Archive for March 2009
No Time To Waste
Secretary Geithner needs sweeping powers to do all kinds of things like take over financial institutions that the government thinks might possibly need taking over. So he needs to move fast … faster than fast. No time to look this deal over … quick. First this on Wednesday Allowing the Treasury Department to take over…
Read MoreMatthews on Palin, Steele and God – Scary
Well yes … just the thought of him talking about this is scary … but its actually a word he uses to describe Governor Sarah Palin speaking about God.
Read MoreHow Low Will Big Labor Stoop?
Anyone who read the March 20, 2009 Wall Street Journal editorial, “Unionize or Die”, had to come away with the firm conviction that the Wall Street Journal, in no uncertain terms, opposes the Employee Free Choice Act, more commonly known as card check. But, not so, according to California Democrat George Miller, as Friday’s Wall Street…
Read MoreGuantanamo detainees in the US and enhanced interrogation techniques
Two bits of news from President Obama’s intelligence chief and attorney general in the past week. First, the administration is considering releasing some inmates here in the United States. Second, the Obama administration is considering “enhanced interrogation techniques” when questioning terrorists.
Read MoreTo GIVE and to SERVE – It Passes
Many of you have asked me to talk about this and I will admit I have largely ignored it. That this “Give Act” was proposed is not surprising given Obama’s penchant for community organizing.
Read MoreShould Congress get involved with college football?
That’s the question, and your comments are welcome below. My first thought is “no.” But since many schools are government subsidized in some way – including the UCONN Huskies and the Texas A&M Aggies – and media cash involved, the United States Congress is thinking about getting their all knowing legislators involved. Here’s a clip…
Read MoreConnecticut AG targets AIG employee who does not work for AIG – “Death Threats”
This is just too much and what happens when publicity hungry politicians try to capitalize on public outrage and ginned up fury.
Read MoreCard Check In Action
This is an amazing story of how a union can abuse a system like card check. More amazing is the way the employees were the ones who fought back to get the union out of their company and out of their lives.
Read MoreWhite House political appointees keep Citigroup bonuses (Audio)
As congress continues to call AIG executives to task in televised hearings, Executive Branch political appointees keep year-end bonuses from Citigroup and that’s perfectly fine since – get this – there is no need to bother them with that trivial stuff since the government “needs the talent we have” and faces “enormous challenges” so they…
Read MoreWere Laws Broken?
The charges against Chris Dodd continue to pile up. It started with the sweetheart Countrywide Mortgages, then the “cottage” in Ireland, the association with a convicted felon, the AIG bonus “lie”, and finally word that his wife once collected a paycheck from an AIG company. No wonder Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn) went wobbly last week…
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