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Obama: leading from behind on reform
2012-01-25 23:05:00 Maybe it’s just that he’s waiting for others to craft the reforms so he can see how people react before signing on to anything. This way, he accrues the benefit of supporting a popular reform without the political risk of backing a proposal which might alienate his base. I endorsed Jon Huntsman for President, in ...
By: GayPatriot
Individual Health Insurance Reform Future Proceedings Easy To Insure Me
2012-01-03 11:33:00 MARCH 26, 2010 Tһіѕ Week іח Health Care Reform Health care reform legislation voted fοr tһе House tһіѕ week οח a party-line vote. Late Sunday night, House Democrats approved tһе Senate health care reform package, sending tһе legislation tο President Obama fοr һіѕ signature. Oח Tuesday, President Obama signed tһе underlying bill іחtο law, ...
Paul Ryan Unveils Comprehensive Reform Package
2011-12-08 03:26:00 WASHINGTON ? This morning, Members of the House Budget Committee introduced a comprehensive package of ten legislative reforms designed to help repair the broken budget process. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan issued the following statement upon release of these reforms: ?The federal budget process is broken. Washington stumbles from budget crisis to budget crisis, with little to no oversight of how government spends hardworking taxpayers? money. The incentives currently favor those who want to spend more, and the result is a crushing burden of debt that is hurting economic growth today and threatening economic prosperity tomorrow. ?I?m pleased to join a team of reformers at the House Budget Committee committed to repair the broken budget process. My colleagues at the Committee have put forward 10 proposals designed to strengthen spending controls, enhance oversight, and increase transparency. These reforms mark an important first step to getting our arms around the prob...
Three days left for TIF reform in the veto session
2011-11-09 00:29:00 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Those are the three days left in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session. What hangs in the balance? Tax Increment Financing District, or TIF, reform. Under SB540, state Sen. Dan Kotowski is proposing to add a new layer of state oversight as a check on the way municipalities approach TIF... Read more »
H.R. 3309 and H.R. 3310 Greg Walden Dean Heller FCC Process Reform Legislat
2011-11-03 03:12:00 H.R. 3309 and H.R. 3310 Greg Walden Dean Heller FCC Process Reform Legislation FULL TEXTH.R. 3309 and H.R. 3310 FULL TEXT in PDF FORMATWASHINGTON, DC ? Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today unveiled legislation, H.R. 3309 and H.R. 3310, to improve the way the Federal Communications Commission operates by improving transparency, predictability, and consistency as part of Republicans? ongoing effort to ensure the commission?s work encourages job creation, investment, and innovation.Walden said, ?At a time when job creators are crippled with regulatory uncertainty, Congress has the obligation to ensure that federal agencies carry out the public's business transparently. The technology and communications sector is the most innovative in our country?it deserves the most innovative and open government agency. Taking a page from the President?s executive order, we have been examining...
Meski Bingung Hasil Survei, PD Berterimakasih Kepada Reform Institute
2011-10-25 13:43:00 PD berterimakasih kepada Reform Institute yang melakukan survei terhadap performa partai politik jelang Pemilu 2014. Meski ada hasil dari survei bertajuk 'Persepsi Publik Tentang Kepartaian dan Masalah Politik' itu yang dinilai bertentangan satu sama lain.
By: IT and Comm
Survei Reform Institute: Partai Demokrat Paling Mengecewakan
2011-10-25 11:47:00 Reform Institute menggelar survei terkait kinerja partai. Salah satu yang ditanyakan pada responden yakni partai yang kinerjanya mengecewakan. Hasilnya Partai Demokrat (PD) berada di urutan teratas.
By: IT and Comm
Reform Institute: 34 Persen Masyarakat Nilai Parpol Tak Beri Manfaat
2011-10-25 11:38:00 Banyaknya partai politik (parpol) yang ada di Indonesia dinilai tidak berimbas pada kesejahteraan rakyatnya. Hasil survei, 34 persen masyarakat mengamini itu.
By: IT and Comm
As Gay Politics Become Policy, NY Hospitals Move to Reform Treatment
2011-08-13 08:18:00 Three patients whose experiences are used to instruct health-care providers. BY ELIZA SHAPIRO 9:19 am Aug. 8, 2011 | Tweet this article Back in 2008, the public advocate’s office produced a pretty scathing report that included the story of a man who went to an emergency room at Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx and asked for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (or ...
By: News for Greens
IL Reform Law Enacted -- Now What?
