The Bloom Energy Deal is beyond a sweet heart deal. It is promising two kids and 21 years of guaranteed child support whether or not we get together. The WNJ has an article which shows that we promise them unspecified millions without them even contracting to build the plant. I guess a handshake works. But Gov. Jack [...]
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Posted in It's our money, Unions on Mar 4th, 2011
While the mostly peaceful throngs of citizens, activists and protesters alike have enveloped Madison Wisconsin’s historic Capitol Building over the past two weeks, there’s one cost that few Badger State officials would’ve predicted — a $7.5 million dollar ‘repair’ bill. It’s kinda ironic, huh? As it turns out, the thousands of pro-union and anti-Walker crowds [...]
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Posted in It's our money, Reform, Stuff, Unions on Feb 18th, 2011
Bravo to Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) for standing up for all of the citizens of the Badger State, as a minority of public sector union workers, teachers, correctional officers and other civil servants foment demagoguery and fail to do their jobs. With a $3.6 billion budget gap as a backdrop, the Wisconsin governor must confront [...]
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Posted in It's our money, Jack Markell on Dec 7th, 2010
Preston Schell and family gave 10,300 dollars to Jack Markell”s campaign for governor in 2008 and 2009. Robert and Mindi M. Tunnell also maxed out to the Governor. Both ended up with a unique do not build arrangement where the state paid their mortgages. Mr. Schell received $10,000 a month and Mr. Tunnell continued his [...]
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1 million dollars to create 1 job in America and however many wherever the Blackberry phones are made.
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It appears that the measly salary that one gets as State Treasurer isn’t enough for a liberal Wilmington Democrat. Velda Jones-Potter is collecting significant bucks from a $150/hour consulting job from the City of Wilmington in addition to being State Treasurer. It seems that perenially cash strapped Wilmington is getting its usual liberal dose of “It’s [...]
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Posted in It's our money on Jun 20th, 2010
Planned Barrenhood is going out for the $11 billion in community health center money set aside in the so called health care reform bill. Instead of the money being used for needed doctor’s offices and clinics in the inner cities and rural areas or dental clinics, Planned Barrenhood has abortion megacenters on the planning books. [...]
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