Beverly Perdue is apparently bent on cobbling together remnants the campaign team that helped Barack Obama carry the state in his 2008 presidential run. And the NCGOP is eating it up as fodder to take shots at Perdue, as evidenced by the “congratulatory” message posted on the party’s website: NCGOP Congratulates Governor Perdue on Latest […]
For whatever it’s worth, just a friendly reminder: the national credit card expired. Today. This from the U.S Department of the Treasury: Today, the United States has reached the statutory debt limit. Secretary Geithner sent the following letter to Congress this morning alerting them to actions that have be taken to create additional headroom under […]
Alternate header: Your home is no longer your castle. At least not in Indiana, according to a ruling last week from that state’s Supreme Court. This from the NWI Times: In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no […]
The federal government has a longstanding history of rolling into local municipalities, usurping authority, generally making a mess of things, and burning bridges in the process. The latest case from Texas takes it to a new level. This from Reuters: Tom Edwards, the county attorney in rural Motley County east of Lubbock, said on Friday […]
I think it was Albert Einstein who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. Fresh off a market crash triggered in large part by government-pushed home lending to people who couldn’t afford it, we appear poised for a renewed round of government-pushed home lending to people who can’t […]
While our control freak federal government has declared the traditional incandescent light bulb verboten, mandating instead that we begin flipping the switch using only the screwy, weird-looking compact florescent variety, legislatures from South of the Border are keeping a glimmer of sanity alive. This from Heritage Foundation’s The Foundry: Fed up with the federal government’s […]
Timing is everything in comedy and politics (some would argue the two are one in the same), and it couldn’t get much worse for Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor and current wannabe presidential candidate is scheduled this week to deliver a healthcare speech to deflect criticism of his signature Romneycare legislation that requires nearly […]
Leave it to a pretentious prince with four mansions to lecture American commoners about how our insatiable appetite for beef, of all things, is on course to reap ruin on the environment and destroy the world. This from The Telegraph UK: America’s appetite for beef is jeopardising the world’s water supply, the Prince of Wales […]
Lifeguards pulling down $210K a year, along with million-dollar pensions and full healthcare benefits after retiring at 50? Sure, why not? Toss in an annual sunscreen allowance for good measure. This from AFP California:
It’s still pretty much in shambles, despite the recently delivered double-tap to Osama. Recall that five of the 9-11 hijackers were in the United States on overstayed visas and read with a shudder the latest revelation from within the bowels of the Department of Homeland Security. This from Reuters: U.S. authorities are facing a huge […]
