Tuesday, June 30, 2009

“The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows..............

“The Rasmussen Reports
"June 30, 2009
“The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 31% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President.
Thirty-three percent (33%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2. That matches the lowest level yet recorded.”

Canada's Single-Prayer Health Care

Canada's Single-Prayer Health Care
"Ava Isabella Stinson was born last Thursday at St. Joseph's hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. Weighing only two pounds, she was born 13 weeks premature and needed some very special care. Unfortunately, there were no open neonatal intensive care beds for her at St. Joseph's — or anywhere else in the entire province of Ontario, it seems.
Canada's perfectly planned and cost-effective system had no room at the inn for Ava, who of necessity had to be sent across the border to a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital to suffer under our chaotic and costly system. She had no time to be put on a Canadian waiting list. She got the care she needed at an American hospital under a system President Obama has labeled 'unsustainable.'"

The 'Absentee' Senator

The 'Absentee' Senator
"The unfortunate lesson is that you don't need to win the vote on Election Day as long as your lawyers are creative enough to have enough new or disqualified ballots counted after the fact. "

When Envy is on the Menu

When Envy is on the Menu

CARPE DIEM: Banking Fact of the Day

Banking Fact of the Day
"Number of bank failures this year so far:
45 (FDIC data here, click on 'Produce Report').

Total Assets of the 45 failed banks: $36.965 billion

Total Bank Assets of All 8,246 FDIC-insured banks: $13.542 trillion (data here)

Failed Bank Assets as a Percent of Total Bank Assets: .27% (or about 1/4 of 1%)


Bottom Line: The worst of the banking crisis is behind us, the percent last year was 2.69%."

Gunfire wounds 7 Detroit teens; 3 critical

Gunfire wounds 7 Detroit teens; 3 critical
"Seven teenagers were shot near Cody Ninth Grade Academy this afternoon, leaving three in critical condition."

Apostrophe Abuse

Apostrophe Abuse

June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence

June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence
"Media coverage of the ongoing receipts dive has been minimal at best. A Google News search on 'federal receipts' (typed in quotes) returns on seven items, two of them originating from yours truly."

June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence


June Federal Receipts: The Dive Continues, As Does Media Near Silence
"Estimating on what I believe is the high side, it looks like total June 2009 receipts will come in at about $230 billion, consisting of about $198 billion in the line items identified above (i.e., another $13.2 billion will come in during the final two days) plus $32 billion in other receipts. That would be a 12% drop from last year's official total, but a 20% drop from last year's $287.8 billion in total receipts from economic activity."

U.K. First-Quarter GDP Drops 2.4%, Most Since 1958

U.K. First-Quarter GDP Drops 2.4%, Most Since 1958
"Gross domestic product fell 2.4 percent from the final three months of 2008,"

Obama’s Census to castrate American Caucasians

Obama’s Census to castrate American Caucasians:
"But infinitely more telling is what the new census form doesn’t ask.
It doesn’t ask if you are a citizen of the U.S.A., if you are an immigrant, or if you are a Muslim.
Naturally, the questions are in English and Spanish, lest anyone think that America is an Anglo nation. Many stand in violation of the Constitution which states that a national census should concern itself solely the number of individuals in a household.
For this reason, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is refusing to answer the “very intricate” and “very personal” questions.
But there are problems with the Obama census beyond the intrusive nature of the comprehensive survey.
To assist in the hiring of census takers, the Obama Administration has opted to partner with the following special interest groups (not one of which represents the despised race of whites who settled this country):
ACORN
100 Black Men of America
African American Women’s House of Imagene (sic) Shelter
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Arab American Institute
Asian American Federation
Asian American Justice Center
Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage
Boat People SOS
Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute
Hispanic Federation
Fundacion Azteca
Latino Justice PDLDEF
Mas New Mexico
Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Minority Access
National Alliance for Hispanic Health
National Alliance of Black School Educators
National American Indian Housing Council
NAACP National Voter Fund
NAACP (National Association of Colored People)
National Association for Black Social Workers
National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs
National association of Hispanic Federal Executives
National Association of Hispanic Publications
National Association of Latino Elected Officials
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs National Black Chamber of Commerce
National Black Child Development Institute
National Black Justice Coalition
National Black Leadership Forum
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
National Congress of Black Women
National Federation of Filipino American Associations
National Hispanic Leadership Institute
National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse
National Latino Research Center
National Minority AIDS Council
National Puerto Rican Coalition
National Puerto Rican Day Parade
Rainbow Push Coalition
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Voto Latino


Get the picture? Notice a racial bias?

These agencies will be paid millions in taxpayers’ dollars to assist the President in conducting the census and to make sure that all minorities are included in the official count.

Not one of the groups represents the despised race of white Europeans who settled this country and gave their sweat and blood to make it the most prosperous nation on earth.
Excluded from the list of census partners are such groups, as the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Elks Clubs, the Rotary Clubs, the Moose Lodge, and, of course, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick."

Monday, June 29, 2009

CARPE DIEM: More on the Male-Female SAT Math Test Gap


ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS, FROM DAN RIEHL: “Any real change has to start from the ground up.

ADVICE TO REPUBLICANS
“Any real change has to start from the ground up.
Ranting about witholding money might make you feel good. And there’s nothing wrong with doing it, provided you’re sending the right message as to what will be required to motivate you to support the GOP, again. You’d actually be better off to raise money yourself and give it to more conservative candidates, just as the Left did to some degree with politicians they liked.
I believe RedState already has that type of initiative. They’re even raising money specifically for a more conservative candidate to take on Boxer - Chuck Devore. That’s the way to get what you want by channeling money, not simply withholding it because one is angry.”"

6 Shot Dead In City This Past Weekend; Several Others Shot Or Stabbed And Wounded

6 Shot Dead In City This Past Weekend; Several Others Shot Or Stabbed And Wounded
"Shootings claimed the lives of six men in the city in a bloody and violent 24 hours over the weekend"

What is Obama's exit strategy to extricate American police and citizens from this quagmire?

Waxman-Markey promotes ‘Shower Nazi’

Waxman-Markey promotes ‘Shower Nazi’
"Section 217 of the bill provides for a “water efficient product incentive program” that would provide rebates, vouchers, direct installs and other forms of financial assistance for the installation of water-saving products.
During my radio interview last Friday with Bob Jamison (Kern Valley News, KNCQ 102.5 FM / Bakersfield, CA), Jamison, a motel owner, told me that he had been solicited by the seller of the “Shower Manager,” a water-saving device. Curious, I went to the Shower manager web site.
Here’s how the Shower Manager works:
The Shower Manager not only puts time limits on the shower, it also cuts the water flow when the time has expired. Our unique shower timer is a patented two-phase flow controller that permits a full-flow of water for a time period you select, (5, 8 or 11 minutes) and then restricts the water flow by two-thirds when that time limit expires. You set the full-flow Interval that best fits your lifestyle and lock it in using a special magnetic sensor."

Ya just know the Gorebal Warmists and their democrat comrades want this to be required in every home and hotel.

theblogprof: DPS to cut 1,900 jobs, still in deficit. To Robert Bobb: "MR. MANAGER - TEAR DOWN THIS DISTRICT!"

theblogprof: DPS to cut 1,900 jobs, still in deficit. To Robert Bobb: "MR. MANAGER - TEAR DOWN THIS DISTRICT!": "Can't they just scrap DPS and start all over again? Such would be the case if the children's education really were the central goal. It's not. Politics takes precedence. From The Detroit Free Press: Cuts can't erase Detroit Public Schools' deficits. The subline is: Goal is to avoid a complete shutdown. Thus my question: 'why?' I'd go farther and say shutter the entire absurdity already! A graduation rate of 1 in 4?"

