Irish Woes Get Worse - Megan McArdle - Business - The Atlantic
"It's hard to know what to say about Ireland's revelation that it expects the cost of cleaning up Anglo Irish Bank to come to a staggering 21% of GDP.
Profanity is too weak, really.
The total cost of the bank bailouts looks as if it will be well over a quarter of GDP."
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials
My Way News - Senate votes to turn down volume on TV commercials
"The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt."
Such a triumph for our democrat dominated senate!
"The Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt."
Such a triumph for our democrat dominated senate!
$27.5m Because The Feds Don't Like the Font.....
CARPE DIEM: $27.5m Because The Feds Don't Like the Font.....
"New York City will change the lettering on every single street sign - at an estimated cost of about $27.5 million - because the feds don't like the font.
Street names will change from all capital letters to a combination of upper and lower case on roads across the country thanks to the pricey federal regulation"
The artsy-fartsy idiots are in charge!
Do you care?
"New York City will change the lettering on every single street sign - at an estimated cost of about $27.5 million - because the feds don't like the font.
Street names will change from all capital letters to a combination of upper and lower case on roads across the country thanks to the pricey federal regulation"
The artsy-fartsy idiots are in charge!
Do you care?
Medal of Honor recipient's family turned away at White House
Medal of Honor recipient's family turned away at White House KTVB.COM KTVB.COM Boise, Idaho news
"Vernon Baker, of St. Maries, Idaho, was the last living black World War II Medal of Honor winner."
Well, it is change.....maybe hope comes later.....like on November 2nd?
"Vernon Baker, of St. Maries, Idaho, was the last living black World War II Medal of Honor winner."
Well, it is change.....maybe hope comes later.....like on November 2nd?
Gloria Allred and the Democrats
Falling off the Floor: Gloria Allred and the Democrats - Hugh Hewitt - Townhall Conservative
"Turns out that Whitman had hired a housekeeper a few years back, after being provided all the necessary documents.
Whitman was very serious about complying with the law as any CEO of a major public company ought to be, if only to protect the thousands and thousands of shareholders who cannot afford to have corporate leadership turn out to be law breakers.
Whitman was defrauded.
The housekeeper lied.
Many years later the housekeeper admitted her lies to Whitman, and Whitman dismissed her."
Just in case Perky Katie and her comrades in the MSM sorta forget to report this tonight.
"Turns out that Whitman had hired a housekeeper a few years back, after being provided all the necessary documents.
Whitman was very serious about complying with the law as any CEO of a major public company ought to be, if only to protect the thousands and thousands of shareholders who cannot afford to have corporate leadership turn out to be law breakers.
Whitman was defrauded.
The housekeeper lied.
Many years later the housekeeper admitted her lies to Whitman, and Whitman dismissed her."
Just in case Perky Katie and her comrades in the MSM sorta forget to report this tonight.
One third of 'extinct' animals turn up again
One third of 'extinct' animals turn up again Mail Online
They're baaack.......
Maybe cuz global warming is over?
They're baaack.......
Maybe cuz global warming is over?
Muskegon County commissioners OK new budget to start Friday, plan some layoffs
Muskegon County commissioners OK new budget to start Friday, plan some layoffs MLive.com
"The new spending plan for Muskegon County, effective Friday, received final approval this week, ending months of planning to eliminate a projected $6.3 million deficit.
County commissioners approved the budget for fiscal year 2011, featuring a general-fund budget of $43.4 million and all-funds budgets totaling $255 million."
$6.3 million deficit from a $43 million budget?
THAT'S A BIG DEAL!
"The new spending plan for Muskegon County, effective Friday, received final approval this week, ending months of planning to eliminate a projected $6.3 million deficit.
County commissioners approved the budget for fiscal year 2011, featuring a general-fund budget of $43.4 million and all-funds budgets totaling $255 million."
$6.3 million deficit from a $43 million budget?
THAT'S A BIG DEAL!
Bailout for States and More Real Estate Trouble Coming,Whitney says
Bailout for States and More Real Estate Trouble Coming,Whitney says Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog
"Yesterday, as I sat and listened in my car, Whitney predicted tough times coming for state governments.
I wrote in February (America Has Its Own Pigs) that many states are basically bankrupt and, in an election year, will probably get a bailout.
Fast forward to today.
Whitney says underwater states will need a trillion dollar bailout.
That is another thousand billion added to the taxpayer tab!
Whitney said, “You have to look at the states and the risk that the states pose, because the crisis with the states will result in an attempt at least for the third near-trillion-dollar bailout.
That has consequences on the dollar that has consequences on just about everything.
It certainly has consequences on the US recovery.”
Whitney also predicts 80,000 financial sector layoffs coming for Wall Street."
"Yesterday, as I sat and listened in my car, Whitney predicted tough times coming for state governments.
I wrote in February (America Has Its Own Pigs) that many states are basically bankrupt and, in an election year, will probably get a bailout.
Fast forward to today.
Whitney says underwater states will need a trillion dollar bailout.
That is another thousand billion added to the taxpayer tab!
Whitney said, “You have to look at the states and the risk that the states pose, because the crisis with the states will result in an attempt at least for the third near-trillion-dollar bailout.
That has consequences on the dollar that has consequences on just about everything.
