Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Michigan Citizens United – Link To MEA – Recall Rick Snyder – Who’s Behind Snyder Recall?

Michigan Citizens United – Link To MEA – Recall Rick Snyder – Who’s Behind Snyder Recall? Soapbox Michigan
"It’s safe to assert there is a link between Michigan Citizens United PAC and someone working with the Michigan Education Association (MEA)."

Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com

Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com
"Federal officials said 8,369 security screeners, who are employees of the Transportation Security Administration, had voted to join the American Federation of Government Employees, while 8,095 had voted to join the National Treasury Employees Union.
The vote against unionizing was 3,111.
Since none of the three choices received a majority, the screeners will choose between the two unions in a runoff election that will omit the option of not unionizing.
The winning union will represent the nation’s 44,000 T.S.A. screeners in contract negotiations."

What's up with this?
Only 16,000 out of 44,000 workers voted for the union and the union won?!!!
Sounds alot like the Michigan child care union scam.

Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff

Vote to Unionize Airport Screeners Requires a Runoff - NYTimes.com
"In the largest unionization vote involving federal employees, the nation’s airport screeners voted in favor of unionizing"

You think flying is a pain in the rump now?
Wait until da unions control our airports.
Oh yeah, there is the money thing too......

Mother Earth goes wild at the UN: Beetles, not people, take center stage at General Assembly

Mother Earth goes wild at the UN: Beetles, not people, take center stage at General Assembly
"Bolivia's madcap coca farmer-cum-president, Evo Morales, is leading the charge to create a UN treaty that would give our planet, that mass of molten lava and rock, as well as all of the creatures that inhabit it, the same rights as humans.
This is the same Morales who believes that 'the central enemy of Mother Earth is capitalism,' just in case you were wondering."

Suzanne Geha

Suzanne Geha
"Suzanne Geha
With much regret, I confirm I no longer work for WOOD-TV-8.
This is a very sad day for me.
West Michigan is a great place to broadcast news.
I want my colleagues to know what a privilege it is working with you.
I want my viewers to know what an honor it is bringing you the stories that affect your lives and your communities.
Thank you for your loyal support through the years.
I hope I can count on it in the future."

Higher Education: The Next Asset Bubble?

Higher Education: The Next Asset Bubble? The Pelican Post
"45 percent of college graduates earn less than $15,000."

This statistic must be refuted or be a mandatory disclosure before any young person signs any lifetime loan application.

You know the education mob will be trying to fight disclosure on this.....how really sick are they?

A Star Is Born - WSJ.com

A Star Is Born - WSJ.com

This weekend's Tea Party rally in Madison, Wis., drew familiar figures like Sarah Palin and Andrew Breitbart, but perhaps the most interesting speaker was a 14-year-old girl named Tricia Willoughby.
Tricia wowed, among others, Rachael Larimore, who writes for Slate.com's ladies blog, XX Factor.

Tricia Willoughby: She's alive!

"What's impressive is her strong voice, her confidence, and, let's face it, her youth," Larimore writes. "The Tea Party is often seen as being made up entirely of cranky middle-aged people who don't like paying taxes. But here is a smart, engaging young woman speaking with the poise of someone older."

Showing considerably less poise is the bitter, pudgy middle-aged man featured in a YouTube video of the left-wing counterprotest. "Go home, you little brat!" he shouts at the 14-year-old, struggling to make himself heard over his comrades' boos and noisemakers. "Who the f--- are you to lecture me, you little brat?!"

Apparently the Pudgester is taking a cue from former Enron adviser Paul Krugman, whose New York Times blog post the morning of the rally was titled "Civility Is the Last Refuge of Scoundrels." Yesterday he followed up with a column titled "Let's Not Be Civil." Wait, weren't Krugman and the newspaper that employs him issuing demands for civility just a few months ago? Nah, we have always been at war with Eastasia.

Something else caught our attention about Tricia Willoughby. Larimore points out that "a quick Google search"--which turns up a post by blogger Stacy McCain--"reveals that her parents are pro-life activists in Madison and that Tricia is in a debate club. Cynics will point out that--gasp!--she is homeschooled, as if that ought to discredit her."

Larimore concludes: "There is much debate over what long-lasting impact the Tea Party will have, if any. If there are many more like Tricia Willoughby, I wouldn't underestimate it."

