Union Will Use 'Any Legal Means' To Combat Members Who Want To Leave [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"Michigan Education Association President Steve Cook said his union will use “any legal means at our disposal” to combat members who want to leave the union."
Important stuff you won't get from the liberal media! We do the surfing so you can be informed AND have a life!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Has the GEICO Gecko Trampled on the Second Amendment?
The PJ Tatler » Has the GEICO Gecko Trampled on the Second Amendment?
"It seems that GEICO, ...... has canceled a customer’s policy because the customer is engaged in the firearms industry.
Here is the letter that GEICO sent to the canceled customer. Click to enlarge."
"It seems that GEICO, ...... has canceled a customer’s policy because the customer is engaged in the firearms industry.
Here is the letter that GEICO sent to the canceled customer. Click to enlarge."
Bill To Set Limit For Driving While Stoned Has A Good Chance
Bill To Set Limit For Driving While Stoned Has A Good Chance « CBS Denver
"In 2011, the most recent data available, 13 percent of deadly crashes in Colorado involved pot.
This is the third year lawmakers have tried to pass the bill, and they watered it down this time to make sure it gets through."
"In 2011, the most recent data available, 13 percent of deadly crashes in Colorado involved pot.
This is the third year lawmakers have tried to pass the bill, and they watered it down this time to make sure it gets through."
This Is the World's Largest Container Ship, But Not for Long
This Is the World's Largest Container Ship, But Not for Long | Autopia | Wired.com
"Meet the CMA CGM Marco Polo.
It’s held the title of largest container ship in the world for a little over a month.
But later this year, it will lose that distinction."
"Meet the CMA CGM Marco Polo.
It’s held the title of largest container ship in the world for a little over a month.
But later this year, it will lose that distinction."
Thursday afternoon links
Thursday afternoon links | AEIdeas
"7. UK study last year found that female teachers give male students lower grades, and similar evidence was found recently in the US."
"7. UK study last year found that female teachers give male students lower grades, and similar evidence was found recently in the US."
Best of the Web Today: War on Women
Best of the Web Today: The Todd Akin of Newspapers - WSJ.com
Reader Kenneth Johnson argues that it's a bad idea:
As a Marine Corps veteran of three combat tours, the first as a rifle platoon commander during the Vietnam War, my concern is what this policy will contribute to further breaking down the already-troubled relationships of men and women in our society.
Friedrich von Hayek wrote that profound social knowledge is embedded in tradition that has evolved through the millennia of human experience. In "The Fatal Conceit," he taught that a society breaks these traditions just because someone has a "good idea" of what would be fair. When these notions are enacted through legislation and court decisions, there is a very real risk of wasting this profound knowledge.
In my view, traditions in the military and civil society are severely broken and the embedded wisdom lost forever where women have combat roles. Totally independent of whether women can physically and mentally contribute to American military effectiveness and efficiency, I am concerned about the broader social implications of a civilization that believes that combat is an appropriate role for women.
For the record, I have ordered men to undertake missions where the entire platoon was at risk. During Operation Dewey Canyon in 1969 (the real one, not the incoming secretary of defense's one), I lost all seven of the Marine casualties I had during my tour. One died five feet from me. We moved on. Others died moments before I got to their position. We moved on. After one firefight, we carried a gut-shot Navy corpsman, who knew how much trouble he was in, for miles up a steep hill out of Laos.
How does a man not give special comfort to a wounded woman? My last Marine died in my arms from a wound I thought he would have survived. Could I have held her in my arms without reservation?
I had to decide how to handle the situation where a new squad leader beat a Marine who fell asleep on watch, the latter punishable by death in time of war. The decision process I went through is captured in a speech I gave to the Valley Forge Military Academy almost a year ago.
My concerns:
What kind of a man is it who can send women off to kill and maim? What kind of society does that?
What kind of men sharing a fire-team foxhole with a woman and two other men don't treat the woman more gently?
What kind of society bemoaning that men don't seem to respect women can't see that part of the respect they demand is predicated on the specialness of the other?
Perhaps it is possible in a firefight to distinguish between how one treats women and men, but I doubt that I could do it. And if I am trained to treat men and women the same throughout my career, can this have no significant effect on how I treat women otherwise?
Climate-Change Misdirection
In his second inaugural address on Monday, President Obama laudably promised to "respond to the threat of climate change."
