Category Archives: Ethics

UPDATEx4: Can of Worms = Guns Walking

Appaently, there is far more being bandied about as to why we don’t hear much from Mexico’s President Calderon on this influx of weapons from our own ATF into his country.

This might provide an answer. And it sounds like a doozie.

Anabel Hernández has made quite the charge: the Sinaloa cartel has bought the Mexican government lock, stock and Calderon. What’s more, the DEA knows about the corruption and plays ball with Calderon to catch other cartels, giving the Sinaloas a pass. Which would account for Calderon’s lack of indignation on the whole Gunwalker deal.

UPDATEx2: ATF Ignored and DOJ ignores Document Requests

UPDATEx3: Issa is threatening contempt proceedings if ATF does not comply.

UPDATEx4: Two guns sold to a Mexican cartel and used in the high-profile kidnapping and murder of a Mexican lawyer last year were purchased under the U.S. Justice Department’s failed anti-gun trafficking program Operation Fast and Furious, sources tell Fox News.

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Union Labelled by Maryland and California

Seems Governors in these states also ask/tell unions they have to pony up to help reduce the state deficits.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the country in an equally blue state, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley faced 15,000 union workers massed a the state capitol in protest of O’Malley’s own budget proposals, which will make only a modest dent in the $19 billion in unfunded pension liabilities and $16 billion in retiree health care. O’Malley plaintive defense at the rally was notable as much for its chutzpah as for its liberal parochialism: “You will not find in Maryland the sort of Midwestern oppression that you find in Ohio and Wisconsin!”, he declared.

Imagine that.

Proof of Union Bosses Keeping Members Where They Are

This truly a Piece Of Work In Progress, pun intended as that is also the blog’s name that holds the proof itself.

If you happen to be a member of any of those union organizations mentioned, I would be interested to read your comments about this.

Meet the Proposed Head of the ATF

Andrew Traver, from Chicago. Feel any safer? I don’t. Second time the POTUS has nominated him.

Michelle Malkin says it best:

Traver’s pending nomination hearing comes as Republican watchdogs Sen. Charles Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa turn up the heat on the Obama administration’s stonewallers over Project Gunrunner. The State Department, Justice Department and ATF have failed to produce documents in a timely manner on a bloody initiative that has been tied to the deaths of at least two American law enforcement officials. Traver would be another go-along, get-along Chicago cog in the machine. Americans need someone who’ll strip the whitewash, not second-coat it.

Oh, and by the way, how about that war on drugs? Is it getting any better? Or worse? Who is better funded and capable?
Think it might be their toys?

And how about a new Secretary of State? Will it be Cass Sunstein’s wife? Color me unimpressed and a bit more concerned for our U.S. Constitution. Correction: a LOT more concerned.

A Real Woman For Women Everywhere

Veena Malik, a Pakistani entertainer. This article is excellent, and a must read. For everyone.

Plenty of fire and truth. You go, girl. Bless you and best of luck.

Incorrect Mr. Schumer

Declining support for the Tea Party? Sorry there, Chuckles. You have it wrong.
Maybe from your point of view (which is, myopic, to be kind).

More of us voters will vote against you, I feel sure, because of your willingness to spend us into oblivion.

We are watching. And we do not like what we are seeing.

Remember in November 2012.

GM Bailout Cost Us $B

But, not according to the head bailout artist, Barack Obama.

Let’s see now: the March 16 Congressional Oversight report, estimates taxpayers will be out of $25 billion, during its bankruptcy, GM got a $45 billion tax break and a February piece on AutoBlog also confirms that GM will also get a $14 billion dollar domestic tax break.

That adds up to $84B.

Now I have a question for Congress: How much spending are you cutting from here on out, hhhmmm ?????

Maybe.

Extremist

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) somettimes knows how to use a phone.

Just not a teleconference call.

Never trust this man. (Hear that, Ben Cardin?)

Another Activist Judge:Take Medicare or lose Social Security

This should really upset everybody.

Apparently, Judge Rosemary Collyer has ruled that Americans have a legal obligation to accept subpar government health benefits.

Yeah, how about that.

…[T]he idea of patient choice offends many in government, and in 1993 the Clinton Administration promulgated so-called POMS (Program Operations Manual System) rules that say seniors who withdraw from Medicare Part A (which covers hospital and outpatient services) must forfeit their Social Security benefits.

Come on, Congress. Repeal Obamacare.

UPDATE: Openly Transparent

That is, unless you are the designated “pool reporter”, Scott Powers, who was confined to a small closet for the bulk of the time during V.P. Biden’s Wednesday visit to the home of developer and philanthropist Alan Ginsburg.

So, this was not a demeaning, ill-conceived, false-imprisonment, unconstitutional and illegal confinement without due process?

UPDATE: More here.

Who ordered this? And let’s not forget the Veep’s photo op.

P.S. I do not approve comments filled with profanity.