Gov. Chet Culver's administration agreed Friday to offer pay increases for state employees that will cost taxpayers more than $100 million, despite Republican requests that the decisions be delayed until Terry Branstad becomes governor in January.
A Branstad spokesman called the deal 'reckless,' and House Republican Leader Kraig Paulsen said it would likely lead to layoffs."
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Factbox: Taxpayers in deep water on GM investment | Reuters
(Reuters) - General Motors Co may have the world's biggest initial public offering, but U.S. taxpayers were more than $9 billion underwater on the government-funded restructuring at its current share price on Thursday.
A breakdown of the paper loss follows."
A breakdown of the paper loss follows."
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans had mental illness in 2009 - CNBC
NO KIDDING....Really?....REALLY!?....yeah....
Maybe it's our government assaulting our freedoms everyday - our homes, our workplace, our cars, our retirement, our internet, our cell phones....EVERYTHING that may be just that one last thing to push everyone OFF THE DAMNED CLIFF!!!!
CHICAGO - More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday.
Young adults aged 18 to 25 had the highest level of mental illness at 30 percent, while those aged 50 and older had the lowest, with 13.7 percent, said the report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA."
Maybe it's our government assaulting our freedoms everyday - our homes, our workplace, our cars, our retirement, our internet, our cell phones....EVERYTHING that may be just that one last thing to push everyone OFF THE DAMNED CLIFF!!!!
CHICAGO - More than 45 million Americans, or 20 percent of U.S. adults, had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious illness, U.S. government researchers reported on Thursday.
Young adults aged 18 to 25 had the highest level of mental illness at 30 percent, while those aged 50 and older had the lowest, with 13.7 percent, said the report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA."
Dude, Where's My Obamacare Waiver? - HUMAN EVENTS
More than one million Americans have escaped the clutches of the Democrats' destructive federal health care law. Lucky them. Their employers and labor representatives wisely applied for Obamacare waivers earlier this fall and got out while the getting was good. Now, it's time for Congress to create a permanent escape hatch for the rest of us. Repeal is the ultimate waiver."
Ray LaHood: Obama's Power-Mad Cell Phone Czar - HUMAN EVENTS
America is in debt past its eyeballs. Unemployment remains stuck near double digits. Small and large businesses, unions and insurers are clamoring for Obamacare waivers in droves. Jihadists are making a mockery of homeland security. And border chaos reigns. So, what's one of the Obama administration's top domestic policy agenda items this month? Combating distracted drivers.
What? You missed the Million Anti-Distracted Drivers Protest March on Washington and the Great Grassroots Groundswell for federal intervention on our highways and byways? Don't worry. You weren't the only one."
What? You missed the Million Anti-Distracted Drivers Protest March on Washington and the Great Grassroots Groundswell for federal intervention on our highways and byways? Don't worry. You weren't the only one."
Ray LaHood: Obama's Power-Mad Cell Phone Czar - HUMAN EVENTS
America is in debt past its eyeballs. Unemployment remains stuck near double digits. Small and large businesses, unions and insurers are clamoring for Obamacare waivers in droves. Jihadists are making a mockery of homeland security. And border chaos reigns. So, what's one of the Obama administration's top domestic policy agenda items this month? Combating distracted drivers.
What? You missed the Million Anti-Distracted Drivers Protest March on Washington and the Great Grassroots Groundswell for federal intervention on our highways and byways? Don't worry. You weren't the only one."
What? You missed the Million Anti-Distracted Drivers Protest March on Washington and the Great Grassroots Groundswell for federal intervention on our highways and byways? Don't worry. You weren't the only one."
Don't Touch My Junk - HUMAN EVENTS
WASHINGTON -- Ah, the airport, where modern folk heroes are made. The airport, where that inspired flight attendant did what everyone who's ever been in the spam-in-a-can crush of a flying aluminum tube -- where we collectively pretend that a clutch of peanuts is a meal and a seat cushion is a 'flotation device' -- has always dreamed of doing: pull the lever, blow the door, explode the chute, grab a beer, slide to the tarmac and walk through the gates to the sanity that lies beyond. Not since Rick and Louis disappeared into the Casablanca fog headed for the Free French garrison in Brazzaville has a stroll on the tarmac thrilled so many."
Sources: FCC chief working on net neutrality proposal - Kim Hart - POLITICO.com
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is putting together a net neutrality proposal and plans to take action on the controversial issue as early as next month, according to several sources with knowledge of the situation.