The Debt Tsunami - washingtonpost.com



"Now comes the CBO with yet more news of the sort that neither Capitol Hill nor the White House is likely to welcome: its freshly released report on the federal government's long-term financial situation.

To put it bluntly, the fiscal policy of the United States is unsustainable.

Debt is growing faster than gross domestic product.

Under the CBO's most realistic scenario, the publicly held debt of the U.S. government will reach 82 percent of GDP by 2019 -- roughly double what it was in 2008. By 2026, spiraling interest payments would push the debt above its all-time peak (set just after World War II) of 113 percent of GDP. It would reach 200 percent of GDP in 2038."


This is the Washington Post?!!!!

Is there a tiny bit of light at the end of the Obam-edia tunnel?

Why stagflation is coming

Why stagflation is coming
"The policy decisions made by the Federal Reserve Board and Congress virtually assure we will enter a period of 1970s-like stagflation."

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Runaway Spending = Runaway Debt

Runaway Spending = Runaway Debt
"'Under current law,' said the Congressional Budget Office in its long-term budget outlook, released late last week, 'the federal budget is on an unsustainable path — meaning that federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run.'"

The forbidding arithmetic of healthcare reform

The forbidding arithmetic of healthcare reform
"THE FUZZY math behind the Massachusetts universal healthcare law is starting to add up - just as Washington studies the law as a possible model for the nation.
Because of a recession-related drop in state revenues and a surge in enrollment by the recently unemployed, the truth is emerging at an inconvenient time. Massachusetts doesn’t have enough money to pay for the coverage envisioned by the law. "

Axelrod: Obama Won't Rule Out Middle-Class Tax Hike

Axelrod: Obama Won't Rule Out Middle-Class Tax Hike
"White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the president won't rule out a health care reform bill that includes a middle-class tax hike."

Recipe for Detroit's political corruption

Recipe for Detroit's political corruption
"Conyers very early in her council career learned that her vote had value far beyond making the city work.
She could make some people a lot of money depending on how she cast her vote. That became even more true once she got on the city's cash-rich pension board.
Why shouldn't she be rewarded for her service?
So she started to think about how to make politics a bit more lucrative."

American Thinker: Breakthrough on the Authorship of Obama's 'Dreams'

American Thinker: Breakthrough on the Authorship of Obama's 'Dreams': "Their collective contribution should dispel the doubts of all but the willfully blind that Ayers played a substantial role, likely the primary role, in the writing of Dreams."

TheHill.com - Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits

TheHill.com - Chambliss blocks regulatory pick over animal lawsuits: "Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has blocked President Obama’s candidate for regulation czar, Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein, because Sunstein has argued that animals should have the right to sue humans in court."

The four-pronged attack on our future prosperity

The four-pronged attack on our future prosperity
"Death by a thousand cuts. Or in the case of the efficiency of the American economy, by at least four — energy policy, healthcare policy, trade-union resurgence, and fiscal madness."

The Volokh Conspiracy - -

The Volokh Conspiracy - -: "A few months ago, if someone had to figure out a way to spend as much money and create as few jobs as possible, the Stimulus Bill would be pretty much the ideal piece of legislation."

The Worst Emerging Disease of All

The Worst Emerging Disease of All
"I have had the misfortune to work with UN officials for many years, most recently at the meetings of the task force on biotechnology-derived foods of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, a creature of the UN's WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that sets international food standards. The group established standards that were unscientific and excessively stringent and ensure that new, innovative foods will be so expensive to develop that they will remain largely unavailable to the poorest of the poor, who need them most.

During a meeting of the task force, Jorgen Schlundt, the director of the WHO department concerned with food safety, zoonoses [diseases that spread from animals to humans] and food-borne diseases, repeatedly exhorted the group to add ethical concerns about biotech foods to the regulatory barriers that already impede their adoption. He was more like a witless Monty Python character than an official entrusted with serious international responsibilities - including issues pertaining to swine flu, avian flu, West Nile Virus and SARS ."

Saving Phantom Jobs

Saving Phantom Jobs
"Of course, Mr. McGurn knows that a lot is explained by the journalists' sentiments toward President Obama. With Bush the younger many expressed their contempt by pouncing on any slip or error as evidence that he was a malicious liar. By contrast, these same journalists are highly sympathetic to the Obama administration and eager to see it enjoy success."

Chemical Ban Will Not Help Kids

Chemical Ban Will Not Help Kids
"Periodically, activists with an anti-chemical agenda pick up on these issues and start pressuring politicians at various levels of government to ban or restrict consumer products, based on nothing more than hypothetical dangers like this one."

TBO.com - News From AP

TBO.com - News From AP: "Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50"

Friday, June 26, 2009

The Quisling Republicans - streiff’s blog - RedState

The Quisling Republicans - streiff’s blog - RedState

Tax dollars wasted on construction of stimulus signs

Tax dollars wasted on construction of stimulus signs
"'Those signs were required by the recovery act,' said Liz Boyd, Granholm's press secretary.

'The Federal Highway Administration has strongly recommended posting signs that indicate which projects are recovery projects.'

That sounds too much like political double-talk to us.

There is a distinct difference between 'required' and 'strongly recommended.'"

Thursday, June 25, 2009

United States presidential line of succession


United States presidential line of succession
"This is a list of the current presidential line of succession[1], as specified by the United States Constitution and the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 (3 U.S.C. § 19) and subsequent amendments to include newly created cabinet officers.

1 Vice President Joe Biden
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Robert Byrd
4 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
5 Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner

Pray, oh glory hallelaujah... pray for the safety of our President!

How Green Is a Nudist Vacation?


How Green Is a Nudist Vacation?
"With summer upon us, how many green vacationers’ fancies will turn to thoughts of nudism?
Going without clothes on beaches and other vacation spots is commonly called naturism — a description that implies helping the planet, as some practitioners claim to be doing.
Spending more time with nothing on stems waste and pollution in all sorts of ways, according to an article by Kathy Blanchard on The Naturist Society’s Web site"

6-25-1876 Custer's Last Stand


Custer's Last Stand: "Custer's Last Stand
Never comprehending the overwhelming odds against him, believing that the Indians were 'on the run', and thinking that between himself and Reno he could 'double them up' in short order, Custer had sealed his fate. It was about five miles from where Custer first saw the northern end of the village and where he attacked the center of the village. During this 5 mile ride, Custer never saw the complete magnitude of the Indian Camp. As he attacked, and rounded the bluff, he found himself confronted with thousands skilled and well equipped warriors, all ready for the fight. He had hoped to attack the center of the village unmolested, and to meet Reno's men there, coming from the other direction. Instead he faced an intense attack from the thickets and trees. He could not ignore the attack, and had to deal with the threat at hand. He had his men dismount, and begin engaging the fire coming from the thickets. This was a perilous move, as he was outnumbered ten to one at this point. Worse than that, hundreds of young braves had mounted their horses and dashed across the river below him, hundreds more were following and circling all about him. It is likely that this is the point that Custer realized that he was in trouble, and that he must cut his way out and escape the overwhelming enemy surrounding him.
His trumpeters sounded 'Mount!', and leaving many injured companions on the ground, the men ran for their mounts. With skill and daring, the Ogalallas and Brulés recognized the opportunity, and sprang to their horses, and gave chase. 'Make for the heights!' must have been Custer's order, for the first dash was eastward, and then more to the left as their progress was blocked."

