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“Damn” was her audible response
I recently heard a surprising story: A female CEO was briefed on a stellar candidate for a top job at her company. “Sounds ideal,” she said to the group in the room. “Male or female?” Male was the answer. “Damn” was her audible response. The guy wasn’t even interviewed. Why Are Men SilentSearch BIS
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- “This has been the coldest season with the most ice since we started Arctic Watch in 2000. Almost no whales. The NWPassage is still blocked with ice. Some of the bays still have not melted!”
Richard weber, owner/operater Arctic Watch Generation Screwed
And rather than follow the conventional path of indebting yourself for 13-years so that you can attend university for four, and then fork over the bulk of your pay to the government, instead focus on learning tangible, valuable skills overseas.Government Cheese
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IRS News you can use: Day 10 roundup
TaxProf Blog: The IRS Scandal, Day 10.
John Hinderaker:”No surprise there: under government medicine, you get the same “climate of care and compassion” in hospitals as you do in the post office”
Annals of Government Medicine A National Health Service (NHS) hospital in Great Britain has paid claims by 38 patients or their families, and has apologized to all of them for the grossly negligent care it provided. The Telegraph headlines:”Hospital apologises … Continue reading
From the comments:”Bank reform was supposed to help consumers. How do we always get screwed when politicians try to “help” us.”
ATM fees hit record high, free checking accounts declineSo predictable. Next prediction: More regulations to address the unintended consequences of the first set of regulations. No wonder government is a growth industry. A note to Progressives, this is NOT a … Continue reading
Two-thirds of Democrats think government should do more
Thankfully, the bigger picture acccrding to Gallup is a little brighter … while an even larger percentage of Republicans say government is doing too much that should be left to individuals and businesses. More than six in 10 independents agree … Continue reading
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“But these factual errors are secondary to the real problem with the Julia ad….
…which is that it works to erase the social stigma of being a moocher and promotes a culture of dependence on government.” Nothing to see here. Any problems can be fixed with more legislation. Isn’t that right Boulderites?
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Glenn Reynolds: If you’re selling big government, that’s an improvement.
Earth to Boulder progressives, this news should make you happy.
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American’s love big government
Earth to Boulderites… NOT! An overwhelming 64 percent of people surveyed said big government was the biggest threat to the country, compared to just 26 percent who said big business is their gravest concern and 8 percent who picked big … Continue reading
Chinese and US political systems
From Larry Lang, chair professor of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong recent lecture… Something in common: He said that the regime doesn’t listen to experts, and that Party officials are insufferably arrogant. “If you don’t agree with … Continue reading
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Thinking Small
In an editorial last August, Erika Stutzman asks the question… What happened to our big ideas? In 1979, the Eisenhower Tunnel was completed. The federal and state government had blasted through the mighty Rocky Mountains with a four-lane highway to … Continue reading
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Crony Capitalism Obama Style
Betsy summarizes the Solyndra situation and the deserved black eye the administration is receiving. I like this quote from Jennifer Rubin… The story is a dangerous one for the Obama administration for multiple reasons. First, it is in fact the … Continue reading
Federal Regulatory Hiring
IBD comments on the Federal Regulatory hiring binge. Great way to get the economy moving again. Another reason to not raise taxes.
The First Adult — AWOL
NFK. Robert Samuelson calls at the President for his lack of leadership. The president keeps promoting an “adult conversation” about the budget, but that can’t happen if the First Adult doesn’t play his part. Obama is eager to be all … Continue reading
“Things will different this time”
The problem isn’t just a matter of money. The larger crisis is due to a federal government without limit, led by people with a faith in their infinite capacity for problem-solving matched only by their mind-numbing obliviousness to their myriad … Continue reading
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Word cloud on the Fed’s
What American’s think of the federal government. From the Gallup organization. Wonder what a word cloud from Boulder would look like? I can guarantee you the word “TOO BIG” would NOT be SO BIG.
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Democrats block amendment to insure press access to oil spill
Why would they do this? Inquiring minds want to know. I’m looking forward to the Daily Camera editorial board educating me on why this is OK. Believe me, if the Bush administration was doing something like this they wouldn’t be … Continue reading
48% see government as a threat to individual rights
Hmmm. Not in Boulder. Most Republicans (74%) and unaffiliateds (51%) consider the government to be a threat to individual rights. Most Democrats (64%) regard the government as a protector of rights. Well that explains it. Especially since Boulder Democrats are … Continue reading
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Unquenchable thirst for tax dollars
Fannie Mae that is. After the next government payout, Fannie Mae’s borrowings will carry an annual dividend cost of $7.6 billion, which the company said it will repay by borrowing more money from the Treasury. “This amount exceeds our reported … Continue reading
It’s not just health care
Yep, it’s big government. Don’t think that’s much of a concern in the 25 square miles surrounded by reality. Some things never change. 9/1/09 @ 22:42 Instapundit echoes my concerns.
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Czars
How many is too many? Apparently we’re up to 20. Good grief, all the better to ‘feel our pain’ I suppose.
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