Details of the proposal being developed by Genachowski’s office are unclear, but sources say it could be similar to the deal stakeholders tried to reach with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) earlier this fall."
Details of the proposal being developed by Genachowski’s office are unclear, but sources say it could be similar to the deal stakeholders tried to reach with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) earlier this fall."
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Study: Most in Mass. insured; Access to care tight - BostonHerald.com
BOSTON — Access to health care in Massachusetts remains tight, with hospital emergency rooms increasingly picking up the slack, even as the state has experienced a surge in the number of insured residents.
Those are some of the findings of an annual report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Health Council that looks at a range of health-related factors, from tobacco use and obesity to violence and infectious blood-borne diseases like HIV."
Those are some of the findings of an annual report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Health Council that looks at a range of health-related factors, from tobacco use and obesity to violence and infectious blood-borne diseases like HIV."
Health panel brings out big guns - BostonHerald.com
This is what ALL OF YOU are in for when it becomes Obamacare!
The state’s health insurance connector — the highly touted agency that aims to bring cheap medical care to the masses — has turned into a legal pit bull by aggressively going after a growing number of Bay Staters who say they can’t afford mandated insurance — or the penalties imposed for not having it.
The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority is cracking down on more than 3,000 residents who are fighting state fines, and has even hired a private law firm to force the health insurance scofflaws to pay penalties of up to $2,000 a year."
The state’s health insurance connector — the highly touted agency that aims to bring cheap medical care to the masses — has turned into a legal pit bull by aggressively going after a growing number of Bay Staters who say they can’t afford mandated insurance — or the penalties imposed for not having it.
The Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority is cracking down on more than 3,000 residents who are fighting state fines, and has even hired a private law firm to force the health insurance scofflaws to pay penalties of up to $2,000 a year."
Tea Partiers dump on Romney’s health care - BostonHerald.com
Former Gov. Mitt Romney will have to grapple with the growing political clout of Tea Party activists — many of whom are steaming mad about his role in Massachusetts’ universal health care — as he gears up for a likely 2012 GOP presidential bid, party activists said yesterday.
“It’s gonna be something he’s going to have to explain — and it might just be a disaster for him,” said Christen Varley, president of the Greater Boston Tea Party"
“It’s gonna be something he’s going to have to explain — and it might just be a disaster for him,” said Christen Varley, president of the Greater Boston Tea Party"
Mitt’s bad medicine - BostonHerald.com
Add another name to the list of Massachusetts conservatives who have signed the ABM Treaty: Anyone But Mitt.
Until Mitt Romney admits that his mandate-driven, big-government Romneycare was a mistake, I will be supporting any viable GOP candidate running against him in 2012. And I’ll be urging my fellow New England Republicans - including my many friends in New Hampshire - to do the same."
Until Mitt Romney admits that his mandate-driven, big-government Romneycare was a mistake, I will be supporting any viable GOP candidate running against him in 2012. And I’ll be urging my fellow New England Republicans - including my many friends in New Hampshire - to do the same."
States study Massachusetts health-care law - BostonHerald.com
I will be less than poetic here....In two words I can sum up this program...."IT SUCKS!".....
It’s all eyes on Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation universal health care, as Americans come to terms with their own future under President Obama’s universal health-care legislation.
The Herald reported yesterday that Bay State officials have hired private lawyers to sue people who claim they can’t afford health care and can’t pay the $2,000 fines they were levied."
It’s all eyes on Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation universal health care, as Americans come to terms with their own future under President Obama’s universal health-care legislation.
The Herald reported yesterday that Bay State officials have hired private lawyers to sue people who claim they can’t afford health care and can’t pay the $2,000 fines they were levied."
The American Spectator : The Unorthodox Frontrunner
Come to Massachusetts and try living and working under RomneyCare....after doing that......you'll know why I WOULD NEVER VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Viewed in isolation, Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential candidacy is doomed.
In 2008, Romney earned himself a reputation as a flip-flopper as he dramatically attempted to reshape himself as a stanch conservative despite having previously staked out liberal positions on abortion, guns, immigration and a litany of other issues."
Viewed in isolation, Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential candidacy is doomed.
In 2008, Romney earned himself a reputation as a flip-flopper as he dramatically attempted to reshape himself as a stanch conservative despite having previously staked out liberal positions on abortion, guns, immigration and a litany of other issues."
