Testing ObamaCare’s Meddle
If I went to a Democratic town hall, I’d probably boo, too. Hence, according to various Democrats and supporters of ObamaCare, I’m paranoid and just a bit unpatriotic. Well, let me dilate on my paranoid treachery for a moment. Under the plan discussed at President Obama’s infomercial-esqe town halls, America would cut costs and expand [...]
BB&T Buys Failing Colonial Bank
Colonial BancGroup failed Friday and the FDIC sold most of the remains of the bank to North Carolina-based BB&T. BB&T assumed all $20 billion of deposits at the bank, according to the FDIC. Colonial’s failure was the first in Alabama since Aug. 21, 1992, when Birmingham Federal Savings Bank failed. It also is the largest [...]
Ford Actually Boosts Production
Ford Motor Co., benefiting from the Obama administration’s cash-for-clunkers program, is boosting production of its Ford Focus compact car and its Ford Escape small crossover so it can replenish dealership inventory. On Thursday, Ford said it plans to build 495,000 cars and trucks during the July-September period. That’s 35,000, or 18 percent, more than the [...]
Fair Districting Effort Partially Bankrolled by SEUI
While most of its focus is on the national health care debate, the Service Employees International Union has quietly emerged as the leading contributor to a Florida ballot proposal aimed at overhauling how the state draws political boundaries. State campaign finance records show that SEIU has contributed $225,000 to FairDistrictsFlorida.org, which describes itself as a [...]
Wandering ‘Time Traveler’ Stuck in Dullsville
The “Time Traveler’s Wife” is a slog rather than the sweeping romance it aspires to be. Meant to be grand in the irresistibly starry-eyed vein of 1980′s “Somewhere in Time” or 1990′s “Ghost,” instead it’s dull and sappy. The problems start with the script. The movie adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s best-selling 2003 novel is convoluted [...]
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