The American Spectator : Michigan a Right to Work State?
"Oakland County Sherriff Mike Bouchard, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor, called for making Michigan a right to work State in a press release and commercial Wednesday.
He pointed out that average right to work states have an 8 percent unemployment rate, compared with Michigan's rate of 13.8 percent."
This could be a game changer in the Michigan gov. race.
I'm hearing from many GOPer primary voters about this "bold" move.
That is would be tagged as bold says much about the republican party today.
I must say that Michigan as a RTW state sounds real good to me!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Millions for Road Signs?: That's Stimulating?
Millions for Road Signs?: That's Stimulating? - ABC News
"On the road leading to Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC there's a 10' x 11' road sign touting a runway improvement project funded by the federal stimulus.
The project cost nearly $15 million and has created 17 jobs, according to recovery.gov."
"On the road leading to Dulles Airport outside Washington, DC there's a 10' x 11' road sign touting a runway improvement project funded by the federal stimulus.
The project cost nearly $15 million and has created 17 jobs, according to recovery.gov."
Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
CNSNews.com - Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
"The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: “Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient’s height and weight.”
The law also requires that these electronic health records be available--with appropriate security measures--on a national exchange."
"The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: “Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient’s height and weight.”
The law also requires that these electronic health records be available--with appropriate security measures--on a national exchange."
Dodd-Frank: What you always wanted
Dodd-Frank: What you always wanted NMPolitics.net – Get the real story
"Now, get this. The Dodd-Frank Act demands a measly: 533 required regulatory rulemakings, 93 special reports, and 60 studies.
By contrast, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 only had 16 rulemakings, no special reports and six studies.
My how the world has changed.
Get ready for regulation, regulation, and then a little more little regulation.
I can tell you one thing – Wall Street is definitely getting ready.
What does this mean?
More lobbyists, of course! (Exactly what the president campaigned against in 2008.)
From The Hill:
Consumer advocates and financial lobbyists are already preparing for years of debate before federal regulatory agencies are required to issue new rules.
“Game one over,” said Richard Hunt, president of the Consumer Bankers Association.
“Game two, regulators, beginning.”
It may be true that on the campaign trail, Obama promised that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House.”
Two things.
1) There are at least a dozen former lobbyists in the current White House, but that’s a moot point compared to the
2) onslaught of lobby jobs that are about to open up on account of this White House and their financial ‘reform’ bill.
Nice work!"
"Now, get this. The Dodd-Frank Act demands a measly: 533 required regulatory rulemakings, 93 special reports, and 60 studies.
By contrast, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 only had 16 rulemakings, no special reports and six studies.
My how the world has changed.
Get ready for regulation, regulation, and then a little more little regulation.
I can tell you one thing – Wall Street is definitely getting ready.
What does this mean?
More lobbyists, of course! (Exactly what the president campaigned against in 2008.)
From The Hill:
Consumer advocates and financial lobbyists are already preparing for years of debate before federal regulatory agencies are required to issue new rules.
“Game one over,” said Richard Hunt, president of the Consumer Bankers Association.
“Game two, regulators, beginning.”
It may be true that on the campaign trail, Obama promised that lobbyists “won’t find a job in my White House.”
Two things.
1) There are at least a dozen former lobbyists in the current White House, but that’s a moot point compared to the
2) onslaught of lobby jobs that are about to open up on account of this White House and their financial ‘reform’ bill.
Nice work!"
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!
“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?"
"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."
"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.'"
"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."
"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."
"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. **"
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)
"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?"
"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?"
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."
"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!
"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."
"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."
"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!
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."
"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."
“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
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????
"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."
"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."
Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops
Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops NBC Bay Area
"Oakland's police chief is making some dire claims about what his force will and will not respond to if layoffs go as planned.
Chief Anthony Batts listed exactly 44 situations that his officers will no longer respond to and they include grand theft, burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and vandalism.
He says if you live and Oakland and one of the above happens to you, you need to let police know on-line."
This is american-socialism folks.
Learn from their failed experiment or suffer the guaranteed results of socialism/progressivism.
"Oakland's police chief is making some dire claims about what his force will and will not respond to if layoffs go as planned.
Chief Anthony Batts listed exactly 44 situations that his officers will no longer respond to and they include grand theft, burglary, car wrecks, identity theft and vandalism.
He says if you live and Oakland and one of the above happens to you, you need to let police know on-line."
This is american-socialism folks.
Learn from their failed experiment or suffer the guaranteed results of socialism/progressivism.
Felons Voting Illegally May Have Put Franken Over the Top in Minnesota
FOXNews.com - Felons Voting Illegally May Have Put Franken Over the Top in Minnesota, Study Finds
"The six-month election recount that turned former 'Saturday Night Live' comedian Al Franken into a U.S. senator may have been decided by convicted felons who voted illegally in Minnesota's Twin Cities."
There is only ONE political party that fights against a valid photo ID requirement to vote....can you guess which one....?
"The six-month election recount that turned former 'Saturday Night Live' comedian Al Franken into a U.S. senator may have been decided by convicted felons who voted illegally in Minnesota's Twin Cities."
There is only ONE political party that fights against a valid photo ID requirement to vote....can you guess which one....?
'Growing Goods' program fertile ground for Muskegon students | MLive.com
'Growing Goods' program fertile ground for Muskegon students MLive.com
"Other lessons come in learning about work and consequences.
The youngsters are paid a small stipend — $10 the first week, $15 the weeks after — for weeding, if they show up every day, do their best and contribute to the greater good, Rich said.
There are other lessons."
What a great lesson for these underprivileged kids!
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need".....
That Karl Marx sure had a great idea, didn't he!
"Other lessons come in learning about work and consequences.
The youngsters are paid a small stipend — $10 the first week, $15 the weeks after — for weeding, if they show up every day, do their best and contribute to the greater good, Rich said.
There are other lessons."
What a great lesson for these underprivileged kids!
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need".....
That Karl Marx sure had a great idea, didn't he!
Monday, July 12, 2010
We Will Not Be Silenced
We Will Not Be Silenced Fox and Friends Voter Fraud Mediaite
"Amidst recent charges that the New Black Panther Party intimidated voters outside a Philadelphia polling place in 2008, a new documentary called We Will Not Be Silenced charges that this was not an isolated incident"
"Amidst recent charges that the New Black Panther Party intimidated voters outside a Philadelphia polling place in 2008, a new documentary called We Will Not Be Silenced charges that this was not an isolated incident"
Gone with the wind | Jamie Dean | Jul 17, 10
WORLD Magazine Gone with the wind Jamie Dean Jul 17, 10
"About once a month, Robert Bryce climbs onto the roof of his Austin, Texas, home, lugging a long-handled mop.
The science writer and Manhattan Institute fellow isn't cleaning gutters.
He's cleaning solar panels.