American Thinker: Lap Two for the Tea Party
I agree.....after Nov. 2nd...it was OK to let up on the gas pedal and take a deep breath for a few days....now however...time to gas up the car and PEDAL TO THE METAL! 2012 right around the corner!!!!
Politics is a relay race, not a sprint, which means that those of us who belong to the Tea Party or support its goals must start thinking about the kind of candidates we'll run in 2012."
Politics is a relay race, not a sprint, which means that those of us who belong to the Tea Party or support its goals must start thinking about the kind of candidates we'll run in 2012."
American Thinker Blog: S 510 breezes to passage in the Senate
Some of these names are gone.....more will be next time....2012 can't come fast enough!!!...
Senate Bill 510, a massive power grab by government -- as explained to AT readers yesterday by Michael Geer -- passed yesterday with the support of every Democrat and 14 Republicans. Here are the Republicans who voted to give sweeping powers over our food supply to our government masters:"
Senate Bill 510, a massive power grab by government -- as explained to AT readers yesterday by Michael Geer -- passed yesterday with the support of every Democrat and 14 Republicans. Here are the Republicans who voted to give sweeping powers over our food supply to our government masters:"
OPEN SOCIETY: Soros Explains The Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Marxist Tactics He Uses to Fundamentally Transform Countries | The Blaze
Spooky Man Update!
OPEN SOCIETY: Soros Explains The Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Marxist Tactics He Uses to Fundamentally Transform Countries"
OPEN SOCIETY: Soros Explains The Anti-Capitalist, Pro-Marxist Tactics He Uses to Fundamentally Transform Countries"
UPDATE 1-US comfortable with GM IPO pricing, investors | Reuters
Nov 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is satisfied with pricing and the investor lineup in the General Motors Co [GM.UL] (GM.N) public offering, a senior Obama administration official said.
Ron Bloom, the administration's point man on auto restructuring, told Reuters Insider ahead of GM trading on Thursday that the government wants a fair return for taxpayers on its $50 billion investment, but also wants to 'get out of this thing as soon as we can.'"
Ron Bloom, the administration's point man on auto restructuring, told Reuters Insider ahead of GM trading on Thursday that the government wants a fair return for taxpayers on its $50 billion investment, but also wants to 'get out of this thing as soon as we can.'"
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics - Glenn Beck: Gov wants to scramble your cell
JEEZ! Get out of my Kitchen....get out of my work....get out of my car...get out of my way!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
GLENN: I have to play I have to play the audio of, who is this?
PAT: Ray LaHood.
GLENN: Department of Transportation.
PAT: Former transportation secretary.
GLENN: Yeah. And you can see this video at TheBlaze.com. He was on MSNBC yesterday and he just wants to make sure that you don't have your cellphone in your car. And the government is developing new technology to scramble your cellphone in your car, so you cannot use your cellphone in your car."
GLENN: I have to play I have to play the audio of, who is this?
PAT: Ray LaHood.
GLENN: Department of Transportation.
PAT: Former transportation secretary.
GLENN: Yeah. And you can see this video at TheBlaze.com. He was on MSNBC yesterday and he just wants to make sure that you don't have your cellphone in your car. And the government is developing new technology to scramble your cellphone in your car, so you cannot use your cellphone in your car."
GM IPO Leaves Small Investors Behind - TheStreet
Interesting read....
DETROIT (TheStreet) -- The little guy appears to be losing out on the General Motors initial public offering.
Trading shops like E*Trade(ETFC), TD Ameritrade (TD) and Charles Schwab (SCHW) aren't getting access to the GM public offering, expected to occur next week. Despite 35 underwriters and at least 365 million shares, there isn't enough to distribute to online brokers that cater to small, retail investors."
DETROIT (TheStreet) -- The little guy appears to be losing out on the General Motors initial public offering.
Trading shops like E*Trade(ETFC), TD Ameritrade (TD) and Charles Schwab (SCHW) aren't getting access to the GM public offering, expected to occur next week. Despite 35 underwriters and at least 365 million shares, there isn't enough to distribute to online brokers that cater to small, retail investors."
S. 510 - Summary: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (GovTrack.us)
THIS will make your head hurt as much as the Health Care Bill...
"The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries."
"The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a well-respected nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries."
American Thinker: First Health Care, Next the Food Supply
THIS needs to be stopped and we must WATCH this Lame Duck Congress. This is when they'll try and creep up behind us!!!!
