Year: 2009

By shooting off seven ballistic missiles this morning. North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. The launches, which came two days after North Korea fired what were believed to […]

Lots of talk radio hosts were on vacation this week, due to the Independence Day holiday. That means “best of” shows and guest hosts. Tammy Bruce (who has a superb new website, by the way) sat in for Laura Ingraham, for example (bringing to the show a blend of Ingraham’s familiar candor with a much […]

Democrats in the Senate want their health care reform enacted as soon as possible. If these four Republicans go the way of the Ds–and that’s not an impossible scenario–the intrusive government takeover of the health care industry may happen before the August recess. The only way we can take action and attempt to have an […]

Unless you’re at the TeaParty and sweating in the sun, you’ve heard that Sarah Palin resigned good three weeks from now, from her post as Alaska Governor. Why? No one knows. Oh, there’s speculation. I myself wondered if it was because of health concerns. It could be as simple as she’s the Brangelina of politics […]

Just got back from the pool, have watched what was going on on Twitter and the ‘Net on ye olde iPhone. Both John and Cassy have posts up, but, I want to add my 2 1/3 cents in In a stunning announcement, Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday morning she will resign her office in a […]

I don’t use the “L” word very often but in this case it seems completely appropriate. The question: Would a government-run health plan upend the employer-based health insurance system used by 160 million Americans? The Democrats claim the answer is ‘no’. Here’s their rationalization: Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn., say their plan […]

On my first day of vacation and this story breaks. Wow. Well, I had to do at least one post on this. Couldn’t help it. When I first heard Sarah Palin wasn’t running again in 2010, I thought she was just clearing the way to run for President in 2012. There’s just no way she […]

Sarah Palin just held a live press conference from Wasilla, AK stating that she is resigning her post as governor. WOW. Gov. Sarah Palin will resign her office in a few weeks, she said during a news conference at her Wasilla home Friday morning. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will be inaugurated at the Governor’s Picnic […]

Paul Krugman needs to stop advocating policies that will destroy this Country. He even wants another stimulus.

Over two hundred years ago, a group of patriots who believed in freedom and equality for all risked execution for treason in order to build a nation on the principles they believed in. This was culminated in a Declaration of Independence being signed on July 4, 1776. And 233 years ago today, a man who […]

Crossposted at Pink Elephant Pundit I feel like a lot of this week was spent recovering from the events of last week. However, July kicked off with it’s own share of drama. Monday brought us the new Duke pedophile case. You know, the one you’ve really only heard about on Righty blogs. From WRAL: On […]

I thought it would be helpful before the Tea Parties to think a bit about what there is to achieve through these shindigs. Here are some rules to help us keep the big picture in mind: 1. Network: This is a time to get to know people and find a way to work together. Showing […]

Possibly the most shameful and heartbreaking aspect of the Obama presidency is that until it is finally over, America — which has sacrificed so much blood around the world in defense of liberty — is now on the side of tyranny. When Hugo Chavez wannabe Manuel Zelaya tried to set himself up as a socialist […]

Disney is in for it now. It’s been accused by academics of failing to promote sexual perversion in its movies for children: Researchers at the University of Michigan have concluded that the love stories told in classic Disney and other G-rated children’s films — such as the Little Mermaid — are partially to blame for […]

“O.K., Thursday’s jobs report settles it. We’re going to need a bigger stimulus.” — Economist Paul Krugman of the New York Times (hat tip: Conservative Grapevine) “One of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists of establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, […]

I cannot tell you how happy it made me when Jenny Sanford did not stand up next to her cheating pathetic husband, Gov. Mark Sanford, when he had his press conference admitting to his tawdry affair. If your husband loses his job, has a disease, or has succumbed to early hair loss, then yes……stand by […]

Get a load of this claptrap Randy Brinson, a conservative political consultant in Alabama, has been fielding anxious calls for weeks from business interests across the South. Their concern is massive ad blitz on Christian and country-music stations across 10 states. The ads, funded by a left-leaning coalition, urge support for congressional legislation to curb […]

Just remember what Obama said: Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. And, that is exactly what someone in the know thinks will happen Imagine your power bill going up by $200 a month. Progress Energy spokesman Mike Hughes said Thursday that it’s a possibility under President Barack […]

I’m going on vacation, starting today, and I won’t be returning until Monday the 13th. I do this a couple of times a year to recharge my batteries — but, of course, the show must go on. So, I have arranged for an outstanding group of guest bloggers to fill in for me at my […]

One of the favorite arguments of the government health care crowd is the supposed Medicare low overhead argument – i.e. Medicare is more efficient than private insurance because its overhead is so much lower than private administrative costs. It goes like this: But the administration of Medicare is a miracle of low overhead and a […]

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I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I saw the title of a Talking Points Memo blog post, On Health Care: GOP is Out of Touch with Reality. Day in and day out, I’m flooded with emails, policy papers, Tweets, Facebook posts, new websites, text messages–all devoted to research and committed to […]

Barack Obama promised during his campaign that he would cut taxes for middle-income taxpayers while increasing rates only for persons with family incomes above $250,000, or with individual incomes above $200,000. We all remember the mantra that he would “cut taxes for 95% of Americans.” Well, as any moderately observant person recognized one year ago, […]

Our progressive friends have gotten off to an early start celebrating the Fourth of July. In normally civilized Far North Dallas: When Ed Jordan hung two flags from his front porch, one for his country and one for the Marine Corps he once served in, he thought no one would take issue with his gesture […]

All the feral kittehs I have captured are now ready to be adopted out to a new home. So, if you live in between Myrtle Beach, SC and Wilmington, NC — and you want a kitten, now is the time to get in touch with me. I may also be able to get a kitteh […]

Our current government is so historically awful that it’s tempting to fantasize about tarring, feathering, and running each and every member of Congress out of the District of Criminals on a rail. But there are few who don’t deserve it. A prime example is Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who has been denouncing global warming as […]

Card Check, Cap-n-Trade and Government Run Health Care together create the Trifecta of Doom. Layer these inane policies on top of a suffering and quite nearly destroyed economy and America will be decimated economically for a very long time–maybe forever. And yet, the Democrats, like good little socialists, march on toward destruction paying no heed […]

(Normally, this would run tomorrow, but I’m going to be on vacation tomorrow and all of next week, so it’s now or never)

Since no assumption of a soul or journalistic integrity has been made, it’s not surprising that the Washington Post would sell access to the Media-Obama power-broker axis. Mike Allen of the Politico breaks the story: The offer — which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters — is a new […]