Washington Times - American reliance on government at all-time high
"The so-called 'Great Recession' has left Americans depending on the government dole like never before.
Without record levels of welfare, unemployment and other government benefits as well as tax cuts last year, the income of U.S. households would have plunged by an astonishing $723 billion — more than four times the record $167 billion drop reported last month by the Commerce Department.
Moreover, for the first time since the Great Depression, Americans took more aid from the government than they paid in taxes."
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Argentina celebrates diplomatic coup as Hillary Clinton calls for talks over Falklands
Argentina celebrates diplomatic coup as Hillary Clinton calls for talks over Falklands - Times Online
"What began as a last-minute change to Mrs Clinton’s itinerary on her five-day sweep through Latin America has snowballed into a major diplomatic incident that has emboldened Argentina and caught the US largely un- awares."
"What began as a last-minute change to Mrs Clinton’s itinerary on her five-day sweep through Latin America has snowballed into a major diplomatic incident that has emboldened Argentina and caught the US largely un- awares."
Ohio Mayor Seeks To Eliminate Public Unions
Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Ohio Mayor Seeks To Eliminate Public Unions;
Come Senators, Congressmen Please Heed the Call For the Times they are A-Changin'
"Mayor Don Robart of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio is seeking to eliminate public sector unions.
That is certainly a welcome event and hopefully the start of a major trend towards fiscal sanity in cities across the country."
Come Senators, Congressmen Please Heed the Call For the Times they are A-Changin'
"Mayor Don Robart of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio is seeking to eliminate public sector unions.
That is certainly a welcome event and hopefully the start of a major trend towards fiscal sanity in cities across the country."
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Words Fail: 'Farouk's on Fire'
Words Fail: 'Farouk's on Fire' - The New Editor
"Words Fail: 'Farouk's on Fire'
Farouk Shami is running for Governor of Texas in the Democratic Party primary."
"Words Fail: 'Farouk's on Fire'
Farouk Shami is running for Governor of Texas in the Democratic Party primary."
FuturePundit: Pain Killers Accelerate Hearing Loss With Age?
FuturePundit: Pain Killers Accelerate Hearing Loss With Age?
"In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60."
"In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60."
Upate: Grand Haven school board trustee Brandon Hall hasn't ruled out resigning
Upate: Grand Haven school board trustee Brandon Hall hasn't ruled out resigning
"In the wake of the school board’s censure for his larceny conviction, a Grand Haven school board member said he would resign if several conditions are met, including him approving whoever replaces him."
Seriously, if this guy isn't booted NOW, we deserve the scum who we so often elect!
Gimme a break!
"In the wake of the school board’s censure for his larceny conviction, a Grand Haven school board member said he would resign if several conditions are met, including him approving whoever replaces him."
Seriously, if this guy isn't booted NOW, we deserve the scum who we so often elect!
Gimme a break!
Health Care BS
Health Care BS
FUDGES REPORT ON PELOSI EFFORT TO FLIP OBAMACARE VOTES
"In other words, AP counts some Dems as potential switchers simply because they didn’t bother to respond.
And others are counted because they refused to state a position, probably fearing they would be misquoted."
FUDGES REPORT ON PELOSI EFFORT TO FLIP OBAMACARE VOTES
"In other words, AP counts some Dems as potential switchers simply because they didn’t bother to respond.
And others are counted because they refused to state a position, probably fearing they would be misquoted."
Student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library - latimes.com
Minority student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library
"In a letter published Monday on the front page of the UC San Diego student newspaper, the Guardian, the student wrote that the incident was 'a mindless act and stupid mistake' and was not meant to recall the lynching of blacks.
'As a minority student who sympathizes with the students that have been affected by the recent issues on campus, I am distraught to know that I have unintentionally added to their pain,' the student wrote."
Oh!
She's a "minority".
Never mind.....
Yes, we have two Americas...
How sad.
"In a letter published Monday on the front page of the UC San Diego student newspaper, the Guardian, the student wrote that the incident was 'a mindless act and stupid mistake' and was not meant to recall the lynching of blacks.
'As a minority student who sympathizes with the students that have been affected by the recent issues on campus, I am distraught to know that I have unintentionally added to their pain,' the student wrote."
Oh!
She's a "minority".
Never mind.....
Yes, we have two Americas...
How sad.
Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone
Survey: 26 pct of Americans get news via phone
"Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center."
