Remember when Democrats mercilessly mocked Sarah Palin’s comments about ‘Death Panels’? Turns out she was right, at least according to Howard Dean and the more than 20 Democrats who have signed on to bills repealing the powers of the Independent Payment Advisory Board to effectively ration health care for seniors. While the IPAB isn’t a […]
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Random Thoughts: Guns Edition
I’ve been enjoying something of an extended hiatus from blogging. It’s not that I’ve lost interest it’s just that thanks to the policy decisions made by the nit wits in Hartford and Washington D.C. I’m working longer hours for less money and that leaves me less time to write. Anyway, since I can’t leave these […]
Gun Dealer’s License Revocation Unrelated to Newtown Shootings
I’m sure you’ve seen news reports over the last few days saying the license of the gun shop were Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza’s mother Nancy bought two of the guns found at Sandy Hook Elementary School after the massacre. While it’s true that store’s Federal Firearms License (FFL) has been revoked most of the […]
Video: Sarah Palin’s Speech at CPAC 2013
In case you missed it here’s Sarah Palin’s speech at CPAC… complete with an impromptu introduction by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX): Ted Cruz is right… she drives the mainstream media “Bat-crap crazy”.
Video: Senator Rand Paul’s Speech at CPAC ‘The GOP of Old Has Grown Stale and Moss-Covered’
Senator Rand Paul delivered a rousing speech at yesterday, here the video in case you missed it: More videos from CPAC 2013 can seen here.
National Labor Relations Board to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals: Screw you!
From the Wall Street Journal: President Obama’s second term could really be something. In the latest disdain for the Constitution’s checks and balances, the National Labor Relations Board has declared that it doesn’t like the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday ruling that three board members were illegally appointed so it plans to ignore it. […]
Breaking: Haley to name Tim Scott to Senate seat
Various news outlets are reporting that South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will appoint Rep. Tim Scott to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jim DeMint, who is resigning to become president of the Heritage Foundation. Gov. Haley is expected to announce the appointment at noon Monday. Mr. Scott will be the only African-American in the […]
Obama Campaign Officially Jumps the Shark
Wow, just wow. I think it’s safe to say President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has officially jumped the shark. I don’t know what else to say about their newly released ad featuring actress Lena Dunham comparing voting to losing her virginity: President Obama’s campaign is out with an eyebrow-raising new ad targeting young voters in […]
Video: Lara Logan’s Keynote Speech at the 2012 BGA Annual Luncheon
Lara Logan of CBS News delivered a chilling warning to American policy makers and the American people during her keynote address to the Better Government Associations annual luncheon on Tuesday, October 2, 2012: Lara Logan, a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” delivered a provocative speech to about 1,100 influentials from government, politics, media, and the […]
Mila Kunis: Idiot — Part Deux
It’s a good thing Esquire Magazine’s Sexiest Woman Alive, Mila Kunis, can get by on her looks because she clearly not a deep thinker: In her interview with Esquire‘s Ross McCammon, Mila doesn’t talk about dating — Ashton Kutcher’s name doesn’t come up. But she doesn’t shy away from getting political. “The way that Republicans […]
A Quick Note On The Septmeber Jobs Report
Like most of you I’m still trying to make sense of yesterday’s jobs report from the BLS — Bureau of Labor Statistics… They’re contradictory, something just doesn’t smell right about them but, I can’t put my finger on what it is. I’m not inclined to believe the conspiracy theories simple because as James Sherk explains […]
New Yorker Cover to Feature Empty Chair
Just how bad was President Barack Obama’s performance in the first presidential debate? This bad: Ouch, score one for Clint Eastwood. There’s no denying now that his presentation at the Republican National Convention, which was widely panned as the incoherent ramblings of a senile old man, has resonated in the public consciousness exactly as he […]
Debate Recap — A Drubbing in Denver
As I watched the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney last night I kept hearing Howard Cosell’s voice in the back of my mind… “Down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier, down goes Frazier!” I expected Mitt Romney to fair pretty well in a head to head debate with Barack Obama, I was […]
Pat Caddell: The Media is Threatening Future of This Country
Gallup recently released a poll showing just 8% of Americans have a great deal of trust in the media, you don’t have to look any farther than the recent terrorist attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya to understand why. A few reporters like Eli Lake at Newsweek have doggedly pursued the story and […]
Video: ‘I Don’t Want a Politician Leading This Nation, I Want a President’
Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Retired) the former commander of the USS Cole (DDG-67) joined Neil Cavuto on Your World earlier today and offered some sharp criticism of President Barack Obama’s and his handling of the Iranian nuclear threat: Watch the latest video at video.insider.foxnews.com “One time a year, the president has an opportunity to gather […]