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Surprise! $500 Million In “Green” Training Money Wasted

I know, you’re pretty darned surprised. Who would have thought that so much money would be wasted on “green” projects by the Obama/Democrat Stimulus plan? (Fox News) A federal audit shows that nearly a half-billion dollars in government funds was spent on training workers for so-called “green jobs.” The only problem is that not enough […]

We Need More Steve Kings in Congress, Not Fewer

First, a disclaimer: I love Steve King. Steve King is a good friend of mine and has been for a decade, ever since I was privileged to work for him during his first term in Congress. That said, I would defend him whether he was a friend or not. My hometown newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald, […]

The Age(s) of Happiness

Get this: Happiness among human beings peaks at age 23, tanks at 55, then peaks again at 69. So says a study by the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, as reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail newspaper. The findings make sense to me. At 23, you are brimming with life. […]

Killers for Human Rights

Before you join Jay Leno and Susan Sarandon and sign an open letter to Gov. Jerry Brown to protest “solitary confinement” in California prisons’ security housing units, there are a few things you should know. Start with the criminal records of the leaders of the Short Corridor Collective — the four inmates who, despite their […]

Evil Never Sleeps

Rush Limbaugh fielded a phone call the other day that even he couldn’t answer. “What’s happened to the country I live in?” asked the frustrated woman. “And what do we do now?” The Great Rushbo was understandably flustered. Coming up with a cure for what ails America after five years of Barack Obama and decades […]

Facebook Removes GOP Texas Attorney General’s New Campaign Ad

Again showing how easy it is to have conservatives blocked or removed from Facebook, the new video campaign ad for Dan Branch, the Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General, was removed from the social media giant for “community standards” violations. The ad, a fairly standard campaign ad, was removed and the candidate’s page blocked likely […]

And Now For The Delusional World Of Nancy Pelosi

She says Obama is the practically the most non-partisan person ever (Daily Caller) Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that President Obama is “one of the most practically non-partisan presidents” that she has ever seen in her career and that he “really is working” to forge a budget agreement. “Here’s the thing – the […]

Obama Surveillance State: FBI Putting Pressure On Internet Providers To Install Metadata Software

Eh, this is probably just one of those “phony scandals” we keep hearing about (CNET) The U.S. government is quietly pressuring telecommunications providers to install eavesdropping technology deep inside companies’ internal networks to facilitate surveillance efforts. FBI officials have been sparring with carriers, a process that has on occasion included threats of contempt of court, […]

The 5 Attitudes That Will Cause You To Fail at Life In America

“The charge is often made against the intelligentsia and other members of the anointed that their theories and the policies based on them lack common sense. But the very commonness of common sense makes it unlikely to have any appeal to the anointed. How can they be wiser and nobler than everyone else while agreeing […]

Despite Increasing Poverty and Unemployment, Immigration Advocacy Continues

Paul Ryan, U. S. Representative, Chairman of the House Budget Committee and former vice-presidential candidate recently declared that the federal war on poverty “has failed miserably.” No one argues. During the fifty years since President Lyndon Johnson first promised to end poverty, the United States has wasted $15 trillion; 46 million Americans live in poverty […]

International Journalist Calls On Evangelicals To … “Never Abandon Israel.”

In an interview with the president of Watchmen Broadcasting television network, international Christian broadcaster and journalist, Earl Cox, urged Christians, “not to abandon support for: Israel: as a result of recent actions by the Israeli government giving concessions to Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to enter in to peace negotiations. Instead he is urging the tens of millions […]

Lid Begins to Come Off Benghazi

It’s beginning to become clear why Obama refused to rescue the Americans who died in Benghazi on September 11, 2012; why he absurdly attempted to blame the terror attack on an unwatched YouTube video out of California; why undocumented Democrat John Boehner won’t appoint a select committee to get to the bottom of the matter; […]

Detroit’s Dead Dogs

As moonbattery destroys everything around us, everyone suffers except the oligarchs driving the ideology — even dogs. In Detroit, the city where liberalism reigns supreme and unchallenged: Action News went looking for answers after tipsters told us that it appears the bodies of hundreds of dead dogs are piled up in Detroit Animal Control’s cooler […]

America’s Fascination With Weiner, Spitzer

You can’t scan the news lately without hearing about Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, their sex scandals and attempted comebacks. Both conservative and liberal news outlets are glued to covering the two fallen politicians. Everyone wants to: psychoanalyze: the cheaters. CNN found Spitzer so interesting they gave him his own political TV show after his prostitution scandal. But […]

“With The Recovery Entering Its Fifth Year…”

We certainly should recall that “it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.” (Bloomberg) Employers added fewer workers than anticipated in July even as the U.S. jobless rate dropped to 7.4 percent, […]

Congress Gets Their Own Obamacare Exemption

Some are calling this a waiver: it’s not. Senators, Representatives, and their aides and staff will still have to get their insurance through the Exchange (Politico) Lawmakers and staff can breathe easy – their health care tab is not going to soar next year. The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, […]