The Texas state Senate approved a bill to allow concealed carry license holders to carry firearms on public college campus classrooms and dorms. Opponents to this bill say that violence will increase over otherwise petty issues, such as disputes over grades, love affairs, and other rivalries. They also say that it will lead to a greater incidence of suicide. They also said … [Read more...]
Whoopi & Barbara Blindside Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck, for one reason or another, agreed to be on The View. While on the program, he was probably supposed to be debating current events with the cast of the show. Instead, they brought up an inconsequential point from his radio program and debated it for a good five plus minutes. What was the issue of the day that trumped Gitmo, the economy, or the credit card bill? … [Read more...]
Pay Your Taxes If You Have Political Ambitions
Before Timothy Geithner became the Treasury Secretary, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF employs people from all over the world, including Americans. While working there, foreigners don't have to pay US income taxes, and in an attempt to be fair to the Americans who also work there, the IMF pays the Americans for their share of income taxes. This … [Read more...]
Obama’s Vegas Vacation
The Senate Majority leader, Harry Reid, has a fundraiser planned at Cesar's Palace on the Las Vegas Strip. He's planning on having headliners, like Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow perform at the event. Oh yea, he's also having some guy named Barack show up too. The trip to Vegas for Obama is a complete 180 from his position on "corporate excesses", back when bailout recipients … [Read more...]
The Snackwell Effect
The "Snackwell Effect" gets its name from the low-calorie snack food. People on diets were found to eat a lot of low-calorie foods, which in aggregate ends up being many more calories than what's found in a regular snack. The same holds true for all of this "going green" energy efficient nonsense. People who buy energy efficient appliances, such as washing machines typically … [Read more...]