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Month: November 2012

  • Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants | Politics and Law – CNET News

    A Senate proposal touted as protecting Americans’ e-mail privacy has been quietly rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law.

    CNET has learned that Patrick Leahy, the influential Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has dramatically reshaped his legislation in response to law enforcement concerns. A vote on his bill, which now authorizes warrantless access to Americans’ e-mail, is scheduled for next week.

    via CNET News.

    Very sad.

  • Milton Freedman on Social Justice

    When you aim for equality A and B decide what C shall do for D.
    Except they take a little bit of a commission along the way.

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLjkt87ICo]

    Hat tip to // Hillbuzz

  • Animal Farm

    This is Squealer right after they send Boxer off to the glue mill:

    “It was the most affecting sight I have ever seen!” said Squealer, lifting his trotter and wiping away a tear. “I was at his bedside at the very last. And at the end, almost too weak to speak, he whispered in my ear that his sole sorrow was to have passed on before the windmill was finished. ‘Forward, comrades!’ he whispered. ‘Forward in the name of the Rebellion. Long live Animal Farm! Long live Comrade Napoleon! Napoleon is always right.’ Those were his very last words, comrades.”

    Animal Farm, George Orwell

    Talk about not letting a crisis go to waste.

     

  • Gov. Regulation Run Amok: 6,125 New Regs. in 90 Days

    It’s Friday morning, and so far today, the Obama administration has posted 165 new regulations and notifications on its reguations.gov website.

    In the past 90 days, it has posted 6,125 regulations and notices – an average of 68 a day.

    via CNSNews.com.

    Shear insanity.

    Makes me think of the old Guns & Roses song Signs.

    We’re no longer free.  Very sad.

  • US Guns Sales Booming

    Mel Bernstein, owner of Dragonman Arms in Colorado Springs, told KOAA-TV that sales of semi-automatic weapons had boomed in recent days.

    He said: “We’re going from normally six to eight guns a day, to 25. I stocked up, I got a stockpile of these AK-47s, we’re selling these like hot cakes. Luckily I had an idea of what was going on because it happened with Clinton.”

    Mr Bernstein said he normally orders up to 7,000 rounds a week from distributors but could now only get hold of 3,000 because of demand.

    John Kielbasa, owner of Fernwood Firearms in Hankins, New York, told CNN: “Sales are up. I had a guy waiting here first thing in the morning (the day after the election.) He came in, bought two AK-47s. It’s going to be good for me for business.”

    via Telegraph.

    Again from the U.K.  No U.S. paper wants to touch this right now.  They wrote all about it before the election when it would drive gun-control folks to the polls.  Now, it’s the other side of the sword; Obama is the greatest gun salesman of all time.

    Even if Obama manages to slip something by the Congress the damage is done.  12.7 million background checks in 2008 alone.  The number’s only gone up… every year since.  Obama in office is responsible for 5 – 6 million new guns sales since 2008.  Crazy.

  • Hyatt Chairman Pritzker To Work in Iraq

    Thomas Pritzker, patriarch of Chicago’s richest family and executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corp., is starting to do business in Iraq.

    A venture he co-founded to chase deals in the war-torn country and other parts of the Middle East announced its first project last month: an upgrade of a port on the Persian Gulf—work that will be parceled out to two other Pritzker holdings.

    via Crain’s Chicago Business.

    I’m sorry but am I the only one thinking Arrested Development?

  • United Continental Returns TIF Money

    United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, is giving back $5.6 million in City of Chicago tax incentives.

    The incentive money is tied to United’s 2007 move to its corporate headquarters at 77 W. Wacker Drive, along the Chicago River.  Because of United’s recent plans to move out of that building and consolidate its headquarters into Willis Tower where it has other operations, the airline said it was “appropriate” to return the money. However, it wasn’t necessary.

    City officials said United had so far fulfilled its obligations for receiving the money, such as maintaining a minimum employment level in the 77 W. Wacker Drive building, and that the incentives would have traveled with the company as it moved several blocks down Wacker Drive to Willis Tower.

    via Chicago Tribune.

    Well Kudos to United Continental!!

    As you (should already) know, TIF’s are evil.  United’s actions are commendable.  Abolishing TIF’s; putting as much money back into the general tax rolls as possible is the goal.  Giving the money  back to the TIF shows that it’s not needed.  That’s a great first step in getting rid of the TIF altogether.

  • Valerie Jarrett Says:

    After we win this election, it’s our turn. Payback time.  Everyone not with us is against us and they better be ready because we don’t forget.  The ones who helped us will be rewarded, the ones who opposed us will get what they deserve.  There is going to be hell to pay.  Congress won’t be a problem for us this time.  No election to worry about after this is over and we have two judges ready to go.

    — Valerie Jarrett, Obama Senior Advisor

    That’s one classy lady.

  • Islam in U.S. Schools – Brigitte Gabriel

    [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bzSnoXCv0?rel=0]