Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is under fire for remarks he made to reporters about then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008: Republicans called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to resign his leadership post over remarks he made in 2008 about then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, adding to the Nevada Democrat’s political troubles. Mr. Reid, who […]
Boston Herald: Democrats Would Stall Brown to Pass Health Care Reform
There’s and editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal titled “The 60th Senate Vote“. It details what’s at stake in the January 19, special election to fill the Senate seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy… in short, should Republican Scott Brown win he be the 41st Republican in the Senate and would deny Democrats […]
December Unemployment Holds Steady at 10 Percent
I’m looking for good news in the December Jobs Report, but I can’t find any… From Reuters: U.S. employers cut 85,000 jobs in December, confounding expectations the labor market was finally stabilizing and piling pressure on President Barack Obama to spur job growth. Unemployment, which held steady at 10 percent, remains the Achilles heel of […]
Video: Jack Cafferty Rips Obama on Failed Openness Pledge
Ouch: Don’t worry Jack, we will! Most open and ethical Congress in history… Heh!
Bloomberg: Geithner’s Fed Told AIG to Limit Swaps Disclosure
In a sane world Tim Geithner’s tax troubles would have kept him from being confirmed as Treasury Secretary. Unfortunately, we don’t live sane and those tax troubles pale in comparison to what we’re learning about the Geithner led Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s role in the AIG bailout: The Federal Reserve Bank of New […]
Video: America Rising An Open Letter to Democrat Politicians
Dodd, Dorgan to Retire; Won’t Seek Re-election
The 2010 mid-term elections are still months, but things aren’t looking good Democrats. Two long serving high profile Senators, Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota have announced that they won’t seek re-election: Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and a Democratic Party stalwart in the Senate, […]
Happy New Year
Here’s to 2010… May she be a whole hell of a lot better than 2009! Lets face it 2009 pretty much sucked… Personally, I lost my dad when it was barely a month old and it was mostly down hill from there… Hopefully, 2010 will be better. I hope you all have, a safe, prosperous […]
Napolitano Backtracks; Now Says System Didn’t Work
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 […]
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 […]