Obama's war against America-DOD Still Barring 50 Priests from Administering Sacraments, LOCKS UP EUCHARIST, Priest Sues

DOD Still Barring 50 Priests from Administering Sacraments, Locks Up Eucharist, Priest Sues | CNS News:
"DOD took this action because Hagel determined--after consulting with Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department--that civilian Catholic priests, working under contract as chaplains, did not, among other things, “contribute to the morale” and “well-being” of service personnel."

What could possibly go wrong......Ex-ACORN operatives helping roll out ObamaCare

Ex-ACORN operatives helping roll out ObamaCare | Fox News

Obamacare and the Edsel: A Tale of Two Lemons

The American Spectator : Obamacare and the Edsel: A Tale of Two Lemons:
"Last month, as the President, HHS Commissar Kathleen Sebelius, and their media toadies hyped the imminent launch of Obamacare’s dysfunctional insurance exchanges, few bothered to observe the 56th anniversary of “E-Day.”
Don’t remember E-Day?
This, believe it or not, was how the delusional leadership of Ford Motor Co. referred to the September 1957 rollout of another great American flop — the Edsel.
That misbegotten vehicle, whose goofy name has long since become synonymous with “spectacular failure,” had much in common with Obamacare. Both were based on bad ideas, full of much-ballyhooed features that didn’t work, and were despised by the public."
...Even Obama’s lickspittles at the New York Times have been shockedby the incompetence with which the software for Obamacare’s “insurance marketplace” was written: “For the past 12 days, a system costing more than $400 million and billed as a one-stop click-and-go hub for citizens seeking health insurance has thwarted the efforts of millions to simply log in.” 
And, despite the lies told to Congress by Commissar Sebelius to the effect that the exchange technology was on track for a successful debut, “Confidential progress reports from the Health and Human Services Department show that senior officials repeatedly expressed doubts that the computer systems for the federal exchange would be ready on time.”

Expect zero MSM coverage if the democrat loses........ Heavy Campaigning For Booker, Lonegan Day Before N.J. Senate Vote

Heavy Campaigning For Booker, Lonegan Day Before N.J. Senate Vote « CBS New York

Failure to Launch

Bummer dude.....Blogger on Far-Left Website Thought He ‘Could Go Along’ With Obamacare – Now He Can’t Believe What’s Happening to His Health Insurance

Blogger on Far-Left Website Thought He ‘Could Go Along’ With Obamacare – Now He Can’t Believe What’s Happening to His Health Insurance | TheBlaze.com:

The history of the Nobel prize in maps and charts, and it’s not fair – there’s a lot of inequality in the global distribution

The history of the Nobel prize in maps and charts, and it’s not fair – there’s a lot of inequality in the global distribution | AEIdeas:
"All of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East combined have only 104 Nobel laureates.
These regions hold 81 percent of the world’s population but only 10% of its Nobel laureates."

The only thing that matters in Detroit, racial "outrage"-Detroit CFO resigns amid anger over 'shoot someone in a hoodie' comment

Detroit CFO resigns amid anger over 'shoot someone in a hoodie' comment | MLive.com:
"Members of City Council earlier on Tuesday had called for "swift action" regarding Bonsall.

......."Someone who is commenting on whether or not they have a right to shoot somebody in a hoodie, which is clearly a reference to the Trayvon Martin case, an issue that to many is fraught with racial overtones and strife and violence -- if there could be swift action based on the ghetto court comment, there should be swifter action on somebody asking can I shoot somebody in a hoodie," Watson said."

And the taxpayer shouldn't either-Chrysler's Retirees Shouldn't Be Stuck Owning Chrysler

Chrysler's Retirees Shouldn't Be Stuck Owning Chrysler - Bloomberg:
"Chrysler's retirees are overwhelmingly dependent on the fortunes of a single company.
Even worse, that company is their own. "

A Return to Keynes?

A Return to Keynes? | RealClearPolitics:
"Despite the myth that it was the stock market crash of 1929 that caused the double-digit unemployment of the 1930s, unemployment never reached double digits in any of the 12 months that followed the 1929 stock market crash.

Unemployment peaked at 9 percent in December 1929 and was back down to 6.3 percent by June 1930, when the first major federal intervention took place under Herbert Hoover.
The unemployment decline then reversed, rising to hit double digits six months later.
As Hoover and then FDR continued to intervene, double-digit unemployment persisted throughout the remainder of the 1930s.

Conversely, when President Warren G. Harding faced an annual unemployment rate of 11.7 percent in 1921, he did absolutely nothing, except for cutting government spending.

Keynesian economists would say that this was exactly the wrong thing to do.
History, however, says that unemployment the following year went down to 6.7 percent -- and, in the year after that, 2.4 percent.