Unfortunately, when the president described the urgent nature of the threat—the "devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms"—the scary examples suggested that he is contemplating poor policies that don't point to any real, let alone smart, solutions.
Global warming is a problem that needs fixing, but exaggeration doesn't help, and it often distracts us from simple, cheaper and smarter solutions.
For starters, let's address the three horsemen of the climate apocalypse that Mr. Obama mentioned.
Historical analysis of wildfires around the world shows that since 1950 their numbers have decreased globally by 15%.
Estimates published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show that even with global warming proceeding uninterrupted, the level of wildfires will continue to decline until around midcentury and won't resume on the level of 1950—the worst for fire—before the end of the century.
Claiming that droughts are a consequence of global warming is also wrong.
The world has not seen a general increase in drought.
A study published in Nature in November shows globally that "there has been little change in drought over the past 60 years."
The U.N. Climate Panel in 2012 concluded: "Some regions of the world have experienced more intense and longer droughts, in particular in southern Europe and West Africa, but in some regions droughts have become less frequent, less intense, or shorter, for example, in central North America and northwestern Australia."
As for one of the favorites of alarmism, hurricanes in recent years don't indicate that storms are getting worse.
Measured by total energy (Accumulated Cyclone Energy), hurricane activity is at a low not encountered since the 1970s.
The U.S. is currently experiencing the longest absence of severe landfall hurricanes in over a century—the last Category 3 or stronger storm was Wilma, more than seven years ago.
While it is likely that we will see somewhat stronger (but fewer) storms as climate change continues, a March 2012 Nature study shows that the global damage cost from hurricanes will go to 0.02% of gross domestic product annually in 2100 from 0.04% today—a drop of 50%, despite global warming
Unfortunately, when the president described the urgent nature of the threat—the "devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms"—the scary examples suggested that he is contemplating poor policies that don't point to any real, let alone smart, solutions.
Global warming is a problem that needs fixing, but exaggeration doesn't help, and it often distracts us from simple, cheaper and smarter solutions.
For starters, let's address the three horsemen of the climate apocalypse that Mr. Obama mentioned.
Historical analysis of wildfires around the world shows that since 1950 their numbers have decreased globally by 15%.
Estimates published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences show that even with global warming proceeding uninterrupted, the level of wildfires will continue to decline until around midcentury and won't resume on the level of 1950—the worst for fire—before the end of the century.
Claiming that droughts are a consequence of global warming is also wrong.
The world has not seen a general increase in drought.
A study published in Nature in November shows globally that "there has been little change in drought over the past 60 years."
The U.N. Climate Panel in 2012 concluded: "Some regions of the world have experienced more intense and longer droughts, in particular in southern Europe and West Africa, but in some regions droughts have become less frequent, less intense, or shorter, for example, in central North America and northwestern Australia."
As for one of the favorites of alarmism, hurricanes in recent years don't indicate that storms are getting worse.
Measured by total energy (Accumulated Cyclone Energy), hurricane activity is at a low not encountered since the 1970s.
The U.S. is currently experiencing the longest absence of severe landfall hurricanes in over a century—the last Category 3 or stronger storm was Wilma, more than seven years ago.
While it is likely that we will see somewhat stronger (but fewer) storms as climate change continues, a March 2012 Nature study shows that the global damage cost from hurricanes will go to 0.02% of gross domestic product annually in 2100 from 0.04% today—a drop of 50%, despite global warming
Attorney General Bill Schuette targets former Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway's law license
Attorney General Bill Schuette targets former Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway's law license | MLive.com
"Hathaway is charged in federal court with bank fraud stemming from the 2011 sale of a Grosse Pointe Park home on Lakeview Court.
She's accused of hiding assets in order to persuade a bank to forgive part of the loan on her $1.5 million home and approve its sale for $840,000."
"Hathaway is charged in federal court with bank fraud stemming from the 2011 sale of a Grosse Pointe Park home on Lakeview Court.
She's accused of hiding assets in order to persuade a bank to forgive part of the loan on her $1.5 million home and approve its sale for $840,000."
AP Exclusive: possible USAID bid rigging probed
AP Exclusive: possible USAID bid rigging probed - NBC40.net
"Memos from the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development also reveal that the IG is investigating whether Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg tried to interfere with an internal investigation.
Internal inspector general documents said he told the IG's office it shouldn't have investigated the alleged rigging, nor should the matter have been referred to the Justice Department.
