Saturday, January 16, 2010

Full body scanners - one more well thought out plan?

After the underpants bomber, the Transportation Security Administration is rushing to install 300 of  the full-body scanners everyone’s been talking about. The device appears work with some limitations but is very expensive so limiting the instillation to the busiest 300 of the nations 800 airports appears common sense. There is one possible flaw in this plan; if you were a terrorist would you expend any time or effort to get past the devices or would you simply get on a plane at one the 500 airports that don't have the equipment? Call me crazy but what's the return on investment here?  
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Move Your Money

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Pete Hoekstra's voting record on poverty related issues - he got a D rating

Below is a list of every Michigan Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2008 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
Governor:
Jennifer Granholm
Capital:
Lansing
Population:
10,003,422
Poverty rate:
14.0%
Anti-poverty organizations:
Michigan League for Human Services
= vote to fight poverty = vote against fighting poverty
Senate
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
%

Carl Levin
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
Debbie Stabenow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
House
1
2
3
4
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Bart Stupak1st
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
Pete Hoekstra2nd
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
41
D
Vern Ehlers3rd
No
Yes
Yes
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No
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Yes
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Yes
No
No
Yes
59
C
Dave Camp4th
No
No vote
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Yes
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Yes
50
C
Dale Kildee5th
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
Fred Upton6th
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
No
No
Yes
71
B
Tim Walberg7th
No
No
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No
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
47
D
Mike Rogers8th
No
No
Yes
No vote
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
Yes
50
C
Joe Knollenberg9th
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
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No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
65
C
Candice Miller10th
No
No
Yes
Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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No
Yes
65
C
Thaddeus McCotter11th
No
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No vote
69
B
Sander Levin12th
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick13th
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No vote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
A+
John Conyers14th
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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100
A+
John Dingell15th
Yes
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Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Yes
100
A+
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