"Just over a quarter of American adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center."
The GOPers gotta get on board with tech or they got trouble.
Big time!
Democrats need unions to win governorship
Democrats need unions to win governorship
Well, duh!
The unions have destroyed our state.
Now they will destroy their democrat party.
Well, duh!
The unions have destroyed our state.
Now they will destroy their democrat party.
Maryland's Pension Tsunami
Maryland's Pension Tsunami
"The Pew Center on the States released earlier this week 'The Trillion Dollar Gap: Underfunded State Retirement Systems and the Roads to Reform.'
It should have been called 'The Road to Serfdom' like the Hayek classic.
According to the report, Maryland's 'management of its long-term pension liability is cause for serious concern.'
It shows that Maryland's liabilities grew 77 percent from 1999 to 2008 while assets only grew 43 percent, a recipe for MUCH higher taxes."
"The Pew Center on the States released earlier this week 'The Trillion Dollar Gap: Underfunded State Retirement Systems and the Roads to Reform.'
It should have been called 'The Road to Serfdom' like the Hayek classic.
According to the report, Maryland's 'management of its long-term pension liability is cause for serious concern.'
It shows that Maryland's liabilities grew 77 percent from 1999 to 2008 while assets only grew 43 percent, a recipe for MUCH higher taxes."
Crushing the Competition
Power Line - Crushing the Competition
"It's rumored that during the Olympics, when a curling match carried over into Keith Olbermann's time slot, ratings plunged when the curling ended and Olbermann came on.
Well, that makes sense.
I'd rather watch curling than Olbermann.
But then, I'd rather get a root canal than watch Olbermann, too."
"It's rumored that during the Olympics, when a curling match carried over into Keith Olbermann's time slot, ratings plunged when the curling ended and Olbermann came on.
Well, that makes sense.
I'd rather watch curling than Olbermann.
But then, I'd rather get a root canal than watch Olbermann, too."
Obama to spell out rebates for energy efficiency
Obama to spell out rebates for energy efficiency
"The price tag for Home Star could be in the range of $6 billion, said one official.
Cash for Clunkers was a $3 billion program that ran for about a month last year, from July 27 to Aug. 25"
"The price tag for Home Star could be in the range of $6 billion, said one official.
Cash for Clunkers was a $3 billion program that ran for about a month last year, from July 27 to Aug. 25"
Young voters increasingly identify with conservative politics
Young voters increasingly identify with conservative politics
"A recent Pew Research Center report said 40 percent of voters ages 18 to 28 lean Republican, up from 30 percent last year.
Fifty-four percent of those voters said they lean Democratic, down from 62 percent last year."
Very interesting article.
Note that young folks lean more with conservative politics than with republican politicians.
The GOPers need a real plan to connect with these young voters at the grass roots level.
They have NO plan yet.
Why?
"A recent Pew Research Center report said 40 percent of voters ages 18 to 28 lean Republican, up from 30 percent last year.
Fifty-four percent of those voters said they lean Democratic, down from 62 percent last year."
Very interesting article.
Note that young folks lean more with conservative politics than with republican politicians.
The GOPers need a real plan to connect with these young voters at the grass roots level.
They have NO plan yet.
Why?
Hey Washington! Economy has us very worried
Hey Washington! Economy has us very worried
"Then, ABC News reported that its Consumer Comfort Index plunged to the minus-50 mark and now hovers just four points from its record low.
The Conference Board survey is particularly interesting because it's broken up into two components.
The 'Present Situation Index' -- meaning, how's your life today? -- dropped nearly six points to 19.4.
But the 'Expectations Index' of how those surveyed believe the economy will be six months from now declined a whopping 13.5 points.
Holy crisis!
Even with the stock market still bubbling and media trying its damnedest to convince us at least a million times a day that there's an economic recovery, the American public isn't buying it.
Worse, we've become a clinically depressed nation that doesn't think the situation will ever get better.
OK, so what's really going on?
Well, this is what you get when the government lies to people and when those in elected office believe their own fibs."
"Then, ABC News reported that its Consumer Comfort Index plunged to the minus-50 mark and now hovers just four points from its record low.
The Conference Board survey is particularly interesting because it's broken up into two components.
The 'Present Situation Index' -- meaning, how's your life today? -- dropped nearly six points to 19.4.
But the 'Expectations Index' of how those surveyed believe the economy will be six months from now declined a whopping 13.5 points.