Just because the duck is lame doesn't mean it can't still do terrible damage to American freedom. Our new Congress, especially the new House, isn't yet seated, and this current Congress can still wreak terrible havoc on our rights if not stopped."
Just because the duck is lame doesn't mean it can't still do terrible damage to American freedom. Our new Congress, especially the new House, isn't yet seated, and this current Congress can still wreak terrible havoc on our rights if not stopped."
Podesta calls on Obama to circumvent Congress | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
What's a little circumvention amongst thieves?
Former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff John Podesta, now the head of the Center for American Progress, called on President Obama to push forward with his agenda using federal agencies and executive branch power Tuesday, even though Democrats were dealt a blow in the recent midterm elections. Podesta said the American people want the president to move forward with his agenda."
Former President Bill Clinton’s chief of staff John Podesta, now the head of the Center for American Progress, called on President Obama to push forward with his agenda using federal agencies and executive branch power Tuesday, even though Democrats were dealt a blow in the recent midterm elections. Podesta said the American people want the president to move forward with his agenda."
TheDC Analysis: Dear Michael Moore, you make Meghan McCain sound like Plato | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Ha! Nuff said!
When last I corresponded with you, I pointed out how your understanding of why terrorists have attacked us (and continue to seek to attack us) is on par with your understanding of physical fitness. I also invited you to debate these issues — I enjoy tee ball — but I haven’t yet heard back about that. I’m sure your response is forthcoming."
When last I corresponded with you, I pointed out how your understanding of why terrorists have attacked us (and continue to seek to attack us) is on par with your understanding of physical fitness. I also invited you to debate these issues — I enjoy tee ball — but I haven’t yet heard back about that. I’m sure your response is forthcoming."
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie orders school chiefs’ pay frozen | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
My heart be still! How long I have waited for SOMEONE to target this area as WASTE! This and pensions is where all the money "For the Children" goes....it almost never trickles down to the actual Classroom and students!
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ramped up his war on school-superintendent salaries on Monday, ordering a freeze on all contract renewals or extensions for district chiefs until a review is completed.
He issued new rules earlier this month that would limit superintendent pay, meaning pay cuts after current contracts expire for more than two-thirds of the state’s more than 525 superintendents when the regulations take effect in February."
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ramped up his war on school-superintendent salaries on Monday, ordering a freeze on all contract renewals or extensions for district chiefs until a review is completed.
He issued new rules earlier this month that would limit superintendent pay, meaning pay cuts after current contracts expire for more than two-thirds of the state’s more than 525 superintendents when the regulations take effect in February."
Author of DOJ report targeting NJ Governor Chris Christie has history of using position for political purposes, sources say | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
No-say it isn't so! Someone at the DOJ using "their" position for "political" purposes......I'm shocked! SHOCKED I tell you!......yawn.....
The Daily Caller has learned that the author behind the recent report from the Department of Justice that targeted five former U.S. attorneys for excessive travel expenses has had, according to our sources, a troubled history in the DOJ and attempted in the past to use her position to smear conservatives."
The Daily Caller has learned that the author behind the recent report from the Department of Justice that targeted five former U.S. attorneys for excessive travel expenses has had, according to our sources, a troubled history in the DOJ and attempted in the past to use her position to smear conservatives."
Keith Olbermann, idiot savant | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
I first posted an article about this yesterday....and omitted the fact I think Koppel is a blowviator as well...
The other night on his show “Countdown,” Olbermann responded to a gaseous piece of nonsense written by Ted Koppel. Koppel had held forth in the Washington Post about the death of news, by which he meant the fact-based reports from the golden age of journalism — which, as Jack Shafer noted in Slate, happened to coincide with Koppel’s own career in the mid to late 20th century. Koppel then scolded Fox News and Keith Olbermann for dismantling this great tradition with their partisanship and disregard for facts."
The other night on his show “Countdown,” Olbermann responded to a gaseous piece of nonsense written by Ted Koppel. Koppel had held forth in the Washington Post about the death of news, by which he meant the fact-based reports from the golden age of journalism — which, as Jack Shafer noted in Slate, happened to coincide with Koppel’s own career in the mid to late 20th century. Koppel then scolded Fox News and Keith Olbermann for dismantling this great tradition with their partisanship and disregard for facts."
