More ObamaCare scandal: Administration snubs Senate on MLR regulation

Before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) was shoved through the back door by Democrats in the US Senate, I wrote columns telling readers why I thought the bill was an insult to the US consumer. I actually read that long, boring and often obscurely written bill, unlike almost every Democrat who helped pass it.

Since that time hundreds of waivers have been given to government cronies who realized what the requirements would cost their employees—this was after the same cronies lobbied hard to get the bill passed. Now there's another ObamaCare scandal but legacy media will probably ignore it.

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Birther Left feeds frenzy on Obama controversy amid disaster in Washington

Updated on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:02PM by Kay B. Day, Editor

The Birther Left is closing ranks around the issue of President Barack Obama’s birthplace. I’ve noticed every time a conservative or a Republican appears on a talk show hosted by a left leaner, the questions about Obama’s birthplace begin. You can sum up questions asked by pundits like former Democrat politico Chris Matthews and leftwing chatterbox Joy Behar into a generic script.

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Recruiting bonuses, increased employees point to federal insanity

The US economy surely challenges us Main Streeters. But it doesn’t challenge the federal government. Did you know the feds pay recruiting bonuses? I didn’t.

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Social Security Admin technically did nothing wrong with Arizona conference

A YouTube video courtesy of visitphoenix.com gives a travel overview of the city that is a popular golf destination.Thousands have read our story about the Social Security Administration Training Conference in Phoenix, Arizona at a top tier hotel. Many of those readers apparently work for SSA, judging by our IP number stats. When a number recurs, I look it up.

I’ve received emails and other bloggers’ posts on the topic have attracted commentary. Some defend the SSA; others deride the agency. I acknowledge the SSA did nothing wrong technically—the agency spent legally budgeted money on a legally accepted expense. Some point out the conference actually acted like the ‘Stimulus,’ helping the economy.

I didn’t agree with the officially issued ‘Stimulus,’ though and I’m not biting the benefits bait on the issue of the conference.

Another overlooked donkey in the room is the carbon footprint.

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