Monday, November 15, 2010
Pop-goes-the-taxpayers-Bridge-Card
Pop-goes-the-taxpayers-Bridge-Card WOOD TV8
Holland said he called the state.
They told him the customer didn't violate any of the rules regarding Bridge Card purchases.
Holland said he called the state.
They told him the customer didn't violate any of the rules regarding Bridge Card purchases.
Teacher Pensions: Funding Shortfall Nears $500 Billion
Teacher Pensions: Funding Shortfall Nears $500 Billion - TIME
"Teacher pensions may not sound like a sexy or even high-profile issue, but keep reading: they're threatening the fiscal health of many states and could cost you — yes, you — thousands of dollars."
"Teacher pensions may not sound like a sexy or even high-profile issue, but keep reading: they're threatening the fiscal health of many states and could cost you — yes, you — thousands of dollars."
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Michigan child-care workers suing to break free of UAW union
Michigan child-care workers suing to break free of UAW union
"In 2006, the UAW and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) were formally approved as partners in a union called Child Care Providers Together Michigan.
Only 15 percent of the providers voted, but 92 percent were in favor."
That's the key deal.
The unions got an arrangement with the US government that only the voters on a given vote mattered in gaining a majority.
So if they kept the vote secret or make it hard to vote, they win.
Nice?
Vote democrat and you'll get more of this crap!
"In 2006, the UAW and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) were formally approved as partners in a union called Child Care Providers Together Michigan.
Only 15 percent of the providers voted, but 92 percent were in favor."
That's the key deal.
The unions got an arrangement with the US government that only the voters on a given vote mattered in gaining a majority.
So if they kept the vote secret or make it hard to vote, they win.
Nice?
Vote democrat and you'll get more of this crap!
Greenspan says deficit could spark bond crisis
Greenspan says deficit could spark bond crisis - Business - Personal finance - Stocks & economy - msnbc.com
"The United States must move to rein in its massive budget deficits or it faces the risk of a bond market crisis, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday"
Well...duh.....
That Greenspan would even have to say this is a clear indication of how bad things really are.
"The United States must move to rein in its massive budget deficits or it faces the risk of a bond market crisis, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday"
Well...duh.....
That Greenspan would even have to say this is a clear indication of how bad things really are.
Why Can't Chuck Get His Business Off the Ground?
click on the "Miami" arrow at the bottom-middle and think "MUSKEGON".
Obama White House Hands Out 111 Obamacare Waivers- Hides It on Website
and look at the waivers:
http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/approved_applications_for_waiver.html
Mostly unions and other Friends-of-Barry!
Where is the MSM on this patently clear bribery?
Driving for CATA a lucrative job for some
"Driving a public transit bus can be a six-figure gig in Lansing - if you're willing to work overtime.
A driver from the Capital Area Transportation Authority made $140,900 in 2009.
He put in nearly 2,200 hours of overtime, which averages about 42 extra hours a week.He was one of 25 drivers who earned more than $80,000 last year.
The top hourly pay, before overtime, for bus drivers last year was $22.11, which equates to about $46,000 a year for a full-time driver."
Not including overtime and benefits!
Ralph Kramden would freak out!
One of America's 'Most Governed' States
One of America's 'Most Governed' States [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Federal employees are higher paid on average in Michigan, earning $61,647 according to BLS 2009 data. State employees earned $55,032 and local government workers earned $43,546.
Michigan Capitol Confidential has done several stories involving salaries of state and local government workers.
The salary history of a Michigan public school teacher: wwww.MichCapCon.com/12874
The six figure cops of Sterling Heights: www.MichCapCon.com/13333
Thirty-one MEDC salaries top $100,000: www.MichCapCon.com/13302
The 600-student district with the $300,000 superintendent: www.MichCapCon.com/13604"
"Federal employees are higher paid on average in Michigan, earning $61,647 according to BLS 2009 data. State employees earned $55,032 and local government workers earned $43,546.
Michigan Capitol Confidential has done several stories involving salaries of state and local government workers.
