Michigan population drops .3%

Michigan population drops .3%: "Michigan still is shrinking.

The state's population dropped 30,500 people, or 0.3 percent, to 10.07 million residents from July 2006 to July 2007, according to population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau."

Sidewalk claims cost Flint $1.3M since 1999

Your taxdollars at work in Flint!
I wonder just where they got the $1.3M....and where the federal block grant moolah went....
Sidewalk claims cost Flint $1.3M since 1999: "Flint used to spend about $250,000 annually on sidewalk repairs. But the federal block grant money earmarked for the fixes hasn't been used, or was spent elsewhere, in recent years"

YouTube - Wicked Tony Performance

Coming to MSU's Wharton Center 7/16-8/3/2008

YouTube - Wicked Tony Performance

Obama's promise of a new majority, and the question it prompts

Even more liberal than Mrs Bill, Teddy Kennedy and Harry Reid!

Obama's promise of a new majority, and the question it prompts

"But this promise leads, inevitably, to a question: Can such a majority be built and led by Obama, whose voting record was, by one ranking, the most liberal in the Senate last year?"

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Why Our Children Isn't Learning

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run > Why Our Children Isn't Learning: "To soothe the bruised egos of educators and children in lackluster schools, Massachusetts officials are now pushing for kinder, gentler euphemisms for failure.
Instead of calling these schools 'underperforming,' the Board of Education is considering labeling them as 'Commonwealth priority,' to avoid poisoning teacher and student morale."

Granholm's budget based on bogus studies!

GOP against some of Granholm's budget
"Granholm wants to borrow money to create up to 100 smaller, more intimate high schools that would have no more than 400 students each. A quarter of Michigan's high schools have failed to meet goals mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act for at least two years, and Granholm said studies show smaller schools have better results."

Curbing soot 'may blunt global warming' | The Daily Telegraph

Maybe cooking inside the house with poop ought to be "dis-incentivised"?
Maybe they need a McDonalds?

Curbing soot 'may blunt global warming' The Daily Telegraph: "Each year, more than 400,000 deaths among women and children in India alone, and 1.6 million worldwide, are attributed to smoke inhalation during indoor cooking using biofuels such as wood or dung,"

EU parliament Pres. says Olympics boycott should be considered

What brave folks, those EU leaders!

Not many other choices when you have no military.

EU parliament Pres. says Olympics boycott should be considered
"A boycott of this summer's Beijing Olympic Games should be considered if China does not re-evaluate its actions in Tibet, the president of the European Parliament said in an interview to be published in a German newspaper on Sunday."

Darfur peacekeeping force at risk of failing, already - International Herald Tribune

This is what the UN brings to the needy today......NOTHING!

Darfur peacekeeping force at risk of failing, already
"As Darfur smolders in the aftermath of a new government offensive, a long-sought peacekeeping force, expected to be the world's largest, is in danger of failing even before it begins its mission because of bureaucratic delays, stonewalling by the Sudanese government and reluctance from troop-contributing countries to send peacekeeping forces into an active conflict."

I've had nightmares about this.....

Ace of Spades HQ: "Obligatory: The Easter Bunny Hates You"

Happy Easter! Chocolate bunnies, eggs and all...

Junkfood Science: Happy Easter! Chocolate bunnies, eggs and all...: "Hope today is a joyous one for all.
Just why do bunnies lay eggs on Easter. :)"

Teachers at war with parents and children

Given the proven failure of public schools, this is pretty disgusting.

Certifying Parents - WSJ.com:

"A California court ruled this month that parents cannot 'home school' their children without government certification. No teaching credential, no teaching. Parents 'do not have a constitutional right to home school their children,' wrote California appellate Justice Walter Croskey."

The case was initiated by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services after a home-schooled child reportedly complained of physical abuse by his father. A lawyer assigned to two of the family's eight children invoked the truancy law to get the children enrolled in a public school and away from their parents. So a single case of parental abuse is being used to promote the registration of all parents who crack a book for their kids. If this strikes some readers as a tad East German, we know how you feel."

Immigrants over citizens in Canada?

The Calgary Sun - Deal-breaker: "AIDS Calgary told Kaufmann about 22% of their clients are immigrants, and a spokeswoman there acknowledged there might be a backlash from Canadians worried about this added burden on an already beleaguered public health-care system.
Well, no kidding.
Let the backlash begin and let it not be sidetracked by the inevitable, mindless, sentimental blathering about compassion and moral responsibility to others that this debate will engender.
I've got loads of compassion.
You know who I feel sorry for?
I feel sorry for the senior whose declining years are reduced to a pain-filled prison because she can't get a hip replacement in timely fashion because there's not enough money or efficiency in the health-care system."

I-35W bridge-stlye healthcare for America?

These same folks want to take over our healthcare system?

