2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Rich Tucker

Note that it is the firing rate of poor performers that is especially low in the federal government, meaning workers who are lazy or produce poor work. One barrier to their firing is that managers often give these workers good performance reviews because they don’t want to rock the boat. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Chris Edwards

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Austin Hill

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Derek Hunter

Given all the news, you would think that most people would understand that European policy makers would be trying to copy the United States, and not the other way around. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Daniel J. Mitchell

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z James Allen

apture of al-Qusayr by government forces cuts the main supply route to Homs, which is the next target in the government/Hizballah offensive. Loss of Homs would eviscerate the uprising. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Night Watch

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Bruce Bialosky

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Michael Youssef

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Steve Chapman

France has raised taxes so high that French One-Percenters like Gerard Depardieu and Johnny Depp have fled the country. The result is that France is leading the world in economic stupidity, monetary malaise and women with hairy underarms. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z John Ransom

Too many members of Congress inhabit a Lake Wobegon government, where every government program is also above average — not just successful, but essential. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Michael Tanner

2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Michael Brown

One look is all it takes to see most shares are bought back at high prices rather than low prices. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Mike Shedlock

Our founders gave us the First Amendment – not the IRS and the FEC. 2013-05-26T00:00:04-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Paul Jacob

Late last month, the elected officials of a small, rural New Mexico county became the first in the nation to vote for permanent poverty. 2013-05-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Marita Noon

2013-05-25T13:00:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Harry R. Jackson, Jr.

2013-05-25T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z John Hawkins

Some common sense discussion is taking place in Spain regarding the necessity of Spain exiting the eurozone. 2013-05-25T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Mike Shedlock

2013-05-25T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-26T07:35:20Z Paul Greenberg