That pesky ‘misunderstood’ Separation of Church & State wall thingy…

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By: Joe Dan Gorman

Reprinted at Ole Glory News with the author’s permission.

To read the original article and to follow Joe Dan’s blog, please go to Boiling The Frogs.
UPDATED: The widely-held, yet absurd notion that the United States of America was never a Christian nation can only be believed if you are (a) ignorant of history, (b) if you are too stupid or too lazy to look, and/or (c) if you’re just an evil jack-rear (altered from the original).

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'Toughen truancy penalties' call In UK

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Truancy Fines 'Must Be Raised And Deducted From Benefits'

This is the British Governments new plan to help family's with problem children?

Parents of children playing truant should face tougher penalties with increased fines deducted directly from their benefits, according to the Government’s adviser on behaviour.

In an independent review commissioned following widespread rioting last summer, Charlie Taylor said new measures were required to reduce…

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AddI love it: Taking away money they did not earn! Now they now how us working slobs feel when our tax dollars are given/stolen to those who don't work your thoughts here... (optional)

Drinking On Work Time And Tax Payers’ Dimes!

Only in federal government jobs can an employee get paid to plan parties,drink,sit in hot tubs and in expensive Vegas hotel rooms, and not get fired! Drinking on work time and tax payers’ dimes!

http://www.wvmetronews.com/hoppy.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=52166

You can read the full report here by the Office of the Inspector General.

The conference cost us $823,000. That’s pennies when put in context of the federal budget, but it’s the waste, fraud and abuse that is infuriating. For example:

–Conference planners spent $130,000 on two “scouting trips” to Vegas and five off-site planning meetings where government employees wined and dined themselves.

–The GSA spent nearly $150,000 on catering for the conference, including $5,500 for three semi-private in-room parties and $31,000—or $95 per person—on a closing reception.

–In one team-building exercise, attendees put together 24 bicycles at a cost $75,000.

–Thousands were spent on commemorative coins and a mind reader was paid $3,200 to provide entertainment.

–When the projected room costs went over budget, GSA shifted costs to the food and beverage side.

–Emails show that GSA official Jeff Neely organized a private party during the conference and had his wife, who does not work for GSA, invite personal friends, on the taxpayer’s dime. Wrote Neely, “I know. I’m bad. But as Deb (his wife) and I often say, why not enjoy it while we have it and while we can. Ain’t going to last forever.”

KAGAN: GOING FROM O'S SOLICITOR TO SUPREME COURT 'NOT A CHANGE AT ALL'

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OBAMA'S SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAYS SHE HAS ONE LESS JUDGE TO SELL NOW

At least Barack Obama's personal justice on the Supreme Court admits it. Elena Kagan says it's her job to sell (O's policies) to the judges - only now she has just eight of them  to "close," vs. the previous nine - when she worked (officially) for the O-man.

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