It’s time for round three of our 2012 Republican Presidential Primary Straw Poll. The candidates in this round are (in no particular order): Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, Mitch Daniels, Bobby Jindal, Rick Perry, John Kasich, John Huntsman, John Bolton, Jeb Bush, Liz Cheney, Chris Christie, Rick Santorum, […]
PSA: Please Help Michelle Malkin Locate Her Cousin Marizela Perez
Michelle Malkin posted an announcement on her blog this morning ask for help in locating her cousin Marizela Perez who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. Ms. Perez, an University of Washington undergrad, was last seen Saturday afternoon, when she left the Rainier Beach neighborhood headed to the UW Seattle campus. Her parents have been […]
Ouch: Federal Government Posts Largest Monthly Deficit Ever
Wow, when it comes to deficit spending Barack Obama makes George W. Bush look like a piker… From The Washington Times: The federal government posted its largest monthly deficit in history in February at $223 billion, according to preliminary numbers the Congressional Budget Office released Monday morning. That figure tops last February’s record of $220.9 […]
Breaking: Obama Administration to Resume Guantanamo Trials
From the Associated Press: President Obama announced Monday that military trials will resume for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, saying the tribunals are an “important tool in combating international terrorists.” Details are still sketchy, but it appears the President’s order bars the use of evidence obtained through the use harsh interrogation techniques.
White House: Hey, Let’s Tap Into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Obama’s Chief of Staff Bill Daley floated what might turn out one top ten stupidest ideas of 2011 during an appearance on Meet the Press yesterday… suggesting the Obama Administration may tap into the strategic petroleum reserve as way to help ease soaring oil prices: White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley said on […]
Are Wisconsin Democrats Getting Ready to End Budget Standoff?
Maybe, there are conflicting reports out this morning. The Wall Street Journal says yes: Playing a game of political chicken, Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin to stymie restrictions on public-employee unions said Sunday they planned to come back from exile soon, betting that even though their return will allow the bill to pass, the curbs […]
Obamacare Waivers Now Top 1000
When the story first broke last November the Obama Administration has issued just over 100 waivers, that number has grown steadily and reached what can best be called a grim milestone: The number of temporary healthcare reform waivers granted by the Obama administration to organizations climbed to more than 1,000, according to new numbers disclosed […]
Weekend Briefing – Saturday, March 5, 2011
I’m feeling a bit under the weather today and don’t feel much like writing, but here’s few must read articles from my stack of stuff: Greenspan Says Government ‘Activism’ Hampering U.S. Recovery – Bloomberg News Connecticut bill seeks to unconstitutionally restrict political and religious speech by employers – Washington Examiner ATF Let Hundreds of U.S. […]
Lunacy: Connecticut Town Ordered to Pay for Union Workers’ Coffee
From the you’ve got to be kidding me file: A Connecticut town must provide their union workers free coffee and milk, according to a ruling from the State Board of Labor Relations. The board also ordered town leaders to reinstate “Dress Down Fridays” for the union clerical and custodial workers. The dispute involved the town […]
Jobless Rate Falls to 8.9% as 192K Jobs Added
Today’s jobless report is a good news bad news thing, first the good news… From Bloomberg: U.S. employers added 192,000 workers in February, amid an improving economy and more seasonable weather, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 8.9 percent, the lowest level since April 2009. So what’s the bad news? In short the primary […]
Charlie Sheen and the Therapy Police
I am probably the least pop culture aware person in America, I’m honesty not the least bit interested latest sideshow antics this weeks pop culture icons. Which is why I’m loath to do this, but like most of you I’ve been subjected to a daily dose of the Charlie Sheen Saga. Franky, I don’t much […]
Judge Vinson to Obama Administration: Quit Stalling, Either File the Appeal or Stop Implementing Obamacare
Federal District Court Judge Roger Vinson, the judge who a month ago ruled Obamacare unconstitutional, today clarified his ruling at the government’s request: The Obama administration got a well-deserved rebuke today from Judge Roger Vinson in the Florida lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare (aka the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as big government […]
DHS Seeks Systems for Covert Body Scans
Somewhere George Orwell is smiling and thinking ‘I warned you’… I’ve always considered Mr. Orwell’s novel 1984 a bit far fetched, but this report from Computerworld makes me wonder if, perhaps, Mr Orwell wasn’t clairvoyant: Documents obtained Tuesday by the Electronic Privacy Information Center suggest that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has signed contracts for […]
Thoughts on Wisconsin’s Public Union Debate
I’m a little late getting to this, but I’ve been fighting a wicked sinus/ear infection and trying to finish up project that’s dragged on longer than it should have. Anyway, suffices to say I don’t have a lot sympathy for those protesting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to reform collective bargaining privileges for most state […]
The Fed’s Easy Money Skeptic
Mary Anastasia O’Grady has slightly disturbing interview with Philadelphia Federal Reserve bank president Charles Plosser in today’s Wall Street Journal: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was on Capitol Hill this week to answer critical questions about monetary policy, amid rising bond yields and sharply higher commodity prices. Mr. Bernanke showed no self-doubt, and Friday’s resignation […]