2011-06-14 14:55:00 Illinois' New Teacher Law: Model for Other States, or Outlier? EdWeek: Several aspects of Illinois' new law, and a separate teacher-evaluation measure approved by the state last year, will prove tricky to implement... Illinois Teacher Accountability Now Official HuffED: Stakeholders in Chicago also applauded the passage of the bill Monday, but they say what the law will actually do is not yet entirely clear... Downstate schools won't feel ed reform immediately Statehouse News: Most Illinois school districts are not expected to feel the impact of new education reforms for years... MORE COVERAGE BELOW...
Update: More Reform-Side Questions About SB7
2011-06-07 23:23:00 Remember a little while ago when I wrote about how there were some questions about just how far SB7 went in terms of changing the realities of Illinois schools? Well, some of the same questions are being raised again -- from reform-minded DFER, the pro-charter, anti-LIFO folks who are operating in several states but not (yet) in IL. In a just-published blog post, DFER's state legislative director notes that SB7, combined with SB315, comes to roughly 150 pages of legalese but may not actually lead to the changes and objectives its advocates have identified. In particular, it notes, the LIFO reforms listed in the bill aren't guaranteed to take effect, and can be replaced by an alternative method --...
Congress Must Work Together to Reform and Save Medicare for Future Generati
2011-05-26 14:00:00 From the office of Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R, ILL)... WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-11), last night appeared on "America's Nightly Scoreboard" on Fox Business to discuss the Senate Democrats' failure to produce a budget or to work with House Republicans to save Medicare less than two weeks after the bi-partisan Medicare Trustees produced a report that said Medicare will be exhausted five years earlier than anticipated. Kinzinger also discussed job creation in Illinois. On whether Senate Democrats plan to address entitlements The big key is it's been 755 days since Senate Democrats have passed a budget....
Pension Reform in Illinois: A Hard Job That Springfield Wants to Ignore
2011-05-09 19:23:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Americans for Prosperity - Illinois has launched an effort to goad our lawmakers in Springfield to tackle the single most vexing problem the state faces: pension obligations. AFP has launched a website called "Fix Illinois Pensions Now" to help inform and empower voters so that they might encourage their representatives to do the right thing and fix this mess now! A second website to find important information can be seen at: www.illinoisisbroke.org. AFP has partnered with The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago and they have jointly produced an informative video on the effort....
Important Information About Ill. GOP Reform Bill
2011-04-26 19:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Doug Ibendahl of RepublicanNewsWatch.com has been a leading advocate of the current iteration of a bill that would give Illinois' Republican voters the opportunity to actually vote in the leaders of their own party. It is currently called SB35 but has been for sometime identified as SB600. SB35 would reverse the way the members of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee are placed on the governing body of the state party. Currently these folks are appointed to their positions by the affirmation of all the state's local committeemen. The actual voters have no direct say. Curiously enough, the Democrats do have direct elections of their central committeemen but Republicans do not. Recently a state representative contacted...
Reform: Tenure / Strike Bill Moves To House
2011-04-15 17:00:00 Here's a roundup of some of the coverage of the Senate reform bill: Ed reform bill moving quickly WBEZ: Illinois lawmakers today are considering a wide-ranging education reform bill that's being called "historic." It would fundamentally re-define how teachers are hired and fired in Illinois... Illinois Senate approves education changes: In Illinois, by contrast, negotiations unfolded quietly behind closed doors, bringing to the table groups sometimes at odds... Education reform awaits vote Herald: In Chicago, where there hasn't been a teacher strike since 1987, no strikes could occur until as long as four months after a special arbitration panel takes up the dispute -- and then only if the Chicago Teachers Union gives a 10-day notice of a strike and has 75 percent of its...
SB35 (SB600), Republican Vote Reform Unanimously Passes Ill. Senate
2011-04-08 21:01:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Well, we've been talking about this bill for years here on the blog, but SB35 has unanimously passed the Illinois Senate. SB35 was formerly SB600 and this bill provides for Republicans in Illinois to at last be allowed to vote for the members of their own State central Committee, the body that plans policy and runs the state Republican Party....
The Sham of ?Reform?
2011-03-30 22:06:00 by Addison Wiggin – March 30, 2011 Government gets religion on mortgage lending standards… The 5 notices Uncle Sam had his fingers crossed during the conversion ceremony… Ominous chart that points to “enormous backlog of foreclosures” about to hit the market Patrick Cox on a threat to the economy far bigger than rising oil prices… ...
