Friday, August 6, 2010

L.A.W.-- unions show us once again how... lol, at least their consistent.

MADISON, Wis. – With the district in a financial crisis and hundreds of its members facing layoffs, the Milwaukee teachers union is taking a peculiar stand: fighting to get its taxpayer-funded Viagra back.
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Dog Days of Summer and Unemployment

L.A.W.-- while lady O vacations in Spain at taxpayer expense, the unemployment rate remains hot at 9.5%, with the temp seeming much higher for those under-employed, young and living in the city, and those who've given up looking for work... entirely!
WELCOME TO THE RECOVERY...
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT -131,000 JOBS...
Revised: May/June -97,000 jobs than first reported...
Odd mix of bad news...

Spanish police close public beach for Michelle Obama's £250,000 Spanish holiday


Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.
The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette...

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1300852/Spanish-police-close-public-beach-Michelle-Obamas-250k-Spanish-holiday.html#ixzz0vrkjiqgF

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