Corrupt Authority

Can't these political appointees just do their job? Hopefully, we the taxpayers, won't have to pay many millions of dollars to settle these allegations.

ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.

Be very careful to not use your cell phone while driving in L.A.

Video: Michelle Jordan Pulled Over for Driving with Cellphone, Brutally Beaten by LAPD Officers A woman was brutally beaten by two Los Angeles Police Department officers after she was pulled over for using her cellphone on August 11. Video of the incident was captured by surveillance cameras.Officers followed Michelle Jordan, 34, into a Del Taco restaurant parking lot.

So this is going to be the new norm? Every public institution is going to try to get a special tax passed just for them? What's next? A special tax that will give you the privilege of being able to use the local park?

Detroit Museum Seeks a Tax Boost Voters in Detroit and its suburbs will decide Tuesday whether keeping open the Detroit Institute of Arts, one of the nation's premier fine-arts museums, is worth a hit to their wallets.

Instead of raising taxes, can't we just stop throwing money away? What do you say, IRS?

IRS missing billions in ID theft Investigators say the Internal Revenue Service may have delivered more than $5 billion in refund checks to identity thieves who filed fraudulent tax returns for 2011.

If she were an employee, she'd be fired. But as a Congresswoman- just a warning and a fine, probably paid for with donor dollars. Go figure.

House disciplines Rep. Laura Richardson for ethical misconduct WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday voted to reprimand Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach) for ethical misconduct. 

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-seiu-indictment-20120801,0,6775563.story

Ex-leader of major California union faces theft, tax charges Not long ago, Tyrone Freeman was a rising star in the national labor movement, already the head of California's biggest union local and a force in Democratic politics from Los Angeles toWashington, D.C.

Is this any surprise? http://news.yahoo.com/60-house-bills-name-post-offices-zero-fix-144624190--abc-news-politics.html

60 House Bills to Name Post Offices, Zero To Fix Mail Service In the 18 months the 112th Congress has been sworn in, the House has introduced 60 bills to rename post offices. Thirty-eight have passed the House and 26 have become law. During those 18 months, the House has produced 151 laws, 17 percent of which...

You just gotta love the dedication of this Berkeley Police Chief!

Police chief sent 10 officers on an overtime hunt for his son’s stolen iPhone There's nothing worse than having your iPhone stolen — the idea of a complete stranger having full access to all our contacts and data is enough to make you sick, not to mention the expense of having to buy a replacement. … Continue reading →

Thank You New York Department of Education for protecting our children!

New York City Bans References To Dinosaurs, Birthdays, Halloween, Dancing In Standardized Tests In an effort to eliminate potential "unpleasant emotions" among students, the New York Department of Education has placed a ban on mentions of "birthdays," "dinosaurs," "Halloween," and "dancing," in city-issued tests, the New York Post reports. According to the paper, the mandate is meant to curb f...

And you thought that Solyndra was the only federally-funded debacle out there?

Green Firms Get Fed Cash, Give Execs Bonuses, Fail Watchdog: 20 Green Energy Firms That Got Fed Cash Are in Trouble

Is this a good use of the extended unemployment benefits? Makes you wonder if this guy even had a job.

Killer got $30,000 in unemployment while in jail, officials say A convicted killer who got caught because he'd tattooed a graphic mural of the murder scene on his chest raked in more than $30,000 in unemployment benefits while he sat in the Los Angeles County jail system, a sheriff's spokesman said.

So this is what it's all about...and there's not a thing anyone can do about it because these folks are making their own deal..like a Priceline on steroids!

Salary 'spiking' drains public pension funds, analysis finds Approaching retirement, Ventura County Chief Executive Marty Robinson was earning $228,000 a year.