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| Jack Welch |
Welch: Obama Administration Is Anti-Business
Welfare - California Style
From Newsmax - Talk about a new twist on the old saying that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas: What’s paid as welfare in California goes to Las Vegas — to the tune of nearly 12 million bucks since 2007. That’s wilder than a joker, according to officials and private citizens who are bristling at the fact that it’s is only a fraction of the tally of Golden State welfare money that turned into tourism dollars in Nevada, Hawaii, Miami, Guam, and other spots of relaxation benefitting from California taxation.
And, although many Vegas casinos block the use of welfare cards in ATMs amid the cacophony of coins coursing through the slots, that doesn’t stop people from getting their gambling stakes at a nearby 7-Eleven, according to the Los Angeles Times. In fact, nearly $70 million in California welfare money intended to house and clothe the needy was spent or withdrawn outside the state between January 2007 and this past May, the Times reported today.
The tally includes not only the millions in Vegans but also hundreds of thousands in Hawaii and thousands on cruise ships sailing out of Miami, the newspaper said. State-issued welfare cards have been used at hotels, shops, restaurants, ATMs, and other places in 49 other states, the Virgin Islands, and Guam, since January 2007, the Times expose reports, citing data the newspaper obtained from the state social services department. Read more here:
Blackwell: Frank and Hoyer Getting Challenged
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| Steny Hoyer |
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| Barney Frank |
What do both challengers have in common besides party affiliation and races against tough incumbents? Both are businessmen who understand first-hand the impact of our current economic uncertainty on business growth and job creation. And both are Marines. They are trained and ready to fight. Read more here:
Star Parker: Government Rigor Mortis
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| Star Parker |
Keeping government limited is a practical approach to governing that opens the door to growth and prosperity. Why? Consider a fundamental difference between business and government. Any businessman operating successfully is in touch with reality, with change, and acts with speed to make adjustments necessary to survive. Businesses are not democracies, so a CEO can execute what needs to be done on the spot. Government is the opposite. It is allergic to change. They say government programs are like headless nails. Once in they’re impossible to get out. Programs produce interests who then fight change. So it should be obvious that if we want a nation that is vibrant, in touch with reality, changing as it needs to in a timely way, the reach of government must be limited. Consider Social Security. Read more here:
Barone: Pelosi's Last Hurrah?
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| Michael Barone |
It happened late Wednesday night, so it didn't get much coverage: Speaker Nancy Pelosi cast the deciding vote when the House voted, 210-209, to adjourn. That's significant because, by custom, the speaker ordinarily doesn't vote except on issues of special importance. And because Pelosi, who has shown impressive ability to deliver Democratic majorities on one tough roll call after another for four years, was scrambling to prevail on what is ordinarily a routine vote.
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It wasn't routine this time, because the Republicans wanted a roll call on extending all the George W. Bush tax cuts, which are set to expire on Jan. 1 -- even on those malign folks who make more than $250,000 a year. There were enough Democrats on record for that move to give them a majority if a vote had been taken, and 39 Democrats joined Republicans and voted against adjournment. Read more here:
Book Recommendations: Abuse of Power - Plunder!
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| Steven Greenhut |
From Townhall.com by Bruce Bialosky - Steven Greenhut may be the most annoying man in America. No, it’s not because he’s a mean guy or that he has created some silly reality show like Jersey Shores. It’s because Steve, a former Orange County Register columnist, writes books that you need to read, but are totally infuriating and raise your blood pressure a good fifty points. Even though I met Steve while he was covering a variety of political events in his pure journalism days, he didn’t inform me when his first book, Abuse of Power, was published in 2004. I actually learned about it when it appeared on the great Thomas Sowell’s year-end book list, and I figured that if it was good enough for Sowell to recommend, it had to be worth reading. After Steve shipped me a copy of the book – which addresses the issue of eminent domain – I immediately began to read it over that holiday season. After each chapter, I sent Greenhut cursing emails about how disgusting the abuse of eminent domain was, and how reading his book had made me peeved. Yet despite my fury, I bought 24 copies and had them mailed to local politicians I knew in California so they too could understand the abuses that were taking place in the name of our Constitution. Read more here:
Bill Richardson: Advice to Democrats in Power
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| Bill Richardson |
Diane Denish to Appear on NewsNM
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| Diane Denish |
Aggie Volleyball Falls 3-1 To Arizona
bleedCrimson.net ReportThe Aggie volleyball team played even with visiting Arizona through the first two sets before running out of steam and falling in four sets 25-20, 23-25, 16-25, 17-25. The Aggies were led by a team high 16 kills from outside hitter Kayleigh Giddens. The Aggies held Arizona outside hitter Tiffany Owens to a .280 hitting percentage as Owens finished with 20 kills on 50 swings with six attack errors.
