News You May Have Missed: 2012-02-26

Saturday, March 03, 2012

Friday, March 02, 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Autoworkers Obama Left Behind

The White House fairy tale about the Happily Ever After Auto Bailout is missing a crucial, bloody page. While President Obama bragged about "standing by American workers" at a rowdy United Auto Workers meeting Tuesday, he failed to acknowledge how the Chicago-style deal threw tens of thousands of nonunion autoworkers under the bus. In a campaign pep rally/sermon billed as a "policy speech," Obama nearly broke his arm patting himself on the back for placing his "bets" (read: our money) on the $85 billion federal auto industry rescue. "Three years later," he crowed, "that bet is paying off for America." Big Labor brass cheered Obama's citation of GM's "highest profits in its 100-year history" as the room filled with militant UAW chants of "union made."

Obama Revs Up Oratory, Reminding Autoworkers of Bailout - New York Times(nytimes.com)
The alternative to Government Motors(steveprestegard.com)
Bam Goes On the Air in Michigan(thepage.time.com)
18 Economic Facts Foil Obama's Fantasy(genomega1.wordpress.com)

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

New Polling Data Shows How to Fight Obama’s Class Warfare - Daniel J. Mitchell - Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary: Three-quarters of likely voters believe the nation’s top earners should pay lower, not higher, tax rates, according to a new poll for The Hill. The big majority opted for a lower tax bill when asked to choose specific rates; precisely 75 percent said the right level for top earners was 30 percent or below. The current rate for top earners is 35 percent. Only 4 percent thought it was appropriate to take 40 percent, which is approximately the level that President Obama is seeking from January 2013 onward.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

One hour and $260 can get you phony green card, soc. security and driver's license

It’s a passport to trouble — and it can be bought for just $260 on the streets of Jackson Heights, Queens.

In just one hour, The Post was able to buy a phony green card, Social Security card and New York state driver’s license from a stranger on a corner — all of which could serve as a gateway to obtain legitimate IDs.

The cards are frighteningly real — convincing enough to fool creditors, potential employers and security at buildings and even the airport.

Experts said the biggest fear is that these IDs are being bought by people who slipped past border crossings.

“You get that legitimate ID, and this one goes away,” said John Cutter, retired NYPD deputy chief of the Intelligence Division, as he tossed the fake Social Security card in the air.

STATE SEN. WANTS FAKE-ID PEDDLERS TO GET JAIL TIME

“The next thing you know, you’re legit even though you never came across the border legally, nobody really knows who you are, you’ve never paid taxes, but now you’re a legitimate citizen, and now you start your history. read more