By Rick Manning — Senator John McCain went all whacko bird to the Huffington Post attacking fellow Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. His fellow Republican Senators crime was to have had the audacity to actually stand up to power and force the Obama Administration to […]
By Rick Manning — Just as I was going to write on how the crisis/government shut down threatened federal budgeting by continuing resolution has actually reduced government outlays significantly; the House of Representatives passed legislation without allowing substantive amendments, that continues funding of all of the programs congressional Republicans […]
By Rick Manning — Awkward. That is how the Washington Post characterized an Obama Administration request to make a permanent $65 billion pledge to the International Monetary Fund. But the request is more than just awkward, it is a window into the priorities that Obama is setting for America. […]
By Rick Manning — The sequester conversation has been all the buzz over the past couple of days in the Washington, D.C. area. Pastors talked about it in sermons, and neighbors worried about how the uncertainty of what might occur could possibly affect them. As the home […]
By Rick Manning — What would you say if a group of employees working the Alzheimer’s ward in a health care facility deliberately switched the name tags on patient’s doors making patient identification difficult and removed dietary instructions from the patient’s room, putting patients at risk? Would […]
By Rick Manning — Five and a half days worth of government spending is all that would be cut if the sequester goes into effect on March 1. Having to eliminate five and a half days of spending is hardly the calamity that is coming out of […]
By Rick Manning — Nothing gets better press than those who claim to be environmentally friendly. You have corporations trying to shower you with money to get off your bad guy target list, and foundations can’t shovel enough money in your direction as you crusade to save […]
By Rick Manning — Criminal background checks have become all the rage in Washington, D.C., as politicians scramble to try to ensure that anyone who ever even thought of owning a gun is subjected to a thorough electronic proctology exam. However, one group that appears immune to […]
By Rick Manning — There are strange rumblings out of the scandal ridden Labor Department as those left behind in the wake of former Secretary Hilda Solis’ sudden departure both jockey for power and dive for cover to avoid being tainted in the financial malfeasance surrounding the […]
By Rick Manning — It is being reported that in Williston, North Dakota, McDonald’s is hiring for $11 an hour, far above the $7.35 minimum wage. Why the high starting wage? Williston and cities throughout the energy boom states are thriving due to their willingness to allow […]