Arizona jumped out to a 3-1 lead on the Aggies but the Aggies would hang tough with the Cats and claimed their first lead of the set at 11-10. With the set tied 11-11, the Aggies would get kills by Whitney Woods and Amanda Tonga along with an attack error by Arizona's Cursty Jackson to jump to a three point lead at 14-11. The Aggies would extend their lead to four at 18-14 after a kill by Kelsey Brennan. The Aggies would still lead by four at 22-18 after another kill by Kelsey Brennan and would close out the set at 25-20 on an attack error by Arizona's Whitney Dosty.
The second set saw Arizona again jump out to a 3-1 lead early. The Aggies would trail by three points at 12-9 after a service ace by Courtney Karst. The Aggies would trim the Arizona lead to one at 13-12 on an attack error by Arizona's Paige Webber and would tie the set at 15-15 on a kill by Kayleigh Giddens. Arizona would go on a 5-1 run to take a 20-16 lead in the set forcing an Aggie timeout. Out of the timeout Arizona's Cursty Jackson would get a kill putting the Aggies down 21-16 and forcing another timeout by the Aggies. The Aggies would respond and trim the Arizona lead to just one at 22-21 on three consecutive kills from Desiree Scott, Amanda Tonga and Kayleigh Giddens. A kill from Tiffany Owens would give Arizona a 23-21 lead but the Aggies would respond with a kill by Whitney Woods to cut the lead back to one at 23-22. After a service error by Rocio Gutierrez gave the Wildcats a 24-22 lead, Amanda Tonga and Kelsey Brennan combined to block a Whitney Dosty attack cutting the lead back to one at 24-23. However, the Wildcats would close the set out on a kill from Tiffany Owens to take the set 25-23 tying the match at one set apiece.
Out of the intermission the Aggies would grab an early 4-3 lead on the Wildcats after a kill by Amanda Tonga, however, the Wildcats would respond with a 5-0 run forcing the Aggies to call a timeout down 8-4. The Wildcats would extend their lead to six points at 13-7 after a service error by Kelsey Brennan. The Aggies would rattle off three consecutive points to trim the lead to 13-10 but the Wildcats would answer with a 3-1 run to push their lead back to five points at 16-11. The Aggies would cut the lead to four at 18-14 however, the Wildcats would extend their lead back to six at 21-15 after an attack error by Kelsey Brennan. The Wildcats would win four of the final five points of the set to take the set 25-16 and send the Aggies to a 2-1 deficit in the match.
Down 2-1 in the match and needing a victory to extend the match to a fifth set, the Aggies fell behind early 5-2. However, a quick 4-1 run would tie things up at 6-6. The Aggies and Wildcats would remain tied at 7-7, 8-8 and 9-9 but a 6-0 run by the Wildcats would put the Aggies in a 15-9 hole. The Aggies would make one final push cutting the deficit to just three at 15-12 and forcing an Arizona timeout, however, the Wildcats would respond with four straight points to take a 19-12 lead. The Aggies would eventually fall 25-17 in the set as Arizona took the match 3-1.
Kayleigh Giddens finished the match hitting .204 with 16 kills and eight digs. Kelsey Brennan added 11 kills but posted seven attack errors to hit .160 on the match she also had three solo blocks and a block assist. Whitney Woods finished with nine kills on 23 swings with just three attack errors. Amanda Tonga finished with seven kills for the Aggies but also posted six attack errors. Jennah DeVries posted a double-double with 41 assists and 12 digs and added five kills.
Arizona's Tiffany Owens led all players with 20 kills and hit .280 on the match with 12 digs and two solo blocks. Cursty Jackson hit .400 with 15 kills on 30 swings with three attack errors while Courtney Karst was the other Wildcat in double-figures with 10 kills on 32 swings with five attack errors and hit .156 for the match.
With the loss the Aggies drop to 8-9 on the season as they return to WAC play this Thursday at San Jose State and finish the week at Fresno State on Saturday.
Arizona jumped out to a 3-1 lead on the Aggies but the Aggies would hang tough with the Cats and claimed their first lead of the set at 11-10. With the set tied 11-11, the Aggies would get kills by Whitney Woods and Amanda Tonga along with an attack error by Arizona's Cursty Jackson to jump to a three point lead at 14-11. The Aggies would extend their lead to four at 18-14 after a kill by Kelsey Brennan. The Aggies would still lead by four at 22-18 after another kill by Kelsey Brennan and would close out the set at 25-20 on an attack error by Arizona's Whitney Dosty.
