism, group superiority and subversion of this country, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide 'trained and competent' interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English. Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law.
If it was always the law, why the need for this law?
Because of a lawsuit of course.
A unilingual Spanish speaking woman in Arizona was treated by a unilingual English speaking optometrist in his Arizona office.
The woman's underage 12 year old daughter offered to be the interpreter; fearing legal, insurance and medical problems if the child misunderstood the optometrist refused, asking the mother and child to return with an English speaker over 18 or alternatively, visit some Spanish speaking optometrists.
Instead, the Spanish speaker, whether legally in this country or not, understood enough of this country to file a discrimination suit against the English speaking optometrist.
Refusing to settle, the optometrist finally won after the Arizona Attorney General took a year to decide no laws had been broken."
"Arizona did it again!
Fresh from signing a law that reinforces a federal law giving police the right to ask a person stopped by police for an unrelated matter to produce papers proving the right to be legally in the US, followed by a law banning schools from teaching minority/ethnic studies courses advocating separatism, group superiority and subversion of this country, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) signed legislation affirming that nothing in state law requires businesses to provide 'trained and competent' interpreters when a customer comes in speaking a language other than English. Assistant Attorney General Michael Walker said that has probably always been the law.
If it was always the law, why the need for this law?
Because of a lawsuit of course.
A unilingual Spanish speaking woman in Arizona was treated by a unilingual English speaking optometrist in his Arizona office.
The woman's underage 12 year old daughter offered to be the interpreter; fearing legal, insurance and medical problems if the child misunderstood the optometrist refused, asking the mother and child to return with an English speaker over 18 or alternatively, visit some Spanish speaking optometrists.
Instead, the Spanish speaker, whether legally in this country or not, understood enough of this country to file a discrimination suit against the English speaking optometrist.
Refusing to settle, the optometrist finally won after the Arizona Attorney General took a year to decide no laws had been broken."
TILTING AT WINDMILLS
TILTING AT WINDMILLS
“On eight separate occasions, President Barack Obama has referred to the ‘green economy’ policies enacted by Spain as being the model for what he envisioned for America…
But today’s leaked document reveals that even the socialist Spanish government now acknowledges the ruinous effects of green economic policy.”
Posted by Ed Driscoll at 3:33 pm"
“On eight separate occasions, President Barack Obama has referred to the ‘green economy’ policies enacted by Spain as being the model for what he envisioned for America…
But today’s leaked document reveals that even the socialist Spanish government now acknowledges the ruinous effects of green economic policy.”
Posted by Ed Driscoll at 3:33 pm"
College campuses embrace coed dorm rooms
College campuses embrace coed dorm rooms Philadelphia Inquirer
"Swarthmore juniors Jen Crick and her boyfriend, Omer Ikizler, didn't set out to live together this semester, but after failing to find single rooms on the same hall, they found the next best thing: a dorm room they could share.
Not just a coed dormitory, or coed hallway, but the very same room.
Across the nation's campuses, a small but growing number of students are signing up to live with the opposite sex, with 50-plus colleges and universities offering coed suites and coed rooms."
Isn't that nice.....
"Swarthmore juniors Jen Crick and her boyfriend, Omer Ikizler, didn't set out to live together this semester, but after failing to find single rooms on the same hall, they found the next best thing: a dorm room they could share.
Not just a coed dormitory, or coed hallway, but the very same room.
Across the nation's campuses, a small but growing number of students are signing up to live with the opposite sex, with 50-plus colleges and universities offering coed suites and coed rooms."
Isn't that nice.....
FOXNews.com - Miss USA Skunked Again Courtesy of Liberal Hollywood
FOXNews.com - Miss USA Skunked Again Courtesy of Liberal Hollywood: "In a nutshell here's how it worked on Sunday at the Miss USA pageant: Conservative answer = Points lost. Liberal Answer = Brownie points."
CBS Skips Any Mention of Dem Senate Candidate's Military Scandal, NBC Avoids Party ID | NewsBusters.org
CBS Skips Any Mention of Dem Senate Candidate's Military Scandal, NBC Avoids Party ID NewsBusters.org: "CBS's Early Show on Tuesday completely ignored the front page New York Times story on Democratic senatorial candidate Richard Blumenthal and his claims to have 'served in Vietnam,' despite having never done so."
Distorting the Truth About Crime and Race
"Here are the crime data that the Times doesn’t want its readers to know:
blacks committed 66 percent of all violent crimes in the first half of 2009 (though they were only 55 percent of all stops and only 23 percent of the city’s population).
Blacks committed 80 percent of all shootings in the first half of 2009.
Together, blacks and Hispanics committed 98 percent of all shootings.
Blacks committed nearly 70 percent of all robberies.
Whites, by contrast, committed 5 percent of all violent crimes in the first half of 2009, though they are 35 percent of the city’s population (and were 10 percent of all stops).
They committed 1.8 percent of all shootings and less than 5 percent of all robberies.
The face of violent crime in New York, in other words, like in every other large American city, is almost exclusively black and brown.
Any given violent crime is 13 times more likely to be committed by a black than by a white perpetrator—a fact that would have been useful to include in the Times’s lead, which stated that “Blacks and Latinos were nine times as likely as whites to be stopped.”
These crime data are not some artifact that the police devise out of their skewed racial mindset.
They are what the victims of those crimes—the vast majority of whom are minority themselves—report to the police."
Look for more of this type of "reporting" in your local news reportagers.....yeah right....
Napolitano Hasn't Reviewed 'In Detail' the Arizona Immigration Law She's Criticized
Napolitano Hasn't Reviewed 'In Detail' the Arizona Immigration Law She's Criticized
"Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who has been a vocal critic of the new Arizona immigration law, told Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Monday that she had not reviewed the law in detail, but nevertheless repeated criticism she made in April on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that the law is a “bad law enforcement law.”"
Do what Obama, Holter and Mommy-janet haven't done, read the 10 page bill!
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf
And see their lies!
"Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who has been a vocal critic of the new Arizona immigration law, told Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Monday that she had not reviewed the law in detail, but nevertheless repeated criticism she made in April on ABC’s “Good Morning America” that the law is a “bad law enforcement law.”"
Do what Obama, Holter and Mommy-janet haven't done, read the 10 page bill!
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf
And see their lies!