Inspectors general are watchdogs within a federal agency and are supposed to operate independently.
The original investigation focused on whether Lisa Gomer, USAID general counsel, may have "wired" a contract last May so the winner of the solicitation would be the agency's retiring chief financial officer, David Ostermeyer.
The contract bidding for a "senior government-to-government assistance adviser" was canceled after questions were raised.
"If the solicitation was in fact designed for Ostermeyer to win, Ms. Gomer and USAID may have violated various federal laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and government ethics policies," according to a letter from two House members to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah in November."
"Memos from the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development also reveal that the IG is investigating whether Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg tried to interfere with an internal investigation.
Internal inspector general documents said he told the IG's office it shouldn't have investigated the alleged rigging, nor should the matter have been referred to the Justice Department.
Inspectors general are watchdogs within a federal agency and are supposed to operate independently.
The original investigation focused on whether Lisa Gomer, USAID general counsel, may have "wired" a contract last May so the winner of the solicitation would be the agency's retiring chief financial officer, David Ostermeyer.
The contract bidding for a "senior government-to-government assistance adviser" was canceled after questions were raised.
"If the solicitation was in fact designed for Ostermeyer to win, Ms. Gomer and USAID may have violated various federal laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation and government ethics policies," according to a letter from two House members to USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah in November."
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Rare tie bids for Muskegon County contracts could be decided by a coin toss
Rare tie bids for Muskegon County contracts could be decided by a coin toss | MLive.com
Hammersley said the policy change on bidding wasn’t related to the advent of more than $30 million in government contracts anticipated as a part of construction of the planned Muskegon County Jail.
Wait a minute!
Flipping a coin is a cute trick but you missed the bigger story.
The county commissioners voted on an amendment to the self-imposed "prevailing wage" burden that will cost county taxpayers millions of dollars if it is forced on bidders for the new jail.
It was a confirmation by every county commissioner (except Susie Hughes) that Muskegon will continue to march with failed counties like Wayne and Genesee in this prevailing wage rip-off of large and small contractors and the public.
Incredible.
I know you weren't at the meeting but the change was published (and highlighted!) and the entire meeting was recorded and is easily available at EyeOnMuskegon.com.
Hammersley said the policy change on bidding wasn’t related to the advent of more than $30 million in government contracts anticipated as a part of construction of the planned Muskegon County Jail.
Wait a minute!
Flipping a coin is a cute trick but you missed the bigger story.
The county commissioners voted on an amendment to the self-imposed "prevailing wage" burden that will cost county taxpayers millions of dollars if it is forced on bidders for the new jail.
It was a confirmation by every county commissioner (except Susie Hughes) that Muskegon will continue to march with failed counties like Wayne and Genesee in this prevailing wage rip-off of large and small contractors and the public.
Incredible.
I know you weren't at the meeting but the change was published (and highlighted!) and the entire meeting was recorded and is easily available at EyeOnMuskegon.com.
Michigan Works consolidation in downtown Muskegon to be done by July 1, county officials say
Michigan Works consolidation in downtown Muskegon to be done by July 1, county officials say | MLive.com
The move will bring more than 60 employees into downtown Muskegon and will save the county $1.3 million over the course of a 10-year lease with Kalamazoo-based Hinman Co., which owns the seven-story office building that overlooks Muskegon Lake.
The Muskegon City Commission this week created a Commercial Rehabilitation District for the Terrace Plaza building, which will allow real estate taxes on the facility to be frozen for 10 years as the owner moves forward with $500,000 in improvements.
.....The county currently has contracted for services located in Orchard View schools in Muskegon Township, the Goodwill Industries center in Roosevelt Park and the Oceana County Employment and Training Center in Shelby.
The county employment and training staff and human resources department are currently located in the county’s Oak Avenue facility.
Wow!
The county freezes property taxes.
Will move county employees from another county location to this new one.
Will leave Orchard View schools, Goodwill and Oceana county with empty buildings.
And the "move will save $1.3 million dollars…"!
Certainly you saw the proof and the math before you wrote your piece.
Can we see it?
Wow!
The county freezes property taxes.
Will move county employees from another county location to this new one.
Will leave Orchard View schools, Goodwill and Oceana county with empty buildings.
And the "move will save $1.3 million dollars…"!
