Oman has become “the Switzerland of the Middle East.” Sultan Qaboos bin Said is a friend of the US. This post is a must read if you want to understand what the world looks like to our Islamic friends. Yes, we do have Islamic friends.
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The View From The Gulf: America’s Quiet Go-between Speaks | Fox News.
“The federal pay system unnecessarily inflates federal pay. My research shows that, on average, federal employees earn hourly wages 22 percent higher than otherwise comparable private-sector workers. Numerous studies by researchers whose personal views span the political spectrum come to similar conclusions.
Federal employees also receive premium benefits. They receive both a defined-benefit and defined-contribution pension plan, can retire with full benefits at 56, and receive significantly more paid leave than their private-sector counterparts. Accounting for the value of these benefits raises the federal compensation premium to between 30 percent and 40 percent above similar private-sector workers. All told, the federal compensation premium will cost taxpayers $47 billion this year.”
Compromise, to DeMint, is simply unrealistic. Compromise, to liberals, always means moving to the left. Click on link for details….
Jim DeMint | No To Compromise | Super Bowl | The Daily Caller.
Happy 103rd Birthday to George Beverly Shea.
George Beverly Shea: a living legend. How many of you have heard him sing at a Billy Graham Crusade? Go to BGEA website and thank him.
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