FollowThe Drift Radio Show January 27, 2013
Join host Gary Wellings as we discuss dropping union membership, GOP tactics on upcoming political issues, politicians not doing what they were elected to do and gun control Click Here for Podcasts
Sunday January 27, 2013
Michigan House Budget Grows
$1.2 million added to House reps budgets for staffing Click Here for Story
Iran Plays Both Sides in Syria
Vow that an attack on the Assad regime is an attack on Iran while supporting the rebels Click Here for Details
City of Ann Arbor Audits Travel Expenses
Have some employees been double dipping? Click Here for Details
Calorie Counting
The calories in your favorite beverage Click Here for Photos and Details
Huffington Post Gets Charter School Study Wrong
By Michael Van Beek | Courtesy of Michigan Capitol Confidential
A Huffington Post article titled “Charter School Growth in Michigan Brings a Cautionary Tale on Quality” goes to great lengths to twist the overwhelmingly positive results of a new study of Michigan’s charter schools by Stanford University into something else.
Here’s a statistic the article’s author, Joy Resmovits, picked out of the study:
A CREDO study on Michigan released this week found that 80 percent of charters perform below the 50th percentile of achievement in reading, and 84 percent perform below that threshold in math.
This observation appears on pages 35 and 36 of the study. As the study itself explains… Click Here for More
Is this Justice?
Disgraced Supreme Court Justice will still receive pension Click Here for Story
Big Union Loss
Michigan unions lost 42,000 members last year Click Here for Details
Relax, You’re Already Dead
by Michael Goodell http://www.mlgoodell.webs.com
“The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be able to function as a soldier is supposed to function: without mercy, without compassion, without remorse. All war depends upon it.” – Ronald Spiers, “Band of Brothers”
During this fiscal silly season the Republican Party should heed Spiers’ advice. They have approached each Obama-inspired crisis with fierce boasts about not backing down. “It’s a spending crisis,” they crow. “No new taxes,” they boast. Then, as the deadline draws near, as the President refuses to…Click Here for More
Holder Anxious for Gun Control
Attorney General ready to push Obama plans Click Here for Details
Are Republicans Serious About Reform?
Can the GOP change its perceived stripes? Click Here for Story
Ryan Takes a Stand
Congressman Ryan talks about how the GOP should tackle upcoming issues Click Here for Details
Saturday January 26, 2013
Have We Seen This Before?
Obama wants money for troop training in Mali, Africa Click Here for Story
Immigration Reform Could Add $Billions to ObamaCare
More bodies more cost? Click Here for Details
More Than $90 Million To Illegals
Medicare paid over $91 million to Illegal Immigrants Click Here for Story
Communists Love the Gun Grab
The Communists Party USA loves gun ban Click Here for Details
Internet Line in the Sand
Hackers take it to the next level with threats to government Click Here for Story
US Court of Appeals Says Obama Violated Constitution
Making appointments to National Labor Relations Board without Senate approval Click Here for Details
Do As I Say Not As I Do
Feinstein’s gungrab would exempt federal officials Click Here for Story
Naughty Senator?
Senator under investigation by FBI for sleeping iwth underage prostitutes Click Here for Details
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Friday January 25, 2013
Locals Get Celebrity Shot
How did they handle it? Click Here for Details
Right-to-Work Law Means Less Money For Union Political Power Grabs
By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Michigan Capitol Confidential
Gov. Rick Snyder said he wasn’t interested in a right-to-work bill, but when labor unions pushed the Proposal 2 ballot initiative, his stance on the issue changed.
Prop 2 would have guaranteed public employee collective bargaining and overridden state… Click Here for More
Why I Voted Against RTW
Republicans who didn’t vote for Right to Work Click Here for Story
The Problem with Obama’s Drone Policy
Travis Flores, Columnist
There’s a famous thought experiment called the trolley problem. A trolley is coming down the tracks, out of control and is going to kill 5 people. There’s a nearby lever you can pull, which will change the route of the trolley and kill only one person. Depending on the study 80 to 90% of people say yes I would pull the lever.