Newaygo County board meetings to go online
Newaygo County board meetings to go online
"WHITE CLOUD — Due to recent upgrades in the Newaygo County Board of Commissioners Room, meetings will now be available for viewing online."
Seriously, when Newaygo is ahead of Muskegon in tech, what does that say about the "leadership" of Muskegon county?
"WHITE CLOUD — Due to recent upgrades in the Newaygo County Board of Commissioners Room, meetings will now be available for viewing online."
Seriously, when Newaygo is ahead of Muskegon in tech, what does that say about the "leadership" of Muskegon county?
Short-run tax hikes being used to fill gaps
Short-run tax hikes being used to fill gaps - USATODAY.com
"Many states and cities coping with hard times are asking residents to open their wallets for the latest fashion in taxation — the temporary tax.
Governments are raising taxes for a specific period of time and promising the hikes will go away when good times return."
And that bridge in Brooklyn is still for sale.
"Many states and cities coping with hard times are asking residents to open their wallets for the latest fashion in taxation — the temporary tax.
Governments are raising taxes for a specific period of time and promising the hikes will go away when good times return."
And that bridge in Brooklyn is still for sale.
Indiana Rep. Souder says he'll resign over affair
Indiana Rep. Souder says he'll resign over affair
"Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder announced Tuesday he would resign from Congress, effective Friday, because he had an affair with a staffer."
Be gone, you scumbag!
"Indiana Republican Rep. Mark Souder announced Tuesday he would resign from Congress, effective Friday, because he had an affair with a staffer."
Be gone, you scumbag!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Bombshell: Democratic Senate candidate lied about serving in Vietnam; Update: “Hit job”?
Hot Air » Bombshell: Democratic Senate candidate lied about serving in Vietnam; Update: “Hit job”?
"Not just any Democratic Senate candidate, either.
It’s Richard Blumenthal, current attorney general of Connecticut, whom Chris Dodd made way for by retiring earlier this year.
He’s been leading all Republican challengers by upwards of 20 points in the polls and was considered a mortal lock to win the seat in November.
Until now."
BIG!
"Not just any Democratic Senate candidate, either.
It’s Richard Blumenthal, current attorney general of Connecticut, whom Chris Dodd made way for by retiring earlier this year.
He’s been leading all Republican challengers by upwards of 20 points in the polls and was considered a mortal lock to win the seat in November.
Until now."
BIG!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Tea Party Group Moving from Protests to Election Action [Mackinac Center]
Tea Party Group Moving from Protests to Election Action [Mackinac Center]: "Hoping to progess past protests and impact elections, Joan Fabiano has launched what is being called a tea party 'strike force' for conservative candidates.
Fabiano, the Holt tea party activist who founded Grassroots in Michigan (http://grassrootsmichigan.com/), held her first meeting last week for the Mobile Action Patriot Strikeforce that's goal is to educate and mobilize tea party voters.
'It is time to put down the tea party signs and pick up the tools necessary to help your constitutional conservative candidate win,' Fabiano said.
Here's how it will work:"
Fabiano, the Holt tea party activist who founded Grassroots in Michigan (http://grassrootsmichigan.com/), held her first meeting last week for the Mobile Action Patriot Strikeforce that's goal is to educate and mobilize tea party voters.
'It is time to put down the tea party signs and pick up the tools necessary to help your constitutional conservative candidate win,' Fabiano said.
Here's how it will work:"
Spartans poised to live up to latest No. 1 rankings
"East Lansing -- Tom Izzo knows he has something special going on in East Lansing.
And, it seems like everyone else knows it, as well.
Michigan State is ranked No. 1 by Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News going into the 2010-11 season.
The same can be said for Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com."
We're doomed.....heh......
AP IMPACT: Fed'l inspections on rig not as claimed
AP IMPACT: Fed'l inspections on rig not as claimed - Yahoo! News
"The federal agency responsible for ensuring that the Deepwater Horizon was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that the rig be inspected at least once per month, an Associated Press investigation shows."
"The federal agency responsible for ensuring that the Deepwater Horizon was operating safely before it exploded last month fell well short of its own policy that the rig be inspected at least once per month, an Associated Press investigation shows."
Merkel insists financial transaction tax must be universal
Merkel insists financial transaction tax must be universal - Monsters and Critics
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a tax on financial transactions would only work if it were introduced globally - but expressed little hope of the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies agreeing to this.
She was speaking ahead of a crunch meeting on the so-called Tobin Tax by European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.
If trade unions were able to persuade G20 leaders to introduce such a tax, aimed at curbing speculation 'then I will not oppose it,' Merkel added."
A global tax on everyone in the developed world, collected by every bank in the world and fed to unions to increase public employee pay and benefits.
Not yet but they are pushing for it.
Be ever alert!
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a tax on financial transactions would only work if it were introduced globally - but expressed little hope of the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies agreeing to this.
She was speaking ahead of a crunch meeting on the so-called Tobin Tax by European Union finance ministers in Brussels on Tuesday.
If trade unions were able to persuade G20 leaders to introduce such a tax, aimed at curbing speculation 'then I will not oppose it,' Merkel added."
A global tax on everyone in the developed world, collected by every bank in the world and fed to unions to increase public employee pay and benefits.
Not yet but they are pushing for it.
Be ever alert!
Creature comfort: the British 'safari jet' that transforms into a plush viewing platform
"The four-engined Avro Business Jet Explorer Four has been designed to land on short runways and uneven landing strips, delivering its wealthy passengers directly into wildlife areas"
Dumpster diving with purpose: Grand Rapids Freegans make political statement by searching through trash
Dumpster diving with purpose: Grand Rapids Freegans make political statement by searching through trash
"Freegans, a combination of “free” and “vegans” — people who avoid all animal products — are a slowly growing group of anti-consumerists who try to use as few resources as possible."
Ummm, have they considered traveling to Africa.....central America.....Asia, S America...E Europe....?
"Freegans, a combination of “free” and “vegans” — people who avoid all animal products — are a slowly growing group of anti-consumerists who try to use as few resources as possible."
Ummm, have they considered traveling to Africa.....central America.....Asia, S America...E Europe....?
