Security of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is backtracking on remarks she made over the weekend regarding the attempted bombing of Northwest Airline flight 253: Napolitano, appearing Monday on NBC’s “Today Show,” explained comments she made Sunday regarding an incident in which a Nigerian man allegedly ignited an incendiary device aboard a U.S. jetliner on Christmas […]
Archives for December 2009
Janet Napolitano: “The System Worked”
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again now: Janet Napolitano is an idiot who is completely unqualified for the position she holds. If anyone doubts the accuracy of that statement, her appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” today should remove any doubt: Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday that the thwarting of […]
Christmas Day Terror: Bomb Attempt on U.S.-Bound Flight
From the Wall Street Journal: A passenger on a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight tried Friday to detonate an explosive device strapped to his leg and later told investigators he had affiliations with al Qaeda and was trying to blow up the plane, according to a senior U.S. official. “We believe this was an attempted act […]
Merry Christmas
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year everyone, I hope you are blessed with every joy during this glorious season. Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. -Ephesians 1:2
And the Stupidest Criminal of the Year Award Goes to…
This guy, I guess no one ever warned him about the big blue spark: An attempted copper theft at an Eagan substation early Wednesday knocked out power for thousands of residents and sent a would-be thief to Regions Hospital. Eagan police said the 33-year-old suspect from St. Paul suffered severe burns but was in stable […]
Bah Humbug: Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill
The Senate this morning voted to pass Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Health Care Reform bill… A.K.A. the single biggest crap sandwich ever foisted on Americans. The vote was 60-39 entirely along party lines with all the Democrats voting for it and Republicans voting against it: In a vote resonating with history, Senate Democrats early Christmas […]
Blue Dog Democrat Jumps Ship; Joins Republicans
From Politico: POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican. According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith’s district in northern Alabama. Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of […]
Commerce Department Revises 3rd Quater GDP Downward… Again
Two months the media and Obama Administration were trumpeting the announcement that third quarter GDP had grown at an annualized rate of 3.5%. Unfortunately, their celebrations were a bit premature the Commerce Department today announced their final estimate of third quarter GDP… Not surprisingly third quarter GDP was a lot lower than they originally estimated: […]
D.C. Cop Brings Gun to Snowball Fight
What kind of a moron brings a gun a to a snowball fight? Apparently a veteran police detective in Washington D.C.: An off-duty Washington D.C. police detective went berserk and began waving his gun around when his Hummer was pelted with snowballs during this weekend’s storm. “Yes I did (pull my gun), because I got […]
Tom Coburn: Senate Health Care Bill is Scarier Than You Think
I have no doubt that critics will claim Dr. Tom Coburn’s Wall Street Journal op-ed is nothing but scare tactics… But the simple truth is if quoting from the bill scares people maybe the bill itself isn’t such good idea: My 25 years as a practicing physician have shown me what happens when government attempts […]
Michael Moore: Start recall of Lieberman 2day or we’ll boycott your state.
I don’t know what’s funnier this tweet by nutroots clown prince Michael Moore: People of Connecticut: What have u done 2 this country? We hold u responsible. Start recall of Lieberman 2day or we’ll boycott your state. Or this statement by Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro: “No individual should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and […]
Good News: National Debt Already Tops Debt Limit
From CBS News: The latest calculation of the National Debt as posted by the Treasury Department has – at least numerically – exceeded the statutory Debt Limit approved by Congress last February as part of the Recovery Act stimulus bill. The ceiling was set at $12.104 trillion dollars. The latest posting by Treasury shows the […]
Tom Coburn Fires Warning Shot Across Harry Reid’s Bow
Things got little interesting in the Senate earlier today when Senator Tom Coburn fired what can best be called a warning shot across Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bow. Sen. Coburn refused to allow unanimous consent on Sen. Bernie Sander’s single payer amendment to the health care reform bill and demanded that they read entire […]
Senate Democrats Reach Health Reform Compromise; Drop Public Option
From the Wall Street Journal: Senior Senate Democrats reached tentative agreement Tuesday night to abandon the government-run insurance plan in their health-overhaul bill and to expand Medicare coverage to some people ages 55 to 64, clearing the most significant hurdle so far in getting a bill that can pass Congress. Liberals dropped the public insurance […]
Tiger Woods Pays Fine; Admits to Transgressions
The Florida Highway Patrol has closed it’s investigation into professional golfer Tiger Woods weekend car accident. Woods was issued a citation for careless driving and fined $164.00: The Florida Highway Patrol says pro golfer Tiger Woods will be cited for “careless driving” and could be fined up to $164 for hitting a tree and fire […]