The salary history of a Michigan public school teacher: wwww.MichCapCon.com/12874
The six figure cops of Sterling Heights: www.MichCapCon.com/13333
Thirty-one MEDC salaries top $100,000: www.MichCapCon.com/13302
The 600-student district with the $300,000 superintendent: www.MichCapCon.com/13604"
American Thinker: Clarice's Pieces: Restoring American Stature Abroad
American Thinker: Clarice's Pieces: Restoring American Stature Abroad
"No one's paying attention to details
Sometimes, pictures do convey things better than words.
This picture of this first lady in Indonesia with the president and Indonesia's prime minister tells us a great deal if we study it carefully.
Yes, Michelle Obama looks tacky and ill dressed.
So badly decked out -- that a rear shot of the threesome makes it look as if she hastily threw this pantsuit over a sleeveless dress she'd worn elsewhere during the day -- as she might have had this mosque visit been an afterthought or the protocol about appropriate garb been ignored.
Yes, she looks angry and uncomfortable, but there's more.
Keep looking and you'll see a White House in utter disarray and a President who has allowed his wife to be publicly discomfited and humiliated.
As is customary when visiting a mosque, the Indonesian leader, Barack, and Michelle are shoeless.
As an insult to her, the carpet spread over the hot, sharp bricks they are walking on is wide enough for only two people.
It would be rude for Michelle to walk ahead of the two men; it would diminish her to have her walk behind them; doubtless it would be a diplomatic gaffe if the Obamas walked together behind or in front of their host.
So, we have a picture of the first lady, poorly garbed, hobbling barefooted over hot, sharp bricks while her husband and the host smile and chat in comfort on the carpet.
Any reasonably adept advance team would have prevented this by making sure the first lady received the respectful treatment of a place on the carpet or an invitation to another event.
After the fact one wonders, assuming this was an unanticipated breach of etiquette, why the White House allowed these pictures to be taken and released."
This disastrous visit is simply the latest sign of our "emperor's" disappearing clothes.
Read it all.
"No one's paying attention to details
Sometimes, pictures do convey things better than words.
This picture of this first lady in Indonesia with the president and Indonesia's prime minister tells us a great deal if we study it carefully.
Yes, Michelle Obama looks tacky and ill dressed.
So badly decked out -- that a rear shot of the threesome makes it look as if she hastily threw this pantsuit over a sleeveless dress she'd worn elsewhere during the day -- as she might have had this mosque visit been an afterthought or the protocol about appropriate garb been ignored.
Yes, she looks angry and uncomfortable, but there's more.
Keep looking and you'll see a White House in utter disarray and a President who has allowed his wife to be publicly discomfited and humiliated.
As is customary when visiting a mosque, the Indonesian leader, Barack, and Michelle are shoeless.
As an insult to her, the carpet spread over the hot, sharp bricks they are walking on is wide enough for only two people.
It would be rude for Michelle to walk ahead of the two men; it would diminish her to have her walk behind them; doubtless it would be a diplomatic gaffe if the Obamas walked together behind or in front of their host.
So, we have a picture of the first lady, poorly garbed, hobbling barefooted over hot, sharp bricks while her husband and the host smile and chat in comfort on the carpet.
Any reasonably adept advance team would have prevented this by making sure the first lady received the respectful treatment of a place on the carpet or an invitation to another event.
After the fact one wonders, assuming this was an unanticipated breach of etiquette, why the White House allowed these pictures to be taken and released."
This disastrous visit is simply the latest sign of our "emperor's" disappearing clothes.
Read it all.
Latino kids now majority in state's public schools
Latino kids now majority in state's public schools
"In comparison, 27 percent of California's 6.2 million students identified themselves as white"
"In comparison, 27 percent of California's 6.2 million students identified themselves as white"
Taxpayers Provide More Than 25 Percent of NPR's Funding, Analyst Says
FoxNews.com - Taxpayers Provide More Than 25 Percent of NPR's Funding, Analyst Says
"the network insists it gets no more than 3 percent of its total budget from taxpayers.
But one analyst has argued that NPR's $166 million budget is actually made up of more than 25 percent of taxpayer dollars and that its member stations across the country haul in another 40 percent of public funds."
"the network insists it gets no more than 3 percent of its total budget from taxpayers.
But one analyst has argued that NPR's $166 million budget is actually made up of more than 25 percent of taxpayer dollars and that its member stations across the country haul in another 40 percent of public funds."