: "Progressive" Campaigns Inc (PCI) Hired for Fake Tea Party Petition
OutsideLansing.com:: Zarko Exclusive Follow-up: "Progressive" Campaigns Inc (PCI) Hired for Fake Tea Party Petition
"Progressive (inset photo is of Michigan field operator Rob Grocholski) has been funded by Soros, the Michigan Democratic Party"
"Progressive (inset photo is of Michigan field operator Rob Grocholski) has been funded by Soros, the Michigan Democratic Party"
Saturday, May 15, 2010
US faces one of biggest budget crunches in world
"Compare it with the UK, which is often pinpointed as a Greece in the making.
As you can see, gross debt increases sharply, but not by anything like the same degree."
Palin in the Mainstream
"As I listened to the speech, I was struck by how Palin's positions are widely shared.
She opposes the health care law -- so does the public.
She's concerned about the federal deficit -- so is the public (see question 10b).
She supports the Arizona illegal immigration law -- so does the public.
She supports the right to life -- and the public is moving toward her.
She supports the Afghanistan surge and the current course in Iraq -- both Obama administration policies."
I'm thinkin' that's what bugs the eastern socialist elites.
She's had a real life and connects with what real Americans want for their country and their children.
Armed Forces Day-Today!
"In the United States, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May.
It marks the end of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May.
The day was created in 1949 to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches – the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard – following the consolidation of the military services in the Department of Defense.
It was intended to replace the separate Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Days, but observance of these days, especially within each particular service, continues to this day.[11]
The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions and air shows.
The United States' longest running city-sponsored Armed Forces Day Parade is held in Bremerton, WA.
In 2009, Bremerton celebrated the 61st Armed Forces Day Parade([12]).
Because of their unique training schedules, National Guard and Reserve units may celebrate Armed Forces Day/Week over any period in May."
Celebrate and revere our protectors!
The Looming Obama Debt Disaster
"Is the United States Greece?
The short answer is: not yet, but it will be if the Democrats remain in control in Washington for two more election cycles.
In the Telegraph, Edmund Conway summarizes a lengthy report by the International Monetary Fund on sovereign debt that came out today:
[T]he really interesting stuff is the detail, and what leaps out again and again is how much of a hill the US has to climb.
Exhibit a is the fact that under the Obama administration's current fiscal plans, the national debt in the US (on a gross basis) will climb to above 100pc of GDP by 2015 - a far steeper increase than almost any other country.
This graphic tells the story.
Note what happened after the Democrats took control of Congress in 2007:"
Seventh Rangers (Mechanized): The art of special delivery . . sniper
Seventh Rangers (Mechanized): The art of special delivery . . sniper
Your Saturday happy video of the weekend!
(HT privacky)
Your Saturday happy video of the weekend!
(HT privacky)
Boeing Debuts Its 'Phantom Ray' Unmanned Spy Plane
"On Monday, Boeing revealed its newest unmanned spy plane, a boomerang-shaped, drool-inducing object that looks straight out of a Michael Bay film.
The sleek Phantom Ray is 36-feet long with a 50-foot wingspan, and takes off this December.
This bad boy can hit 614 mph while hovering around 40,000 feet, but its purpose seems a bit obscure."
Up in the air: Great Lakes Kite Festival could fill skies over Grand Haven State Park
Up in the air: Great Lakes Kite Festival could fill skies over Grand Haven State Park
"The sky will dance with color when virtually hundreds of kites take flight over Grand Haven State Park during the 20th annual Great Lakes Kite Festival May 21-23."
This sounds like fun!
"The sky will dance with color when virtually hundreds of kites take flight over Grand Haven State Park during the 20th annual Great Lakes Kite Festival May 21-23."
This sounds like fun!
Non-partisan group questions timing behind ads attacking Pete
Non-partisan group questions timing behind ads attacking Pete Hoekstra
"Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled organizations like Americans for Job Security would be required to disclose their funders, but Michigan hasn't enforced that ruling, Robinson said."
Interesting article but it misses the bigger point.
Why is our state NOT enforcing federal law and a supreme court ruling!
"Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled organizations like Americans for Job Security would be required to disclose their funders, but Michigan hasn't enforced that ruling, Robinson said."
Interesting article but it misses the bigger point.
Why is our state NOT enforcing federal law and a supreme court ruling!
Alinsky's Star Pupil Uses 'Rules' As A Manual For 'Social Surgery'
Alinsky's Star Pupil Uses 'Rules' As A Manual For 'Social Surgery'
"Obama has also used the tactic to dismiss charges that he's pushing a 'socialist' agenda, arguing that critics will next accuse him of 'being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten.'"
"Obama has also used the tactic to dismiss charges that he's pushing a 'socialist' agenda, arguing that critics will next accuse him of 'being a secret communist because I shared my toys in kindergarten.'"
Friday, May 14, 2010
CBC could see its spending clout increase in the next Congress
CBC could see its spending clout increase in the next Congress - TheHill.com
"The Congressional Black Caucus is poised to gain major influence on the House Appropriations Committee."
That's a comforting thought....
"The Congressional Black Caucus is poised to gain major influence on the House Appropriations Committee."
That's a comforting thought....
Detroit to Demolish 10,000 Abandoned Properties
Detroit to Demolish 10,000 Abandoned Properties - WSJ.com
"Detroit is finally chipping away at a glut of abandoned homes that has been piling up for decades, and intends to take advantage of warm weather and new federal funding"
"Detroit is finally chipping away at a glut of abandoned homes that has been piling up for decades, and intends to take advantage of warm weather and new federal funding"
Is your congressman supporting the Spending Limit Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Is your congressman supporting the Spending Limit Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Washington Examiner
"Representatives Mike Pence of Indiana, John Campbell of California, and Jeb Hensarling of Texas have a solution, the Spending Limit Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
So far, 40 members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors, but that leaves 495 who aren't."
"Representatives Mike Pence of Indiana, John Campbell of California, and Jeb Hensarling of Texas have a solution, the Spending Limit Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
So far, 40 members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors, but that leaves 495 who aren't."
RealClearPolitics - Cap and Scam
RealClearPolitics - Cap and Scam
"Praising the legislation, President Barack Obama made his customary case, twinning the fictitious economic benefits of statism with freshman-class utopianism, claiming that 'we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced --"
Aren't ALL the Greek government jobs safe from being "outsourced"?
Like, dude...who's gonna hire an MBA in India to work 3 hours a week picking up cigarette butts?
