Sunday June 15, 2014

Happy Father’s Day!

A2 Mayoral Candidate

Who will be the next Mayor of Ann Arbor? Click Here for Details

Candidate Forums in Livingston

See candidates for state seats Click Here for Story

Can the GOP Become the People’s Party?

  Cantor sends message but will the establishment take it Click Here for Details

What Happens to Terrorists Who Get Released?

They go on to lead massive violent attacks Click Here for Story

What is ISIS?

  6 things you need to know Click Here for Details

These Aren’t Just Innocent Children

  Minors pouring across the border include cartel and gang insurgents Click Here for Story

Iranian Troops Move Into Iraq

Invited and welcomed Click Here for Details

Iraq Crisis Good Excuse to Raise Gas Prices

Iraqi men take part in a demonstration to show their support for the call to arms by Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the central Shiite Muslim shrine city of Najaf on June 13, 2014. (Photo credit:  HAIDER HAMDANI/AFP/Getty Images)  Prices will skyrocket if Baghdad falls Click Here for Story

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

The Drift Radio Show June 14, 2014

The Drift Radio Show June 14, 2014

Join hosts Gary Wellings and Brandon Drake as they discuss the latest events in the Middle East  and the US and Iran’s involvement as the Jihadist terror group ISIS takes over more cities in their conquest of Iraq. Click Here for Podcast

Posted in podcasts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday June 14, 2014

Flag Day

Catch the Drift Radio Show Saturday at 2 pm on WAAM Talk 1600 or live on the web at www.waamradio.com to discuss the week’s events call in line 734-822-1600

BREAKING: Left Behind?

American Contractors surrounded? Click Here for Story

Vets Angered By Waste in Iraq

Lives lost time and money spent only to see Al Qaeda take over cities in Iraq Click Here for Story

Ohhh By the Way…

  IRS says it lost 2 years worth of Lois Lerner emails…coincidence? Click Here for Details

Iran Will Help Iraq?

Complicated conditions could make strange bedfellows in Iraq Click Here for Story

Baghdad Will Fall

  US officials says Baghdad will fall to jihadists Click Here for Details

Remember This?

Obama said Iraq was good and Al Qaeda was dead Click Here for Video ande Story

Bergdahl is Back

  Arrived at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas Click Here for Story

The Dark Ages Return

  ISIS forces decapitating any who oppose them in Iraq Click Here for Details

Hiding the Truth

  Obama trying to hide what’s happening on the border as immigrant flood in Click Here for Story

The Taliban 5 Are Worse Than You’ve Been Told

Obama released some real bad guys Click Here for Details

Obama’s Border Disaster

  Overcrowded shelters, disease and sexually active teens Click Here for Story

Told Ya So

  Study shows Antarctic melt is due to volcanic activity not man made warming Click Here for Story

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Friday June 12, 2014

Getting Tough?

A2 Schools tells teacher’s union to sign contract or it ends? Click Here for Details

MEA Sends Credit Agency After Teacher Who Stopped Paying Dues

Kindergarten teacher became eligible for right-to-work, but union says she can only get out in August

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Bangor Public Schools kindergarten teacher Kimberle Byrd said she received a notice from a collection agency for unpaid dues in the amount of $394.20 with the Michigan Education Association listed as the creditor. … more

Legislature Considering More Transparency For Asset Forfeiture

Some police agencies oppose the bills, which would require more accountability when property is taken

By Jarrett Skorup |Courtesy  of Mich Cap Con

Michigan has had numerous problems with asset forfeiture in the past, with money and property being seized by police from innocent people. The state has taken at least $250 million since 2000 and received a “D-” from the Institute for Justice, a libertarian law firm that represents people who have been harmed by practice. … more

Cronyism: Obamacare Rewards its Supporters

    Union leaders claim top spots on boards Click Here for Details

Thanks Obama

  Jihdists in Iraq now driving US Hummers and other equipment as they take back Iraq Click Here for Story

Need Our Help Now?

Iraq asks for US airstrikes against advancing Islamist Rebels Click Here for Details

Record Income for Feds but…

   Still running huge deficit Click Here for Details

Law Broken on Prisoner Swap

   Secretary of Defense admits Obama broke the law Click Here for Story

Immigration Flood is Orchestrated

   Former Border officials say huge influx of illegals is being done on purpose Click Here for Details

Vice-President Likes the Flood of Illegals?

** FILE ** In this Sept 12, 2013, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden gestures during a speech in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)   Biden says US needs constant and unrelenting supply of immigrants Click Here for Story

US Weak on Defense?