Holy crisis!
Even with the stock market still bubbling and media trying its damnedest to convince us at least a million times a day that there's an economic recovery, the American public isn't buying it.
Worse, we've become a clinically depressed nation that doesn't think the situation will ever get better.
OK, so what's really going on?
Well, this is what you get when the government lies to people and when those in elected office believe their own fibs."
A gas tax to cure global warming?
A gas tax to cure global warming? Compromise looks to revive stalled plan
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., .....would instead go after power plants, motor vehicles and manufacturers with targeted taxes and caps.
So.
RINO Lindsey Graham believes AlGore is right about global warming and we need more taxes in our country.
Wake up SC conservatives!
Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., .....would instead go after power plants, motor vehicles and manufacturers with targeted taxes and caps.
So.
RINO Lindsey Graham believes AlGore is right about global warming and we need more taxes in our country.
Wake up SC conservatives!
A Blizzard Of Lies From Al Gore
A Blizzard Of Lies From Al Gore
Climate Fraud:
Al Gore resurfaces in an op-ed to say that nobody's perfect, everybody makes mistakes and climate change is still real.
And he has some oceanfront property in the Himalayas to sell you.
Climate Fraud:
Al Gore resurfaces in an op-ed to say that nobody's perfect, everybody makes mistakes and climate change is still real.
And he has some oceanfront property in the Himalayas to sell you.
Lottery Winner Eats $15,000 Winning Lottery Ticket
Lottery Winner Eats $15,000 Winning Lottery Ticket
"One airline passenger became so irate that he could not claim his $15,000 winning scratch card while on board a flight that he took rather odd action — he ate his ticket."
"One airline passenger became so irate that he could not claim his $15,000 winning scratch card while on board a flight that he took rather odd action — he ate his ticket."
Monday, March 01, 2010
"Larry the Liquidator" on Senate Bill 1174 [Mackinac Center]
"Larry the Liquidator" on Senate Bill 1174 [Mackinac Center]
"From MichiganVotes.org
2010 Senate Bill 1174 (Rewrite corporate takeover rules for particular insurance company)
Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on February 25, 2010, to rewrite the rules for corporate acquisitions so as to raise obstacles to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Fremont Insurance Company (which is located in the district of the bill sponsor) by the Indianapolis-based Steak and Shake Corporation.
Specifically, the bill would require a two-thirds supermajority of shareholders to vote in favor of the sale if the current board of directors opposes being taken over, but only for a 'domestic (Michigan-based) insurer with 200 employees or fewer.
Take the money.
Invest it somewhere else.
Maybe, maybe you'll get lucky and it'll be used productively.
And if it is, you'll create new jobs and provide a service for the economy and, God forbid, even make a few bucks for yourselves."
This speech is from "Other People's Money," considered by some to be capitalism's finest film.
"Predatory" investor "Larry the Liquidator's" (Danny DeVito) explains to shareholders considering a vote on a "hostile" takeover the virtue of encouraging the movement of capital from less productive uses (and managers) to more productive ones, not only because it will make money for them, but because it ultimately increases the overall wealth and well-being of a society.'"
Jerry is term limited out this year.
And this legislation helps the managers of the company keep their cush jobs but at great cost to all its stockholders.
And sends a message to ALL future businesses that Michigan is special interest heaven.
"From MichiganVotes.org
2010 Senate Bill 1174 (Rewrite corporate takeover rules for particular insurance company)
Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on February 25, 2010, to rewrite the rules for corporate acquisitions so as to raise obstacles to the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Fremont Insurance Company (which is located in the district of the bill sponsor) by the Indianapolis-based Steak and Shake Corporation.
Specifically, the bill would require a two-thirds supermajority of shareholders to vote in favor of the sale if the current board of directors opposes being taken over, but only for a 'domestic (Michigan-based) insurer with 200 employees or fewer.
Take the money.
Invest it somewhere else.
Maybe, maybe you'll get lucky and it'll be used productively.
And if it is, you'll create new jobs and provide a service for the economy and, God forbid, even make a few bucks for yourselves."
This speech is from "Other People's Money," considered by some to be capitalism's finest film.
"Predatory" investor "Larry the Liquidator's" (Danny DeVito) explains to shareholders considering a vote on a "hostile" takeover the virtue of encouraging the movement of capital from less productive uses (and managers) to more productive ones, not only because it will make money for them, but because it ultimately increases the overall wealth and well-being of a society.'"