"Praising the legislation, President Barack Obama made his customary case, twinning the fictitious economic benefits of statism with freshman-class utopianism, claiming that 'we will put Americans to work in new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced --"
Aren't ALL the Greek government jobs safe from being "outsourced"?
Like, dude...who's gonna hire an MBA in India to work 3 hours a week picking up cigarette butts?
Michigan lawmakers OK substitute for algebra class
Michigan lawmakers OK substitute for algebra class
The Michigan Legislature has passed a bill that would give high school students more options to avoid taking algebra II and still graduate."
Whatever....
The Michigan Legislature has passed a bill that would give high school students more options to avoid taking algebra II and still graduate."
Whatever....
Pelosi to Aspiring Musicians: Quit Your Job, Taxpayers Will Cover Your Health Care
CNSNews.com - Pelosi to Aspiring Musicians: Quit Your Job, Taxpayers Will Cover Your Health Care
"Pelosi to Aspiring Musicians: Quit Your Job, Taxpayers Will Cover Your Health Care"
"Pelosi to Aspiring Musicians: Quit Your Job, Taxpayers Will Cover Your Health Care"
Hip-hop studies the latest in mindless education trend | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Hip-hop studies the latest in mindless education trend The Daily Caller
"about 300,000 students across the country use the program. In more than 12,000 American schools, kids are rapping about English, history, science and math.
By most accounts, they love it.
And why wouldn’t they?
Singing’s more fun than studying."
But are they actually learning anything?
That’s less clear.
Despite endorsements from left-wing academics like Howard Zinn, there are still no independent studies that demonstrate rapping about social studies is any more educational than rapping about sex or gunfights.
One thing you can say about Flocabulary, though: it’s quick.
Let’s say you wanted to teach a room full of kids about the history of the civil rights movement.
You could spend weeks reading actual books on the subject, then explaining the facts of what happened and why.
Or, in a fraction of the time, you could simply recite a rap:
MLK had a dream, took it mainstream.
Civil Rights Bill, Voting Rights Acts, they passed.
Modern day Jesus, turning the other cheek,some blacks like “dog, that’s weak.
I’m not looking to get beat deep into next week,my everyday life is police brutality.
”Malcolm picked up X and dropped his slave name,radical change, “defense by any means.”
Went on hajj to Mecca, said ‘let God protect ya,Whites and Blacks, yeah, we’re in this together.’
But there are race riots, people are dying,Warfare in Watts, tear gas, bullets are flying.
So JFK?
He got assassinated.
MLK?
He got assassinated.
Malcolm X?
He got assassinated.
So it’s up to us to keep that dream alive…
It’s that simple. As long as you don’t care about context or accuracy – as long as your goal is to encourage students to “keep that dream alive,” rather than to teach them legitimate history – rapping is as good as teaching.Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/14/why-do-educators-keep-putting-dunce-caps-on-our-kids/#ixzz0nwVBJiib
"about 300,000 students across the country use the program. In more than 12,000 American schools, kids are rapping about English, history, science and math.
By most accounts, they love it.
And why wouldn’t they?
Singing’s more fun than studying."
But are they actually learning anything?
That’s less clear.
Despite endorsements from left-wing academics like Howard Zinn, there are still no independent studies that demonstrate rapping about social studies is any more educational than rapping about sex or gunfights.
One thing you can say about Flocabulary, though: it’s quick.
Let’s say you wanted to teach a room full of kids about the history of the civil rights movement.
You could spend weeks reading actual books on the subject, then explaining the facts of what happened and why.
Or, in a fraction of the time, you could simply recite a rap:
MLK had a dream, took it mainstream.
Civil Rights Bill, Voting Rights Acts, they passed.
Modern day Jesus, turning the other cheek,some blacks like “dog, that’s weak.
I’m not looking to get beat deep into next week,my everyday life is police brutality.
”Malcolm picked up X and dropped his slave name,radical change, “defense by any means.”
Went on hajj to Mecca, said ‘let God protect ya,Whites and Blacks, yeah, we’re in this together.’
But there are race riots, people are dying,Warfare in Watts, tear gas, bullets are flying.
So JFK?
He got assassinated.
MLK?
He got assassinated.
Malcolm X?
He got assassinated.
So it’s up to us to keep that dream alive…
It’s that simple. As long as you don’t care about context or accuracy – as long as your goal is to encourage students to “keep that dream alive,” rather than to teach them legitimate history – rapping is as good as teaching.Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2010/05/14/why-do-educators-keep-putting-dunce-caps-on-our-kids/#ixzz0nwVBJiib
Anonymous donor offering $100,000 reward to find those who stole WWI cross at center of ACLU challenge
Anonymous donor offering $100,000 reward to find those who stole WWI cross at center of ACLU challenge The Daily Caller
"An anonymous donor is offering $100,000 for leads in the hunt for the thieves responsible for stealing the World War I memorial cross that’s been at the center of a decade long legal battle."
"An anonymous donor is offering $100,000 for leads in the hunt for the thieves responsible for stealing the World War I memorial cross that’s been at the center of a decade long legal battle."
The Health Care Reform Already Costs More Than We Thought It Would
The Health Care Reform Already Costs More Than We Thought It Would - Business - The Atlantic
"There's been a spate of bad news recently about the health care bill.
Henry Waxman canceled his War on Accounting, not because there was a sudden breakout of common sense on Capitol Hill, but because his committee's investigation revealed that companies had begun exploring whether they should drop their health insurance plans entirely--a move that would cost over $100 billion thanks to the huge new subsidies the government would have to dole out."
"There's been a spate of bad news recently about the health care bill.
Henry Waxman canceled his War on Accounting, not because there was a sudden breakout of common sense on Capitol Hill, but because his committee's investigation revealed that companies had begun exploring whether they should drop their health insurance plans entirely--a move that would cost over $100 billion thanks to the huge new subsidies the government would have to dole out."
Legislature approves plan for 30,000 school employee retireents
"analysts said could save the state $3.1 billion over 10 years."
And the teacher unions and most democrats voted against this bill.
Remember in November!
"Illinois Taxpayers Have No Obligation to Make Public Employees Millionaires"
Champion News: "Illinois Taxpayers Have No Obligation to Make Public Employees Millionaires"
The GOP's Fresh 2012 Faces
The GOP's Fresh 2012 Faces - The Daily Beast
"So who is likely to gain traction and interest, and perhaps ultimately the nomination?
