Yearly Archives
2012
PHOTOS: Libertarian Brett Bittner sworn in as Marietta School Board Member
“‘Come on down,’ Marietta Board of Education member Tony Fasola said in welcoming Brett Bittner, the newest member of the board, to sit beside him at the front of the room after he was sworn in to office Tuesday,” the Marietta Daily Journal reports. “It was pretty awesome,” Bittner, who serves as executive director of […]
Read moreIncompetent Obama still putting taxpayer on bailout hooks
“‘[W]hat we did with the auto industry,’ President Obama told a crowd in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week, “we can do it in manufacturing across America. Let’s make sure advanced, high-tech manufacturing jobs take root here, not in China,” The Washington Examiner’s editorial board writes. “For anyone who understands the nature of GM’s ‘success,’ and […]
Read morePayback: Obama admin canceled pensions for non-union retirees
As if you needed any more proof of why it’s a bad idea for government to run businesses, The Daily Caller reports after Obama took control of General Motors in 2009 the Obama administration canceled pensions for Delphi auto retirees, but only for the retirees who were not members of the union that funded Obama’s […]
Read moreFederal rules putting ‘Big Brother boxes’ in cars take effect Sept. 1
“New federal standards for ‘black boxes’ that record information leading up to auto accidents will will take effect Sept. 1, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ruled on Tuesday,” The Hill reports. “The federal standards will apply only to cars that are voluntarily outfitted with event data recorders (EDRs), also known as black boxes. […]
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