Category: Corruption

How Radical is Obama? This Radical…

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Barack Obama is very successful at one thing: the bait and switch. He stands before America presenting a picture of a hard-working moderate and claims that he wants to work with the Republicans to get things done. In reality he won’t even meet with them. He talks about compromise, but never offers any. He mouths […]

 

“progressives” Revise History…Again

Posted on by Michael Fell

Thanks to the energy of the Tea Party, the 2010 midterm elections established a mandate for reducing the size and scope of government by way of spending cuts. Evidence of this mandate is readily found in the record number of anti big government Republicans who replaced “progressive” Democrats in the House of Representatives. It’s also […]

 

Frank Rich: Obama’s Just Like JFK Because JFK Was Killed With Hate, or Something

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

It’s hard to believe but Frank Rich’s latest exercise in the fantasist’s art comparing JFK to Obama is a wonder to behold. It really is. One might think it satire if Rich had never been presented as a serious essayist by the New York intelligentsia. If this were to be his first public writing, one […]

 

OWS Misfits, Drug Addicts, Rapists, and Unicorn Riders Go Home for the Holidays

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The anti-western, anti-capitalist group whose advertisement started the Occupy Wall Street movement has told its adherents to go home. The first phase of Occupy is over they said. Time to regroup, network, and try to finally come up with some sort of message besides an amorphous we-hate-whatever chant. Time to finally figure out an agenda […]

 

Union Boss Gets Free State Money for Kid’s College Tuition

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

You might recall in October when it was discovered that a few union bosses had paid off Illinois lawmakers to write a law that allowed union bosses to serve as a substitute teacher for one day in order to qualify them for state pensions for life. Well, apparently one of those union bosses also got […]

 

The House Kills the Senate’s $322 Million Climate Service

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last week the House killed a new Senate approved, bureaucratic boondoggle that according to the House Appropriations Committee would have cost taxpayers a minimum of $322 million buckaroos, and good on them for it. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wanted to create a new division to be called the National Climate Service. Similar to […]

 

Kinder, Gentler OWSer Vows to Assassinate Governor

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston A whack nut Occupy Wall Street sympathizer in South Carolina was a bit miffed when Governor Nikki Haley “allowed” the police to begin arresting the dregs at Occupy Columbia. In fact, he was so mad that he took to his Facebook account and threatened to murder the Governor. So much for […]

 

Unbelievable: Planned Parenthood Used Thanksgiving Holiday to Push Abortion!

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The indefatigable Steven Ertelt reports another outrage from the infanticide fanatics at Planned Parenthood. Apparently Planned Parenthood is advocating that families use the Thanksgiving holiday (and the upcoming Christmas break) as a day to push their ideas on abortion onto friends and family. What could be more heartwarming? Friends and family, good food, and a […]

 

Did Ezra Klein Prove that Journalism Just Another Arm of the Democrat Party?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Fishbowl DC has a startling report that seriously brings into doubt the independence and veracity of the journalistic arts. It seems that the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein appeared as a speaker at a closed door session of a gathering of Senate Democrat Chiefs of Staff last week, a move that, as Betsy Rothstein correctly notes, […]

 

Return To Free Market Principles

Posted on by Michael Fell

If we’re to form conclusions based on the behavior of our elected officials, the United States government being over $15 trillion in debt is a minor concern. It looks like figuring out how to cut spending is simply too adult a puzzle for ”progressives” in the Senate and the White House. What else can the […]

 

There Isn’t More Political ‘Polarization,’ There’s More Government

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Ron Fournier of the National Journal has committed the same mistake in political analysis that far too many others on both sides of the aisle make. He thinks, like many do, that there is somehow more “polarization” in Washington today than ever. Like all the others, he’s wrong. There isn’t any more than there’s ever […]

 

Obama Fundraiser Tony Rezko Gets 10.5 Year Prison Sentence

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Antonin “Tony” Rezko, a long-time Political fundraiser for Illinois Democrats, has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for extorting millions from companies seeking state business or hoping to have favorable regulations written for them by government. The money was sought as donations to politicians such as disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich — Rezko […]

 

Hypocrisy: Left Wants SCOTUS Justice Thomas Recusal, Ignores Kagan’s Clear Conflicts

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

This past weekend the Washington Post published a hit piece on the grand opening of a museum in Georgia dedicated to the birthplace of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The paper was desperate to make some grand conspiracy, some lawbreaking evil from the project. But whatever is going on with the museum, this story […]

 

Democrats, Sen. Schumer Shut Down Citizen’s Forum

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

You know, it is unfortunate that the Democrat Party’s name has the word “democracy” as it root because the modern Democrat Party is 100% opposed to both democracy and our system of government. Senator Chuck “Hitman” Schumer just proved this to be true once again. Last week Senator Mike Lee (R, Utah) had reserved a […]

 

Obama To Make Your Cyberdating Lies a Federal Crime

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Yes, yes, I know that lying on your Internet dating profile is wrong, but let’s not make a federal case out of it. Well, maybe you do want to make a federal case out if it at least if you are the meddlesome Obama, nanny state king, and buttinski extraordinaire. That’s right, Obama wants to […]

 