Under Calvin Coolidge, the ultimate in non-interventionist government, the annual unemployment rate got down to 1.8 percent.
How does the track record of Keynesian intervention compare to that? "

$600+ million and it's "joyous"?-Cronyism, incompetence cited in failure of healthcare.gov site

Blog: Cronyism, incompetence cited in failure of healthcare.gov site:
""It's the joyous, simultaneous, nonlinear equation from hell," said Kip Piper, a former top official at HHS and OMB who is now a consultant in close contact with IT vendors.
Piper said it's no surprise that the administration has given up on certain functions given the technological complexity needed and the short time-frame.
So, in addition to the cronyism and incompetence, add "the joyous, simultaneous, nonlinear equation from hell."That just about sums up the entire mess."

Now get 'em fixed-Check out six places Muskegon city officials told need to be improved

Check out six places Muskegon city officials told need to be improved | MLive.com:
"Here are six of the dozens of suggestions that Peterson received during the trip that took he and city staff from downtown to Pere Marquette Park to the west and Muskegon Community College’s campus on the east:"

MSM kinda missed this one-OFA Rally on Capitol Steps Draws Two Dozen

OFA Rally on Capitol Steps Draws Two Dozen:

Cesspool of Alabama State U. ignores governor’s major fraud findings

Alabama State U. ignores governor’s major fraud findings | The Daily Caller:
"Alabama Republican Gov. Robert Bentley released the findings on Monday.
The audit concluded that “despite the numerous impediments to the investigation… there is sufficient predication to believe that a jury or trier of fact could conclude that multiple acts of fraud, waste and/or abuse are occurring and/or have occurred at ASU.”"

More College Subsidies a Poor Investment

More College Subsidies a Poor Investment [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"At the national level, despite a 10-fold increase in federal funding, a lower percentage of low-income citizens are getting college degrees today than 40 years ago (12 percent in 1970 vs. 7 percent today)."

Bodies Double as Cash Machines With U.S. Income Lagging

Bodies Double as Cash Machines With U.S. Income Lagging: Economy - Bloomberg:
"In all but two quarters since the beginning of 2011, “hair,” “eggs,” or “kidney” have been among the top four autofill results for the Google search query, “I want to sell my...,” according to Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at New York-based ConvergEx Group, which provides brokerage and trading-related services for institutional investors.
While Americans can legally sell hair, breast milk and eggs, the sale and purchase of a kidney in the U.S. is against the law.
“The fact that people even explore it indicates that there are still a lot of people worried about their financial outlook,” said Colas, who tracks off-the-grid economic indicators.
“This is very much unlike every other recovery that we’ve had. 
It’s going to be a slow-grinding, very frustrating recovery.”"

Lew: Interest Rate on T-Bills Nearly Tripled In One Week

Lew: Interest Rate on T-Bills Nearly Tripled In One Week | CNS News:
"Testifying in the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said that the Treasury last week needed to offer nearly triple the interest rate it had offered the week before in order to sell Treasury bills at public auction."

A ‘Common’ Debate: Common Core Curriculum Standards Are Promising But Dangerous

A ‘Common’ Debate: Common Core Curriculum Standards Are Promising But Dangerous [Mackinac Center]:
"Despite these advantages, there’s little evidence that implementing more standards will lead to better outcomes for students all by itself. Examining the effect state standards have had in the past at boosting learning, the Brookings Institution found that “the Common Core will have little to no effect on student achievement.”"

Obamanation! Obamacare insurance market deeply flawed: Aetna CEO

Obamacare insurance market deeply flawed: Aetna CEO:
"Aetna's CEO gave a harshly critical review Monday of the federal government's Obamacare marketplace, saying, "There's so much wrong, you just don't know what's broken until you get a lot more of it fixed.""

Tonight 6:30-8:30 A ‘Common’ Debate: Common Core Curriculum Standards Are Promising But Dangerous

More info about tonight: http://muskegonpundit.blogspot.com/2013/10/tomorrow-tue-1015-learn-about-it.html

A ‘Common’ Debate: Common Core Curriculum Standards Are Promising But Dangerous [Mackinac Center]:

There are many other reasons to be skeptical of the Common Core’s ability to improve public education. Although collaboratively developed by state politicians, there is a very real threat the federal government will usurp control of these standards. The Obama administration’s decision to entice states to adopt these standards in order to qualify for the “Race to the Top” federal grant was a step in this direction. 

If the federal government gains control of these standards, it’s unlikely they will remain rigorous. They will become highly politicized, and wealthy special interest groups (notably, teachers unions and public school officials) will lobby to have these standards reduced  or watered down.

None of this would harm Michigan if the state could maintain its ability to back away from the standards at any time. But if the federal government again ties resources to the use of these standards, and if Michigan is heavily “invested,” opting out may become politically and practically difficult, if not impossible.

High standards should be used to hold tax-funded schools accountable for delivering educational opportunities to students. This is a worthy goal. But it’s more easily achieved by creating a marketplace of educational services where those who know and care the most about the best interests of children — parents —are the ultimate  arbiters of quality. This decentralized and apolitical accountability beats any top-down dictate from the state. 

The reality is though that until all parents have the ability to hold schools accountable by saying “no thank you” and voting with their feet, we’ll have to rely on some form of state-mandated accountability standards. The Common Core are better than Michigan’s status quo on this count,  but also dangerous. Ideally, Michigan would implement better standards without risking the certain dangers associated with federal control of these standards.

