Category Archives: Political Class
Politicians Lie #2654
Modern day Willie Suttons should forget about robbing banks. Government is where the money is now. “…if the concern that “Progressives” (and the likes of John McCain) profess with reducing corruption and its unquestionably evil consequences were as genuine as … Continue reading
Obama: Cars are bad, M’kay?
Obama’s new fuel economy standards will keep millions of people from buying new cars. “If the price of a vehicle goes up by the government estimate of almost $3,000,” says David Wagner, an analyst for the NADA Used Car Guide, … Continue reading
Agency task force formed to stop payments to dead people
Payments to dead people expected to increase. The Office of Personnel Management has created a task force on improper payments after an inspector general report revealed that the agency has paid $601 million in retirement benefits to dead people. Has … Continue reading
From the not getting it department
No wonder the cop in Canton, OH had a problem with someone carrying a concealed handgun. The attitude comes straight from the top. Wouldn’t this be a deprivation of civil rights under the color of law case?
QOTD: Who are you protecting?
“…if creditors charged governments interest rates commensurate with their actual risk, those huge interest rates (probably at Visa/Master Card levels) would cripple all Western governments’ ability to continue to spend at extravagant levels. And that would be the end of … Continue reading
Government out of control.
Ordinance #2740( An unfunded city-wide mandate) was passed with a resounding 6 to 1 vote, and it allows for the citizens of Cedar Falls to forcefully give the government keys to their comercial properties through universal ‘lock boxes’. The intent … Continue reading
Why does the SEC exist?
If the SEC can’t be held liable for gross incompetence and at the same time can’t manage to stop securities fraud then why do they exist? Shut it down. Those SEC employees can find other jobs to surf the Internerds … Continue reading
S&P Downgrades the US
Standard & Poor’s downgraded the US outlook to negative. Ratings firm Standard & Poor’s cut its outlook on U.S. government debt to “negative” from “stable” for the first time in history, citing ongoing concerns over the long-term fiscal health of … Continue reading
General Petraeus can shut the fuck up.
You know why the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are in in danger? Because it’s a fucking WAR and the enemy is trying to kill them! Not because some jackass in the US burned a book. If anything the US … Continue reading