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-By Warner Todd Huston For his Labor Day weekend trick, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka leveled the charge of McCarthyism at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. This is a bit rich from a guy with blood on his hands — and I don’t say that figuratively, either. At a September 2 meeting sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Trumka claimed...
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Just how low did four California women go to make a quick buck ripping off an insurance company? Six feet under. The Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced a recent conviction in a scheme by four individuals in the Los Angeles area to invent a man out of whole cloth, hold his funeral, and then reap in the insurance...
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(Orin Kerr) On August 19th, Justice Kennedy gave an address that included an interesting passing remark about the role of blogs. Justice Kennedy was talking about how law review case comments generally come out too late to be of use to the Court (especially in the context of deciding whether to grant certiorari in a case). As a result, when...
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Give the woman credit -- liberals are seldom this candid about their impulse toward totalitarianism. Usually it takes a bit of prodding before you'll hear that voice of the guard in the gulag. Lizz Winstead, co-founder of The Daily Show and alumna of the late, hardly lamented Air America Radio, revealed her pathological side while appearing on Ed Schultz's...
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New Hampshire apparently tries to hard in Presidential years to have its primaries first, that it tires and has to have its Senate primaries last. So we’re still on primary watch for that state, and it looks like the Republican race has shifted again. Kelly Ayotte still leads the primary race to decide Democrat Paul Hodes’s opponent, but it...
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Many Red S tate readers probably remember 1994. The GOP launched its “Contract with America” six weeks before the mid-term elections and took back Congress with a 54-seat swing on Election Day. While the Contract had many good ideas, a family values agenda was left in the dust, and was ignored once Congress convened. Protecting women and unborn babies...
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Federal authorities have officially declared the fire at the site of a community center and mosque near Murfreesboro, Tenn., an arson. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said today that an accelerant was definitely used in the torching of construction equipment at the site last Saturday morning. The agency is offering a $20,000 reward leading to an...
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(Orin Kerr) Three important voices in national security law — Jack Goldsmith, Bobby Chesney, and Benjamin Wittes — have launched a new blog: LAWFARE: Hard National Security Choices . There’s a bunch of interesting content up already. Here’s the intro to the blog from Ben’s first post on Wednesday: Welcome to Lawfare, a new blog by Robert Chesney, Jack Goldsmith,...
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The media will say anything to cover for the One's failures....
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Religions, and their responsibilities...
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Regime supporters carried an Israel coffin today at Quds Day protests. Children marched with toy guns. ( ISNA ) Ahmadinejad told supporters today that Israel is too weak to attack its nuclear facilities. Haaretz reported, via Lucianne : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told supporters across Iran on Friday that Israel and its allies were too weak to attack the...
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Dick Polman, no VRWC-card holder, defends Koch Industries against some recent attacks -- with a little help from Hillary Clinton. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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Dick Polman, no VRWC-card holder, defends Koch Industries against some recent attacks -- with a little help from Hillary Clinton. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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Thanks to Kevin Hassett and Alan Viard for setting the record straight about the impact that letting the Bush tax cuts expire could have on small businesses. The numbers are clear. According to IRS data, fully 48% of the net income of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations reported on tax returns went to households with incomes above $200,000...
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Thanks to Kevin Hassett and Alan Viard for setting the record straight about the impact that letting the Bush tax cuts expire could have on small businesses. The numbers are clear. According to IRS data, fully 48% of the net income of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations reported on tax returns went to households with incomes above $200,000...
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Thanks to Kevin Hassett and Alan Viard for setting the record straight about the impact that letting the Bush tax cuts expire could have on small businesses. The numbers are clear. According to IRS data, fully 48% of the net income of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations reported on tax returns went to households with incomes above $200,000...
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Thanks to Kevin Hassett and Alan Viard for setting the record straight about the impact that letting the Bush tax cuts expire could have on small businesses. The numbers are clear. According to IRS data, fully 48% of the net income of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations reported on tax returns went to households with incomes above $200,000...
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Our friends at BulletPeople.com have come out with another awesome Jack Webb parody video. This time the famed "Dragnet" detective Sgt. Joe Friday is taking on President Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder over his treatment of Arizona in their attempt to deal with illegal immigration: Make sure you check out more videos from Bullet People on Eyeblast ...
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Our friends at BulletPeople.com have come out with another awesome Jack Webb parody video. This time the famed "Dragnet" detective Sgt. Joe Friday is taking on President Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder over his treatment of Arizona in their attempt to deal with illegal immigration: Make sure you check out more videos from Bullet People on Eyeblast ...