Russian TU-95 Bear H / AP     Russian Bombers fly within 50 miles of California Click Here for Details

Baghdad or Bust

Islamist Terrorists vow to march on Baghdad Click Here for Story

Gas Wars

European Comissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger (left), Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak (AFP Photo / John Macdougal)  Ukraine Russia gasw war conflict Click Here for Details

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thursday June 12, 2014

 Crying Wolf

Area School Boards want even more money Click Here for Details

Cash Out

Green Oak settles sewer dispute with Liquid Manufacturing Click Here for Story

Unionization Case Before The Supreme Court Could Have Lasting National Impact

Harris v. Quinn could make all public employees eligible for right-to-work; case is flying under the radar

By Jack Spencer | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

The case before the Supreme Court involves Pamela Harris and seven other Illinois personal care providers (home-based caregivers), who challenged a forced unionization that was basically the equivalent of Michigan’s dues skim, which resulted in the SEIU taking more than $34 million from the elderly and disabled in Michigan. … more

Minimizing The Damage From Michigan’s Minimum Wage Increase

Higher prices, including for labor, result in less of the product or service being offered

By Jarrett Skorup |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

LANSING — Increased minimum wages affect low-skilled workers and society in the long-term. “The primary value of the minimum wage job is not the pay today, but the skills it generates for the future,” James Sherk, labor economist with the Heritage Foundation, said at a Mackinac Center event Tuesday. … more

Now What?

   Cantor’s defeat puts a new light on immigration issue Click Here for Story

Debunking Anti Gun Stats

Not all shootings can be called school shootings Click Here for Details

Hillary Supports Amnesty?

  Blasts those who oppose illegal immigrant amnesty Click Here for Story

IRS Giving FBI Info…On You?

over 1 million records of conservative tax payers? Click Here for Details

Kidnapped Teen Pleads to Judge for Freedom

  Justina has been kept from her family too long Click Here for Story and Video

 Obama Policy to Blame for Surge in Illegals

Policy of non-deportation is flooding the border of the US Click Here for Story

Hillary’s Lie

  Polls show Americans don’t believe Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama restored US leadership in the world Click Here for Details

Preparing for the Worst?

England buys its first water cannons in case of domestic disprutions? Click Here for Story

From the Science Side…

Pictured is an illustration of Dr White's IXS Enterprise, an interstellar ship drawn by artist Mark Rademaker that could be an accurate representation of what the first mission beyond the solar system will look like. The IXS Enterprise is a theory-fitting concept for a faster than light (FTL) ship  Faster Than Light Travel is possible Click Here for Details

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wednesday June 11, 2014

Breaking: Tea Party Upset!

  GOP House Leader Eric Cantor loses primary to Tea Party candidate Click Here for Story

Retro Pay Raise?

AAATA okays retroactive pay raise for CEO? Click Here for Details

Breaking: Latin American Newspapers Exclaim Obama’s Open Door

Obama has opened the door to Amnesty and a flood of illegals Click Here for Story

Michigan GOP Lawmakers Hike School Funding

Despite Democratic election claims to the contrary Michigan is spending more not less on education Click Here for Story

Fears of Right-to-Work Proving False

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

During the battle of Michigan becoming a right-to-work state, opponents predicted doomsday scenarios about what would happen to workers and the state. But in each of the most important economic measures — job growth, income growth and population — right-to-work states are far outperforming non-right-to-work states. … more

 

Politics Prevailed With Michigan’s Minimum Wage Increase

Event today will discuss ways to mitigate the harm caused by the forced wage mandate

By Michigan Capitol Confidential Staff Reports | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

“Careful economic analysis did not lead the Michigan GOP to hike the minimum wage. Instead they implemented a two-pronged political strategy that local observers will be arguing about for years,” wrote Mackinac Center President Joseph Lehman and Fiscal Policy Director Michael LaFaive in a recent edition of the Wall Street Journal.  … more

Fire and Prosecute

  Inspector General says VA is so bad drastic measuere needed to end corruption Click Here for Details

 DOJ Out of Control

  A Justice Dept division you’ve never heard of Click Here for Story

Hillary Avoiding Blame

  Answers on Benghazi are not satisfactory Click Here for Details

 Unforgivable

VA audit finds 70% of VA facilities hid facts with alternate wait lists Click Here for Story

Wasted Time in Iraq

   Al Qaeda takes control of Iraq’s 2nd largest city Click Here for Details

Obama’s Insider Invasion

   Open third US military base to house illegals Click Here for Story

 Feds Violating Arizona Child Abuse Laws

Transporting children across state lines without guardians Click Here for Details

Blame Hagel

  White House shifting blame on prisoner swap to Secretary Hagel Click Here for Story

Not Enforced

Arrests of illegals down 75% since 2000 Click Here for Story

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tuesday June 10, 2014

 More Questionable WALLY Options

Thinking outside the box still doesn’t make sense Click Here for Story

Watch Your Tongue?

Teacher who let racial slur slip in classroom gets flak from parents and school system Click Here for Story

Legislator Blames ‘Shady Bankers’ For Detroit’s Problems Despite Voting To Double Debt

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

State Sen. Coleman A. Young II says he thinks “shady bankers” should shoulder the blame for Detroit’s problems. Yet he was one of 75 legislators who voted to double the city’s debt rather than focus on structural solutions. … more

Legislature To Prohibit Courses That Teach Unionization Techniques

Bill would force MSU to change course that teaches union workers how to meddle in business affairs

By Jack Spencer |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Offering instruction on how to meddle with the relationship between employers and employers is out-of-bounds for public universities. That’s the message lawmakers have placed in legislation, which is on the verge of being passed by the Michigan Legislature. … more

White House Thinks Its Not Political?