Certainly you saw the proof and the math before you wrote your piece.
Can we see it?
LA elementary teacher charged with molesting 20 young students
LA elementary teacher charged with molesting 20 young students - EAGnews.org :: Education Research, Reporting, Analysis and Commentary
A Los Angeles elementary teacher faces numerous felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly molested 20 students during his 40-year career in the school district."
A Los Angeles elementary teacher faces numerous felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly molested 20 students during his 40-year career in the school district."
Why America’s Going Broke
Why America’s Going Broke | Via Meadia
"Raising taxes might make citizens more sensitive to the real cost of healthcare, but it would kill small businesses already struggling under tax burdens, particularly as they take on the costs imposed by Obamacare.
Reducing government spending might close the budget gap this year, but it would still leave our healthcare system struggling with inefficiencies and ever rising costs.
America needs to find ways of transforming the healthcare industry, not just ways to temporarily narrow the budget gap.
We don’t have a deficit problem; we have a healthcare policy problem.
"Raising taxes might make citizens more sensitive to the real cost of healthcare, but it would kill small businesses already struggling under tax burdens, particularly as they take on the costs imposed by Obamacare.
Reducing government spending might close the budget gap this year, but it would still leave our healthcare system struggling with inefficiencies and ever rising costs.
America needs to find ways of transforming the healthcare industry, not just ways to temporarily narrow the budget gap.
We don’t have a deficit problem; we have a healthcare policy problem.
Forbes is a case study on how conservatives lose institutions
» Forbes is a case study on how conservatives lose institutions - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
"Can anyone cite an example of where a prominent liberal publication has brought in a conservative in a leadership position and allowed the conservative to turn the publication on its political head?
I can’t think of an example.
This is one of the reasons we lose."
"Can anyone cite an example of where a prominent liberal publication has brought in a conservative in a leadership position and allowed the conservative to turn the publication on its political head?
I can’t think of an example.
This is one of the reasons we lose."
Combat Ban Contributed to Sexual Assault Problem
Dempsey: Combat Ban Contributed to Sexual Assault Problem | Washington Free Beacon
"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday he believes the ban on women in combat positions contributed to the military’s current sexual assault problem.
“We’ve had this ongoing issue with sexual harassment, sexual assault.
I believe it’s because we’ve had separate classes of military personnel–at some level,”
Dempsey said at a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to formally announce the ban has been lifted."
"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday he believes the ban on women in combat positions contributed to the military’s current sexual assault problem.
“We’ve had this ongoing issue with sexual harassment, sexual assault.
I believe it’s because we’ve had separate classes of military personnel–at some level,”
Dempsey said at a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to formally announce the ban has been lifted."
Naperville smart meter arrest
Naperville smart meter arrest - chicagotribune.com
"“The city has always had and maintains the right to access our equipment, and today we were simply exercising that right,” he said."
"“The city has always had and maintains the right to access our equipment, and today we were simply exercising that right,” he said."
NRA boycott kills outdoors show that banned assault weapons
NRA boycott kills outdoors show that banned assault weapons | WashingtonExaminer.com
"A massive boycott sparked by the NRA and other gun-rights groups outraged that the nation's largest outdoors show banned the exhibition of assault weapons has caused the show's organizers to abruptly cancel the week-long event in Harrisburg, Pa."
"A massive boycott sparked by the NRA and other gun-rights groups outraged that the nation's largest outdoors show banned the exhibition of assault weapons has caused the show's organizers to abruptly cancel the week-long event in Harrisburg, Pa."
Right-to-Work Law Means Less Money For Union Political Power Grabs
Right-to-Work Law Means Less Money For Union Political Power Grabs [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"One of the main effects of right-to-work laws is that they lessen the abilities of unions to wage expensive and economically harmful ballot campaigns. In fact, that may be the main outcome of the legislation.
Despite the doomsday scenarios, right-to-work laws do not eliminate unions.
States like Nevada and Iowa have high unionization rates, while allowing workers to choose whether or not to send money to unions.
What does change in these states is the amount of time and money labor unions spend on politics."
"One of the main effects of right-to-work laws is that they lessen the abilities of unions to wage expensive and economically harmful ballot campaigns. In fact, that may be the main outcome of the legislation.
Despite the doomsday scenarios, right-to-work laws do not eliminate unions.
States like Nevada and Iowa have high unionization rates, while allowing workers to choose whether or not to send money to unions.