California Ballot Boondoggle Sends Tax Dollars Out of State

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Despite all the talk of fixing it, California’s budget is still a mess. One of those “fixes” was implemented last summer when the state Legislature increased revenue projections by $4 billion to avoid balancing the budget. Of course, the problem with using such “phantom money” is that it often has a habit of disappearing when […]

 

Thanks Democrat Party: Illinois Tops 10% Unemployment

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston As the Land of Lincoln continues to circle the drain, a new report shows that Illinois has nudged over 10% unemployment. According to the Associated Press Illinois clocks in at 10.1% unemployment as of October putting the state above the national average of 9%. We are the highest. Yaaaa, us. Meanwhile, […]

 

Dear American, Obama Says You Owe $160,545 of the Federal Debt

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

With the U.S. debt now officially over $15 trillion, to pay it off each working American would now owe more to the federal debt than they make in a year according to a new report by the U.S. Treasury Department. The debt has now reached $15,033,607,255,920.32 and Terence Jeffery did a few calculations to see […]

 

California Drowning in Budget Waste and Abuse

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

–Posted with Permission — By Matthew Cunningham Think you came up a bit short trick-or-treating this year? It’s nothing compared to California, whose revenues in October came in $800 million below projections. Overall, California is about $1.5 billion in the red for the current fiscal year, which may trigger some nasty cuts to schools and […]

 

GM Bailout: Bait And Switch And Drive That Lemon Away

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

General Motors was too big to fail. This is why President Obama had to ride in on his white steed with billions of taxpayers dollars in hand to bailout GM rechristening it Government Motors. Besides, we were told it would be a great deal, a money maker, right? Well, not so much. The Administration has […]

 

Black Republican’s Campaign Sign Defaced With ‘KKK,’ Media Yawns

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

William “Bill” Randall is running for Congress out of the North Carolina 13th. Randall, an African American, experienced what must be called a hate crime in the left’s vernacular. His campaign sign had racist graffiti spray painted on it including the letters “KKK.” Now, usually this is the sort of story that the Old Media […]

 

Actor Ruffalo Wants Obama to Turn Army Corps of Engineers Political

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Mark Ruffalo — you know, the millionaire actor that claims to be part of the 99% — may not be a scientist. But he plays one on mass emailings from left-wing advocacy groups. And with that activism Ruffalo is urging President Obama to turn the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from a science-based service to […]

 

Politico Misstates Concealed Carry Law Claims it Violates State’s Laws

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Apparently Politico does not like the new concealed-carry reciprocity law recently passed in Congress. They must not like it. After all, aside from covering it in a negative light, the newser so badly misstated the law that it could easily turn its readers against the whole idea. But perhaps that’s the idea? The law, the […]

 

Illinois CAT Dealer: Illinois’ Worst Business Climate Getting Worse

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Wednesday I attended a “government day” event at Patten Industries, a 78-year-old Illinois Caterpillar dealer situated in Elmhurst, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The event, led by current General Manager Garrett Patten, featured a discussion on the severely unfavorable business climate in Illinois and why the state is lagging so horribly behind the leading […]

 

Yet More “progressive” Insanity

Posted on by Michael Fell

A quick review of the headlines for November 16, 2011 reveals that there’s yet more “progressive” insanity afoot. DEBT JUMPS TO $15 TRILLION… As other cities crack down, DC Council backs ‘Occupiers’… Occupy protesters plan to ‘shut down’ Wall Street on Thursday… ‘You’re going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to MACY’S’… Protester […]

 

Diane Sawyer Again Links Tea Party and Sarah Palin to Rep. Giffords’ Shooting

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

In her exclusive interview with Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D, AZ), ABCs Diane Sawyer began with a retrospective of the terrible crime committed against the Congresswoman by a mentally disturbed, a-political gunman. But true to her left-wing agenda, Sawyer could not resist illicitly linking Tea Party activists, anti-Obamacare sentiment, and even Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to […]

 

Grammy Nominee’s Occupy Wall Street Theme Song Features Bloodlust, Violent Imagery

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

While denizens of Hollywood are running around praising the Occupy-Whatevers as an articulate, non-violent example of “democracy in action” and adopting the Occupy rhetoric, a new anthem of sorts has been unveiled to inspire these “non-violent” folks to greater activism. But, for a “non-violent” movement, their new theme song (running nearly nine minutes long) is […]

 

Media Won’t Link White House Shooter to Occupy Wall Street

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The identity of the man responsible for loosing a few shots at the White House last week has been made public by the D.C. police but one little fact is being buried by every news report about this guy. He is linked to the Occupy movement. Yet the media refuses to make the connection explicit. […]

 

Tweet and Facebook Activism! Stop Congress From Destroying the Internet

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The End of the Internet as We Know It Tomorrow, the House Judiciary Committee will hold their first hearing on E-PARASITE, a bill written by Hollywood lobbyists that could end the Internet as we know it. They’ve had their say, now it’s our turn. Act now to protect Internet freedom by contacting the members of […]

 

Denver Protest Shows Incoherence of ‘Occupy’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Over this past weekend several hundred conservative bloggers, writers, political operatives, and Tea Patiers got together in Denver, Colorado to attend a conference aimed toward helping these activists be more effective n their efforts. But conservative activism wasn’t the only theme on the schedule when the event was crashed by denizens of Occupy Denver who […]