  Political football is what the White House does best Click Here for Story

Government Over Reach

Dad loses rifle and firearm license because of what? Click Here for Details

Trying to Explain?

  Hillary Clinton takes Benghazi to the press but not Congress? Click Here for Story and Video

Who Goes Free Next?

  Obama set to free another terrorist because he did what? Click Here for Details

The Immigration Flood Continues

  IS this being pushed by Obama? Click Here for Story

Keystone Pipeline Can Save Lives

US State Department Corrects Keystone Pipeline Study Errors  Government report says a pipeline can save lives by cutting down on trains and trucking Click Here for Details

Backlash Against EU

  European Union getting trashed as Nationalism surges in Europe Click Here for Story and Video

Destroying the US System

Eric Holder seeks to overwhelm the US with illegal immigrants Click Here for Details

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Monday June 9, 2014

North Territorial Repairs

Paving repairs between Dixboro and Earhart Click Here for Details

Can You Help?

Green Oak Police want to ID woman in Check Fraud scheme Click Here for Story and Pics

Empowering the Taliban

Photo - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., is followed by reporters as he arrives for a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 11, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)  Congressman Mike Rogers believes the Bergdahl deal was bad Click Here for Details

Clinton Say Until 2015?

Selling books and unofficial until next year Click Here for Story

Taliban Has US Missiles

How the Taliban got their hands on modern US missiles  How did our enemy get our modern weaponry? Click Here for Details

White House to Provide Lawyers for Illegals

  And you pay for it Click Here for Story

From the Science Side…

First computer passes Turing Artificial Intelligence test Click Here for Details

Taste of Their Own?

FILE PHOTO.(Reuters / Zahid Hussein)  Pakistan feels sting of terrorism attack on its own soil Click Here for Story

The Obama Economy’s War on Women

Guess how much unemployment for women went up? Click Here for Details

Ya Think?

New Study Shows Releasing Gitmo Detainees is Bad Idea Click Here for Story

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sunday June 8, 2014

End the Personal Property Tax

Small businesses still paying taxes on old equipment they already bought, paid for and paid sales tax on Click Here for Story

Traditional Media Recognizes Michigan Capitol Confidential With 4 Awards


By Anne Schieber |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

When Michigan Capitol Confidential made its debut in 2010, the traditional media didn’t know what to make of it. For the second year in a row, the news service has been recognized for its outstanding reporting. … more

Holding the VA Accountable

Photo - Jeff Miller, the chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, is burrowed in his office, across the street from the Capitol, plotting the next several months of his aggressive strategy to get to the bottom of a national scandal that has enveloped the Department of Veterans Affairs. (AP Photo)One Co ngressman is digging deep into the troubles at the VA Click Here for Story

Reward for a Job Well Done

Student who stopped Seattle gunman gets rewards from complete strangers Click Here for Story

Obama Funded Terrorism?

Prisoner swap likely included money for terrorist organization Click Here for Details and Video

Hillary Approves of Prisoner Swap

  Looks like candidate Clinton will back the Bergdahl release Click Here for Story and Video

From the Science Side…

A woman's mouth is closed by a tape measure  Fasting for 3 days can regenerate the immune system? Click Here for Details

Jumping on the Bandwagon

   California Counties Releasing Jailed Illegal Aliens Click Here for Story and Video

China Building Artificial Island in South China Sea

p_reef_42922915.jpg    Military Buildup? Click Here for Details

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Saturday June 7, 2014

The Waste Begins Again

More Federal dollars to study Taxpayer subsidized WALLY Train again Click Here for Details

Cash for Bergdahl?

  Ret. Lt Col. Oliver North says $5 to $6 mill paid as part of deal Click Here for Story

How to Tell What a Bill Actually Does

By Joseph G. Lehman | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

We might not have the Obamacare mess if more people judged legislation by what it actually does instead of what its proponents hope it will accomplish. … more

VA Retaliates Against Whisleblowers

The corruption is so bad it targets good employees who blow the whistle Click Here for Details

Released Bergdahl Now A Mujahid?

Converted and is now a warrior of Islam? Click Here for Story

Stand By Your Man

Susan Rice stand by “honorable” description of deserter Bergdahl Click Here for Details

Bad Neighborhood

Taliban 5 are now in a terrorist hotbed  Taliban 5 repatriated to terrorist hotbed Click Here for Story

Oh For Pete’s Sake

Rumors of Michelle Obama Running for Senate Click Here for Story

Over 92 Million Americans NOT Working

36 year low in workforce participation Click Here for Details

COLD

Together: Only Queen Elizabeth, French President Francois Hollande and Queen Margrethe of Denmark separated President Obama (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in the group photo  Obama snubs Putin publicly but…Click Here for Story

Perry on the Stump?

Perry speech looks like an opening for Presidential Campaign Click Here for Details

Dumping Ground

Feds dumping illegals immigrants from Texas into Arizona Click Here for Details

How Bergdahl Compatriots Feel

Military members who served with Bergdahl show how they feel Click Here for Video

Changing Tune

Climate scientists used to blame the sun Click Here for Story

 

Posted in Daily Posts | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment