Fast Tube by Casper A Republican state senator heading to work today in Madison, WI. Meanwhile, the 14 Democratic state senators continue to subvert democracy by hiding out in neighboring Illinois to prevent quorum  — and a vote — in the Wisconsin senate. Remember, federal employees have none of the “rights” over which Wisconsin public employees are […]

Fast Tube by Casper I think even President Bush would have to laugh at this one.      

“I realized that somebody had to be [the last survivor], and it was me.” — Frank Buckles 2008 The last surviving American veteran of World War One is gone. Frank Buckles of Morgantown, WV died this week at age 110.  Mr. Buckles, who outlived nearly five million Americans doughboys with whom he served , talked his […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported today that government is inefficient, thereby ensuring its own budget line. It found tens of billions of dollars in overlapping services – 82 federal programs to increase teacher efficacy, 80 programs to spur economic development, 15 agencies overseeing food safety, and 20 running homeless services.  The list goes on. […]

The debate over TSA screenings has officially become ridiculous — and dangerous for Americans and the TSA screeners we love to hate. An ill-considered bill just sponsored in the New Hampshire House would make it a Tier III sex offense for a TSA agent to touch or view a person’s goods without probable cause.  The […]

The 14 Wisconsin Senate Democrats playing hooky in Illinois will cost Badger State taxpayers an extra $165 million if they don’t return to work by tomorrow to approve a measure to refinance the state’s debt, according to this Reuters story.   Governor Walker warns that their failure to vote on the measure will mean more job […]

Nasser, Gamal Abdel (1918-70), Egyptian soldier and statesmen.  A leader of the coup that deposed King Farouk in 1952, he became prime minister of Egypt (1956-70). With emotions high on the night before the coup of 1952, one of Nasser’s associates was close to tears.  “Tonight there is no room for sentiment,” said Nasser firmly. “We must be […]

Seventy thousand public employee union members and Democratic Party operatives reportedly turned out to protest planned public union reforms at the Wisconsin state capitol on Sunday.  Professional “sympathizers” picketed in New York and Washington.  Public union and Democratic Party PR machines went into overdrive, hyping the picketers with news releases, Tweets, Facebook entries, blog posts, You Tube videos, and […]

The New York Post today reports that 1,500 city teachers are paid to work on union business while on the job, forcing the city to hire additional teachers to take their place in the classroom.  On top of that, these loyal  “union reps” are given a healthy stipend from the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), […]

I’d rather die than eat dental plaque. But that’s not going to slow scientists at the University of Nottingham who are playing around with calcified plaque these days to get at a compound within it called dextrans. The scientists see dollar signs in this unappetizingly-named substance.  It apparently tricks the human brain into tasting the […]