An extension of this moral dilemma goes…Click Here for More
The Gun Ban
Here it is Click Here for Details
Scary Looking Guns Save Lives
Intruders run after seeing AR-15 Click Here for Story
Feinstein’s Gun Ban is Just More Nonsense
Everything shooter’s are doing is alreasdy illegal Click Here for Details
Smart Meter Arrest
Where are your rights compared to the Utility company? Click Here for Story
UN Investigates US Drone Strikes
The UN says we are violating human rights by killing terrorists Click Here for Details
Fed Holds Record US Debt
We’re beholden to exactly who? Click Here for Story
Fly Guy in Chief
The President sports flies on a regular basis? Click Here for a Laugh
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Thursday January 24, 2013
Pipeline Work Will Close Roads
Temporary Road closures as Enbridge works pipeline Click Here for Details
Brighton Still at Odds with Property Owners
Couple asking for State help in dispute Click Here for Story
By James M. Hohman | Courtesy of Michigan Capitol Confidential
In The Detroit News, Daniel Howes argued that the state needs to spend more money on higher education. That will lead to more state economic growth, he argued.There have been plenty of other states that have bought this… Click Here for More
Professor in Name Only… Moron in Common Sense
MSU economics professor shows his ignorance and bias Click Here for Details
Clinton Leaves More More Questions than Answers
Hostility is the word of the day in Hillary Clinton Testimony Click Here for Story
Simple mistakes make all the difference
Travis Flores, Columnist
On January 24th I was driving home from my friends house. They’d all gone to sleep and I decided I’d rather sleep in my own bed so I decided to drive home about 3. I was only a few miles from my house before I noticed that the shape of the car in front of me looked a little strange. When the red and blue lights flicked…Click Here for More
Hitting the Nail
Sen. Rand Paul calls Hillary out on her performance on Benghazi Click Here for Details
Dems Playing Politics…Big Time
Obama goal is not to help country but to eliminate the opposition? Click Here for Story
China Giveaway
China to buy high tech US Company…and its secrets? Click Here for Details
The New Apocalypse?
Anti-biotic resistant germs Click Here for Story
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Wednesday January 23, 2013
Bundle Up
The cold snap continues Click Here for Story
Online Students Get Break
State ok’s some online students at Pinckney Click Here for Details
Electric Car Owners Get a Free Ride in Ann Arbor
By Audrey Spalding | Courtesy of Michigan Capitol Confidential
Though electric vehicles may not be attracting much hype at the Detroit Auto Show, their owners do enjoy privileged status in the city of Ann Arbor.
While parking downtown, electric vehicle owners can charge their cars for free. The charging stations are typically…Click Here for More
Taking Advantage?
Government worker average twice as many sick days as the private sector? Click Here for Story
More Failures for Green Energy
Boeing battery problems a sign of poor technology in the green sector Click Here for Details
Veteran Stands Up to Gun Grabbers
He fought for all our rights including the 2nd Amendment Click Here for Story and Video
House GOP May Suspend Debt Ceiling
1st of many moves in complicated brinksmanship Click Here for Details
New Lows
Optimism in US hits new low record Click Here for Story
Repeat
Israel sticks with Netanyahu Click Here for Details
This is Sharia
Want Sharia in your country? This is what you get Click Here for Video
Hillary to Speak on Benghazi?
Looks like questioning is set for Clinton on Libyan massacre Click Here for Story
The Food Stamp King
You won;t beleive how much food stamsp have increased under Obama Click Here for Details
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Tuesday Janauary 22, 2013
The Personal Cost of Drunk Driving
Drunk Driver gets sendtenced for causing death of local philanthopist Click Here for Details
History and Right to Work
The history and economics of right to work vs unions Click Here for Details
Sour Grapes
Union will attempt to punish those who want to leave the union Click Here for Story
Inside job
Algerian Massacre aided by tow Canadian extremists Click Here for Details
Straw Man-ner in Chief?
Obama uses inauguration as straw man platform to mis-characterize opponents Click Here f0r Story
Yea! Line My Pockets!
Gore loves Obama’s words on climate non-sense Click Here for Details
The Strong Silent Majority
2/3 of gun owners will defy any gun ban Click Here for Story
Classless First Lady?
