Daily Archives: August 4, 2010

Immigration And Customs Enforcement Council Gives Vote Of No Confidence In Leaders

I wonder why I am not finding this story at most of the major media outlets? Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents believe overwhelmingly that their department leadership has become so politicized as to compromise the effectiveness of ICE and the safety of American people. Their union has released a letter announcing its recent unanimous “vote […]

What’s On Your iPhone? Plus, A Great Contacts Sync App

Earlier in the week, President Friedman dropped a comment about what is everyone’s favorite iPhone apps. Let’s see, I have 92 apps, including the ones that come with the iPhone. Now, I used to sync my iPhone contacts, calendar, and notes up with the corporate laptop, and everything else with the personal. Of course, the […]

Gulp! Price Of Bacon Rises Because Of Globull Warming

Is there nothing that AGW doesn’t effect? Here’s a question for all you Freakonomic’s fans out there: what do this week’s stultifying heat indexes across much of the country have to do with the price of pork bellies? If you answered that both are at or near record highs, then you get a gold star […]

Missourians Overwhelmingly Vote Against ObamaCare Mandate

How popular is the health insurance mandate in Missouri? This popular Voters in Missouri overwhelmingly opposed requiring people to buy health insurance, in a largely symbolic slap at the Obama administration’s health overhaul. The referendum was the first chance for voters to express a view on the overhaul, although turnout in the state was low […]

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