From Engineering News-Record, in an industry that's having more than its share of redundancies these days: We know it’s bad practice to bid low just to stay in business and keep working. A contractor can go bust if the job goes bad, profits don’t materialize, and bankers desert the firm. But keeping people employed through …
New Survey: Children Less Likely to be Bullied
Not a moment too soon either: There's been a sharp drop in the percentage of America's children being bullied or beaten up by their peers, according to a new national survey by experts who believe anti-bullying programs are having an impact. The study, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, found that the percentage of …
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Democrats, the Party of Cruelty?
Sure looks that way... Some Republicans might not like that we are gay, and might not like that we support the Clintons, but no Republican has ever threatened our lives, libeled us, thrown rocks through our windows, punched us in the face, or sought to deprive us of employment opportunities and ruin our good names. …
Highway Trust Fund to Shut Down Monday
The opposite of progress is at it again: The federal Highway Trust Fund will shut down first thing Monday, suspending all payments to state transportation departments, and four U.S. Department of Transportation agencies are expected to furlough employees beginning Tuesday after Congress was unable to reach an agreement this week on legislation to extend surface …
It's Easy Being Vice President. You Don't Have to Do Anything.
Joe Biden tells it like it is... http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1155201977 And it's too bad his boss hasn't figured out that, sometimes, it's best not to do anything!
Tony Perkins Gets the Boot From the National Prayer Luncheon
Disappointing but unsurprising: Two days after President Obama's State of the Union speech, in which he announced plans to repeal "Don't ask, Don't tell," Perkins received a letter from the chaplain's office at Andrews rescinding the invitation. The letter cited Family Research Council statements calling them "incompatible in our role as military members who serve …
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Knowing Who Your Real Friends Are: The Daily Kos and Bill Gothard
While beating around the net, I came across this bizarre 2008 piece in the Daily Kos: The attendance at the Lifebuilders Conference is notable as a very damning link to neopentecostal dominionism; Lifebuilders is a yearly "Lay Missionary" conference of the Church of God of Cleveland, TN, a neopentecostal dominionist group which can be considered …
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Democrats Not Industry Friendly. No Kidding!
Some people are only now figuring this out: Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist” and “not industry friendly," a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker's top executives testify on Capitol Hill amid a giant recall. According to a presentation obtained under subpoena by the House Oversight and …
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Western Grasshoppers and Chinese Ants: Once More With Feeling
While looking for something completely unrelated, I ran across this September 2007 post which bears repeating: "Spengler’s" piece about Western grasshoppers and Chinese ants points out one of the sad facts of U.S. economic policy: its willingness to endure long-term trade deficits without allowing those who accumulate the dollars to invest them in U.S. equities. …
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Banning the US Dollar in Old SC
They're at it again in South Carolina: South Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state. As the Palmetto Scoop first reported, Pitts, a Republican, introduced legislation this month banning "the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve Notes for silver …
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