Friday, March 11, 2011

The Seventeenth Summary 03-11-2011 PM

GOP tries to recruit MSNBC's Joe Scarborough for Senate
USA Today
The Republican charged with trying to win control of the US Senate is reportedly trying to convince MSNBC's Joe Scarborough to run in Florida against Democrat Bill Nelson. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, chairman of the National ...

Google: May Face Senate Investigation
By Matt Rosoff
Senator Herb Kohl, a Wisconsin Democrat, is the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. Today, he released his 2011 agenda for the subcommittee, and Google is on the list. ...

Comment: This is somewhat humorous when you consider the fact that Google is in bed with the defense and intelligence community.

Senate Panel Probes Massive Growth At Tiny Iowa College
By The Huffington Post News Editors
In a wide-ranging hearing on Thursday, a Senate panel set its sights on the tremendous growth of a tiny Iowa college that has become one of the nation's largest for-profit universities in just six years. Ashford University ...

Comment: This article typifies the maligned relationship the federal government has created with higher learning institutions and why to cost for college continues to skyrocket. Additionally, there is nothing in the US Constitution that remotely allows for federal student loans and federal government oversight through a “department” to regulate education in this country.

US Senate votes in Cogburn as federal judge
Asheville Citizen-Times
The US Senate voted Thursday to confirm Max Cogburn Jr. as a federal judge nine months after the Buncombe County native was nominated by President Barack Obama for the lifetime appointment. The vote was 96-0 in favor of Cogburn, ...

US Senator McCain tells Netanyahu he supports release of Jonathan Pollard
Ha'aretz
The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that until now, McCain was one of the most ardent opponents in the US senate of Pollard's release, but now the US senator has pledged his support for the move.

Comment: Here’s a great example of how McCain regularly sells out America: Pollard stole US military secrets for Israel, and as a result he should pay the price and serve the sentence.

Senator Durbin blasts card firms, banks on debit fees
Reuters
2 Democrat in the US Senate, on Thursday lashed out at debit card networks and big banks that he said are working to delay and gut rules he wrote to slash debit card fees. "It's one of the most active lobbying efforts I've ever seen," said Durbin, ...

U.S. Senate bill aims to give craft brewers a tax break » Grizzly ...
By Matt Pritchard
U.S. Senate bill aims to give craft brewers a tax break. From the Associated Press: BOSTON – Sen. John Kerry is renewing his push to give the country's 1600 small beer makers a tax break. The Massachusetts Democrat on Wednesday filed ...

Comment: Again we see the sheer stupidity and ignorance of Congress. Taxes are harming EVERY business in America, not just a minuscule number of micro-breweries. If this knucklehead Kerry would like to make huge difference in the lives of every American and US based businesses he would stop the unnecessary spending and reduce taxation across the board.

Google, Comcast-NBC merger could face antitrust hearings from US ...
By Molly McHugh
The US Senate will investigate Google's role in the e-commerce world, as well as take a look into whether or...

Belmont Club » Changing the Way Things Are Run
By Richard Fernandez
I agree that we need a Constitutional Amendment under Article V, which will limit Federal taxation to 10% and require a balanced budget. The amendment should also revoke the 17th amendment, require term limits for Congress and the ...

Gold, silver currency bill dies for lack of motion - Eye On Boise ...
First of all the legislators kill the unconstitutional Nullification Bill, then they don't pass on the dumb anti-17th Amendment Bill and won't even generate a motion on an idiotic Goldbug bill. At this rate, they won't get around to ...

LETTER: It's time to repeal the 17th amendment
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal regarding the 17th Amendment, and then began reading "Lies the Government Told You" by Andrew ...

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