A huge reason why we have the culture of waste in our government is the marriage of loads of public money and political self-interest. Two doses of hard evidence came into my view today that go towards proving that there is a big problem with people getting rich from our [...]
Eagle Peak Rock and Paving created and saved 32 jobs thanks to an $8 million federal stimulus contract to repair Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park.
But you won’t find that on Recovery.gov, the government’s Web site for tracking stimulus money.
You also won’t find the eight employees [...]
The Government is not in a rush to take the TARP money back. It is all about control.
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With school enrollment rising, school districts all over the United States are using portable classrooms. What do you think about the use of portable classrooms?
No matter what our opinions are in regards to the school districts consolidating, do you really think Delaware lawmakers are going to put ALL the savings (if there is any) back into education? [...] Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus just admitted to a scandal. Yes, he had an affair, but he is a Democrat so that isn’t the scandal. No, the scandal is that he nominated the person he was having an affair with to be the U. S. Attorney for Montana. [...]
The White House had its jobs summit yesterday, which, while nice, is an admission that they have no idea how to address unemployment, even after all the money that’s been spent. Hopefully, it’s also an admission that, like Marc Ambinder says in the linked piece:
the White House does [...]
There would seem to be some similarities between healthcare reform and the proposed school consolidation here in Delaware.
Like those who support healthcare reform, those who support school consolidation , tell us about how much money it will save the tax payers. But when you look behind the numbers and [...]
Ok – who will buy this for me? I just can’t spend money on anything with Palin on the cover – even if it’s from the lefties…
Introduction
Richard Kim and Betsy Reed
On the evening of November 4, 2008, progressives were in an ebullient mood. After eight long years of Republican [...]
This is my future. Ever since I launched Coastal Sussex Weekly, I’ve dreamed of doing something like this.
Maybe I can call the P/T LG, the DEDO king and the Consultant-in-Chief and get me some state money. I’m suuuuuure I’d get the same treatment as the candidate for Congress got….
[...]I’d like to cover some of my thoughts regarding the discussion of school consolidation.
Let’s look at the money. The possibility of saving $45,469,422 is slim to none. There’s a number of things that should be considered.
We will need to pay a hefty salary to a superintendent for the large [...]
The best deals are on line with the newest cyber mall found at blastoff. Go to Priceline, Tiger Direct, Target, Walmart through blastoff and save even more. Save some money without the crowds. Blastoff will be the new home page of Americans within the next two years. You can save [...]
Senate Democrats have included a monstrous pro-abortion mandate in health deform legislation. According to the NY Times, the senate bill has a requirement that an insurance plan covering abortion be available in every market. The so-called funding ban is viewed as an accounting sham. It may use private money [...]
The Oil Refinery that produces 70% of the gasoline for the Delmarva Peninsula is shutting down. The Delaware City Refinery which has provided high paying jobs to Delawareans for decades has been losing money to the tune of $1 million dollars a day in 2009. 550 Workers will be [...]
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