Source: http://www.stephentaylor.ca/2011/06/thoughts-on-the-ndp-filibuster/
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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thoughts on the NDP filibuster
The NDP filibuster over bill C-6 is over and it ended with more of a whimper than a bang. With 102 MPs allowed to speak for 20 minutes (not including about 10 minutes of questions) on each stage of the … Continue reading
Do you want the world to be a better place?
Great video on the correlation between economic freedom and markers for prosperity, happiness and societal well-being. Congrats to the Fraser Institute for backing up the data in this video meant for American audiences.
Source: http://www.stephentaylor.ca/2011/07/do-you-want-the-world-to-be-a-better-place/
Friday, July 8, 2011
Is there any place for comedy in politics?
The excellent piece by Pearl Ahrens got me thinking about humour in politics. Here’s a start: A man with a crocodile walks into a pub and asks the barman: “Do you serve Lib Dems?” “Sure”, says the barman. Man: “Could I have a pint of beer and a Lib Dem for my croc”. Not very [...]
Source: http://brightonpoliticsblogger.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/is-there-any-place-for-comedy-in-politics/
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Reward councillors for their hard work and dedication
Earlier this week I reported on a comment attributed to Grant Shapps during his love-in with Jason Kitcat, a councillor of this Parish. Mr Shapps is said to have expressed the view that councillors should not be paid, and neither should Members of Parliament. Linda asks if Jason Kitkat had actually asked Grant Shapps about [...]
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Pe�a pulls a Craddick, nabs a call center for his hometown
A major state contractor will open a South Texas call center for social services applicants next month in the hometown of Rep. Aaron Pe�a, R-Edinburg.
In a press release, Reston, Va.-based MAXIMUS Inc. made a point of mentioning its collaboration with Pe�a, a five-term House member who changed parties after the November election.
"Edinburg is a great location and a good fit for our additional call center operations," said MAXIMUS executive Leslie Wolfe, announcing the company expects to employ 400 people there by the end of 2012, as part of its contract helping support eligiblility-determination work by the Health and Human Services Commission. "We are pleased to be working with HHSC, state Rep. Aaron Pe�a and our friends in Edinburg to provide crucial enrollment assistance to recipients of state health services."
Pe�a, reached by phone late Tuesday, acknowledged he lobbied for the center to be located in Edinburg.
"I can't take all of the credit myself," said Pe�a (above, Austin American-Statesman photo). "I've got to give [Gov. Rick Perry's] office and others involved credit for what they did."
The Edinburg operation will be the fifth call center for the state's partially privatized eligibility-screening system for Medicaid, food stamps, cash assistance and the Children's Health Insurance Program, said commission spokesman Geoff Wool. The others are in Athens, Austin, Midland and San Antonio.
Wool, asked if the location decision was the contractor's to make, replied, "It's not strictly their choice. They recommended the [Rio Grande] Valley for the robust labor market and the deep pool of potential bilingual employees and we approved."
Pe�a said he argued to Perry aides that "many of the people being serviced were from South Texas" and that the Valley's become a hub for call centers because many there know both English and Spanish. "Who better to be on the phone than the people who understand the culture and the community of South Texas?" he said.
Pe�a, who said he's running for re-election, said he strives for "good relations with all the statewides" -- Republicans such as Perry who hold state constitutional offices.
When the state launched the trouble-plagued privatization effort in 2005, previous contractor Accenture located one of the new call centers in Midland, home to then-Speaker Tom Craddick. Pe�a, though, dismissed suggestions he's exercising big-time clout as a recent Republican convert.
"My job is to advocate for my community, and I do that every chance I have," he said.
Source: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/pena-pulls-a-craddick-nabs-a-c.html
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Perry recuperating at home
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Gov. Rick Perry underwent successful surgery on Friday to correct recurring back pain, the governor's office reported Tuesday.