Happy National Catfish Day!


National Catfish Day
"National Catfish Day is a national observance of the United States celebrating 'the value of farm-raised catfish.'
The day was designated as June 25, 1987, by President Ronald Reagan, who issued the Presidential Proclamation after the U.S. Congress called for the day to be established in House Joint Resolution 178."

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Germany: 'Nuclear' toy sparks alarm - Scotsman.com News

Germany: 'Nuclear' toy sparks alarm - Scotsman.com News: "A TOY nuclear power plant built by two six year-olds sparked an alert in Germany, only for authorities to discover the would-be security threat was the shell of a computer with a radiation warning sign stuck to it.

Fire services and police cordoned off streets and told people to stay indoors in the western town of Oelde after the two boys left their mock power station in the street when they went home for dinner on Monday evening.

'It wasn't a prank, they were just playing,' a police spokeswoman said. 'They tried to go back later but the fire brigade wouldn't let them through.'"

The Futurist: Eight Ways to Supercharge the US Economy

The Futurist: Eight Ways to Supercharge the US Economy

Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance

Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance
"Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, said he had conducted an extra-marital affair with a woman in Argentina, ending a mystery over his week-long disappearance that had infuriated lawmakers and seemed to put his rising political career in jeopardy."

Another horndog GOPer politician who picked the wrong political party.
These IS a party for those who cheat, lie and steal.
The democrooks await your flip, scumbag.
Good riddance!

UPDATE:
He's up for de-election in 2010!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sanford#Electoral_history
Out damned spot!

Audit: More than 250 ghost workers on payroll of Detroit Public Schools

Audit: More than 250 ghost workers on payroll of Detroit Public Schools
"More than 250 people may regularly cash Detroit Public Schools checks but aren't on the payroll, according to a recent audit."

Union Members Exempt from New Health Benefits Tax

Union Members Exempt from New Health Benefits Tax
"Union members and their families who receive healthcare benefits paid for by their employers would be exempted from a new tax on healthcare under one option being proposed by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mt), according to a report by the Fox Business Channel’s Peter Barnes.

Baucus’s plan would tax health care benefits to raise from $161.9 billion to $418 billion over ten years to fund the nationalized “government provider” of health care benefits President Obama and Democrats want. Peter Barnes told me, “There would be preferential treatment for unions” under one version of the Baucus proposal.

As shown on page 3 of the Baucus outline published by Fox News under two of Baucus’ four options, healthcare benefits provided under collective bargaining agreements dated on or before January 1, 2013 would be exempt from the tax."

Warren Buffett to CNBC: U.S. Economy In "Shambles" .. No Signs of Recovery Yet

Warren Buffett to CNBC: U.S. Economy In "Shambles" .. No Signs of Recovery Yet "Buffett repeated his criticism of 'cap and trade' as a method to control pollution, saying it would be a huge, regressive tax"

"Early-In PassMuskegon Summer Celebration, June 26 - July 6, 2008

Muskegon Summer Celebration, June 26 - July 6, 2008
"Patrons who elect to purchase the Sappi 11-Day Early In Pass or an individual early-in upgrade will line up at a specific spot designated by signs on the sidewalk leading toward the Main Gate area. Those with regular admission passes or single day tickets can begin lining up at the bridge and back toward West Michigan Dock and Market. At 5:00 PM security and main gate personnel will instruct those with Early-In admission to proceed to the Main Gate to enter. It should be noted that the Early-In Passes and single day upgrades are valid ONLY until 5:30 PM. After 5:30 PM, patrons must use utilize the general admission line.
Concessions and beverage service will be available beginning at 5:00 PM.

Patrons should note those gaining early entrance are limited to two chairs each rather than the four normally allowed."

The Big Party! Muskegon Summer Celebration, June 26 - July 6, 2008

The Big Party! Muskegon Summer Celebration, June 26 - July 6, 2008: "Come early between 5:30 -7:30pm and enjoy “Happy Hour” pricing at all beverage stations. All alcoholic beverages are $1.00 off. Enjoy the opening night special “Happy Hour” pricing from 5:00pm-11:00pm."

Program Pays Girls $1 Per Day To Not Get Pregnant

Program Pays Girls $1 Per Day To Not Get Pregnant
"Brown said she hopes the program, which pays $1 each day to 12-to-18-year-old girls, will keep them from getting pregnant. In addition to remaining pregnancy-free, the girls must also attend weekly meetings.
The program is funded by a four-year grant from the state."

The world economy is tracking or doing worse than during the Great Depression (update) | vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists

The world economy is tracking or doing worse than during the Great Depression (update) vox - Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists: "This is an update of the authors' 6 April 2009 column comparing today's global crisis to the Great Depression. World industrial production, trade, and stock markets are diving faster now than during 1929-30. Fortunately, the policy response to date is much better. The update shows that trade and stock markets have shown some improvement without reversing the overall conclusion -- today's crisis is at least as bad as the Great Depression."

Liquor stores crowded as customers grudgingly stock up

Liquor stores crowded as customers grudgingly stock up: "Liquor stores were jammed with mostly unhappy customers today as a province-wide strike looms for midnight tonight.
'Because they have a monopoly they can do this to the public,'"

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

New All-Time Lows for Both CBS & ABC Evening Newscasts

New All-Time Lows for Both CBS & ABC Evening Newscasts
"Breaking: TVNewser has learned the CBS Evening News has once again set an all-time low last week with 4.89 million Total Viewers and 1.42 million A25-54 viewers.
But it was also the lowest (since records began in the 1991-'92 season) for ABC's World News with Charles Gibson. The Gibson program drew 6.42 million Total Viewers and 1.77 million A25-54 viewers."

Free security software to protect your PC from malware

Free security software to protect your PC from malware - Kim's Security Center
"Buying a computer security suite is costly. But you don't need to spend a dime. I have links to all the free security software you need."

Excellent site with free security links!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Goldman Sachs to make record bonus payout

Goldman Sachs to make record bonus payout
"Last week, the firm predicted that President Barack Obama's government could issue $3.25tn of debt before September, almost four times last year's sum. Goldman, a prime broker of US government bonds, is expected to make hundreds of millions of dollars in profits from selling and dealing in the bonds"

No Country for Burly Men

No Country for Burly Men: "A 'man-cession.' That's what some economists are starting to call it. Of the 5.7 million jobs Americans lost between December 2007 and May 2009, nearly 80 percent had been held by men. Mark Perry, an economist at the University of Michigan, characterizes the recession as a 'downturn' for women but a 'catastrophe' for men."

Rangel unloads on N.Y. Pos

Rangel unloads on N.Y. Post
Ben Smith - POLITICO.com: "Rangel unloads on N.Y. Post
Charlie Rangel denounced a New York Post story accusing him of helping out a niece accused of corruption:
“It is going to be difficult for you to print this, but the only connection between that woman and me is she is a person of color,” Rangel said after attending graduation ceremonies at The Mott Hall School in Harlem with ex-president Bill Clinton.

