Video of the Day Archive
Fox Business Network - 'The Cartel' director Bob Bowden debates Alan Colmes on efforts by teachers unions to block information on teacher performance being made public.
A Michigan pilot says while presidential flight restrictions are nothing new, they have recently expanded. And while intended to thwart security breaches, the restrictions instead thwart his ability to make a living.
"Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) August Porker of the Month for sponsoring legislation that could give federal funding to his daughter's nonprofit organization, which promotes overseas wildlife protection for cheetahs."
On May 13, 2010, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm released a series of public service announcements warning Michigan residents about investment scams. The 30-second radio ads encourage people to do background checks before giving any money to a purported investor.
Just two months earlier, the Michigan Economic Growth Authority approved a $9.1 million tax credit for a convicted embezzler who was on parole (http://www.mackinac.org/12345).
Background check, anyone?
A California town of 91 gives out pensions of over $500,000. Stuart Varney of Fox Business talks pensions with the Reason Foundation’s director of research.
Fox-2 in Detroit: Potential jail time for the alleged ringleader of a scheme to put fake “Tea Party” candidates on the ballot in Oakland County.
Joke-telling robots, expensive walking tunnels, Blackberries for smokers, and training American prostitutes to drink responsibly. Can you tell which of these government spending projects are real or fake?
Michigan’s Common Sense in Government and Smart Girl Politics asked the seven candidates for governor to sit down for a job interview. The five GOP candidates – including Rick Snyder - responded. Virg Bernero and Andy Dillon did not. This is Mr. Snyder’s response to the question: “Describe a time you stood up for what you believed in and it cost you something politically. What happened? How did you respond? What was the outcome?” See the full series and all of the interviews at:www.GovernorWanted.com.
Institute for Justice - Under Louisiana law, it is a crime for anyone but a licensed funeral director to sell "funeral merchandise," which includes caskets. To sell caskets legally, the monks of Saint Joseph Abbey would have to abandon their calling for one full year to apprentice at a licensed funeral home, learn unnecessary skills and take a funeral industry test. They would also have to convert their monastery into a "funeral establishment" by, among other things, installing equipment for embalming human remains.
Michigan’s Common Sense in Government and Smart Girl Politics asked the seven candidates for governor to sit down for a job interview. The five GOP candidates – including Rick Snyder - responded. Virg Bernero and Andy Dillon did not. This is Mr. Snyder’s response to the question: “Describe a time you had to lead in a crisis. What happened? How did you respond? What was the outcome?” See the full series and all of the interviews at:www.GovernorWanted.com.
