Wayne State Shuts Down Website to Investigate Campaign Finance Concerns Raised by FOIA Debate [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Wayne State Shuts Down Website to Investigate Campaign Finance Concerns Raised by FOIA Debate [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "Wayne State University shut down the website for its Labor Studies Center shortly after Michigan Capitol Confidential managing editor Ken Braun cited specific pages and documents found on the Labor Studies Center’s website and publicly questioned whether it was acting like a political action committee for unions." The rats always burn the evidence. FOIA be damned!

Must watch! City of Muskegon Commissioner Clara Shepherd endorses felon cops at Youth Forum

How long will the residents of Muskegon and Muskegon Heights continue to elect Detroit style "leaders" and enact Detroit style laws and not expect their cities will become little versions of Detroit?

Andrew Klavan: Barack the Magic Suit, A Political Fairy Tale.

Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught

Prosser's huge gain comes after Waukesha County flub is caught - JSOnline "David Prosser gained 7,582 votes in Waukesha County, after a major counting error of Brookfield results was detected, County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus announced in a stunning development this afternoon." BIG!

Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt

Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt — Autoblog Green "That said, Uncle Sam really wants you to buy vehicles like the Volt, which is eligible for a $7,500 federal tax rebate, as well additional state and local rebates depending on where you live. Some residents of Lansing, Michigan, for instance, are eligible for up to $15,000 worth of rebates on the Volt."

Giants Fan Beaten: Beaten Giants Fan May Have Brain Damage

Giants Fan Beaten: Beaten Giants Fan May Have Brain Damage; Reward up to $100,000 - ktla.com "Stow and three friends were approached after Thursday's game by a group of Dodgers fans, according to Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg. Two of the men attacked the trio, Rosenberg said, kicking and punching them while shouting expletives about the Giants. Family members say Stow texted relatives during the game saying he felt threatened. Police say they believe as many as 100 people witnessed the attack." Change you better believe in......

Obama: "I Remember What It Was Like Pumping Gas"

RealClearPolitics - Video - Obama: "I Remember What It Was Like Pumping Gas" Seriously! This moron is president of the greatest country in history?

Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037

Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Anyway' Economy Can Continue Past 2037 CNSnews.com "CBO is saying it 'can't conceive of anyway' that the economy can continue past 2037 given its current trajectory."

Quantitative Easing Explained

In case you were interested.

A perfect pension storm

A perfect pension storm - chicagotribune.com "Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman delivered a timely reminder to Illinois politicians that the state's budget woes cannot be solved simply through higher taxation. In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn, Oberhelman hinted that Caterpillar, an employer of some 23,000 in the state, would consider relocating in response to new burdens from Springfield"

Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity

Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity - WSJ.com "No one person or party is responsible for the looming crisis. Yet the facts are clear: Since President Obama took office, our problems have gotten worse. Major spending increases have failed to deliver promised jobs. The safety net for the poor is coming apart at the seams. Government health and retirement programs are growing at unsustainable rates. The new health-care law is a fiscal train wreck. And a complex, inefficient tax code is holding back American families and businesses"

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans

Costly Union Worker Special Favor Barely Survives With Help of Two Michigan Republicans [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:

"The two Republicans from Michigan that voted “no” were Candice Miller, R-Harrison Twp., and Thad McCotter, R-Livonia."

REMEMBER THEIR NAMES!

Yakima Election Illegals | Illegal aliens set to tilt Yakima, Wash. election scales by being included in district headcounts

Yakima Election Illegals Illegal aliens set to tilt Yakima, Wash. election scales by being included in district headcounts
"The white population votes at a larger percentage than Latinos thereby over ruling every time the Latino group disagrees with the white vote,”"

Ruling says landlords must let AIDS patient keep his dog

Ruling says landlords must let AIDS patient keep his dog "Blake got a dog in May 2008. In July 2008, the landlords sent tenants a notice saying that a no-pet policy in their leases would be enforced, beginning Oct. 1."

Austerity Helps Economic Recovery, Recent Data Show

Austerity Helps Economic Recovery, Recent Data Show - Investors.com
"The common thread: Cuts in services and entitlements are indebted nations' surest way to a recovery."