No poker face from The President’s wife on Boehner’s speech Click Here for Details
Gun Free Zone Not Really So
5 shot in another gun free zone Click Here for Story
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Monday January 21, 2013
Making a Point
State Legislature may look at overriding future Federal gun regulations Click Here for Details
A Way Around Skyrocketing Higher Education Costs
New universities and online colleges may reduce demand and costs for Public Universities? Click Here for Story
Senator Schumer Wants to Hold Public Hostage
Says GOP must agree to more tax increases to get a budget Click Here for Details
Bill Knows
Warns Dems not to take gun owners lightly Click Here for Story
GOP Can Control Immigration Debate
Condoleeza Rice says GOP must work the debate Click Here for Details
Big Spender in Chief
Obama Admin starts second term with giant debt and more to come Click Here for Story
Death Toll Climbs in Algeria
Dozens more bodies uncovered at gas plant Click Here for Details
Do We Have Another War Front Opening Up?
Is North Africa the next war? Click Here for Story
The Drift Radio Show January 20, 2013
The Drift Radio Show January 20, 2013
Join host Gary Wellings as we discuss Governor Snyder’s road plans and funding, his remarks on a part time Michigan Legislature and new gun legislation and Obama Executive Orders Click Here for Podcast
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Tagged gun appreciation day, gun rights, snyder on part time legislature, snyder road plan
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Sunday January 20, 2013
Hundreds Gather for Gun Appreciation Day
As 2nd Amendment Rights come under fire, supporters Rally Click Here for Video and Story
Hostage Death Toll Rises
Algerian massacre scene now being de-mined from booby traps Click Here for Story
NRA More Popular Than the Entertainment Industry
New poll shows improving numbers for the NRA Click Here for Details
The Auto Show Is Here Again
Time for the newest designs at the North American Detroit Auto Show Click Here for Story and Video
Governor Pushes Agenda for Roads
Road spending needed but how to pay for it? Click Here for Details
Snyder’s Thoughts on Part Time Legislature
Not out of the question Click Here for Video (4th video, on far right)
Charter School a Smashing Success
On all levels and in all settings Click Here for Details
Union Reps Don’t Like the State Hiring More Workers to Staff Right to Work
But they didn’t complain when the State hired lots more to run the SEIU dues skimming scam Click Here for Details
Keeping Gun Owners Safe
Legislators look to protect privacy of gun owners Click Here for Details
Campaigner in Chief Gives New Orders to Campaign Staff
Obama’s camapign staff now look to campaign for gun laws Click Here for Story
Sunday January 20, 2013
Printing Your Own Guns?
The technology is now here for you to use 3D printers to print anything including a gun Click Here Amazing for Story and Video
US Failure on Al Qaeda in North Africa
GOP hits Obama on policy failure leading to Mali and Algerian problems Click Here for Details
Hostage Crisis Over…Badly
At least 19 hostages dead Click Here for Story
Foot In Mouth Joe Does It Again?
VP BIden caught in another lie this time about being near a shooting? Click Here for Story
Friday January 18, 2013
The Fall Back Plan
AATA looks to complete new plan after municipalities say no to countywide transit Click Here for Details
Governor Speaks to Livingston Residents at Chamber Luncheon
Governor Snyder pushes gas tax for roads plan at luncheon Click Here for Details
Locals Not Supportive of Obama Gun Reg Plans
Most don’t believe that new regulations will stop crazed killings Click Here for Story
The Overton Window Explained
How getting re-elected shifts politicians votes? Click Here for Story
Oops?
Head of MEA Union says recall of Scott may have helped the RTW getting passed? Click Here for Details
No Enforcement?
Lawmakers and Sheriffs say no to enforcing Obama’s new gun limitations Click Here for Details
Fighting the Good Fight
Freshman Senator Will fight for our 2nd Amendment rights Click Here for Story
Christie Becoming Democrat?
Governor Christie shows hiimself to be more and more of a liberal Click Here for Details
Wise Advice
Texas invites New York gun owners to move to Texas Click Here for Story
Jumping on a Stupid Vote
Hasty and ill-thought decision by New York legislators and moronic Governor Cuomo causes police oficers to break the law? Click Here for Details
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