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INSKEEP: Some Democrats, in fact, many people may ask if you bear some responsibility for the scale of the deficits. You're laughing — you know what the question is. Let me just lay it out. You were part of the Bush administration — the budget director — when the Bush tax cuts were passed. And there were not correspond... |
DANIELS: No, no, no. I say, I think this is a very lame criticism. So there was a surplus for a short time. Which budget director under President Clinton should get 100% of the credit for that? The fact is, nobody even knows who they were. Right? |
DANIELS: Then 9-11, with all the costs that came with that, the whole new category we call Homeland Security and two wars — so, I mean, that deficit [sic] was going away and it wouldn't have mattered who was in any of those jobs. But, you know, if somebody wants to know what my outlook is or what sort of actions I woul... |
INSKEEP: Would you not have, would you not have approved of those tax cuts? |
DANIELS: I did approve of the tax cuts. And by the way, they were widely credited — and still are, by honest people, with the shallowness and the swiftness of recovery from that recession. That was lucky by the way, it's only fair to say, President Bush never proposed those tax cuts as a stimulus as we now see matter, ... |
But yeah, sure. And you know, fine, if you don't believe they had a positive economic impact, you can subtract them from what happened after, and you still had a whopping change because of two wars, the terrorist attack and the recession. |
INSKEEP: Uh, is the problem grave enough that those tax cuts should be allowed to expire? They've now been extended through 2012. |
DANIELS: I think it'd be a catastrophic mistake. You know, we will never get out. Even if I were – if my hopes were realized about aggressive action on the entitlement programs and on the rest of the government spending, we will never get out of the corner we're in without a long period of really strong economic growth... |
INSKEEP: You also said in an interview with the Weekly Standard, that there should be a "truce" on social issues. Now, I want to stipulate that pro-life groups for example have given you very high, very high marks, and yet you spoke of a need for a truce to deal with these other fiscal issues that you find to be far mo... |
DANIELS: Well it shouldn't affect judicial appointments. It was just a modest suggestion — and I don't want to have an argument with anybody about it — it was directed to folks on both sides. It's back to what we talked about a few minutes ago — that if we're going to address the single, overwhelming issue that I belie... |
DANIELS: Completely different subject. You know, strict construction of the Constitution is one of the things I feel strongest about. If you believe in the rule of law, then you don't think – and if you believe in the democratic process, you shouldn't think – that it's a great idea to have judges making it up, which ha... |
INSKEEP: How will you decide whether to run for the White House in 2012? |
DANIELS: I was thinking of flipping a coin. |
INSKEEP: (Laughing) I assume it will be a small coin, and not a large denomination coin. |
DANIELS: Well, you ought to ask some political sage that question. |
INSKEEP: You're the guy who'll need to know, you're the guy who'll need to feel it. |
DANIELS: Well, I would say this, I wouldn't ask, I wouldn't ask others to help me in such an undertaking if I didn't think there was a chance. Now, I think any sensible person knows that the odds are long at the outset against anybody — particularly somebody running against a powerful incumbent who'll have a bajillion ... |
DANIELS: That's absolutely right. And I think one that steps up to the duty of saying to Americans, "Listen folks, wish it were otherwise, but listen we've got the following great big problems, and we've got to do some great big different things so that we don't dis-serve the young people of America, who are right now ... |
INSKEEP: Just about the last thing. We spoke with former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty last month on the program, who is also considering a run for the White House, and he very frankly said, I don't have the name recognition of some other people, so I need to decide fairly soon. What's the timeframe for you? |
DANIELS: Well, I don't know what the ideal timeframe is, but again, my timeframe is driven — will be driven first of all by the duty I have to the current job, and if that means that final deadlines pass, well then it just does. But that comes first — or should I say second — my family's first and so we'll just see. I'... |
INSKEEP: What's your family say? |
DANIELS: That's the one question I'm not gonna get into with you, but the one thing I can tell you is that, for whatever reason, and I think it's a blessing, this campaign is starting a lot later than anybody thought it would. And so, for a long, long time now, people have been coming to me saying, we hope you'll run, ... |