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Our friends at BulletPeople.com have come out with another awesome Jack Webb parody video. This time the famed "Dragnet" detective Sgt. Joe Friday is taking on President Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder over his treatment of Arizona in their attempt to deal with illegal immigration: Make sure you check out more videos from Bullet People on Eyeblast ...
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Our friends at BulletPeople.com have come out with another awesome Jack Webb parody video. This time the famed "Dragnet" detective Sgt. Joe Friday is taking on President Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder over his treatment of Arizona in their attempt to deal with illegal immigration: Make sure you check out more videos from Bullet People on Eyeblast ...
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It's criminal not to. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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It's criminal not to. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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It's criminal not to. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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It's criminal not to. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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has a new Ideas show on PBS . Debuts Sunday in some markets. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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has a new Ideas show on PBS . Debuts Sunday in some markets. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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has a new Ideas show on PBS . Debuts Sunday in some markets. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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has a new Ideas show on PBS . Debuts Sunday in some markets. Kathryn Jean Lopez ...
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Those conservative women… They all look alike. St. Louis blogger Michelle Moore (left) and Dr. Gina Loudon take a break during the Show-Me State blogger-activist conference in November. -By Warner Todd Huston As many tongues on both sides of the political divide wagged yesterday Vanity Fair published a badly sourced attack piece on Governor Palin. But the piece is...
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Those conservative women… They all look alike. St. Louis blogger Michelle Moore (left) and Dr. Gina Loudon take a break during the Show-Me State blogger-activist conference in November. -By Warner Todd Huston As many tongues on both sides of the political divide wagged yesterday Vanity Fair published a badly sourced attack piece on Governor Palin. But the piece is...
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Those conservative women… They all look alike. St. Louis blogger Michelle Moore (left) and Dr. Gina Loudon take a break during the Show-Me State blogger-activist conference in November. -By Warner Todd Huston As many tongues on both sides of the political divide wagged yesterday Vanity Fair published a badly sourced attack piece on Governor Palin. But the piece is...
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Shaun Waterman writes about a new think tank report: " 'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. " There are plenty of reasons to protect ourselves against immigration pressures, and I'm all for guarding against prospective threats. But this sort of thing smells like an attempt to recruit conservatives -- with their atavistic concerns for sovereignty and nationhood -- into...
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Shaun Waterman writes about a new think tank report: " 'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. " There are plenty of reasons to protect ourselves against immigration pressures, and I'm all for guarding against prospective threats. But this sort of thing smells like an attempt to recruit conservatives -- with their atavistic concerns for sovereignty and nationhood -- into...
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Shaun Waterman writes about a new think tank report: " 'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. " There are plenty of reasons to protect ourselves against immigration pressures, and I'm all for guarding against prospective threats. But this sort of thing smells like an attempt to recruit conservatives -- with their atavistic concerns for sovereignty and nationhood -- into...
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Shaun Waterman writes about a new think tank report: " 'Climate migrants' projected to flood U.S. " There are plenty of reasons to protect ourselves against immigration pressures, and I'm all for guarding against prospective threats. But this sort of thing smells like an attempt to recruit conservatives -- with their atavistic concerns for sovereignty and nationhood -- into...
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For young adults, Obama is no longer the hipster-in-chief.? Maybe it’s because of the persistent unemployment: 19% in July for 16- to 24-year-olds. Maybe it’s because they just realized that Obamacare likely means colleges will no longer be able to offer affordable health-care . Or maybe it’s because Lady Gaga now has more Facebook fans than Barack Obama. Whatever...
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For young adults, Obama is no longer the hipster-in-chief.? Maybe it’s because of the persistent unemployment: 19% in July for 16- to 24-year-olds. Maybe it’s because they just realized that Obamacare likely means colleges will no longer be able to offer affordable health-care . Or maybe it’s because Lady Gaga now has more Facebook fans than Barack Obama. Whatever...
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For young adults, Obama is no longer the hipster-in-chief.? Maybe it’s because of the persistent unemployment: 19% in July for 16- to 24-year-olds. Maybe it’s because they just realized that Obamacare likely means colleges will no longer be able to offer affordable health-care . Or maybe it’s because Lady Gaga now has more Facebook fans than Barack Obama. Whatever...
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Just not a lede you see every day. The Republican nominee for Senate in Colorado (Buck) has now recanted his support for the Republican nominee for Governor (Maes). Colorado - Republican - United States Senate - United States - Politics ...