The 3,200-watts of solar photovoltaic panels provide one-third of the electricity that Bryce's family consumes, slightly reducing his monthly power bill.
But the panels aren't without problems: The start-up costs were high, the inverter has already broken once, and the panels require regular cleaning.
Bryce quickly wondered if the panels were worth the investment, and he soon realized that the limits of solar power for his Texas home extended to the rest of the country:
Solar power won't run America anytime soon.
Neither will wind power."
"About once a month, Robert Bryce climbs onto the roof of his Austin, Texas, home, lugging a long-handled mop.
The science writer and Manhattan Institute fellow isn't cleaning gutters.
He's cleaning solar panels.
The 3,200-watts of solar photovoltaic panels provide one-third of the electricity that Bryce's family consumes, slightly reducing his monthly power bill.
But the panels aren't without problems: The start-up costs were high, the inverter has already broken once, and the panels require regular cleaning.
Bryce quickly wondered if the panels were worth the investment, and he soon realized that the limits of solar power for his Texas home extended to the rest of the country:
Solar power won't run America anytime soon.
Neither will wind power."
Take history cruise on White Lake
Take history cruise on White Lake MLive.com
"Muskegon’s Port City Princess cruise ship will be on White Lake July 18 for three two-hour historical cruises."
"Muskegon’s Port City Princess cruise ship will be on White Lake July 18 for three two-hour historical cruises."
Obama Could Push US Into Insolvency Like Greece
Obama Could Push US Into Insolvency Like Greece: Sen. Gregg - CNBC
"The Obama administration is 'Europeanizing' the US with big government programs that eventually will make the country as insolvent as Greece, Sen. Judd Greg, R-N.H., told CNBC."
"The Obama administration is 'Europeanizing' the US with big government programs that eventually will make the country as insolvent as Greece, Sen. Judd Greg, R-N.H., told CNBC."
Crisis Awaits World’s Banks as Trillions Come Due
Crisis Awaits World’s Banks as Trillions Come Due - NYTimes.com
"The sovereign debt crisis would seem to create worry enough for European banks, but there is another gathering threat that has not garnered as much notice: the trillions of dollars in short-term borrowing that institutions around the world must repay or roll over in the next two years."
"The sovereign debt crisis would seem to create worry enough for European banks, but there is another gathering threat that has not garnered as much notice: the trillions of dollars in short-term borrowing that institutions around the world must repay or roll over in the next two years."
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money
My Way News - Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money
"U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged Congress on Friday to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can't wait until the fall to determine if they must lay off thousands of teachers.
.......At the forum, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said she hopes fellow lawmakers spent their Fourth of July break hearing from parents and teachers, like she did."
No mention of the over-payed, over-benefited, underworked teachers giving a bit of their triple per year compensation increases.
"U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged Congress on Friday to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can't wait until the fall to determine if they must lay off thousands of teachers.
.......At the forum, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said she hopes fellow lawmakers spent their Fourth of July break hearing from parents and teachers, like she did."
No mention of the over-payed, over-benefited, underworked teachers giving a bit of their triple per year compensation increases.
Friday, July 09, 2010
New Black Panther’s Shabazz: Fox News Stoking Racial Fears
New Black Panther’s Shabazz: Fox News Stoking Racial Fears
"New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Shabazz told a Russian TV reporter that Fox News should be ashamed of themselves and that the charges of voter intimidation leveled against them by the Justice Department had no merit."
More hate from Obama'a buddies.
"New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Shabazz told a Russian TV reporter that Fox News should be ashamed of themselves and that the charges of voter intimidation leveled against them by the Justice Department had no merit."
More hate from Obama'a buddies.
Christie administration recommends massive privatization of N.J. services
Christie administration recommends massive privatization of N.J. services NJ.com
"'The question has to be, ‘Why do you continue to operate in a manner that’s more costly and less effective?’ rather than, ‘Why change?’' said Richard Zimmer, the former Republican congressman who chaired the task force that wrote the report."
This governor is an American hero!
"'The question has to be, ‘Why do you continue to operate in a manner that’s more costly and less effective?’ rather than, ‘Why change?’' said Richard Zimmer, the former Republican congressman who chaired the task force that wrote the report."
This governor is an American hero!
New Black Panthers: The Dumbest SOB's On The Planet
Riehl World View: New Black Panthers: The Dumbest SOB's On The Planet
New Black Panthers: The Dumbest SOB's On The Planet
Priceless.
There's a black American president for the first time in history - and the new black panther party is ready to rumble with the Tea Party movement on the DC Mall in September.
This dumb-ass couldn't do a better job of marginalizing his group if he tried.
Of course, Obama is trapped after having protected them with his DOJ.
And a racial confrontation is the last thing Democrats want in September before the mid-terms.
This is so good for the GOP, the idiot must be a plant.
But the morons in the MSM...and much of the american left, tell us it's the "maniac TeaPartiers" who we should fear.
New Black Panthers: The Dumbest SOB's On The Planet
Priceless.
There's a black American president for the first time in history - and the new black panther party is ready to rumble with the Tea Party movement on the DC Mall in September.
This dumb-ass couldn't do a better job of marginalizing his group if he tried.
Of course, Obama is trapped after having protected them with his DOJ.
And a racial confrontation is the last thing Democrats want in September before the mid-terms.
This is so good for the GOP, the idiot must be a plant.
But the morons in the MSM...and much of the american left, tell us it's the "maniac TeaPartiers" who we should fear.
Daily Pundit » Just Craziness
Daily Pundit » Just Craziness
"Anyway, toward the end of today’s article Laffer has a stunning proposal:
Any government program that would reduce unemployment has to make working more attractive for both employer and employee. Since late 2007 the federal government has spent somewhere around $3.6 trillion to stimulate the economy.
That is a lot of money.
My suggestion would have been to take all $3.6 trillion and declare a federal tax holiday for 18 months.
No income tax, no corporate profits tax, no capital gains tax, no estate tax, no payroll tax (FICA) either employee or employer, no Medicare or Medicaid taxes, no federal excise taxes, no tariffs, no federal taxes at all, which would have reduced federal revenues by $2.4 trillion annually.
Can you imagine where employment would be today?
How does a 2.5% unemployment rate sound?
It’s a valid point.
Yes, it is.
In fact, it makes perfect sense.
However, there’s no room for “income redistribution,” graft, rewarding political allies and punishing political enemies, or increasing the power and control of the federal government in it.
Therefore there is no chance in hell of it ever happening, certainly not under any Socialist Democrat administration, and especially not under the Obamarxist administration.
Sadly, not under a GOP administration, either."
"Anyway, toward the end of today’s article Laffer has a stunning proposal:
Any government program that would reduce unemployment has to make working more attractive for both employer and employee. Since late 2007 the federal government has spent somewhere around $3.6 trillion to stimulate the economy.
That is a lot of money.
My suggestion would have been to take all $3.6 trillion and declare a federal tax holiday for 18 months.