Tell legislators: No tax increase without pension reform!
2011-01-04 21:19:00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt;- mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-ser-if"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;- mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-lati-n; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;- mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-lati-n; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;-} Some scary things are happening in Springfield. The governor is considering borrowing $15 billion. Lawmakers are talking about borrowing $3.7 billion for pensions. And everyone is talking about increasing the personal income tax from 3 to 5 percent. Responsible legislators in both parties should ...
Can Democrats reform New York, Illinois and California?
2011-01-04 20:21:00 The Wall Street Journal doesn't hold out much hope for Illinois. In an editorial called "The Blue Men Group," it said: What are the prospects for genuine reform? They are probably the worst in Illinois, where Mr. Quinn and the Springfield Democrats were returned to power despite the national GOP wave and are intent on having their way. They are now in a lame duck legislative session pushing the tax increase to close a $13 billion deficit out of a $30 billion or so general fund budget. Illinois, along with New York and California, once were the engines driving the U.S. economy. But now all of them are mired in financial crises. ...[I]n recent years they have all shed businesses,...
Events: Reform Hearing In Springfield On Mon.
2010-12-28 19:12:00 Word is that there's going to be a Senate version of the House hearing held last week, this time on the Senate side and in Springfield. I'll try and get a witness list and agenda for you -- or pass one on if you've already seen it. Meantime, the CTU and a handful of other groups (not including PURE) are going on the offensive, calling for an elected school board for Chicago -- and an end to mayoral control. See attached. They've got a press conference scheduled for tomorrow. ...
SB600: Litmus Test for Party Reform (By Cedra Crenshaw)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 -By Warner Todd Huston In the 2010 midterms, Cedra Crenshaw made a splash as a great independent Republican candidate for the Illinois State Senate (43rd District). She was quickly confronted with the power of the Democratic Machine and made all too well aware of the limitations of the Illinois Republican Party. Cedra recently wrote a great piece on SB600, a bill that would allow Republican voters to vote in their own leadership on the Illinois Republican State Committee (currently, insiders appoint these members and voters have no choice)....
Congressman Luis Gutierrez says immigration reform won't happen. He sa
2010-12-01 19:50:00 Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez outlined a new strategy for tackling immigration policy. Support the DREAM Act and call for President Obama to sign a moratorium on deportations.
Social Justice vs Conservative View of School Reform
2010-11-20 04:08:00 Here is the progressive social justice point of view for school reform:Principles of School Reform:1. *Public schools are responsible to the community, not to the marketplace.2. *Schools must be actively multicultural and anti-racist, promoting social justice for all.3. *Curriculum must be geared to learning for life and the needs of a multicultural democracy.4. *All children and all schools must receive adequate resources.5. *Reform must center on the classroom and the needs of children.6. *Good teachers are essential to good schools.7. *Reform must involve collaboration among educators, parents, and the community.8. *We must revitalize our urban communities, not just our schools. Here are better more free market ideas for school reform that is in direct contrast to the socialist social justice...
Chuck Donovan Shows His Full Commitment to Fiscal and Legislative Reform
2010-10-29 22:40:00 Libertarian Candidate for US Senate Chuck Donovan's Latest Press Release Hot outta the Inbox. The campaign offices of Donovan for Senate are a bee hive of last minute activity as the cycle draws to a close. Here's the latest from Chuck: For Immediate Release Chuck Donovan Shows His Full Commitment to Fiscal and Legislative Reform ATLANTA, GA – October 28, 2010 – Chuck Donovan, Georgia’s Libertarian candidate for U.S Senate, announces his pledge to support six bills recommended by the non-partisan group DownsizeDC.org. -; Tonight he published his pledge to cosponsor and to vote “Yes” for all six of the bills. Chuck pledged his unconditional support for the following bills: The Read the Bills Act, The One Subject at a Time Act, The Write the Laws Act, The Free Competition in Currency Act, The Enumerated Powers Act, and The Fiscal Responsibility Act. Chuck stated, “Unfortunately, all of these bills are necessary to further restrain...
Health Insurance Reform From Easytoinsureme Health Insurance Quotes
2010-10-28 04:18:00 Federal Owing to multiple blizzards in Washington, Congress started its President’s Day recess a full week early and conducted no official business last week. However, there was some legislative drama as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the rug out from under Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus by scrapping the Baucus jobs bill (without warning), ...
