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Comparing apples and oranges — federal projects old and new

Rumor has it that the President is going to use the State of the Union address to call for more government spending. Much more government spending: President Barack Obama will call for new government spending on infrastructure, education and research in his State of the Union address Tuesday, sharpening his response to Republicans in Congress […]

Conservative talk radio recap: January 17-22

My new Talk Radio Watch column is now up! Enjoy FREE audio and webcam treats from the week in conservative talk radio, including: Feds drop case against Hannity Savage and Levin threaten to sue Glenn Beck says, “Philadelphia sucks” and more. CLICK HERE to keep reading (and listening). After deadline BONUS stuff: Can’t get enough […]

The Left’s New Civil-sorship

Let’s be civil, OK? I mean, let’s tone it down out there. You people need to rise to a better, more civil discourse. I know this because the entire left wing in America today is telling us this (even as Democrat Steve Cohen is calling anyone that opposes him a Nazi). We need to get […]

Will Obama Push Climate Alarmism During State Of The Union?

That’s what The Politico is wondering, saying that the Alarmist-(who keeps his thermostat really high, drives in massive gas guzzlers, and takes many unnecessary fossil fueled airplane trips)-In-Chief is being pressured to do just that In two previous big speeches on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama planted global warming and energy near the top of […]

Wait…you mean…taxes matter?

Why didn’t anybody ever tell us these things? Oh, right. People did. There’s tax increase fallout coming already from south of the border. South of the Wisconsin border, that is: Illinois could be smelling less delicious in the near future… …they could smell worse? …thanks to the state’s new tax regime. Jimmy John’s founder and […]

‘Is GE betraying its customers and its country?’

General Electric is one of America’s most storied companies. Founded in 1892, the global conglomerate has over 300,000 employees and business units that are involved with every aspect of industry, from finance to light bulbs. In the process, however, GE has become emblematic of crony capitalism with its deep and intricate ties to the Democrat […]

Transcript of Glenn Beck’s ‘Shoot Them in the Head’ Comments

Part of the initial explanation for leftist’s jumping the gun (metaphor) on the news of the Tucson shooting is that the Democrat-Socialists have been so thoroughly repudiated at the polls. Daniel Henninger argued at the Wall Street Journal that last November “was no ordinary election. What voters did has the potential to change the content […]

Video: What The Heck Happened to the Anti-War Movement?

Remember those hoary days of raucous protest when anti-war protesters sent thousands of people into the streets sometimes with only a days notice? Now consider this: have you seen any of these giant protests since 2008 presidential election? Yeah, no one else has, either. Do you wonder why that is? Well, it’s because the anti-war […]

Kermit Gosnell and Roe v. Wade: Something Evil This Way Came

Yesterday it was reported that Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist, was arrested and charged with eight counts of murder. He was charged with the murder of babies who were fully delivered; he induced labor, delivered the babies and then stuck a scissors in the back of their necks and mercilessly killed them. Their first breath, was […]

Insanity of Britain’s Equality Act Continues to Unfold

If you want to work in Britain’s public sector, it helps to be a pervert. Naturally Muslims and those of non-British origin are favored too: Millions of teachers, nurses and policemen could be asked to disclose their sexuality, religion and race as part of a new Coalition equality drive. Lib Dem equalities minister Lynne Featherstone […]

Snap! Obama Plans To Reboot On Economic Advice

After two years of mostly bad ideas on how to handle the recession, which turned into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, which happened while Democrats were in control of the federal government, Obama is looking to reboot! Which should lead to more great failed sloganeering, like “Recovery Summer”. Thankfully, Obama won’t have […]

This Week Quotes: Jan 14 – Jan 20

There may be some people here today who do not have living within them the Holy Spirit. But if you have been adopted in God’s family like I have, and like you have if you’re a Christian and if you’re saved, and the Holy Spirit lives within you just like the Holy Spirit lives within […]

Border Patrol Reduced to Picking Up Trash

If the Border Patrol isn’t defending the border, what are they doing down there besides providing free police services to invading colonists and getting shot by Mexican bandits? National Border Patrol Council Local 2544 reveals the answer — picking up trash: Teams of uniformed Border Patrol agents from the Casa Grande [AZ] station are being […]

Water, Water Everywhere but Hardly a Drop for Farmers

As the great Milton Friedman famously observed, “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand.” Likewise, excessive rain is no cure for drought with Big Government at the helm. From Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA): California’s precipitation this season has gone off the […]