There probably are many more like Tricia Willoughby, aren't there? After all, her parents are "pro-life activists," which means they have a tendency to follow the biblical injunction to be fruitful and multiply. People on the other political side are more inclined toward subtraction (or as they call it, "choice"), as we explained in our 2005 paper "The Roe Effect."

Here are some Badger State numbers: Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973. The Wisconsin Department of Health has statewide figures on the annual number of abortions going back to 1975. Tot up the numbers through 1992, and you come up with 316,457.

Scott Walker won the governorship last year by a margin of 124,638. That may not be within the margin of abortion; after all, some of the missing 316,457 would have voted Republican had they existed, and many would not have voted.

But JoAnne Kloppenburg, the left-liberal state Supreme Court candidate who was supposed to save Wisconsin's labor monopolies from Walker's reforms, lost by just 7,316 votes, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (this figure is pending a possible futile recount). It's almost inconceivable that the Roe effect alone is insufficient to account for Justice David Prosser's victory.

Oh, and in four years, Tricia Willoughby will be old enough to vote, while an additional 54,522 will not be.

Tsunami video-Amazing!

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Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops

Michigan: Police Search Cell Phones During Traffic Stops
"The Michigan State Police have a high-tech mobile forensics device that can be used to extract information from cell phones belonging to motorists stopped for minor traffic violations."

U.S. Weighs Summer GM Stock Sale

U.S. Weighs Summer GM Stock Sale - WSJ.com
"A sale within the next several months would almost certainly mean U.S. taxpayers will take a loss on their $50 billion rescue of the Detroit auto maker in 2009"

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Plagiarizing Professor to Be Slapped by MSU

Plagiarizing Professor to Be Slapped by MSU [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"A Michigan State University professor accused of plagiarism by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy due to his published study on school consolidation has been found guilty of “research misconduct."

Another "consolidator" bites the dust!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The UN disappears 50 million climate refugees, then botches the cover-up

50 million climate refugees United Nations The UN disappears 50 million climate refugees, then botches the cover-up The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment:
"In 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme predicted that climate change would create 50 million climate refugees by 2010.
These people, it was said, would flee a range of disasters including sea level rise, increases in the numbers and severity of hurricanes, and disruption to food production.
The UNEP even provided a handy map.
 The map shows us the places most at risk including the very sensitive low lying islands of the Pacific and Caribbean."

Why is our government enabling these liars and crooks?

Committee looks at size of Ottawa County Board of Commissioners

Committee looks at size of Ottawa County Board of Commissioners MLive.com
"“Over the last 30 years, when you look at the numbers, I think it’s sensible,” said Lydia Olszewski, chairwoman of the county Democratic Party, who favors a 15-member board.
“We’ve had 11 and 13 members in the past, and our population has gone up 11 percent (in the last decade).”"

The most successful county in Michigan understands what representation really means!

Ride in an IndyCar at Indianapolis

Ride in an IndyCar at Indianapolis, Walt Disney World Speedway and IndyCar Series Tracks "Ride in an IndyCar The Indy Racing Experience Two-Seat Ride allows the passenger to experience speeds and g-forces previously available to only a handful of elite drivers. The purpose-built Dallara chassis allows a passenger to sit behind the driver, but in every other way, this is a true IZOD IndyCar® Series car. The car is complete with an authentic racing power plant that can reach up to 180 miles per hour. Each driver must be 18 years of age or older, under 6’5” in height, and under 250 lbs. Two-Seat Ride Rates Indianapolis Motor Speedway 3 laps $499"

"I Wipe My A** With the American Flag": The New Civility of the Left on...

‘I Wipe My A** With the American Flag’; How the Left Protested the Tea Party

Breitbart.tv » ‘I Wipe My A** With the American Flag’; How the Left Protested the Tea Party

Friday, April 15, 2011

Yale University Limits Access to Equipment After Student Death

Yale University Limits Access to Equipment After Student Death - ABC News "'This is a true tragedy,' Yale President Richard C. Levin said in a statement. 'Last night, Michele's hair got caught in a lathe as she worked on a project in the student machine shop in the Sterling Chemistry Laboratory. Her body was found by other students who had been working in the building. They called the police, who responded immediately.' Dufault of Scituate, Mass., was an astronomy and physics major who was expected to graduate with a bachelor's of science degree this spring. The state medical examiner's office said Dufault died from 'accidental asphyxia by neck compression.'" I don't know why this grabs me but what a terrible tragedy. I fear this wonderful young woman may have had a profound affect on our world. I am very sad.

