Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid

Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid
"A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.

With a self-reported annual income of about $6,000, Natoma Canfield is a prime candidate for financial aid in the form of Medicaid - the federal health care program for low-income and disabled people - or charitable assistance."

Think about it!

The "brilliant" BarryO and his equally "brilliant" comrades searched the entire country to find the poster child of America's miserable health care system.

And they came up with a gal who is covered already.

I mean...this ought to be a big deal to Obama, right?

And they can't even find an American who is suffering from our "unfair" health system/

And they want even more power over our system?

Gimme a break!

Hitler Is Forced to Teach on Fridays

TaxProf Blog: Law Prof Hitler Is Forced to Teach on Fridays

Funding crunch shines light on White River Light Station museum budget

Funding crunch shines light on White River Light Station museum budget
"'It's not something we want to do,' St. Amour said.
'We're not sure where the money is going to come from.'
Amy VanLoon, executive director of the White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, said her staff receives hundreds of inquiries a year about the lighthouse museum.
'People come from far and wide to see it,' VanLoon said."

Funny.
Everyone says the lighthouse is a treasure...but everyone says someone else ought to pay for it.

Sounds oh, so familiar.

How going green may make you mean

How going green may make you mean Environment The Guardian
"When Al Gore was caught running up huge energy bills at home at the same time as lecturing on the need to save electricity, it turns out that he was only reverting to 'green' type.

According to a study, when people feel they have been morally virtuous by saving the planet through their purchases of organic baby food, for example, it leads to the 'licensing [of] selfish and morally questionable behaviour', otherwise known as 'moral balancing' or 'compensatory ethics'."

West Michigan Reform Review

West Michigan Reform Review
"Does State Rep. Mary Valentine support
late-term partial-birth abortion?

We believe she does, based on
her 2008 vote against a proposed
ban of partial birth abortion in
Michigan.


Her recent letter to the
editor of the Muskegon Chronicle
disputes that conclusion, at least
to some degree."


She's caught in her own lie and is scrambling to cover up the real facts.

Good job, "Reform Review" in keeping her votes front and center!

And a pretty good website too!

Six Stupid Things Candidates Do to Mess Up Their Campaigns


Pajamas Media » Six Stupid Things Candidates Do to Mess Up Their Campaigns
"Americans are tired of politicians’ smooth answers, refusal to follow principles, and slick campaign talk.

However, some campaigns are doomed to defeat because they’re making basic errors.

As a former candidate, I made a couple big mistakes that I wish someone would have told me to avoid.

If people want to make a difference, they should avoid giving their money and energy to campaigns that have doomed themselves to political oblivion.

Here are the warning signs."

Anyone considering a run for ANY office should read this!

(HT Atlanta Lou)

My Way News - ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal

My Way News - ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal
"Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate bid to ditch the tarnished name of their parent organization and restore federal grants and other revenue streams that ran dry in the wake of a video scandal.
The letters A, C, O, R and N are coming off office doors from New York to California.
Business cards are being reprinted.
New signs with new names are popping up in front of offices."

New name, same crooks.
They will continue to thrive unless we stop them!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: The $2 Trillion Public Pension Hole and What You Can Do About It

Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: The $2 Trillion Public Pension Hole and What You Can Do About It: "The cover story of Barron's is on public pensions, an issue I have been railing about for years, and heatedly so for several months. Please consider The $2 Trillion Hole."

Bracket breakdown: Midwest, West, East and South

Bracket breakdown: Midwest, West, East and South
"Georgia Tech (No. 10 seed) is young and super talented.
Michigan fans will have a nice flashback when they watch freshman guard Glen Rice Jr . (5.2 ppg) come in off the bench."

MSU's Tom Izzo has no regrets about his disciplinary decisions

MSU's Tom Izzo has no regrets about his disciplinary decisions
“I realize that everything I did was good,” Izzo said.
“I don’t regret one iota of it.
I say that, and I think it’s the best I’ve felt in a year.
There’s one thing I’ve always done in this job, and I’ve gotten personal with every guy.
I feel like I always have their best interest in mind.”"

U.S. & U.K. Closer to Losing AAA Credit Rating, Moody’s Says. Related: Fortune: Wel…

U.S. & U.K. Closer to Losing AAA Credit Rating, Moody’s Says.

OH, GOODY: U.S. & U.K. Closer to Losing AAA Credit Rating, Moody’s Says.
Related:

Fortune: Welcome to the United States of Iceland.

Are things really that bad? I don’t think so, but a budget-busting health-care entitlement won’t help . . . .

