TSA now checking passenger drinks bought after passing through security
TSA has begun checking passengers’ drinks that they have bought in secured areas of airports after passing through TSA screening. Passengers want to know why.
Entries by Joe Miller
Huge US Defense Contractor Illegally Helped China Produce Advanced Attack Helicopter
Pratt and Whitney admitted it illegally helped China produce its first modern attack helicopter. At the same time it was helping China, the company was earning huge fees from the Pentagon to build weapons designed to maintain decisive military superiority over China’s rising military might.
So much for global warming: ice delays Shell’s Alaska drilling plans
Heavier than expected ice in Arctic waters off Alaska will likely delay until Shell’s long-anticipated exploration drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.
Economic stagnation: Obama’s baby
Today the American unemployment rate remains unchanged at 8.2 percent. The economy is still five million jobs shy of the breakeven point as America continues to drown in a sea of growing government red ink while struggling to tread water under the overburden of oppressive big government regulations.
Video: Congressman says US schools should adopt Koran, model Islamic Madrassas
The Muslim congressman who once said that the Tea Party would “love” to see black Americans “hanging on a tree,” made another controversial statement recently. This time, Congressman Carson told the audience that American schools should be modeled after Islamic Madrassas and touted the benefits of schools that use the Koran as their “foundation.”
Forget Justice Roberts; It’s the Economy, Stupid!
Forget calls to waterboard Chief Justice Roberts until he confesses to committing high crimes and misdemeanors over the Obamacare “tax.” It’s time to move on to what really matters to American voters. The strategy must now be for the GOP presidential candidate to switch focus from the Obamacare tax controversy to America’s tepid economic recovery.
Morgan Freeman: “Obama’s not black!”
Since he burst on the national political scene, Obama has faced questions about everything from his place of birth to his college transcripts — but his race? Oddly, apparent doubts about the president’s racial identification now are being raised not by his critics but by one of his strongest supporters
UN calls for international tax on billionaires to transfer wealth to poor
The UN on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year for poor countries. An annual lump sum payment by the super-rich is one of a host of measures proposed, including taxes on carbon dioxide emissions, currency exchanges and financial transactions.
Ron Paul’s New Mission: Internet Freedom
A new document from Ron Paul and his son Rand called “The Technology Revolution” lays out the Pauls’ roadmap for where they’ll focus their agenda moving forward: Internet freedom. The document makes a case against the largely GOP-motivated legislation to regulate the internet that’s been proposed over the last year—acts like SOPA, PIPA.
Alaskan DOT signs hacked to read “Impeach Obama”
Electronic road construction signs were hacked around Anchorage yesterday and Wednesday to read “Impeach Obama.”