How to Request Copy of Nonprofit's Tax Documents

How to Request Copy of Nonprofit's Tax Documents eHow.com "Anyone can view a tax return or document from a charitable or nonprofit organization. Nonprofits must provide these documents if you request them. The nonprofit must make their tax documents available to the public for 3 years after they file. Difficulty:EasyInstructions 1. Go to the organization's office and request the forms, or send a written request. Most will charge you a fee to cover the cost of copying the documents. 2. File a Form 4506-A with the Internal Revenue Service. Include the organization name, address and their tax-exempt number if you know it. Include your name, address and contact information on the IRS Form 4506-A. 3. Set up a time to view the documents once the IRS contacts you. You could also pick up the forms or arrange to have them mailed. 4. Take the form in person to your local IRS office, where you can set up a time to view the documents or get copies in person. Call 1-800-829-1040 to find the nearest office. 5. Send the form to the Internal Revenue Service, Mail Stop 6716, Ogden, UT 84201; or fax it to them at (801) 620-7896"

Kevin Na shoots a 16 on a par-four hole [Video]

Kevin Na shoots a 16 on a par-four hole [Video] The Fabulous Forum Los Angeles Times "If you think you are having a bad day at the office, just compare it with Kevin Na's day Thursday and you'll feel a lot better." I don't golf much...seems normal when I play.........is this unusual?

Star wars: Rep calls for Houston to get NASA shuttle, not Intrepid; Schumer says 'Fugheddaboutit'

Star wars: Rep calls for Houston to get NASA shuttle, not Intrepid; Schumer says 'Fugheddaboutit "'When people from Paris, Beijing, Tokyo and Amsterdam start saying they want to go to Houston, maybe then they'll get a shuttle,' Schumer told the Daily News. 'I'd say to Texas, don't mess with New York.'"

Thursday, April 14, 2011

MSU women's hockey: Spartans ice national title

MSU women's hockey: Spartans ice national title Lansing State Journal lansingstatejournal.com
"We're referring of course to the MSU women's hockey team, which won the 2011 American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship after having finished in the runner-up spot last year, and in third place two years ago."

Pension income would be taxed on a phased-in basis under deal reached by Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers

Pension income would be taxed on a phased-in basis under deal reached by Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers MLive.com
"Under the phased-in alternative, the status quo would apply to those 67 and up, whose pensions would continue to be tax exempt."

A Movie For The Tea Party Movement

A Movie For The Tea Party Movement - Matt Kibbe - Why Freedom Works - Forbes
"The similarities between “Atlas Shrugged” and the tea party movement are far more significant than a shared date, however"

Obama's Deceit

American Thinker Blog: Obama's Deceit "budget deficit under George Bush first peaked in 2004 at $412 billion dollars. Between 2005 and 2007 the budget deficit declined by $252 billion to reach its low, under Bush, at $160 billion. If the tax cuts and wars, both occurring in 2001 and 2003, caused our current financial situation, how did the deficit fall between 2004 to 2007? Because Tax Cuts increase revenue to the government by allowing people and business to invest more of their own money"

Monday, April 11, 2011

Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow Exploit Mother’s Day for Abortion Fundraising | LifeNews.com

Blythe Danner, Gwyneth Paltrow Exploit Mother’s Day for Abortion Fundraising LifeNews.com: "Actresses Blythe Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow are coming under fire from pro-life advocates for exploiting Mother’s Day to raise funds for Planned Parenthood. The two recently sent out an email fundraiser for the nation’s largest abortion business urging abortion activists to take the group up on a Mother’s Day fundraising challenge."

Atlas Shrugged Part 1 | Why the new Atlas Shrugged movie could become a cult classic

Movie Review Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Why the new Atlas Shrugged movie could become a cult classic The Daily Caller "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1,” the film adaptation of Ayn Rand’s prescient, unabashedly pro-free market capitalism novel, hits theaters April 15. Its timing could not be better."

Interlocal Agreements - How Forced Unionization and the MEDC Came to Be in Michigan

Interlocal Agreements - How Forced Unionization and the MEDC Came to Be in Michigan [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "Some 40,000 private day care owners and providers in Michigan are transformed overnight into public employee union members. Ditto for another 60,000 private home care workers. And yet another organization gets to play in the sand on the taxpayers’ dime. All of these became possible because of an innocuous and arguably well-intended law that’s been on the books for more than 40 years." READ this report!