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Resumption of direct peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders is barely under way and the New York Times already shapes its news coverage to favor the Palestinian side....
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- sued by the Justice Department on Thursday for not cooperating with an investigation into civil rights violations -- said Friday that federal officials should be thanking him for enforcing immigration laws instead of declaring "war against Arizona." Arpaio, who has been a magnet for controversy with stunts such as his parading of prisoners...
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- sued by the Justice Department on Thursday for not cooperating with an investigation into civil rights violations -- said Friday that federal officials should be thanking him for enforcing immigration laws instead of declaring "war against Arizona." Arpaio, who has been a magnet for controversy with stunts such as his parading of prisoners...
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- sued by the Justice Department on Thursday for not cooperating with an investigation into civil rights violations -- said Friday that federal officials should be thanking him for enforcing immigration laws instead of declaring "war against Arizona." Arpaio, who has been a magnet for controversy with stunts such as his parading of prisoners...
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NRSC, in high dudgeon, says Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has lost touch with voters in the Evergreen State. Only the Evergreen State is Washington and he's from Oregon. #pacnorthwestgeolocationalfail Washington - Oregon - Ron Wyden - United States - Evergreen State ...
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NRSC, in high dudgeon, says Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has lost touch with voters in the Evergreen State. Only the Evergreen State is Washington and he's from Oregon. #pacnorthwestgeolocationalfail Washington - Oregon - Ron Wyden - United States - Evergreen State ...
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NRSC, in high dudgeon, says Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has lost touch with voters in the Evergreen State. Only the Evergreen State is Washington and he's from Oregon. #pacnorthwestgeolocationalfail Washington - Oregon - Ron Wyden - United States - Evergreen State ...
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NRSC, in high dudgeon, says Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has lost touch with voters in the Evergreen State. Only the Evergreen State is Washington and he's from Oregon. #pacnorthwestgeolocationalfail Washington - Oregon - Ron Wyden - United States - Evergreen State ...
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I would hesitate and just be too smart to try to ascribe any meaning to this or interpret it. But purely in Abbot and Costello 'who's on first base' terms, I found it entertaining. Post intel columnist Jeff Stein picks up a story by Philip Girardi in the American Conservative which says the FBI and the CIA have become...
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Stop the spinsanity – please! At the time Sen. Reid made this comment, President Bush had been pursuing a failed, stay-the-course strategy that had cost thousands of American lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. Iraq appeared to be on the verge of a sectarian civil war. He was simply pointing out what our military leaders, including Gen. Petraeus, had...
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Stop the spinsanity – please! At the time Sen. Reid made this comment, President Bush had been pursuing a failed, stay-the-course strategy that had cost thousands of American lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. Iraq appeared to be on the verge of a sectarian civil war. He was simply pointing out what our military leaders, including Gen. Petraeus, had...
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Stop the spinsanity – please! At the time Sen. Reid made this comment, President Bush had been pursuing a failed, stay-the-course strategy that had cost thousands of American lives and billions of taxpayer dollars. Iraq appeared to be on the verge of a sectarian civil war. He was simply pointing out what our military leaders, including Gen. Petraeus, had...
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Over at Red State, Dan McLaughlin offers a generous and welcome defense of my book . I don't expect anybody to fight my battles for me, but it's nice every now and then when someone grabs a sword and jumps in. Jonah Goldberg ...
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At Power Line , Paul Mirengoff quotes a letter from a reader about President Obama’s refusal to give President Bush the credit he deserves for the Iraq surge, which turned a deteriorating war effort there into victory. I want to republish a portion below, because it nearly perfectly summarizes my contempt for the national Democrats and their leftist allies...
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At Power Line , Paul Mirengoff quotes a letter from a reader about President Obama’s refusal to give President Bush the credit he deserves for the Iraq surge, which turned a deteriorating war effort there into victory. I want to republish a portion below, because it nearly perfectly summarizes my contempt for the national Democrats and their leftist allies...
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At Power Line , Paul Mirengoff quotes a letter from a reader about President Obama’s refusal to give President Bush the credit he deserves for the Iraq surge, which turned a deteriorating war effort there into victory. I want to republish a portion below, because it nearly perfectly summarizes my contempt for the national Democrats and their leftist allies...
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(Ilya Somin) John McWhorter has a good column at Root urging African-Americans to make a priority of opposing the War on Drugs {[HT: my fiancee’s blog ]: The Reclaim the Dream March “recaptured the flavor” of the March on Washington. But it isn’t an accident that this brings to mind popping an old piece of gum from the underside of...
