From Fox News: Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract for Afghan Work to Dem Donor
Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by James Devere in Political Commentary
By James Rosen - FOXNews.com The Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a prominent Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned. Despite President Obama’s long history of criticizing the Bush administration for “sweetheart deals” with favored contractors, the Obama [...]
Execs Lose Pay for Failed Companies; What do Politicians Deserve for a Failed Country?
Posted on 25. Oct, 2009 by James Devere in American Politics
Congress has just flexed their regulatory muscles to rein in executive compensation. This is a feel-good class warfare story in which they can count on most of their constituents to agree that $500K per year is enough for anyone. But, has Congress looked in the mirror lately? Yes, a case can be made for cutting [...]
6-Year-Old Scout Suspended for Bringing Knife-Fork-Spoon Utensil to School
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by James Devere in Political News
From Fox News: Six-year-old Zachary Christie was so excited to become a Cub Scout that he brought his camping utensil to school. The tool serves as a spoon, a fork and a knife, and Zachary wanted to use it at lunch. What Zachary didn’t know was that the gizmo violated his school’s zero-tolerance policy on [...]
