WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) —Student loans soared beyond students’ ability to pay due to the same lax lending that brought on the subprime mortgage crisis, two U.S. agencies said Friday. Private lenders made loans from 2005 to 2007 with little
Citizen journalist reporting of ballot integrity irregularities in the Wisconsin recall election led Media Trackers to uncover information that has resulted in the investigation of SEIU senior organizer Haynes for potential vote fraud. This uncovers a pattern of behavior that
National Public Radio’s Mara Liasson, despite being one of the more fair-minded NPR reporters, failed to point out in her report today on the presidential election that the supposedly “non-partisan” economist who trashed Mitt Romney’s jobs proposal is a confirmed
Much has been written about how public sector unions, bloated pension plans, government waste, and poor fiscal planning led to California cities like Stockton, Mammoth Lakes, and San Bernardino to end up bankrupt. Many other California cities — especially in
A new Mason-Dixon poll of Florida voters found an overwhelming majority (82%) of Floridians support laws that require voters to present Photo IDs at the polls and a majority (54%), including 60% of Hispanics, favor Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s plans
Patronizing blather in the newspaper noted for reporting only the news they find fit to print is not uncommon, even when it is presented in what the authors would term a fair-minded, light-hearted fashion. These referenced authors, Eric Liu, a
After San Bernardino became the second largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection this week, The Los Angeles Times, published two stories shilling for public sector unions in San Bernardino and Stockton. The Times interviewed Steve Tracy, of the
Fifteen hundred socialists recently convened in suburban Chicago at the International Socialist Organization’s annual conference. As in previous years, attendees consumed Marxist propaganda on government education, government health care and how to best end capitalism. Sessions included: “The battle for the
The corrupt media has already set presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney up for failure when it comes to his speech this morning before the NAACP. According to Obama’s Media Palace Guards, unless Romney rolls over and demands the states end
The Southern California city of San Bernardino became the third California city in less than a month to file for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday night. The city’s interim city manager said San Bernardino is facing a budget shortfall of $45.8
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder originally said that some 600,000 Texans lacked a voter I.D. and therefore would be disenfranchised by the Texas voter I.D. law. The Department Of Justice’s lawyers have suddenly upped that number greatly, now claiming that
After the pressure that was applied to John Roberts of the Supreme Court to vote for Obamacare, is there any doubt that any judge can be intimidated? Here’s a test case. A Scranton, Pennsylvania judge has ordered Scranton to pay
By MASHA MACPHERSONAssociated PressPARISFrance enjoyed a boost in investor confidence with a successful bond auction Monday _ but also got a warning from the president that growth so far this year is “nil” and that the country needs to rethink
Get ready, serious school board reformers. You now have a role model. Who would have thought that real school reform could start at the local level, rather than in Washington D.C.? Well, the mostly conservative Board of Education of Douglas
It has become obvious that the SEIU has a major interest in the healthcare legislation. Although the SEIU is a major player in the public union market, it is also one of the largest unions in the private sector. Furthermore, the largest
OKLAHOMA CITY – Administrators at an Oklahoma City high school forced teachers to falsify enrollment and attendance records to satisfy federal grant requirements, according to a teacher. The teacher recently resigned in protest. As a result of the allegations, two
(AP) GOP teachers balk at Obama-centric NEA conventionBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt had all the trappings of a re-election rally: thousands packing a convention center, Barack Obama T-shirts, videos celebrating the health care law, and a wall-size banner with encouraging messages
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka recently sounded off in the Huffington Post on an issue he clearly doesn’t understand–freedom. Labor union officials believe their members have many entitlements and freedoms. But the freedoms to leave the union, receive merit-based pay raises,
After another sweltering day of 100 degree temps in the St. Louis area, I got back home from work and dropped down in front of my TV with my evening iced espresso to catch some FOX News. Lo and behold,
Last Wednesday, together with True the Vote, Judicial Watch filed a Motion for Intervention to defend the State of Florida’s efforts to clean up voter registration lists against an Obama administration lawsuit. (True the Vote is a grassroots election integrity
As news broke that the Supreme Court had upheld Obamacare, reactions were mixed. Democrat House Members rejoiced and Obama did a victory dance, while rank and file conservatives took a step back and shook their heads in disbelief. Then as
The desperate Obama campaign e-mails are coming fast and furious these days. Today, Julianna Smoot, the Deputy Campaign Manager, drew the short straw. Mitt Romney, she warned, would win “If we’re drastically outspent”: Benjamin — If we’re drastically outspent in
The city of Stockton, California, America’s 65th largest city, has filed for bankruptcy. While the media presents Stockton as a sad case of a city economy damaged by the real estate market and frivolous spending on various public works projects,
On Sunday, June 24, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) marched in Chicago’s annual Gay Pride Parade. Congresswoman Schakowsky informed me this was about the 30th time she has attended the event. After speaking with the congresswoman briefly about the incident at
In January the DNC announcedit would be downsizing its national convention from four days to three.The first day, September 3rd, would instead be used to celebrate theregion with a big NASCAR-themed kickoff event at Charlotte MotorSpeedway. It makes perfect sense