“I have never heard of her, I don’t know anybody that knows her, and I don’t know why The Post would do this, except that I am a public official.”

“But...I am prepared to give a charity $1,000 if they can find any connection between this lady and me. I don’t know the woman.”

Asked a second time if he might be distantly related to Smith through blood or marriage, the powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee denied any and all ties to her.

“Blood, marriage, fraternity, neighborhood - it is just as though (the Post editors) are drunk with ignorance and they wake up in the morning and say, ‘What can we make up?’” he said."

why that rogue cancer unit at the VA was able to persist.

MEGAN MCARDLE on why that rogue cancer unit at the VA was able to persist.
“Not because hospitals are above covering up malpractice, or because doctors don’t protect other doctors, but because any private hospital would have been terrified of getting sued. The VA is very hard to sue because of sovereign immunity.”"

Canada's Health Care System: Poor Value

Canada's Health Care System: Poor Value
"In 2007, waiting lists for access to health care in Canada reached a new all-time high of 18.3 weeks from general practitioner referral to treatment by a specialist. Despite substantial increases in both health spending and federal cash transfers to the provinces for health care over the last decade or so, this wait time is 54% longer than the overall median wait time of 11.9 weeks back in 1997."

Why getting out of Europe is the only way to save Britain

Why getting out of Europe is the only way to save Britain
"The desire to destroy our traditional nationhood through the promotion of mass immigration, multicultural diversity and surrender to the EU has been a key theme of this Government ever since 1997"

Lucas Glover Wins The U.S. Open

Lucas Glover Wins The U.S. Open
"So many amazing stories belonged to contenders all around him Monday at Bethpage Black, from Phil Mickelson's stirring bid to win for his beloved wife as she battles breast cancer, to David Duval coming out of nowhere to nearly win for the first time in eight years."

We were ALL pulling for Phil and his "beloved" (but not by Phil) wife....

Obama's poll numbers hit low


Rasmussen Reports™: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere: "The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 32% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-four percent (34%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2.
That’s the President’s lowest rating to date"

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Survival guide for 2009 Muskegon Summer Celebration

Survival guide for 2009 Muskegon Summer Celebration
"• No solicitation of any kind (political campaign materials, business advertisement fliers)."

Interesting as last year it was all-petitions-all-the-time for those waiting in line.
I wonder if this is a new policy or political solicitation is still OK outside the grounds.

Hawaii paying nearly twice market rate for solar power

Hawaii paying nearly twice market rate for solar power
"Taxpayers are paying what could amount to a multimillion-dollar premium for power from recently installed solar panels on the roofs of state-owned buildings, including several airports."

Saturday, June 20, 2009

My Way - Sports News

My Way - Sports News: "An Ohio prosecutor is opposing former Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett's request for early release from prison to pursue an NFL career.
Clarett says the sooner he can be released, the sooner he can make a comeback, possibly in the NFL."

Obama's political play should shock no one

Obama's political play should shock no one
"It's amusing to watch the Washington political establishment feign shock, now that President Barack Obama's reform administration has used a clay foot to vigorously kick one inspector general and boot another out the door.

One inspector general foolishly investigated a friend of the president. Another inspector general audited those juicy bonuses given to AIG executives as part of $700 billion federal bailout of the financial industry.

It's a decent man-bites-dog story, at least until North Korea tries lobbing a few missiles toward Hawaii.

CARPE DIEM: Ronald Reagan on Socialized Medicine: 1961

CARPE DIEM: Ronald Reagan on Socialized Medicine: 1961

Muskegon school district closes $5 million funding gap

Muskegon school district closes $5 million funding gap
"as well as the receipt of federal stimulus funds are helping Muskegon Public Schools avoid 'ugly' budget cuts next year.
But Superintendent Colin Armstrong said that may not be the case in 2010-11, when stimulus funds won't be available"

"stimulus"?
A fat teacher pension and contract bailout.
Just like the auto unions.

How dumb ARE we?

Many roadblocks to getting wind energy going on Great Lakes

Many roadblocks to getting wind energy going on Great Lakes
"When the wind is blowing the hardest, the region's need for electrical power is at its lowest"

Well, duh,,,

Authorities probing string of Harley-Davidson thefts

Authorities probing string of Harley-Davidson thefts
"Roesler said investigators are uncertain whether the same suspects are responsible for all the thefts."

Used Harley ads are everywhere!

Thieves now targeting locked vehicles

Thieves now targeting locked vehicles
"The number of vehicle break-ins in the area has risen sharply since 2008, the sheriff said."

I can't wait til Jenny let's all her prisoners out of Michigan's prisons!

The World's Healthiest Foods

WHFoods: The World's Healthiest Foods
129 foods that can serve as the basis of your Healthiest Way of Eating. Links to the articles about these foods can be found below."

Friday, June 19, 2009

Lieutenant-Commander Max Shean - Telegraph

Lieutenant-Commander Max Shean - Telegraph: "In September 1942 Shean volunteered for special and hazardous service without knowing what this meant. After only 10 days' training, some of the volunteers dropped out; Shean thought that this took a lot of courage, while for him it seemed easier to stand at the back and hope that no one noticed his fear. When he learned soon afterwards that he was to become a diver in a secret, 51ft, four-man submarine known as an X-craft, his knees began to shake"

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Sen. Ensign quits GOP post after admitting affair


Sen. Ensign quits GOP post after admitting affair
"Sen. John Ensign of Nevada resigned his Republican leadership post Wednesday, one day after confessing marital infidelity."

Good!

If you want to screw around, get a new job!

If you want to represent the American public, keep your pants on!

Go away...... never come back.

There is another political party that embraces your morals, you jerk!

You have violated a sacred trust.

Eddie Bauer Joins List of Retailers in Bankruptcy


Eddie Bauer Joins List of Retailers in Bankruptcy
"Eddie Bauer, the outdoor-clothing chain that sold goose-down coats to Mount Everest mountaineers and college students alike, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection"

EDDIE BAUER!!
OH, the humanity!

CARPE DIEM: Want Health Insurance? Go Out and Buy It. If You Can Afford A Cell Phone, You Can Afford Insurance


Well now.... why don't we have a "Cell Phone Czar" to guarantee the RIGHT of ALL residents (not just citizens) of America to have cell, text and picture phone care paid for by those rich folks who don't pay their fair share?

Michigan unemployment rate hits 14.1 percent in May


Michigan unemployment rate hits 14.1 percent in May
"the highest recorded in the state since 14.2 percent in July 1983."

At least, in 1983 we didn't have a multi-trillion debt with no end in sight.

Wasn't the "stimulus program" supposed to stimulate the economy and new jobs?

White House Admits Cap-And-Trade Tax Costs Triple Their Official Estimate


White House Admits Cap-And-Trade Tax Costs Triple Their Official Estimate
"Remember that these staggering costs of $1.3 to $1.9 trillion are for just the first 8 years of a 40 year program that gets much more expensive over time. This would be the final knock-out blow for a wobbly U.S. economy, and we can only hope that as people learn the facts they’ll oppose it strongly enough to force Congress and the White House back to the drawing board."

Barack Obama's Cap and Trade Program Is a Tax on the Working Class


Barack Obama's Cap and Trade Program Is a Tax on the Working Class
...Mr. Obama's budget director -- told Congress last year that 'Those price increases are essential to the success of a cap-and-trade program.'
Hit hardest would be the '95% of working families' Mr. Obama keeps mentioning, usually omitting that his no-new-taxes pledge comes with the caveat 'unless you use energy.'"

Scientists claim fish 'learn like humans'


Scientists claim fish 'learn like humans'
"According to a study by St Andrews and Durham universities the nine-spined stickleback can compare the behaviour of other sticklebacks with their own experience and make a series of choices which can potentially lead to better food supplies."

Amazing breakthrough!

This means it may be possible to teach economics to liberals!

Nearly 60 Percent Won't Graduate At South Side Bradwell Elementary School; Are Parents To Blame?


Nearly 60 Percent Won't Graduate At South Side Bradwell Elementary School; Are Parents To Blame?
"A startling number of children are falling through the cracks at one Chicago Public School."

So, how much do we spend on education?

And these same parents will be feeding and providing health information to their children?

And when Obama's enormous healthcare boondoggle is enacted... and the national health doesn't improve.... it'll be the parents fault?

Beijing orders 'Buy China' for stimulus projects


Beijing orders 'Buy China' for stimulus projects
"China has imposed a requirement for its stimulus projects to use domestically made goods -- a move that could strain ties with trading partners after Beijing criticized Washington's 'Buy American' stimulus provisions."

Oh, those dang unintended consequences......

Roskam Baking Co. plans to hire 1,500 with $65 million investment in former Steelcase plant in Kentwood

Roskam Baking Co. plans to hire 1,500 with $65 million investment in former Steelcase plant in Kentwood
"'These projects are vivid proof of the economic growth happening in West Michigan,' Birgit Klohs, president and CEO of the West Michigan economic development group The Right Place, Inc., said in a statement."

Interesting that her "vivid proof" of economic growth is moving into an empty building owned buy a company that didn't see vivid proof of any reason to remain in Michigan.

How many "targeted tax breaks" are we going to waste until we learn that it's the "miserable Michigan business climate, stupid" and the answer is to fix the problem, not phony "plans" or "promises" in lieu of real, statewide job expansion?

Muskegon's Johnson Technology adds 74 positions

Muskegon's Johnson Technology adds 74 positions
"the Michigan Economic Growth Authority board approved a state tax credit valued at $2 million over the next 12 years. The city of Muskegon is expected to consider a property tax abatement for the company....
The 74 direct jobs at Johnson Technology are expected to create another 93 indirect jobs, according to state estimates."

Ummm, they haven't added 74 positions, they've promised to add 74 positions over the next 12 years. It's pretty clear that would have happened anyway.

And doncha love the "93 indirect jobs" created! Those state estimators are really spot on!

Soon we're gonna hear about "indirect jobs saved". Guaranteed......

The $2+ million is a "tax stimulus". Imagine that!
Give a company a tax cut and they might hire new workers!

Too bad we got a giant pork spending bill instead of tax cuts to employers.

Family angry when paralyzed Marine Joshua Hoffman is denied free entrance to Michigan's Adventure


Family angry when paralyzed Marine Joshua Hoffman is denied free entrance to Michigan's Adventure
"Camille Jourden-Mark, general manager of Michigan's Adventure, said park policy does not allow any non-participants in free."

I imagine she regrets her first decision.
I also wonder if he was wearing his uniform (I doubt it) when trying to enter the park.
There is no question that this brave Marine deserved a break but using that photo is classic Chronicle sophistry.
The Chronicle shows its shamelessness again.

Lift-Tech International to close in Muskegon Heights

Lift-Tech International to close in Muskegon Heights
"Employees at Lift-Tech International on Tuesday got the news they were all hoping wouldn't come: The historic plant on Broadway Avenue will close.....
Muskegon Heights City Manager Natasha Henderson said the city had worked with state and local economic development agencies to try to keep the plant open, even offering to visit with corporate officials in Amherst, N.Y."

Imagine how IMPRESSED the lift-tech management would have been with that visit!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Ensign to Acknowledge Extramarital Affair

Ensign to Acknowledge Extramarital Affair
"Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) has acknowledged an extramarital affair with a campaign staffer in a statement released by his office. 'I deeply regret and am very sorry for my actions,' said Ensign. He is expected to announce the affair at a press conference at 6:30 pm tonight. The affair, which was with a woman who worked for both Ensign's re-election campaign and his Battle Born leadership political action committee, began in December 2007 and ended in August 2008. Ensign's wife, Darlene, said that the couple's 'marriage has become stronger' and added: 'I love my husband.'"

Scumbag!

Ohio Residents Ticketed for Parking in Own Driveways

Ohio Residents Ticketed for Parking in Own Driveways
"Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways.
Mayor Carty Finkbeiner says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor. He says the tickets were issued under a city law against parking on unpaved surfaces, including gravel driveways.
During a news conference Monday, Finkbeiner ignored a reporter's question of whether the crackdown and fines were related to the city's budget crisis."

How "creative" these democrooks are!

Witt Buick owner fighting GM's decision to close dealership

Witt Buick owner fighting GM's decision to close dealership
"After nearly 100 years of service to Muskegon and more than 70 years of selling Buicks, Witt Buick is expected to be one of the dealerships forced by General Motors to shut down in 2010."

California Democrats Seek Tax Boost as Battle Looms

California Democrats Seek Tax Boost as Battle Looms
"Speaker of the Assembly Karen Bass, a Los Angeles Democrat, said higher taxes and fees are needed instead of all $16 billion in cuts proposed by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. His proposed reductions would eliminate entire welfare programs and leave 1 million children without health insurance. Democrats yesterday proposed a $15 automobile license fee and said they may consider a 9.9 percent per-barrel levy on oil produced in the state."

Dems ALWAYS want more taxes and spending!

They will tax any and everything... so watch out Americans.... they will take what they want unless we stand tall against them!

Sen. Coburn questions 100 stimulus projects

Sen. Coburn questions 100 stimulus projects
"Coburn also criticized a $3.4 million Florida Department of Transportation project for an 'eco-passage' - an underground wildlife road crossing for turtles and other wildlife in Lake Jackson, Fla., along U.S. 27.
'Why did the turtle cross the road? To get to the other side of a stimulus project,' the Coburn report says."

Monday, June 15, 2009

SHOULD WE BE WORRYING ABOUT INFLATION?


SHOULD WE BE WORRYING ABOUT INFLATION?
With a troubling chart of money-supply growth.

The American Spectator : After the Tea Parties

After the Tea Parties: "What do conservatives do after the Tea Parties? What do you do when the protests are over? How do you harness all that energy? How do you turn it into a permanent force?"

IRS Proposes New Cell Phone Tax

IRS Proposes New Cell Phone Tax
"According to the WSJ the IRS is proposing to require employees to pay taxes on 25% of the cost of any employer provided cell phone. Taxpayers would be exempt if they could prove that they had a separate cell phone for private use. Talk may get a lot more expensive very soon under the Obama Adminstration's IRS proposal. Stay tuned . . ."

theblogprof

theblogprof: "Yet more data against the CO2 bogeyman. There's more, so click over and read the whole thing. As I have pointed out in many prior posts on the topic, there are many instances (I would say an overwhelming majority here) of actual observable scientific data that contradicts the view of the global warming alarmists. Here's a short list of the challenges facing global warming zealots (compiled from what can be found at WattsUpWithThat and other sources):"

$1.5 million in cuts includes 9 Reeths-Puffer teaching positions

$1.5 million in cuts includes 9 Reeths-Puffer teaching positions
"The district will cut 9.2 teaching positions next year -- three of them through layoffs, said Superintendent Stephen Cousins.
About $1.5 million in spending cuts are included in a proposed 2009-10 budget expected to be approved by the school board Monday. The cuts would have been deeper if not for $545,000 in special education stimulus funds, Cousins said.
'That'll keep some people working that otherwise would have been laid off,' Cousins said. 'Our concern is that we're using a lot of stimulus money to augment the budget, and that money's going to be gone next year.'"

