Author: Doug Ross

GOP Beltway Insiders Charles Krauthammer and George Will Describe the Substantive Reasons Sarah Palin Can’t Win

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Charles Krauthammer‘s substantive reasons that Sarah Palin can’t win in 2012: I think it would make no sense for her to run. I think her chances of winning the nomination are small. The chances of winning the general election are probably nil. I think, for the same reasons you articulated, 60 percent negatives. That’s almost […]

 

Party of the rich: Democrats in Congress score ‘abnormal’ stock profits

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Corporate executives are banned from trading stocks based on inside knowledge, but apparently Democrats in Congress operate under no such restriction. An extensive study released Wednesday in the journal Business and Politics found that the investments of members of the House of Representatives outperformed those of the average investor by 55 basis points per month, […]

 

What Democrats Believe

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Democrats believe that you are legally permitted to break into an empty home if you need a place to stay. Democrats believe that stealing furniture from someone’s home — if it’s in the best interest of your family — is a legally acceptable practice. Democrats believe that you are within your rights to crash a […]

 

Is There Really a ‘Gold Bubble’? Maybe Not.

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Brett Arends, writing at MarketWatch, refutes the notion that gold is in a speculative “bubble”. He does so by comparing the current spike in gold prices with other speculative run-ups in recent history. Gold is in a bubble. Anyone will tell you that. They’ve been saying it since gold was about, oh, $500 an ounce. […]

 

Crony Capitalism Today: Ma Bell 2.0 Invested $15.5M to Lobby Federal Government Just Prior to Its Planned Takeover of T-Mobile

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AT&T’s recent announcement that it will buy wireless provider T-Mobile is yet another potentially crippling blow to the free market. In the exploding world of wireless, crony capitalism is helping to destroy competition. And it’s all been facilitated by horrific policies set down by the FCC and Congress, who have benefited mightily over the decades […]

 

Didn’t FDR execute a few people for doing what this ex-SEIU official is caught on tape espousing?

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Runner-up headline: Caught on Tape: Ex-SEIU Hack Openly Plots to Collapse America’s Free Market System and Overthrow the United States Government I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You can’t be a progressive and honestly take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. The progressive agenda is completely, […]

 

Could Someone Ask The New York Times to Tone Down Its Violent Rhetoric?

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One would think that the self-proclaimed “newspaper of record” could do better than resorting to the hysterical, shrill and uncivil hyperbole laced throughout its op-ed “Holding Firm on the Budget.” After all, weren’t these the very same kooks that lectured the Right about “civility” and “tone” after the horrific Tucson attacks? After letting a highly […]

 

Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union is an extremely profitable insurance business that just happens to support education on the side

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Like me, you may be a little confused about the nature of the fight between the public sector unions and Wisconsin Republicans. After all, the unions are just upset about having to pay for some of their benefits, right? Wrong. …the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the largest teachers union in the state, has grossly abused […]

 

Mark Levin puzzled by Ann Coulter’s bizarre endorsement of Chris Christie, who supports gun control, amnesty, Obamacare and climate legislation

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Cub Reporter Biff Spackle was kind enough to transcribe the following soliloquy by radio host Mark Levin last Monday night. I want to politely address my dear friend — and she is my dear friend — Ann Coulter. We’ve had some email exchanges. What is your great love of Chris Christie based on? The man […]

 

He’s Finally Done it! Bob Herbert Sets a New Standard for Idiocy at The New York Times

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Ever wonder how Bob Herbert got hired at the Times? I’ll bet editor Bill Keller is wondering that today after reading the columnist’s latest world-class nutbaggery, which was layered paragraph upon paragraph like some sort of delusion cake. I’ll spare you all of the details: just consider a few “highlights”: • “More and more Americans […]

 

ThinkProgress Attacks Ronald Reagan On His 100th Birthday

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That was quick–ThinkProgress attacks Ronald Reagan with their usual slate of laughably fraudulent fabrications It didn’t take long for the loons at ThinkRegress to begin attacking the memory of the 20th century’s greatest president. The culmination of their effort — ‘10 Things Conservatives Don’t Want You To Know About Ronald Reagan‘ — is a list […]

 

Where’s the Damn Report Card?

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You know how normal people get report cards in school to tell them how they’re doing? And professionals receive performance reviews? How about Democrats? Do Democrats ever look back? Ever do any introspection? How’s FDR’s Social Security program doing? On solid ground after being sold to the American people as insurance, but defended in the […]

 

‘Is GE betraying its customers and its country?’

