Heartland Musings

Attorney General Advises Black Pastors On How to Bend Law But Not Break

This is reprehensible. This is akin to a district attorney advising a thug on how to go about breaking the law in a way without getting caught.

 

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/holder-brief-black-pastors-campaign-2012/567501

Demographics is Destiny

So the saying goes. That's why this headline that the US has the highest fraction of foreign-born residents since 1920 really caught my eye.

Cultures that do not replicate die out.

DOWN GOES LUGAR! DOWN GOES LUGAR!

Obama Trails Romney 49%-44%

So says the latest Rasmussen Daily Tracking poll.

 

These polls typically bounce around a good bit, but for an incumbent to ever be down 5% this early bodes VERY poorly for Obama.

Milton Friedman on Aaron Hankins' Freedom Tax

The focal point of Aaron Hankins Freedom Tax is a tax on corporate profits. I previously assessed Hankins tax here.

I thought it might be interesting to hear Milton Friedman expound a little on corporate taxation:

 

The Economic Power of Freedom: East Germany Edition

I firmly believe that liberty is the most powerful engine of financial prosperity ever devised. I came across some photos that illustrate this in a powerful way, contrasting several snaps of East Germany ca. 1990 (just after the wall came down) with their modern versions. The contrast is remarkable.

 

Do visit the link above for more pictures and descriptions.

Harvard Law School Celebrates Diversity With Its Double Top-Secret Census

And then there were none.  Or one! The comic fallout from Fauxcohantas Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's affirmative action status continues:

via justoneminute.typepad.com

From the insightful Tom Maguire..

Power Strip Problem Solved

As a guitarist, I have often struggled to find a power strip with widely-spaced outlets. It seems no power strip has several outlets that will accommodate large power supplies.

After failing to find a spacious power strip on a trip to the local home-improvement store, I left with the following concoction.

It works perfectly. 13 outlets, all of which can accommodate a "wall wart." Cost was about $11 for the four orange adapters, and $11 for the yellow piece in the middle. The orange pieces were glued together with silicone to keep them from coming apart.

Obama Admin Encourages Social Security Fraud

How else can you greet the news that the Obama administration has forbidden judges to use websites in the investigation of whether or not a claim is fraudulent?

So those incriminating Facebook pictures that show you really aren't disabled are off-limits to federal investigating authorities. As are any other web resources.

This is abominable. We already knew this was a lawless administration, but must they provide even more examples? They have ZERO regard for the integrity of public expenditures.

Number of US Labor Force Outsiders Hits 31-Year Record

The number of Americans who are not participating in the labor force hit a level not seen since 1981.

At the link, Zerohedge shows these charts (click to enlarge):

This is no doubt the fault of something other than current Obama administration policy. Perhaps it is Bush's fault. Or Clinton. Or William Henry Harrison.