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Racine Tea Party Rally for Scott Walker/Kleefisch (Also Paul Ryan, Dana Loesch, Tony Katz, More)

Posted on June 2, 2012December 30, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

This morning I got up bright and early, jumped into the car and took a drive up into Wisconsin to witness the Racine Tea Party rally in support of Wisc. Governor Scott Walker. Speakers included the lovely Rebecca Kleefisch (Wis. Lt. Gov.), Rep. Paul Ryan, State Senator Van Wanggaard, Talk Show Host Tony Katz, Breitbart […]

Foolish Naivete: Sen. Coburn ‘Believes’ Obama Will Become Entitlement Reformer in 2nd Term

Posted on May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Republican Senator Tom Coburn has just completed his transformation into a laughing stock. In an interview with the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, Coburn claimed that he fully believes that President Obama will become an “entitlement reformer” in his second term. At the end of Klein’s first part of the interview he asks Coburn if Republicans […]

Obama Lies About Ohio Bridge Repairs For a Second Time

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Warner Todd Huston

Apparently Obama and his administration operate under that old, underhanded adage that if you tell a lie long enough and loud enough it becomes “truth” because Obama has done it again by lying about how his jobs bill was to have been instrumental in the repairs of bridges that span the Ohio River. Back in […]

Final Landing of the USS Enterprise

Posted on April 27, 2012December 30, 2012 by Michael Fell

The experience of watching the space shuttle Enterprise circle New York City on its way to JFK Airport can be described in many different ways. One of the words viewers most frequently used about the sight was “bittersweet”. As Enterprise piggybacked its way on a 747 to its final landing, Americans turned out in large […]

Who’s Afraid of an Article V Amendments Convention?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Rachel Alexander

Every so often talk arises about holding an Article V Amendments convention amongst the states to amend the Constitution, since Congress has become increasingly unaccountable. In reaction, dire warnings spring up declaring that a “constitutional convention,” or “con con,” could result in a runaway convention where radical changes are made that fundamentally rewrite our Constitution. […]

Obama’s Budget: More Tax, Borrow and Spend

Posted on February 13, 2012December 30, 2012 by Michael Fell

The White House presented its 2012 budget Monday. A $3.8 trillion proposal which includes $1.43 trillion in new taxes on households whose incomes meet or exceed $250,000 (note: this is the new “progressive” definition of millionaires and billionaires), a fourth straight year of $1 trillion-plus deficit spending (which will require yet more borrowing), and new […]

An Open Letter to the Occupiers from Generation X

Posted on January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 by Rachel Alexander

To the Occupy movement: I know some of you mean well. I even share some of your concerns. The dismal economy has made it difficult to find a good job with benefits. Meanwhile, the government is bailing out the wealthy banks and mortgage lenders that helped precipitate this depressed economy. I hear your frustrations about […]

Republicans pushing to rescind Democrats’ $100 billion EU bailout fund

Posted on January 18, 2012January 18, 2012 by Wintery Knight

Here’s: a shocking story: from Matthew Boyle of the Daily Caller. Excerpt: When California Democratic Rep.: Nancy Pelosi: was the: Speaker of the House in 2009,: President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats authorized $100 billion in spending as a line of credit for the International Monetary Fund to be used in times of emergency – funds that could now be used […]

Supercommittee Kabuki And Where It Will Lead

Posted on November 22, 2011November 22, 2011 by John Hawkins

Congress, along with Barack Obama, attempted to negotiate a debt ceiling compromise and it failed — at the cost of our nation’s AAA rating. Congress failed for a simple reason: Republicans are willing to cut spending, but have no interest in raising taxes; Democrats, on the other hand, want to raise taxes with no spending […]

Yet More “progressive” Insanity

Posted on November 16, 2011 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 […]

An Open Letter To “progressive” Politicians

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Michael Fell

Families in America must live within their means, and it’s time for the United States federal government to do the same. Don’t tell me it can’t be done. Since I lost my last full time job back in 2008, I’ve been able to make ends meet with less than half my previous income while simultaneously […]

Ripping Off California at the Speed of High Speed Rail

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

One of President Obama’s favorite go-to items to “stimulate” the economy is building new rail lines, especially high-speed rail. Many states have been smart enough to cancel the high-speed rail projects, but oh, not California. California’s project rolls inexorably onward. Still, California does help show the rest of the country why high-speed rail is a […]

Ballot Measure Boondoggle – High Speed Rail Costs Balloon to $100 Billion

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

By Steve Maggi Nearly $100 billion. That’s what High Speed Rail is now going to cost California taxpayers — more than double the costs initially promised by the proponents of Prop 1A, which contained the initial taxpayer financing for the project. 2033. That’s when the HSR project is now expected to be completed — 13 […]

Euro-Debt Danger

Posted on October 11, 2011October 11, 2011 by Tony Blankley

How dangerous is the European financial condition? On Monday, while stock markets from the DAX and FTSE to the New York Stock Exchange were up sharply on report of French and German cooperative murmurs regarding sovereign debt negotiations (and on temporary easing of U.S. double-dip recession fears), the financial and political European press were warning […]

Your Future Tomorrow, Today In Greece

Posted on September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 by John Hawkins

