Thursday October 31, 2013

Posted on October 30, 2013 by devt6799
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Happy Halloween!

God Forbid The University Doesn’t Get Some Federal Funds!

  Mary Sue warns the University of Michigan may suffer if there are more Federal sequester cuts? Click Here for Details

Brighton Candidates on the Millages

Some candidates support others don’t Click Here for Details

Union Prez: Average Detroit High School Student Missed 46 Days of School Last Year

New policy could result in parents being prosecuted after nine student absences

By Tom Gantert |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Detroit Federation of Teachers AFT Local 231 President Keith Johnson said he saw the statistic in a report from the school district and said he thinks proposed solutions aren’t adequate to fix the problem. … more

UAW Flier Short on Facts

Union right-to-work myths dispelled

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Debates about public policy are good, and it is nice that the union is striving to prove its value to membership now that those workers have the freedom to choose whether they want to belong to the union. But factual debates will help people make better decisions. … more

This is Obama’s Tech Surge?

Not what you may have expected to fix the Obamacare website disaster Click Here for Story

Monsanto Fights GMO Labeling Bill

  State of Washington is the battlefield over GMO labeling of food Click Here for Story

Sebelius Testifies

  How clear is this failure Click Here for Details

Dem Admission

  Democratic Congressman says they knew about impending loss of coverage Click Here for Story

Foreign Affairs Spying Scandal

Director of National Intelligence says Obama did know about spying on allies despite the White House saying they didn’t Click Here for Details

Inconvenient Timing

  Obamacare Crashes as Sebelius Testifies Click  Here for Story and Video

Record Tax Collection

Deficits narrow after 5 year Obama spending spree Click Here for Details

It’s Not My Fault!

  Obama blames Insurers for canceled policies Click Here for Story

Hillary Won’t Shake Benghazi?

Poll shows Hillary’s secrets will come out over American deaths in Benghazi Click Here for Details

 

 

 

 

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Wednesday October 30 2013

Posted on October 29, 2013 by devt6799
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Catch Saturdays Drift Radio with Gary Wellings, Click on the Radio Tab above, Get Some Common Sense Radio!

Mary Sue Says…

  U of M President speaks out on U of M electronic bill board Click Here for Details

Enviro Special Interests Try to Foil Fracking

Self interested environmental groups try to stop fracking and jobs in Michigan Click Here for Story

Teacher Got Plenty of Info About Paying Union Dues, Nothing About Opting Out of the MEA

Saginaw Teacher: ‘It’s a matter of principle and doing what’s right’

By Tom Gantert Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

“I do feel taken advantage of,” said Jason LaPorte, one of seven teachers who have filed complaints against the MEA. “I think once right-to-work legislation passed, the union should have been more informative with the procedures of all union functions going forward that were affected by right-to-work.” … more

Detroit Teachers Union Gives Members Freedom MEA Doesn’t

DFT allows union employees to resign whenever they want

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Unlike the Michigan Education Association, the Detroit Federation of Teachers allows its members to become fee payers at any time. All DFT members have to do is send a letter to the union at any time during the year. The MEA restricts that option to one month of the year. … more

Obama Knew…

Another scandal as President knew you would lose your health plans Click Here for Details

The First Apology

Medicare Chief apologizes for Obama Admin’s failure on Obamacare website Click Here for Details

Obama Admin Lied on Keeping Your Heath Plan

  And the Dem spinners say …Click Here for Video

Obama Risks Losing Egypt

Country problems aside the Egyptian military has been a good US partner and Obama is throwing that away Click Here for Details

Doctor Flight

  Docs retiring and leaving medicine over Obamacare, now you’ll lose your doctor too Click Here for Story

Denier in Chief

Obama knows nothing? Play Video Below

No Work Ethic?