Also: China, Japan reduce holdings of U.S. Treasury debt."

Turkey bans trips abroad for artificial insemination

BBC News - Turkey bans trips abroad for artificial insemination
"Now they will face punishment of one to three years in prison for doing so."

Ain't government health care great?

Funding crunch shines light on White River Light Station museum budget | - MLive.com

Funding crunch shines light on White River Light Station museum budget
"The proposed budget lists McDonnell's salary at $13,806 and her health insurance at $6,444.
The museum's portion of the budget also calls for $4,000 in utility expenses, $1,000 for repairs and maintenance, and $1,000 for printing and publishing, among other items."

Duh...you're out of taxpayer's money.
Fire her and save $30-40,000.
If the local won't support it, bulldoze it!

Are we ever going to realize that rich folks want the rest of us to pay for their hobbies?

Butler University Deems Chief Justice Roberts Too Controversial for Commencement Address

Butler University Deems Chief Justice Roberts Too Controversial for Commencement Address
"When John Roberts' niece graduates in May from Butler University this May, the Supreme Court chief justice may attend as a relative — but he has been deemed too controversial to take the stage as commencement speaker."

The lunatics are running the asylum.
Will we never learn?

Super-sized mother determined to become world's fattest woman in two years | Mail Online

Super-sized mother determined to become world's fattest woman in two years
"'My favourite food is sushi, but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go,' she said.'
I do love cakes and sweet things, doughnuts are my favourite.'"

You go girl...nothing says "female empowerment" like government subsidized suicide!

Workers' compensation for illegal immigrants? State Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill

Workers' compensation for illegal immigrants? State Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduces bill
"State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) on Thursday introduced legislation that would extend workers' compensation rights to illegal immigrants in Michigan."

Sunday, March 14, 2010

LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe: The basics


LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe: The basics: "The basics"
March 14, 2010
The basics
Friday's game does indeed start at 7:20 p.m. Eastern, three cheers for the ink-stained wretches. Chris Allen will play, and Tom Izzo and Durrell Summers did meet Sunday.
Also: * The Spartans will essentially be playing to avenge Illinois on Friday. At least, that's how you could look at it considering New Mexico State is a "bid bandit" that stole an at-large slot away. I have to think Illinois was the last team left out, or awfully close to it. * The Aggies are fast, athletic and high-scoring, with six guys shooting above 33 percent from long range. And you may as well ignore everything this team did in the first half of the season. Athletic forwards Troy Gillenwater (6-8, 234, 14.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and Wendell McKines (6-6, 224, 10.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg) joined the team in February and December, respectively, after they gained academic eligibility. This is a totally different team with those two, and a huge reason the Aggies won the WAC tourney. * The Aggies also give it up on defense (77 points, 45 percent shooting) and have poor rebounding numbers. But again, they didn't have the 16 rebounds a game Gillenwater and McKines give them. * No tickets available for this one, it's sold out and MSU's 350 will go to the luminaries and top donors. However, I'm thinking that sellout has a lot to do with Gonzaga fans expecting the Zags to be there (instead of, say, Buffalo!) so if you can find a way out to Spokane, I'll bet you can find good seats at a good price outside the arena. * For Lansing-area residents, MSU's team banquet is Monday night, at Breslin for the first time. Admission is free, concessions open, doors open at 7:30 with the program starting at 7:45. You can sit in the green seats. * Arizona was not included, meaning MSU now has the third-longest NCAA streak with 13. Kansas is at 21 and Duke at 15. MSU's streak is the second-longest in Big Ten history. Indiana went to 18 straight from 1986 to 2003. * Izzo repeated that he will "mix it up" this week and look at lineup variations. Draymond Green, though, will stay in that sixth man role. Izzo said Kalin Lucas is out to prove something, in a good way.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pe…

Instapundit » Blog Archive » THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pe…: "March 14, 2010
THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS UNARMED COPS. You know, like in Britain. AP: Memphis police at fault in Pentagon shooting. Disarm the police now! If it saves just one life, it’s worth it . . . .
Also: “We need to close the police department loophole.”"

NICE rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended 20,000 cancer patients' lives

NICE rejects ten drugs (allowed in Europe) that could have extended 20,000 cancer patients' lives
"Up to 20,000 people have died needlessly early after being denied cancer drugs on the NHS, it was revealed yesterday.
The rationing body NICE has failed to keep a promise to make more life-extending drugs available.
Treatments used widely in the U.S. and Europe have been rejected on grounds of cost-effectiveness, yet patients and their loved ones have seen the NHS waste astronomical sums.
Last week it emerged that £21billion - a fifth of the entire annual budget - was spent on failed schemes to tackle inequality."