No income tax, no corporate profits tax, no capital gains tax, no estate tax, no payroll tax (FICA) either employee or employer, no Medicare or Medicaid taxes, no federal excise taxes, no tariffs, no federal taxes at all, which would have reduced federal revenues by $2.4 trillion annually.
Can you imagine where employment would be today?
How does a 2.5% unemployment rate sound?
It’s a valid point.
Yes, it is.
In fact, it makes perfect sense.
However, there’s no room for “income redistribution,” graft, rewarding political allies and punishing political enemies, or increasing the power and control of the federal government in it.
Therefore there is no chance in hell of it ever happening, certainly not under any Socialist Democrat administration, and especially not under the Obamarxist administration.
Sadly, not under a GOP administration, either."
The Rush Limbaugh challenge
The Rush Limbaugh challenge Washington Examiner
"I have found a fascinating phenomenon among liberals.
They feel free to harshly criticize Rush Limbaugh yet rarely, if ever, listen to him.
And when they do hear him it is in carefully selected brief excerpts or in second- or third-hand accounts.
This leads to a lot of misconceptions on their part."
"I have found a fascinating phenomenon among liberals.
They feel free to harshly criticize Rush Limbaugh yet rarely, if ever, listen to him.
And when they do hear him it is in carefully selected brief excerpts or in second- or third-hand accounts.
This leads to a lot of misconceptions on their part."
Boring Barry
American Thinker: Boring Barry
"Much worse for Obama than becoming unlikeable is becoming boring -- and he will become more and more boring every day.
Why?
Marxists like Obama have nothing new to say.
The whole sum of human problems, according to the goateed gurus of radical socialism on college campuses, is the unfair distribution of wealth, and the only solution to this 'problem' is coercive redistribution."
"Much worse for Obama than becoming unlikeable is becoming boring -- and he will become more and more boring every day.
Why?
Marxists like Obama have nothing new to say.
The whole sum of human problems, according to the goateed gurus of radical socialism on college campuses, is the unfair distribution of wealth, and the only solution to this 'problem' is coercive redistribution."
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Leftist groups plan a riot as Oakland boards up downtown
Zombie » Leftist groups plan a riot as Oakland boards up downtown
"Oakland is boarded up.
Fearing the inevitable riots that will erupt if ex-transit cop Johannes Mehserle isn’t found guilty of murder in the Oscar Grant case, business owners around Oakland’s downtown and other areas of the city have been busy nailing plywood boards over their shop windows to minimize damage and looting.
This essay documents the pre-riot preparations, and also examines to what extent the expected riot is being fomented by left-wing radical groups."
"Oakland is boarded up.
Fearing the inevitable riots that will erupt if ex-transit cop Johannes Mehserle isn’t found guilty of murder in the Oscar Grant case, business owners around Oakland’s downtown and other areas of the city have been busy nailing plywood boards over their shop windows to minimize damage and looting.
This essay documents the pre-riot preparations, and also examines to what extent the expected riot is being fomented by left-wing radical groups."
Inadequate Spending?
Inadequate Spending? NetRight Daily
"Specifically Krugman blasted several world leaders (although obviously not the leader of the “free world”) for what he called “preaching the need for belt-tightening when the real problem is inadequate spending.”
And no, that’s not a typo.
He actually said “inadequate spending.”
According to these “New Keynesians,” the unsustainable government growth that preceded the most recent economic downturn apparently wasn’t enough.
Nor was the unprecedented barrage of bailouts, taxpayer-funded guarantees, freshly-printed greenbacks and deficit spending that Washington threw at the problem over the last two years.
And let’s not forget what has been heaped on top of all that “stimulus” spending — a $2.5 trillion socialized medicine plan that represents one of the largest expansions of entitlement spending in American history.
Amazingly, despite the clear failure of the “stimulus” — and despite the fact that excess entitlement spending is what has driven the eurozone to its present precariousness — the rallying cry of these big government backers appears to be “we have only just begun to spend.”
Let’s examine the efficacy of that mantra"
"Specifically Krugman blasted several world leaders (although obviously not the leader of the “free world”) for what he called “preaching the need for belt-tightening when the real problem is inadequate spending.”
And no, that’s not a typo.
He actually said “inadequate spending.”
According to these “New Keynesians,” the unsustainable government growth that preceded the most recent economic downturn apparently wasn’t enough.
Nor was the unprecedented barrage of bailouts, taxpayer-funded guarantees, freshly-printed greenbacks and deficit spending that Washington threw at the problem over the last two years.
And let’s not forget what has been heaped on top of all that “stimulus” spending — a $2.5 trillion socialized medicine plan that represents one of the largest expansions of entitlement spending in American history.
Amazingly, despite the clear failure of the “stimulus” — and despite the fact that excess entitlement spending is what has driven the eurozone to its present precariousness — the rallying cry of these big government backers appears to be “we have only just begun to spend.”
Let’s examine the efficacy of that mantra"
San Francisco considers banning pet sales and it’s the hamster’s fault
San Francisco considers banning pet sales and it’s the hamster’s fault National Post
"San Francisco’s animal shelter is often overrun with hamsters, not to mention other small pets.
It’s for that reason the city’s Commission of Animal Control and Welfare is considering banning the sale of all pets in stores."
"San Francisco’s animal shelter is often overrun with hamsters, not to mention other small pets.
It’s for that reason the city’s Commission of Animal Control and Welfare is considering banning the sale of all pets in stores."
Lead-poisoned kids left untreated in Detroit
Lead-poisoned kids left untreated in Detroit freep.com Detroit Free Press
"Detroit's anti-lead program -- beset with alleged shakedowns and bogus treatments, missing files, incompetence and mismanagement -- was upended last year after such scorching claims were reported in state and federal investigations."
This govmn't 'health care" folks.
"Detroit's anti-lead program -- beset with alleged shakedowns and bogus treatments, missing files, incompetence and mismanagement -- was upended last year after such scorching claims were reported in state and federal investigations."
This govmn't 'health care" folks.
Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?
msnbc.com U.S. & World News - Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?
"Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?"
A very simple question to ask EVERY politician.
"Do you support Arizona's tough new law on illegal immigration?"
A very simple question to ask EVERY politician.
How Americans Are Overtaxed to Overpay the Civil Service
How Americans Are Overtaxed to Overpay the Civil Service The Heritage Foundation
"Salaries and benefits—for identical jobs—are 30 percent to 40 percent higher in the federal government than in the private sector."
"Salaries and benefits—for identical jobs—are 30 percent to 40 percent higher in the federal government than in the private sector."
A Bigger, Badder IRS: Brought to You by Obamacare
A Bigger, Badder IRS: Brought to You by Obamacare - Daniel Foster - The Corner on National Review Online
"The advocate estimates this will affect 40 million businesses, including 26 million sole-proprietorships.
