Friday, July 16, 2010

The Threat Posed by the Dodd Bill to the Private Sector

http://www.getliberty.org/files/FinancialTakeoverBackgrounderUpdate.pdf

“Down a Rabbit Hole”
The Threat Posed by the Dodd Bill to the Private Sector
Summary

Americans for Limited Government has undertaken an analysis of provisions in the Dodd-Frank financial
sector takeover bill, HR 4173.
The analysis shows that the provisions creates a revolving “orderly liquidation fund,” with unlimited bailout-takeover authority rife for abuse.
This federal authority will endanger companies across the nation with unlimited government takeovers of their assets, operations, and ownership.

Read it all and fear for our country!

Toyota rapid acceleration case raises questions of government motives

GetLiberty.org >> Toyota rapid acceleration case raises questions of government motives
"Did the United States government deliberately use its regulatory enforcement power to damage Toyota, and benefit government owned General Motors?"

Deficits Are A Symptom. The Problem Is Spending.

Deficits Are A Symptom. The Problem Is Spending. RedState
"The Obama Administration has been in something of a quandary lately as to whether to primarily emphasize its plans to spend more taxpayer money as “stimulus” or to paint itself as fighting against deficits."

Taxing Canoes and Kayaks

Taxing Canoes and Kayaks [Mackinac Center]
"People who hit Michigan's lakes and streams with their kayaks and canoes may have to pay a $5 fee to the state first as a host of bills looking to tax the state's summer activities are under consideration.

There is a bill that would require private canoes and kayaks to attach a registration decal on their crafts for an annual $5 fee.

'It's not the cost,' said Dwight Walker of Marshall who races kayaks.
'I want less government in my life, and this is just another government regulation to have control of my life.'"

World sizzles to record for the year

World sizzles to record for the year - USATODAY.com
"Marc Morano, a global-warming skeptic who edits the Climate Depot website, says the government 'is playing the climate fear card by hyping predictions and cherry-picking data.'
Joe D'Aleo, a meteorologist who co-founded The Weather Channel, disagrees, too.
He says oceans are entering a cooling cycle that will lower temperatures.

He says too many of the weather stations NOAA uses are in warmer urban areas.

'The only reliable data set right now is satellite,' D'Aleo says."

He came, he saw, he insulted

He came, he saw, he insulted themichiganview.com The Michigan View
"In the latest stop on his “Recovery Summer” tour, rock star President Barack Obama landed in Holland, Michigan Thursday, insulted its congressman, handed American stimulus dollars to a Korean corporation, and proclaimed Obamanomics a success even as Michigan has lost 94,000 jobs since his Recovery Act was enacted.

All in all, another day in the life of an increasingly unpopular president who seems to be living in an alternative universe."

Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)

"Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told the NAACP this week that those who wore sheets lifted them off and are now wearing tea party clothing.
The progressive website ** This was met with great applause from the leftist crowd. **"

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Ten-Step Reset Regimen for the President

Works and Days » A Ten-Step Reset Regimen for the President
"I offer a ten-step healing program for our president in the spirit of our therapeutic age."

This will NEVER happen....Obama is this list!

(HT AtlantaLou)

Sanctuary Sanctions

Sanctuary Sanctions - IBD - Investors.com
"The administration said its lawsuit against Arizona was all about the pre-eminence of federal law over state.

Now they say city laws pre-empt federal when it comes to sanctuary for illegals.

Double standard, anyone?"

Last words

Last words: "LAST WORDS....."

Karl Rove: My Biggest Mistake in the White House - WSJ.com

Karl Rove: My Biggest Mistake in the White House - WSJ.com
"At the time, we in the Bush White House discussed responding but decided not to relitigate the past.

That was wrong and my mistake: I should have insisted to the president that this was a dagger aimed at his administration's heart.

What Democrats started seven years ago left us less united as a nation to confront foreign challenges and overcome America's enemies."

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

20 Highest Earning Cities in America

20 Highest Earning Cities in America - The Daily Beast
"According to a new Regional Income Earnings Index developed by the Martin Prosperity Institute, Greater Washington, D.C. is the nation's metropolitan region with the highest income.
The index measures income trends across all 342 of America’s metro regions"

This is WRONG!

Anniversary of a Castroite Massacre

Townhall - Humberto Fontova - Anniversary of a Castroite Massacre
"A few miles into the turbulent sea, 30-year-old Maria Garcia felt someone tugging her sleeve. She looked down and it was her 10-year-old son, Juan. 'Mami, look!' and he pointed behind them toward shore. 'What's those lights?'
'Looks like a boat following us, son,' she stuttered while stroking his hair. 'Calm down, mi hijo (my son). Try to sleep. When you wake up, we'll be with our cousins in a free country. Don't worry.' In fact, Maria suspected the lights belonged to Castro patrol boats coming out to intercept them."

Irish Examiner USA: Why Should Anybody Work?

Irish Examiner USA: Why Should Anybody Work?
"I later learned that the couple had come out of a Brooklyn shelter and were not only getting subsidized housing but also vouchers for furniture; food stamps; free health care from Medicaid, and, of course, welfare. They appeared to be in good health and when I visited their neighbors, I had a chance to meet the young man (who's white) and appeared to be in his early 20s. He complained about how bad the job situation was. 'Man, I can't find work anywhere,' he said.
I was sorely tempted to ask why he didn't apply at one of the local stores that had a 'Help Wanted' sign in the window but that would have been a merely rhetorical question. Minimum-wage jobs can't compete with a full-service welfare system that sucks people into dependency."

Ford Tri-Mortor tomorrow in Muskegon!

http://www.airventuremuseum.org/fordtrimotor/


Let's fly like we could do when we were thinner!


I'll be there just after the Carmen's group runs out of gas, 10:00 AM ish.
See ya there!


At Muskegon Intergalactic Airport!
$60 bucks for history and those who remember our greatest generation!

Democrats release documentary 'We Will Not Be Silenced' accusing Obama of stealing 2008 primary election via voter fraud

theblogprof: Democrats release documentary 'We Will Not Be Silenced' accusing Obama of stealing 2008 primary election via voter fraud
"And an interesting comment:

I found it interesting that even Fox News turned her down when she made the documentary. Just goes to show you how political things get at Fox News."

YOU DON’T SAY: Big Runaway Toyota Surprise: Drivers, Not Electronics, at Fault.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » YOU DON’T SAY: Big Runaway Toyota Surprise: Drivers, Not Electronics, at Fault.
“The results suggest that some drivers who said their Toyota and Lexus vehicles surged out of control were mistakenly flooring the accelerator when they intended to jam on the brakes…”

In the words of P.J. O’Rourke: “Yes, the dumb buggers stepped on the gas instead of the brake.”

Just like with the identical claims about the Audi 5000, which O’Rourke was writing about.
So who does Toyota sue to get its reputation back?

UPDATE: Tom Maguire notes that we’re all supposed to have moved on to hating BP now anyway. Good point."

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Democrats release documentary 'We Will Not Be Silenced' accusing Obama of stealing 2008 primary election via voter fraud

Democrats release documentary 'We Will Not Be Silenced' accusing Obama of stealing 2008 primary election via voter fraud

French parliament approves ban on face veils

French parliament approves ban on face veils - Yahoo! News
"PARIS – France's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a ban on wearing burqa-style Islamic veils"

FRANCE????

Abused staffers net nearly $1M a year

Abused staffers net nearly $1M a year - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com
"Taxpayers have paid out nearly $1 million per year in settlements to congressional employees who have been harassed or otherwise treated badly by their political bosses over the past 14 years, according to records from the Office of Compliance."