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“progressives” in American Politics

Posted on May 8, 2013May 8, 2013 by Michael Fell

While “progressives” have existed in both major American political Parties for over a century, in recent years “progressives” have consumed the Democratic Party’s structural hierarchy while simultaneously increasingly insinuating themselves into the ranks of Republican Party leadership. This has led to a blurring in the minds of the American voter of the distinction between the […]

Tell Me If You’ve Heard This One Before: Obama To Focus On Jobs

Posted on May 6, 2013 by William Teach

Obama’s like the kid who constantly breaks windows playing ball too close to the house, does a crummy job mowing the grass, won’t clean his room, whines about wanting cookies before dinner, and then demands a raise in his allowance every few months. Heck, the USA Today writer can’t even find it in himself to […]

Andrew Was Right: National Review’s Pigford Editorial

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

On April 29, one of conservatism’s leading journals, National Review, published a lead editorial on the Pigford scandal not only noting at the outset that Andrew Breitbart was right all along, but that the scandal deserves more attention nationally. As it wraps up, the NR piece arrives at the logical conclusion that Obama’s expansion of […]

You Might Be A Democrat

Posted on April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 by Robert Cleveland

You might be a Democrat if you believe… Fighting against government-subsidized contraceptives constitutes a “war on women,” but when Islamists stone a woman to death because she was raped, it is just “cultural differences.” The Second Amendment only guarantees the people’s right to own a musket, yet viewing Internet pornography in a public library is […]

12 Programs From Obama’s Sequestration Congress Refuses To Fix

Posted on April 27, 2013April 27, 2013 by William Teach

Democrats are already running around stating that Democrats, mostly (NMP) Obama, have lost on sequestration. Therefore, they’re going to have to come up with more scary stories in order to continue spending willy nilly on pretty much everything at the federal level, which is a great way to continue increases the tangle of tentacles into […]

Back Door Gun Control? GE Capital Stops Lending To Gun Shops

Posted on April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 by John Hawkins

No matter what the Constitution, Congress or the American people say, liberals will NEVER give up on the idea of gun control. They are determined to disarm the American people by hook or crook and anything that makes guns less available to law abiding Americans, they’re going to support. That brings us to General Electric. […]

Obama Officials Knews Fisker Was Failing. Also, Another Stimulus Backed Solar Company Going Down The Tubes

Posted on April 24, 2013April 24, 2013 by William Teach

The CBS article is entitled WH knew electric car maker Fisker was faltering: AP. Not sure that they can say that the White House knew, the provide no information on that, but the DOE certainly knew. Newly obtained documents show the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive […]

The Corruption of Big Spending Democrats

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Buried in a recent Politico story is a line that reveals the utter corruption of “money in politics.” But not that of money spent electioneering, but that spent by government from the assumed bottomless pockets of the American taxpayer. It is a corruption that has destroyed the Constitution, laid waste the rule of law, perverted […]

NY Times Notices Lots Of People Stuck In Part Time/Low Pay Jobs

Posted on April 20, 2013 by William Teach

They can’t quite get over their extreme liberal bias to note that this is the state of the Obama economy, but it’s a start! (Part-Time Work Becomes Full-Time Wait for Better Job) The American economy has generated 30 straight months of job growth. But for millions of people looking for more work and greater income, […]

21 Statistics About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty Under Obama That Everyone Should Know

Posted on April 18, 2013 by John Hawkins

This article was written by Michael Tanner and posted with his permission. If the economy is getting better, then why does poverty in America continue to grow so rapidly? Yes, the stock market has been hitting all-time highs recently, but also the number of Americans living in poverty has now reached a level not seen […]

Obama’s Budget Would Use Tax $$ to Fund Lobbyists Pushing Tax Hikes

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Remember when Obama took office and one of his biggest promises was that lobbyists would never gain a foothold in his Administration? Well, now that he doesn’t have to stand for election again he’s doing his level best to give lobbyists one of their biggest perks yet. He’s trying to make it legal to give […]

Leftist Hypocrites on Campaign Donations

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

One of the left’s biggest rallying cries against what they claim are the evils of the right was its opposition to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that essentially opened up our political process to unlimited donations to political causes. The left claimed allowing more money into politics was evil and says the case must […]

The CA Bill That Would Shut Down Every Small Restaurant

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

The State of California has one of the worst proposals of any legislature in the country this year with a new bill that would force every restaurant and food service business in the state to commission an expensive “risk assessment” test for every menu item, a test that could cost thousands of dollars for every […]

Supernanny Cass Sunstein’s ‘Friendly Paternalism’: It’s For Your Own Good, America

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Cass Sunsetein, one of President Obama’s leading left-wing, university eggheads, has penned an interesting piece in New Republic explaining how the nanny state is really a very important and useful aspect of today’s modern Democrat scheme. It’s for your own good, don’t you know? Launching his April 8 piece, “Why Paternalism Is Your Friend,” Sunstein […]

Roll Call: Obama Has ‘Given Up’ On Those Darn Republicans

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

In an interesting break from reality, Roll Call posits that Obama has now “given up” on Republicans as partners for helping him get some “governing done” in Washington DC. Of course, the Capitol Hill newspaper fails to show when it was that Obama ever consider the GOP to be his governing partner in the first […]