The procedure included a small nerve decompression and small fusion. He left the hospital Sunday morning, spokesman Mark Miner said.
"According to our First Nurse - First Lady Anita Perry - the governor's recovery is going very well," Miner said.
Perry will require several days of recuperation and will be working from home, Miner said.
"He worked from home today, making business recruitment and other phone calls," he said.
Source: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/07/perry-recuperating-at-home.html
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Whither the Coalition now?
It was inevitable after a night like that. Someone somewhere would call for Nick Clegg to resign. The defeated leader of Nottingham's Lib Dems, Gary Long, was the first to the microphone. If he got the backing of 74 local parties there would have to be a leadership contest. But where are they? And who support such an idea? And who would run against Clegg?
What is striking so far is that those councillors who lost in Sheffield and Liverpool and Hull gave their leader and the Coalition their backing. So too did backbench rebels Mike Hancock and Adrian Saunders...and Chris Huhne, who was widely thought to be "on manoeuvres" after his clash over the Cabinet table with David Cameron and George Osborne...and Tim Farron the party's president and young pretender.
So, for now the pressure is not for the Coalition to end or Clegg to go but for him to fight harder and more publicly for Lib Dem policies and against what he himself called this morning "a return to Thatcherism".
Stand by, therefore, for more Coalition rows on the NHS, on banking reform, on immigration and tax. Standby for less ministerial chumminess and more business-like negotiations.
Don't hold your breath though for a change of leader or an end to the Coalition.
Most Liberal Democrats will try first to prove - in Paddy Ashdown's words - that "compromise is not betrayal".
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2011/05/whither_the_coa.html
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Obama answers local man?s tweet
During his Twitter townhall today, President Obama took a question from�@mostlymoderate, whose Twitter profile identifies him as Matt Mason of Southwest Ohio. We’re trying to find out more about him. He runs this blog and appeared at a recent Ignite Cincinnati event. Update: �Mason says he lives “north of Dayton.” You can also read our [...]
Source: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/07/06/obama-answers-local-mans-tweet/
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Sen. Gianaris on 9th CD Race
Senator Mike Gianaris weighs in on why fellow Queens democrat David Weprin would make the move from the assembly to Congress knowing the seat could soon cease to exist.
Source: http://www.capitaltonight.com/2011/07/sen-gianaris-on-9th-cd-race/
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Obama, Hill leaders hold 'constructive' debt talks, schedule more
Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama and congressional leaders from both parties launched a new round of negotiations on a...
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Shelly Glover interview at the 2011 Conservative Convention
I ask Shelly Glover about the budget and the upcoming law and order omnibus legislation:
Source: http://www.stephentaylor.ca/2011/06/shelly-glover-interview-at-the-2011-conservative-convention/
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I told you so
I told you so says George/Ed.
I said there'd be no double dip/recovery.
I predicted/warned you, despite what the doubters said.
I've got the world's leading economic organisations/economists on my side.
Obama agrees with me/me.
I am right and you are wrong.
Today's growth figures do not and cannot prove whether George Osborne or Ed Balls was right.
What they will do is ensure that the political debate will not just be about how to tackle the deficit, but how to get the economy growing faster again.
For years politicians on all sides have told us that they want to see the British economy re-balanced - to become less dependent on financial services and the South East. A period of low growth, spending cuts and rising taxes may make those words sound rather less attractive than they once did.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2011/04/i_told_you_so.html
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Word of Dirk Nowitzki?s Undeniable Awesomeness Has Reached the NYC Homeless Community
If you follow me on Twitter — @zaccrain, where most of the tweets follow my continuing investigation into the sordid history of root beer and the scions of the Barq’s empire — you already know this. Anyway, I just got back from a much-need vacation from coming up with stupid hypotheticals and making Tim sad [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dmagazine/frontburner/~3/jcdXfKlFRdE/
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TRENDING: Bachmann campaign ad hits the airwaves
Washington (CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann launched her first 2012 election television ad highlighting her Iowa roots and...