And why is this tax reporting stuff even in a health-care bill?
To help fund it, that's why.
To help Pelosi and Reid and Obama get the faux deficit score they needed, the measure is expected to raise $13.7 billion over ten years — that's before administrative and discretionary costs, which will add another $115 billion or so to the bill's official price tag in the next decade."
"The advocate estimates this will affect 40 million businesses, including 26 million sole-proprietorships.
And why is this tax reporting stuff even in a health-care bill?
To help fund it, that's why.
To help Pelosi and Reid and Obama get the faux deficit score they needed, the measure is expected to raise $13.7 billion over ten years — that's before administrative and discretionary costs, which will add another $115 billion or so to the bill's official price tag in the next decade."
It wouldn’t be real financial reform if it didn’t create 20 new federal diversity agencies
It wouldn’t be real financial reform if it didn’t create 20 new federal diversity agencies Washington Examiner
"The Dodd-Frank financial reform bill creates “Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion” in 20 different government and quasi-government institutions"
"The Dodd-Frank financial reform bill creates “Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion” in 20 different government and quasi-government institutions"
The patriotism gap
EDITORIAL: The patriotism gap - Washington Times
"A new survey shows that Americans, on average, are growing more patriotic.
Among some predominantly liberal groups, however, patriotism is on the decline, and the gap between the left and the American public is widening.
The two sides of the chasm reflect two distinct views of the United States."
"A new survey shows that Americans, on average, are growing more patriotic.
Among some predominantly liberal groups, however, patriotism is on the decline, and the gap between the left and the American public is widening.
The two sides of the chasm reflect two distinct views of the United States."
The black klan
The black klan - Washington Times: "By Ted Nugent
Christian Adams, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney, is blowing his we-the-people whistle on DOJ (Devils Oblivious to Justice) after it dropped all charges against the members of the New Black Panther Klan who were blatantly and irrefutably guilty of voter intimidation in Philadelphia in 2008.
The egregious, craven tactics of the New Black Panther Party Klan were caught on video.
One of the racist punks is carrying a pipe or stick of some type with the clear intent of intimidating voters attempting to enter the Philadelphia voting location.
Dumb power, baby."
Christian Adams, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney, is blowing his we-the-people whistle on DOJ (Devils Oblivious to Justice) after it dropped all charges against the members of the New Black Panther Klan who were blatantly and irrefutably guilty of voter intimidation in Philadelphia in 2008.
The egregious, craven tactics of the New Black Panther Party Klan were caught on video.
One of the racist punks is carrying a pipe or stick of some type with the clear intent of intimidating voters attempting to enter the Philadelphia voting location.
Dumb power, baby."
Stamp Gouging? Stamp Scalping?
CARPE DIEM: Stamp Gouging? Stamp Scalping?
"Update: A comparison of stamp prices to a CPI services index (as Tim Worstall suggests) shows that first-class stamps have increased in price by 14.67 times since 1956 while the CPI for transportation services has increased by 11.2 times over the same period."
"Update: A comparison of stamp prices to a CPI services index (as Tim Worstall suggests) shows that first-class stamps have increased in price by 14.67 times since 1956 while the CPI for transportation services has increased by 11.2 times over the same period."
U.S. marks 3rd-largest, single-day debt increase
U.S. marks 3rd-largest, single-day debt increase - Washington Times
"$166 billion jump spurs concerns over policy"
"$166 billion jump spurs concerns over policy"
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Pennsylvania will borrow up to $600 million to pay for pet building projects | PennLive.com
Pennsylvania will borrow up to $600 million to pay for pet building projects PennLive.com: "The new $28 billion state budget was part of a deal that would boost state borrowing by as much as $600 million to pay for construction projects such as new public buildings to be named after U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and late U.S. Rep. John Murtha."
FuturePundit: Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Delays In Ontario
FuturePundit: Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Delays In Ontario: "If your situation is described in this report consider a trip south of the border along with some cash or credit card to see an American specialist.
TORONTO, Ont., July 6, 2010 — Nearly 60 per cent of Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis — an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints — were not seen by a specialist within a one year period to treat the debilitating disease, according to a new study. Even more concerning is that women of child-bearing age are less likely to see a specialist than women 45 or older, say researchers from St. Michael's Hospital, the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES), and Women's College Hospital.
A Canadian friend (living in southern Ontario at the time) complained to me for years that he couldn't get a general practitioner. Without a general practitioner he couldn't get a referral to a specialist. He got his medical care by going to emergency wards. This all made me very unkeen on Canadian health care as a model for the US."
TORONTO, Ont., July 6, 2010 — Nearly 60 per cent of Ontarians with rheumatoid arthritis — an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the joints — were not seen by a specialist within a one year period to treat the debilitating disease, according to a new study. Even more concerning is that women of child-bearing age are less likely to see a specialist than women 45 or older, say researchers from St. Michael's Hospital, the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES), and Women's College Hospital.
A Canadian friend (living in southern Ontario at the time) complained to me for years that he couldn't get a general practitioner. Without a general practitioner he couldn't get a referral to a specialist. He got his medical care by going to emergency wards. This all made me very unkeen on Canadian health care as a model for the US."
Dem Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama CMS recess appointment - The Hill's Healthwatch
Dem Baucus joins GOP in blasting Obama CMS recess appointment - The Hill's Healthwatch: "Berwick had not been vetted by the Finance panel, nor had Baucus scheduled a hearing to examine the nominee.
Baucus's office did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. Baucus is the first Democrat to criticize the recess appointment, which Republicans have blasted.
“As if shoving a trillion-dollar government takeover of healthcare down the throat of a disapproving American public wasn't enough, apparently the Obama administration intends to arrogantly circumvent the American people yet again by recess-appointing one of the most prominent advocates of rationed healthcare to implement their national plan,' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement."
Baucus's office did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday. Baucus is the first Democrat to criticize the recess appointment, which Republicans have blasted.
“As if shoving a trillion-dollar government takeover of healthcare down the throat of a disapproving American public wasn't enough, apparently the Obama administration intends to arrogantly circumvent the American people yet again by recess-appointing one of the most prominent advocates of rationed healthcare to implement their national plan,' Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement."
CNN Editor Fired for Saying She Has "Respect" for Hezbollah Cleric | The Weekly Standard
CNN Editor Fired for Saying She Has "Respect" for Hezbollah Cleric The Weekly Standard: "In a followup blog post last night, Nasr wrote that it 'was an error of judgment for me to write such a simplistic comment and I'm sorry because it conveyed that I supported Fadlallah's life's work. That's not the case at all.'
She explained that she knew about all the wicked aspects of Fadlallah's life--saying she even 'lost family members' in the barracks bombing--and was simply referring to the fact that she respected Fadlallah for his opposition to 'honor' killings and beating women. But saying you respect Fadlallah for opposing murdering and beating (Muslim) women is almost like saying you respect Osama bin Laden for building day care centers.
