Category: The Good Old US of A
Your Fiscal Fright of the Month
Now that the Super Committee has done its little song and dance, it’s time for the grown-ups to get a nice, clear view of our problems. One of those problems is our entitlement system, especially Medicare and Social Security. The Democrats steadfastly refuse to admit either of them are any cause for concern but, as [...]
In Praise of Police Restraint and Pepper Spray
By now, you’ve probably seen what the MSM will ensure becomes an iconic photograph from an Occupy Whatever protest in Portland, OR this weekend. A young woman, screaming defiance at the “banksters” and their greedy overlords, gets a full blast of pepper spray from a fascist police officer who overreacted to the “mostly peaceful” protest. [...]
Harry’s Newest Obsession is a Man Named Grover
Harry Reid hates Grover Norquist. A lot. If you’re not a political junkie, you’ve probably not heard of Norquist nor the group he heads called Americans for Tax Reform. ATR has a pretty simple goal — a simpler, lower, more fair tax code — and one of its tools is a pledge it asks candidates [...]
Here Comes the Doom: Obamacare to SCOTUS
Mollie Hemingway brings the news that the Supreme Court will take up the matter of Obamacare’s Constitutionality next year.
Why Does President Obama Hate Christmas? (UPDATE: Bloggers Save Christmas!)
Just when you think our President can’t descend one more inch into the unfathomably deep well of ridiculousness, he exceeds all expectations and drops a whole foot. Recently, our President promised that he would not wait for Congress to save us from our economic morass.
WaPo Blogger Flunks Cash for Clunkers
I can not imagine how much pain the Washington Post must be in today. Brad Plumer, one of Ezra Klein’s co-blogging team, wrote a detailed and pretty fair blog post this morning about the failure of the Cash for Clunkers program.
Who Would Jesus Protest?
Want a quick test to see if someone knows the Bible? Ask them if Jesus would be out protesting at Occupy Wall Street (#OWS) today.
Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Let’s Push An Old Woman Down Some Stairs!
This is what democracy looks like, which is why our very wise Founders built America as a republic.
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