Want to see what your future looks like under Obamacare? Look at Britain? Want to know what America’s future looks like in a decade or two if the Democratic Party gets its way and keeps spending us into oblivion? Then look at Greece. A clerk in her local town hall, Ms. Firigou, like all public-sector […]

Live Tweeting Obama’s Jobs Speech: More Big Government Boondoggles

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

As I often do, I live Tweeted Obama’s address to the joint session of congress, but for sure this speech was little else but yet another plea from Obama for giant piles of government money to be thrown around in a bacchanalia of Keynesian spending. He may not have used the newly verboten word “stimulus,” […]

Dear American, You Owe the U.S. Gov’t $31,871

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

Thanks to the profligate spending in Washington D.C., each American citizen’s share of the debt is now up to $31, 871, as you can see by the chart below… But that is nothing compared to where it will be in just a few short years. As the chart shows if things continue the way they […]

Rep. Peter Roskam Starts Ball Rolling On Regulation Scale Back

Posted on September 1, 2011September 1, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

I spent most of the day on Aug 30 sort of embeded with Congressman Peter Roskam, Republican of the Illinois 6th District and Chief Deputy Whip in Washington, as he toured his district talking to local businesses. The whirlwind tour of businesses in Roskam’s district — topped with a presser in downtown Chicago — was […]

Conservatives Are Doing A Lousy Job Of Explaining Fiscal Issues To The Public.

Posted on September 1, 2011September 1, 2011 by John Hawkins

The momentum that the GOP had in 2010 is starting to drain away. Some of that was inevitable. After all, the wind at our back in 2010 was just about as strong as it could possibly get. That sort of fire-in-the-belly couldn’t last forever. Yet, these numbers from Rasmussen are troubling. “Tea Party” has suffered […]

Illinois Ranks Bottom of States With Worst Government Unions Accountability

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston A new study finds that Illinois ranks at the bottom of states with the worst climate of government union accountability in the nation. The Land of Lincoln ranks 47th in the nation of out of control, unaccountable government unions says the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s new “Big Labor vs. Taxpayers Index.” The […]

Government Destroying Free Markets With Public-Private Partnerships

Posted on August 30, 2011August 30, 2011 by Rachel Alexander

We are hearing more and more lately about Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as the ideal way to administer the areas of healthcare, transportation, public buildings, water and the environment. President Obama and other politicians are proudly announcing the launch of new partnerships with the private sector. What are PPPs? They are contracts between government and private […]

Another Example of How the NYTimes Warps Truth

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Warner Todd Huston

This weekend The New York Times, the fishwrap of record, had yet another one of its left-wing excuses for political analysis, this one about rumors of how Team Obama intends to carry on its continuing re-election campaign on matters economic. The piece is so chock full of bias that you don’t even have to get […]

Rick Perry’s NAFTA Superhighway Problem

Posted on August 12, 2011 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 […]

Thought Of The Day: Would We Still Have Our AAA Credit Rating Without The Stimulus & Obamacare?

Posted on August 9, 2011August 9, 2011 by John Hawkins

Blame the Tea Party? Geez, no wonder Kerry did so well in an election. If it wasn’t for the Tea Party, they would have passed the debt ceiling thumbs up, we would have been rated BBB. — Rick Santelli Certainly, if Democrats, who originally wanted no cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling, had […]

The Silver Lining To America’s AAA Credit Loss Disaster

Posted on August 8, 2011August 9, 2011 by John Hawkins

Losing our AAA credit rating is a historic disaster for America. It will cost us investment dollars, weaken our already anemic economic growth, and it’ll mean billions in higher interest rates — and it’s entirely possible that it will be a historic negative turning point for the country. In other words, the country may be […]

Here’s Why President Obama and the Democrats are to Blame for Credit Downgrade

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Jane Jamison

: Cross-posted at UNCOVERAGE.net

Wall Street: Don’t Let Facts Get in the Way of Obama’s Birthday Parties

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jane Jamison

Cross-posted on UNCOVERAGE.net The pantie-wetters on Wall Street were craving just one good thing, anything, before heading off to double martinis on Friday….so the Obama administration obliged by monkey-wrenching a tiny decrease in unemployment.

Thought Of The Day: How You Evaluate The Debt Ceiling Deal Depends On The Question You’re Asking

Posted on August 3, 2011August 3, 2011 by John Hawkins

If you’re asking the question, “Could the GOP have gotten a significantly better debt ceiling deal?” — you’re probably generally pleased with the deal because the honest answer is “No, even if they’d held out, they wouldn’t have gotten a much better deal.” On the other hand, if you’re asking the question, “Does this debt […]

The Union Job Security Act Equals Endless Road Construction

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Rachel Alexander

Have you noticed how there is more road construction than usual lately, which never seems to end? In some states it has gotten so bad their departments of transportation have set up road closure email alerts on each highway. This is a direct result of President Obama’s stimulus spending. Last summer, Obama proposed spending $50 […]

Debt Deal Winners And Losers

Posted on August 1, 2011 by William Teach

Over at the Washington Post, Chris Cillizza breaks down the winners and losers in the debt deal. Here are a few of his winners Tea party: There were major questions coming into the 112th Congress about who would blink first – the largely establishment-aligned leaders of the new Republican House majority or the tea-party-aligned freshman […]