The odds increasingly favor someone like Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels or South Dakota Senator John Thune."
"So who is likely to gain traction and interest, and perhaps ultimately the nomination?
The odds increasingly favor someone like Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels or South Dakota Senator John Thune."
How area lawmakers voted on the school retirement legislation
How area lawmakers voted on the school retirement legislation
"SENATE
• Yes: Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom, R-Norton Shores; Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland.
HOUSE
• Yes: Rep. Goeff Hansen, R-Hart; Rep. Arlan Meekhof, R-Olive Township; Rep. David Agema, R-Grandville.
• No: Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Norton Shores; Rep. Doug Bennett, D-Muskegon Township."
"SENATE
• Yes: Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom, R-Norton Shores; Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland.
HOUSE
• Yes: Rep. Goeff Hansen, R-Hart; Rep. Arlan Meekhof, R-Olive Township; Rep. David Agema, R-Grandville.
• No: Rep. Mary Valentine, D-Norton Shores; Rep. Doug Bennett, D-Muskegon Township."
Property Taxes UP 10%, Soda Tax Out in Philly
Property Taxes UP, Soda Tax Out in Philly NBC Philadelphia
"To fill in a $150 million budget gap, officials made several tax increases, the most notable being a 9.9-percent jump in property taxes, officials told NBC Philadelphia.
That increase will only last for two years."
"To fill in a $150 million budget gap, officials made several tax increases, the most notable being a 9.9-percent jump in property taxes, officials told NBC Philadelphia.
That increase will only last for two years."
RealClearPolitics - Crony Capitalism: From GM to Greece, the Lies Keep Growing
RealClearPolitics - Crony Capitalism: From GM to Greece, the Lies Keep Growing
"To understand the pertinence to America of events in Greece, notice General Motors' most recent misbehavior.
A television commercial featuring CEO Ed Whitacre demonstrates the institutional murkiness and intellectual dishonesty that result when the line between public and private sectors disappears.
In the commercial, Whitacre says GM has 'repaid our government loan in full.'
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., noted that GM used government funds to pay back the government:
It 'simply transferred $6.7 billion from one taxpayer-funded TARP account to another.'
The government still owns 60.8 percent of GM's common equity, and the Congressional Budget Office projects that the government will lose about $34 billion of the $82 billion of TARP funds dispersed to the automotive industry.
When Ryan and two colleagues asked the Treasury Department for clarification, they got this careful reply:
'Treasury has never suggested that the loan repayment represented a full return of all government assistance.'
A Treasury press release did say 'GM Repays Treasury Loan in Full.'
The loan is, however, a small part of taxpayer exposure.
Under crony capitalism, when government and corporate America merge, both dissemble."
"To understand the pertinence to America of events in Greece, notice General Motors' most recent misbehavior.
A television commercial featuring CEO Ed Whitacre demonstrates the institutional murkiness and intellectual dishonesty that result when the line between public and private sectors disappears.
In the commercial, Whitacre says GM has 'repaid our government loan in full.'
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., noted that GM used government funds to pay back the government:
It 'simply transferred $6.7 billion from one taxpayer-funded TARP account to another.'
The government still owns 60.8 percent of GM's common equity, and the Congressional Budget Office projects that the government will lose about $34 billion of the $82 billion of TARP funds dispersed to the automotive industry.
When Ryan and two colleagues asked the Treasury Department for clarification, they got this careful reply:
'Treasury has never suggested that the loan repayment represented a full return of all government assistance.'
A Treasury press release did say 'GM Repays Treasury Loan in Full.'
The loan is, however, a small part of taxpayer exposure.
Under crony capitalism, when government and corporate America merge, both dissemble."
National Right to Work Committee
National Right to Work Committee
"The Police and Firefighters Monopoly Bargaining bill (HR 413) is a dangerous Big Labor power grab, and it working its way through the Senate at this very moment.
A vote could come up at any moment!
HR 413 would override state laws across the country, and would increase the size and cost of government services, something you and I simply cannot afford in this economic climate.
The Committee is looking to reach up to 6 million individuals to oppose this power grab by Big Labor. But they are going to need your help."
"The Police and Firefighters Monopoly Bargaining bill (HR 413) is a dangerous Big Labor power grab, and it working its way through the Senate at this very moment.
A vote could come up at any moment!
HR 413 would override state laws across the country, and would increase the size and cost of government services, something you and I simply cannot afford in this economic climate.
The Committee is looking to reach up to 6 million individuals to oppose this power grab by Big Labor. But they are going to need your help."
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Guess What Greece Has To Jettison?
Guess What Greece Has To Jettison? - IBD - Investors.com
"Policy Failure: Greece was told that if it wanted a bailout, it needed to consider privatizing its government health care system.
So tell us again why the U.S. is following Europe's welfare state model."
"Policy Failure: Greece was told that if it wanted a bailout, it needed to consider privatizing its government health care system.
So tell us again why the U.S. is following Europe's welfare state model."
Duncan, Wamp say public has right to TVA's information
Duncan, Wamp say public has right to TVA's information » Knoxville News Sentinel
"The Tennessee Valley Authority is refusing to make public the salaries of its top-paid employees, information the agency has divulged in the past."
Nothing new here....just gov-biz as usual....
"The Tennessee Valley Authority is refusing to make public the salaries of its top-paid employees, information the agency has divulged in the past."
Nothing new here....just gov-biz as usual....
No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State
No Audits for Ten Years on Companies Getting Special Tax Breaks from State [Mackinac Center]
"For the first 10 years the state's flagship economic development program didn't do any audits of businesses that were collecting tax credits, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO said Wednesday."
"For the first 10 years the state's flagship economic development program didn't do any audits of businesses that were collecting tax credits, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO said Wednesday."
Psychologist Brandee Peikert sentenced to nine months in jail for LESBO sexual relationship with young client
Psychologist Brandee Peikert sentenced to nine months in jail for sexual relationship with young female client
"Prosecutors say Peikert became acquainted in 2004 with the victim, who was then a 16-year-old Kenowa Hills High School student getting therapy at Pine Rest Mental Health Services."
Your tax dollars at work!
How wonderful government is!