Obama’s prospects for Russia arms pact fade | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
WASHINGTON — An agreement between the United States and Russia to slash their nuclear arsenals was in danger of collapse after an influential Republican senator said Tuesday it should not be voted on this year."
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dick Cheney: History "Beginning to Come Around" on Bush - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
I watched.....Dick was wonderful.....
At groundbreaking ceremony in Dallas for the George W. Bush Presidential Center today, former Vice President Dick Cheney said 'history is beginning to come around' to a more positive view of former President George W. Bush."
At groundbreaking ceremony in Dallas for the George W. Bush Presidential Center today, former Vice President Dick Cheney said 'history is beginning to come around' to a more positive view of former President George W. Bush."
Neil Young warehouse blaze started in hybrid 'LincVolt' car - San Jose Mercury News
I'm sorry....I hate to see anything like this happen to ANYONE....however......there is a weird poetic justice here to Mr. Know It All Environmentalist.
The three-alarm blaze that caused $1.1 million in damage to a warehouse filled with rock legend Neil Young's music equipment and memorabilia appears to have started in a one-of-a-kind hybrid car stored at the site, a fire official said Monday."
The three-alarm blaze that caused $1.1 million in damage to a warehouse filled with rock legend Neil Young's music equipment and memorabilia appears to have started in a one-of-a-kind hybrid car stored at the site, a fire official said Monday."
Government Employees Owe Billions in Delinquent Taxes - CNBC
Deficit cutters struggling to make ends meet in Washington are eyeballing an unusual pot of potential revenue: back taxes owed to the government by federal employees themselves.
According to an IRS study last year, those employees and federal retirees owed a staggering $3.3 billion dollars in delinquent tax payments to the government."
According to an IRS study last year, those employees and federal retirees owed a staggering $3.3 billion dollars in delinquent tax payments to the government."
One Hundred Naked Citizens: One Hundred Leaked Body Scans
And....you are surprised WHY? Can't WAIT til everyone's medical history winds up on Google!
At the heart of the controversy over 'body scanners' is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public. U.S. Marshals in a Florida Federal courthouse saved 35,000 images on their scanner. These are those images."
At the heart of the controversy over 'body scanners' is a promise: The images of our naked bodies will never be public. U.S. Marshals in a Florida Federal courthouse saved 35,000 images on their scanner. These are those images."
Barbara Walters to Interview President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama - ABC News
He thinks he doesn't express himself enough....good lord! How can we miss ya when you won't go away!
President and Mrs. Obama will sit together for a Thanksgiving visit in a joint one-hour special with Barbara Walters airing on Friday, Nov. 26th, the day after the holiday, at 10 p.m. ET."
President and Mrs. Obama will sit together for a Thanksgiving visit in a joint one-hour special with Barbara Walters airing on Friday, Nov. 26th, the day after the holiday, at 10 p.m. ET."
Monday, November 15, 2010
'Real Solution' to U.S. Debt Crisis Is 'Death Panels and Sales Taxes,' Liberal Economist Says | CNSnews.com
(CNSNews.com) - A liberal economist who blasted Republican warnings about death panels as 'smears' and 'lies' is now using the term himself.
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, appearing as part of a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week' on Sunday, criticized President Obama's deficit commission for failing to address spiraling Medicare costs.
Krugman said the deficit commission isn't doing any good if it's 'not telling people about the kinds of choices that need to be made.'"
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, appearing as part of a roundtable discussion on ABC's 'This Week' on Sunday, criticized President Obama's deficit commission for failing to address spiraling Medicare costs.
Krugman said the deficit commission isn't doing any good if it's 'not telling people about the kinds of choices that need to be made.'"
Q&A With Virginia Attorney General: State's Lawsuit Against Obamacare ‘Is Not About Health Insurance, It’s About Liberty’ | CNSnews.com
Virginia Atty. Gen. Ken Cuccinelli told CNSNews.com that the lawsuit his state has filed against the health-care reform law signed by President Barack Obama in March is about preserving the liberty of individual Americans against a federal government that is over-reaching its legitimate constitutional authority."
New York state manufacturing plunges: NY Fed - Yahoo! Singapore Finance
New York state manufacturing unexpectedly plunged in November, the first contraction since July 2009 when the US economy exited recession, official data showed Monday.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported its manufacturing activity index dropped to minus 11.1 points in November, from a positive 15.7 points in the previous month."