CNN doesn't think Nasr's apology makes"
She explained that she knew about all the wicked aspects of Fadlallah's life--saying she even 'lost family members' in the barracks bombing--and was simply referring to the fact that she respected Fadlallah for his opposition to 'honor' killings and beating women. But saying you respect Fadlallah for opposing murdering and beating (Muslim) women is almost like saying you respect Osama bin Laden for building day care centers.
CNN doesn't think Nasr's apology makes"
Five Things Will Happen Tomorrow With LeBron
Five Things Will Happen Tomorrow With LeBron - CNBC
"There aren't many guarantees for tomorrow's LeBron James announcement, but here are things I'm quite confident will happen."
"There aren't many guarantees for tomorrow's LeBron James announcement, but here are things I'm quite confident will happen."
Government jobs: Bloated pay, benefits cost us all
Government jobs: Bloated pay, benefits cost us all - USATODAY.com
"Feel like you're not paid enough?
Worry about losing your job?
Wish you had better benefits?
Ever think about quitting?
If you answered 'yes' to these questions, one thing is certain: You don't work for Uncle Sam.
That's because federal workers are much better off than private-sector workers in all the major markers of job satisfaction — salary, job security, benefits and job desirability. And it's costing taxpayers a bundle.
Start with the money. The average federal employee earns an annual salary almost 60% higher than the average private-sector employee — $79,000 vs. $50,000.
"Feel like you're not paid enough?
Worry about losing your job?
Wish you had better benefits?
Ever think about quitting?
If you answered 'yes' to these questions, one thing is certain: You don't work for Uncle Sam.
That's because federal workers are much better off than private-sector workers in all the major markers of job satisfaction — salary, job security, benefits and job desirability. And it's costing taxpayers a bundle.
Start with the money. The average federal employee earns an annual salary almost 60% higher than the average private-sector employee — $79,000 vs. $50,000.
Retail: Shopping Center Vacancy Rates Rose in Second Quarter
Retail: Shopping Center Vacancy Rates Rose in Second Quarter - CNBC
"'Until we see stabilization and recovery take root in both consumer spending and business spending and employment, we do not foresee a recovery in the retail sector until late 2012 at the earliest,' said Victor Calanog, Reis director of research."
"'Until we see stabilization and recovery take root in both consumer spending and business spending and employment, we do not foresee a recovery in the retail sector until late 2012 at the earliest,' said Victor Calanog, Reis director of research."
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Welcome to Rome, Circa 450 AD
Hot Air » Welcome to Rome, Circa 450 AD
"” The last time a world empire fell apart, it was about 1500 years ago.
Then, the empire was Roman…. …
What led the Barbarians walk over Rome is something that won’t take you a second to sympathize with.
The taxes were too high, to pay for the army that was losing all the battles, and a bunch of freeloaders in government, and of course, and to pay for thousands of civil servants.”"
"” The last time a world empire fell apart, it was about 1500 years ago.
Then, the empire was Roman…. …
What led the Barbarians walk over Rome is something that won’t take you a second to sympathize with.
The taxes were too high, to pay for the army that was losing all the battles, and a bunch of freeloaders in government, and of course, and to pay for thousands of civil servants.”"
Summer lunchrooms fill nutrition gap for needy kids
Summer lunchrooms fill nutrition gap for needy kids Health & Medicine Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
"Every school day, about 2.3 million low-income Texas children eat subsidized meals, but the numbers drop dramatically in the summer.
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of youngsters statewide go hungry or survive on food that's not necessarily nutritious, officials say."
Yeah, lots of starving kids "surviving" on burgers and frys.
Why don't the democrats just admit that they don't really like parents?
"Every school day, about 2.3 million low-income Texas children eat subsidized meals, but the numbers drop dramatically in the summer.
This time of year, hundreds of thousands of youngsters statewide go hungry or survive on food that's not necessarily nutritious, officials say."
Yeah, lots of starving kids "surviving" on burgers and frys.
Why don't the democrats just admit that they don't really like parents?
Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
American Thinker: Time for a Little Perspective on Oil Spills
"But these incidents are dwarfed by the 1979 Gulf of Mexico Pemex/Ixtoc I Oil blowout -- until now the largest accidental spill in history. This spill lasted almost ten months, releasing between ten and thirty thousand barrels per day (BPD). In total, it released approximately 3.3 million barrels into the Gulf.
Using the current upper end estimate of 60,000 BPD, the Deepwater Horizon spill has now surpassed the Pemex spill, so it can rightfully claim its place as record-holder for accidental spills. But it still is dwarfed by Saddam Hussein's deliberate release of somewhere between 5.7 and 11 million barrels from tankers ten miles off the Kuwaiti coast.
While the Pemex spill affected 162 miles of coastline in Texas and Mexico, the long-term environmental consequences were negligible. As one marine biologist put it, 'To be honest, considering the magnitude of the spill, we thought the Ixtoc spill was going to have catastrophic effects for decades. ... But within a couple of years, almost everything was close to 100 percent normal again.'"
"But these incidents are dwarfed by the 1979 Gulf of Mexico Pemex/Ixtoc I Oil blowout -- until now the largest accidental spill in history. This spill lasted almost ten months, releasing between ten and thirty thousand barrels per day (BPD). In total, it released approximately 3.3 million barrels into the Gulf.
Using the current upper end estimate of 60,000 BPD, the Deepwater Horizon spill has now surpassed the Pemex spill, so it can rightfully claim its place as record-holder for accidental spills. But it still is dwarfed by Saddam Hussein's deliberate release of somewhere between 5.7 and 11 million barrels from tankers ten miles off the Kuwaiti coast.
While the Pemex spill affected 162 miles of coastline in Texas and Mexico, the long-term environmental consequences were negligible. As one marine biologist put it, 'To be honest, considering the magnitude of the spill, we thought the Ixtoc spill was going to have catastrophic effects for decades. ... But within a couple of years, almost everything was close to 100 percent normal again.'"
Students given diplomas at NYC schools, despite failing grades and poor attendance
Students given diplomas at NYC schools, despite failing grades and poor attendance - NYPOST.com
"Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did.
The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking into the receiving line. Faced with 'aging out' of the school system this year, she got a last chance and still didn't bother going to class.
'She was a no-show all year,' a school insider said. Regulations call for at least 90 percent attendance to be promoted or to graduate.
Brooklyn student Tatiana Reina, 21, graduated high school in June despite never showing up.
But that didn't stop the principal, Jacqueline Boswell, from granting Reina a diploma."
This is the kind of school and the type of behavior that deserves MORE Obama money...right?
"Tatiana Reina wanted to graduate in the worst way -- and she did.
The 21-year-old was enrolled at Lafayette HS in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, for six years with a dismal record marked by truancy and failing grades. She faked her own graduation in 2007, donning a cap and gown and sneaking into the receiving line. Faced with 'aging out' of the school system this year, she got a last chance and still didn't bother going to class.
