Year: 2011

Maybe Geithner And Bernanke Should Ask Why Their “Arsenal” Is So Ineffective In The First Place

Posted on by John Hawkins

Over at the New York Times, there’s a poor, poor pitiful me article explaining that Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke “have little in arsenal to fight new crisis.” Here are some key excerpts: Geithner and Bernanke could speak with authority. As two of the architects of the United States’ own financial rescue starting in 2008, […]

 

In Real Terms, What Does It Even Mean To Say, “We Shouldn’t Balance The Budget On The Backs Of The Poor?”

Posted on by John Hawkins

In real terms, what does it even mean to say, “We shouldn’t balance the budget on the backs of the poor?” The poor already pay no income tax and since they have very little money, taxing them wouldn’t do much to balance the budget. So, it’s not that. If it means that we should tax […]

 

When Losing 120,000 Jobs Is a Good Thing

Posted on by John Hawkins

Normally, hearing that 120,000 American jobs might be about to disappear would be a terrible thing. However, when we’re talking about government jobs that are no longer needed at the post office, it’s cause for celebration because it means billions of taxpayer dollars aren’t going to be thrown down a rathole. The financially strapped U.S. […]

 

Media Unearths Rick Perry’s College Transcripts In Nothing Flat, But Still Unable to Find Any Trace of Barack Obama’s Existence

Posted on by Doug Ross

You may have missed the Left’s preemptive attack on Rick Perry. The GOP candidate’s transcripts were “mysteriously released” a few days ago, which smacks of another odd disclosure. In 2004, Barack Obama’s GOP opponent for Senate — Jack Ryan — “mysteriously” had his sealed divorce records un-sealed. But I’m sure that’s just coincidental. You know, […]

 

Obama DID Lie: Obamacare Now Paying for Illegal Immigrants

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Remember when South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson called out “You Lie!” when Obama claimed in his 2009 state of the union address that his Obamacare plan would never go to care for illegal aliens? Well, turns out Wilson was right. We now know that Obama did lie. His latest move has been to turn Obamacare […]

 

Red State Says: “Palin Is Not Going To Run” — But — Cited Palin Interview Actually Indicates September Or October Decision — With Video

Posted on by Pat Dollard

Excerpted from Red State: by Dan Spencer “It’s fair to them to give them an answer here, in short order, so that they can jump on board with someone else.” — Sarah Palin August 13, 2011 With those words, former Gov. Sarah Palin made it clear to me that she will not run for president […]

 

Bachmann Wins Ames Straw Poll – Breaking It All Down

Posted on by William Teach

That darned “tea-inspired” woman just keeps showing up and doing well (Washington Post) Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann scored a victory in the GOP Ames Straw Poll on Saturday, a win likely to provide her considerable momentum as the 2012 race ramps up. “What we saw happen today is this is the very first step toward […]

 

The Constitution Is Meaningless

Posted on by Rich Stowell

Those of us who believe that the Constitution should still be relevant in American policy making have reason to rejoice in the 11th Circuit’s ruling that Obamacare violates our founding document. Liberals, on the other hand, simply dismiss any constitutional argument against the government takeover of the health industry. How, according to the Left, are […]

 

Everybody got so kerfluffled by Rick Perry’s announcement that he was going to announce his candidacy for president…

Posted on by TrogloPundit

…but, seriously, doesn’t every candidate do that? I know I’m a little late with this since Perry made the announcement today, but it’s been swirling around in my head so I’m gonna get a post about it. Just the other day, Joe Garofoli wrote: Dude just announced that he’s GOING to announce that he’s going […]

 

Union Thuggery: More Criminality in Verizon Strike

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In Pennsylvania union thuggery, violations of the law, and criminality is abundant in the strike by the Communications Workers of America against Verizon. It’s expected that unionistas don’t respect businesses, of course, but not to respect the safety of children? That’s beyond the pale. Sadly, theft, property destruction, and otherwise breaking the law is no […]

 

Why I’m not giving up on Wall Street.

Posted on by TrogloPundit

Not that I have any special knowledge; nor am I any kind of finance professional, but Wall Street’s recent bungee-cording seems to have a lot of people in the mid-to-high discombobulation range these days. This seems like a good time to remind everyone: don’t freak out. Over the last twelve months (ending yesterday), the Dow […]

 

Latest Media Drama: Bachmann’s Aides Shoved Them!