Dagny Taggart Confronts the Union

What a Joke

What a Joke "Suppose that in a mere three years your family’s spending – spending, mind you, not income – jumps from $80,000 to $101,600. You’re now understandably worried about the debt you’re piling up as a result of this 27 percent hike in spending. So mom and dad, with much drama and angst and finger-pointing about each other’s irresponsibility and insensitivity, stage marathon sessions of dinner-table talks to solve the problem. They finally agree to reduce the family’s annual spending from $101,600 to $100,584. For this 1 percent cut in their spending, mom and dad congratulate each other."

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Planned Parenthood Did One Abortion Every 95 Seconds—As Many in One Year as Live In Cincinnati

Planned Parenthood Did One Abortion Every 95 Seconds—As Many in One Year as Live In Cincinnati CNSnews.com

Gates: U.S. troops could stay in Iraq for years

Gates: U.S. troops could stay in Iraq for years - News - Stripes

Governments continued to enhance pensions amid economic collapse

Pensions: Governments continued to enhance pensions amid economic collapse - latimes.com
"Scores of California government agencies continued to sweeten employee pension plans even after the state's economy began collapsing into recession in 2008, a decision that is now haunting them as they struggle with deficits and deep budget cuts."

I didn’t even realize it was Dick Cheney vs ME The Loft

I didn’t even realize it was Dick Cheney vs ME The Loft
"As long as we let other countries control the world's energy, then we will always be at the mercy of those countries.
It is in our national security interests to develop and tap our resources at home.
Don't the liberals get that???
Instead, the only thing they focus on are those 'evil corporations.'
As if corporations are the only entities capable of greed.
Hmmmm... what about all those unions with over-inflated and unsustainable benefits packages that are draining states' budgets?"

Wind power being poisoned by massive government subsidies

theblogprof: Wind power being poisoned by massive government subsidies
"have opined many times in this blog that wind turbines are not a bad technology.
It is in fact a good technology, I'm a (pun) fan of it, and I teach it in my classes.
However, it has its place and I have been critical of the government at all levels for creating an artificial demand for the technology built entirely on generous subsidies and mandates."

Climate Change | Coolest March since 1994

AccuWeather.com - Climate Change Coolest March since 1994
"March 2011 ended up as the coolest March globally since March of 1994.
The actual global temperature anomaly for the lower troposphere last month was negative 0.026 C."

Mark Steyn: 'I think Lindsey Graham is unfit for office'

Mark Steyn: 'I think Lindsey Graham is unfit for office' The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

“This is why I don’t want elites setting the rules, because when you look at your elites, they’re not the kind of wise men that they pass themselves off as,” Steyn said.
“They’re boobs, which is what Lindsey Graham is.”"

Why Public Sector Unions Are Not Typical Unions

Why Public Sector Unions Are Not Typical Unions « Union Watch
"Public sector unions, unlike private sector unions, present the following forms of procedural unfairness:

•Striking in the public sector exerts political rather than economic pressure on the government (who continues to collect taxes regardless), and is thus designed to harm the members of the public, particularly the poor, who depend on government services that unions are contracted to provide.

•The employer with whom public employee unions negotiate—the government—is not just another industry, and thus normal market constraints are often supplanted by political restraints and more flexible accounting practices that enable unfair and unrealistic concessions in favor of unions.

•Using their substantial political clout, public employee unions are able to influence elections and thus exert control over the representatives with whom they negotiate, resulting in less-than-arms’-length negotiations.

•Accordingly, public employee unions are able to negotiate deals that often violate state constitutional proscriptions against retroactive compensation and incurring liabilities without voter approval.

•Public employee unions represent one of the most powerful special interest groups by, in part, having successfully lobbied for laws requiring union dues be automatically collected from their members.

•Public employee unions lobby against laws, such as Right to Work, that prohibit coercive and anti-competitive practices.

•Public employee unions, unlike the general public, are permitted to press their interests upon elected officials in closed-door negotiations.

•All this substantial political influence wielded by public sector unions constitutes an improper delegation of the police power properly held in trust by elected officials for the protection of the health, safety, welfare, and morals of the public.

