Year: 2009

“Do any other old codgers out there in my audience remember back when $1 trillion was a noteworthy figure, rather than the minimum price needed to get people to take your policy seriously?”

This parallel world that exists only within the DC beltway and where the laws of economics don’t apply has got to be merged again with the real world we all live in as soon as possible: Despite new estimates that say President Barack Obama’s budget would generate unsustainable large deficits averaging almost $1 trillion a […]

Who wins when the politically potent AIG bonus issue takes on the U.S. Constitution? I hate to report that things aren’t looking good for the Constitution. Yesterday Congress passed a bill to tax AIG bonuses into oblivion. Sounds great, right? It turns out the legislation is probably unconstitutional (look up “bill of attainder”). Instead of […]

As a result of the Republican Party being out of power, many Conservatives / Libertarians have exerted their political energy toward horserace predictions for 2010 and 2012. Everyday we hear what Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney said in the news, followed by a lengthy analysis of whether or not these individuals have a chance to […]

I have a special needs child. He looks like you’d imagine a special needs child looks when he throws a ball. He looks like you’d imagine a special needs child looks when he catches a ball. He looks like you’d imagine a special needs child looks when he runs. He looks like you’d imagine a […]

The fact that Barack Obama has trouble speaking without a teleprompter has become a running joke. But, many people are no doubt wondering why it matters? So what if he can’t talk without a teleprompter? What does it prove? Well, here’s why it matters. Most people make a fallacious assumption: that eloquent, witty speakers are […]

Moonbats have the upper hand now, having used their control of the media to install a leftist clearly hostile to the military in the White House. But that’s no reason to abandon their crusade against the Marines recruiting center in Berkeley. The United States Marine Corps Officer Selection Office in downtown Berkeley came under attack […]

True, Obama isn’t very good at his day job. But he’d better not quit it just yet if last night’s foray into comedy is any indication. While the economy tailspins toward depression, our Community Organizer in Chief was on the Jay Leno show, cracking jokes about the disabled: Toward the end of the interview on […]

I don’t think taxpayer money should be used for anything at AIG, including bonuses — but if I were an AIG exec, my attitude would be, “You owe me the money and I’m not giving one cent of it back or apologizing to anybody for taking it.”

Remember how the Left used to call Karl Rove “Bush’s brain?” Well, Obama’s brain is his teleprompter and he regularly flubs up without it telling him exactly what to say. Now, I would be the first to say that George Bush was one of the worst White House communicators in decades — but in all […]

Although it’s always amusing to see the mainstream media getting disrespected, this is so hamhanded, foolish, and tone deaf that it makes Obama look even worse than the press, “This achievement and the overall promise of his historic administration caused the National Newspaper Publishers Assn. to name him “Newsmaker of the Year.” The president is […]

Evan Sayet has given not one, but two of the best talks I have ever heard about liberalism (You can see them here and here). So, I was very pleased to get an opportunity to get together with him for an interview to talk about liberals. What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our […]

I can’t believe that Rachel Lucas hasn’t smacked this English bottom, but since she’s hasn’t and is instead focusing on Obama’s military aspirations, I will (smack the English, fat bottom). Americans are fat and unhappy these days, but in Britain, that gets you government help: The family from Blackburn claim :£22,508 a year in benefits, […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Michael Goodwin: What was supposed to be legal lynching of AIG’s Edward Liddy turns into huge defeat for Congress List Universe: Top 10 food myths debunked IMAO: Sarah Palin’s top 8 most controversial pest control methods Boston Globe: The recession in pictures […]

What’s next? I’ll tell you what’s next… AIG! AIG! Everybody’s going nuts. I can’t believe they’re getting bonuses! I can’t believe they’re getting bonuses! Would you people wake up! AIG is a freaking smoke screen to take your attention away from the real criminals in this country… The freaking government! The government is to blame […]

Our congratulations go out to the Obama administration on their latest foreign policy and trade triumph. Last week, apparently without consultation, they did away with a NAFTA pilot program which allowed Mexican trucks to deliver goods to certain areas of the US. Mexico has responded: Mexico has released the list of U.S. products that will […]

If your Teleprompter forces you to thank yourself in a speech, you are not a good speaker.

Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, spoke Wednesday at the University of Toronto, and look whose name comes up in the news coverage: Although Mr. Kenney was heckled on the way to his car, and stopped in the hallway by an Iraq war resister who was carrying a baby while pleading her […]

“An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy.” — Daniel Webster Obama and Company have piled one mistake on top of another with AIG. First off, they should have never pumped 173 billion dollars into AIG in the first place. At best, we should have used loans and insurance to help keep […]

Our great socialist leader can play any game and win — even capitalism: On February 22, 2005, Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator at the time, placed a trade on a tiny biotechnology company out of Oregon. The biotech company’s name is AVI Biopharma. Records show that Obama purchased tiny AVI Biopharma just above $2 a […]

Liberalism has gone as far as it ever needs to when chaplains are barred from saying the word “God.” A chaplain at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton has resigned, she says, over a ban on use of the words “God” or “Lord” in public settings. … [Rev. Mirta ] Signorelli said that she […]

In light of race having become such a highly discussed issue in recent politics because of Barack Obama and Michael Steele, I think it’s appropriate to point out a very overlooked fact that seems to be completely distorted by the average liberal: that Martin Luther King, Jr., ever invoked by the guilt-laden Democrat, was a […]

I have sent men flowers and received [faked?] gratitude every time. Men, would you like to receive flowers? Caveat: They are manly, not frilly, not girlie, not feminine flowers. I am a man and receiving flowers is cool: Agree Disagree    pollcode.com free polls

Across the nation, conservatives and those who worry about the fiscal nonsense, gather at Tea Parties to protest the government. They are small so far, but more people are attending and collectively, they’re making an impact, though the Media ignores them. What value do these gatherings have? Neil Boortz thinks not much: Not trying to […]

Poor Teleprompter Jesus. His disciples just keep failing him again and again, don’t they? The Judas of the week are unnamed people at the Federal Reserve, who are being blamed because they scandalously failed to inform The One of the AIG bonuses, Federal Reserve officials knew for months about bonuses at American International Group but […]

“No. Does Boehner need any justification? It says it right there on his partisan hack license that he can say anything that he wants.” — Barney Frank on John Boehner Coming from a sanctimonious, dishonest pimp like Frank who helped decimate our economy, I think that can be considered a compliment.

After spending a couple of months putting together daily videos for Right Wing Video, I’ve gotten an opportunity to see a lot of videos. With that in mind, I thought it might be worthwhile to let people know who the top conservative vloggers out there are, since some of them don’t necessarily get a lot […]

Did that grab your attention? It did mine. Maybe this, from Big Hollywood will, too: According to my Secret Service case agent, this was the first time anyone accused of possessing the Supernote went to trial. In the past, those caught entered guilty pleas. Liu, a Taiwanese national, decided to take his chances with the […]

President Obama just killed the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility–and with it any realistic chance of actually slashing U.S. carbon emissions without massive consumer costs. Instead of more nuclear energy, he’s putting our energy future in the shaky basket with wind, solar, and biofuels. It’s a recipe for disappointment and disaster. Despite more than […]

Make sure to check out Conservative Grapevine today, where you’ll find links like: Ann Coulter: Ron Silver’s bravery not an act The List Universe: The top 10 odd diseases with no known cause Cracked: 5 horrifying tales of 911 incompetence Celebslam: Molly Sims bikini shots Also, you’ll want to see these vids on Right Wing […]