Archive for December 2009
al-Qaida in Yemen set up failed terrorist attack on airliner
Additional details on the failed terrorist attack over the skies of Michigan on Christmas day. Federal authorities say Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian student was directly supported by al-Qaida in Yemen. He was not on the official no-fly list, but Abdulmutallab’s father had warned U.S. officials months ago concerning his son’s activity.
Read MoreIslam – making a true difference to the world … with violence
Pamela Gellar over at Atlas Shrugs points us to the Web site Religion of Peace who provides the service of creating a list of all terrorist attacks in the name of radical Islam around the world. Of course, the site’s owners have been targeted with death threats, but I found the long list of attacks…
Read MoreObama provides unlimited loss coverage to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
A Christmas Eve White House decision that nobody will notice. President Obama and his treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, have elected to increase loss coverage for the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from $200 billion to unlimited for the next three years.
Read MoreSuspected terrorist on no-fly list flies – tries to blow plane up
A Northwest Airlines passenger arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam tried to ignite some sort of substance – or possibly ignited firecrackers – during final approach to the international airport in Michigan. The flight originated in Nigeria and that is where the passenger boarded the aircraft.
Read MoreMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Each year we look forward to spending time with family and friends to celebrate Christmas, remember those who may not be as fortunate, and especially remember those service members who are away from home, protecting our home.
Read MoreDualing headlines concerning housing economy
These reports are based on two different measures, new housing sales and existing housing sales, but tell me if there is a difference in the way the economic news is pitched.
Read MoreFinal push for Salvation Army Holiday Store today!
Today is the final day of the WTIC Salvation Army Holiday Store charity drive. For those of you have chipped in – THANK YOU! Ray Dunaway and Jim Vicevich will be doing their shows this morning – from 7 a.m. to noon ET – at the Holiday Store location at Avon Old Farms Hotel. How…
Read MoreTanning bed lobby loses to big-plastic in health care tax revenue battle
I’m figuring the local gyms and tanning salons who provide the sun-baked look to those pasty-white college girls in Minnesota don’t have much of a lobbying force in Washington D.C. The Senate dropped a 5 percent tax on cosmetic surgery, only to replace it with a 10 percent tax on tanning services. What will the…
Read MoreStupak offered legislative bribes to accept health care abortion language
Senior administration leaders in both the White House and Democrat party are encouraging Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) to keep his opinions on current abortion language in the Senate’s health care bill to himself until they can explain the legislation’s language to him. He says “no thanks” and by the way, stop trying to bribe me
Read MoreNewt Gingrich: Don’t tell me you’re tired
Indeed. After a week of phone calls who say the Democrats are diabolical geniuses and we have no shot, this should come as a shot in the arm. From Hot Air, this is a speech Newt Gingrich delivered in November. I am not sure how it had remained hidden so long. But here it is.…
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