Posted on by William Teach

Big news over at Memeorandum, with CNN’s Don Lemon all upset Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was at the center of an unusual campaign moment on Friday that involved reporters trying to ask her questions – and the Republican presidential candidate essentially being cocooned by a ring of protectors. Because that has never happened before in […]

 

Chump’s Weekly Address Plays The Partisan Patriotism Game

Posted on by William Teach

Hey, what better way to get those who have different political ideas to work with you than questioning their patriotism? He tried this same thing the other day. And virtually every speech, press release, and Weekly Address Obama makes does this same thing: call for working together and bipartisanship, all while insulting and denegrating those […]

 

The potentially great Medicare reform that could have been

Posted on by Craig Newmark

From Avik Roy, “Saving Medicare from Itself“. In 1997, as a result of the Balanced Budget Act, Congress organized the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, under the leadership of Democratic senator John Breaux and Republican representative Bill Thomas. The commission’s final recommendation, supported by members of both parties, was that Medicare should […]

 

“The Destructive Evil of Price Controls”

Posted on by Craig Newmark

As a practicing economist I’m a little sensitive to the charge that economists fostered the Great Recession. Why didn’t we know more? Why didn’t we warn people? Well, there were warnings, but for the sake of argument suppose there weren’t. And now suppose that, instead, every economist in the country spent ten years jumping up […]

 

“Perp-mobiles: GQ’s Favorite Gangster Rides”

Posted on by Craig Newmark

“Cars know no morality. Sometimes their owners don’t, either, but that doesn’t mean they don’t love their cars. A preferred status symbol for gangsters, lowlifes, and hoods, cars are also the ticket for when the crime is done and the two choices are getting away, or going away (for a long, long time).: Here are some […]

 

Aug. 12: Happy Cost of Government Day (Illinoisans Hardest Hit)

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Well, we’ve finally paid for the cost of government for the year. That’s right, it took over half the year for working folks to pay off what it costs to keep government rolling for a year. Sadly, Illinois does not far as well as most other states. Each year Americans for Tax Reform figures in […]

 

Rick Perry’s NAFTA Superhighway Problem

Posted on by Rachel Alexander

Move over Mitt Romney. Rick Perry has a bigger problem to defend from his tenure as governor. Remember the NAFTA Superhighway project? It was to consist of a two-mile wide $184 billion transit system of toll roads, rail lines and utilities from the Texas-Mexico border all the way up to the Minnesota-Canadian border, to make […]

 

Moonbat Math

Posted on by Dave Blount

Leave education to the sort of statist apparatchiks who infest all things governmental, and nothing taught in schools will be undistorted by corrosive left-wing ideology — not even math. Big Government quotes from The Guide for Integrating Issues of Social and Economic Justice into Mathematics Curriculum, by Jonathan Osler: [T]he systemic and structural oppression of […]

 

Former Child Star Corey Feldman Lifts the Lid on Hollywood Pedophilia

Posted on by Dave Blount

1980s child star Corey Feldman has been in an position to know about pedophilia in Hollyweird. Here’s what he has to say on the topic: “I can tell you that the No. 1 problem in Hollywood was and is and always will be pedophilia. That’s the biggest problem for children in this industry. … It’s […]

 

Failure: Over $14 Mil Spent on Wisc. Recall By Liberal Groups, Unions

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

As a recap on the past recall effort that just occurred in Wisconsin, a final accounting shows that liberal groups spent over $14 million to beat the six Republicans that were up for recall. They failed in four of the six attempts and in the two they won, well, it was a Pyrrhic victory to […]

 

Live Tweets of the August Fox GOP Debate

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

I usually live Tweet many events like this at my Twitter account: http://twitter.com/#!/warnerthuston. The Fox GOP debate is no exception. As to the debate, who won and who lost? I’d say Tim Pawlenty ended his run last night. His bickering with Michele Bachmann rattled him and made him look a bit silly. Tim lost but […]

 

NY Times: You Aren’t Buying CFLs Because You’re Stupid And Don’t Know Better

Posted on by William Teach

Here’s one from a few days ago (via Tom Nelson). Let’s go through the preamble before we get to the meat YOU may have heard that the federal government wants to limit your choice of light bulbs, starting in January. If only. Thanks to regulations taking effect that month under the Energy Independence and Security […]

 

Desperation Time In ObamaLand As He Plays Patriotism Card

Posted on by William Teach

One of the last Americans who should be questioning anyone other Americans patriotism does just that. Remember Obama refusing to put his hand over his heart during the National Anthem? Refusing to wear a flag pin? His wife saying that she’s proud of the country for the first time? Remember his whiny letter which pushed […]

 

The Best Quotes From “Cold Blooded Kindness”

Posted on by John Hawkins

Cold Blooded Kindness is an excellent book with some real insights to human behavior. Here are the best quotations from the book. Enjoy! Codependent behaviors or habits are self-destructive. We frequently react to people who are destroying themselves; we react by learning to destroy ourselves. — Melody Beattie, P.27 It is surprising how many diseases […]