Michigan School Funding Still Above National Average

Michigan School Funding Still Above National Average [Michigan Capitol Confidential] "Even if Gov. Snyder's proposed spending reductions are passed by the Republican Legislature, Michigan schools on average will still get more state and local tax dollars than schools in 28 other states"

Despite The Scary Warnings, U.S. Not Running Low On Oil

Despite The Scary Warnings, U.S. Not Running Low On Oil - Investors.com
"Our proven reserves are much lower than our actual reserves because government has blocked access, onshore and offshore.
It's silly to argue that there is no point to easing restrictions on drilling because 'proven reserves' aren't there.
There'd be a lot more proven reserves if the restrictions were eased.

Just in the past few years, we've started the process to extract a century-long supply of clean-burning natural gas we didn't even realize existed."

U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding

U.S. wants states to reveal more about pension funding Reuters "A federal board will soon propose that U.S. states disclose more about their pension funding as worries grow whether states and municipalities can pay for their employees' pensions"

Why Bankers Want a Muni Bond Taxpayer Bailout

Chriss Street: Why Bankers Want a Muni Bond Taxpayer Bailout "All that hoopla ended yesterday, when Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank, acknowledged at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Washington D.C., that hundreds of tax free municipal bonds issues will 'not make it' and default."

Jim Calhoun Owns Reporter

This is GREAT!

Iain Duncan Smith justifies raising retirement age

Iain Duncan Smith justifies raising retirement age: 'People don't want to retire at 65' Mail Online "Most workers want to work on when they reach 65, Iain Duncan Smith claimed yesterday. He insisted that higher life expectancy meant people should – and usually want – to work for longer before taking their pension. The Work and Pensions Secretary made the extraordinary claim on the eve of unveiling reforms that could push the retirement age beyond 70."

Second thoughts about that birth certificate

Second thoughts about that birth certificate Matt Patterson Op Eds Washington Examiner "Then there is the stubborn issue of Hawaii's governor -- and Obama family friend -- Neil Abercrombie, who had vowed upon taking office to once and for all prove that Obama was indeed born in Hawaii, thereby neutralizing the issue in advance of the 2012 campaign. Abercrombie claims to have found ... something. 'It [the proof] was actually written I am told, this is what our investigation is showing, it actually exists in the archives, written down,' he told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Written down? What on earth does that mean? Did some anonymous government employee scribble on a napkin: 'On this day, Barack Obama was born?' Either an original, hospital-generated, long-form birth certificate exists or it doesn't, and either the governor has found it or he hasn't."

2011 Budget Battle in Perspective

2011 Budget Battle in Perspective Downsizing the Federal Government "Record spending levels…trillion dollar plus deficits…mountainous debt…a weak economy… What, Congress worry?"

How Snyder’s income tax plan impacts YOU

How Snyder’s income tax plan impacts YOU

EAT THE RICH!

The Scratching Post: Determining Soil pH

The Scratching Post: Determining Soil pH "Maybe I should have gone this way, but the cost doesn't seem to warrant it."

Ryan-Rubio 2012

Ryan-Rubio 2012 The Weekly Standard

The F-35, Its Engine, and the Philosophy of Second Sources

The F-35, Its Engine, and the Philosophy of Second Sources « Uncommon Misconceptions "Gates says we can’t afford the extra $3 billion for the 2nd engine. The GAO says that we’ll make the money back. ........It’s also cheap insurance against Pratt & Whitney continuing their poor cost and schedule performance. Does Pratt & Whitney really care that they have a competitor? Oh yes, just look at this site, where article after article talks about their hope that the alternate engine program will die."

Ron Arnold: Human tsunami to plunge America into new dark age

Ron Arnold: Human tsunami to plunge America into new dark age (not an April Fool trick) Ron Arnold Columnists Washington Examiner "The radical network that shut down the World Trade Organization in 1999's 'Battle of Seattle' is being reincarnated to shut down global fossil fuel production on April 20. 'Aggressive protests and civil disobedience' will animate the 'International Day of Direct Action Against Extraction' says protest organizer Rising Tide North America, a coalition of environmental, climate and 'social justice' groups."

Graham: Explore limits on Quran burnings

Graham: Explore limits on Quran burnings - POLITICO Live "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a military lawyer, is the first member of Congress to say the legislature needs to explore the possibility, however unlikely, of limiting some kinds of free speech - like Terry Jones' Quran burning - that help America's enemies. 'I wish we could find a way to hold people accountable. Free speech is a great idea, but we're in a war,' he told CBS's Bob Schieffer on 'Face the Nation. ' 'During World War II, we had limits on what you could do if it inspired the enemy,' Graham said, adding that he wanted to do 'anything we can to push back here in America against acts like this that put our troops at risk.'"