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Economists who hold the popular view that expanding the money supply will provide the best medicine for our ailing economy dismiss the inflationary concerns of monetary hawks, like me, by pointing to the supposedly low inflation that has occurred during the current period of rampant Fed activism. In a recent blog post aimed specifically at […]
Chuck Hagel, former Senator of Nebraska, has been tapped to head the Department of Defense. : He’s a Republican, who vociferously criticized the Bush administration during the Iraq War — and equated ‘The Surge’ as the biggest foreign policy blunder since Vietnam. : I also think Iraq was more of a distraction, than brilliant strategic thinking — […]
Al Gore may have gotten a multi-million dollar payday from his new friends in Jihadland, but his Current TV employees don’t seem so all fired up about being sold to Al Jazeera. Current TV employees were called to an early staff meeting in San Francisco and via teleconference to the New York and Los Angeles […]
The second amendment is quite clear. The government does not should not have the ability to restrict gun ownership. I don’t even understand why there is an argument. The founding fathers made it quite clear on why they incorporated the second amendment into the constitution. You can read my article here if you don’t quite […]
The “plutocrats” of old whom we are taught to hate made their fortunes by providing us with goods and services that have improved our lives: cars, steel, railroads, computers, finance, et cetera. But nowadays it isn’t businessmen who get truly rich. It is swindlers like Al Gore, a con man who has likely never produced […]
I can tell, you’re shocked. And I’m sure that you’ve noticed that pretty much every idea to solve “climate change” revolves around bigger, more intrusive, and more domineering government. Here’s Warmist David Roberts at Grist Climate-proofing cities: Not something conservatives are going to be good at The notion of preparing cities for climate disruption is […]
Alas, public opinion is of no consequence, Barry, when the Right to own a weapon is enshrined in that pesky constitution thing. But, yapping is what Obama does best (Washington Post) The White House is working with its allies on a well-financed campaign in Washington and around the country to shift public opinion toward stricter […]
1) “Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2) “Love is always creative, fear always destructive.” — Emmet Fox 3) “You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.” — […]
In Sunday’s New York Times, Elisabeth Rosenthal claimed, as the title of her article put it, “More Guns = More Killing.” She based this on evidence that would never be permitted in any other context at the Times: (1) anecdotal observations; and (2) bald assertions of an activist, blandly repeated with absolutely no independent fact-checking […]
As a senator and presidential candidate, Barack Obama said that he detested budget deficits. In 2006, when the aggregate national debt was almost $8 trillion less than today, he blasted George W. Bush’s chronic borrowing and refused to vote for upping the debt ceiling: “Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that […]
If Republicans do happen to force a shutdown in Washington, it’s very possible they’ll be embracing a political loser while doing the rest of us an immense favor. With three Washington-manufactured fiscal apocalypses — sequestration, the debt ceiling and a new “budget” — on the docket, the idea of shutting down government to extract concessions […]
Biography isn’t policy. President Obama’s choice for secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel, former Nebraska Republican senator, has a resume most politicians can envy: a clean senatorial record, no ethical lapses and two purple hearts from a war many opposed and many more tried to avoid. Some think Hagel’s 2006 comment about “the Jewish lobby” should […]
Now that President Obama has nominated a Senator Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary, we will see who the real friends of Israel are. Jews, particularly in New York State, are very interested in whether their Senator — Chuck Schumer — has the moxie to stand up against the Hagel nomination. The litany of Hagel’s sympathy […]
“It is now time to return the control of our prison system to California,” Gov. Jerry Brown declared at a news conference Tuesday morning. Amen to that. Federal lawsuits and federal judges have taken over the state’s prison system. Unelected judges don’t have to worry about paying for what they command. Nor need they worry […]
September 25, 1789, was the date the Bill of Rights were initially proposed to congress by James Madison. These were ten amendments that would go on to ratify the Constitution. The Bill of Rights are widely misconstrued in purpose. This is by design by our current politicians. Most think that the Bill of Rights are […]
The Republicans need a new strategy for their upcoming negotiations with President Obama.: The last round, they had a distinct disadvantage where doing nothing would have led to a terrible consequence, namely everyone’s taxes going up.: With these negotiations behind us, we no longer have the sun setting on good policy, which requires action for […]
A Democrat candidate for a seat on New York’s Uptown City Council is turning to race baiting as his primary campaign strategy and recently went all in using the “N” word repeatedly to attack a supporter of his opponent. Thomas Lopez-Pierre is running for the Uptown City Council seat being vacated by the term-limited Robert […]
The pendulum in the war between liberals and conservatives continues to swing with Democrats regaining the voter ID edge in the aftermath of the 2012 election. : According to Mike Flynn of Breitbart, he wrote today that this shouldn’t be a surprise. A: new survey by Gallup: shows Democrats regaining their edge in party identification over the GOP. […]
Welcome to Harrisburg. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania demonstrates the future we have to look forward to if we allow the looting spree by our bureaucratic liberal overlords to continue. Harrisburg’s water and sewer system is falling apart. Consequently, A second sinkhole on Fourth Street near Maclay Street in Harrisburg collapsed at around 11 [New Year’s] night, hours […]
Thanks to pick-up artists who’re convincing men that women love jerks, being a jerk is back in. Of course, maybe we should be pointing the finger at the women who really do like jerks instead of the guys in goggles and top hats who point it out? On the other hand, given that gossip mags […]
Know what this proves? That 2012 was hot in the continental US. What it doesn’t prove is anthropogenic causation. But, hey, it gets all the Warmists out and about spreading awareness as they drive to demonstrations in their fossil fueled vehicles Not Even Close: 2012 Was Hottest Ever in U.S. What they’re forgetting is that […]
Did you know that there was a group called Mayors Against Illegal Guns? While they certainly have push, and in some cases enacted, initiatives to go after illegal guns, most seemed to be aimed at putting restrictions on law abiding citizens, rather than going after the criminals who use guns to injure and kill. Because […]
Despite the positive press this will probably draw from the mainstream media, the good news is that the Republican Main Street Partnership just rendered itself completely irrelevant with this move. Enter former GOP rep and noted Boehner ally Steve LaTourette, who’s going to show those “chuckleheads” in the tea party a thing or two by […]
I did a HuffPo Live appearance on a show called “GOP’s Primary Problem.” The description is as follows: “The GOP has been burdened by intra-party fighting, extreme candidates and rebellious freshmen. How are Republican leaders planning to reverse the damage?” You can see it all here.