INSKEEP: Are Republicans holding back because they're not sure yet that Obama can be defeated? |
DANIELS: You'd have to ask them. I've told you why, in addition to not having made any, made this decision, I've told you why I'm not, but everyone may have his or her own reason for waiting. |
INSKEEP: Governor, thanks very much. |
DANIELS: I enjoyed it. Thanks. |
The band’s roller coaster ride began in May 2018, when weeks prior to releasing their debut EP — a collaboration with Duane Lundy and Shangri-la Productions — the group performed an abbreviated set at Willcutt Guitars’ 50th anniversary celebration. |
In addition, PRS has officially endorsed Noëlle and Erwin. The band has continued to work and partner with Smith, who flew them out to Los Angeles this past week to play as on of PRS’ featured performers at Winter NAMM (the National Association of Music Merchants), the world’s largest trade-only event for the music pro... |
It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity according to Noëlle. |
Following the brief west coast getaway, the band will mark yet another goal off their to-do list on Jan. 30 when it shares the stage with rising southern rock and blues star Marcus King at Manchester Music Hall. |
While the group has sold out area venues such as The Burl on several occasions, Wednesday’s show will mark its first at the larger venue. |
One company is positioned to capitalized as more and more people "cut the cable." |
Netflix, which Tom agreed with David on in June of 2007, is a “Total Conviction” pick up 8,760%. |
Tesla, which Tom agreed with David on in November of 2012, is up 875%. |
In fact, across the 21 stocks Tom and David Gardner have agreed on ... the average return for each stock is an astounding 473% … crushing the S&P 500 by almost 6x! |
This tiny little internet company is about 1/279th the size of Facebook. |
But while you can't go back in time to lock in the 473% returns you'd have by purchasing all of the stocks David and Tom have agreed on ... I believe I'm offering the next best thing. |
Returns as of February 11, 2018. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors. Eric Bleeker owns shares of Alphabet (A shares), Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and T... |
Caitlyn Jenner will attend Friday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, People.com reported Wednesday. |
According to the report, Jenner was not invited by Trump, but will attend as a guest of the American Unity Fund, a conservative nonprofit that works on behalf of LGBTQ Americans. |
The 67-year-old Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner before her transition, "sees this as an opportunity to represent and defend the LGBTQ community within the party," People reported. |
Republicans need help understanding LGBTQ issues and I'm here to help! |
The former 1976 Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete starred on "I Am Cait," an E! reality show which documented her transition. |
On the now-canceled show last year, Jenner said she was "not a fan" of Trump, but thought he'd "be very good for women's issues." |
In an interview in June, Jenner said she believed Trump would stand behind the LGBTQ community. |
"Everybody looks at the Democrats as being better with these issues. But Trump seems to be very much for women. He seems very much behind the LGBT community because of what happened in North Carolina with the bathroom issue. He backed the LGBT community," she said. |
Just days ago, singer Jennifer Holliday made headlines by apologizing to the LGBTQ community after it was reported that she was considering performing at the festivities. Holliday later revealed she had received death threats which forced her to withdraw from consideration. |
You’re a sophisticated vegetarian, maybe even a vegan, and suddenly you are confronted by an earthquake (or hurricane, or tsunami) and you are on your own and have to survive. |
This is a discussion that is going around the internet. Some of those commenting on BoingBoing seem to scoff, and one comment is that there are no athiests in foxholes, and no vegans in Tsunamis. |
Well, anyway, a nice website called Vegetarians in Paradise has tips for those of you who worry about these things….and their tips are handy for those like my vegetarian daughter in law, who was in the Bakersfield quake at a friends’ house and was stranded for a week. |
I don’t see any problem with vegans or vegetarians and packing survival supplies (beans store nicely, either dried or canned). And cans survive anything, which is why my LDS neighbors always had shelves and shelves of cans and jars stored for emergencies. (Survival tip number one: In case of disaster, head for your Mo... |
But all that stuff about meat is nonsense: adults can live quite nicely for months on starches if you take a vitamin. You don’t need that much protein. Store macaroni or rice, and you can eat for quite a while. Don’t forget the salt. |