  Government workers are absent 50% more than the private sector Click Here for Details

Fighting Illegal Aliens Giveaways

Orgeon citizens fight state decision to give licenses to illegal aliens Click Here for Story

Around the World

Headlines from around the globe Click Here for Details

Auto Bailout Fleecing

GM Bailout costs$9.7 Billion? So much for payback Click Here for Story

Ignored the Warnings

  Contractors Warned Obama Admin the system wasn’t ready Click Here for Details

 

 

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Tuesday October 29, 2013

Posted on October 28, 2013 by devt6799
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Washtenaw Restaurant Violations

IS your favorite on the list? Click Here for Details

Coffee House Moves to Liquor

Expoanding drink selection in a favorite Brighton Coffee House Click Here for Story

MEDC Boss Says Agency Changing; Has Long History of Backing Bad Companies

A look back at five MEDC-backed failures

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

The MEDC was supposed to “stretch the definition of what is possible,” but the agency’s track record showed that it often picked losers. The president and CEO of the agency says those days are long gone. … more

Commentary: Why Does the State License Barbers?

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

There are dozens of silly mandates the state requires for businesses in Michigan, including one that barbers get 2,000 hours of training before they can cut hair. It and others should be eliminated. … more

Yet Another Fail for Obamacare

Massive network failure hits plagued website Click Here for Details

They Almost Have It

  Iran Weeks Away From Weapons Grade Uranium Click Here for Details

Price Hike in Insurance Have Even Democrats Screaming

Rates doubling and tripling Click Here for Story

From the Science Side…

Plethora of new animals discovered in Australia Click Here for Details

Hypocrite Grants 1st Delay to Penalties for Not Signing Up for Obamacare

Didn’t he say no to the GOP when they suggested it? Click Here for Details

Missing Nukes?

What is going on with Nuclear weapon transfers? Click Here for Story

Liar in Chief: Ready for Impeachment Yet?

  Report says Obama Admin knew millions would lose their policies Click Here for Details

Bad Priorities

Feds spend twice as much on Climate change than on border enforcement Click Here for Story

Ouch

  Liberal TV journalist says she doesn’t know anyone whose rates have not doubled Click Here for Story and Video

Democrat Corruption in Wisconsin?

Secret probes to try and bring down Scott Walker Click Here for Details

Canceled!

  Price hikes and cancellations Click Here for Video and Story

 

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Monday October 28, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by devt6799
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Genoa Road Tax

Millage for road repairs in Genoa Township Click Here for Details

Small Business Owners Face Significant Challenges Operating in Detroit

Video series highlights problems entrepreneurs face in the city

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

A new video series gives voice to a group of people in Detroit who often are left out of the debate about bankruptcy and other problems facing the city: small business owners. … more

Spying on Euro Leaders is Quid Pro Quo

Congressman Mike Rogers says its nothing new Click Here for Details

Rock Legend Lou Reed Dies

Ingenious and formative musical icon dead at 71 Click Here for Story

Sebelius Looks Like Clown

  It’s not a Halloween costume its stupidity and poor performance from the HHS Secretary Click Here for Video

Sticker Shock

Plans get pricey under Obamacare Click Here for Details

Obama Approved Merkel Tapping

Tapping phones of German Chancellor was approved by the President in 2010 Click Here for Details

Paying Tax by the Mile

States may make move to have you pay taxes by the mile with black boxes in your car Click Here for Story

Iraq Violence Continues

With US gone is Iraq disintegrating? Click Here for Details

Come Work with US?

Feds ready to lift ban on Libyans working in US airline maintenance Click Here for Story

Bitcoins?

Digital currency seized Click Here for Details

 

 

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Sunday October 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2013 by devt6799
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Catch Yesterdays Drift Radio Show on Podcast Click on the Common Sense Radio Tab Above!

Willow Run Bomber Plant Gets Extension

  Yankee Air Museum gets deadline extension to raise money for purchase Click Here for Story

Brighton Millage Proposals

$ proposals on ballot for Brighton voters Click Here for Story

While Local Governments Fight Food Trucks, State Subsidizes Some of Them

Food truck owner: ‘The government shouldn’t give grants to promote any business’

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Food trucks are a growing part of the cuisine scene in Michigan and nationwide, but should the government be picking winners and losers among truck owners? A program from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. does just that. … more

Failure in Chief

  Obama report card is an “F” in leadership Click Here for Details

The Squid

    Valerie Jarrett’s tentacles are everywhere in the Obama Admin as evidenced by no bid contract for Obamacare website? Click Here for Story

Another Blow to Sequester Being Bad Argument

Defense contractors still making profits despite sequester cuts Click Here for Details

Death Panels Will Call Shots based on Economics of Healthcare…

But transgender operations will be covered? Click Here for Details

Nuke Iran?