Using "stimulus" money to offset current budget shortfalls is exactly like borrowing from your credit card to pay you current bills......except your kids co-signed and they will have to pay the credit card bill.

Crooks and idiots!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel

Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel
"Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money. .........
Reverting to gravel has happened in a few other states but it is most typical in Michigan. At least 50 miles have been reverted in the state in the past three years."

We call it "regraveling"!
This will bring in the new businesses and jobs.......right.......

Power Line - The Walpin Story

Power Line - The Walpin Story: "If, like me, you haven't had time over the last few days to keep up with the story of Barack Obama's firing of Gerald Walpin, the Inspector General who has responsibility for the AmeriCorps program, Byron York will bring you up to speed. The story is an interesting one that sheds light on the lawless, bullying nature of the Obama administration."

Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread

Lucianne.com News Forum - Thread: "If, like me, you haven't had time over the last few days to keep up with the story of Barack Obama's firing of Gerald Walpin, the Inspector General who has responsibility for the AmeriCorps program, Byron York will bring you up to speed. (Snip)This story adds to the disconcerting picture we are getting of the Obama administration--a picture of lawlessness, hyperpartisanship, cronyism and lack of transparency."

Narrative Dissonance

Narrative Dissonance:
"'I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above--above the world, he's sort of God.'
These drug-addicted words come from Evan Thomas, a longtime editor at Newsweek. He uttered them on Chris Matthews's MSNBC show."

And the libs in academia tell us there is no media bias?

Detroit pension trustees take flight on funds' tab

Detroit pension trustees take flight on funds' tab
"The trustees who oversee Detroit's two public pensions, their lawyers and staff spent $380,000 over the past year circling the globe to attend conferences -- often traveling in packs, with virtually no limitation on where they went or how often they traveled."

Lots of thoughts here.....
Why did it take the Detroit media so long to figure out what EVERYONE already knew?
Why haven't any Michigan or national media reported this?
Why hasn't the Freep reported this outrage earlier?

Why do these crooks do the SAME THING in most EVERY city and county in America and GET AWAY WITH IT?

HUSH LIMBAUGH: RUSH SLIPS TO NO. 3 IN TOTAL LISTENERS

HUSH LIMBAUGH: RUSH SLIPS TO NO. 3 IN TOTAL LISTENERS
"Talkers says average national weekly listenership for Dr. Laura, who like Rush is heard here on WABC (770 AM), is 18 million. Stern, of WXRK (92.3 FM), has 17.5 million and Limbaugh clocks in at 17.25 million."

Bummer libs!

This gush of joy from the "end-of-Rush" hopers is from 1998!

Will you get free Prozac with free Obama-care?

A question of race? Working couple stopped by police

A question of race? Working couple stopped by police
"Why did a resident of the upper-middle-class subdivision call the police on her? Why did a sheriff's deputy question her for more than 20 minutes? And why did the same deputy visit Langston and her boyfriend the next day?"

Classic race baiting by The Chronicle.
There is absolutely no proof or even an allegation of racial profiling except for the charge by the black couple.... anyone smell a nice lawsuit in the works?

Yet it is prominently positioned in the "newspaper" and on the web.

Compare how they treat the Muskegon charter amendments (posted below).
In depth analysis nowhere to be seen on that one.

Not racial enough?

Muskegon to end curbside recycling, ax four employees

Muskegon to end curbside recycling, ax four employees
"Elimination of twice-monthly curbside recycling beginning July 1 will save $60,000. City Manager Bryon Mazade said the recycling program -- which has been part of the city-provided garbage service -- was struggling with less-than-hoped-for use by city residents"

Recycling is an idiotic program that costs money, time and energy to produce zero benefit except for anyone except the public employees on salary.....and their bosses.

It's about time we got rid of this bogus program.

Now let's roll up our sleeves and dump the other dozens of worthless, tax-increasing, job destroyers while there is still a "Muskegon".

Muskegon voters to face city charter issues

Muskegon voters to face city charter issues
The sx charter amendments would:
• Eliminate the civil service system.
• Change the city's fiscal year.
• Change the time for city property tax collection.
• Change the date when the budget must be submitted.
• Eliminate the charter provision for board of review sessions.
• Eliminate the city August primary.
Many of the amendments have cost-saving implications.
Both the changes in fiscal year and tax collection provide one-time budget benefits if the city commission were to enact the change."

Wow!

Another fab example of The Chronicle's famous "in depth" reportage!
....or more of the same lazy, cheerleading for the same idiotic "leadership" that has destroyed our city.

This could be a BIG issue if The Chronicle would allow analysis and a legitimate debate of each amendment.

It would also be a first for our dying local newspaper.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Biden: $2-billion boost coming to help Michigan

Biden: $2-billion boost coming to help Michigan
yeah, right....

Trashing food scraps? This city will fine you

Trashing food scraps? This city will fine you
"Trash collectors in San Francisco will soon be doing more than just gathering garbage: They'll be keeping an eye out for people who toss food scraps out with their rubbish.
San Francisco this week passed a mandatory composting law that is believed to be the strictest such ordinance in the nation. Residents will be required to have three color-coded trash bins, including one for recycling, one for trash and a new one for compost — everything from banana peels to coffee grounds."

IRS Considers Taxing Personal Use of Work Cell Phones as 'Fringe Benefit'

IRS Considers Taxing Personal Use of Work Cell Phones as 'Fringe Benefit'
"The IRS is weighing a proposal to deem one-quarter of employees' use of work cell phones as personal use and therefore subject to tax as a fringe benefit."

Thursday, June 11, 2009

My Way - Sports News

My Way - Sports News: "This fall's eagerly awaited return of Minnesota football to campus after 27 years will feature nostalgia, pageantry and fresh air. But no beer.
University President Robert Bruininks is expected to recommend Friday that regents ban alcohol from the new TCF Bank Stadium following a dispute with state lawmakers."

Cher's daughter Chastity Bono is changing gender from female to male

Cher's daughter Chastity Bono is changing gender from female to male
"Cher is about to get a new son.
Chastity Bono, the celebrity offspring of the singer and late husband Sonny Bono, is changing gender from female to male, her publicist told the Daily News on Thursday."

Ms Bono with a boner?

'Bama crooks?

My Way - Sports News: "The university uncovered the violations after an Alabama Supply Store employee realized that an athlete had more than $1,600 in charges for the fall semester of 2007 and alerted university officials. Athletes get free textbooks with their scholarship, but some were accused of getting additional textbooks for other students."

Unintended consequences?

President Obama: No more federal bucks planned for General Motors, Chrysler

President Obama: No more federal bucks planned for General Motors, Chrysler
"President Barack Obama's auto task force told skeptical lawmakers Wednesday the government had no plans to pump more dollars into General Motors and Chrysler and that the public had a 'reasonable probability' of getting its money back."

Yeah, right.....

