Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
It’s Nice to be a Friend of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius
The Kansas Meadowlark again stirs up controversy in reporting on the travel of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
The “rates” charged for flying an aircraft like this are, in my opinion, totally misleading. The rate may reflect the actual variable costs involved for the time the plane is in the air. I believe, however, that the rates do not account for the fixed cost of owning an asset worth some $4 million.
Read the article here: Friend of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius? Did you get to fly the State of Kansas Executive Aircraft with Kathleen to the NCAA basketball tournament in San Antonio?
(By the way, Meadowlark, I like your switch to a WordPress blog. I especially like that now your site publishes an RSS feed, which I subscribe to.)
Franking Abuse by Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley
Here’s an update by The Kansas Meadowlark on the abuse of franking by the Kansas Senate Majority Leader, Anthony Hensley of Topeka.
Update on Franking Abuse by Kansas Senate Minority Leader Hensley: $53,564 on 161,277 franked pieces
A Mess of John McCain’s Own Making
Kimberly A. Strassel of the Wall Street Journal explains a mess of John McCain’s own making, and which confirms to me that he is not suited to be President of the United States: McCain’s Campaign Finance Revelation.
“The Arizonan may not yet fully understand that money is speech.” writes Ms. Strassel.
As Thomas Sowell recently said: “Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.”