It certainly has consequences on the US recovery.”
Whitney also predicts 80,000 financial sector layoffs coming for Wall Street."
McDonald's Says It May Drop Health Plan
McDonald's Says It May Drop Health Plan - WSJ.com
"Last week, a senior McDonald's official informed the Department of Health and Human Services that the restaurant chain's insurer won't meet a 2011 requirement to spend at least 80% to 85% of its premium revenue on medical care."
"Last week, a senior McDonald's official informed the Department of Health and Human Services that the restaurant chain's insurer won't meet a 2011 requirement to spend at least 80% to 85% of its premium revenue on medical care."
Where EPA Is Public Enemy #1
The American Spectator : Where EPA Is Public Enemy #1
"'Trial lawyers joined forces with environmental activists and sought to regulate through the courts what science could not support within the EPA regulatory process,'"
"'Trial lawyers joined forces with environmental activists and sought to regulate through the courts what science could not support within the EPA regulatory process,'"
Public Employees vs. the Public Will
Public Employees vs. the Public Will - Reason Magazine
"The word is out.
It is now mainstream opinion that public employee salaries, benefits, and pensions are crippling state governments from coast to coast."
"The word is out.
It is now mainstream opinion that public employee salaries, benefits, and pensions are crippling state governments from coast to coast."
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Whitman’s Ex-Housekeeper To Reportedly File ‘Explosive’ Claim
Whitman’s Ex-Housekeeper To Reportedly File ‘Explosive’ Claim « CBS Los Angeles
Well, it is almost October.....SURPRISE!
Well, it is almost October.....SURPRISE!
Water Heaters, the Green Jobs Myth, and the CARE Act
Water Heaters, the Green Jobs Myth, and the CARE Act Competitive Enterprise Institute
"The EPA recommends setting your water heater temperature to 120 degrees, but OSHA recommends 140 degrees.
Warren Brookes Fellow Ryan Young explains that the EPA is trying to encourage people to use less energy by setting a lower temperature; however, 120 degrees is not hot enough to kill Legionella pneumophila bacteria."
"The EPA recommends setting your water heater temperature to 120 degrees, but OSHA recommends 140 degrees.
Warren Brookes Fellow Ryan Young explains that the EPA is trying to encourage people to use less energy by setting a lower temperature; however, 120 degrees is not hot enough to kill Legionella pneumophila bacteria."
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Lucious has knee surgery
Lucious has knee surgery - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"An offseason of injury continues for MSU basketball, with Korie Lucious undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday for a small meniscus tear in his left knee.
His timetable for a return is set at two to six weeks.
Midnight Madness is two weeks from Friday and the season opener is six weeks from Friday, Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Michigan."
Dang!
"An offseason of injury continues for MSU basketball, with Korie Lucious undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday for a small meniscus tear in his left knee.
His timetable for a return is set at two to six weeks.
Midnight Madness is two weeks from Friday and the season opener is six weeks from Friday, Nov. 12 vs. Eastern Michigan."
Dang!
Union rejects concessions at GM plant in Indianapolis
Union rejects concessions at GM plant in Indianapolis detnews.com The Detroit News
"Addison, Ill.-based JD Norman Industries said it is dropping its effort to buy the factory after an announcement late Monday that United Auto Workers members had voted 457-96 against accepting the concessions."
"Addison, Ill.-based JD Norman Industries said it is dropping its effort to buy the factory after an announcement late Monday that United Auto Workers members had voted 457-96 against accepting the concessions."
NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Dial A Rotary Phone.
Instapundit » Blog Archive » NEWS YOU CAN USE: How To Dial A Rotary Phone.
Show it to your kids, so they’ll know what to do if they encounter one!"
Show it to your kids, so they’ll know what to do if they encounter one!"
Mark Dantonio is back!
Mark Dantonio is back - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"On the way back, anyway.
As detailed here, Dantonio came to MSU's presser today and expects to be in the coaching box for Saturday's game against Wisconsin."
"On the way back, anyway.
As detailed here, Dantonio came to MSU's presser today and expects to be in the coaching box for Saturday's game against Wisconsin."
Michigan Film Office, refundable tax credits
Michigan Film Office, refundable tax credits [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"A new issue paper from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency estimates that Michigan film production tax breaks and subsidies generated the equivalent of approximately 355 full time jobs in 2009, or 1,542 if 'indirect' jobs are also counted.
During that year the film incentives' net cost to taxpayers was $37.5 million.
When the agency figures in other factors the cost comes to $193,333 per job created by the incentives, or $44,561 per job if one includes the estimate of 'indirect jobs' created."
"A new issue paper from the non-partisan Senate Fiscal Agency estimates that Michigan film production tax breaks and subsidies generated the equivalent of approximately 355 full time jobs in 2009, or 1,542 if 'indirect' jobs are also counted.
During that year the film incentives' net cost to taxpayers was $37.5 million.
When the agency figures in other factors the cost comes to $193,333 per job created by the incentives, or $44,561 per job if one includes the estimate of 'indirect jobs' created."
ACORN Is Very Much Alive; Funding Ban Dies This Week
The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : ACORN Is Very Much Alive; Funding Ban Dies This Week
They're baaack.... and guess which political party is bringing them back?
They're baaack.... and guess which political party is bringing them back?
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