Jerry is term limited out this year.
And this legislation helps the managers of the company keep their cush jobs but at great cost to all its stockholders.
And sends a message to ALL future businesses that Michigan is special interest heaven.
Ancient Secret Service Computers Overtaxed
Ancient Secret Service Computers Overtaxed
"A classified review of the United States Secret Service's computer technology found that the agency's computers were fully operational only 60 percent of the time because of outdated systems and a reliance on a computer mainframe that dates to the 1980s, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn."
"A classified review of the United States Secret Service's computer technology found that the agency's computers were fully operational only 60 percent of the time because of outdated systems and a reliance on a computer mainframe that dates to the 1980s, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn."
Now Obama is taxing his Secret Service computers?
Computers don't even have income!
Political Litmus Test: Bluest States Spilling The Most Red Ink
Political Litmus Test: Bluest States Spilling The Most Red Ink
"Powerful unions, big spending put Democratic states in deepest fiscal holes."
Could there be a connection between democrat control and financial disaster?
ya think?
"Powerful unions, big spending put Democratic states in deepest fiscal holes."
Could there be a connection between democrat control and financial disaster?
ya think?
Sweetness & Light
Sweetness & Light
"Billionaire investor George Soros, who helped U.S. President Barack Obama raise money for his presidential campaign in 2008, said Sunday he wasn’t happy with Mr. Obama’s handling of the financial crisis.
Mr. Soros said the government should have taken over U.S. banks instead of bailing them out, a move he suggested would have been more popular with Americans."
This guy funds MoveOn.org and owns many democrat senators and congressman.
He also is a major donor to Obama.
This should scare everyone in our country.
"Billionaire investor George Soros, who helped U.S. President Barack Obama raise money for his presidential campaign in 2008, said Sunday he wasn’t happy with Mr. Obama’s handling of the financial crisis.
Mr. Soros said the government should have taken over U.S. banks instead of bailing them out, a move he suggested would have been more popular with Americans."
This guy funds MoveOn.org and owns many democrat senators and congressman.
He also is a major donor to Obama.
This should scare everyone in our country.
Hot-dog hysteria
Hot-dog hysteria - Washington Times
"Believe it or not, the government is about to regulate the shape of hot dogs."
"Believe it or not, the government is about to regulate the shape of hot dogs."
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Althouse: "Why do the women's costumes all do weird things around the boobs?"
Althouse: "Why do the women's costumes all do weird things around the boobs?"
'Why can't the men's costumes do the same thing with the ass area?'"
'Why can't the men's costumes do the same thing with the ass area?'"
Editorial - Relieve the Chairman of His Gavel - NYTimes.com
Editorial - Relieve the Chairman of His Gavel - NYTimes.com
"Congressman Charles Rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate-paid Caribbean junkets in violation of the House ethics code.
Rather, the New York Democrat berated the panel’s leaders on the House floor.
The moment was characteristic of Mr. Rangel’s arrogance throughout the investigation"
My gosh!
The New York Times?
"Congressman Charles Rangel was far from humbled after the ethics committee admonished him for taking corporate-paid Caribbean junkets in violation of the House ethics code.
Rather, the New York Democrat berated the panel’s leaders on the House floor.
The moment was characteristic of Mr. Rangel’s arrogance throughout the investigation"
My gosh!
The New York Times?
A perfect storm is brewing for the IPCC
A perfect storm is brewing for the IPCC
"Furthermore, it has also emerged in almost every case that the decision to include these scare stories rather than hard scientific evidence was deliberate."
"Furthermore, it has also emerged in almost every case that the decision to include these scare stories rather than hard scientific evidence was deliberate."
A tempest in a nuclear reactor?
A tempest in a nuclear reactor?
"Where's the accountability?
Two years ago, the Democrats and their friends in the liberal media were patting themselves on the back because of a National Intelligence Estimate that baldly stated, 'Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003.'
This was thought to make President George Bush look bad because he was insisting that Iran was a rogue nation that presented a growing threat in the Mideast and throughout the world"
"Where's the accountability?
Two years ago, the Democrats and their friends in the liberal media were patting themselves on the back because of a National Intelligence Estimate that baldly stated, 'Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003.'
This was thought to make President George Bush look bad because he was insisting that Iran was a rogue nation that presented a growing threat in the Mideast and throughout the world"
And remember the media coverage that mocked Bush's stand!
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