Saturday, November 13, 2010
One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012
Opinion One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012
"To that end, we believe Obama should announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2012."
"To that end, we believe Obama should announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2012."
Super-sized pensions, and a doomsday scenario
Super-sized pensions, and a doomsday scenario - The Red Tape Chronicles - msnbc.com
"In New York, a 44-year-old firefighter retires with a $101,000 a year pension, for life.
Near Chicago, a parks commissioner quits and begins collecting a $166,000 pension – a sum sweetened by $50,000 thanks to a one-time retirement year windfall of $270,000.
And in California, a former city manager pulls down $500,000 in retirement checks every year."
"In New York, a 44-year-old firefighter retires with a $101,000 a year pension, for life.
Near Chicago, a parks commissioner quits and begins collecting a $166,000 pension – a sum sweetened by $50,000 thanks to a one-time retirement year windfall of $270,000.
And in California, a former city manager pulls down $500,000 in retirement checks every year."
Friday, November 12, 2010
Man Eats His Own Beard at Knifepoint Over Botched Lawnmower Sale
Man Eats His Own Beard at Knifepoint Over Botched Lawnmower Sale
"There are big stories, and then there are Big Stories, and Lexington, Kentucky's LEX 18 News has got one hell of a Big Story right here"
"There are big stories, and then there are Big Stories, and Lexington, Kentucky's LEX 18 News has got one hell of a Big Story right here"
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000
More federal workers' pay tops $150,000 - USATODAY.com
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
"The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis finds."
Earmark Myths and Realities
Earmark Myths and Realities - By Sen. Tom Coburn - The Corner - National Review Online
"As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on an earmark moratorium, I would encourage my colleagues to consider four myths and four realities of the debate."
Read this and contact Rep. elect Huizenga and every newspaper you can!
Bill Huizenga for Congress • P.O. Box 254 Zeeland, MI 49464 • bill@huizengaforcongress.com616-748-1234 • Paid for by Huizenga for Congress • Dave Nienhuis CPA, Treasurer
"As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on an earmark moratorium, I would encourage my colleagues to consider four myths and four realities of the debate."
Read this and contact Rep. elect Huizenga and every newspaper you can!
Bill Huizenga for Congress • P.O. Box 254 Zeeland, MI 49464 • bill@huizengaforcongress.com616-748-1234 • Paid for by Huizenga for Congress • Dave Nienhuis CPA, Treasurer
Rebranded ACORN Network Will Target Battleground States in 2012
"But contrary to what has been widely reported, the ACORN network has already reconstituted itself under new generic sounding names in anticipation of the 2012 elections, Matthew Vadum, a senior editor and analyst with the Capital Research Center (CRC), explained in an interview.
“This bankruptcy filing is really a public relations head fake,” he said.“ACORN is altering its organizational structure because the name has been sullied and damaged.
But it remains a potent force.”
Moreover, he added, the congressional funding ban that went into effect last year is now lifted."
School Makes Boy Take American Flag Off Bike
School Makes Boy Take American Flag Off Bike - KTXL
"13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike.
He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert.
He's had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was asked told to take it down.
A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property."
"13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike.
He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert.
He's had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was asked told to take it down.
A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property."
Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
My Way News - Court order blocks Okla. amendment on Islamic law
"A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases."
"A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking a state constitutional amendment that prohibits state courts from considering international or Islamic law when deciding cases."
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives
Illinois congressmen paid campaign funds to wives - chicagotribune.com
"The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant."
Democrat SCUM!
"The campaign to re-elect Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has given wife Sandi Jackson's company at least $315,000 for her work.
Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign has paid his wife, Carolyn Rush, more than $240,000 to serve as a consultant."
Democrat SCUM!
Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team
Izzo previews 2011 class; LSJ previews 2010-11 team - LSJ Blogs: Hey, Joe
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays.
First, Tom Izzo was able to speak about the four players who signed national letters of intent today -- wings Branden Dawson, Dwaun Anderson, Brandan Kearney and point guard Travis Trice."
"Today is both national signing day and LSJ basketball preview section day.
Both should be national holidays.
First, Tom Izzo was able to speak about the four players who signed national letters of intent today -- wings Branden Dawson, Dwaun Anderson, Brandan Kearney and point guard Travis Trice."
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