Below is a link to Channel 4 News out of Detroit who did an undercover expose on some union autoworkers. What are your thoughts?
Tighten your Belts! Congress Passes Bill to Give Federal Judiciary a Raise
November 26, 2008The question every Americans should ask himself … Do you believe the government has enough of your tax money to accomplish what it needs to do?
On November 20, 2008, Mr. Reid (D NV) [for himself, Mr. McConnell (R KY), Mr. Leahy (D VT), Mr. Hatch (R UT), Mr. Grassley (R IA), Mrs. Feinstein (D CA), and Mr. Bingaman (D NM) ] introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed
To authorize a cost of living adjustment for the Federal judiciary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, justices and judges of the United States are authorized during fiscal year 2009 to receive a salary adjustment in accordance with section 461 of title 28, United States Code.
Your EMERGENCY tax dollars redirected to auto, energy, infrastructure
November 25, 2008The question every Americans should ask himself … Do you believe the government has enough of your tax money to accomplish what it needs to do?
The mainstream press has not reported the latest developments of plans for our EMERGENCY tax dollars.
Last Thursday, 11/20/08 a bill was introduced by Mr. Louie Gohmert (R TX) to redirect funds from the original purposes intended by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
The new bill will redirect $100 BILLION to go for transportation infrastructure
The intent of the bill is to immediately terminate the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to purchase troubled assets. To make a portion of the unused funding for such program available to meet critical infrastructure needs in the United States.
HR 7306 is called “Stop the Treasury Office Nationalization of the Economy Act of 2008” or “STONE”
Interestingly enough, the same day this legislation was introduced, a press release appeared announcing the Bay area infrastructure to be transformed into the “Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the US”. Read press release here.
Mayors Chuck Reed (San Jose), Ron Dellums (Oakland) and Gavin Newsom (San Francisco) announced this nine-step program to begin in December:
1. Expedited permitting and installation of electric vehicle charging outlets at homes, business, parking lots, and other buildings throughout the Bay Area;
2. Incentives for employers to install EV charging systems in their workplace and provide similar incentives to parking facilities and other locations where EV charging stations can be installed;
3. Harmonize local regulations and standards across the region that govern EV infrastructure to achieve regulatory consistency for EV companies as well as expanded range for EV consumers;
4. Establish common government programs that promote the purchase of EVs;
5. Link EV programs and infrastructure to regional transit and air quality programs;
6. Establish programs for aggressive pooled-purchase orders for EVs in municipal, state government and private sector fleets and future commitment of purchasing preference for EV vehicles;
7. Expedited permitting and approval for facilities that provide extended-range driving capability for EVs in the region through battery exchange locations or fast-charging;
8. Identify and secure suitable standard (110V) electric outlets for charging low voltage EVs in every government building in 2009; and
9. Identify roll-out plan for placement of 220V EV charging equipment throughout each city including city parking lots and curbside parking.
In conjunction with the news, Better Place, (formerly known as “Project Better Place”) a global electric transportation company, announced that it would enter the U.S. market with California as its first state, beginning in the Bay Area. The company was publicly launched, as Project Better Place, by Shai Agassi on 10/29/07.
Better Place Investors include:
Acorns to Oaks II
Esarbee Investments Canada
GC Investments LLC
Israel Cleantech Ventures
Israel Corp.
Maniv Energy Capital
Morgan Stanley
Musea Ventures
Ofer Group
VantagePoint Venture Partners
Vayikra Partners
Wolfensohn & Co.
Idan Ofer is Chairman of Better Place as well as Chairman of Isreal Corp. Isreal Corp. has a joint venture with Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Corp., and a stake in lithium-ion battery maker A123Systems.
Check back soon on this post — more info coming
The year the press won the election
November 4, 2008Congratulations to the press for winning the election.
Voting Day: Polls and Glitches
November 4, 2008Over 9,000 complaints have been lodged and recorded so far today. To see what’s happening in your area click here.
Those complaints range from voters not being on the list to machines not being calibrated. You can view the various complaints here.
On the eve of an historic presidential election, Channel 9’s I-Team uncovers a potentially huge flaw in our voting system, a flaw that could let millions of people vote more than once.
It’s a national problem, and one that Hagit Limor has been investigating as a team project with reporters in Florida and Georgia.
For example, Thomas Habel has two homes, a condo in Marco Island, Fla., and a house in Hartwell, Ga.
On Oct. 25, voter records show Habel voted at the Collier County Public Library, a fact he readily admits.
But Georgia records show he already had voted 25 days earlier in Hart County, Ga.
Habel said, “It’s a mistake.” He says he never voted in Georgia.
…and that’s not an isolated incident.
I’m currently investigating reports of Obama volunteers who are standing at polls repeating names of people as they come in to vote into their cell phones in an attempt to keep track of who hasn’t voted on the registered lists to someone on the other end.
This post will be updated throughout the day.
Before you vote take 8 minutes to watch this video. As you will see, Obama is pictured overseas in this video:
Overseas Military Votes Voided
November 3, 2008Virginia’s absentee ballots weren’t mailed on time to military members serving overseas. Thousands of troops’ ballots will not make it back in time to be counted.
Other absentee ballots all across the country will not be counted because of technicalities. Those absentee ballots that did arrive in Virginia will not be counted because they were missing the address of the witness.
Thirteen troops will not be able to vote in New York because they were given ballots for the local Puerto Rico election.
In light of our men and women serving our country overseas being disenfranchised please don’t take your vote for granted.