Old photos show flaws in steel of I-35W bridge: "Two crucial gusset plate connections on the Interstate 35W bridge were visibly deformed at least four years before the structure collapsed, according to photographs newly released by the National Transportation Safety Board."

Purim Headlines

from volokh:

Purim Headlines:
A day late, but the Jewish equivalent of April Fools headlines. Very funny.

Purim Headlines: "we at Jewlarious began to wonder what the Jewish world would look like if it was indeed upside down. If you picked up the newspaper, you might find something like this."

It's a record year for snowfall -but.....

Wouldn't it be interesting to see just how "they" (who are "they") determined it was a record snowfall for the entire state?

Typical MSM "news" article.

It's a record year for snowfall -
"It's just as you suspected - this has been the snowiest winter ever in the Ann Arbor area, or at least since 1880 when record-keeping started."

Vermont court to decide if unpopular prison food is punishment

Vermont court to decide if unpopular prison food is punishment: "A federal judge in Michigan ruled 20 years ago that feeding the stuff to prison inmates amounted to punishment."

In Easter Sermon, New Obama Pastor Charges Rev. Wright Victim of ‘Lynching’

How dare that traitorous replacement for B Hussein's "spiritual leader" compare the evil of lynching to criticism of his evil words!

In Easter Sermon, New Obama Pastor Charges Rev. Wright Victim of ‘Lynching’ - America’s Election HQ: "Moss did not directly mention his spiritual mentor by name, but implied to the congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ that Wright, who has delivered sermons in which he likened the U.S. to the Ku Klux Klan and said it is damned for its state-sponsored terrorism, is facing the same challenges Jesus did."

YouTube - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

YouTube - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Happy Easter!

damn Canadian bunny!

Report: Border gridlock hurts economy

Report: Border gridlock hurts economy: "'There's an obsession with China around the globe,' Austin said. 'We do more trade with Canada in one day than we do over weeks and months with China.'"

One last concert for brave Muskegon woman

One last concert for brave Muskegon woman: "So why is this concert so special for Jessica? It's the first time she's seen Matt Nathanson face to face.
And it will be one of the last times she hears him."

Watch out, nation! Neitzel, Spartans playing best basketball of the season

Watch out, nation! Neitzel, Spartans playing best basketball of the season

"Neitzel hit a ridiculous three-pointer on which he ran to the right corner, caught a pass, turned and fired. It's hard to explain just how difficult that is, but I will try: Imagine a figure skater doing a triple axel while juggling."

RightCuz: Bush vs Gore round II - An inconvenient Truth

RightCuz: Bush vs Gore round II - An inconvenient Truth

RightMichigan.com || Keeping Michigan in the Dark: What do the House Democrats have to hide?

RightMichigan.com Keeping Michigan in the Dark: What do the House Democrats have to hide?: "Yesterday Attorney General Mike Cox joined House Republicans in calling on Andy Dillon and his tax-hike caucus to give Republican 'sunshine' legislation an up or down vote on the floor of the House. Bills were drafted last year and have been languishing in committee ever since without so much as a hearing.
Simply put, the legislation would put all state government spending on a publicly accessible web site. When the Dems tell us they need more of our cash it only stands to reason that they explain precisely where it's going and why."

Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter Typhoon - Drag race!

Top Gear: Bugatti Veyron vs Eurofighter Typhoon - Snotr

Edwards unlikely to endorse - David Paul Kuhn - Politico.com

The Breck guy is runnin' for the 2012 nomination!

Edwards unlikely to endorse
"John Edwards is unlikely to endorse either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton before the nomination is decided, according to interviews with several members of the former candidate's inner circle."

Clinton ally calls Richardson "Judas"

So nice to see Mrs Bill is surrounded by such sensitive folks.

Richardson Backs Obama
“An act of betrayal,” said James Carville, an adviser to Mrs. Clinton and a friend of Mr. Clinton.
“Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic,” Mr. Carville said, referring to Holy Week."

Taking Christ out of Christianity

Why go to a "Christian" church if you don't want Christ?

No wonder "churches" are in trouble.

Taking Christ out of Christianity:

"That triumphal barnburner of an Easter hymn, Jesus Christ Has Risen Today - Hallelujah, this morning will rock the walls of Toronto's West Hill United Church as it will in most Christian churches across the country.
But at West Hill on the faith's holiest day, it will be done with a huge difference. The words 'Jesus Christ' will be excised from what the congregation sings and replaced with 'Glorious hope.'"

S.F. deficit grows to projected $338 million

We're not San Francisco .... yet.

But cities and states have yet to face up to the fact that too many are essentially insolvent.

Say "bye bye" to your jobs, city and state workers.

S.F. deficit grows to projected $338 million: "City officials will likely order significant layoffs, cut programs and increase various fees to close the gap."