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In his June 08 column, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says a major part of the reason the recession under Reagan recovered more quickly than the current recession is because of government spending. From the column: Why was government spending much stronger under Reagan than in the current slump? “Weaponized Keynesianism” – Reagan’s big […]
Back when people first started to organize into unions, they did this for two main reasons: protection from harsh working conditions/bosses/companies and an honest wage for an honest days work. Of course, this was in the private sector. Shift to the public sector: now they mostly exist to fleece the American taxpayer so that the […]
Would you be shocked that it mostly ignores anything remotely resembling a healed economy and policies that lead to one? The vast majority of the story is based on things that have happened to other presidents during their second terms, as well as casting blame on those big ole Republicans who have blocked Obama’s far […]
Because liberals aren’t as moral as other people, they don’t have any problem with letting terrorists, criminals, communists, and every miscreant under the sun around kids, as long as they lean to the left. So to a liberal, it’s fine for someone like Greta Hawkins to be the principal of a school. The principal of […]
Wow, what a coincidence! The day before 85 Republican members of Congress released a letter asking Eric Holder to look into SWAT-ting attacks that many people believe Brett Kimberlin and his allies are responsible for, Brett Kimberlin claims to have been Swat-ted. …Attempted SWATTing of Brett Kimberlin, Bethesda, Maryland, May 31ST, 2012. …Send to TIPS@VELVETREVOLUTION.US […]
Rand Paul didn’t endorse his father during the primaries, but there was no need for it because it would have been superfluous. It was perfectly clear to everyone that Rand Paul was supporting his father and what else would anyone expect? A son should be supporting his father if he runs for President. Of course, […]
I love Miami. Many of my conservative buddies can’t figure out why I moved here or why I stay. I remind them quite often that Miami does have its perks: – The weather during the late fall through early spring is dreamy. – It’s green and gorgeous all year round as opposed to your brown […]
We pundits have been busy crunching the results in last Tuesday’s Wisconsin recall election and have noted that the public-employee unions sustained a huge defeat. Some have also looked west, to California, where San Diego and San Jose voters Tuesday voted 66 and 69 percent to cut back public-employee pensions. Those cities voted 63 and […]
While Israel continues to suffer from awful Public Relations, the Arab world and Arab organizations are constantly making smart Public Relations moves.: : It’s not unrelated to the fact as I recently wrote that: Arab Nations have hired 10 new PR Agencies: in the past 12 months. The Arab community and nations continue to make smart PR moves while […]
Sometimes when I read the news about Israel and the Jewish people, I think I am living on Mars. – How is it that the International Olympic Committee can refuse to pay tribute to 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games? 40 years ago in 1972, eight Palestinian terrorists […]
What a week! It won’t end up being a week where people ask you “Where were you when…” as you drink beers 20 years from now. But the recall election results in Wisconsin were like Christmas in June. There’s something about tears of disappointment from liberal progressives that makes my liberty-loving heart smile. How awesome […]
Well that didn’t take long. The lame-stream media, always prepared to carry Obama’s water, is hitting back at Mitt Romney. Because Romney dared to point out the foolishness of Obama’s “the private sector is doing OK, we need more public employee unionistas” remark from yesterday. Their spin? Romney hates cops. Presumably because he hasn’t called […]
Click the links below each picture to see the story or post it came from. Link: Trog. Link: Badger Blogger. Link: Trog. Link: Da Tech Guy. I’ll leave it to you to decide which of them is talking. Link: Hot Air. Link: Trog. And don’t forget this one: Admit it: you were hoping to see […]
I’m not sure if you can blame this one on liberalism: the principal in question is a Jehovah’s Witness, and their religion doesn’t allow them to stand and salute any flag. I’d still bet that she is an Obama voter. She’s had issues with race baiting previously (NY Post) A controversial Coney Island principal has […]
Stanford economist John Taylor: Here are two charts which show why both increased regulation and policy uncertainty are very significant.
Low: South Dakota, $1.2 million. High: California–where else?–$125 million.
Every once in a while, Democrats and Republicans can work together. Witness Thursday’s 90-8 vote to bring a “bipartisan reform” farm bill before the Senate. In the expectation that the bill will garner the necessary 60 votes, the House Agriculture Committee has changed its schedule to allow a floor debate on the measure in July. […]
When obama uttered the words “the private sector is doing fine” speculation ran rampant, declarations occurred and questions abounded. Obedient spokes-fools within the “progressive” Party Pravda remained largely mum, dutifully neglecting or downplaying the story. Conservatives pounced on the statement, speculating aggressively about obama’s lack of perceptive abilities while declaring it to be the biggest […]
Does everybody know what “spoofing” is? It’s when you make a phone call, but cause the receiving Caller ID to display a fake phone number. That is to say: I can call you, but your caller ID says it’s your grandmother. If I have her number. Here’s an older news story that explains it: Notice […]
The money. So far, that’s the liberal excuse #1 for “why we lost the recall.” Walker spent so much money! Case in point: And sure, if you only look at what the candidates themselves spent, they’re right: Overall, over $63.5 million was spent on the recall effort by various parties. Walker spent about $30 million; […]
Going back through my archives, I see I first noticed this pre-Obama. There would have been value in describing the problem succinctly, but this was not within my efforts, nor within my achievements. Since then, I’ve made some references to it, on my way to noticing something else, but I’ve not been giving it the […]
Live in Miami Beach? Well, prepare yourself to have your garbage invaded (InfoWars) Audi’s infamous ‘Green Police’ Superbowl commercial may not be far off coming to fruition. Miami Beach has passed an ordinance that makes recycling compulsory from July 2013, with those who fail to comply under threat of fines up to $2500 dollars. “People, […]
For those who missed it, here’s the Democrats clueless, completely out of touch President Of course, after getting slapped around by Romney, the GOP, and pretty much everyone else (The Hill) The verbal gaffe offered a political gift to Republicans and capped a miserable week for the president, who was on the losing side of […]
Neat little video giving the basics of: how Barca does what it does.
About 35 years old but still as good as when I first read it: Norman Spinrad, “Carcinoma Angels“. Great read for a summer weekend.
On Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the President would not extend current marginal tax rates for those Americans who make $250,000 or more annually, even on a temporary basis. With major debt ceiling, sequestration and tax policy debates on the horizon, should conservatives call the President’s bluff on the matter? Or should […]
With the news of Stanley Kurtz’ NRO piece about Obama’s membership in a radical, communist-styled political party in Chicago making the rounds today, it is instructive to note that bloggers had all this info years ago, before Obama ran for the White House in 2008. Back in the late 1990, then State Senate candidate Barack […]
Spain’s economy is under such duress that the country is prepared to request a 40 billion Euro cash injection from the Euro zone this weekend. The request comes after Fitch Ratings reduced Spain’s credit by three notches on Thursday. This move will make Spain the fourth country to need a bailout since the European debt […]
It’s the: end of the Canadian speech code, and their Human Rights Commissions (censorship panels) will be curtailed, too. Excerpt: The federal Conservatives voted late Wednesday to repeal controversial sections of the Canadian Human Rights Act banning hate speech on the Internet, backing a bill they say promotes freedom of expression and would have the courts […]