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported its manufacturing activity index dropped to minus 11.1 points in November, from a positive 15.7 points in the previous month."
In-state tuition for illegal immigrants is preserved with California Supreme Court ruling [Updated] | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
You could say they get what they settle for...however....their choices will be paid for by all of us....remember that.
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants may continue to be eligible for in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities rather than pay the higher rates charged to those who live out of state.
In a ruling written by Justice Ming W. Chin, one of the panel's more conservative members, the state high court said a California law that guarantees the lower tuition for students who attend California high schools for at least three years and graduate does not conflict with a federal prohibition on giving illegal immigrants educational benefits based on residency."
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants may continue to be eligible for in-state tuition rates at the state's colleges and universities rather than pay the higher rates charged to those who live out of state.
In a ruling written by Justice Ming W. Chin, one of the panel's more conservative members, the state high court said a California law that guarantees the lower tuition for students who attend California high schools for at least three years and graduate does not conflict with a federal prohibition on giving illegal immigrants educational benefits based on residency."
American Thinker: Soros, Beck, and the Holocaust
It will come as no surprise that Glenn Beck's broadcast biography of George Soros last week has triggered a vast brawl concerning his interpretation and treatment of the topic.
The uproar revolves around Beck's portrayal of Soros' role in the Holocaust. Beck repeats the widely known story concerning Soros' involvement in handing deportation orders to Jewish families on behalf of the Nazis. He emphasizes that Soros was only fourteen at the time and does not condemn the activity, asserting that the matter remains 'between Soros and God"
The uproar revolves around Beck's portrayal of Soros' role in the Holocaust. Beck repeats the widely known story concerning Soros' involvement in handing deportation orders to Jewish families on behalf of the Nazis. He emphasizes that Soros was only fourteen at the time and does not condemn the activity, asserting that the matter remains 'between Soros and God"
Senate Republicans to Tea Party Movement: Go Screw Yourselves - Big Government
Senate Republican Leaders have led an effort to beat back DeMint’s proposal in an effort to save earmarking. An Earmark is a special project, usually secured by a lobbyist friend of the politician, for a project in a Senator’s home state. See Bridge to Nowhere is an excellent example of an earmark. An earmark is a means for Members of Congress to send federal money to projects favored by the member. These members are elitists who think the Tea Party movement will tolerate Republicans going back to the free spending ways of the Bush years."
Bush: 'Clinton and I are buddies' - PATRICK GAVIN | POLITICO CLICK
Despite their political differences, the Bush family has really taken to Bill Clinton. (Clinton has worked with both the 41st and 43rd presidents on humanitarian efforts.)
And CNN's Candy Crowley, during her Sunday interview with George W. Bush and his brother, Jeb, had a little fun with the relationship.
'Your father, 41, has said that he looks at Bill Clinton like another son,' said Crowley. 'So who's been the better brother, Jeb or Bill?'
'I knew that was coming,' said Jeb."
And CNN's Candy Crowley, during her Sunday interview with George W. Bush and his brother, Jeb, had a little fun with the relationship.
'Your father, 41, has said that he looks at Bill Clinton like another son,' said Crowley. 'So who's been the better brother, Jeb or Bill?'
'I knew that was coming,' said Jeb."
Fed-up doctors ready to refuse Medicare - BostonHerald.com
WASHINGTON — Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a different sort of risk to patients’ health: She’ll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts in doctors’ pay to go through."
Bashing America, Gore Vidal and Lib Talker Opine: Wouldn‘t it be Better if Lincoln Didn’t Save the Union | The Blaze
Bashing America, Gore Vidal and Lib Talker Opine: Wouldn‘t it be Better if Lincoln Didn’t Save the Union"
Many Rally To Support Boy's Flag Display - News Story - KCRA Sacramento
DENAIR, Calif. -- A 13-year-old Stanislaus County boy at the center of a flag controversy got a big show of support Monday as many people rallied to his side.
Cody Alicea was earlier told by Denair Middle School officials that he could not ride to school with a U.S. flag on his bike. The story has gained national attention, from Rush Limbaugh to the Drudge Report."
Cody Alicea was earlier told by Denair Middle School officials that he could not ride to school with a U.S. flag on his bike. The story has gained national attention, from Rush Limbaugh to the Drudge Report."
Ron Paul will have Congressional Federal Reserve oversight - Nov. 12, 2010
THIS should be fun!!!!