  Billionaire says negotiating with Iran is a waste of time Click Here for Story

Iran Has 34  New Nuke Sites

  Enrichment continues Click Here for Details

Rubio Backtracks on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

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The Drift Radio Show October 26, 2013

Posted on October 26, 2013 by devt6799
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The Drift Radio Show October 26, 2013

Join Gary Wellings and Brandon Drake as the discuss Right to Work, Teacher’s Unions boycotting student teachers and Obamacare problems including health insurance rate hikes, loss of policies, doctors and former Bain Capital guy Jeffrey Zeints who President Obama has hired to trouble shoot the launch Click Here for Podcast

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Saturday October 26, 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by devt6799
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Catch this weeks news wrap up on The Drift Radio Show with Gary Wellings on WAAM Talk 1600 or live on the web at www.waamradio.com at 2 pm Call in line 734-822-1600 Give your opinions on the week’s top stories. Get some Common Sense Radio!

Trying to Save the Willow Run Bomber Production Plant

Group trying to raise money to save part of Willow Run plant where the Liberator bombers were made for WWII Click Here for Story

Fun in Livingston this Weekend

  Things to do before Halloween Click Here for Details

Unions are the Freeloaders

Forced dues spent on politics, benefits for union staff

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Disclosure rules make it difficult to find out more specifically what the union spends its money on. But the fees sent to the MEA from public employees is being used to pay for a variety of things including union administrators spending time on politics, communications persuading people to vote a certain way, rallies and get-out-the-vote drives, union employees writing articles on political issues, convention costs and food for workers taking part in “sickouts,” among other things. Most people would consider those activities to be political. … more

MEA Charging Members Extra To Cover Retirement Liabilities For Union’s Employees

While MEA fights changing state pension system, union has trouble with its own underfunding

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Faced with $208 million in retirement liabilities for its own employees, the Michigan Education Association is charging its members an extra $50 a year for three years to help cover those costs, according to teachers familiar with the fees. … more

Guess Whose Promising the Obamacare Website Will be Running Smooth?

Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jeff Zients says it’ll get fixed. Does his Name sound familiar he’s a Bain Capital guy  Click Here for Story

Another Obamacare Supporter Gets Doubled Premiums

Liberal Fox and Daily Beast contributor says its another broken promise Click Here for Details and Audio

Big Spender in Chief

   Obama not interested in hearing about budget cuts from the GOP Click Here for Story and Audio

Raiding Journalists

Big Brother is here and punishing jouranlists Click Here for Details

Seniors Getting Hit by Obamacare

  Losing thier doctors thanks to implementation of Obamacare Click Here for Story

Using Social Media to Stop Protests?

Police talk about using social websites to prevent protest planning Click Here for Details

Does Obamacare Violate HIPAA?

Watch testimony from the Affordable Care Act hearings Click Here for Video

 

 

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Friday October 25, 2013

Posted on October 24, 2013 by devt6799
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What the…?

Appeals Court says a for-profit business cannot exercise freedom of religion? Click Here for Details

Eating Their Young

  Unions boycott student teachers Click Here for Details

Expert: Higher Education Bubble Is Coming and States Better Prepare

Richard Vedder: ‘The big losers in this are poor people’

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Michgan Capitol Confiential

LANSING – In the next decade, potentially hundreds of colleges will go out of business as their prices push families away from traditional universities, said an expert on higher education. … more

 College Not the Only Way

  Success isn’t assured by a college education Click Here for Details

Making the Cuts

Pinckney Schools looks to solve financial dilemma Click Here for Story

Benefits in Balance: Benchmarking Public Sector Employee Benefits in Michigan

A video reportA new Mackinac Center for Public Policy study, “Benefits in Balance: Benchmarking Public Sector Employee Benefits in Michigan,” shows that public sector employee benefits in Michigan exceed the averages reported in the private sector by $5.8 billion annually. … more

Now It’s OK to Delay?

