Fruitport casino plan gets the cold shoulder from Michigan House of Representatives MLive.com
"The chances of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians building a casino at the former Great Lakes Downs racetrack site suffered a setback Wednesday."
Thursday, August 26, 2010
"Three Things About Islam"
New Zeal: "Three Things About Islam"
"Three things you probably didn't know about Islam."
"Three things you probably didn't know about Islam."
Retiree Ponzi Scheme $16 Trillion Short
Retiree Ponzi Scheme $16 Trillion Short: Laurence Kotlikoff - Bloomberg
"Social Security has also played a central role in the massive, six-decade Ponzi scheme known as U.S. fiscal policy, which transfers ever-larger sums from the young to the old."
"Social Security has also played a central role in the massive, six-decade Ponzi scheme known as U.S. fiscal policy, which transfers ever-larger sums from the young to the old."
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
MSNBC Swears to Allah that Obama's Not A Muslim
MSNBC Swears to Allah that Obama's Not A Muslim - HUMAN EVENTS
"What McConnell actually said in response to the Muslim question was:
'The president says he's a Christian.
I take him at his word.
I don't think that's in dispute.'
Over at MSNBC, that's Republican code for: 'He's a Muslim!'
North Korean TV's Ed Schultz hysterically babbled:
'McConnell gave cover.
That's what he did.
He gave cover to all those low information voters out there who still believe this garbage about President Obama being a Muslim. ...
The Republican leadership just loves to feed the fire.'"
"What McConnell actually said in response to the Muslim question was:
'The president says he's a Christian.
I take him at his word.
I don't think that's in dispute.'
Over at MSNBC, that's Republican code for: 'He's a Muslim!'
North Korean TV's Ed Schultz hysterically babbled:
'McConnell gave cover.
That's what he did.
He gave cover to all those low information voters out there who still believe this garbage about President Obama being a Muslim. ...
The Republican leadership just loves to feed the fire.'"
Morgan Stanley Says Government Defaults Inevitable
Morgan Stanley Says Government Defaults Inevitable - Bloomberg
"Investors will face defaults on government bonds given the burden of aging populations and the difficulty of securing more tax revenue, according to Morgan Stanley.
“Governments will impose a loss on some of their stakeholders,” Arnaud Mares, an executive director at Morgan Stanley in London, wrote in a research report today.
“The question is not whether they will renege on their promises, but rather upon which of their promises they will renege, and what form this default will take.”
The sovereign-debt crisis is global “and it is not over,” the report said."
"Investors will face defaults on government bonds given the burden of aging populations and the difficulty of securing more tax revenue, according to Morgan Stanley.
“Governments will impose a loss on some of their stakeholders,” Arnaud Mares, an executive director at Morgan Stanley in London, wrote in a research report today.
“The question is not whether they will renege on their promises, but rather upon which of their promises they will renege, and what form this default will take.”
The sovereign-debt crisis is global “and it is not over,” the report said."
Monday, August 23, 2010
Little-known fact: Obama's failed stimulus program cost more than the Iraq war
Little-known fact: Obama's failed stimulus program cost more than the Iraq war Washington Examiner
* Obama's stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War -- more than $100 billion (15%) more."
* Obama's stimulus, passed in his first month in office, will cost more than the entire Iraq War -- more than $100 billion (15%) more."
Sunday, August 22, 2010
"a division between what he calls the Mainstream Public and the Political Class"
The Weekend Interview with Scott Rasmussen: America's Insurgent Pollster - WSJ.com
"Mr. Rasmussen has a partial answer for Mr. Emanuel's question, and it lies in a significant division among the American public that he has tracked for the past few years—a division between what he calls the Mainstream Public and the Political Class."
"Mr. Rasmussen has a partial answer for Mr. Emanuel's question, and it lies in a significant division among the American public that he has tracked for the past few years—a division between what he calls the Mainstream Public and the Political Class."
Media misses the point about mosque
Media misses the point about mosque - NYPOST.com
"But collectively they weren’t simply “fatalities.”
And individually they weren’t merely lost or killed, and they didn’t merely perish or die.
They were MURDERED.
And yet how many times have you heard the 3,000 dead described on TV newscasts as murder victims?
Not even once, right?
The M-word is never used."
"But collectively they weren’t simply “fatalities.”
And individually they weren’t merely lost or killed, and they didn’t merely perish or die.
They were MURDERED.
And yet how many times have you heard the 3,000 dead described on TV newscasts as murder victims?
Not even once, right?
The M-word is never used."