Luis Gutierrez's work on immigration reform is more important than run
2010-10-15 16:36:00 U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez's work on immigration reform is more important than running for mayor of Chicago
LUPE FIASCO, JOHN LEGEND SUPPORT EDUCATION REFORM
2010-10-12 15:37:00 Rapper Lupe Fiasco recently spent some time at the Redu Project's RE:FORM SCHOOL event. to show his support for education reform RE:FORM SCHOOL is an art exhibition, event series and public awareness campaign taking place in New York City, that brings together the creative community in a call for the reform of the American Public Education System. As we all know, our school systems are in need of reform. Check out John Legend's article he wrote for the Huffington Post titled Education Reform: The Civil Rights Issue of Our Time. imagery: Joe Corrigan/Getty
By: Quick's Catch Up
IL Congresswoman's View on Campaign Finance Reform
2010-10-06 14:00:00 From the Palatine Tea Party... (Palatine, Illinois) - Representative Melissa Bean (D) Illinois 8th district view on campaign finance reform "A strong proponent of campaign finance reform, Melissa believes that private interest money plays too big of a role in federal elections". The facts do not support Bean's view on campaign finance reform. Bean's 2010 campaign received PAC Contributions of $946,218. This amount represents 58% of Bean's Total Raised for this election cycle.1 Bean's 2008 campaign received PAC Contributions of $1,714,778. This amount represented 55% of Bean's Total Raised for this election cycle.1 Bean's 2006 campaign received PAC Contributions of $1,498,972. This amount represented 35% of Bean's Total Raised for this election cycle.1 Bean's 2004 campaign received PAC Contributions of...
NH Gov. Lynch Pushed for Prison Reform, Now Convicted, Repeat Sex Offender
2010-10-04 20:59:00 -By Warner Todd Huston A sex offender with multiple convictions and years added to his sentence for not meeting behavior requirements is having his jail time wiped out and is being released early due to a prison "reform" (SB 500) that New Hampshire Democrat Governor John Lynch championed as a cost cutting measure. Governor Lynch is running for re-election claiming that New Hampshire is safer. That would be news to the several teenaged girls that Michael Seibel molested over the last several years as he is let out years earlier than they expected. The story is reported by the Conway Daily Sun. The Daily Sun, though, is a by subscription only, so I'll have to cite redhampshire.com for a reference....
Elevating the Education Reform Debate
2010-10-04 00:29:00 This Monday evening, I get to be on a panel with a group of educators who I respect beyond words. Future of Education, Steve Hargadon and Edutopia are sponsoring Elevating The Education Reform Debate from 5 pm EST to 7 pm EST. I'll be sharing the virtual stage with a group of friends and idols from the world of education - Julie Evans, Alfie Kohn, Deb Meier, Diane Ravitch, Will Richardson, Sir Ken Robinson, Gary Stager... and me. The folks on this panel with me should have been MSNBC's first calls when they put together EducationNation. I'm honored to be part of this discussion, and I hope you join us. Date: Monday, October 4, 2010 Time: 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern / 9pm GMT (international times here) Duration: 2 hours Location: In Elluminate. Log in at http://tr.im/futureofed. The Elluminate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit http://www.elluminate.com/suppo-rt...
By: Practical Theory
Hawkins and Voters Agree: Congressional Health Care Reform Did Not Go Far E
2010-09-27 20:40:00 Hawkins Wants a State Single Payer Health Care System, State Takeover of Medicaid Costs Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, said that he agreed with American voters that the recent Congressional health care reform did not go far ...
Unions Destroy Calif. Pension Reform Bill
2010-08-21 20:01:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Like most bills, the legislation meant to reform California's failing public pension system started out stronger than it ended up. But unlike most bills the final bill has been so gutted, so defanged, that it leaves the pension system in a worse mess than it was when the bill was introduced. Not surprisingly unions are the culprits. One of the things that the bill was supposed to stop was the practice of "pension spiking." This is the practice of government workers getting a sudden raise in position, salary and benefits just as they are about to retire. This sudden raise, often instituted only weeks or months before retirement, allows the employee to retire at a higher...
Will Financial Reform Increase Mortgage Rates?
2010-08-21 14:10:00 Mortgage rates are at absolutely stupid levels right now - the lowest in decades. Bankrate.com is reporting 4.51% for 30 year fixed mortgages and 3.51% for 5 year ARMs. Recently, these rates have been depressed by the United States' reputation as a safe haven in a time of increasing uncertainty in Europe. However, do these rates accurately reflect the risk associated with loaning money to the US homeowner? No way! The only reason rates can be this low is that the US government is still insuring these mortgages and securitizing them through the actions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But how much longer can this go on?...