Patriotic rally set for Friday in Montague

Patriotic rally set for Friday in Montague
"A patriotic rally designed to honor current and former members of the military and emergency services may produce a memorable flag-waving moment Friday afternoon.
Beginning at 4 p.m., people are invited to bring little American flags and wave them as part of the rally at Ellenwood Park"

"little American flags..."?

Embattled Muskegon school board member Charles Nash resigns

Embattled Muskegon school board member Charles Nash resigns
"Charles Nash, forced out by a circuit court ruling, submitted a letter of resignation to the Muskegon school board Tuesday that railed against the justice system, called on the public to mount a defense campaign on his behalf and instructed the board on the direction it should take."

Who is paying this fool's legal bills and how much has he cost the taxpayers in Muskegon to get his idiotic butt out?

Sparta man who allegedly was rifling through neighbor's car while wearing bra charged with resisting arrest, home invasion

Sparta man who allegedly was rifling through neighbor's car while wearing bra charged with resisting arrest, home invasion
"A 20-year-old Sparta man who was wearing a purple bra and boxer shorts when he was discovered allegedly rifling through his neighbor's car was charged Wednesday in Rockford District Court."

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Cherry has image problem in bid to be next Michigan governor

Cherry has image problem in bid to be next Michigan governor
"Cherry, 58, is the kind of guy who gets angry if you don't call him John"

Classic

Classic - Jonah Goldberg

A Democratic Underground dweller buys a doohickey so he can turn off Fox News in any public place he finds it. So courageous.
'It's time to get aggressive when it comes to people playing FOX News in businesses, doctor's offices and other public places.'"

Norton Avenue reconstruction put off

Norton Avenue reconstruction put off
"Money through the Transportation Improvement Program will be used for the Norton and Harvey projects. In most cases, the local municipality is required to provide a 20 percent financial contribution for those projects."

Web site shows which cars are least, most expensive to insure

Web site shows which cars are least, most expensive to insure
"Before buying your next car, check out eye-opening lists of the most and least expensive 2009 vehicles to insure. It could save you hundreds of dollars a year."

CNN Co-Founder: “CNN’s Ratings Have Gone Down The Drain”

CNN Co-Founder: “CNN’s Ratings Have Gone Down The Drain”
"seven months after Barack Obama’s victory, CNN’s ratings have gone down the drain.

From May of last year to May of this year, CNN lost 22% of its total primetime audience. MSNBC was down 2%, while FoxNews was up 24%. .......

Total day was nearly as bad, with Fox up 24% and CNN down 7%. MSNBC was down 2% in total viewing. Fox is beating CNN almost two-to-one in most categories."

Flint mayor says GM job losses mean big city needs

Flint mayor says GM job losses mean big city needs
"Flint's mayor says a city that has seen its General Motors Corp. work force fall by 90 percent over the years needs lots of federal stimulus aid."

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

The Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant in Rogers City, MI Part 3 « Jennerationx

The Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plant in Rogers City, MI Part 3 « Jennerationx: "that I found out that CEI was going around to all the townships of Presque Isle county and distributing copied versions of An Inconvenient Truth and telling the board members that they are just a small group interested in asking questions."

Obama's Enemies List Grows

Obama's Enemies List Grows
"The targeting of perceived political enemies by the Obama Administration has grown from mere individuals to entire groups. Evidence emerged that a common thread among the list of 789 Chrysler dealerships ordered closed by the White House is that the owners donated to GOP candidates, Republican-leaning causes or donated to Hillary Clinton or John Edwards during the Democratic presidential primaries."

Newspaper's future is in your hands

Newspaper's future is in your hands
"While I can make that pitch, it's clear the future shape of The Chronicle is in the hands of its readers and advertisers.
And that's the way it should be."

saved...created?

The Weekly Standard
"And, as if 'saved or created' wasn't a fatuous enough standard to begin with, Obama continues to claim that he's 'saved or created' 150,000 jobs during the same time the economy has lost 1.6 million.
He could at least drop the 'created' half of the canard. Then, I guess, 'Hey, if we hadn't gone $700 billion further into debt in the last three months, we would have lost 1.75 million jobs' isn't an argument he wants to make."

Obama turned down Bush proposal on autos

Obama turned down Bush proposal on autos
"President Barack Obama's transition team turned down a pitch last November from Bush administration officials to publicly join forces in setting tough conditions on General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC in return for money to survive."

'Buy American' will lose U.S. more jobs

'Buy American' will lose U.S. more jobs
"'Buy American' provisions make sense politically, because they create huge political payoffs for elected officials who protect jobs in domestic industries. But, economically, Buy American rules, like all forms of trade protectionism, make no sense at all, since research shows that for every job protected and saved, about two jobs are lost.
Why? Because Buy American provisions and tariffs protect inefficient domestic producers from more efficient foreign rivals. Take steel manufacturers. American firms that buy domestic steel are forced to charge consumers more. So retail sales decline, and thousands of jobs are then lost in countless industries that use steel as raw material."

Gun owners show support for open-carry law at picnic in Kalamazoo

Gun owners show support for open-carry law at picnic in Kalamazoo
"It resembled most any Sunday afternoon picnic in Bronson Park.
Except most of the people assembled around tables filled with watermelon and grilled goodies had firearms in holsters strapped to their waists.
The Glocks and the Smith & Wessons remained holstered but visible during a three-hour Open Carry Picnic designed to raise public awareness of what organizers called Second Amendment rights in Michigan to openly carry a firearm in most places."

Muskegon Heights rejects proposal to lower water rates

Muskegon Heights rejects proposal to lower water rates
"The Muskegon Heights city council on Monday rejected a request from Fruitport Township and Norton Shores to lower their municipal water rates.
The council's decision prompted a short but testy verbal exchange between city and township leaders, and resulted in Fruitport and Norton Shores officials leaving Monday's meeting in a huff.
'Are you ready?' Fruitport Township's Matt Farrar asked David Geyer, director of Norton Shores water and sewer division, after both men publicly made their pleas to the council and had returned to their seats.
'Yeah, it doesn't matter,' responded Geyer"

CAPTIONS, PLEASE


CAPTIONS, PLEASE
"You write the caption....

MANIC MONDAY

MANIC MONDAY
"Wow.....Hotair provides quick recap of the day's breaking news....

What better way to complete a day in which Barack Obama’s economic policies lose the majority in a Gallup poll, Dems lose the edge on the GOP in a Rasmussen poll on economics, and the Supreme Court apparently blocks Obama’s dictatorial dissolution of an American carmaker than to highlight a “parliamentary coup” in Albany, NY? Manic Monday turned literal in the New York state Senate, where Democrats Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate switched sides and gave control of the chamber to the Republicans...,"

Lynn Hahn, J.D. Driver bring back memories of racquetball's glory days

Lynn Hahn, J.D. Driver bring back memories of racquetball's glory days
"Racquetball was so popular back then that the facility now known as the Omni Fitness Club was simply Racquetball Plus, with 15 courts and a waiting list to get on them at most hours of the day.
It was also the heyday of two of the state's all-time best players -- Lynn Hahn of Whitehall and J.D. Driver of Muskegon.
Hahn and Driver were back in the news recently, when the Racquetball Association of Michigan Hall of Fame held a banquet in Lansing honoring the inductees from the hall's first 25 years, with Hahn and Driver the only two local players in that group."