'She was a no-show all year,' a school insider said. Regulations call for at least 90 percent attendance to be promoted or to graduate.
Brooklyn student Tatiana Reina, 21, graduated high school in June despite never showing up.
But that didn't stop the principal, Jacqueline Boswell, from granting Reina a diploma."
This is the kind of school and the type of behavior that deserves MORE Obama money...right?
Can Shopping Cause Impotence?
Can Shopping Cause Impotence? - Lemondrop.com
"Who needs birth control?"
"Who needs birth control?"
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report
Dutch agency admits mistake in UN climate report - Yahoo! News
"The Dutch agency accepted responsibility for one mistake by the IPCC when it reported in 2005 that 55 percent of
the Netherlands is below sea level, when only 26 percent is.
The report should have said 55 percent is prone to flooding, including river flooding.
....
The second previously reported error claimed the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, which the Dutch agency partly traced to a report on the likely shrinking of glaciers by the year 2350."
"The Dutch agency accepted responsibility for one mistake by the IPCC when it reported in 2005 that 55 percent of
the Netherlands is below sea level, when only 26 percent is.
The report should have said 55 percent is prone to flooding, including river flooding.
....
The second previously reported error claimed the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035, which the Dutch agency partly traced to a report on the likely shrinking of glaciers by the year 2350."
Investors Fear Rising Risk of US Regional Defaults
Investors Fear Rising Risk of US Regional Defaults - CNBC
"Investors are worried that the risk of default for US local governments is growing, amid signs that some regions are facing the same type of difficulty in curbing pension and budget deficits as some eurozone countries"
“The risk in the second half of the year is that investor attention switches from Europe to the US,” said Robert Parker, senior adviser at Credit Suisse Securities, who singled out parts of California, as well as towns and cities in Illinois, Michigan and New York state as among the most vulnerable.
“You will see investor concern about the viability of those cities and therefore you will see, inevitably, further spread widening in the municipal bond market.”
"Investors are worried that the risk of default for US local governments is growing, amid signs that some regions are facing the same type of difficulty in curbing pension and budget deficits as some eurozone countries"
“The risk in the second half of the year is that investor attention switches from Europe to the US,” said Robert Parker, senior adviser at Credit Suisse Securities, who singled out parts of California, as well as towns and cities in Illinois, Michigan and New York state as among the most vulnerable.
“You will see investor concern about the viability of those cities and therefore you will see, inevitably, further spread widening in the municipal bond market.”
Why aren’t businesses hiring?
Why aren’t businesses hiring? Washington Examiner
"Then a simple final paragraph, which could have come from a Wall Street Journal or Washington Examiner editorial:
“Uncertainty: there has been a tremendous amount of change over the last 12 months. Businesses are still trying to figure out what that means for their own bottom line. Until there are firm answers, they will freeze hiring.”
Hmmm.
What kind of change over the last 12 months?
Who’s been producing that change?
Stewart doesn’t say, but it’s not too hard to figure out.
This is as pungent and concise an indictment of the Obama Democrats’ vast expansion of the size and reach of government as I’ve seen anywhere."
"Then a simple final paragraph, which could have come from a Wall Street Journal or Washington Examiner editorial:
“Uncertainty: there has been a tremendous amount of change over the last 12 months. Businesses are still trying to figure out what that means for their own bottom line. Until there are firm answers, they will freeze hiring.”
Hmmm.
What kind of change over the last 12 months?
Who’s been producing that change?
Stewart doesn’t say, but it’s not too hard to figure out.
This is as pungent and concise an indictment of the Obama Democrats’ vast expansion of the size and reach of government as I’ve seen anywhere."
Monday, July 05, 2010
We Five - You Were On My Mind
YouTube - We Five - You Were On My Mind (Never seen before - great quality!)
GREAT SONG!....I'm still in love with Beverly Bivens...
GREAT SONG!....I'm still in love with Beverly Bivens...
Malveaux Hates Fourth of July - Reminds Her of Slavery and Economic Inequality
Malveaux Hates Fourth of July - Reminds Her of Slavery and Economic Inequality NewsBusters.org
"If you were African-American living in the era of President Barack Obama, would you hate the Fourth of July because it reminded you of slavery and economic inequality?
You would if your name was Julianne Malveaux and you were the syndicated columnist that also serves as the president of Bennett College, the historically black women's school in Greensboro, North Carolina."
"If you were African-American living in the era of President Barack Obama, would you hate the Fourth of July because it reminded you of slavery and economic inequality?
You would if your name was Julianne Malveaux and you were the syndicated columnist that also serves as the president of Bennett College, the historically black women's school in Greensboro, North Carolina."
Muskegon Bike Time
Muskegon Bike Time
"Muskegon, Michigan will once again host what is dubbed as 'America's fastest growing bike event!'
For three days , the largest city on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan will be host to the 4th Annual Muskegon Bike Time, the ultimate Steel Horse Nationals."
"Muskegon, Michigan will once again host what is dubbed as 'America's fastest growing bike event!'
For three days , the largest city on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan will be host to the 4th Annual Muskegon Bike Time, the ultimate Steel Horse Nationals."
With the US trapped in depression, this really is starting to feel like 1932
"The US workforce shrank by 652,000 in June, one of the sharpest contractions ever.
The rate of hourly earnings fell 0.1pc. Wages are flirting with deflation."This is "hope"?
It certainly is change......
"Why We Hate the Oil Companies"
Book Parties and Festivals - 2010 Book Expo America: Author Interview with John Hofmeister, "Why We Hate the Oil Companies" - Book TV
This is REALLY excellent!
If you want to talk to an expert, a sober thinker on our energy future, take a few minutes to see this video (or read the book).
This is REALLY excellent!
If you want to talk to an expert, a sober thinker on our energy future, take a few minutes to see this video (or read the book).
Had Enough Therapy?: The Hotness Gap
"You have to wonder why Baird is so thoroughly out of sorts about hotness gap between Republican and Democratic women, or better, between conservative women and feminists.
Why is she so worried that leftist men are now fantasizing about hot Republican women?
Here's a guess. Feminism and radical leftism has always tried to deal with dissent by making the dissenters into outcasts and pariahs.
If you disagree with the basic dogmas of feminist ideology you will, in many communities, be shunned from polite society."
There are many places in this country where men hesitate to admit that they are Republicans because they will not just lose friends, but they will lose dating opportunities.
Many women openly brag that they will not date Republicans; often they will not even talk with them.
Say something nice about Sarah Palin in many communities and you will immediately be labeled as deranged.
I do not even want to think about what it is going to do to your sex life.
If all women are feminists, then this strategy can work.
But if the most attractive women are Republicans, then it will start breaking down.
If a man had to choose between a fantasy date with Nikki Haley or one with Elena Kagan, which would he choose?
