Well, it sure looks like the Obama Cash for Clunkers program is another of those pie in the sky ideas with little if any benefit. And now, with the "fine tuning" of the EPA numbers, those who attempted to cash in the program are getting demands for the $4500 back - or the return of their new car. Read Full Story
Now, this takes the cake. King Rod wants to be a reality television star. Perhaps the Federal and Illinois prison systems install 24/7 cameras inside of prisons, and broadcast it live daily, with weekly segments devoted to knifings and rapes that go on inside. Talk about finally doing public service - maybe he'd keep some kid from winding up in prison. Read Full Story
Racism is alive and well in America, as shown by the support in Oakland California for a felon convicted of a violent crime. Said criminal, Lovelle Mixon,open fired and killed four police officers upon being stopped by Oakland's police department, who were seeking him on numerous charges, including that of serial rape. Read Full Story
Well, the boys and girls in Congress are up at it again - pointing the finger at AIG executives for exercising their one thing truly driving the business - self-serving greed. Greed is not good - greed and the search for the quick and easy buck is what has led to the debacle of the worldwide financial structure.
And why, may you ask, are members of Congress so up in arms? Well, because they approved the near-buyout of AIG by the American taxpayer, and WOOPS they forgot to make sure to c... Read Full Story
The Department of Homeland Security (YAWOHL!) has recently announced a huge blow on to the drug cartels. Read my sarcasm into that sentence - they are all excited because they seized $3.2 million in cash over a three week time span. Read Full Story
Uh oh, Lisa Madigan has done it now - she's called for a reform of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. If you've ever tried to extract information from a government official in Illinois - and I'm talking PUBLIC information - you'll know why the IFOIA is one of the most insincerely named laws on the books.
I've had two run-ins with this act in recent years while attempting to research stories. One was with the Douglas County State's Attorney office, involving the abuse of a nursing ... Read Full Story
Silence is a tactic and a weapon deployed in a variety of settings, from interpersonal relationships to political negotiations.Content Producer: W Thomas PaynePublished: Feb 09, 2009 Read Full Story
I was really pretty disturbed to read this story, which was delivered with such open enthusiasm for the scientific work it represented - but absolutely NO mention of how freaking LOONIE it is that there is weapons-grade plutonium lying about in fairly unsecured locations. Read Full Story
The Methuselah Foundation thinks the first person to live to 1,000 could be alive today, if his or her strategies for medical bioremediation pay off.Content Producer: W Thomas PaynePublished: Jan 22, 2009 Read Full Story