That Didn't Take Long

That Didn't Take Long
"Today's Rasmussen survey finds that voters now trust Republicans over Democrats on six of ten issues, most notably the economy, 45 percent to 39 percent. Another one is government ethics, 35-29. And immigration, by a wide 43-29 margin.

I think a lot of voters are figuring out that what the Democrats meant by 'change' wasn't quite what they had in mind."

Monday, June 08, 2009

Senate could vote today on tougher tobacco laws

Senate could vote today on tougher tobacco laws
"After more than a decade of debate, Congress is poised to approve the most sweeping effort ever to regulate tobacco products.
The Senate could pass a bipartisan bill as early as today that would require larger health warnings on cigarette packs, ban candy flavorings, ban the use of claims such as 'light,' 'mild' and 'low tar,' and further restrict tobacco advertising."

GOP falls flat with its auto arguments

GOP falls flat with its auto arguments
"Just ask the surviving UAW members whose base wages, health-care benefits and pensions are unaffected by their concessionary deal with GM, in particular.
Yes, you read that right."

Government Motors: Quotes of the Day

Government Motors: Quotes of the Day
"The government that runs Amtrak (which has lost $23 billion, in today's dollars, just since 1990) vows to make GM efficient. But one reason Amtrak runs on red ink is that legislators treat it as their toy train set, preventing it from cutting egregiously unprofitable routes.

~George Will"

Not Your Father's Playboy

Not Your Father's Playboy
"Not every liberal engages in this kind of despicable conduct, but I have never seen a prominent liberal condemn it, either. That is, sadly, the political world in which we live,"

Watchdog or lapdog? It depends on who is in power

Watchdog or lapdog? It depends on who is in power
"Continuing its pro-Obama spin, the Post claimed that the May job loss of 345,000 was far smaller than economists had predicted. It failed to mention that the employment picture is not only worse than what the Obama administration predicted it would be if Congress passed the stimulus package, it also is worse than the administration predicted it would be without that package."

“Funny that this is a story now.” DENVER — The thick-muscled man with c…

“Funny that this is a story now.” DENVER — The thick-muscled man with c…
"They were too busy investigating Joe The Plumber back during the election.
You’d think this would have been a tipoff, though: “He claimed to have lost a finger, but had 10 digits.” Note, however, the way the NYT story executes damage-control as it goes."

Obama's Enemies List Grows

Obama's Enemies List Grows
"Just having the appearance of someone who might possibly vote for an opponent of Barack Obama could land them on the President's enemies list where proxies do the dirty work. Political appointees in the Justice Department killed a six-month investigation by career DOJ lawyers into the most blatant voter intimidation case in 40 years. Last November, jack-booted, uniformed, baton-wielding thugs from the New Black Panther Party calling themselves 'security' obstructed a Philadelphia polling location and behaved in an intimidating manner toward white voters.


Days after dismissing charges against the menacing thugs, the Justice Department moved in the opposite direction by blocking responsible steps to stem voter fraud. The DOJ barred the administrative procedures Georgia authorities put into place – under federal court guidance -- to verify voter registrations. The DOJ claimed the procedures violated the rights of minority voters.
A de facto Obama enemies list and dirty political machine have been expanding since last year. Obama has established several embarrassing presidential firsts including targeting private individuals by names, assigning a well-known 'partisan dirt-digger' and non-lawyer to the White House Counsel's Office to likely gain access to Bush Administration documents protected under attorney-client privilege, and moving the senior political advisor into the West Wing. These are heretofore unseen partisan practices."

Obama's Enemies List Grows

Obama's Enemies List Grows
"Just having the appearance of someone who might possibly vote for an opponent of Barack Obama could land them on the President's enemies list where proxies do the dirty work. Political appointees in the Justice Department killed a six-month investigation by career DOJ lawyers into the most blatant voter intimidation case in 40 years. Last November, jack-booted, uniformed, baton-wielding thugs from the New Black Panther Party calling themselves 'security' obstructed a Philadelphia polling location and behaved in an intimidating manner toward white voters.


Days after dismissing charges against the menacing thugs, the Justice Department moved in the opposite direction by blocking responsible steps to stem voter fraud. The DOJ barred the administrative procedures Georgia authorities put into place – under federal court guidance -- to verify voter registrations. The DOJ claimed the procedures violated the rights of minority voters.
A de facto Obama enemies list and dirty political machine have been expanding since last year. Obama has established several embarrassing presidential firsts including targeting private individuals by names, assigning a well-known 'partisan dirt-digger' and non-lawyer to the White House Counsel's Office to likely gain access to Bush Administration documents protected under attorney-client privilege, and moving the senior political advisor into the West Wing. These are heretofore unseen partisan practices."

Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists

Think twice about 'green' transport, say scientists
"In some circumstances, for instance, it could be more eco-friendly to drive into a city -- even in an SUV, the bete noire of green groups -- rather than take a suburban train. It depends on seat occupancy and the underlying carbon cost of the mode of transport."

Liberal media on life support Opinion Articles - Noemie Emery | Editorials on Top News Stories | Washington Examiner

Liberal media on life support Opinion Articles - Noemie Emery Editorials on Top News Stories Washington Examiner: "On May 17, Edmund Andrews wrote a piece in the Times about how the mortgage meltdown and fiscal collapse of last autumn left him over-extended, facing foreclosure, and broke. He blamed himself (which was nice, since as one of the Times’ economic reporters he should have known better), but also heaped blame on Alan Greenspan and others for his debacle, and of course, on then-President Bush.

Days after this, bloggers exposed the fact he had neglected to mention that his wife had gone bankrupt twice, once in the ‘90’s, and each time on a six-figure income, changing the story from one of hapless homeowners gulled by unscrupulous lenders to one of compulsive super-consumers who overspent wildly on things with which Bush and Greenspan had nothing to do."

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Wings of Mercy event draws huge crowd

Wings of Mercy event draws huge crowd
"For those with deep pockets, plane rides were popular.
Vanderlinde said 21 people forked over $400 each for a ride in the B-25 bomber and three others took a lift for $1,000 on the P-51 Mustang. Others dropped between $25 and $30 for a ride in a helicopter and Executive Air Transport's commercial planes."

Communities headed for clash over water rates

Communities headed for clash over water rates
"Muskegon Heights' administration 'is pulling an arbitrary number out of the air and choosing to implement that rate,' Werschem said, pointing to the six or so meetings during which the committee members worked with numbers to calculate their recommended rate."

As school years shrink, state lawmakers seek return to minimum of 180 days


As school years shrink, state lawmakers seek return to minimum of 180 days
"Take note, K-12 students, as you embrace the start of summer vacation: People in high places think the school year is not long enough. At least, not anymore.
Michigan used to require at least 180 days of school annually. The Legislature dropped that six years ago so districts could have flexibility to manage operating costs while achieving the minimum required number of hours, 1,098. The result is that most districts have swapped longer school days for shorter school years."

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Bills would boost 'Pure Michigan' funding -

Bills would boost 'Pure Michigan' funding
"A legislative package proposed in Lansing could provide as much as $40 million annually to promote Michigan as a travel destination and lure business investments to the state.
One of the four bills introduced this week in the Democratic-controlled state House would create a temporary $2.50 per-day assessment on vehicles rented within five miles of a commercial airport or convention center, or if the rental begins at a motel or hotel, assuring the assessment is paid mostly by out-of-state visitors."