A lot of what you need depends on where you live. If I lived in a city, I’d try to be better prepared, and might even buy a gun. As Instapundit’s list of survival lessons from Katrina shows, you can’t rely on a government that is known for incompetence and corruption. You might need to rely on yourself to get out of th... |
Here the problem would be earthquakes, (CDC ADVICE HERE) but we have a farm and would live on rice, and a river is nearby. And the saving grace is not only the government is there to help, but we have a large extended family to take us in. |
And what about those who were injured? Do you know basic first aid? In a major earthquake medical help might not be available…and as Katrina showed, the hospitals might not bother to transfer patients until it was too late, and have inexperienced hysterical doctors whose judgement is not up to an emergency. |
In cold areas, I’d buy a generator to keep the heat on, and of course if you don’t have a river, store water and/or have a purification device, keep bottles of water handy. Tarps can double as tents, and don’t forget cooking…in prolonged blackouts, you can use gas, but in an earthquake, good old sterno or charcoal woul... |
We always have handcrank short wave radios and flashlights, and lots and lots of candles. Don’t forget the cards and books to keep from going crazy. For the rest, you have to figure if you want to do the LDS/one year supply stuff, or just maybe a week of basic stuff to keep you alive until help comes. |
As for Tsunami, or other emergencies during vacations: well, when I travel, I always carry a ton of peanut butter crackers in my suitcase…to prevent hypoglycemia. They are a good survival food, don’t weigh a lot, and a lot cheaper than fancy tofu bars. |
(Thanks for the headsup from BoingBoing). |
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Kieron Dyer’s on-off move from Newcastle to West Ham has finally been concluded after the two sides agreed terms. |
The England midfielder, who has been keen to leave St James’ Park to be closer to his family, looked like he had missed out on the chance to join the Hammers when the deal stalled earlier this month. |
Dyer, who has earned 32 England caps since making his debut in 1999, will link up with a clutch of former Newcastle team-mates including Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy and Lee Bowyer – with whom he had a infamous on-field scuffle in April 2005 – at Upton Park. |
Previously, West Ham had agreed a fee for the 28-year-old, who can play across the midfield or as a support striker, but the deal hit the buffers when the Magpies decided to up their valuation of the player from around £6million to nearer £8million. |
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley, who had previously declared the deal dead following Newcastle’s change in stance, has already signed Julien Faubert, Freddie Ljungberg and Richard Wright in addition to Bellamy and Parker this summer. |
Curbishley said: “We did the medical and everything else 10 days ago, and it’s not too late for Saturday. He played yesterday and Monday for Newcastle reserves. He has been training and playing games – and we will see how he is. |
“Newcastle changed it at the last minute; he was just walking in the door, so that was disappointing. But common sense has prevailed, and Kieron is looking forward to joining us. |
“We are delighted to get the player in. If you look at his history over the last couple of years he missed a lot of games with his hamstring – but once he got it sorted, he played 33 games and scored eight goals. |
I am a recent PhD graduate from Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. I worked in the Laboratory for Microsystems Technology (LMST), under the supervision of Professor Xin Zhang. I have more than 10 years’ experience in solid mechanics and materials characterization for polymers, ceramics and metal... |
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — A Waterloo cabinet manufacturer is taking its more than 800 employees on a company-paid Caribbean cruise to celebrate achieving key goals as it recovers from the recession. |
Bertch Cabinet manufacturing co-founder Gary Bertch told his employees last week that the company had met its goals for the year — and they would go on a week-long cruise. Employees depart on Jan. 8, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (http://bit.ly/2hize3j ) reported. |
The company, founded in 1977, once employed more than 1,000 people. Employment dropped to about 600 people in 2011, but the company has since added about 240 workers, Bertch said. |
"We finally got into the black again last year after we made it through the recession," Bertch said. |