Saturday, April 09, 2011

Donald Trump Responds

Donald Trump Responds - NYTimes.com: "Actually, I have great respect for Ms. Collins in that she has survived so long with so little talent"

Historic Aircraft Photos

Historic Aircraft Photos

Wind power: Even worse than you thought

Wind power: Even worse than you thought • The Register "A new analysis of wind energy supplied to the UK National Grid in recent years has shown that wind farms produce significantly less electricity than had been thought, and that they cause more problems for the Grid than had been believed"

NPR's Media Reporter Studies Months of Bret Baier Show to Expose Fox's Conservative Tilt

NPR's Media Reporter Studies Months of Bret Baier Show to Expose Fox's Conservative Tilt NewsBusters.org When you are the unbiased middle...and you've voted democrat in every election....ANYONE who disagrees with you is extreme. Makes sense to most in the MSM, right?

Union Thuggery: Playing Hardball in Wisconsin

Union Thuggery: Playing Hardball in Wisconsin « Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy "On Madison's State Street, the frenzy is reflected in this exchange, recorded practically word-for-word by a retired Army officer, overhead at the Expresso Royale Cafe. One white male is talking animatedly to another. They are about 50 years old, believed by the observer to be university (public) employees on lunch break: Man 1: 'Governor Scott Walker must be stopped, he's a NAZI.' Man 2: 'That might be a strong comparison.' #1: 'No, he must be stopped. They are calling our protesters union thugs. Walker will destroy democracy and freedom.' #2: 'What should we do?' #1: 'I hope he's shot. But we should take them out of government to save the future. We will have to save the people from Republicans. Our small group will have to change the makeup of the government.' #2: 'Isn't that why we have elections?' #1: 'Elections have obviously failed. We need to have democracy by other means. We can save the people by getting rid of the Republicans. We know best what to do for the future . . .'"

Confirmed: Post-Workout Beer Is Healthier Than Water

JammieWearingFool: Confirmed: Post-Workout Beer Is Healthier Than Water "Forget water or Gatorade. The drink of choice to rehydrate after a workout is beer. Researchers at Granada University in Spain found beer can help retain liquid better than water alone"

Bored stiff: Student yawned so hard during lecture that she couldn't close her mouth

Bored stiff: Student yawned so hard during lecture that she couldn't close her mouth Mail Online "But one teenager yawned so deeply during a class on the topic that her mouth got stuck wide open and she had to be taken to hospital. Holly Thompson, 17, was studying for her government and politics A-level at the Northampton School for Girls when she dislocated her jaw and found herself unable to close it again."

Wind power being poisoned by massive government subsidies

theblogprof: Wind power being poisoned by massive government subsidies "Plus the on/off aspect which is inherent to wind turbines just like it is to solar power, a fact that I pointed out many times here as to why these technologies need to be focused on supplementing the grid rather than providing baseload power."

Friday, April 08, 2011

Bay City Public Schools Claims $24 Million Cut, Budget Continues to Grow

Bay City Public Schools Claims $24 Million Cut, Budget Continues to Grow [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"However, according to the Michigan Department of Education, Bay City’s general fund expenditures was $72.9 million in 2001.
It is budgeted for $74.3 million in 2011.
That’s an increase of $1.4 million overall."

The liars always seem to lie.
Even when it is easy to prove them liars.
Sup wit dat?

Obama not funding military 'is what Saul Alinsky Marxists do'

Government Shutdown Levin: Obama not funding military 'is what Saul Alinsky Marxists do' The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Nursing graduate program ranked in top 8 percent nationally

Nursing graduate program ranked in top 8 percent nationally MSU News Michigan State University "MSU's College of Nursing is now ranked in the top 8 percent of nursing graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report after the school jumped 11 spots in America's Best Graduate Schools rankings, receiving a rating of 36 out of 442 schools."

Barack Obama: Losing $84 billion big success

Barack Obama: Losing $84 billion big success - Washington Times "In Obama's world, success mean taxpayers only lost as much as $84 billion."

DEJA VU

DEJA VU Charlie Sykes

Facebook event: Let’s dump trash at Boehner’s pad

Facebook event: Let’s dump trash at Boehner’s pad – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs "As of 2:30 p.m. EST there are 1,476 attending; 126 are listed as maybe; 156 aren't showing up; and 4,652 are still making up their minds (much like Congress, apparently). The trash-a-thon is scheduled for Saturday and apparently will last through June 30. Organizers of the event - Jonah Goodman and Nolan Treadway - write on the page that even if the government shutdown doesn't occur, they will 'move forward with this event, we'll provide details on location(s) and we'll make sure it's done in a sanitary and respectful way. Please don't list any personal addresses for members of Congress on this page.' Goodman is listed in the Democratic National Committee network. Treadway is the political and logistics director for the liberal group Netroots Nation." No frowney faces on the MSM TV this morning. Clearly, "civility" is a one way street that only conservatives must drive.

