Year: 2011

Mitt Romney, the liberal Democrat’s choice for president

Posted on by Chris Wysocki

It was Christmas Holiday party weekend in the neighborhood. Interestingly several folks approached me to say essentially the same thing – “Will you guys* please stop screwing around and just nominate Mitt Romney. Otherwise we’ll be forced to vote for Obama again.” *I’m the token Republican in a sea of blue state leftists, so naturally […]

 

Des Moines Register Backs Mitt: Sobriety, Wisdom and Judgment

Posted on by William Teach

This is a pretty big deal for Mitt Romney with the Iowa caucuses coming up, in a state that has historically been rather socially conservative (Des Moines Register) Sobriety, wisdom and judgment. Those are qualities Mitt Romney said he looks for in a leader. Those are qualities Romney himself has demonstrated in his career in […]

 

Final Defense Bill Does Not Include Ability To Detain American Citizens

Posted on by William Teach

I know this is something that many were concerned with, no matter what side of the political aisle they stand on. But, American citizens should not be concerned, as the final bill does not give the government the right to detain Americans indefinitely, send them to Guantanamo Bay, or give them military trials (LA Times) […]

 

Obama Weekly Address: Honor Returning Troops By Paving Roads, Painting Bridges, And Building Turtle Tunnels

Posted on by William Teach

The man is utterly shameless. He has actually used his weekly radio address to combine sort of honoring those military members returning from Iraq and his push for more “infrastructure” spending. This is the same guy who used to intentionally avoid wearing a flag pin, started his national exposure by giving an anti-Iraq speech, and […]

 

“Watching The Wheels Come Off The Green Machine”

Posted on by Craig Newmark

Excellent column: by Bill Frezza in Forbes: You can’t make this stuff up. Unless you are a central planner; then you can make up anything you want and get away with it as long as taxpayers keep writing checks, politicians keep spinning tales, and pundits keep giving them intellectual cover.

 

“5 Terrifying Things Movies Don’t Tell You About Los Angeles”

Posted on by Craig Newmark

All true, especially #3. But while you expect to encounter a celebrity or two with 10,000 dollar teeth out here, you forget that: every: aspiring actor has to share that same priority if they ever expect to make it. Perfect teeth are cosmetically attractive and physically healthy, sure, but that takes absolutely none of the terror out […]

 

A Democrat Reaches Across the Aisle on Medicare

Posted on by Michael Barone

It’s highly unusual in a presidential debate for two Republican candidates — the two leading in current national polls — to heap praise on a liberal Democratic senator. But in the Fox News debate in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday night, both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney had very good words to say for Oregon’s Democratic […]

 

Why occupy Oval Office’s Approval Numbers Aren’t Lower

Posted on by Michael Fell

Many rightfully question why the approval numbers for the current White House occupant, hereafter referred to as occupy Oval Office, are not lower. How could such a proven incompetent’s numbers remain higher than the low thirties? The answer is simple if you know how to read the tea leaves. Submitted for your review are important […]

 

Democrats Trick Americans With Payroll Tax Cut Extension Ruse

Posted on by Rachel Alexander

The Democrats are accusing Republicans in Congress of opposing the extension of payroll tax cuts. On the face of it, something seems wrong. Republicans are usually in favor of tax cuts and Democrats generally oppose them, except when there is a Democratic special interest involved like environmental causes. Democrats using the payroll tax cut extension […]

 

What If Ron Paul Wins The GOP Nomination?

Posted on by William Teach

Yesterday, Ed Morrissey asked the question “Can Ron Paul Win?” The article include quite a bit of information about Ron Paul, none of it good. Ed brought up the racist articles published in Ron Paul’s newsletter (also check Flopping Aces for the old original info). Paul supporters will say “that’s old news”, and “he didn’t […]

 

Spending Bill Includes Block On Light Bulb Standards

Posted on by William Teach

Small victories are victories, if this makes it through all the votes and Obama (who keeps the White House at 78) doesn’t veto it (The Politico) The shutdown-averting budget bill will block federal light bulb efficiency standards, giving a win to House Republicans fighting the so-called ban on incandescent light bulbs. GOP and Democratic sources […]

 

15 Things That Even Liberals Should Be Willing To Admit

Posted on by John Hawkins

Sometimes you have to wonder whether conservatives and liberals are just talking past each other. Do we really agree on more issues than we think? I decided to find out by putting together 15 statements, all of which are really nothing more than utterly unremarkable notations of the obvious. I am curious to see whether […]

 

This Week In Quotes: Dec 9 – Dec 15

Posted on by John Hawkins

Another reason Gingrich isn’t fading is Mitt Romney. Let’s face it: Mitt Romney is the Republican version of Al Gore. Even people who are predisposed to liking him can’t seem to get there. — Jed Babbin The very problems that have roiled Europe’s economy are coming to a slow boil in the U.S. Just as […]

 

Yes, There Are Christmas Haters

Posted on by Brent Bozell

In this special season of giving, Hollywood is willing to give people what entertainment executives think the country needs: a vicious, bloody takedown of Christmas. The Dec. 11 episode of “American Dad” on Fox exemplified those with a complete absence of Christmas spirit; it was titled “Season’s Beatings.” Father Donovan announces he is running a […]

 

Austin: Successful Rally to Oppose AG Holder’s Attack on Election Reforms

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Tuesday, December 13 a rally was held near the LBJ Library at the University of Texas, Austin to highlight the attack on election reforms launched inside by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder went to Texas to denounce the Lone Star State’s voter ID laws and claimed that simple voter ID laws were somehow […]

 

Salon’s Joan Walsh: Reagan Dems Voted GOP in 1980 Because They Were Raaaaacists

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Did you know that the only reason those famed “Reagan Democrats” voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984 was because they were… uh… racists? Well on the little watched Ed Show on MSNBC, Salon’s Joan Walsh assured the nation — or at least the 20 people watching — that this was the truth. Sometimes […]

 

Third-Rate Bromance, RINO Rendezous

Posted on by Robert Stacy McCain

MSNBC has in recent weeks become the daily venue for one of the most bizarre reality shows on cable TV: Morning Bromance, starring Joe Scarborough as a man helplessly smitten with “Republican presidential candidate” Jon Huntsman. When he isn’t blowing air-kisses at Huntsman, Scarborough is citing every possible media blurb about Huntsman as ratification of […]

 

Here We Go Again: Earthquakes Blamed On Climate Change Hoax

Posted on by William Teach

The Warmists really can’t help themselves. They keep digging and digging and attempting to blame mankind’s release of greenhouse gases for events that have happened for time immortal Could the earthquake in Haiti have been a man-made disaster? No. But, don’t let reality, history, and science get in the way. If you ever doubted that […]

 

If Andrew Sullivan Is Endorsing Ron Paul, We Know Paul Is The Wrong Choice

Posted on by William Teach

It’s been quite a long time since I’ve seen anything by Excitable Andy linked at Memeorandum. Since his move to The Daily Beast from The Atlantic he has been pretty much ignored, as well as ignored by the right-o-sphere. If he’s been writing about Sarah Palin’s womb, no one’s playing anymore. But, he jumped up […]