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Getting To Know Your Michigan Candidates: Rep. Mark Schauer (D) 7th Congressional District

“Turning Michigan around, one job at a time”

Based on his voting record, I think voters need to interpret his campaign slogan literally. Even though it’s proven time and again that large spending bills are proven job and economy killers, Democrats can count on a “yes” vote from Mark Schauer. Continue reading

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Tuesday Night Links: The Old School Late Night TV Edition

Tuesday Night Links: The Old School Late Night TV Edition Continue reading

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Genoa Township, Michigan: Going Green Without Thinking Things Through

it will take 36.68 years to pay off the wind power portion of the system. This is not taking in to account maintenance or opportunity costs. Also, the typical life span of of a wind turbine is less than 25 years. The system will never pay for itself. Continue reading

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To Obama And The Democrats The Only Jobs In America Are Road Construction Jobs

How, exactly, is taking money from us, sending it to the heavy construction industry, to build a road going to ‘stimulate’ the economy? Continue reading

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Getting To Know Your Michigan Candidates: State Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) 12th House District

Democrat Rashida Tlaib is a one term State Representative from Michigan’s 12 district. She is an active member of the Progressive States Network (PSN) that is aggressively working to implement Obama style progressive legislation in state capitals across the country. Continue reading

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Going Down: Obama Hits -23 In Rasmussen Poll

Going Down as performed by Keith Richards Continue reading

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Going Green Without Thinking It Through: Using Wind Power Increase Emissions From Other Sources

There is a new study that points out that the addition of windmills to the electrical grid causes coal power plants to run less efficiently due to the intermittent nature of wind power. Continue reading

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High Speed Photography: Bullets Through Drops Of Water

These very cool photograhphs were taken by Alexander Augusteijn. Via PetaPixel: I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing in high speed photography. I use a normal flash to achieve very short illuminations. The most critical parameter in this kind … Continue reading

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The Trap Of Personality Politics

Reagan was reelected in a landslide and George H.W. Bush received Reagan’s ‘third term’ because conservatism works and Regan didn’t deviate from it. Continue reading

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Federal Government Is Going After Arizona On Multiple Fronts

I wonder if these two events are related… Continue reading

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