Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.—Winston Churchill
Archive for April 28th, 2010
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Bernanke: savings from Obamacare are ‘uncertain’
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010As Washington fixated Tuesday on expletive-laced excoriations of Goldman Sachs executives, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was across town delivering some grim warnings about America’s fiscal future to President Obama’s fiscal commission.
But Bernanke also voiced a surprisingly pessimistic view of Obama’s recently passed health plan, questioning whether the nearly $1 trillion piece of legislation will do much of anything to reduce overall health care spending.
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Raw Milk Crackdown
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010Got Milk? It’s the new White Gold.
“They came in the dark, shining bright flashlights while my family was asleep, keeping me from milking my cows, from my family, from breakfast with my family and from our morning devotions, and alarming my children enough so that the first question they asked my wife was, ‘Is Daddy going to jail?’”
That’s how Amish farmer Dan Allgyer described an early morning visit last week from two FDA agents, two U.S. Marshals, and a Pennsylvania state trooper. Apparently, investigating a single farmer for possibly trafficking raw milk across state lines requires a show of force.
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Chicago proves gun laws.
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010The AP reported yesterday:
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says he won’t send National Guard troops to quell Chicago street violence unless Mayor Richard Daley wants them.
Daley said Monday that a call by two Illinois lawmakers to bring in the National Guard was “something to think about.”
Democratic state Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford want Quinn to order troops to Chicago because of recent violence, including one night when seven people were killed.
Daley and Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis (wees) say a key to ending violence is getting guns off the street. Weis says he doubts the National Guard is the answer.
As of midnight Sunday, the city had 113 homicides this year. There were 109 homicides from January to April last year and 134 during the same period in 2008.
WGN-TV reports that Mayor Richard Daley is cold to the call for troops, but is, “…open to ideas on how to fight crime.”
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