There Goes Sunoco

The nightmare begins... Anyone want to buy a refinery? Please hurry.

Barney Frank Memories!

(Posted by Dannytheman) H/T to Mr.Payne.

Government Motors Might Recall All 6000 Volts

(Posted by Dannytheman)

IF they can find the issue that makes them light themselves on fire. GM will buy them all back if you so choose!!  The CEO, Dan Akerson, insists the Volts are safe. He conceded that the fires may cause some potential buyers to shy away from the Volt. (Ya Think?) But he added that GM is trying to get the message out that they happened only after extreme tests.(Even though one happened in a garage after it was plugged in parked for 7 hours)  Akerson also stressed that standard gas engine cars also have problems with fires after crashes.  (But missed that these happened after being parked in the garage overnight, and one 7 days after it crashed!)  Don't let the facts stop the spin.

Read the entire story here. Then someone remind me why we bailed out GM, and left Ford alone? 
The government has to stop attempting to pick winners.

Thursday Trends | Hand Bracelets | Chic Wedding Accessory

Every bride loves to add a little sparkle to their wedding day fashion. So, today we are sharing with you a new accessory trend that many A-listers like Nicole Scherzinger and Giuliana Rancic have been seen wearing. French fine jewelry line, Prive Jewellery, is bringing us a contemporary, chic, and unique new collection of hand bracelets. Instead of wearing your bracelets around your wrist, these are worn around your palm. This gorgeous new trend is perfect for any wedding or just to add a little extra bling to your winter fashion. You have to check it out! They come in a variety of designs with yellow, white or black gold covered in white, brown or black diamonds or rubies! How pretty?! What do you think?

Enjoy!

HIV Kid Sues to Get Into Hershey School

The Milton Hershey School is sued by lawyers from the AIDS law project because it declined to accept an HIV-positive teenager from Delaware County. In rejecting the kid, the school cited concerns about the safety of other students.

Can a private school legally "discriminate" against a student on such a basis.

Lawyers.com sez it sure can.

(A)bsent federal funding, private schools don't have to admit students who follow a different religion or have a physical or mental disability. As a practical matter, though, it's not uncommon for private schools to accept these students. They may charge extra tuition for students of a different religion. Many private schools also have some limited special education instruction, and when possible, try to accommodate physical handicaps or special needs.

The Hershey School doesn't take federal money. So...

If the case had any legal merit, the left of left-wing U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights would, no doubt, be involved. Obviously, this is nothing more than a publicity stunt by ALP lawyers.

UPDATE: According to Philly.com:

The complaint came the day before World AIDS Day, noted Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, which filed the suit.

The boy was told that his application would not be considered because "[the student's] documented needs are beyond the scope of the Milton Hershey School programs."

The student met all the other requirements for the program, which is free and serves low-income students from age 4 to 15, the suit said.

The suit seeks immediate admission to the school for the boy and compensatory damages for him and his mother.

It also requested that the school implement a policy to prevent further discrimination related to HIV status, as well as mandatory sensitivity training about the illness for staff members.

The complaint was filed the day before World AIDS Day? On the matter of this being a publicity stunt, Spencerblog rests it's case.

Next up the kid and his mother should demand a free membership to Augusta National Golf Club.

UPDATE II: The school should counter-sue ALP lawyers and request they be required to take mandatory sensitivity training concerning the ill effects of frivolous lawsuits and how they undermine respect for lawyers and the legal process.

UPDATE III: Clarification: The school accepts applications from kids 4 to 15, but educates kids (16 and up) up through the 12th grade.

Limitless

Dan Henninger argues for removing any cap on individual political campaign donations. No? Just look at the government that contribution limits and regulation has wrought.

Sez Dan:

The reformers' great horror is candidacies funded and "controlled" by a George Soros from the left or you-know-who from the right. Nonsense. Available research—and a moment's thought—suggests this fear is wildly overblown. The reformers should wake up and smell the 21st century's inescapable transparency. The 1% have nowhere to hide.

The current presidential-selection process is a self-destructive mess, for both parties. Make the fund raising simpler. Eliminate limits on individual donations. Get the parties back in the game. Give better candidates a chance to compete. Save a country in peril. What more could you want?

Newt in the Crosshairs

Ron Paul gets off a good (and fair) shot at Newt Gingrich:



Politics ain't beanbag