He challenged employees a year ago to meet certain goals and offered the cruise as an incentive. Cruises had been reward to employees since 1989, but that hadn't happened since 2005 because of the recession. Bertch noted the recovery has been "very slow" in his industry. |
"We were anticipating we'd have better sales again this year," Bertch said. "We just tried to get all of our people pumped up a little more to achieve the various goals, both customer-oriented goals and financial goals." |
Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang. |
Friday’s announcement of Superintendent Tommy Chang’s impending departure from the Boston school system took few parents by surprise. They knew he had been on shaky ground for several months — the question was when he would leave. |
Still, many parents were left wondering whether some big initiatives, such as developing a plan to renovate and rebuild schools, will come to a screeching halt. |
“We see new charter school buildings popping up all over the city, and now the 56,000 students in the Boston Public Schools will have to wait longer for new buildings or repairs to the existing ones — it’s frustrating,” said Kristin Johnson, who has two children at the decades-old Mendell Elementary School in Roxbury. |
During Chang’s three years on the job, he had a sometimes contentious relationship with the school system’s parents, who repeatedly described his proposals as poorly thought-out. Parents often faulted Chang for not doing enough to include them in the development of new initiatives and not being transparent enough about... |
The biggest uproar came last December when Chang proposed shifting the start and end times at about 85 percent of the system’s schools — many of them by more than two hours — causing hundreds of parents to turn out to community meetings and stage protests, scuttling the plan. The episode was one of several that also te... |
The School Committee also has repeatedly raised concerns about his ability to effectively communicate with parents, rating Chang as “needing improvement” in that area on his last two performance reviews. Just this week, a couple of School Committee members faulted Chang for not having enough voices from the Latino comm... |
In some ways, parents said, Chang was put in a tough position. |
Walsh wields considerable power in education policy: He has sole authority in appointing the seven-member School Committee, which hires and oversees the superintendent. And Walsh has launched big education initiatives from City Hall, including the early stages of devising a citywide school construction plan and overhau... |
Parents said they hope the next superintendent will have more autonomy and the knack to work well with parents, students, and the broader community. |
“We hope whoever is chosen as the new superintendent will be a powerful champion for public education and will be dedicated to engaging the voices of parents and the community about decisions regarding our schools,” said Megan Wolf, a member of the grass-roots group Quality Education for Every Student. |
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Anxious to arrest its slide in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP came up with an elaborate action plan on Wednesday, when the newly elected office bearers of the party held their first meeting. HT reports. |
Anxious to arrest its slide in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP came up with an elaborate action plan on Wednesday, when the newly elected office bearers of the party held their first meeting. |
Apart from an election and a disciplinary committee, 23 fact-finding committees were set up to conduct a reality check on the ticket aspirants. |
The party plans to take feedback from ground level before it takes a decision on the candidates. |
To improve on the contact with masses, the party has taken up a two-pronged approach. |
While the workers will conduct a door-to-door campaign to distribute booklets focusing on the 'good governance' in BJP-ruled states, an agitation plan has been chalked out which would portray the party as one that "cares for the people". |
The agitation programme would be kicked off from Saharanpur on April 12 with a massive farmers' rally, said party spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak. It would be attended by BJP chief Rajnath Singh and UP legislative party leader Hukum Singh. |
Thereafter, three more rallies are to be held -- in Lucknow on April 22, Bareilly on May 1 and in Lakhimpur on May 15. |
In May, the BJP would also start a 'Gaon-chalo, gali-chalo' campaign, through which the party workers would reach out to the people. |
The leaders plan to identify "active party workers" who would be able to help it "reach the un-reached", said a party leader. |
"We would give the cadre a free hand to identify the local issues that are affecting the people," said state BJP chief Laxmikant Bajpai. "Thereafter, they would have a free hand in holding protests and agitations as well. |
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