Archive for October 2011
Another “troubled” Department of Energy loan UPDATE
Remember Solyndra? This weekend, Beacon Power Corporation of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts filed for bankruptcy protection. In August, 2010, the Obama administration, through the Department of Energy, gave it a $43 million loan guarantee to build a plant in Stephentown, New York that opened in January, 2011. Here is what Beacon Power does. It makes, [f]ast-spinning flywheels [that] can…
Read MoreWhat is a household?
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office released the results of a study comparing average household income in 1979 to average household income in 2005. Over this 25 year period, the top 20% of households had a 10 point increase in their incomes (with most going to the top 1%) while the other 80% of households…
Read More2012 election strategy: buy votes with taxpayer money
Let me introduce you to Ed DeMarco. He is the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which was created in 2008 to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Mr. DeMarco has held this position since 2009 when the original director left.
Read MoreFCC approves a new fee to be added to your phone bill
If you pay any attention to your phone bill you know that buried within the “other charges” section is something called the Universal Service Fund Fee. Of course, there are lots of such “other charges”, so much so that for me, at least, they amount to 39% of my phone bill, excluding any long distance…
Read MoreRE: Earlier Catholic University post
The original headline and first paragraph of my post earlier today was incorrect and badly written. Click here to read the update.
Read MoreHow to destroy a black man, Democrat style
I just read an article at the Weekly Standard blog describing the comments made by MSNBC analyst Karen Finney: One of the things about Herman Cain is, I think that he makes that white Republican base of the party feel okay, feel like they are not racist because they can like this guy,” Finney said. “I…
Read MoreLawyer files complaint with DC Office of Human Rights concerning CUA’s treatment of Muslims
A lawyer from Nehora Law Firm filed a complaint not just against a catholic university, but the Catholic University of America in Washington. The 60 page complaint to the Office of Human Rights concerns the Christian symbols they are surrounded by on campus. Oh, the horror.
Read MorePeter Schiff at Occupy Wall Street
It’s kind of fun to watch some of the responses from the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) crowd as a good number of them seem to be off the wall, but to be fair, there are many protestors who have serious questions. Peter Schiff thinks the movement is getting a bad rap, and attempts to redirect…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court and Obamacare
The Supreme Court has what is known as private conferences. At these meetings the Justices decide what cases they will hear, and what cases they will not hear.
Read MoreDoes it really matter who the Top 1% are and how much they make?
For some, it makes a big difference. I’ve been spitting out tax statistics that people have been shrugging off for years, but I had a revelation earlier today. It does not matter. It’s just another Symptom of the Disease.
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