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/07/bachmann-campaign-ad-to-hit-airwaves-thursday/
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
Be careful what you wish for
To think that elections used to be boring. Predictable.
Just like the general election held exactly a year ago - today produced results no-one predicted with consequences which are totally unpredictable.
Many may have foreseen the drubbing Nick Clegg's Liberal Democrats would receive but few foresaw its scale - losing not just to Labour in the Northern cities, not just to the SNP in Scotland but - irony of ironies - to their coalition partners the Conservatives in parts of the South.
And who would have dared predict that David Cameron would be out tonight celebrating councils and councillors gained - if, that is, he hadn't decreed that his party must not be seen to gloat.
And all this before the final results of a referendum which looks certain to bring suppressed grins to Tory faces and further gloom to Liberal Democrats.
So what now for the coalition? The talk is of a more business-like, less chummy relationship; of some disagreements publicly aired rather than always privately resolved; of Liberal Democrats fighting - their chosen word - to avoid what Nick Clegg called this morning "a return to Thatcherism".
How will that work? No-one can possibly know. Just as no-one can know how the new Scottish government will manage with a parliamentary majority committed to delivering independence whilst public opinion shows no appetite for it.
David Cameron and Alex Salmond are the two clear winners of today but they may soon be pondering that old Chinese proverb - be careful what you wish for.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2011/05/be_careful_what_1.html
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Deadspin Publishes Sweet College Pics of Mark Cuban
An alert FBvian points us to Deadspin, whereat you’ll find some funny pictures from back in the day when Mark Cuban played rugby at Indiana. Cuban’s response to Deadspin when they asked if they could post the pics is pretty entertaining, too.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dmagazine/frontburner/~3/-weKdJPkdw4/
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Big bucks raised for gubernatorial battles
Washington (CNN) - The Democratic Governors Association will announce Thursday that it raised approximately $11 million the first six months...
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/07/big-bucks-raised-for-gubernatorial-battles/
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Poll: Should Cincinnati hire outside budget help?
As Jane Prendergast reports today, a majority of Cincinnati City Council members wants a so-called “performance audit” in which state auditors would study how well city departments do their job and how wisely they spend their money. Supporters say it could help the city save money and find more efficient ways to do things. Each [...]
Source: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/07/07/poll-should-cincinnati-hire-outside-budget-help/
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Christian right, tea party still wary of front-runner Romney
Washington (CNN) - Mitt Romney seems to have everything going his way. The former Massachusetts governor is certainly ahead of...
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White House official: 'No other path' on debt crisis
(CNN) - America will face economic calamity if Congress fails to raise the nation?s debt ceiling and the government defaults...
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/06/white-house-official-no-other-path-on-debt-crisis/
Get yer ticket tax here!
The campaign to put a ticket tax on the fall ballot now has a web page, www.classactioncincinnati.com Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune announced the new site today, and with it some more details on the ticket tax. �That’s Portune’s solution to the stadium fund deficit plaguing Hamilton County. The petitions posted on the site show [...]
Source: http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2011/07/01/get-yer-ticket-tax-here/
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Conventioning
I’m at the Conservative convention here in Ottawa taking in the sights. Many have described the event as a victory party with 2500 of the party faithful, however a few policy and party constitutional proposals are under discussion. This morning, … Continue reading
Source: http://www.stephentaylor.ca/2011/06/conventioning/
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Obama talks jobs via Twitter
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - President Obama answered questions about the still-sluggish job market and broader economy in his first-ever Twitter...
Source: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/06/obama-talks-jobs-via-twitter/
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Bad move Christy Clark
Trading a sales tax cut for a corporate tax increase? This is bad tax policy from the Premier of BC. The HST has been a thorny and populist issue. The NDP is against it and when it was brought it … Continue reading
Source: http://www.stephentaylor.ca/2011/05/bad-move-christy-clark/
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