Archive for September, 2011
Soon, It Will Be Time for Operation Witness Immunity
I have not written about every development of the still-growing Operation Fast and Furious scandal, but I do want to bring one story to your attention. The Los Angeles Times, one of only two MSM outlets that have shown any interest at all in the story, unearthed a few e-mails that show at least three [...]
Hype, Hype, Hype! He’s the Hypesman…err…Huntsman!
friend, the Lonely Conservative, is puzzled by a question posed by left-wing blogger Steve Benen. Why, they wonder, is Jon Huntsman getting so much press right now? Benen noted that he was scheduled to appear on six national shows in the past two weeks even though he barely appears as a blip on any Presidential [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Secretary of Hackery Monday Edition
Hilda Solis is not our current Secretary of Labor because she knows about honest work or how a free market operates. She is there because 1) she knows how to play the political game of favors and rewards, and 2) because she has a long and storied career as a faithful friend to the wealthy [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Slowhand in the Morning Sunday Edition
Because this has been a long week for a lot of us and we could use something good for our hearts. Because news gets heavy after a while and it simply doesn’t nourish our souls very much. Because the sound of a guitar, played by a master, can make any morning good. Because I dig [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Still Not Over 9/11 Saturday Edition
The tenth anniversary of September 11th is nearly upon us and I’m still not over it. I mentioned on Twitter the other night that I can’t think of that day and not get angry at the attack and the utter stupidity that has fallen upon our country since that day. From the hole that remains [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Health Insurance Meddling Friday Edition
Something happened yesterday to your health insurance company that you might not know about. A provision inside Obamacare kicked in that gives the federal government the power to investigate any company that raises their premiums “in the individual and small group marketplace” ten percent or more, for any reason. So let’s say that Blue Cross [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – What is the Opposite of Beclowned Thursday Edition
I was away from the computer and most other sources of news for most of the day yesterday, but I did hear a little bit about the stunt the President tried to pull on John Boehner. Apparently, Barack Obama and his Inner Circle of Wormtongue Clones believe that every Speaker of the House is as [...]
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