"Prosecutors say Peikert became acquainted in 2004 with the victim, who was then a 16-year-old Kenowa Hills High School student getting therapy at Pine Rest Mental Health Services."
Your tax dollars at work!
How wonderful government is!
9 indicted on charges of accessing Obama records
9 indicted on charges of accessing Obama records
Nine people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of accessing President Barack Obama's student loan records while they were employed for a Department of Education contractor in Iowa.
The U.S. attorney's office said a grand jury returned the indictments in U.S. District Court in Davenport.
Nine people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of accessing President Barack Obama's student loan records while they were employed for a Department of Education contractor in Iowa.
The U.S. attorney's office said a grand jury returned the indictments in U.S. District Court in Davenport.
New Hawaii law shuns Obama birth document requests
New Hawaii law shuns Obama birth document requests
"It's now law in Hawaii that the state government can ignore repetitive requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate."
"It's now law in Hawaii that the state government can ignore repetitive requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate."
Wow! Another teacher has a problem with a kid and an American flag
American Thinker Blog: Wow! Another teacher has a problem with a kid and an American flag: "Once again, an innocent American kid has been reprimanded for exhibiting an American flag. Todd Starnes at Fox News Radio reports:
Tracy Hathaway, of Salinas, CA, told FOX News Radio her 13-year-old daughter was ordered to stop drawing the American flag by an art teacher at Gavilan View Middle School.
'She had drawn the flag and was sketching the letters, ‘God bless America,' when the teacher confronted her,' Hathaway told FOX. 'She said, ‘You can't draw that - that's offensive.'
The teacher did have to sit through a mostly one-way conference with the parents of Miss Hathaway, but to the discredit of Gavilan Middle School she has not been reprimanded or made to apologize"
Tracy Hathaway, of Salinas, CA, told FOX News Radio her 13-year-old daughter was ordered to stop drawing the American flag by an art teacher at Gavilan View Middle School.
'She had drawn the flag and was sketching the letters, ‘God bless America,' when the teacher confronted her,' Hathaway told FOX. 'She said, ‘You can't draw that - that's offensive.'
The teacher did have to sit through a mostly one-way conference with the parents of Miss Hathaway, but to the discredit of Gavilan Middle School she has not been reprimanded or made to apologize"
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit | Reuters
U.S. posts 19th straight monthly budget deficit Reuters
"The United States posted an $82.69 billion deficit in April, nearly four times the $20.91 billion shortfall registered in April 2009 and the largest on record for that month, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday."
Hopey changey is gonna kill our country unless we the people get voting in August and November.
I'm sad/glad I have no children.....
"The United States posted an $82.69 billion deficit in April, nearly four times the $20.91 billion shortfall registered in April 2009 and the largest on record for that month, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday."
Hopey changey is gonna kill our country unless we the people get voting in August and November.
I'm sad/glad I have no children.....
Jimmy Carter's grandson wins Ga. Senate seat
Jimmy Carter's grandson wins Ga. Senate seat
The eldest grandson of former President Jimmy Carter has won a suburban Atlanta state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday night."
That bodes well....
The eldest grandson of former President Jimmy Carter has won a suburban Atlanta state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday night."
That bodes well....
Trade deficit rises to $40.4 billion in March
My Way News - Trade deficit rises to $40.4 billion in March
"The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 15-month high as rising oil prices pushed crude oil imports to the highest level since the fall of 2008, offsetting another strong gain in exports.
The larger deficit is evidence of a rebounding U.S. economy."
Didn't the MSM tell us a growing "trade deficit" was a sign of a failed presidency during the Bush years?
"The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 15-month high as rising oil prices pushed crude oil imports to the highest level since the fall of 2008, offsetting another strong gain in exports.
The larger deficit is evidence of a rebounding U.S. economy."
Didn't the MSM tell us a growing "trade deficit" was a sign of a failed presidency during the Bush years?
Quebec Family Dies as Home Disappears Into Crater
Quebec Family Dies as Home Disappears Into Crater - NYTimes.com
"OTTAWA — Richard Préfontaine and his wife, Lynne Charbonneau, were watching a playoff hockey game with their two daughters on Monday night when the ground beneath their house gave way suddenly and without warning.
The house’s bright green metal roof was all that was visible the next day in a vast mud crater near the village of St. Jude, Quebec, about 50 miles northeast of Montreal.
The landslide created a hole 100 feet deep, 300 yards wide and a third of a mile long.
The family’s remains were found huddled together on a couch by the television, with rescuers discovering only their golden retriever, tied to a tree, alive."
Jeepers!
Sleep well tonight.....(is there any way the MSM can blame Bush or engler for this?)
"OTTAWA — Richard Préfontaine and his wife, Lynne Charbonneau, were watching a playoff hockey game with their two daughters on Monday night when the ground beneath their house gave way suddenly and without warning.
The house’s bright green metal roof was all that was visible the next day in a vast mud crater near the village of St. Jude, Quebec, about 50 miles northeast of Montreal.
The landslide created a hole 100 feet deep, 300 yards wide and a third of a mile long.
The family’s remains were found huddled together on a couch by the television, with rescuers discovering only their golden retriever, tied to a tree, alive."
Jeepers!
Sleep well tonight.....(is there any way the MSM can blame Bush or engler for this?)
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Letters: Use science, economics when discussing wind farms
Letters: Use science, economics when discussing wind farms
"All mega wind farms produce power at significantly higher cost than any other means.
When the various subsidies are removed, the cost is as much as 10 times greater than coal.
All wind projects are subsidized, even those in Europe.
None makes money."
Excellent letter
"All mega wind farms produce power at significantly higher cost than any other means.
When the various subsidies are removed, the cost is as much as 10 times greater than coal.
All wind projects are subsidized, even those in Europe.
None makes money."
Excellent letter
Democrats Reject 5% Down Payment Rule
Democrats Reject 5% Down Payment Rule
"The Senate today rejected a proposal by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., to impose a minimum 5% down payment for virtually all home mortgages.
The amendment to the broader financial regulatory overhaul bill, which failed 42-57, would have required income verification and an assessment of borrowers’ ability to repay as well."
"The Senate today rejected a proposal by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., to impose a minimum 5% down payment for virtually all home mortgages.
The amendment to the broader financial regulatory overhaul bill, which failed 42-57, would have required income verification and an assessment of borrowers’ ability to repay as well."