What does change in these states is the amount of time and money labor unions spend on politics."
Republican House Members Who Voted Against Right-to-Work
Republican House Members Who Voted Against Right-to-Work [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"On both bills, 58 Republicans voted “yes” and six Republicans joined the Democrats in voting “no.”
These six were: Reps: Anthony Forlini, R-Harrison Township; Ken Goike, R-Ray Township,; Ken Horn, R-Frankenmuth; Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan; Pat Somerville, R-New Boston; and Dale Zorn, R-Ida.
Five of the GOP House members who voted against right-to-work are starting a new term in the House.
Horn is no longer in the Legislature due to term limits."
"On both bills, 58 Republicans voted “yes” and six Republicans joined the Democrats in voting “no.”
These six were: Reps: Anthony Forlini, R-Harrison Township; Ken Goike, R-Ray Township,; Ken Horn, R-Frankenmuth; Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan; Pat Somerville, R-New Boston; and Dale Zorn, R-Ida.
Five of the GOP House members who voted against right-to-work are starting a new term in the House.
Horn is no longer in the Legislature due to term limits."
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Neighbors Build Defenses Against German Green Energy Grid
Neighbors Build Defenses Against German Green Energy Grid | Job Creators Solutions
"As a result, Germany’s neighbors are now installing switches that will allow them to shut off their connections to German power, essentially quarantining the nation so that it’s temperamental grid doesn’t do damage beyond Deutschland’s borders.
German customers already pay some of the highest electricity rates in Europe, and prices that are nearly three times what Americans pay."
"As a result, Germany’s neighbors are now installing switches that will allow them to shut off their connections to German power, essentially quarantining the nation so that it’s temperamental grid doesn’t do damage beyond Deutschland’s borders.
German customers already pay some of the highest electricity rates in Europe, and prices that are nearly three times what Americans pay."
Is Liberalism Doomed?
Is Liberalism Doomed? | Power Line
This is why the Democrats cannot adopt a budget.
A budget requires arithmetic, and arithmetic demonstrates that the welfare state must either come crashing down, or be exposed as the terrible deal it is for those who didn’t get in on the ground floor.
This is why the Democrats cannot adopt a budget.
A budget requires arithmetic, and arithmetic demonstrates that the welfare state must either come crashing down, or be exposed as the terrible deal it is for those who didn’t get in on the ground floor.
Is this legal? No men are allowed in MSU’s Women’s Lounge
Is this legal? No men are allowed in MSU’s Women’s Lounge | AEIdeas
"Wouldn’t a women-only lounge that discriminates against men be in violation of Title IX?
Or since Michigan State is required to provide gender equality for its athletic programs, wouldn’t Title IX require that MSU provide equivalent space on its campus for a men-only lounge?"
"Wouldn’t a women-only lounge that discriminates against men be in violation of Title IX?
Or since Michigan State is required to provide gender equality for its athletic programs, wouldn’t Title IX require that MSU provide equivalent space on its campus for a men-only lounge?"
Bill Introduced To Repeal 'Gun-Free School Zones Act' Because Deadly Mass Shootings Up Five-Fold Under It
Bill Introduced To Repeal 'Gun-Free School Zones Act' Because Deadly Mass Shootings Up Five-Fold Under It | CNS News
Stockman's bill notes that there have been 10 school shootings killing at least four people each in the 22 years since the "gun-free" bill passed - compared to only two in the 22 years before passage.
Stockman's bill notes that there have been 10 school shootings killing at least four people each in the 22 years since the "gun-free" bill passed - compared to only two in the 22 years before passage.
Union Membership in U.S. Fell to 70-Year Low Last Year
Union Membership in U.S. Fell to 70-Year Low Last Year - NYTimes.com
"The number of American workers in unions declined sharply last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, with the percentage slipping to 11.9 percent, the lowest rate in more than 70 years.
The report found that the number of workers in unions fell by 612,000 last year to 14.7 million, an even larger decrease than the overall 417,000 decline in the total number of Americans working.
“It was a very tough year for unionized workers,” said John Schmitt, a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington.
“We’re seeing declines in the private sector, and we’re seeing declines in the public sector.”"
"The number of American workers in unions declined sharply last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, with the percentage slipping to 11.9 percent, the lowest rate in more than 70 years.
