Obama: 3000 Military Personnel To Fight Ebola

Going all in (USA Today) President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million U.S. plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said Monday night.(snip) About 3,000 U.S. military personnel will be in West Africa to lead the project, officials said. Interesting. 3000 for this, […]

 



Study: U.S. #32 When It Comes To Tax Burden

That’s out of 34 nations, to be clear (Wall Street Journal) On Monday the Tax Foundation, which manages the widely followed State Business Tax Climate Index, will launch a new global benchmark, the International Tax Competitiveness Index. According to the foundation, the new index measures “the extent to which a country’s tax system adheres to […]

 





Senate Democrats Still Whining About Having To Debate Bills They Authored

Their entire agenda is about forcing votes to look good for the mid-terms, rather than dealing with legislation which actually helps Americans. And most media outlets covering the story go with a headline blaming the GOP for blocking the constitutional amendment (Politico) Senate Republicans unanimously rejected a constitutional amendment sought by Democrats that would allow […]

 


Never Forget. Never Surrender

Today marks the 13th anniversary of that dark day, when Islamic jihadis killed 2,996 of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones. Two years ago, the USA Today is wondered if 9/11 is becoming just another day, similar to Pearl Harbor Day. Based on the tiny coverage by major news outlets, which feature tiny stories on […]

 

When Semi Retired President Obama’s Lost Michael Moore….

Tough choice for Progressives: stand with Michael Moore or Obama? (Hollywood Reporter) Michael Moore sees President Obama’s legacy as set. The progressive documentary filmmaker couldn’t help but express his disappointment with the legislative accomplishments of the politician. “When the history is written of this era, this is how you’ll be remembered: he was the first […]

 

Foreigner Hiring Surges Under Obama

It’s probably raaaaacist to even mention this, but Dick Morris brings the story (The Hill) Amid the media focus on the basic data in the August jobs report — that the economy “added” 143,000 jobs — is the figure that will underscore the Republican efforts to take the Senate. During the month of August, the […]

 




Mitch McConnell: Democrats To Hold Vote Against Free Speech

Senator Mitch McConnell calls this an assault on free speech (Politico) hroughout August, senators had the opportunity to travel around their states and listen to the concerns of their constituents. The American people have a lot on their minds these days — important issues they expect the Democrat-run Senate to address: things like high unemployment, […]

 



Even More IRS Empoyees Have “Lost” Emails

At this point, even liberals have to admit that this stinks like a 5 day old fish (Fox News) The IRS said Friday that it has lost emails from five other employees involved in congressional probes into the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, leading one top Republican to declare “this pattern must stop.” The announcement […]

 


High Flying Hillary Clinton Calls “Climate Change” Most Important Issue Facing Nation And World

Former Senator and failed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who used lots and lots of fossil fuels to perform those jobs, is traveling all around the country, nominally to support her book, using lots and lots of fossil fuels, gave her take on “climate change” (Politico) Hillary Clinton expounded on climate change, energy exports, natural […]

 

Justice Dept Decides Guilt By Association Is Awesome, To Probe Ferguson PD

Meanwhile, we’re still waiting for an investigation into the IRS scandal, among others (Washington Post) Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. this week will launch a broad civil rights investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department, according to two federal law enforcement officials. The investigation, which could be announced as early as Thursday afternoon, will […]

 


UN Looks In Crystal Ball, Creates Weather Forecasts For 2015

Of course, these are all about doomsaying regarding “climate change” (CNS News) In a fresh effort to generate fervor for a far-reaching new global climate agreement, a U.N. agency is releasing videos featuring “imaginary but realistic” weather reports set in 2050, to illustrate the type of extreme conditions it predicts we will face by mid-century. […]

 


Will GOP Push Populist Notion That Illegal Immigration Is Threat To Jobs?

They’re thinking about it (Washington Times) An effort is underway to push the Republican Party to rethink its close ties to business groups on immigration, with conservatives arguing that the way to fight immigration-reform proposals is to focus on how they would force Americans into a tougher competition for jobs. Bolstered by recent polling that […]