Prosecutor says Muskegon Heights Police Department evidence room was 'in complete disarray'; Michigan State Police investigating
Prosecutor says Muskegon Heights Police Department evidence room was 'in complete disarray'; Michigan State Police investigating
"The Muskegon Heights Police Department has not properly secured evidence from hundreds of cases in its property room, and now authorities are concerned that money or other evidence may have been taken, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office."
Oh yeah, and how 'bout any cases that relied on the Heights police "professionalism"?
This ought to be a big surprise to any citizen but it is the reality of Muskegon Heights today.
And this type of non-professional is the "standard" of the "leadership" of the Heights.
Until that disaster of a city elects and appoints qualified leaders, they will continue to suffer.
The days of morons, crooks and thieves have got to be getting old to the responsible residents of Muskegon Heights.
"The Muskegon Heights Police Department has not properly secured evidence from hundreds of cases in its property room, and now authorities are concerned that money or other evidence may have been taken, according to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office."
Oh yeah, and how 'bout any cases that relied on the Heights police "professionalism"?
This ought to be a big surprise to any citizen but it is the reality of Muskegon Heights today.
And this type of non-professional is the "standard" of the "leadership" of the Heights.
Until that disaster of a city elects and appoints qualified leaders, they will continue to suffer.
The days of morons, crooks and thieves have got to be getting old to the responsible residents of Muskegon Heights.
Michigan Average Teacher Salaries Continue to Rise
Michigan Average Teacher Salaries Continue to Rise [Mackinac Center]
"counting salaries of teachers in conventional schools (93 percent of all teachers) produces an average salary of $62,556."
"Underpaid" teachers?
Less than 6 months of work......rotten product.....early retirement.......guilt edged benefits...... underpaid?
"counting salaries of teachers in conventional schools (93 percent of all teachers) produces an average salary of $62,556."
"Underpaid" teachers?
Less than 6 months of work......rotten product.....early retirement.......guilt edged benefits...... underpaid?
Pay No Attention To The Inflation Problem
Pay No Attention To The Inflation Problem NetRight Daily
"Severe inflation is coming, and unless the Government reverses its actions immediately, the 535 Mary Poppins’ of Congress will have created the monster that they claim they are trying to prevent."
"Severe inflation is coming, and unless the Government reverses its actions immediately, the 535 Mary Poppins’ of Congress will have created the monster that they claim they are trying to prevent."
Paul Ryan: Radical or Sellout? - Reason Magazine
Paul Ryan: Radical or Sellout? - Reason Magazine
PAUL RYAN, free market extremist:.....
Paul Ryan, free market sellout:........
Which of these two snapshots represents the real Ryan?
They both do.
A very interesting analysis of the GOP's best hope for victory...at whatever level Ryan wants.
PAUL RYAN, free market extremist:.....
Paul Ryan, free market sellout:........
Which of these two snapshots represents the real Ryan?
They both do.
A very interesting analysis of the GOP's best hope for victory...at whatever level Ryan wants.
Don't use oil spill as excuse to deep-six domestic drilling
Our view on energy: Don't use oil spill as excuse to deep-six domestic drilling - USATODAY.com
"The easy thing to do after the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico would be to kill President Obama's shiny new plan to expand offshore drilling.
Many formerly pro-drilling coastal politicians, from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, are calling for doing just that."
"The easy thing to do after the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico would be to kill President Obama's shiny new plan to expand offshore drilling.
Many formerly pro-drilling coastal politicians, from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, are calling for doing just that."
Who Will Bail Out America?
The American Spectator : Who Will Bail Out America?
"Social Security, Medicare and the retirement of the baby boom generation wasn't enough of a burden for the American taxpayer.
We will now be paying as well for the generous pensions of Greek bureaucrats retiring in the warm Mediterranean sun at age 55, thanks to the foresighted leadership of our very own international statesman, Barack Obama."
"Social Security, Medicare and the retirement of the baby boom generation wasn't enough of a burden for the American taxpayer.
We will now be paying as well for the generous pensions of Greek bureaucrats retiring in the warm Mediterranean sun at age 55, thanks to the foresighted leadership of our very own international statesman, Barack Obama."
CBO: Health Care Bill Will Cost $115 Billion More Than Previously Assessed
CBO: Health Care Bill Will Cost $115 Billion More Than Previously Assessed
"The director of the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the health care reform legislation would cost, over the next ten years, $115 billion more than previously thought, bringing the total cost to more than $1 trillion."
BIG surprise.......right?
"The director of the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the health care reform legislation would cost, over the next ten years, $115 billion more than previously thought, bringing the total cost to more than $1 trillion."
BIG surprise.......right?
Video: A Day in the Life of the Regulatory State
Video: A Day in the Life of the Regulatory State
"A few days ago, we wrote about the EPA's shameless and wasteful video contest soliciting the submission of YouTube videos explaining the alleged benefits of government regulations.
Our friends at the Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted the video below - check it out:"
"A few days ago, we wrote about the EPA's shameless and wasteful video contest soliciting the submission of YouTube videos explaining the alleged benefits of government regulations.
Our friends at the Competitive Enterprise Institute submitted the video below - check it out:"
Harvard Astrophysicist: Global Warming Probabilities Are Absolute Crap, The AGW Movement is All About Profit
YID With LID: Harvard Astrophysicist: Global Warming Probabilities Are Absolute Crap, The AGW Movement is All About Profit
"Soon is known for his view that most global warming is caused by solar variation (the normal cycle of sunspots).
Dr Soon questions the theory that man-made green house gases have created global warming trend.
In fact Soon believes the earth is and cooling.
He also believes that some of the 'numbers crunching' used to come up with the global warming theory is crap and that its about time his fellow scientists to “take back climate science.” and stop catering to the moonbats crying wolf."
"Soon is known for his view that most global warming is caused by solar variation (the normal cycle of sunspots).
Dr Soon questions the theory that man-made green house gases have created global warming trend.
In fact Soon believes the earth is and cooling.
He also believes that some of the 'numbers crunching' used to come up with the global warming theory is crap and that its about time his fellow scientists to “take back climate science.” and stop catering to the moonbats crying wolf."
Cape Wind rate shock
Cape Wind rate shock - BostonHerald.com
"The controversial Cape Wind project will cost taxpayers and ratepayers more than $2 billion to build - three times its original estimate.
