By all of us I was singaling out bloggers, activists, organizers and any other concerned citizen that wants to improve the current condition our civic life is in. We have a duty articulately expressed in the Federalist Papers to seek … [Read more...]
Archives for April 16, 2011
BREAKING NEWS – Elected government suspended in Benton Harbor, Michigan and other towns
This is the order issued by Emergency Financial Manager Joseph Harris. Note that all collective bargaining and union contracts are set aside, and that the elected government is also rendered powerless and set aside, without any vote … [Read more...]
Women and children last
Just a few days after a state legislative hearing at which Deval's new Auditor (and former Secretary of Labor) Suzanne Bump testified that the state throws $2.2 billion annually into a "black box" of corporate welfare with no known benefit, … [Read more...]
Missing FEC reports
Sen. Scott Brown ended the first fundraising quarter with an impressive $8.3 million cash on hand. So where are the numbers for the Democrats often mentioned as Brown's challengers for next year? As of the deadline yesterday for the March … [Read more...]
Social Spending Didn’t Create Our Debt
The United States spends 16.2% of our GDP on social programs and Canada spends 16.9% on theirs and an even closer comparison, Australia spends 16%. These two countries spend the same amount of their GDP to ensure a comfortable … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: “Fox lashes out at Moms and Children”
A true story that makes the joke revue because it is so hilarious: Fox lashes out at moms and their children with faux outrage by "experts" at J.Crew ad that shows mom painting her son's toenails pink for fun: Media Research Center's Erin … [Read more...]