Just a Week After Saying NO to the GOP on Delaying Obamacare the President now says he’ll delay Obamacare Click Here for Details

More Teaching Union Shenanigans

  Teacher’s Union fights to keep sex offenders in the classroom Click Here for Story

The Tragedy of Detroit: “It Didn’t Have to Be This Way”

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 Administration of Lies

Obama Admin admits to false accusation against GOP Click Here for Details

Vote for This Woman …Get This Man

George Soros funding Hillary Super Pac Click Here for Story

High Cost of the Welfare State

  Trillions spent on welfare and we ahve more poor than ever Click Here for Details

The Opposite Effect

Obamacare causing more people to lose coverage Click Here for Story

CareFirst Dumps 76,000 Customers

Another provider dumps customers over Obamacare Click Here for Details

NSA Backlash

  35 world leaders spied on Click Here for Story

No Privacy

  Hidden in Obamacare is your loss of privacy Click Here for Details

Rangel Says Congress Deserves Its Obamacare Subsidies

  Of course its our compensation Click Here for Story and Audio

 

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Thursday October 24, 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by devt6799
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The U Says… Sign Stays

Not willing to shut down electronic billboard Click Here for Details

Teacher’s Assistant Sues MEA

Says union is trying to keep her from leaving union Click Here for Story

MEA Says 1 Percent of Teachers Have Left Union, But Claim is Questionable

Union’s estimate is missing some important context

By Tom Gantert |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Michigan Education Association President Steve Cook claims that 99 percent of his union’s membership chose to stay with their union after right-to-work legislation gave them the chance to leave. But Cook’s boast leaves out some important context.  … more

Myth Lives On, But Agriculture Still Not Second-Largest Industry in Michigan

By James M. Hohman | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

While agriculture is important for the people who depend on it for their livelihoods, it’s a relatively small part of the state economy. The state gross domestic product generated directly by farms, fishing and forestry accounts for just 1 percent of the state’s total production. … more

Pelosi Blames Republicans for Obamcare Disaster

Says GOP sabotage is to blame not poor planning and implementation of a law 70% of the people did not want Click Here for Details

The Truth Behind the Saudi/US Split

  Obama inaction in Syria is the cause Click Here for Story

Still Want Answers

  Poll shows majority of Americans still want answers from Obama Admin on Benghazi Click Here for Details

You Can’t Keep Your Healthcare Plan

Millions losing their current plans Click Here for Details

Thanks for the Credit Extension!

  At current pace since shutdown the US debt could top $22 Trillion by February Click Here for Story

Record NSA Spying

  124 Billion calls monitored Click Here for Details

Now Obama May OK a Delay on Individual Mandate

Excoriated the GOP for trying to negotiate a delay and now the President may cave in? Click Here for Story

Sebelius Won’t Sign Up for ObamaCare

Good enough for you but not for Secretary of Health and Human Services Click Here for Details

Did NSA Really Thwart Attacks

Evidence lacking from claims that spying stopped attacks Click Here for Story

Backdoor Asylum

  Facebook now promoting “Credible Fear” for getting into US Click Here for Details

The Obamacare Timeline

  How the US was forced into the Obamacare scam Click Here for Story

 

 

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Wednesday October 23, 2013

Posted on October 22, 2013 by devt6799
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Ann Arbor Not Happy With Big House Billboard

Wants the University to turn off digital billboard? Click Here for Details

Cemetery Controversy

What headstone is appropriate? Click Here for Story

Obamacare Web Builders Knew

Problems were apparent but the Administration went ahead anyway Click Here for Details

Jon Stewart Slams Obamacare

  No punches pulled by normally leftist supporting comedian Click Here for Story

Dems Think GOP’s Poor Performance is Green Light for Tax Hikes

Polls showing unpopularity of GOP will lead Dems to raise taxes Click Here for Details

Russian Bus Bomber a Muslim

Recently converted to Islam Click Here for Story

Bad Report

Consumers Report says stay away from Obamacare website Click Here for Details

White House Busted on Alleged Obamacare Website Success

Jay Carney and Staff tout supposed success of tweeter only to find out the website still didnt work Click Here for Story

Canada Has Death Panels…and so Will US

  Judging panels for who gets what medical services Click Here for Details

Falling Down

Iraq violence heating up again Click Here for Story

A Record Not to Be Proud Of

Record number of Americans NOT in the workforce is whats driving unemployment down not jobs Click Here for Details

Saudi Problems

US policies not working in Middle East and the Saudi’s aren’t happy about it Click Here for Story

IRS Has Bad Priorities

Paying illegal aliens while scrutinizing Tea Party Patriots Click Here for Details

 

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