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Liberal Whoppers
President Obama vowed Wednesday to press ahead with peace talks in Washington, telling Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences after decades of hostility. ...
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President Obama vowed Wednesday to press ahead with peace talks in Washington, telling Israeli and Palestinian leaders they faced a fleeting chance to settle deep differences after decades of hostility. ...
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Ladd Ehlinger, Jr., is a filmmaker who recently directed this ad which I'm pretty sure you've seen: ...which vaulted Dale Peterson from a barely-noticeable 5% up to 28%, and knocked out the front-runner (who Peterson especially opposed). He also just......
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Pet theories department. An "Abilene paradox" occurs when a group of people decide on a course of action that is contrary to the preferences of any individual in the group. Each member mistakenly believes that his or her beliefs are......
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&cat=6&pid=95968&cache=true" alt="GZM Developer, Imam Have Tax, Financial Issues; Will National Media Care? (Updates: NYT Notes Problems on Pg. A17)" class="alignleft"/> This past weekend, intrepid journalists at the New York Post and NorthJersey.com released information they unearthed about proposed Ground Zero Mosque "organizer" Sharif El-Gamal and frontman Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, respectively, that the wire services, the New York Times and the national TV networks would likely have run with by now had the items related to a major church...
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&cat=6&pid=95821&cache=true" alt="A Revealing AP Slip? A Strange Stray Question Mark Appears in Report on GZM Imam (Update: Removed at AP’s Main Site)" class="alignleft"/> An interesting character made an appearance in a Saturday evening Associated Press report by Cristian Salazar on Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf: It's not a one-time accident. The same paragraph carried at Google's version of the story has the same extra character: The question mark is actually well-placed, as the following paragraphs from Salazar's report demonstrate (bolds are mine throughout...
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(Eugene Volokh) The Gainesville [Sun site reports: The city of Gainesville has denied Dove World Outreach Center’s application for a burn permit to set fire to copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, but the church says it plans to burn the holy books anyway. Gene Prince, interim chief of Gainesville Fire Rescue, said Wednesday that under the city’s fire...
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&cat=6&pid=95369&cache=true" alt="New York Comptroller Supports Public Funding For Ground Zero Victory Mosque" class="alignleft"/> New York City Comptroller John Liu says he supports public funding for the Ground Zero Victory Mosque. Reuters reported, via Free Republic : The Muslim center planned near the site of the World Trade Center attack could qualify for tax-free financing, a spokesman for City Comptroller John Liu said on Friday, and Liu is willing to consider approving the...
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&cat=6&pid=60816&cache=true" alt="Hail to the arrogance – Obama administration stonewalling on Sestak could end with PA grand jury" class="alignleft"/> Hail to the Chief arrogance corruption. The White House has been stonewalling the press and Congressional inquiries into allegations that they offered Joe Sestak a high level job if he dropped out of the Pennsylvania Senate race. If true, a serious crime was committed. However, the Obama justice department refuses to investigate and the Democratically controlled Congress also...
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&cat=6&pid=60817&cache=true" alt="Hail to the arrogance – Obama administration stonewalling on Sestak could end with PA grand jury" class="alignleft"/> Hail to the Chief arrogance corruption. The White House has been stonewalling the press and Congressional inquiries into allegations that they offered Joe Sestak a high level job if he dropped out of the Pennsylvania Senate race. If true, a serious crime was committed. However, the Obama justice department refuses to investigate and the Democratically controlled Congress also...
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allens told reporters Thursday morning that the Top Kill procedure was successful. The Top Kill procedure pumps heavy drilling mud into the well to stem the flow of oil. Once the oil flow is stopped, then they can pump concrete in to permanently seal the well. That Allens’ comments to reporters: The so-called “top kill”...
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Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told reporters Thursday morning that the Top Kill procedure was successful. The Top Kill procedure pumps heavy drilling mud into the well to stem the flow of oil. Once the oil flow is stopped, then they can pump concrete in to permanently seal the well. That Allen’s comments to reporters: The so-called “top kill”...
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&cat=6&pid=59109&cache=true" alt="Obama approval cratering — President Obama’s approval rating has began falling again" class="alignleft"/> Following the bait and switch passage of Obamacare, which was followed by a PR and sales campaign by the White House and President Obama, the President received a small bump in his approval rating which he held for a couple months. It would appear that small bump is gone and he has began his downward spiral again. A new...