Wayne State Shuts Down Website to Investigate Campaign Finance Concerns Raised by FOIA Debate [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Wayne State Shuts Down Website to Investigate Campaign Finance Concerns Raised by FOIA Debate [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "Wayne State University shut down the website for its Labor Studies Center shortly after Michigan Capitol Confidential managing editor Ken Braun cited specific pages and documents found on the Labor Studies Center’s website and publicly questioned whether it was acting like a political action committee for unions." The rats always burn the evidence. FOIA be damned!

Must watch! City of Muskegon Commissioner Clara Shepherd endorses felon cops at Youth Forum



How long will the residents of Muskegon and Muskegon Heights continue to elect Detroit style "leaders" and enact Detroit style laws and not expect their cities will become little versions of Detroit?

Thursday, April 07, 2011

Andrew Klavan: Barack the Magic Suit, A Political Fairy Tale.

Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught

Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught - JSOnline "David Prosser gained 7,582 votes in Waukesha County, after a major counting error of Brookfield results was detected, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced in a stunning development this afternoon." BIG!

Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt

Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt — Autoblog Green "That said, Uncle Sam really wants you to buy vehicles like the Volt, which is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax rebate, as well additional state and local rebates depending on where you live. Some residents of Lansing, Michigan, for instance, are eligible for up to $15,000 worth of rebates on the Volt."

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Giants Fan Beaten: Beaten Giants Fan May Have Brain Damage

Giants Fan Beaten: Beaten Giants Fan May Have Brain Damage; Reward up to $100,000 - ktla.com "Stow and three friends were approached after Thursday's game by a group of Dodgers fans, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg. Two of the men attacked the trio, Rosenberg said, kicking and punching them while shouting expletives about the Giants. Family members say Stow texted relatives during the game saying he felt threatened. Police say they believe as many as 100 people witnessed the attack." Change you better believe in......

Obama: "I Remember What It Was Like Pumping Gas"

RealClearPolitics - Video - Obama: "I Remember What It Was Like Pumping Gas" Seriously! This moron is president of the greatest country in history?

Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037

Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037 CNSnews.com "CBO is saying it 'can't conceive of anyway' that the economy can continue past 2037 given its current trajectory."

Quantitative Easing Explained

In case you were interested.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

A perfect pension storm

A perfect pension storm - chicagotribune.com "Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman delivered a timely reminder to Illinois politicians that the state's budget woes cannot be solved simply through higher taxation. In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn, Oberhelman hinted that Caterpillar, an employer of some 23,000 in the state, would consider relocating in response to new burdens from Springfield"

Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity

Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity - WSJ.com "No one person or party is responsible for the looming crisis. Yet the facts are clear: Since President Obama took office, our problems have gotten worse. Major spending increases have failed to deliver promised jobs. The safety net for the poor is coming apart at the seams. Government health and retirement programs are growing at unsustainable rates. The new health-care law is a fiscal train wreck. And a complex, inefficient tax code is holding back American families and businesses"

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:

"The two Republicans from Michigan that voted “no” were Candice Miller, R-Harrison Twp., and Thad McCotter, R-Livonia."

REMEMBER THEIR NAMES!

Monday, April 04, 2011

Yakima Election Illegals | Illegal aliens set to tilt Yakima, Wash. election scales by being included in district headcounts

Yakima Election Illegals Illegal aliens set to tilt Yakima, Wash. election scales by being included in district headcounts
"The white population votes at a larger percentage than Latinos thereby over ruling every time the Latino group disagrees with the white vote,”"

Ruling says landlords must let AIDS patient keep his dog

Ruling says landlords must let AIDS patient keep his dog "Blake got a dog in May 2008. In July 2008, the landlords sent tenants a notice saying that a no-pet policy in their leases would be enforced, beginning Oct. 1."

Austerity Helps Economic Recovery, Recent Data Show

Austerity Helps Economic Recovery, Recent Data Show - Investors.com
"The common thread: Cuts in services and entitlements are indebted nations' surest way to a recovery."

