Good Grief It's (Gasp) Global Warming!

Historic Israel snowstorm dumps  37 centimeters (15 inches) of snow with deeper snowfall in other areas, the heaviest December snowfall since 1953. In Cairo, the last recorded snowfall was more than 100 years ago.

Portland Teachers and Drivers Headed For A Strike?

One of the nation’s largest school bus companies has announced it is closing its doors after union members voted to reject a contract that would have kept the company in business.

With its labor costs among the highest in the nation, Atlantic Express, a Staten Island, NY bus company attempted to negotiate a new contract with the Amalgamated Transit Union.

However, union members rejected the deal last week.

The city opened up the 4,100 school bus routes to bidding and for the first time non-union companies could compete.

The city of Portland is currently negotiating with the teachers union and school bus drivers are negotiating with First Student. Drivers, members of the ATU rejected the last contract offer. It now appears likely both teachers and drivers will strike after January 6, 2014.  Is the answer to go the non-union route and is Portland looking at a repeat of New York? Stay tuned.

Thanks a lot!

Rep. Matt Cartwright (D., Penn.) called the possibility of more Americans losing their insurance policies under Obamacare “a good thing” in an interview on MSNBC LiveFriday.

MATT CARTWRIGHT: I think you’re dealing in large part in semantics there, Thomas. Because a lot of those people, they did have policies that didn’t meet the minimum standards. That’s just not a theoretical discussion. There’s a reason you have minimum standards. There are people out there who have insurance that’s really, it’s an illusion of coverage. They have immense deductibles. They have annual and lifetime caps. There’s so many people out there with what I call phony insurance policies, and the fact that they’re going to lose those policies, sooner or later, I think is a good thing. Because what we’re up to here is we are strengthening the health care system in this country.

I'll tell you what Matt, we chose a lesser policy with high deductible because it fit our budget and still cover catastrophic illnesses. Now the only policy available is one that is $200 per month higher. Which puts us back in a can't afford category. Thanks a lot! 

Football Upsets Week 15

#2 Ohio St 24, #10 Michigan St 34
#6 Oklahoma St 24, #17 Oklahoma 33
#14 N. Illinois 27, Bowling Green 47

THE PRESIDENT MUST RESIGN

I agree with Jack Wheeler at To The Point News:

"...this president is the most corrupt, dishonest, incompetent, and divisive in anyone's memory; that his presidency is one of utter failure, whether in terms of jobs and the economy or national security and foreign policy; that we can no longer afford such incompetence and failure such that, for the good of his country, he should resign immediately.

[...]

"Our country, our government, our economy, our society and culture, our rule of law, our national security cannot withstand over three more years of this president's illegality, usurpation of the Constitution, phony-crony capitalist corruption, strategy of dividing Americans against each other, serial lying and dishonesty, and unrelieved failure and incompetence any longer."

THE PRESIDENT MUST RESIGN

Good Grief!

Obama Turned Down Offer to Build ObamaCare Website for Free -- Blew a $1 Billion Instead

Football Upsets Week 14

#1 Alabama 28, #4 Auburn 34
#6 Clemson 17, #10 South Carolina 31
#15 Wisconsin 24, Penn State 31
#16 Fresno St. 52, San Jose St 62

 Locally, it was a hellofacivilwar! Oregon had all they wanted from OSU. OSU lead 35 to 29, then with 29 seconds to go, Oregon scored making it 36 to 35. Tough loss for Oregon State!