You may remember Gerald Walpin .  He was fired from his position as AmeriCorps Inspector General a few months ago for either: pushing an investigation against one of the President’s cronies; no particular reason; or diminished mental capacity.  These three possible answers are, respectively: an assumption based on an acquaintance with objective (if cynical) reality; what the White House went with before Senator Grassley reminded them of the law; and what the White House went with after Senator Grassley reminded them of the law.  Well, Mr.

MICROSOFT Australia has taken a leaf out of US President Barack Obama’s playbook, launching an interactive website to connect politicians with their constituents.

Matt Taibbi: The Great American Bubble Machine, Goldman Sachs Long Term Greedy: The Triumph of Goldman Sachs Matt Taibbi: The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion Matt Taibbi with another great article: The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it’s everywhere. The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money.

AP – Administration officials defended President Barack Obama’s broad health care proposals on Sunday and urged a skeptical public not to judge the Democrats’ overhaul until Congress writes a final version. Go to Source

Now comes the climactic battle for health-care justice in America. No one said it was going to be an easy fight. Many interests are united against health care for all Americans. A lot is at stake. Power and privilege, for sure, but mostly it’s about wealth. A whole lot of profit is siphoned off by the present health insurance system, with no value added. A lot of players, large and small, are enriched by inflated prices and unnecessary tests and procedures.

You say you back the military?You say that women serving on the front lines undermines military readiness?You say “don’t ask don’t tell” is wrong?But you say nothing about this? A controversial suit brought by a U.S. Army reservist has been joined by a retired Army two-star general and an active reserve Air Force lieutenant colonel.Maj.

King of Pop Michael Jackson’s funeral attracted more than 31 million TV viewers, making it the second most watched funeral after Princess Diana’s. According to the viewership on 18 networks, the live coverage, 1-4 p.m, attracted 31.14 million viewers last week, reports New York Daily News. According to Nielsen, Princess Diana’s funeral drew an estimated 33.25 million viewers spread across eight networks on September 6, 1997, while former President Ronald Reagan’s mid-day funeral drew 20.8 million people on June 11, 2004.

AMERICAN HERO SHIFTY POWERS – THANK YOU This week we saw the death of a genuine American hero. There was no mainstream media coverage, of course, they were too busy piling saint-like status on a drug addicted, child molester! Oh, how low this country has fallen since men like Staff Sergeant Darrell “Shifty” Powers were models for what American men should be. AWD first came to know of Shifty in the HBO movie series “Band of Brothers.” It is, unquestionably, one of the greatest series filmed.

AP – Administration officials defended President Barack Obama’s broad health care proposals on Sunday and urged a skeptical public not to judge the Democrats’ overhaul until Congress writes a final version.

KABUL – A Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff at southern Afghanistan’s largest NATO base Sunday, killing 16 civilians in the latest in a string of deadly aircraft crashes in the country. A U.S. military helicopter also made an emergency landing in the country’s east, causing several injuries. A military spokeswoman said there was no insurgent fire involved. There were no indications that the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter at southern Kandahar Air Field was caused by hostile fire, military officials said.