That colossal cost is the driving force behind the sky-high electric rates it plans to charge Massachusetts customers in coming years."
Nothing new here.
Only the delusional and the ill educated believe that wind power is anything other than a scam to empower and enrich a select few.
Anyone want to bet what will happen to electric rates if we Michigan fools allow the "wind farms" to desecrate our lakeshore?
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/futurepundit-germans-to-pay-much-for.html
and this
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/energy-costs-being-bumped-2000-per.html
"The controversial Cape Wind project will cost taxpayers and ratepayers more than $2 billion to build - three times its original estimate.
That colossal cost is the driving force behind the sky-high electric rates it plans to charge Massachusetts customers in coming years."
Nothing new here.
Only the delusional and the ill educated believe that wind power is anything other than a scam to empower and enrich a select few.
Anyone want to bet what will happen to electric rates if we Michigan fools allow the "wind farms" to desecrate our lakeshore?
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/07/futurepundit-germans-to-pay-much-for.html
and this
http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/energy-costs-being-bumped-2000-per.html
Illinois $13 Billion Budget Woes Reach Boiling Point; Governor Quinn Works for Union Thugs and Promises to Raise Taxes by 50%; Bill Brady for Governor
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Illinois $13 Billion Budget Woes Reach Boiling Point; Governor Quinn Works for Union Thugs and Promises to Raise Taxes by 50%; Bill Brady for Governor
"Inquiring minds are again focusing on problems in state budgets.
Illinois is in a dogfight with California, New York, and New Jersey for the dubious honor of being the state deepest in fiscal do-do.
Although New Jersey is addressing its fiscal issues thanks to Governor Chris Christie... Illinois, California, and New York are flopping around like a 50 pound sea bass in 3 inches of water."
"Inquiring minds are again focusing on problems in state budgets.
Illinois is in a dogfight with California, New York, and New Jersey for the dubious honor of being the state deepest in fiscal do-do.
Although New Jersey is addressing its fiscal issues thanks to Governor Chris Christie... Illinois, California, and New York are flopping around like a 50 pound sea bass in 3 inches of water."
Bailout Buddies
Bailout Buddies - IBD - Investors.com
"Sovereign Debt Crisis: For many Americans, the EU's trillion-dollar bailout of Greece and other troubled European welfare states is probably of little concern.
But they should know that they are going to help pay for it.
Much of the media coverage has centered on the 'European Union' bailout of its members.
But the fact is, the U.S. is playing a much larger role in this than many realize — from strategizing to financing."
"Sovereign Debt Crisis: For many Americans, the EU's trillion-dollar bailout of Greece and other troubled European welfare states is probably of little concern.
But they should know that they are going to help pay for it.
Much of the media coverage has centered on the 'European Union' bailout of its members.
But the fact is, the U.S. is playing a much larger role in this than many realize — from strategizing to financing."
A way-early Big Ten hoops preview: Michigan State second, Michigan last
A way-early Big Ten hoops preview: Michigan State second, Michigan last
"And then there's Michigan, who failed to make the NCAA tournament after reaching the Big Dance in 2009.
Would you believe Yarina has U-M in last place right now?
He points to the fact that the Wolverines will be without Harris and DeShawn Sims.
Yarina: The Detroit Duo combined for 54% of Michigan's scoring, meaning Zack Novak, at 7.4 points per game, inherits the title of top returning scorer. Yikes."
"And then there's Michigan, who failed to make the NCAA tournament after reaching the Big Dance in 2009.
Would you believe Yarina has U-M in last place right now?
He points to the fact that the Wolverines will be without Harris and DeShawn Sims.
Yarina: The Detroit Duo combined for 54% of Michigan's scoring, meaning Zack Novak, at 7.4 points per game, inherits the title of top returning scorer. Yikes."
West Virginia Rep. Mollohan Loses Dem Primary
West Virginia Rep. Mollohan Loses Dem Primary
"Democrat Alan Mollohan became the first member of the U.S. House to be ousted this spring primary season after his opponent mounted a campaign that questioned the 14-term congressman's ethics and support for federal health care reform.
"Democrat Alan Mollohan became the first member of the U.S. House to be ousted this spring primary season after his opponent mounted a campaign that questioned the 14-term congressman's ethics and support for federal health care reform.
Voters tap Republican for Scott Brown’s empty seat
Voters tap Republican for Scott Brown’s empty seat - BostonHerald.com
Republican Richard Ross claimed the state Senate seat formerly held by Scott Brown as his Democrat opponent conceded a GOP victory last night, in a contest viewed as a referendum on Brown’s stunning U.S. Senate victory, experts said."
Republican Richard Ross claimed the state Senate seat formerly held by Scott Brown as his Democrat opponent conceded a GOP victory last night, in a contest viewed as a referendum on Brown’s stunning U.S. Senate victory, experts said."
Is It Already Too Late to Save Greece?
Herculean Task Ahead: Is It Already Too Late to Save Greece? - SPIEGEL ONLINE
"Greece has more than five times as many civil servants per capita than the United Kingdom."
"Greece has more than five times as many civil servants per capita than the United Kingdom."
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Highland Park basketball team trip to Arizona scrapped
Highland Park basketball team trip to Arizona scrapped - Chicago Breaking News
"Reveling in its first conference championship in 26 years, the Highland Park High School girls varsity basketball team has been selling cookies for months to raise funds for a tournament in Arizona.
But those hoop dreams were dashed when players learned they couldn't go because of that state's new crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Safety concerns partly fueled the decision, but the trip also 'would not be aligned with our beliefs and values,' said District 113 Assistant Superintendent Suzan Hebson.
That explanation, though, smacks of political protest to parents upset by the decision."
Lot's of hopey and changey here...right?
"Reveling in its first conference championship in 26 years, the Highland Park High School girls varsity basketball team has been selling cookies for months to raise funds for a tournament in Arizona.
But those hoop dreams were dashed when players learned they couldn't go because of that state's new crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Safety concerns partly fueled the decision, but the trip also 'would not be aligned with our beliefs and values,' said District 113 Assistant Superintendent Suzan Hebson.
That explanation, though, smacks of political protest to parents upset by the decision."
Lot's of hopey and changey here...right?
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