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This is a live feed that BP is broadcasting from one of its remote operated vehicles (ROV). Based on reports from BP, the “top kill” procedure is underway and while not a sure thing, appears to be the best option for stemming the flow of oil. As updates are made available, we will report on the progress of the...
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&cat=6&pid=58876&cache=true" alt="Obama’s perfect storm – The President’s mishandling of three key issues is showing in his approval rating" class="alignleft"/> President Obama’s Chief of Staff, Rahm Emmanuel, has said that “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” Those are words that the White House and President Obama have lived by. Every time the nation has faced a crisis or tragedy, large or small, President Obama has tried to use it for his own, and his party’s,...
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&cat=6&pid=58878&cache=true" alt="Obama’s Katrina – How Obama’s inaction is killing the gulf coast" class="alignleft"/> For the last month, people have been saying that the BP oil spill might be President Obama’s Katrina. I have been skeptical about this for a number of reasons. First and foremost, before the massive oil spill could become Obama’s “Katrina” the liberal mainstream media would have to stop worshiping at the Altar of Obama and provide some unbiased...
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&cat=6&pid=58880&cache=true" alt="Another step towards socialism? Dick Morris says that’s what the Finacial Regulation Bill is" class="alignleft"/> Using the words socialism and President Obama in the same sentence has become so overused at this point, that many immediately discount it as more right-wing rhetoric. However, in this case it might pay to take a look at where Morris goes with this. After Republicans made news several weeks ago by filibustering a vote to open debate on...
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&cat=6&pid=58882&cache=true" alt="Blessing or Curse — What exactly will Rand Paul be for the Tea Party?" class="alignleft"/> Photo by Gage Skidmore Like with his father, Ron Paul, it’s easy to often find yourself saying “did he really just say that” when listening to Rand Paul speak. Last year, fellow Libertarian Ron Paul was taped talking about how the CIA runs the military, the federal reserve, pretty much the whole country. He’s been an outspoken proponent of...
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During the course of this afternoon (the last hour or two, and the next few hours) some aspects of the site might look off or appear broken (looking images missing). I am in the process of upgrading the Wordpress theme, and now have to regenerate all the image thumbnails displayed on the home page and manually reapply a number...
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&cat=6&pid=56292&cache=true" alt="CNN’s Campbell Brown out — AP laugher reports on CNN’s failure a result of being so unbiased" class="alignleft"/> This one is so ridiculous you just have to say “huhh?” Campbell Brown, who has been a dismal failure on CNN, and trails not only prime time leader Bill O’Reilly, but also Olbermann and Nancy Grace. Olbermann averages less than a third of the viewers that O’Reilly brings in, but Brown is down around a sixth (~15%) of O’Reilly’s...
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&cat=6&pid=56294&cache=true" alt="Leaked Spanish document confirms failure of green economy that Obama is trying to emulate" class="alignleft"/> It is no secret that President Obama has been using Western Europe as his guide to ‘remake’ America. The gang of three (Obama, Pelosi and Reid) have been on a sixteen month social-programs spending orgy, which is part of President Obama’s plan to implement failed European-style social programs to America. Of course, eventually when you double, ......
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&cat=6&pid=56024&cache=true" alt="Mainstream media refuses to cover climate change conference" class="alignleft"/> When the usual suspects, UN Climate change panel, Philip Jones, Michael Mann, etc. have a conference, the main stream media flocks in groves to the meeting and without any thought or fact checking regurgitate the “debate is over” mantra. When a conference is held to actually discuss and debate climate change and what impact man is having, the main...
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&cat=6&pid=56025&cache=true" alt="Mainstream media refuses to cover climate change conference" class="alignleft"/> When the usual suspects, UN Climate change panel, Philip Jones, Michael Mann, etc. have a conference, the main stream media flocks in groves to the meeting and without any thought or fact checking regurgitate the “debate is over” mantra. When a conference is held to actually discuss and debate climate change and what impact man is having, the main...
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&cat=6&pid=56028&cache=true" alt="Diplomacy by Idiocy — Assistant Secretary of State Posner classes AZ law as a human rights concern" class="alignleft"/> I typically make every effort to treat subjects of my posts with respect, even when I strongly disagree with them. However, it’s hard not to use the words bumbling idiot when talking about Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner and his recent comments in China. Call it a continuation of the Obama global apology tour. Call it a continuation...
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&cat=6&pid=56029&cache=true" alt="Diplomacy by Idiocy — Assistant Secretary of State Posner classes AZ law as a human rights concern" class="alignleft"/> I typically make every effort to treat subjects of my posts with respect, even when I strongly disagree with them. However, it’s hard not to use the words bumbling idiot when talking about Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner and his recent comments in China. Call it a continuation of the Obama global apology tour. Call it a continuation...