Quit Laughing, Hillary Really is Just LIke Margaret Thatcher

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

With the passing of Margaret Thatcher, one of the greatest, most powerful women in recent political history, the American Old Media establishment is all abuzz about… Hillary Clinton. To their minds, talk of the powerful and brilliant Thatcher naturally brings to mind the wife of one of their favorite presidents and Hillary, as far as […]

Inflating Another Housing Bubble

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Dave Blount

Under Hope & Change, even good news is ominous: Over the past year, the Federal Reserve has ramped up its policy of quantitative easing, with the result being new stock market highs and surging bond prices. Moreover, housing prices jumped 8%, the biggest annual gain since 2006. The result is that more than a trillion […]

Obama Unveils His “Take it Or Leave It” $3.77 Trillion Budget

Posted on April 10, 2013 by William Teach

Said budget has managed to annoy both Democrats and Republicans (Washington Post) President Obama plans Wednesday to unveil a $3.77 trillion spending plan that proposes modest new investments in infrastructure and education, major new taxes for the wealthy and significant reforms aimed at reducing the cost of Social Security and Medicare. As Washington barrels toward […]

Oh Oh: There’s A War On Women In Obama’s “Green” Economy

Posted on April 9, 2013 by William Teach

While they do get paid a bit more in the “green” economy, a much lower percentage are working in the “green” economy. Supposedly, there are 3.4 million “green” jobs (school bus drivers, scrap metal workers, employee at a bike shop, and, yes, even an oil industry lobbyist) out there, but…. (Climate Progress) ….the green sector […]

Celebrating Margaret Thatcher Upon Her Passing

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady–and for a reason–has passed away. Thatcher was one of the trinity of world leaders that changed the world in the 1970s and 80s. She, along with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, brought conservative principles into world renown and rescued her nation from the hell […]

Eagle-Killing, Investment-Wasting ‘Renewable’ Energy

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

The “Green Energy” sector has been hit with a series of setbacks over the last few years. From a wind farm being cited for killing an endangered eagle, to solar energy’s tumble from investor favor over dismal performance, to a growing list of companies gone bankrupt even after President Obama pumped millions of our tax […]

All Other Problems Solved, Chicago Democrats’ New Law Worried About Dogs Behind the Wheel

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Having apparently solved all of the other debilitating problems Illinois is facing, Chicago Democrats have now turned their considered attention to making sure dog owners don’t let their puppies get behind the wheel of an automobile. This important bill (HB1581) amends the Illinois vehicle code to ban drivers from putting their pooch on their laps […]

Colt Firearms Threatens to Leave Connecticut Over Strict Gun Laws

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Continuing the trend of firearms related companies that have been contemplating moving their businesses out of states instituting strict gun control laws, Colt Manufacturing is now considering a move out of Connecticut after 175 years in business. This is due to the new gun bans being mulled by the state legislature and Democrat Governor Dannel […]

Feds Waste $3.8 Million to ‘Decrease Human-Elephant Conflict’

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

The federal government is looking into the serious issue of the “conflict” between humans and elephants. To help out on that important issue, the government generously gave $3.8 million of your tax dollars to study the matter. The princely sum was awarded in 2011 and 2012 for the African Elephant Conservation grant and was sent […]

Senate Holds Marathon Session To Pass Meaningless Budget

Posted on March 23, 2013 by William Teach

By meaningless, I mean it is non-binding, as in “it has no force of law”, as in, it is completely symbolic (Fox News) An exhausted Senate approved its first budget in four years early Saturday, calling for almost $1 trillion in tax increases over the coming decade while sheltering safety net programs targeted by House […]

Bostic Hopes For A ‘Ted Cruz’ Moment Against Sanford

Posted on March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 by Matt Vespa

In the the race to fill the vacant seat left by former Congressman — now Senator — Tim Scott (R- South Carolina), we have disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina) and Curtis Bostic. : Sanford: failed to received 50% of the vote, which means there’s going to be a : runoff election on April 2. Robert Behre […]

Sequester? Federal Gov’t Still Offering High-Paid Internships

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

Even as President Obama ginned up fears of a government shut down because of cuts from sequestration, the federal government is still offering a myriad of high-paid internships. A search by Fox News of the federal employment site found 84 new internships and student programs that had been posted in the last 10 days. The […]

NH Dem. Says Gov’t Employees are Like ‘Our Children’

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Warner Todd Huston

The rap on Democrats is that they fully misunderstand what the relationship should be between citizen and government. Many claim Democrats think government should be mommy and daddy to us all. Well, one New Hampshire Democrat revealed that this is exactly what she thinks. At a Belknap County budget meeting in the first week of […]

When Did Success Become Anathema to Feminists?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Matt Vespa

We live in a two income household nation, and the days of men being the sole breadwinners are dying. : Women are the majority: of wage earners, and: if the trends continue, they’ll become the main income earners: by 2030. : So, women have made massive strides in the socio-economic landscape, and that’s a good thing. : However, when it comes […]

Democrats Mostly Against Any Obama Grand Bargain

Posted on March 11, 2013 by William Teach

Unless it includes lots of tax increases and sharing the wealth policies (though none of them have been willing to send a check to the IRS themselves) (Politico) President Barack Obama may be thinking about a “grand bargain” to address spending and the federal deficit, but there’s a key constituency he has to persuade to […]