SEIU Purple Army blunder of the day
Never mind… SEIU bosses got their members and local citizens in Hastings PA all worked up about an evil shale driller in their neighborhood. They organized a noisy picket, demanding that the driller...
View ArticleNew Apps Have Been Dreamed Up, Now You Choose the Best One
The moment of truth has come. In March, the First Lady challenged the talented and kid-savvy innovators across the country to build games and tools that inspire and empower kids and their parents to...
View ArticleCorwin campaign manager applauds volunteers
AMHERST, N.Y. — With about 20 minutes before the polls close, Jane Corwin’s campaign manager Christopher Grant gave a pep talk to about 80 volunteers gathered at her headquarters. He told them that 600...
View ArticleWhen Toasts to the Queen Go Bad
Awkward Source: http://michellemalkin.com/2011/05/24/when-toasts-to-the-queen-go-bad/ Bill Huizenga Bill Johnson Bill Nelson Bill Owens Bill Pascrell Jr
View ArticleCost-Cutter Wins 2010 SAVE Award
Through the SAVE Award (which stands for Securing American’s Value and Efficiency) the Office of Management and Budget challenged Federal employees to submit their ideas to streamline government and...
View ArticleThree Trends on Fostering Innovation through Open Government
Last Sunday, economist Dick Thaler wrote an article in the New York Times highlighting the many ways innovators are using government data to create platforms, applications, and other useful tools that...
View ArticlePresident Obama Emphasizes Support for Open Government at the U.N.
At his speech to the United Nations General Assembly this morning, President Obama emphasized the United States’ support for the principles of open government worldwide: In all parts of the world, we...
View ArticleFL-Gov: Is Rick Scott the newest kiss of death for Florida Republicans?
FL Gov. Rick Scott (R) Last Tuesday night, a funny thing happened: A Democrat won the mayoral race in Jacksonville, Florida. Alvin Brown, a one-time aide to Bill Clinton, upset Mike Hogan ? an upset...
View ArticleA Policy of Unreality
Something about Obama’s foreign-policy speeches has always seemed unreal to me. I could never quite put my finger on what it was, until now. His recent speeches on the Arab-Israeli conflict were not...
View ArticleThe Candy-Cane Cops
It’s known as the candy-cane case. And it’s all about religious discrimination. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments today in Morgan v. Swanson. The case demonstrates just how...
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