January 31, 2012
A Mexican state official was detained as he got off a government-owned plane with $1.9 million crammed into a briefcase and a backpack, prosecutors announced Monday, touching off allegations of campaign finance violations tied to the upcoming presidential election.
via Mexican official flies with $1.9M in luggage. Mexico crooked and wrought with corruption?
January 31, 2012
Obviously, she feels entitled to the position. Whether she is proficient in English matters not.
‘I feel I don’t dominate 100%, but I can still get by. I can write, read and understand it very well. But that’s why I am not the expert and that’s why I directed staff to look into it,’ Mr Escamilla has previously said.
City Attorney Glenn Gimbut said it’s not only required by law, but by the nature of the work and council activities.
via Arizona council candidate Alejandrina Cabrera fighting to serve her term after rivals say she isn’t fluent in English. Anyone else think this is a wee bit of a problem?
January 31, 2012
U S Bridges, Roads Being Built by Chinese Firms.
h/t Nom
Hey, U.S. citizens get back to paying those taxes to pay for those bridges and things being built.
January 31, 2012
Serenity and peace is what we hope we find at the end of the long journey.
My heartfelt condolences to you and your family because we know that it is our broken hearts that must mend.
January 29, 2012
Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice dumped documents related to Operation Fast and Furious on congressional officials late Friday night. Central to this document dump is a series of emails showing Holder was informed of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry’s murder on the day it happened – December 15, 2010 – and that he was informed the weapons used to kill Terry were from Fast and Furious on the same day.
via Eric Holder. There is a special place in Hell reserved for this jackhole.
On a happier note (there must be a happier note),
The Dutch minority government plans to ban Muslim face veils such as burqas and other forms of clothing that cover the face from next year.
Yes.
I don’t know who this guy is, but I like the ad.
January 28, 2012
You will laugh a lot more if you click the link and embiggen the pic at the original post. Mary Jane Anklestraps hits it out of the park.
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