Author: Kathleen McKinley

Two things. Pres. Obama gave us the same as always last night. This “Jobs Bill” is just another stimulus. It didn’t work last time, and it won’t work this time. It’s crazy to imagine that a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus (a number he failed to mention in his speech) is a good idea […]

It was disappointing that the dedication of Martin Luther King Jr’s Memorial was postponed because of the hurricane, but almost as disappointing is the memorial itself. Considering that this memorial marks the first private citizen and not a President, to be honored in this place, I was very interested in how it would turn out. […]

The Daily Beast asked Kinky Friedman, who has run against Perry for Governor of Texas in the past, to write an article about Perry. They titled it “Kinky For Perry.” Everyone is saying this is an endorsement, but it’s not. This morning on a 740 am radio interview, Kinky said he never endorses anyone. He […]

I thought it strange that two days ago Pres. Obama spoke about Libya as if it was a done deal. Obama said, “The end of the Gadhafi regime in Libya is a victory for the Libyan people and for the broader cause of freedom in the Middle East and throughout the world.” A victory? Not […]

Last February I wrote about this reality show in the works called “A Week With My Father.” I see this as a reality show that can make a real difference in people’s lives. Not just the junk most reality shows are. I wrote then: “At the very root of the problems in the African American […]

Kyrie O’Connor, deputy managing editor for features at the Houston Chronicle has some advice for out-of-state reporters suddenly returning to Texas. It’s good advice. I don’t quibble with a bit of it, in fact the line about secession (#5) was hilarious. But I would like to add my own bit of advice to the national […]

While Rush Limbaugh keeps insisting that Obama is purposely trying to destroy America, a position I still do not buy, WSJ lays out exactly why we are staring at the worst economy we have had since the great depression. When liberal vision becomes reality, this is what we are left with: Upon taking office, Mr. […]

So, as we all know by now, Standard and Poor’s has downgraded the United States’ credit rating by one notch from AAA to AA+ for the first time in the history of the ratings. One had to laugh at John Kerry and David Axelrod: on the Sunday shows this weekend trying to start the meme “this […]

Thursday I wrote about the hypocrisy of many on the left who mock Gov. Perry for his prayer rally this weekend, but never for Obama for basically doing the same thing. Some of the commenters pointed out that one of the sponsors of the prayer event was the American Family Association out of Mississippi. They […]

The Boehner Bill passed the House and is expected to pass the Senate later today, and Obama will sign it. The bill caused much division. The Tea Party Congressmen saying we needed deeper cuts, and the leftwing saying we needed to raise taxes with it. There was a feel good moment when Gabby Giffords was […]

Sen. Marco Rubio plainly and simply explains what is going on with the argument about the debt limit. He perfectly lays out what the problem is. The tactics and delay of the Senate is absurd. Rubio is one of our Tea Party heros. He understands how warped things are in Washington. He is standing up […]

While most Americans were relaxing after work last night, all of us political junkies were on twitter, and had our eyes glued to the news. It was pretty interesting to read the real time tweets from the Capitol reporters on the debt ceiling bill presented by Speaker Boehner. The House was supposed to vote on […]

For awhile now I’ve gotten e-mails from people concerned about Pres. Obama and this administration restricting gun rights. I honestly thought they were being a bit conspiratorial. That is, until I read this: Twelve Democratic senators have joined 45 Republicans in a fast growing movement to halt progress on an Obama-backed United Nations effort that […]

I hesitated to write about the Congressman Allen West’s back and forth with DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Shultz because I don’t think the American people are interested in silly tiffs between politicians. But Wasserman Shultz seems to want to make a big deal out of a private e-mail she made public, where he wrote and […]

I love this. I am proud to be a strong conservative Republican woman.

From Heritage.org: Private-sector job creation initially recovered from the recession at a normal rate, leading to predictions last year of a “Recovery Summer.” Since April 2010, however, net private-sector job creation has stalled. Within two months of the passage of Obamacare, the job market stopped improving. This suggests that businesses are not exaggerating when they […]

From the LA Times: Barack Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning president who ordered the Seal Team Six to kill Osama bin Laden, is now being accused of committing a crime against humanity for the act that sent countless people to the streets to celebrate. Daniel Fiol, a Spanish lawyer, submitted a written complaint to the […]

I notice the arguments between the left ande the right always follow the same line. The left blames Bush for the economy because of two unpaid for wars, a tax cut, and wall street greed. The right blames the CRA, banks being forced to give risky loans, and wall street greed, made worse by Obama, […]

Adam Hasner at NRO: We just can’t cave. After months of posturing and failed leadership from President Obama and politicians of both parties, the debate on the debt limit is finally coming to a head. I honestly believe we have reached a moment in history when the fate of our country is at a crossroads. […]

I was able to keep up on news of the debt talks while I was away. I am simply amazed at what the media lets Obama get away with. You may have noticed the new talking point of the President is tax hikes for “corporate jet owners.” He said it seven times in a recent […]

From The Week (printed version) summing up the piece by David Brooks in the New York Times: “Looking for someone to blame for the 2008 economic meltdown? asked David Brooks. It all started with Fannie Mae, the government backed mortgage giant, and it’s former chief executive, James Johnson. In a well reported new book, Reckless […]

From The Chronicle: Homeland Security officials misled the public and Congress last year in an effort to downplay a wave of immigration case dismissals in Houston and other cities amid accusations that they had created a “back-door amnesty,” newly released records show. …………… The secretive review process resulted in the dismissal of hundreds of cases […]

I’m sure Gov. Perry will get some heat from this piece in The Washington Times by Kerry Picket: In the midst of a number of conservatives believing Governor Rick Perry, Texas Republican, is the GOP’s answer to taking on President Barack Obama, squishy aspects of Mr. Perry’s background are being overlooked. As a border state […]

We, as Americans, have to come to accept new Federal regulations as something we just have to live with. I think that is changing now. Every time I ask someone if they realized that we would no longer be able to buy our regular cheap light bulbs after December, they would be astonished and upset. […]

The one thing I could never figure out is why so many liberals is how they are giving Obama a pass on everything that they hated and howled about with George Bush. Ryan Jones at Hip Hop Republican runs down the hypocrisy. The rapper Lupe Fiasco, recently set the normally Pro-Obama hip hop world on […]

This is a story you will be surprised you haven’t heard about, but you will hear much more soon. In a nutshell, from Yid With a Lid: … the US government decided–in order to fight the Mexican Drug Cartels, we should arm them and let them keep their weapons once they were used in committing […]

From The Texas Tribune: Gov.: Rick Perry, in New York for a speech that’s fueling speculation about a possible run for the White House, said Tuesday that voters seem hungry for more candidates to pick from in the presidential contest. Let’s face it, Perry would heat up the grill of this primary. Most conservatives I know […]

Karachi: June 7, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have expressed grave concern on judgment of Special Anti-Terrorism Court Faisalabad to acquit all Muslim culprits who burnt alive 7 Christian Children, Women and an elder in a mob attack on Christian Town in Gojra City of Punjab Province, destroying […]