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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (60635)	11/22/2011 2:12:51 PM
From: John	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Corzine, Obama, Biden, Holder, Emanuel, Reid, Pelosi, Napalitano, and the entire Congressional Black Caucus should be immediately arrested and indicted for high crimes and treason against the United States of America and sentenced to capital punishment. -ng- Likewise, all illegals should be rounded up and deported by ICE immediately, including all anchor descendants. If anyone resists, they should be shot on sight by the authorities. Enough already! This madness and tyranny must end! -nfg-

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (60635)	11/22/2011 2:17:24 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Re: "where is the SEC? Where is the CFTC?" Specifically not allowed to regulate Hedge Funds main operations by act of Congress circa 2004.... (Why is it folks only seem to 'expect' that there should be federal regulation after they have BANNED it? <G>)

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (60635)	11/22/2011 2:22:51 PM
From: John	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Gerald Celente is boiling mad over the money, gold, and equities that Corzine stole from him! Perhaps they are coming for our money, gold, and equities next! Part 1: youtube.com Part 2: youtube.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (60635)	11/22/2011 3:00:38 PM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Why Can't Energy Secretary Chu Even Say, 'Sorry' for Solyndra? ................................................................................................................. By Michael Goodwin November 21, 2011 \| New York Post http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/11/21/why-cant-energy-secretary-chu-even-say-sorry-for-solyndra/ Reuters Energy Secretary Steven Chu has outdone the doctor who declares the operation a success although the patient died. Chu won’t even say he’s sorry for the loss. The corpse here is the $535 million loan given to Solyndra, the solar company whose business model relied on massive infusions of cash from the White House. The firm is defunct, the cash is gone to money heaven, and Chu can only say it’s “unfortunate.” In five hours of congressional testimony, he refused to apologize for wasting so much taxpayer dough. Then again, by his reckoning, he did nothing wrong. He effectively described himself as a hands-off manager of a vast portfolio of government investments. Losers are to be expected, he said, a sly co-opting of market lingo, with the important caveat that his losers are funded with public money. Chu’s claim to fame is that he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. He should stick to physics and leave finance to experts. Or spend his own money the next time he wants to invest. Michael Goodwin is a Fox News contributor. To continue reading his column on other topics, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Occupy Wall Street, click here. Read more: nypost.com Read more: foxnews.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (60635)	11/22/2011 3:24:59 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 103300

The War on Childhood .................................................................................................................................... When it comes to unaccompanied train travel, Antrak says 13 is the new eight. By LENORE SKENAZY NOVEMBER 22, 2011 online.wsj.com Ten is the new two. We live in a society that insists on infantilizing our children, treating them as helpless babies who can't do a thing safely or successfully without an adult hovering nearby. Consider the schools around the country that no longer allow kids to be dropped off at the bus stop unless there's a guardian waiting to walk them home—even if home is two doors down. Or how about all the libraries I'm hearing about that forbid children under age eight or 10 or 12 to be there without an adult—including in the children's room? God forbid a kid wants to spend the afternoon reading books by herself. Over in Europe (where I guess they've got nothing else to worry about), the European Union just ruled that children under age eight should always be supervised when . . . wait for it . . . blowing up a balloon. It's just too darn dangerous. A child could choke! And those little whistle things that uncurl when you blow into them? Those have been classified "unsuitable" for children under age 14. (And somehow they're suitable for kids above 14?) The point is: Children are not being allowed to grow up and do the normal things we did as kids, out of the fear that, just maybe, something bad could happen. As if all the good things that happen—from exercise to independence to the joy of blowing up a balloon—don't matter at all. All that matters is the possibility of risk. When that's your focus, nothing seems safe enough, which is why park districts are removing merry-go-rounds (kids could fall off!). A New Jersey day-care owner I spoke with was ordered to saw off all tree branches on her property that were lower than eight feet off the ground. Why? Because kids could run into them. They might even (I shudder to write this) climb them. Which brings us to the latest casualty in this war on childhood: Train travel. As of Nov. 1, Amtrak raised its unaccompanied minor age from eight to 13. Whereas last month your third grader could get on the train, give the conductor a ticket, and proudly ride to the station where grandma (or, more likely, your ex) was waiting, now you and your kid have to wait another five years. Thirteen is the new eight. This might make some sense if Amtrak had been experiencing a rash of child kidnappings, or pre-teens gone wild, but that is not the case at all. The government-subsidized train service announced it was making the change "not in response to any incidents," but rather out of "an abundance of concern . . ." So Amtrak did this for no good reason? That's an impressive management style: Change your whole policy because, uh . . . well . . . everyone else is treating kids like babies, so why not follow the crowd? As for Amtrak's "abundance of concern," it doesn't seem quite abundant enough to cover all the parents who can't afford an extra ticket, or time off work, but who trust their tweens to get from point A to point B, as generations of kids have done—and still do. In Japan there is a special fare for unaccompanied minors under age six. The Japanese believe their kids can function independently. But over here, even when Amtrak does allow minors to travel on their own, look at the rules it imposes: 13 to 15 year olds must wear a special wrist band identifying them as youngsters. They cannot travel after 9:05 p.m. They cannot get off at an unmanned station. An adult must be at both ends to sign them in and drop them off. Why not just put them in a crate with a chew toy and be done with it? There is one more requirement for teens traveling on Amtrak alone. They also must be "interviewed by station personnel to determine if the child is capable of traveling alone." So here's an idea: Do away with the age restrictions and go with a basic interview for all the minors who want to travel solo. If they can tell you where they're going, how they'll know when to get off, and what they plan to do for supper, let them ride the rails. There's a difference between minors and babies. But if we never let the babies grow up and have some adventures on their own, they could end up as befuddled as Amtrak officials. Ms. Skenazy is a public speaker and founder of FreeRangeKids.com.