Michigan School Funding Still Above National Average

Michigan School Funding Still Above National Average [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "Even if Gov. Snyder's proposed spending reductions are passed by the Republican Legislature, Michigan schools on average will still get more state and local tax dollars than schools in 28 other states"

Despite The Scary Warnings, U.S. Not Running Low On Oil

Despite The Scary Warnings, U.S. Not Running Low On Oil - Investors.com
"Our proven reserves are much lower than our actual reserves because government has blocked access, onshore and offshore.
It's silly to argue that there is no point to easing restrictions on drilling because 'proven reserves' aren't there.
There'd be a lot more proven reserves if the restrictions were eased.

Just in the past few years, we've started the process to extract a century-long supply of clean-burning natural gas we didn't even realize existed."

U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding

U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding Reuters "A federal board will soon propose that U.S. states disclose more about their pension funding as worries grow whether states and municipalities can pay for their employees' pensions"

Why Bankers Want a Muni Bond Taxpayer Bailout

Chriss Street: Why Bankers Want a Muni Bond Taxpayer Bailout "All that hoopla ended yesterday, when Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, acknowledged at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Washington D.C., that hundreds of tax free municipal bonds issues will 'not make it' and default."

Jim Calhoun Owns Reporter

This is GREAT!

Iain Duncan Smith justifies raising retirement age

Iain Duncan Smith justifies raising retirement age: 'People don't want to retire at 65' Mail Online "Most workers want to work on when they reach 65, Iain Duncan Smith claimed yesterday. He insisted that higher life expectancy meant people should – and usually want – to work for longer before taking their pension. The Work and Pensions Secretary made the extraordinary claim on the eve of unveiling reforms that could push the retirement age beyond 70."

Second thoughts about that birth certificate

Second thoughts about that birth certificate Matt Patterson Op Eds Washington Examiner "Then there is the stubborn issue of Hawaii's governor -- and Obama family friend -- Neil Abercrombie, who had vowed upon taking office to once and for all prove that Obama was indeed born in Hawaii, thereby neutralizing the issue in advance of the 2012 campaign. Abercrombie claims to have found ... something. 'It [the proof] was actually written I am told, this is what our investigation is showing, it actually exists in the archives, written down,' he told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Written down? What on earth does that mean? Did some anonymous government employee scribble on a napkin: 'On this day, Barack Obama was born?' Either an original, hospital-generated, long-form birth certificate exists or it doesn't, and either the governor has found it or he hasn't."

Sunday, April 03, 2011

2011 Budget Battle in Perspective

2011 Budget Battle in Perspective Downsizing the Federal Government "Record spending levels…trillion dollar plus deficits…mountainous debt…a weak economy… What, Congress worry?"

How Snyder’s income tax plan impacts YOU

How Snyder’s income tax plan impacts YOU

EAT THE RICH!

The Scratching Post: Determining Soil pH

The Scratching Post: Determining Soil pH "Maybe I should have gone this way, but the cost doesn't seem to warrant it."

Ryan-Rubio 2012

Ryan-Rubio 2012 The Weekly Standard

The F-35, Its Engine, and the Philosophy of Second Sources

The F-35, Its Engine, and the Philosophy of Second Sources « Uncommon Misconceptions "Gates says we can’t afford the extra $3 billion for the 2nd engine. The GAO says that we’ll make the money back. ........It’s also cheap insurance against Pratt & Whitney continuing their poor cost and schedule performance. Does Pratt & Whitney really care that they have a competitor? Oh yes, just look at this site, where article after article talks about their hope that the alternate engine program will die."

Ron Arnold: Human tsunami to plunge America into new dark age

Ron Arnold: Human tsunami to plunge America into new dark age (not an April Fool trick) Ron Arnold Columnists Washington Examiner "The radical network that shut down the World Trade Organization in 1999's 'Battle of Seattle' is being reincarnated to shut down global fossil fuel production on April 20. 'Aggressive protests and civil disobedience' will animate the 'International Day of Direct Action Against Extraction' says protest organizer Rising Tide North America, a coalition of environmental, climate and 'social justice' groups."

Graham: Explore limits on Quran burnings

Graham: Explore limits on Quran burnings - POLITICO Live "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a military lawyer, is the first member of Congress to say the legislature needs to explore the possibility, however unlikely, of limiting some kinds of free speech - like Terry Jones' Quran burning - that help America's enemies. 'I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war,' he told CBS's Bob Schieffer on 'Face the Nation. ' 'During World War II, we had limits on what you could do if it inspired the enemy,' Graham said, adding that he wanted to do 'anything we can to push back here in America against acts like this that put our troops at risk.'"

