Speaking to members of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), refering to new Israeli construction in East Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared yesterday
“The Jewish people were building Jerusalem 3,000 years ago and the Jewish people are building Jerusalem today. Jerusalem is not a settlement. It’s our capital! …”
“Everyone knows, everyone — Americans, Europeans, Israelis certainly, [...]
The new teacher merit pay proposal won’t have any positive effect. Teacher pay is not the problem nor is it the solution. Have you ever worked for a boss whose motivational style was nothing but threats of firing you if you don’t produce? And who, at the same time, doesn’t properly fund the project, assigns [...]
So the Senate Banking Committee is trying to hash out legislation creating a new consumer protection agency that would have the power to write and enforce rules governing payday lenders, debt collectors and other financial companies that are not part of banks. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) is pushing to exempt the payday loan industry from [...]
Affordable public transportation is great, but this isn’t about that. This is about taxes (bad) and deficits (real bad) and banks (oh my god, what is up with these guys?) and government entitlements (hey, I like my entitlements!) This is about finding a way to lower taxes, fund entitlement programs, eliminate budget deficits and stop [...]
Has anyone who’s screaming for the resignation Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff, actually read the Wall Street Journal item that first brought his usage of the dreaded “R” word to national attention?