The report found that the number of workers in unions fell by 612,000 last year to 14.7 million, an even larger decrease than the overall 417,000 decline in the total number of Americans working.
“It was a very tough year for unionized workers,” said John Schmitt, a senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington.
“We’re seeing declines in the private sector, and we’re seeing declines in the public sector.”"
Firearms Freedom Bills Clear Senate Committee
Firearms Freedom Bills Clear Senate Committee | Core Principles
Senator Rick Jones wasted no time in keeping his commitment to move second amendment bills out of his Judiciary Committee and on to the Senate floor.
He held hearings all all three bills today, in his first meeting of the new legislative session.
All three bills passed.
Senator Rick Jones wasted no time in keeping his commitment to move second amendment bills out of his Judiciary Committee and on to the Senate floor.
He held hearings all all three bills today, in his first meeting of the new legislative session.
All three bills passed.
Frederick Douglass Foundation
Frederick Douglass Foundation
Members of the Frederick Douglass Foundation believe:
We live in a land of liberty where natural rights of individuals precede and supersede the power of the state.
We are a constitutional republic in which government power is limited and employed for the purpose of providing legitimate public
goods rather than for the benefit of insiders and narrow interest groups.
We are a free market in which persons, individually or collectively, have the natural right to sell goods and services to willing buyers,
and in which the individual pursuit of economic opportunity benefits all.
We are a free society where citizens solve social problems not only through government but also by working together in families,
neighborhoods, churches, charities, and other private, voluntary organizations.
Members of the Frederick Douglass Foundation believe:
We live in a land of liberty where natural rights of individuals precede and supersede the power of the state.
We are a constitutional republic in which government power is limited and employed for the purpose of providing legitimate public
goods rather than for the benefit of insiders and narrow interest groups.
We are a free market in which persons, individually or collectively, have the natural right to sell goods and services to willing buyers,
and in which the individual pursuit of economic opportunity benefits all.
We are a free society where citizens solve social problems not only through government but also by working together in families,
neighborhoods, churches, charities, and other private, voluntary organizations.
Is Right-to-Work Racist?
Is Right-to-Work Racist? [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Stacy Swimp, president of the Frederick Douglass Society in Flint, recently wrote that "right-to-work works for Black Americans."
"From 2000 to 2010 right-to-work states’ black population increased by 17.4 percent, well over double the 7.6 percent increase for forced-unionism states as a group," Swimp wrote.
"The 9.8 percentage point advantage in black population growth in right-to-work states even outpaced the 9 percentage point edge right-to-work states registered in white population growth.
"Big Labor apologists who are now trying to play the race card against right-to-work laws need to answer one simple question:
If forced unionism is so good for black Americans, why are they fleeing in droves from the states where this exploitative system is still in place?"
Stacy Swimp, president of the Frederick Douglass Society in Flint, recently wrote that "right-to-work works for Black Americans."
"From 2000 to 2010 right-to-work states’ black population increased by 17.4 percent, well over double the 7.6 percent increase for forced-unionism states as a group," Swimp wrote.
"The 9.8 percentage point advantage in black population growth in right-to-work states even outpaced the 9 percentage point edge right-to-work states registered in white population growth.
"Big Labor apologists who are now trying to play the race card against right-to-work laws need to answer one simple question:
If forced unionism is so good for black Americans, why are they fleeing in droves from the states where this exploitative system is still in place?"
Obama Dumps a Smart, Independently Minded General
Obama Dumps a Smart, Independently Minded General | The Weekly Standard
" Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way -- not because he went all "mad dog," which is his public image, and the view at the White House, but rather because he pushed the civilians so hard on considering the second- and third-order consequences of military action against Iran.
Some of those questions apparently were uncomfortable.
Like, what do you do with Iran once the nuclear issue is resolved and it remains a foe?
What do you do if Iran then develops conventional capabilities that could make it hazardous for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Persian Gulf?
He kept saying, "And then what?""
" Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way -- not because he went all "mad dog," which is his public image, and the view at the White House, but rather because he pushed the civilians so hard on considering the second- and third-order consequences of military action against Iran.
Some of those questions apparently were uncomfortable.
Like, what do you do with Iran once the nuclear issue is resolved and it remains a foe?
What do you do if Iran then develops conventional capabilities that could make it hazardous for U.S. Navy ships to operate in the Persian Gulf?
He kept saying, "And then what?""
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