Archive for December, 2009
Quick hit – Outgoing union leader gets a truck as a gift
A couple months ago we wrote about an investigation channel 7 had done exposing the corruption and shenanigans at United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local (UFCW) 7. It was interesting for sure but also hardly surprising as these things happen every day with unions. Somehow though, workers continue to pay their union dues without [...]
Obama’s approval rating drops to record lows
Going down? If you are looking at President Obama’s job approval rating the answer is definitely yes. With a 47% rating according to the latest Gallup poll, the president has the lowest approval rating of any president at this point in their first term. The president took office with a 66% approval rating so these [...]
Big three networks ignore Climategate email scandal
Here is a shocker – The big three television networks are ignoring a story that doesn’t fit their leftist agenda. It has been two weeks now since more than a thousand emails from the world’s top climate scientists were released on the Internet. Since then, the emails seem to indicate the scientists colluded together to [...]
One factor in the nation’s ongoing economic woes
I recently came across a very interesting image (see below) that might shed a lot of light on why President Barack Obama and his administration are flailing on issues at home and abroad. The image is an analysis of the background of cabinet appointees for every presidential administration dating back to Theodore Roosevelt. The private [...]
Attention teachers – Make your own decisions about who and what to support!
As teachers, you are some of the most prized and valuable assets of our communities. We entrust you with our children and you shape and educate them into the people they will become as adults. Like many jobs, yours is one intertwined with politics but did you know that you actually pay to support political [...]
Are some north metro mayors afraid of confronting RTD?
In the wake of the North Area Transportation Alliance’s scathing report on the state of the FasTracks boondoggle, RTD of course rejects its conclusions. Further, it appears some north metro area mayors are afraid to confront RTD and protect their residents’ interests. The fact that some mayors are willing to stand by and let the [...]