Call It "Reform" & You Can Double Your Price
2010-08-11 17:42:00 Mayor Cermak: "You know I was elected as a reform candidate."Frank Nitti: "What the hell does that mean, Tony?"Mayor Cermak: "It means that the price is double."This is apparently a favorite Saul Alinsky story about Anton Cermak and Capone lieutenant Frank Nitti discussing the cost of keeping prohibited liquor flowing in Chicago, as told in a new biography, according to blogger / teacher / former organizer Larry Ferlazzo in a blog entry about the rash of inexperienced vendors selling their reform services....
Lisle to ask voters if they want to reform public pensions
2010-08-05 18:23:00 Lisle: Home of the Morton ArboretumThe Lisle Village Board voted unanimously this week to put a non-bonding referendum on the November ballot urging the Illinois Legislature to take steps to relieve the pressure on local governments.IllinoisIsBroke.com- reports that the board's action was in response to a letter from the Metropolitan Mayor's Caucus, which is campaigning for state pension reform. (See the details here and below)From 2007 to 2009, Lisle's obligations to its police pension fund alone have increased by 21 percent. And Lisle is not alone as the state and local governments struggle to deal with skyrocketing pension costs. The problem is partly of their making and partially the states, but it is no irony that now they're in this fix together. Lisle's...
"Chicago Ain't Ready For Reform" Unless We Want It
2010-08-02 10:38:00 "Chicago Ain't Ready For Reform" Unless We Want It The late 43rd Ward Alderman, Mathias "Paddy" Bauler, once famously remarked that "Chicago Ain't Ready For Reform." This beer guzzling, pig belly of an alderman had it right all those years ago. The sad thing about that remark is that it isn't just Chicago, it is the State of Illinois that Ain't Ready For Reform.
Nursing home reform legislation signed
2010-07-29 23:06:00 "This is historic legislation," Gov. Pat Quinn declared before signing into law a major nursing home reform bill Thursday at the James R. Thompson Center....
Health Care Reform: British Style
2010-07-25 08:59:00 Even our British cousins want some health care reform. The question is: what do they want?...
Will financial reform law make it more difficult for homeowners to get a mo
2010-07-16 17:45:00 One of the big complaints from financial analysts and my grouchy neighbors during these tough economic times is that mortgage lenders caused a lot of the country's current financial problems by passing out mortgage loans to borrowers who didn't have the financial strength to pay these loans back.Lenders gave out mortgage money to anyone with a pulse, the complaint went, even if they had lousy credit scores and high levels of debt.Well, a new report from the CMPS Institute -- an organization that trains and certifies mortgage bankers and brokers -- suggests that it might soon become far more difficult for borrowers to qualify for a mortgage loan.The institute blames Congress (who else?) and the massive financial reform bill that...
Obama?s Latest Reform? NASA: Norm Augustine?s Subversive Agenda
2010-07-12 04:04:00 buried deep within the Augustine report was a call for the United States to completely scrap the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, which govern the licensing, export, transfer, re-export or re-transfer of sensitive military weapons and technology listed on the United States Munitions list.
Red Light Camera Reform Law Signed by Governor Quinn
2010-07-10 04:57:00 Today, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law legislation that should make it easier to fight those pesky red light camera tickets. Will it really be that easy?Gotcha!...
Libertarians: The Secret Strength of the Immigration Reform Movement from w
2010-06-30 17:47:00  Here is a good article for you to read. Just so folks know I am an open border kind of guy. I believe in easy crossing with security in place.So it is ok to buy tomatoes from a big business who imports them in .but a farmer cant use that same labout to pick his tomatoes in California because the guy is Mexican.It is not the illeagls that are jkilling us it is government welfare that is ihttp://www.campusprogress.org/-fieldreport/5797/libertarians-t-he-secret-strength-of-the-immig-ration-reform-movement Libertarians: The Secret Strength of the Immigration Reform Movement While the immigration debate takes place between the left and the right, the perspective of libertarians is often left out of the debate. By Julissa Treviño June 29, 2010 (Flickr/looking4poetry) There are generally two well-known perspectives on the immigration issue: One is that the United States needs to reform federal immigration policy, and the other we should enforce current federal immigration p...