Michigan Democrats embarrassed by Fake Tea Party
TaxingTennessee: Michigan Democrats embarrassed by Fake Tea Party
"Michigan Democrats embarrassed by Fake Tea Party
Democrats want one of their own fired after he tried to create a fake tea party to pull votes away from Republicans. Of course, they had to take action after the County Clerk uncovered the fraud.
Democrats on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Saturday called for the removal of a county Democratic Party employee in the wake of allegations of fraud by Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson a day earlier.
Commissioner Dave Coulter, D-Ferndale, said in an e-mail Saturday that Democratic commissioners approved the following statement:
“Democrats on the Board of Commissioners are very concerned about allegations that an employee of the county party may have had a role in fraudulent Tea Party candidate filings.
We have been strong advocates for open and transparent county government, and there is no place in our politics where deception can be tolerated.
Without commenting on the legal merits of these accusations, we ask for the immediate removal of Jason Bauer as an employee of the Oakland County Democratic Party.
Our caucus members and candidates demand the highest ethical standards of ourselves, our government and our party, and any violation of those standards must have real and significant consequences.”"
"Michigan Democrats embarrassed by Fake Tea Party
Democrats want one of their own fired after he tried to create a fake tea party to pull votes away from Republicans. Of course, they had to take action after the County Clerk uncovered the fraud.
Democrats on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Saturday called for the removal of a county Democratic Party employee in the wake of allegations of fraud by Oakland County Clerk Ruth Johnson a day earlier.
Commissioner Dave Coulter, D-Ferndale, said in an e-mail Saturday that Democratic commissioners approved the following statement:
“Democrats on the Board of Commissioners are very concerned about allegations that an employee of the county party may have had a role in fraudulent Tea Party candidate filings.
We have been strong advocates for open and transparent county government, and there is no place in our politics where deception can be tolerated.
Without commenting on the legal merits of these accusations, we ask for the immediate removal of Jason Bauer as an employee of the Oakland County Democratic Party.
Our caucus members and candidates demand the highest ethical standards of ourselves, our government and our party, and any violation of those standards must have real and significant consequences.”"
LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation
LA unveils $578M school, costliest in the nation - Yahoo! News
"With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever.
The K-12 complex to house 4,200 students has raised eyebrows across the country as the creme de la creme of 'Taj Mahal' schools, $100 million-plus campuses boasting both architectural panache and deluxe amenities."
This is NUTS!
The people behind this must be tracked down and ground into animal feed!
"With an eye-popping price tag of $578 million, it will mark the inauguration of the nation's most expensive public school ever.
The K-12 complex to house 4,200 students has raised eyebrows across the country as the creme de la creme of 'Taj Mahal' schools, $100 million-plus campuses boasting both architectural panache and deluxe amenities."
This is NUTS!
The people behind this must be tracked down and ground into animal feed!
"More evidence that Illinois taxpayers pay too much for education, not too little"
Champion News: "More evidence that Illinois taxpayers pay too much for education, not too little"
Wow!
Read this!
Wow!
Read this!
Honoring a fallen Marine
GETZ: Honoring a fallen Marine - Washington Times
"Cpl.Wilson eloped with his fiancee, Hannah, just before he deployed to Afghanistan.
Now, at age 20, she is a widow.
The current wars have created several thousand young widows.
If you would console yourself with the idea that these young women were married such a short time and have so much life still ahead of them, that the loss they feel is somehow mitigated, you should meet Hannah McVeigh-Wilson.
She was brave enough to marry a Marine headed for combat who told her he didn't want to wait until he returned because, in case he didn't come home, he wanted to know he'd had all the experiences he could have in life, and one of the most important was to marry her.
It tears at the heart to see her living with that legacy and loss."
"Cpl.Wilson eloped with his fiancee, Hannah, just before he deployed to Afghanistan.
Now, at age 20, she is a widow.
The current wars have created several thousand young widows.
If you would console yourself with the idea that these young women were married such a short time and have so much life still ahead of them, that the loss they feel is somehow mitigated, you should meet Hannah McVeigh-Wilson.
She was brave enough to marry a Marine headed for combat who told her he didn't want to wait until he returned because, in case he didn't come home, he wanted to know he'd had all the experiences he could have in life, and one of the most important was to marry her.
It tears at the heart to see her living with that legacy and loss."
Cities, Fiscal Health and Union Contracts
Cities, Fiscal Health and Union Contracts [Mackinac Center]
"Local governments are in declining fiscal health that many top administrators believe will get worse in the coming year, according to a University of Michigan report."