Tweeting from the Civil War

Tweeting from the Civil War - CharlotteObserver.com "My grandfather was furious, worried that he might fall and suffer injury. But he just wanted, my Dad said, to take one last ride."

The Tea Party vs. John Boehner

Saturday, April 02, 2011

Our Workforce Lost 2.33 Million People in One Year?

Our Workforce Lost 2.33 Million People in One Year? - By Jim Geraghty - The Campaign Spot - National Review Online "The number of people who were “not in the labor force” In March 2010 was 83,264,000 (seasonally adjusted). In March 2011, it was 85,594,000 (seasonally adjusted). If you want to know how unemployment dropped a point, look no further than this statistic. If you remove 2.33 million people from the labor force within one year, that will indeed help lower the unemployment rate. It is, however, not the same as helping the unemployed find jobs."

Frances Fox Piven and Richard Trumka Join Forces April 5th - Kyle Olson

Frances Fox Piven and Richard Trumka Join Forces April 5th - Kyle Olson - Townhall Conservative "They include demonstrations or sit-ins at banks, “fights over the public sector,” (whatever that means), and protests against home foreclosures. She explained that all of these tactics are part of the fight against the “corporate campaign to take down America.”"

Friday, April 01, 2011

Funded Ratios For States' Pensions Continue To Weaken

S&P: Funded Ratios For States' Pensions Continue To Weaken "Meanwhile, demand for government services and the tab for public-worker pensions and health care have continued to grow."

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans RIONism is a cancer and it infects even those that we call conservatives after at time. Case in point: Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans

Wisconsin Unions Get Ugly

Review & Outlook: Wisconsin Unions Get Ugly - WSJ.com "Having lost their fight in the legislature, Wisconsin unions are now getting out the steel pipes for those who don't step lively to their cause. A letter we've seen that was sent to businesses in southeastern Wisconsin shows that Big Labor's latest strategy is to threaten small businesses with boycotts if they don't publicly declare their support for government union monopoly power."

WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? | Newsradio 620 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | Charlie Sykes

FRIDAY HOT READ: WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? Newsradio 620 - Charlie Sykes "We learn that Supreme Court candidate Joanne Kloppenburg used her position as environmental prosecutor to jail an 80-year old farmer, soon after he recovered from heart surgery, because he refused to plant native vegetation on his own property. What country is this? The answer Wisconsin gives April 5th will have deep and lasting consequences far beyond this state. The government unions, the mayor who takes sides against the taxpayers, and the green prosecutor who jails elderly farmers are not tyrants, but they’d dearly love to be, and they hope to make an example of those who want reform next Tuesday"

Wisconsin Judicial Tyranny

Wisconsin Judicial Tyranny - Page 1 - Kyle Olson - Townhall Conservative "Our Founding Fathers warned against 'the tyranny of the minority.' This must have been the type of situation they had in mind."

Retired Teachers in California Earn More Than Working Teachers in 28 States

Retired Teachers in California Earn More Than Working Teachers in 28 States « Hot Air "In other words, the average retired teacher in California made more than the average working teacher in 28 states, according to the salary rankings published by NEA."

Top 10 Google April Fool’s Day Hoaxes

Top 10 Google April Fool’s Day Hoaxes Top 10 Lists TopTenz.net

Raises dropped in Fruitland budget

White Lake Beacon - Whitehall and Montague, Michigan "At the time, the decision by Fruitland Township Supervisor Sam St. Amour to include in the 2011-12 budget a three-percent raise for all salaried township employees created quite a stir. Yet, the decision to drop the wage raise request at the board’s March 21 regular meeting seemed to raise little attention."

President Barack Obama's First Ad of 2012

Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon expects inflation

Wal-Mart CEO Bill Simon expects inflation - USATODAY.com "U.S. consumers face 'serious' inflation in the months ahead for clothing, food and other products, the head of Wal-Mart's U.S. operations warned Wednesday."

We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers

Stephen Moore: We've Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers - WSJ.com "Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million). This is an almost exact reversal of the situation in 1960, when there were 15 million workers in manufacturing and 8.7 million collecting a paycheck from the government."