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&cat=6&pid=56032&cache=true" alt="Ahhh, it’s only border security — Napolitano is yet another top administration official to admit having not read AZ law" class="alignleft"/> The campaign of lies coming from the liberal media and the White House administration almost defies logic. The President has led the disinformation parade with his assertion that United States Citizens going out for ice cream with their kids could be pulled over and asked for their ID and if they didn’t have it, could be arrested, just because...
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&cat=6&pid=56033&cache=true" alt="Ahhh, it’s only border security — Napolitano is yet another top administration official to admit having not read AZ law" class="alignleft"/> The campaign of lies coming from the liberal media and the White House administration almost defies logic. The President has led the disinformation parade with his assertion that United States Citizens going out for ice cream with their kids could be pulled over and asked for their ID and if they didn’t have it, could be arrested, just because...
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The last month has been very hectic and prevented me from focusing any time on Liberal Whoppers. First, I was out of the country on business and got caught in the European volcanic ash nightmare, delaying my return home. Since then, my main job that pays the bills has kept me very busy. However, as the title says, I...
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The last month has been very hectic and prevented me from focusing any time on Liberal Whoppers. First, I was out of the country on business and got caught in the European volcanic ash nightmare, delaying my return home. Since then, my main job that pays the bills has kept me very busy. However, as the title says, I...
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Pakistani officials blasted Hillary Clinton today for her threats yesterday against the American ally. Secretary of State Clinton yesterday claimed that Pakistani officials knew the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. The Daily Times reported: Urging the government to adopt a clear policy on the threatening statement of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Pakistan in...
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Pakistani officials blasted Hillary Clinton today for her threats yesterday against the American ally. Secretary of State Clinton yesterday claimed that Pakistani officials knew the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. The Daily Times reported: Urging the government to adopt a clear policy on the threatening statement of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Pakistan in...
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&cat=6&pid=52055&cache=true" alt="HHS Buries numbers — HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius had report showing Obamacare would increase insurance costs a week before final votes" class="alignleft"/> It’s now being reported that prior to the final Congressional votes on Obamacare, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius buried a report detailing the devastating affects that Obamacare would have. The American Spectator reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was given the analysis by the Medicare actuary, which showed that Obamacare would have many negative...
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&cat=6&pid=48380&cache=true" alt="Will return soon – New articles will start back up on Liberal Whoppers shortly" class="alignleft"/> Once again, the job that pays bills has me out of the country and unable to post any commentary or articles. I hope to get back to my normal schedule within a few days. ...
Apr 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »
&cat=6&pid=48381&cache=true" alt="Will return soon – New articles will start back up on Liberal Whoppers shortly" class="alignleft"/> Once again, the job that pays bills has me out of the country and unable to post any commentary or articles. I hope to get back to my normal schedule within a few days. ...
Apr 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »
– Congressman Jim Jordan is a Republican from Ohio. Go here to see the original: Common Sense Comes to the Nation’s Capital — By: NRO Staff ...
Apr 15 2010 / No comment / Read More »
&cat=6&pid=46139&cache=true" alt="Justice Hillary — Rumors fly that Clinton could be Obama’s SCOTUS nomination" class="alignleft"/> The latest name being floated to replace liberal Justice John Paul Stevens by President Obama is Hillary Clinton. It’s hard to know if this is a pure media fabrication or if the story has some legs. Hillary is an interesting prospect, because as a former Senator, tradition indicates that Republicans in the Senate won’t filibuster the vote on her...
Apr 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »
&cat=6&pid=46066&cache=true" alt="Half the country pays no taxes, yet they think they are overtaxed" class="alignleft"/> Not surprisingly, the Democrats vision for America isn’t in line with the majority of voters. While all indications are that President Obama and Democratic Congressional leaders continue to move forward with their plans for an across the board tax increase , most American feel they are already overtaxed. Rasmussen also found that both a national sales tax and taxes...
Apr 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »
Technically, it isn’t a class action suit yet, but is expected to be very shortly. On Thursday Van Irion, a Congressional candidate and Constitutional lawyer, filed a lawsuit against Obamacare following the Tennessee Attorney General’s refusal to do so: Third District Congressional candidate Van Irion said in just three days, more than 500 individuals and companies from 30 states...
Apr 12 2010 / No comment / Read More »
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