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ben Bernanke has had his hands full since his first day on the job as Federal Reserve chairman nearly five years ago. It's about to get even tougher.
His harshest critic on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, is about to become one of his overseers."
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ben Bernanke has had his hands full since his first day on the job as Federal Reserve chairman nearly five years ago. It's about to get even tougher.
His harshest critic on Capitol Hill, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, is about to become one of his overseers."
New Castle councilman calls cops on boys' cupcake sale | LoHud.com | The Journal News
This man is ridiculous. They - the Townspeople - get what they deserve by giving this guy power....
Instead, the two wannabe entrepreneurs selling cupcakes, cookies, brownies and Rice Krispie treats baked by them for $1 apiece got a taste of cold, hard bureaucracy .
New Castle Councilman Michael Wolfensohn came upon the sale and called the cops on the kids for operating without a license.
The boys' parents are incensed and can't believe a Town Board member would handle the situation that way."
Instead, the two wannabe entrepreneurs selling cupcakes, cookies, brownies and Rice Krispie treats baked by them for $1 apiece got a taste of cold, hard bureaucracy .
New Castle Councilman Michael Wolfensohn came upon the sale and called the cops on the kids for operating without a license.
The boys' parents are incensed and can't believe a Town Board member would handle the situation that way."
One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012 | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
President Obama must decide now how he wants to govern in the two years leading up to the 2012 presidential election.
In recent days, he has offered differing visions of how he might approach the country’s problems. At one point, he spoke of the need for “mid-course corrections.” At another, he expressed a desire to take ideas from both sides of the aisle. And before this month’s midterm elections, he said he believed that the next two years would involve “hand-to-hand combat” with Republicans, whom he also referred to as “enemies.”"
In recent days, he has offered differing visions of how he might approach the country’s problems. At one point, he spoke of the need for “mid-course corrections.” At another, he expressed a desire to take ideas from both sides of the aisle. And before this month’s midterm elections, he said he believed that the next two years would involve “hand-to-hand combat” with Republicans, whom he also referred to as “enemies.”"
Olbermann to strike back at Koppel for saying he represents ‘the death of real news’ | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
Why would Koppel even consider listing Olbermann with the word "News"....or anything credible...anything resembling a real journalist?
Ted Koppel on Sunday published an op-ed at the Washington Post wherein he claimed that opinionated television personalities like MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann represent the death of real news.
The “Countdown” host apparently isn’t taking this lying down for he tweeted the following Sunday evening:"
Ted Koppel on Sunday published an op-ed at the Washington Post wherein he claimed that opinionated television personalities like MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann represent the death of real news.
The “Countdown” host apparently isn’t taking this lying down for he tweeted the following Sunday evening:"
The Huffington Post’s bizarre attack on former President George W. Bush | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim is accusing former President George W. Bush of “lifting” anecdotes and quotes in his recently released memoir, “Decision Points.”
It’s a strange charge. Nowhere does Grim say the former president plagiarized, per se, but that is exactly the thrust of Grim’s article. The book is “a mash-up of worn-out anecdotes from previously published memoirs written by his subordinates, from which Bush lifts quotes word for word, passing them off as his own recollections,” he writes."
It’s a strange charge. Nowhere does Grim say the former president plagiarized, per se, but that is exactly the thrust of Grim’s article. The book is “a mash-up of worn-out anecdotes from previously published memoirs written by his subordinates, from which Bush lifts quotes word for word, passing them off as his own recollections,” he writes."
USPS puts significant blame on shift to online communication for $8.5 billion loss | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
I recommend reading Arguing With Idiots by Glenn Beck - especially the Chapter about the USPS. It will truly make your head explode.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it lost $8.5 billion dollars this fiscal year and blamed its financial problems on a significant decline in mail volume. The USPS operates off the revenue it generates from stamps and shipping costs, though it also has a $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury."
The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it lost $8.5 billion dollars this fiscal year and blamed its financial problems on a significant decline in mail volume. The USPS operates off the revenue it generates from stamps and shipping costs, though it also has a $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury."
Sunday, November 14, 2010
The Decider returns to haunt Mr Nuance as George W. Bush eclipses Barack Obama - Telegraph
The 43rd and 44th American presidents are a study in contrasts, but the link between them is symbiotic, argues Toby Harnden. There could have been no Obama without Bush, and only Obama's stumbles could have made Bush look good again so quickly."
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