The second set saw Arizona again jump out to a 3-1 lead early. The Aggies would trail by three points at 12-9 after a service ace by Courtney Karst. The Aggies would trim the Arizona lead to one at 13-12 on an attack error by Arizona's Paige Webber and would tie the set at 15-15 on a kill by Kayleigh Giddens. Arizona would go on a 5-1 run to take a 20-16 lead in the set forcing an Aggie timeout. Out of the timeout Arizona's Cursty Jackson would get a kill putting the Aggies down 21-16 and forcing another timeout by the Aggies. The Aggies would respond and trim the Arizona lead to just one at 22-21 on three consecutive kills from Desiree Scott, Amanda Tonga and Kayleigh Giddens. A kill from Tiffany Owens would give Arizona a 23-21 lead but the Aggies would respond with a kill by Whitney Woods to cut the lead back to one at 23-22. After a service error by Rocio Gutierrez gave the Wildcats a 24-22 lead, Amanda Tonga and Kelsey Brennan combined to block a Whitney Dosty attack cutting the lead back to one at 24-23. However, the Wildcats would close the set out on a kill from Tiffany Owens to take the set 25-23 tying the match at one set apiece.
Out of the intermission the Aggies would grab an early 4-3 lead on the Wildcats after a kill by Amanda Tonga, however, the Wildcats would respond with a 5-0 run forcing the Aggies to call a timeout down 8-4. The Wildcats would extend their lead to six points at 13-7 after a service error by Kelsey Brennan. The Aggies would rattle off three consecutive points to trim the lead to 13-10 but the Wildcats would answer with a 3-1 run to push their lead back to five points at 16-11. The Aggies would cut the lead to four at 18-14 however, the Wildcats would extend their lead back to six at 21-15 after an attack error by Kelsey Brennan. The Wildcats would win four of the final five points of the set to take the set 25-16 and send the Aggies to a 2-1 deficit in the match.
Down 2-1 in the match and needing a victory to extend the match to a fifth set, the Aggies fell behind early 5-2. However, a quick 4-1 run would tie things up at 6-6. The Aggies and Wildcats would remain tied at 7-7, 8-8 and 9-9 but a 6-0 run by the Wildcats would put the Aggies in a 15-9 hole. The Aggies would make one final push cutting the deficit to just three at 15-12 and forcing an Arizona timeout, however, the Wildcats would respond with four straight points to take a 19-12 lead. The Aggies would eventually fall 25-17 in the set as Arizona took the match 3-1.
Kayleigh Giddens finished the match hitting .204 with 16 kills and eight digs. Kelsey Brennan added 11 kills but posted seven attack errors to hit .160 on the match she also had three solo blocks and a block assist. Whitney Woods finished with nine kills on 23 swings with just three attack errors. Amanda Tonga finished with seven kills for the Aggies but also posted six attack errors. Jennah DeVries posted a double-double with 41 assists and 12 digs and added five kills.
Arizona's Tiffany Owens led all players with 20 kills and hit .280 on the match with 12 digs and two solo blocks. Cursty Jackson hit .400 with 15 kills on 30 swings with three attack errors while Courtney Karst was the other Wildcat in double-figures with 10 kills on 32 swings with five attack errors and hit .156 for the match.
With the loss the Aggies drop to 8-9 on the season as they return to WAC play this Thursday at San Jose State and finish the week at Fresno State on Saturday.
More Borrow and Spend....Not Less!
From Bloomberg - Labor and civil rights groups gathered yesterday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, the site of a rally by Tea Party activists last month, to urge more government spending to create jobs and help people suffering from the recession. “We’re the antidote to the Tea Party,” said Ben Jealous, president of the civil rights group NAACP, referring to Tea Party groups who seek to limit government’s size and spending. “This march is about pulling America together and putting people back to work.” Rally organizers, including the AFL-CIO labor federation and other labor, civil rights, religious, student, peace, and gay and lesbian groups that are part of the traditional Democratic party base, say they hope to turn attention to the people who helped elect Democrat Barack Obama president two years ago and are now disappointed with the results. 
“We’re not as strong as we used to be, but we’re still here,” said Dave Hausman, 55, a General Motors Co. driver from Buffalo, N.Y., who came to the event with other United Auto Workers union members. “It doesn’t always seem like the politicians can fix things anymore.” Democrats are fighting to preserve their majorities in the House and Senate in the Nov. 2 elections in the face of an unemployment rate that remains close to 10 percent.
“We’re not as strong as we used to be, but we’re still here,” said Dave Hausman, 55, a General Motors Co. driver from Buffalo, N.Y., who came to the event with other United Auto Workers union members. “It doesn’t always seem like the politicians can fix things anymore.” Democrats are fighting to preserve their majorities in the House and Senate in the Nov. 2 elections in the face of an unemployment rate that remains close to 10 percent. 
Today’s event “is a chance to demand the change we voted for in 2008,” said George Gresham, president of 1999 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. “While some want to divide us and take us back, we are determined to move forward with new investments in our people.” Organizers labeled the rally “One Nation Working Together,” urging increased government spending on infrastructure and other public works projects, an extension of unemployment benefits and an increase in the minimum wage. Read more here:
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