Posted on May 31, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Whistleblowers aren’t constitutionally protected
Duh.
The Supreme Court made life a bit tougher for government whistleblowers Tuesday, saying the First Amendment doesn’t protect public employees who disclose waste and fraud as part of their jobs.
By a 5-4 margin, the justices said that the government’s interest in effectively managing operations outweighs the interests that protect employee speech, even [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Liberalism and Crime
A case study:
Britain
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Posted on May 30, 2006 by Marty Andrade
http://www.npl.uiuc.edu/~a-nathan/ted/ted.html
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Posted on May 30, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Twins Podcast
I admit, this week’s Twins Podcast is from the “I wasn’t really trying” department. Listen at your risk. I talk about my Twins all-time lineup.
Here’s my Twins All-Time Lineup for flamewar goodness:
1)Rod Carew (2B)2)Tony Oliva (LF)3)Harmon Killebrew (DH)4)Dave Winfield (RF)5)Kent Hrbek (1B)6)Kirby Puckett (CF)7)Earl Battey (C)8)Roy Smalley (SS)9)Gary Gaetti (3B)
Back up catcher [...]
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Posted on May 29, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Boring Repost
If you’re bored today, read some of my old MNDaily Columns; I’m going fishing.
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Posted on May 27, 2006 by Marty Andrade
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Posted on May 26, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Anti-Strib funnies:
Shark.Bait at the Anti-Strib posted up some funny thoughts on the year ahead, some highlights:
Number 9 – Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Number 5 – Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.
Number 3 – Why does a slight tax increase [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Random Link o’ the Day:
http://murthamustgo.blogspot.com/
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Posted on May 25, 2006 by Marty Andrade
Twins Podcast
The Twins have everything they need to be an above .500 team. Their starting rotation has a lot of talent. They have bats, on occasion they even hit with them. They can beat tough teams like the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers. They have an excellent closer in Joe [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2006 by Marty Andrade
De-mything Liberal Talking Points
Episode 1
“Americans Want Free Healthcare”
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Not only do Americans spend more on healthcare privately, we also spend more than all but three other nations in public expenditures providing healthcare to our citizens. Our free market economy has produced more wealth to spend on our health and [...]
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