Why Health Bill Makes No Sense

Why Health Bill Makes No Sense - Investors.com

The Cost-Control Illusion

The Cost-Control Illusion - WSJ.com

"Above all other reasons, voters who oppose ObamaCare cite their fear over costs:
They think it will cause their insurance premiums to soar and result in far higher taxes to fund a vast new entitlement.
The public is right on both counts, which is why White House smokejumpers have been dispatched to put out this fire as the final votes approach.

Let's take their claims one by one, as a public service while everyone else focuses on the whip count."

Read this and weep...

Happy Pi day: Five tasty facts about the famous ratio

Pi day: Five tasty facts about the famous ratio - physics-math
"Mathematics enthusiasts will this weekend be celebrating Pi day, which falls on 14 March in honour of the famous ratio's first few digits, 3.14.
You probably know that pi is the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter, but here are some less familiar facts about the mathematical constant.
We did consider giving you 3.14 facts but alas we had five…"

State Department: Employees' families can leave MX border cities

State Department: Employees' families can leave MX border cities - KVIA.com El Paso, Las Cruces
"The U.S. State Department has authorized employees working in six Mexican border cities to move their families out of those areas because of security concerns.
The unprecedented move comes as authorities in Mexico investigate the murders of 3 people connected to the U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez."

Thank you democrats, who have kept our "fence" from being erected.....you scumbags!

13 Killed At Mexican Beach Resort

13 Killed At Mexican Beach Resort
"ACAPULCO, Mexico (March 14, 2010)—
What evidently was drug-related violence left 13 people dead early Saturday in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, which has traditionally been a popular spring break destination.

Four of the victims were beheaded, security officials said.

Five of the dead were police officers who were attacked while on nighttime patrol on the outskirts of the Pacific Ocean resort, security officials said."

This ain't good....

Leader of Roman Catholic Church in Ireland urged to quit over abuse victims' silence vow

Leader of Roman Catholic Church in Ireland urged to quit over abuse victims' silence vow Mail Online
"The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland is facing huge pressure to resign amid allegations he witnessed teenage abuse victims take vows of silence over a paedophile.
Cardinal Sean Brady, the Primate of All Ireland, admitted that he attended meetings in 1975 when two teenage boys signed oaths of silence while testifying in a Church inquiry against Father Brendan Smyth."

Oh my God!
It gets worse!

Vatican officials defend pope on abuse

Vatican officials defend pope on abuse
"Benedict is also under fire for a 2001 church directive he wrote while a Vatican cardinal, instructing bishops to keep abuse cases confidential."

There is little disagreement that the world wide Catholic Church is a pedophile enterprise.

The Catholic religion is a noble religion.

It has been hijacked.

I doubt it will ever recover.

A tragedy for the world!

Soak the Rich, Keep the Change

RealClearPolitics - Soak the Rich, Keep the Change
"Do Washington state Democrats have a death wish?
That's the question many locals must be asking after the Democrat-controlled Senate held hearings last Thursday, with little notice, packed with supporters for a new bill that would impose a statewide income tax."

UN Navy crew's mutiny against the 'Sea Witch' captain who ' belittled' them

UN Navy crew's mutiny against the 'Sea Witch' captain who ' belittled' them - Telegraph
"Standing on the bridge of her warship with the ocean before her and a crew of men awaiting her command, the future looked fantastic for Captain Holly Graf, the first American to take charge of a US Navy cruiser."

The Brits get it.

We, apparently, didn't.

Timothy Geithner Cracks Down

Timothy Geithner Cracks Down - Mark Steyn
"If they'd subjected Secretary Geithner to those rates on what he owed, we could have wiped out the deficit."

Dwarfgate: 5ft 5in Sarkozy's fury as 6ft Cameron and 5ft 11in Osborne 'mock his size'

Dwarfgate: 5ft 5in Sarkozy's fury as 6ft Cameron and 5ft 11in Osborne 'mock his size'

"David Cameron is caught up in an extraordinary 'dwarfgate' row with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The dispute centres on a claim that Mr Cameron made a remark about 'hidden dwarfs' while discussing a photograph showing himself with Mr Sarkozy - who is seven inches shorter than the Tory leader.

The French government was reportedly furious about the comment."

It sorta makes sense to drabble about "dwarfgate" rather than the fiscal tsunami that WILL engulf the entire European suicide pact SOON.

Like ordering croissants on the titanic.....right?