Archive for April, 2009

Fabian Socialism GB Shaw-Bismark-FDR LBJ

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

There is a lot of discussion whether President Obama’s plan are Socialism. My argument is that he is inaugurating New Deal III (Great Society was New Deal II) and it should be noted that government expanded under President GW Bush.   George Bernard Shaw, one of the most well=known Fabian Socialist, observed ...

Why are Teamsters and Tierney Smiling?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Why are the Teamsters smiling? Do they think Brian Tierney will save their jobs? He can only save their jobs if the Inquirer/Daily News are profitable on operations. The Inquirer/Daily News like every business needs profits to pay its people, it employees, managers, lenders,etc. Do the smiles say that the ...

Open Records Executive Director vs. Governor

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="307" caption="Terry Mulcher"][/caption] To the Editor Post Gazette   Re Open-records czar rebuffed Rendell appointee says state agencies are on notice to ignore her calls  (Saturday,  April 11, 2009)                        The Post-Gazette’s news report indicates that Terry Mutchler, Executive Director of Pennsylvania’s Open Records Office, seems to competently and honestly execute her ...

Ethanol Subsidies Wesley Clark General Turned Ethanol Lobbyist

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Corn ethanol producers-- led by former general Wesley Clark, the retired general turned chairman of a new biofuels lobbying outfit called Growth Energy -- want the Obama Administration to make their guaranteed market even larger.   “The ethanol boosters aren't troubled that only a fraction of the 240 million cars and ...

Pennsylvania’s Off Budget Borrowing

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

  Governor Rendell tells the Truth but not the Whole Truth about Pennsylvania State Debt  With Federal Deficits and Debt skyrocketing, how much State Debt can The Forgotten Taxpayer of Pennsylvania afford? Excellent chart on the Commonwealth Foundation link.