This Is Why Most Military Personnel Aren’t Armed on Military Bases — and It’s Not Clinton’s Fault

This Is Why Most Military Personnel Aren’t Armed on Military Bases — and It’s Not Clinton’s Fault | TheBlaze.com:

Monday’s deadly shooting at the Washington Navy Yard has renewed interest in why most military personnel are forbidden from carrying firearms on military bases. 

In the aftermath, some have pointed fingers at former President Bill Clinton, but is he really to blame?

Not according to what we found.

The question of why military members aren’t armed on base garnered attention back in November 2009 when Army Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire at Ft. Hood and killed 13 people. He was sentenced to death on August 28. Now, nearly four years later, many are asking the same question.

So what’s the answer?

It appears this “gun-free zone” type policy can actually be traced back toDepartment of Defense (DoD) Directive 5210.56, signed into effect in February 1992 by Donald J. Atwood, deputy secretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush.

Spitting on Their Graves: Democrats Leave Benghazi Hearing Before Testimony From Families of Victims

Spitting on Their Graves: Democrats Leave Benghazi Hearing Before Testimony From Families of Victims - Katie Pavlich:
"During the second portion of a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing about Benghazi Thursday on Capitol Hill, the majority of Democrats on the Committee left the room and refused to listen to the testimony of Patricia Smith and Charles Woods. Ms. Smith is the mother of Sean Smith, an information management officer killed in the 9/11 Benghazi attack. Charles Woods is the father of Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, who was also killed."

How an Engineer Earned 1.25 Million Air Miles By Buying Pudding

How an Engineer Earned 1.25 Million Air Miles By Buying Pudding:

California College Forbids Passing Out Constitutions ... On Constitution Day

California College Forbids Passing Out Constitutions ... On Constitution Day - Fox Nation

University of Michigan athletics paid for 'Go Blue' skywriting over Spartan Stadium

University of Michigan athletics paid for 'Go Blue' skywriting over Spartan Stadium | MLive.com:
"EAST LANSING --“ University of Michigan athletics paid thousands of dollars for a skywriter to etch "Go Blue" in the skies over East Lansing before Michigan State kicked off against Youngstown State on Saturday, MLive has learned exclusively."

Australia shows us all the way by sacking its useless, pointless Climate Commissioner

Australia shows us all the way by sacking its useless, pointless Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery – Telegraph Blogs:
""G'day mate, would you like fries with that?
G'day mate, would you like fries with that?
G'day mate, would you like fries with that?"
Oh to be a fly on the wall at Tim Flannery's waterside property as he practises in the mirror for a job more suited to his talents. 
This time last week he was Australia's Climate Commissioner, on an A$180,000 a year salary which required him to work just three days a week.
But incoming premier Tony Abbott's night of the green knives has put paid to that. Flannery's Mickey Mouse job has gone; so too has Australia's Climate Commission"

Tom DeLay money laundering verdict overturned

Tom DeLay money laundering verdict overturned | kvue.com Austin:

Renderings Of New York's Skyline In 2020

Renderings Of New York's Skyline In 2020 - Business Insider:

Cops at Ohio State have an armored fighting vehicle now

Cops at Ohio State have an armored fighting vehicle now | The Daily Caller:
"The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety has acquired an armored military vehicle that looks like it belongs in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Gary Lewis, a senior director of media relations at OSU, told The Daily Caller via email that the “unique, special-purpose vehicle is a replacement” for the “police fleet.”
He called the armored jalopy “an all-hazard, all-purpose, public safety-response vehicle” with “obviously enhanced capabilities.”

NRA Life of Duty | A Tribute to Adam Brown | Trailer

NRA Life of Duty | A Tribute to Adam Brown | Trailer:

The Price of Politics

The Price of Politics | National Review Online:
"We have entered the realm of the vicious circle: Debt and deficits will slow down economic growth, and slower economic growth will make our debt and deficits worse."

AP Tests: Waste of Tax Money?

AP Tests: Waste of Tax Money? | Heartlander Magazine:
 "From the article comes an explanation of how “students don’t reap any measurable benefit from AP classes unless they do well enough to pass the $89 end-of-course exam.”
This hasn’t stopped the federal government from spending $275 million in recent years “to promote the classes and subsidize exam fees for low-income students; states have spent many millions more.”

The Hotties and the Notties

The Hotties and the Notties — The Monkey Cage:
"In 2006, James Felton, Peter T. Koper, John Mitchell and Michael Stinson have conducted research that sought to establish, inter alia how perceived hotness of professors affected their RateMyProfessors evaluations for teaching quality.
As part of this exercise, Felton et al. ranked (Table 2 in their paper) the relative hotness quotients of 36 different academic disciplines.
My estimable colleague Professor Sides has prepared a nice graph of the data (see below)."

Internet Sales Tax One Step Closer to Reality in Michigan

Internet Sales Tax One Step Closer to Reality in Michigan [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"The six Republican committee members who voted “yes” on the bills last week were Reps. Kevin Cotter, R-Mt. Pleasant; Frank Foster, R-Pellston; Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Township.; Lisa Posthumus Lyons, R-Aldo; Margaret O'Brien, R-Portage; and Amanda Price, R-Holland."
Why is it the collaborators always seem to be GOPers?

Police Chief James Craig reacts to Detroit ranking as 2nd most violent city in U.S.

Police Chief James Craig reacts to Detroit ranking as 2nd most violent city in U.S. | MLive.com:
"Using FBI crime data and population estimates, in 2012, citizens had varying odds of becoming crime victims. Here's a look:

Flint: 1 in 37 chance of being a victim of violence
Saginaw: 1 in 42 chance of being a victim of violence
Detroit: 1 in 47 chance of being a victim of violence"

Three things you should know about Muskegon County's proposed 2014 budget

Three things you should know about Muskegon County's proposed 2014 budget | MLive.com:
"The department would a cost 1.25 million -- about $200,000 more than the current system."
Hey, it's only someone else's money....

Egelston Township fire service invoices going unpaid, board considers what to do

Egelston Township fire service invoices going unpaid, board considers what to do | MLive.com:
"Egelston Township has had a policy to charge for fire department services since the mid- to late-1990s, Brentana said. But the fire department didn't get "serious about it" until 2010, he said."
What the heck do they pay taxes for?

EU policy on climate change is right even if science was wrong, says commissioner

EU policy on climate change is right even if science was wrong, says commissioner - Telegraph
We pay these morons?

IRS spied on tea party after granting tax-exempt status

IRS spied on tea party after granting tax-exempt status - Washington Times:
"Republicans investigating the IRS targeting scandal said Wednesday that the agency continued to conduct secret surveillance on tea party groups even after approving them for tax-exempt status."
Big Brother is OK if you're a democrat.

Aaron Alexis Enlisted In Navy During Period Of Criminal Record Waivers

Aaron Alexis Enlisted In Navy During Period Of Criminal Record Waivers:
"In 2007, the year that the Navy accepted Alexis into its ranks, the military services together enlisted 909 recruits with felony convictions, including burglary, grand larceny, aggravated assault, child molestation, narcotics possession and arson, according to Defense Department data provided to Congress.
Included among the Navy's new recruits in 2007 were 42 people with felony convictions."