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General Electric is one of America’s most storied companies. Founded in 1892, the global conglomerate has over 300,000 employees and business units that are involved with every aspect of industry, from finance to light bulbs. In the process, however, GE has become emblematic of crony capitalism with its deep and intricate ties to the Democrat […]

 

Legends of Law Enforcement: Sheriff Clarence L. Dupnik

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In this episode of Legends of Law Enforcement, we celebrate the legendary and storied career of Pima County Sheriff Clarence L. Dupnik. Dupnik’s career traces back decades and involves solving some of history’s most notorious crimes: Dupnik was the first to identify the infamous serial killer ‘Jack the Ripper’ as an ancestor of William F. […]

 

Media Matters Says I Owe It $1,400 in Gold

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A couple of days ago, MSNBC media star Keith Olbermann appeared to suffer a Tourettes-like attack, cursing Fox News repeatedly on Twitter. His incisive message: the Fox News Channel is “100% bulls***”. Knowing that FNC kicks the crap out of every other cable news outlet, which means Americans find it the most trustworthy source of […]

 

Warner, that is quite rude of you to call the new monetary incentives to speed up end-of-life care ‘Death Panels’

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More great news for seniors: the all-powerful Department of Health and Human Services will create monetary incentives for medical professionals to accelerate “end of life care”. …the White House will create incentives for doctors to discuss “options” for end of life care through regulation, after Congress removed the incentives from ObamaCare… Under the new policy, […]

 

A Child’s First Book of Government Regulations

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The Obama Administration’s Official Alphabet Guide for Learning Government’s Role in Your Life Hi, I’m Omar, the Obama administration’s official kid’s ambassador. Today I’ll be guiding you through some of the many necessary regulations that government imposes on us for our protection — and we’ll learn the alphabet at the same time! A is for […]

 

Walking Back the Wildcat

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This is one of Iran’s medium-range missiles, which it is placing on Venezuelan soil according to a November 25, 2010 report in Die Welt. The same report asserts that Venezuela will permit Iran to open a military facility staffed with Iranian missile officers and soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Medium-range missiles launched from this […]

 

Cali: Judges Rule 40,000 Convicts Must Be Released Due to Illegal Profiling and Open Borders Policy, But Mostly Open Borders Policy

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Runner-up headline: How’s that ‘Sanctuary City’ thingamabob working out? The California residents who elected Jerry Brown should be overjoyed at tomorrow’s news story in the Wall Street Journal: 40,000 state convicts were ordered released so that they can roam the streets. A three-judge panel in a California federal district court ruled in January that overcrowding […]

 

All Hail President Obama and His GM Success Story!

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Congratulating himself on the IPO of General Motors, President Barack Obama stated, “American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more than my administration invested in GM, and that’s a good thing.” Obama also said that his administration’s actions “helped save more than 1 million jobs across 50 states.” GM’s IPO did raise about $20 billion […]

 

A public service announcement from Janet Napolitano

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The following is a public service announcement from the Secretary of Homeland Security, Ms. Janet Napolitano. Good evening. My fellow Americans, I speak to you this evening to address the controversy that has erupted over our enhanced screening techniques (ESTs), which were designed to ensure the safety and equal rights of all religions. A little […]

 

Last Call for Liberty

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“You would think they’d be saying thank you” — Barack Obama, 4/15/2010 When they spent a trillion dollars of your money to repay union bosses for their support, they were laughing at you. When they put 25,000 small businesses at risk by banning non-unionized shops from bidding on government construction projects, they were laughing at […]

 

It’s Come to This: Communist Party USA Openly Collaborates With Democrats

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They’re not even trying to hide it any longer. The Communist Party USA is openly and actively collaborating with the Democrat National Committee, Obama’s personal campaign (Organizing for America), MorOn.org, Rock the Vote and the AFL-CIO. Notice the creepy, ubiquitous Obama iconography. You can’t escape it. And consider — you’re putting your ballot in a […]

 

Top 5 Reasons Democrats Are Scared S***less of Allen West

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5. Because he destroys the extremist myth: West and the 37 other black Republicans running for national office destroy the liberal myth that the Tea Party movement is somehow racist and extremist. Hint: it’s neither. 4. Because he kicks liberal ass (metaphorically speaking, of course). Like challenging Barack Obama to a debate. 3. Because he’s […]

 

The Declaration of Dependence

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IN WASHINGTON DC, JANUARY 20, 2009 The unanimous Declaration of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Executive Branch hen in the course of political expediency it becomes necessary for one party to ignore its country’s Constitution and legal system which hath guided it for 233 years, Gaia and Generation Investment Management require […]