Next week, the House Committee on Ways & Means is having two important hearings. Below are some basic details to be aware of: First, on Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Oversight will hold a hearing for Members of Congress who have submitted or cosponsored bills in the 112th and 113th Congress that address spending prioritization if… Read more »
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Electric car maker Fisker begins the usual “painful public death” process.
Meet yet another of thank-God-he’s-former Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu’s bad calls with your tax money: Struggling carmaker Fisker Automotive laid off 160 employees, most of its staff, Friday as it struggles to reach a financing deal that would save the maker of the Karma hybrid sports car. The Anaheim company dismissed all but a… Read more »
EU Begins Woefully Inadequate Training Mission in Mali
European troops have begun training Malian forces to help ensure security and stability following a planned French withdrawal in July. From the start, the mission is unlikely to succeed. The program has too few European trainers and will train a paltry four Malian battalions—roughly 2,600 soldiers—to secure a country twice the size of Texas. The… Read more »
And So It Begins… Harry Reid’s Gun Control Bill Allows the Beginnings of a National Gun Registry
The final step of Nazi control in Austria was registration and confiscation of guns. (Fairly Civil) It’s not a surprise. Gun Registration often leads to confiscation. Now this… Harry Reid is pushing a gun control bill that will likely lead to a national gun registry. The Foundry reported: As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)… Read more »