"Local governments are in declining fiscal health that many top administrators believe will get worse in the coming year, according to a University of Michigan report."
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Smoking ban dries up business
Smoking ban dries up business freep.com Detroit Free Press
"On some weekend nights, there used to be seven waitresses working the crowd at Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub in Taylor.
But since Michigan's smoking ban went into effect May 1, Natalie Samu, the soon-to-be ex-owner of the bar, has just one or two waitresses serving the dwindling crowd.
'Our business is down over 50%,' said Samu, who sold the bar earlier this month but will stay on as manager. 'I know things go down in the summer, but it's never been this bad.'"
But think of all the drinkers who will be spared the horrors of "second hand smoke junk science"!
"On some weekend nights, there used to be seven waitresses working the crowd at Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub in Taylor.
But since Michigan's smoking ban went into effect May 1, Natalie Samu, the soon-to-be ex-owner of the bar, has just one or two waitresses serving the dwindling crowd.
'Our business is down over 50%,' said Samu, who sold the bar earlier this month but will stay on as manager. 'I know things go down in the summer, but it's never been this bad.'"
But think of all the drinkers who will be spared the horrors of "second hand smoke junk science"!
Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois
Pension Fraud in New Jersey Puts Focus on Illinois - NYTimes.com
"The federal government’s crackdown on the State of New Jersey this week for misrepresenting the condition of its pension funds raises a question:
Who else might have pension numbers that could draw regulatory fire?"
"The federal government’s crackdown on the State of New Jersey this week for misrepresenting the condition of its pension funds raises a question:
Who else might have pension numbers that could draw regulatory fire?"
No 'risk' from Iran's Russian-built nuclear plant
No 'risk' from Iran's Russian-built nuclear plant: US
"The United States sees no 'proliferation risk' from Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel Saturday, the State Department said.
The Russian involvement in the reactor, intended for civilian purposes, 'underscores that Iran does not need an indigenous enrichment capability if its intentions are purely peaceful,' State Department spokesman Darby Holladay told AFP.
'We recognize that the Bushehr reactor is designed to provide civilian nuclear power and do not view it as a proliferation risk,' he said.
The reactor, said Holladay, is 'under IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards and Russia is providing the needed fuel and taking back the spent nuclear fuel, which would be the principal source of proliferation concerns.'"
"The United States sees no 'proliferation risk' from Iran's Russian-built first nuclear power plant at Bushehr that was loaded with fuel Saturday, the State Department said.
The Russian involvement in the reactor, intended for civilian purposes, 'underscores that Iran does not need an indigenous enrichment capability if its intentions are purely peaceful,' State Department spokesman Darby Holladay told AFP.
'We recognize that the Bushehr reactor is designed to provide civilian nuclear power and do not view it as a proliferation risk,' he said.
The reactor, said Holladay, is 'under IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) safeguards and Russia is providing the needed fuel and taking back the spent nuclear fuel, which would be the principal source of proliferation concerns.'"
Video: More on the union boycott of LA Times for exposing union failure
theblogprof: Video: More on the union boycott of LA Times for exposing union failure
"An update on a recent post: LA teachers union to boycott LA Times for reporting union failures via student test scores, where the LA Times, to its credit, exposed the quantitative negative effect of bad teachers that continue to be employed because - let's face it - unionized teachers are almost impossible to fire.
Here's a Fox News segment on the controversy:"
click and watch!
"An update on a recent post: LA teachers union to boycott LA Times for reporting union failures via student test scores, where the LA Times, to its credit, exposed the quantitative negative effect of bad teachers that continue to be employed because - let's face it - unionized teachers are almost impossible to fire.
Here's a Fox News segment on the controversy:"
click and watch!
Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website
Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Post About Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website
Post About Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website
On Friday, August 13, I ran a post Coffee Party Grows Cold, highlighting a post on the Coffee Party's website titled Reversing the Coffee Party's decline about how the Coffee Party was in decline.
Post About Coffee Party Decline Removed From Its Website
On Friday, August 13, I ran a post Coffee Party Grows Cold, highlighting a post on the Coffee Party's website titled Reversing the Coffee Party's decline about how the Coffee Party was in decline.
'W.H.: PRES. OBAMA ISN'T MUSLIM'
'W.H.: PRES. OBAMA ISN'T MUSLIM' - WSJ.com
"Richard Nixon was not a crook, Michael Dukakis was not unpatriotic, and Barack Obama is not a Muslim."
Yeah, right....
"Richard Nixon was not a crook, Michael Dukakis was not unpatriotic, and Barack Obama is not a Muslim."
Yeah, right....
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