Friday, November 18, 2011

Wayne County Executive | Severance Pay Scandal | The Daily Caller

Wayne County Executive | Severance Pay Scandal | The Daily Caller: "Senior citizens in Wayne County, Mich., would rather eat cat food than the slop that currently passes for meals-on-wheels dinners provided by the county government. And WJBK-Fox 2 news reporter Charlie LeDuff found that the substandard food options were a consequence of Democratic county executive Bob Ficano’s overspending on perks for his own office."

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Pay to play, brought to you by Washington - The Washington Post

Pay to play, brought to you by Washington - The Washington Post: "Almost exactly a year ago, members of Congress voted overwhelmingly to censure their colleague Rep. Charlie Rangel for bringing dishonor on the House. Then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi summoned the New York Democrat to the well and chastised him for his 11 ethics violations, which included improper fundraising."

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Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

Obama USDA delays shale drilling, up to 200k jobs | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: "President Obama's United States Department of Agriculture has delayed shale gas drilling in Ohio for up to six months by cancelling a mineral lease auction for Wayne National Forest (WNF). The move was taken in deference to environmentalists, on the pretext of studying the effects of hydraulic fracturing."

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Monday, November 14, 2011

Portland Needs 70 DUMP TRUCKS to Clean Up Filth After Occupy Goons Removed From Parks | The Gateway Pundit

Portland Needs 70 DUMP TRUCKS to Clean Up Filth After Occupy Goons Removed From Parks | The Gateway Pundit: "City officials needed 70 dump trucks to clean up the filth after the Occupy Portland squatters were removed this weekend from two downtown parks."

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We Can't Wait | Barack Obama | Administrative Action | The Daily Caller

We Can't Wait | Barack Obama | Administrative Action | The Daily Caller: "The White House is scheduling a few more “We Can’t Wait” PR events this week, some 51 weeks before millions of Americans rush to the polls in November 2012."

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Obama's Keystone XL Decision Put Politics Above Jobs

Obama's Keystone XL Decision Put Politics Above Jobs: "If Americans needed any further proof that the Obama Administration is one of the most political on record, or that, for all the recent demagoguing, it really cares only about re-election, not about job creation, then you need look no further than its cynical Keystone XL oil pipeline decision last week."

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Obama Using Veterans to Build his Campaign | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Obama Using Veterans to Build his Campaign | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier: "The Obama campaign is using veterans to grow its email list, placing on its website an offer to let people thank veterans for their service as long as they enter their name, email address, and zip code."

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Conn Carroll: Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse | Conn Carroll | Columnists | Washington Examiner

Conn Carroll: Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse | Conn Carroll | Columnists | Washington Examiner: "We are delighted to participate in this historic event, and we are particularly proud that a substantial portion of the $8 billion commitment will directly benefit lower income Americans," Countrywide Financial President Angelo Mozilo said at a July 8, 1992, press conference."

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» Obama’s Cronies: The Ex-SEIU Boss, Donor Dollars, No-Bid Contracts & Testing Anthrax Vaccines on Kids - Big Government

» Obama’s Cronies: The Ex-SEIU Boss, Donor Dollars, No-Bid Contracts & Testing Anthrax Vaccines on Kids - Big Government: "According to the Los Angeles Times, with the exception of existing in locked freezers in Russia and U.S. labs, the smallpox virus was eradicated in 1978. Yet, in a no-bid contract, the Obama administration has given $443 million of American taxpayers’ money for a “experimental smallpox drug” to a bio-defense company, Siga, controlled by billionaire Democrat-donor Ron Perleman and whose board ex-SEIU boss Andy Stern sits on."

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Friday, November 11, 2011

West Does Nothing As Iran Goes Nuclear - Latest Headlines - Investors.com

West Does Nothing As Iran Goes Nuclear - Latest Headlines - Investors.com: "Mideast: Official rumors have Israel attacking Iran's nuclear program sometime in the next month or so. If that turns out to be true, the Israelis will be doing the rest of the world a favor — though they'll never be thanked for it.

Amid a flurry of missile tests and other signs of military preparedness, Israel looks like it's gearing up to do something big."

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