U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, accompanied by his wife Jill Biden, right, walks out of Air Force Two upon arrival at the Tegel airport in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013.US News – by Kenneth T. Walsh

Vice President Joe Biden and his entourage spent more than $1 million for hotels and related costs for his official trip to London and Paris last month, according to media disclosures that are likely to cause an uproar on Capitol Hill and among many taxpayers.

Biden’s trip to Paris cost $585,000. He spent one night there. His trip to London cost $459,338 and involved 136 rented rooms for several nights. Biden himself was in London for one night.    Continue reading “Biden’s Million-Dollar European Trip”

Huffington Post – by Erica Werner

WASHINGTON — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is forming a new issues advocacy group to promote immigration reform, education and other policies aimed at growing the economy.

Two people familiar with the discussions confirmed the effort, speaking on condition of anonymity because it has not yet been publicly announced.   Continue reading “Facebook’s Zuckerberg to push immigration reform”

Forbes – by Bruce Japsen

More employers are moving toward strategies like CVS/Caremark (CVS) to penalize workers who don’t submit to wellness screenings or other health reviews, a new analysis shows.

New data from Aon Hewitt, (AON) the large global human resources consultancy, shows nearly 60 percent of U.S. employers plan to “impose consequences on participants who do not take appropriate actions for improving their health” in the next few years such as completing a health risk questionnaire.   Continue reading “Like CVS, More Employers Penalize Workers That Snub Wellness Exams”

International Man- by Nick G.

The events in Cyprus have given us an opportunity to re-learn some valuable lessons.

Lesson #1 – Do Not Trust Politicians

Nicos Anastasiades, the current president of Cyprus, had made it a campaign promise during the previous election that bank deposits would be safe. Like nearly everything a government official will tell you, the opposite is usually true; Anastasiades’ promise turned out to be worthless. To put salt in the wound, it has been alleged that Anastasiades tipped off his close friends about the impending crisis. According to Italian media, they were then able to move 4.5 billion euros out of the country in the week before the banks closed.   Continue reading “The Top 4 Lessons of the Cyprus Debacle You Shouldn’t Have to Re-learn”

Discovery News – by Tim Wall

Punxsutawney Phil’s false prophecy and failed forecast have made him some powerful enemies.

Last week, Michael Gmoser, the prosecuting attorney of Butler County, Ohio, issued a tongue-in-cheek indictment against the Pennsylvania groundhog. Gmoser charged the rodent with “misrepresentation of early spring,” and sought the death penalty for the fibbing Phil.   Continue reading “Punxsutawney Phil Faces Death for Failed Forecast”

SenatorsCruzPaulLee.jpgFox News – by Kara Roland

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, are vowing to filibuster any new restrictions on guns, according to a letter the conservative trio wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The warning comes just days after Reid announced plans to forge ahead on legislation that would expand background checks and stiffen penalties for gun trafficking after the Senate returns from a two-week Easter recess.   Continue reading “GOP senators threaten to filibuster gun control legislation after Reid vows to forge ahead”

Obama_eyesWND

The surge of bullet-buying confirmed by the federal government – purchase estimates run into the billions of bullets – even as the U.S. military scrimps to find training ammo is raising lots of questions about the government’s so-far unexplained actions.

But a video that has been around since last year is being forwarded across the Internet as an explanation.   Continue reading “Special Forces Commander: ‘Constabulary Force’ Coming”

III Percent Patriots – by Kerodin

Savings accounts in Spain, Italy and other European countries will be raided if needed to preserve Europe’s single currency by propping up failing banks, a senior eurozone official has announced.

At the risk of abusing the dead horse – your digital dollars are even more vulnerable than your paper dollars.   Continue reading “If it is not under your control, it isn’t yours…”

Before It’s News – by Lavender Rose

MSG – Poison in Your Food

MSG hides behind 25 or more names, such as “Natural Flavouring”.  MSG is even in your favourite coffee from Tim Horton’s and Starbucks coffee shops.

I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, and so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and spent years working for the government. He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called “The Slow Poisoning of America”.   Continue reading “The Truth about MSG Monosodium Glutamate”

Christopher Stanlane JrWe’ve been especially bombarded with up here with “shootings” stories (multiple daily, running the gamut). I read this one a bit ago and it struck me as to how it fits with Bloomie’s commercials.

Don’t get me wrong, my heart breaks for the “accident”, but…. Give Me A Break…stupid, Stupid, STUPID…Gun Safety 101…GEEZ!   Continue reading “Christopher Stanlane Kills Son, 10, While Cleaning Gun, Police Say”

fieldcornstalks1 210x131 Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn FieldsNatural Society – by Anthony Gucciardi

Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant Monsanto and genetic modification by destroying 1000 acres of maize found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, according to Hungary deputy state secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development Lajos Bognar. Unlike many European Union countries, Hungary is a nation where genetically modified (GM) seeds are banned. In a similar stance against GM ingredients, Peru has also passed a 10 year ban on GM foods.   Continue reading “Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields”

Us Training Syrian ForcesHuffington Post – by BRADLEY KLAPPER

WASHINGTON — The United States is training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan in a bid to bolster forces battling President Bashar Assad’s regime and stem the influence of Islamist radicals among the country’s persistently splintered opposition, American and foreign officials said.   Continue reading “US Training Syrian Forces In Jordan: Report”

Blue Grass Pundit

Gov. Cuomo had no idea 7-round magazines weren’t available. Mayor Bloomberg has no idea how to safely handle a gun…

Via WaTi:

Mike Bloomberg is spending $12 million on attack ads designed to force U.S. senators to vote for national gun control laws that will supposedly save lives. However, the New York mayor’s commercials running in 13 states over the next two weeks could cause injury or death by showcasing irresponsible handling of a firearm.   Continue reading “Sad: Bloomberg anti-gun ad violates 3 gun safety rules…”

Personal Protection Almost Better then a Hand Gun for Personal ProtectionSurviving Global Recession

If you don’t have a gun, and even if you do, here’s a way to wreck someone’s evil plans for you. Did you know this? I didn’t. I never really thought of it before. I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.

Wasp Spray — A friend who is a receptionist in a church in a high risk area was concerned about someone coming into the office on Monday to rob them when they were counting the collection. She asked the local police department about using pepper spray and they recommended to her that she get a can of wasp spray instead.    Continue reading “Almost Better then a Hand Gun for Personal Protection”

ObamacareAgentFreedom Outpost – by Tim Brown

In a move that is reminiscent of the tyrannical actions of Abraham Lincoln that led to the War of Northern Aggression, Barack Obama says that he will not wait on states to enforce Obamacare. Instead his administration has announced its intent is to completely disregard the state’s Tenth Amendment rights to nullification of the Obamacare law, via their passed legislation and state constitutions. In fact, his administration has said that in states where they refuse to comply with federal healthcare mandates that agents from the Department of Health and Human Services will assume absolute control over the state’s health insurance industry.   Continue reading “Obama Ignores Nullification, Says Federal Agents Will Enforce Obamacare”

The Execution of Louis XVI.Bob Owens

As nation after nation rushes towards backruptcy due to profligate spending that was easily avoidable with even the most basic restraint, the question posed in the title of this article is moving from being a purely academic question to one meriting serious study.

The government of Cyprus is one of those that justifies the question:   Continue reading “When is a citizenry justified in deposing its government?”