Politicians

The antics of mainstream politicians in Pakistan (or the whole of South Asia) no...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:21:36 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The antics of mainstream Politicians in Pakistan (or the whole of South Asia) no longer appear unique, just a more extreme version of some of their European and North American counterparts. The South Asians could, in fact, be regarded as pioneers, shamelessly and shamefully linking politics to big money long before the latest wave of globalization. Even amongst their own supporters, very few see them as defenders of noble causes or servants of the public good and, increasingly, they themselves no longer feel the need to adopt fictive ideologies. The baser instincts— never-sated financial appetites, ambition, power, bribes paid and received etc—are now regarded as normal. Pakistan’s Filthy Rich Elections » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names www.counterpunch.org Pakistan’s Filthy Rich Elections ...

New Hampshire Politicians Reach Compromise On Medical Cannabis Bill

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:51:00 GMT

Source: www.marijuana.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Gov. Maggie Hassan loves to play hardball. Just ask her fellow New Hampshire Politicians who caved in on the “homegrown provision” while negotiating their recent settlement on the highly controversial topic, of providing medical cannabis for the seriously ill . The weak willed representatives in the New Hampshire House and Senate celebrated with Â high fives all around, as they compromised on an outline for a compassionate medical marijuana bill â just after 4:20 yesterday afternoon. Queuing up yet another state looking to legalize weed for patients which suffer from life altering pain. Both chambers had previously passed the bill, but the Senate version eliminated a House-proposed option for patients to grow the drug Â plant at home , as well as to obtain it at a dispensary, and Governor Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, said she would not sign the bill if the home-grow provision remained . House lawmakers agreed to drop that provision Tuesday and go along with other Senate changes, in exchange for specifying that the commission implementing the system be appointed as soon as the bill is passed. Opponents of the home cultivation option were concerned about the stateâs ability to regulate it. Supporters argued that it was critical to ensure immediate access for terminally ill patients, given that it would take the state close to a year to write the regulations for dispensaries. Representative Elaine Andrews-Ahearn, Democrat of Exete ...

EU Politicians to Try Again to Rescue Carbon Market

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:37:22 GMT

Source: www.ecosystemmarketplace.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Today's News: Click on link to read more on "EU Politicians to Try Again to Rescue Carbon Market" ...

California politicians mislead taxpayers on pension 'losses'

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:00:36 GMT

Source: www.pressdemocrat.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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First published one year ago today! - Pro-abortion politicians read obscene play...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:46:01 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
First published one year ago today! - Pro-abortion Politicians read obscene play The Vagina Monologues on steps of the state Capitol Pro-abortion Politicians read obscene play The Vagina Monologues on... www.lifesitenews.com “The Vagina Monologues” celebrates the molestation of a minor by an adult lesbian. ...

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:00 GMT

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese Politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. ...

Politicians grapple with proliferation of ‘terrorist’ memorials

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:35:26 GMT

Source: www.midulstermail.co.uk --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A TOTAL of nine ‘illegal paramilitary or terrorist’ roadside monuments have been erected in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, accounting for almost half of all those in the North . ...

Female politicians "have resorted to flexing their womb-manhood."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:00:16 GMT

Source: althouse.blogspot.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Writes Kathleen Parker , riffing on Sarah Palin's statement that "goes something like this: 'I’m more fertile than you are.'" (If you scroll down you'll get to the actual quote: "I say this as someone who’s kind of fertile herself." Palin was reacting to Jeb Bush's recent awkward reference to the fertility of immigrants. Parker seems to like to rewrite quotes: What Jeb said "sounds an awful lot like, 'Hotahmighty, those people can’t tie their shoes without getting pregnant.'") It wasn't just Sarah Palin who flexed her womb-manhood to make a political argument. Parker also points to Nancy Pelosi: When challenged about the difference between late-term abortion and the killing of babies who survived late-term abortions at the hands of the convicted murderer Dr. Kermit Gosnell, Pelosi hid behind the skirt of her own bassinet. Rather than answer the question, she invoked her five children and declared any discussion of abortion “sacred ground” to her Catholic sensibilities. Fecundity, apparently, triumphs over moral reasoning. Parker acts as if Pelosi were claiming authority solely by virtue of her motherhood and declined to engage in "moral reasoning," but Pelosi was saying I believe in Catholic doctrine . She didn't just say she had 5 children. She said "my oldest child is six years old the day I brought my fifth child home from the hospital." That's offered as proof that she believes the doctrine — including the proscription agains ...

Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians (AP)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:54:08 GMT

Source: www.asiaworks.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Social-network gaffes plague Japanese Politicians By MARI YAMAGUCHI | Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese Politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims [...] ...

Politicians walk the red carpet at Midwinter Ball

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:03 GMT

Source: news.smh.com.au --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Black tie was the order of the house at Wednesday night's annual Midwinter Ball in Canberra on Wednesday night. ...

CRAWFORD / The temptation of money is tough to resist for some politicians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:06:19 GMT

Source: www.theblacksheartimes.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The Irish author Oscar Wilde once wrote, “I can resist anything except temptation.” ...

Solid Energy paid $50k for advice on dealing with politicians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Source: 192.168.195.31 --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Failing Solid Energy forked out almost $50,000 for advice from political lobbyist. ...

Europe’s Politicians Learned the Wrong Lesson from Saint Augustine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:03:25 GMT

Source: danieljmitchell.wordpress.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
In my never-ending crusade to push for the right kind of austerity, I appeared on RT to pontificate on the merits of limited government. We got to cover a lot of material, so here’s some augmenting material. 1. The right kind of “austerity” is less government spending, which is why I’m very frustrated that the fight in Europe is largely between Keynesians who support more spending and IMF types who advocate higher taxes. 2. I explain why Keynesian economics is misguided , in part because government can’t spend money without taking resources from the productive sector of the economy and in part because Politicians never follow through on Keynesian prescriptions for fiscal restraint when the economy is strong.. 3. In an example of how to damn with faint praise, I give the International Monetary Fund credit for understanding that 2+2=4, though I also criticize the IMF for shifting from one bad approach (higher taxes) to another bad approach (Keynesian spending). 4. We discuss how many European nations got in trouble and then looked at how various governments responded to the crisis. Not surprisingly, I praise Switzerland for never getting in trouble and I commend the Baltic nations for rectifying their mistakes with genuine spending cuts. 5. I even give the “PIIGS” credit for slowing the growth of spending, albeit only after they had exhausted every possible bad policy option. 6. Not all government spending is created equal and I ex ...

Zorn: Pro and con: Is it time for politicians to get out of the pension business?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:53:35 GMT

Source: www.chicagotribune.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Is it time for Politicians to get out of the pension business ? Tribune columnist Eric Zorn and Anders Lindall, spokesman for the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the We Are One Illinois union coalition, have an e-mail dialogue about state pension reform. ...

Are Republican Politicians Really Stupid?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:53:53 GMT

Source: www.powerlineblog.com --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
(John Hinderaker) I have never thought so. On the contrary, the Republican Politicians I know well are far smarter and much more hard-working than the public gives them credit for. Still, there are times when you wonder: are Republican Politicians–not voters, but Politicians–pathologically unable to learn from experience? The current immigration controversy is a case in point. Who could possibly consider it a good idea to bring in one-quarter to one-third of the population of Mexico to compete for low-wage jobs with native Americans? Hey, they will now be legal , so it must be OK! Is it possible that anyone–not to mention a Republican office-holder–could be that stupid? Unfortunately, it may be. Michael Ramirez reminds us that we have been down this path before, although in a far more benign form: It seems inconceivable that today’s Republican officeholders are dumb enough to be fooled again. Doesn’t it? ...

CEOs and politicians sleep rough to help homeless

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:29:00 GMT

Source: www.abc.net.au --- Tuesday, June 18, 2013
On Thursday night around 1100 CEOs and Politicians will be sleeping rough across the country, to help raise millions of dollars for Australia's homeless. St Vincent De Paul organises the annual sleep out, and this year they say there's more than cash on the line. Vinnies CEO Michael Perusco is hoping to convince Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to back Labor's pledge to halve homelessness by 2020. ...