Daily Archives: February 7, 2009

Mommy “cooks me in the oven like a turkey”

What a sad story. A four year old girl told police “Mommy doesn’t love me anymore. Mama’s going to hurt me again. She hurts me with a nail and cooks me in the oven like a turkey.” Mommy is 40 … Continue reading

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Ensign doesn’t like unions

Senator John Ensign, on a TV public affairs show, Eye on Washington with Marilee Joyce, Las Vegas ONE, said MGM Grand employees held a secret ballot election more than a decade ago in which they rejected an attempt of the … Continue reading

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Peanut Corporation of America knowingly shipped peanut butter with salmonella

The Georgia peanut out (apparently no connection to former President Jimmie Carter) has been knowingly shipping peanut butter with salmonella since 2007. Of course no one in President Bush’s administration’s FDA didn’t catch it because they don’t inspect food producers … Continue reading

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200,000 California state workers forced to take two days per month unpaid furloughs

The Terminator Governor of California isn’t very popular right now. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state employees to take two unpaid days off a month in an effort to save California $1.3 billion through June 2010. 180 DMV offices were closed … Continue reading

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Ensign and Reid differ on stimulus bill amendment

The US Senate approved (73-24) an amendment to the stimulus bill which declared no money from the stimulus bill could be spent on recreation projects including museums (Mayor Goodman’s Mob Museum idea), golf courses, aquariums or zoos, or any casino … Continue reading

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Stimulus bill deal reached in Senate

The senate has finally stopped bickering over the stimulus bill, according to reports. The Review-Journal [Front Page] reports reported on February 7 a comparison of some of the provisions in the House and Senate versions: House: Tax credit of $500 … Continue reading

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