Commissioner Tony Peraica: Time to Make Reform a Reality
2010-06-18 21:02:00 From the Office of Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica... Thank you to UIC Law Professor Dick Simpson, who highlights our recent reform proposals in a new commentary piece in Chicago Journal. Professor Simpson writes: In May, Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica introduced a series of amendments to help curb unethical and corrupt practices. The amendments would prohibit Cook County government employees from serving as a lobbyist for any entity other than Cook County. The best known conflict here is Cook County Board of Appeals member Joe Berrios, who has lobbied for the video gaming industry in Springfield while hearing -- and granting -- tax appeals for the clients of House Speaker Mike Madigan. Peraica's legislation would also prohibit former Cook...
Lawmakers: Reform LGBT immigration rules
2010-05-25 13:42:00 Congressman Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) speaks Monday at The Center on Halsted about plans to include same-sex couples and their families in immigration reform. Lane Christiansen/TribuneLawmakers seeking immigration reform stood shoulder-to-shoulder with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists Monday as they announced support for a provision to allow people in committed same-sex relationships to sponsor their partners for immigration....
Financial Reform's Consumer Protection Agency May Include Exemption fo
2010-05-25 06:30:00 Congress has been working on the largest serious proposal for an overhaul of the regulation of financial markets since the Great Depression.Unfortunately, it's not really reform if we want to exempt things left and right. Things like auto dealerships from a consumer protection agency.Senator Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, said "They [auto dealers] are the quintessential Main Street business in the country." He continued his comments saying "There's not a single auto dealer on Wall Street." Hey, uh, Sam, ya got a minute? What about GMAC? Not exactly an auto dealer, but it provided 75 percent of financing of GM dealers before it technically became a bank in an elbow rub deal with the Federal Reserve.Sam, Sam, wait up! I checked, there is an...
Will Immigration Reform Negatively Impact Golf in Arizona?
2010-05-20 14:38:00 Tourism and golf bring hoards of vacationers to Arizona but, with tightened security measures being imposed in the form of the new S.B 1070 law, will boycotts leave Arizona golf in a hazard? And, who will help maintain the golf courses if all of its 'illegals' are deported? Many immigrants coming to America from Mexico are Hispanics seeking a better life for themselves and their families and will take jobs that no one even wants. In the case of Scottsdale, an upscale tourist community, "the city has relied on Mexican labor from its initial founding," states John Harner with the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. "Somebody has to do the physical work." On the other hand, as posted on the Laura Ingraham website, "Arizona's illegal immigrant population is costing the state's taxpayers even more than once thought -- a whopping $2.7 billion, according to researchers at the public interest group that helped write the state's new immigration law." California, once...
Rep. Waxman Slips in 'Bad Vitamin' clause into Wall Street Reform
2010-05-03 19:31:00 -By Warner Todd Huston Nothing says Washington crookedness like a congressman slipping a clause into a bill that has absolutely nothing whatever to do with the main purpose of the legislation. Here we have just another cynical, corrupt bargain made in Washington D.C. with the effort of Henry Waxman (D, Ca) who slipped a little clause into the Wall Street "Reform" bill that is little else but an attack on the healthfood industry. This provision would give Congress more control over all health supplements and vitamins in America and likely lead to many of these businesses shutting their doors. So often Congress acts like the little kid with his mom in the grocery store. While mom is putting fruits,...
Republicans to Debate Financial Reform Bill on Senate Floor
2010-04-29 07:00:00 Some of the Republican wall of opposition has been taken down. Senate Republicans have agreed to debate the financial reform package on the Senate floor. Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he wanted Democrats to stop the "the partisan gamesmanship" over financial reform. Like the partisan gamesmanship where he went and met with Big Wall Street and all of a sudden began blasting away at the financial reform bill like the Death Star blasting at Alderaan.The Republican all out opposition began to collapse from within after some moderate GOP senators began feeling the heat of the bills continued blocking after the contemptuous and vanity filled appearance of Goldman Sachs executive before a Senate committee earlier this week.What's next for the bill?...
New Sweeping Immigration Reform Bill In Arizona Requires President Obama To
2010-04-21 03:02:00 Arizona’s “Get Tough On Illegal Aliens” Bill Could Also Be Called “The Birther Bill”… It’s odd enough Seńor Juan Sidney McCain (R-AZ), who might be an illegal alien himself, having been born in Panama, would be 100% behind this new “Birther... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Republican Senator Blasts Obama Attempts at Financial Reform
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