If he had to choose between being married to Sarah Palin or being married to Hillary Clinton, who would he prefer?
Read this!
Ken Schram: Gregoire's incredible arrogance
Ken Schram: Gregoire's incredible arrogance KOMO News - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Seattle, Washington Ken Schram
"I don't know why every news organization in the Puget Sound isn't outraged.
Democrat or Republican, I don't know why every news consumer in Puget Sound isn't outraged.
Channel 5 Investigative Reporter Susannah Frame put together a series of stories detailing how the Washington state ferry system is wasting millions and millions of taxpayer dollars."
If Gregoire was a republican would the liberal Washington media be so....compliant?
"I don't know why every news organization in the Puget Sound isn't outraged.
Democrat or Republican, I don't know why every news consumer in Puget Sound isn't outraged.
Channel 5 Investigative Reporter Susannah Frame put together a series of stories detailing how the Washington state ferry system is wasting millions and millions of taxpayer dollars."
If Gregoire was a republican would the liberal Washington media be so....compliant?
Local aid cuts hit staff, pay, services in cities and towns
Local aid cuts hit staff, pay, services in cities and towns - The Boston Globe
"Hundreds of city and town employees are being laid off across Massachusetts as the recently signed state budget forces communities to cut back on librarians, police, teachers, and other workers to balance the books."
"Hundreds of city and town employees are being laid off across Massachusetts as the recently signed state budget forces communities to cut back on librarians, police, teachers, and other workers to balance the books."
Progressive Mag Editor Hates Fourth of July: Patriotism Leads to Fascism
Progressive Mag Editor Hates Fourth of July: Patriotism Leads to Fascism NewsBusters.org
"As amazing as it might seem, the 27-year-old Matthew Rothschild was just getting warmed up (h/t Weasel Zippers):
You can call me unpatriotic if you'd like, but really I'm anti-patriotic.
I've been studying fascism lately, and there is one inescapable fact about it:
Nationalism is the egg that hatches fascism.
And patriotism is but the father of nationalism.
Patriotism is not something to play with. It's highly toxic. When ingested, it corrodes the rational faculties. [...]
Plus, it's a war toy, wheeled out whenever a leader needs to improve his ratings by attacking some other country-often after invoking God's name, too. [...]
But as for me, between God, country, and apple pie, I'll take the apple pie."
"As amazing as it might seem, the 27-year-old Matthew Rothschild was just getting warmed up (h/t Weasel Zippers):
You can call me unpatriotic if you'd like, but really I'm anti-patriotic.
I've been studying fascism lately, and there is one inescapable fact about it:
Nationalism is the egg that hatches fascism.
And patriotism is but the father of nationalism.
Patriotism is not something to play with. It's highly toxic. When ingested, it corrodes the rational faculties. [...]
Plus, it's a war toy, wheeled out whenever a leader needs to improve his ratings by attacking some other country-often after invoking God's name, too. [...]
But as for me, between God, country, and apple pie, I'll take the apple pie."
French parliament to vote on proposed veil ban
French parliament to vote on proposed veil ban - swissinfo
"A French bill to ban full-face veils worn by some Muslim women in public will go to parliament Tuesday, bringing closer a measure which critics argue is hard to enforce and may be unconstitutional."
"A French bill to ban full-face veils worn by some Muslim women in public will go to parliament Tuesday, bringing closer a measure which critics argue is hard to enforce and may be unconstitutional."
Veterans Affairs head blasts administration over hospital incident
Veterans Affairs head blasts administration over hospital incident - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room
"“It's outrageous, one, that this happens, but even worse is this secretive, almost cover-up mode that they go into when something like this happens,” Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) said on CNN Monday."
No MSM outrage over BarryO's admin....
"“It's outrageous, one, that this happens, but even worse is this secretive, almost cover-up mode that they go into when something like this happens,” Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif.) said on CNN Monday."
No MSM outrage over BarryO's admin....
NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
FOXNews.com - NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
"NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his 'foremost' mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world."
"NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his 'foremost' mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world."
Why morning people rule the world
Why morning people rule the world Life & Style
"The problem is that those with the genetic gift of “morning-ness” tend to be more highly rewarded.
Morning-ness is perceived as a sign of activity and zest, whereas evening-ness implies laziness and loafing."
"The problem is that those with the genetic gift of “morning-ness” tend to be more highly rewarded.
Morning-ness is perceived as a sign of activity and zest, whereas evening-ness implies laziness and loafing."
Barack Obama: The great jobs killer
WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: Barack Obama: The great jobs killer - Opinion - ReviewJournal.com
"As former President Ronald Reagan might have said, 'Obama, there you go again.'
The current occupant of the White House claims to know how to create jobs.
He claims jobs have been created.
But so far the score is Great Obama Depression 2.2 million lost jobs, Obama 0 -- a blowout."
"As former President Ronald Reagan might have said, 'Obama, there you go again.'
The current occupant of the White House claims to know how to create jobs.
He claims jobs have been created.
But so far the score is Great Obama Depression 2.2 million lost jobs, Obama 0 -- a blowout."
Summer meal program called crucial; Michigan kids missing out
Summer meal program called crucial; Michigan kids missing out freep.com Detroit Free Press
"But there's plenty of room to grow, state and local officials say."
Awrightt!!!
Free food 24/7/365 for Barry's kids!
Ain't socialism great!!
"But there's plenty of room to grow, state and local officials say."
Awrightt!!!
Free food 24/7/365 for Barry's kids!
Ain't socialism great!!
A Good Tax Gone Bad?
A Good Tax Gone Bad? [Mackinac Center]
"The two politicians referenced were former state Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, and current state Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland — both of whom voted to create the MBT in June of 2007. Each is now an announced candidate to replace Hoekstra."
"The two politicians referenced were former state Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, and current state Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland — both of whom voted to create the MBT in June of 2007. Each is now an announced candidate to replace Hoekstra."
Howard Davidowitz: U.S. Economy "Is a Complete Disaster"
Howard Davidowitz: U.S. Economy "Is a Complete Disaster"
The U.S. economy is in shambles and Americans will continue to see high unemployment and lower living standards in the years to come, Howard Davidowitz tells Henry and Aaron in the accompanying clip.
Davidowitz lays much of the blame for the economy's woes at the feet of the Obama administration, which he calls "the worst of my lifetime."
The U.S. economy is in shambles and Americans will continue to see high unemployment and lower living standards in the years to come, Howard Davidowitz tells Henry and Aaron in the accompanying clip.
Davidowitz lays much of the blame for the economy's woes at the feet of the Obama administration, which he calls "the worst of my lifetime."
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine?
Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine? - ABC News
"Who knew the lightweight disposable sacks, which millions of shoppers use every day to lug home groceries and take-out, could help states bring in much needed revenue.
Starting next year, Seattle residents will pay for disposable bags at stores.