Watch: They Will Clear The Shelves Within Hours: “Like a Tornado” |

Watch: They Will Clear The Shelves Within Hours: “Like a Tornado” |:
"This weekend the nation’s Electronic Benefits Transfer crashed, leaving millions of Americans around the country wondering where they would get their next meal.

One woman, interviewed just minutes after she learned the system was no longer functioning, complained that she was unable to put food on the table.
“How am I going to feed my family,” she asked, noting that she has six kids to feed."

Robert Shiller's Devastating Takedown Of Housing As An Investment Will Have You Renting For The Rest Of Your Life

Robert Shiller's Devastating Takedown Of Housing As An Investment Will Have You Renting For The Rest Of Your Life – DIY Tech - TG Daily:
"Housing traditionally is not viewed as a great investment.
It takes maintenance, it depreciates, it goes out of style.
All of those are problems.
And there’s technical progress in housing.
So, new ones are better…
“So, why was it considered an investment? 
That was a fad. 
That was an idea that took hold in the early 2000′s.
And I don’t expect it to come back."

Union thugs win a BIG one! Judge: County Must Repay Retired Workers

Judge: County Must Repay Retired Workers - News Talk 1400 AM WDTK Detroit:
"(Wayne County, MI) -- Wayne County needs to repay millions of dollars and interest to restore a pension fund and let it hand-out the 13th monthly checks to retirees.
That's what a judge ruled yesterday.
He ordered the county to restore 32-million-dollars, plus interest, to the fund that pays 13th checks annually to retired workers, and make other payments needed to make-up for retirees not getting enough money for several years. 
The judge sided with unions in his decision while the county is going to file an appeal to his recommendations."

Obama's "amerika"-Anyone think it's gonna get better?-- Muskegon-area homeowners beware: Home invasions on the rise, police say

Muskegon-area homeowners beware: Home invasions on the rise, police say | MLive.com:
"NORTON SHORES, MI -- A slew of home invasions, in which televisions and other electronics seem to be the target, have occurred recently in Muskegon County, particularly in the cities of Muskegon and Norton Shores.
Police are asking residents to be aware of the recent uptick and report any suspicious activity."

Simple math. Poor, middleclass folks can't afford to buy homes. The rich can. These numbers bode very poorly for our country. Metro Detroit home sale prices up 48 percent over last year; total sales up, too

Metro Detroit home sale prices up 48 percent over last year; total sales up, too | Crain's Detroit Business:

Holy crapola!!! Treasury Bills Collapse

Treasury Bills Collapse | Zero Hedge:
"As equities continue to press back towards all-time highs, the Treasury Bill market is growing increasingly uncomrtable that these "people" in DC will find a solution before the 10/17/13 bill matures (10/17/13 Bill +15 at 35bps now!).
Dec VIX is continuing to diverge higher against stock exuberance as at least someone is hedging.
Following the dismal tail in the 3- and 6-month bill auctions, it seems the US equity market's dissonance is remarkable...
It's not just the short-dated Bills, Feb Bills are now 8-9bps higher in yield (triple the levels they started the day at!)"

Here's a List of 313+ Employers Who Have Cut Hours Because of Obamacare

Here's a List of 313+ Employers Who Have Cut Hours Because of Obamacare:
"Obamacare is being protested by the unions.
It’s causing the deficit to increase by $6 trillion.
It’s hurting the young people especially hard.
It’s causing insurance premiums to skyrocket as much as 1-400%.
Over 40% of small business have stopped hiring. It’s a failure.

Now, the great people at the Investors Business Daily have published a document with over 300 employers who have cut hours because of Obamacare.
Please note that this list is being updated constantly… it’s getting worse by the day.
You can read the Excel sheet here or read the list on this page."

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ON THE LEFT

Instapundit » Blog Archive 
"CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ON THE LEFT — BILL AYERS’ BOMBS.
Civil disobedience on the right — illicit lawn maintenance at national monuments.

Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 10:54 am"

This doesn't include SS, Medi-etc., VA, other theft.....Who Owns the US Debt Held by the Public?

Who Owns the US Debt Held by the Public? | Mercatus: "In 2000, foreign investors held roughly half as much debt as domestic investors;"

Ted Nugent Cuts His Hair, Hints At Presidential Run

Ted Nugent Cuts His Hair, Hints At Presidential Run « CBS Detroit:
"Is Ted Nugent considering a run for the White House?
The outdoorsman, and Michigan native, is known for his guitar licks and long locks, but a recent photo posted to his wife Shemane Nugent’s Instagram account shows The Nuge with a short, conservative haircut. and no ponytail.
In a Washington Post interview, The Motor City Madman hinted at presidential ambitions.
Hi, I’m Ted Nugent. I have nine children from seven women, and I’m running for president.” 
Nugent takes a sip of water, having delivered his potential slogan. 
“Yeah, I’m thinking about it.”"