Why do one-in-four Americans believe President Obama is Muslim? Mainly because TV tells them to believe it, says Government Watchdog Tom Murse. "It's an unsurprising discovery given the cable news fascination with the topic; one network ran a special program asking the question, 'Islam or Isn't He?'" writes Murse. What is the media saying about Obama's religion? [Learn more...]
Every president who suffered - or caused -- a scandal during his administration probably hoped it would someday be forgotten. Some, like Truman's Freezers mostly have been. Others, like Nixon's Watergate will live on for decades. Now the resident historians at the Generalstudiesdegree.net blog have compiled what they consider to be the Top Ten Presidential Scandals. Read more...
Let's see... Besides being a Muslim who was really born in Kenya, he uses taxpayer money to rent private jets for his dog. Is that our President Barack Obama, or not? Government Watchdog Tom Murse explores and explodes the 5 Wackiest Myths about Obama.
While the private sector continued losing jobs at a staggering rate, employment in U.S. state and local governments remained statistically unchanged from 2008 to 2009, according the a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more...
Concerned that tired doctors can be dangerous doctors, the national advocacy group Public Citizen has petitioned OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, to issue federal regulations limiting the work hours of medical residents. Read more...
The U.S. federal government is the largest employer in the world, and as you might expect, there are great government jobs and lousy government jobs. So what are, in the opinions the people who do them, the best and worst government jobs? [Learn more...]