At least, that's what some policymakers have proposed.
Only one US city – Washington, D.C. – has successful instituted a plastic bag tax, but at least 13 other states are considering one."
They will NEVER offer spending cuts!
They will only offer more taxes on the little people!
The democrats/liberals/progressives are the most aggressive cancer on the American lifestyle ever imagined!
"Who knew the lightweight disposable sacks, which millions of shoppers use every day to lug home groceries and take-out, could help states bring in much needed revenue.
Starting next year, Seattle residents will pay for disposable bags at stores.
At least, that's what some policymakers have proposed.
Only one US city – Washington, D.C. – has successful instituted a plastic bag tax, but at least 13 other states are considering one."
They will NEVER offer spending cuts!
They will only offer more taxes on the little people!
The democrats/liberals/progressives are the most aggressive cancer on the American lifestyle ever imagined!
Where Did the Tea-Party Anger Come From?
Works and Days » Where Did the Tea-Party Anger Come From?
"But at some point — perhaps triggered by the radical increase in the public sector under Obama, the militancy of the SEIU, or the staggering debts — the public snapped and has had it with whining union officials and their political enablers who always threaten to cut off police and fire protection if we object that there are too many unproductive, unnecessary, but too highly paid employees at the Social Service office. In short, sometime in the last ten years public employees were directly identified with most of what is now unsustainable in the U.S. The old idea that a public servant gave up a competitive salary for job security was redefined as hitting the jackpot."
"But at some point — perhaps triggered by the radical increase in the public sector under Obama, the militancy of the SEIU, or the staggering debts — the public snapped and has had it with whining union officials and their political enablers who always threaten to cut off police and fire protection if we object that there are too many unproductive, unnecessary, but too highly paid employees at the Social Service office. In short, sometime in the last ten years public employees were directly identified with most of what is now unsustainable in the U.S. The old idea that a public servant gave up a competitive salary for job security was redefined as hitting the jackpot."
AP Quietly Lowers the 'Normal' Unemployment Bar to 6%
AP Quietly Lowers the 'Normal' Unemployment Bar to 6% NewsBusters.org
"Those looking for evidence that there is a move afoot in the establishment press to lower the bar for whatever economic accomplishments might be accomplished during the Obama administration will be interested in how the Associated Press's report on the government's June jobs report defined 'normal' unemployment."
"Those looking for evidence that there is a move afoot in the establishment press to lower the bar for whatever economic accomplishments might be accomplished during the Obama administration will be interested in how the Associated Press's report on the government's June jobs report defined 'normal' unemployment."
Friday, July 02, 2010
Wal-Mart Benefits Local Farmers and Suppliers
CARPE DIEM: Wal-Mart Benefits Local Farmers and Suppliers
"Here's a new story from NPR
'Wal-Mart Helps Small Farms Supply 'Local' Foods,' that explains how 'The company wants to revitalize small and midsize farms in the U.S. and has begun a program to increase the amount of local produce sold in Walmart stores.
The program also benefits consumers, who have access to fresher food, as well as Wal-Mart itself.'"
"Here's a new story from NPR
'Wal-Mart Helps Small Farms Supply 'Local' Foods,' that explains how 'The company wants to revitalize small and midsize farms in the U.S. and has begun a program to increase the amount of local produce sold in Walmart stores.
The program also benefits consumers, who have access to fresher food, as well as Wal-Mart itself.'"
Oh Canada! All Eyes Down South!
Pension Pulse: Oh Canada! All Eyes Down South!
"Canada's economic recovery, which appeared so strong earlier this year, seems to have hit a rough patch.
The country's gross domestic product was unchanged in April from the month before, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
Economists were expecting 0.2 per cent growth in GDP for the month.
That compared to a 0.6-per-cent GDP expansion in March.
It marked the first time in eight months that the Canadian economy did not expand and comes on the heels of 6.1- per-cent annualized growth in the first quarter of this year, the strongest expansion in more than a decade.
Statistics Canada said there was a 'large decline' in the retail sector in April, and lesser contractions in manufacturing and utilities, which were offset by gains in mining, wholesale, the public sector and construction."
"Canada's economic recovery, which appeared so strong earlier this year, seems to have hit a rough patch.
The country's gross domestic product was unchanged in April from the month before, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
Economists were expecting 0.2 per cent growth in GDP for the month.
That compared to a 0.6-per-cent GDP expansion in March.
It marked the first time in eight months that the Canadian economy did not expand and comes on the heels of 6.1- per-cent annualized growth in the first quarter of this year, the strongest expansion in more than a decade.
Statistics Canada said there was a 'large decline' in the retail sector in April, and lesser contractions in manufacturing and utilities, which were offset by gains in mining, wholesale, the public sector and construction."
Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding
Health overhaul may mean longer ER waits, crowding
"– Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation's new health law.
That might come as a surprise to those who thought getting 32 million more people covered by health insurance would ease ER crowding.
It would seem these patients would be able to get routine health care by visiting a doctor's office, as most of the insured do.
But it's not that simple."
"– Emergency rooms, the only choice for patients who can't find care elsewhere, may grow even more crowded with longer wait times under the nation's new health law.
That might come as a surprise to those who thought getting 32 million more people covered by health insurance would ease ER crowding.
It would seem these patients would be able to get routine health care by visiting a doctor's office, as most of the insured do.
But it's not that simple."
Thursday, July 01, 2010
AG's Office Knew About Hangar42 Months Ago
G.R. Press: AG's Office Knew About Hangar42 Months Ago [Mackinac Center]
"Attorney General Mike Cox's office knew about concerns regarding the Hangar42 film studio as early as February, according to a story in today's Grand Rapids Press.
Cox, however, did not officially announce an investigation of the film subsidy deal until a day after being called on to do so by Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright."
"Attorney General Mike Cox's office knew about concerns regarding the Hangar42 film studio as early as February, according to a story in today's Grand Rapids Press.
Cox, however, did not officially announce an investigation of the film subsidy deal until a day after being called on to do so by Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright."
The Dodd-Frank Financial Fiasco
John B. Taylor: The Dodd-Frank Financial Fiasco - WSJ.com
"The sheer complexity of the 2,319-page Dodd-Frank financial reform bill is certainly a threat to future economic growth.
But if you sift through the many sections and subsections, you find much more than complexity to worry about.
The main problem with the bill is that it is based on a misdiagnosis of the causes of the financial crisis, which is not surprising since the bill was rolled out before the congressionally mandated Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission finished its diagnosis."
"The sheer complexity of the 2,319-page Dodd-Frank financial reform bill is certainly a threat to future economic growth.
But if you sift through the many sections and subsections, you find much more than complexity to worry about.
The main problem with the bill is that it is based on a misdiagnosis of the causes of the financial crisis, which is not surprising since the bill was rolled out before the congressionally mandated Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission finished its diagnosis."
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