Daily Archives: September 10, 2010

Lights Out! Say Goodbye to the Edison Bulb — And American Jobs

September 10, 2010
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Lights Out! Say Goodbye to the Edison Bulb — And American Jobs

by Mike Gray Rebekah Rast, blogging at Americans for Limited Government, notes a milestone in America’s history: Thomas Edison would be disappointed to know that the last major plant manufacturing the incandescent light bulb in the U.S. is closing this month. His 1870’s invention has taken on a new name and shape. The 200 workers at the plant in Winchester, Virginia, are soon to be unemployed because government regulations passed by Congress in 2007 cleared the way for a more energy-efficient light bulb — the florescent light. Any hope for these Americans to find work at another light bulb manufacturing plant is dim. Manufacturing of florescent lights takes place in China, where they are produced more efficiently and cost-effectively. “This is just another example of the federal government killing jobs to move forward with its environmental agenda,” says Bill Wilson, president of Americans for Limited Government (ALG). Thanks to the confluence of outsourcing and dubious environmental concerns, you’ll soon be in greater danger from your light bulbs than ever before. Read the rest here.

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Is a Wealthy “Dr. Strangelove” Fundamentally Transforming America’s Judiciary?

September 10, 2010
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Is a Wealthy “Dr. Strangelove” Fundamentally Transforming America’s Judiciary?

by Mike Gray Bob Unruh, at WorldNetDaily, reports on an “under the radar” movement: Radical progressive billionaire George Soros has spent some $45 million in recent years on efforts to take away power from voters to select judges, a new report released today by the American Justice Partnership reveals. The report by attorney Colleen Pero was introduced today at an event held by the Heritage Foundation. It identified $45 million spent by Soros, who funds a large range of left-wing action groups, to “remake the judiciary and fundamentally change the way judges are selected in the United States.” “This movement to end citizen participation in state judicial elections has been moving swiftly and silently, below the radar of the citizens who would be impacted by Mr. Soros’ millions,” said Pero in a statement about her report, “and it was time to bring this effort to the public’s attention.” The American Justice Partnership explained that 39 states now have some form of judicial elections that provide judges be held accountable to the people they serve. However, Soros’ goal has been to convert the procedures into various “merit” selection processes – which mostly have a special panel, often appointed and frequently political

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FOX’s ‘Good Guys’ Is a Good Time, Good Show

September 10, 2010
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FOX’s ‘Good Guys’ Is a Good Time, Good Show

The FOX TV comedy-drama series The Good Guys continues in reruns tonight at 9 EDT. It’s well worth it to catch an episode or two—and you might find yourself tuning in regularly or even downloading a few episodes (at a very attractive price). Set in modern-day Dallas, The Good Guys was created by Matt Nix, the brains behind the USA Network hit Burn Notice. As Nix and his team proved in that show, he is a master of satisfyingly complex plotting. Those who enjoy a whacking good story in which characters are confronted with tough moral choices will enjoy Burn Notice immensely. But whereas Burn Notice includes elements of comedy but is basically a crime/espionage/adventure drama, The Good Guys is more directly comic in intent. The premise is simple: two Dallas police detectives who have fallen out with their bosses are exiled to handle lame, unchallenging property-crimes cases. The brilliant twist that Nix and his team put on this premise is that each case leads to a much bigger crime, often involving murder, which ultimately results in the two detectives bringing very big criminals to justice. Thus the show amusingly illustrates the “Broken Windows” crimefighting theory of James Q. Wilson

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