David Kernell the 20 year old college student who was convicted of breaking into Sarah Palin’s private e-mail account during the 2008 Presidential campaign has been sentenced to one year in prison: The former college student who guessed his way into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account during the 2008 U.S. presidential election was sentenced to […]
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Ramesh Ponnuru: A Ticket for ’12
I spotted this post by Ramesh Ponnuru on National Review Online’s Corner blog yesterday and thought I’d weigh in: There’s been a lot of talk about Jeb Bush over the last few days. If he does run, he should consider Liz Cheney as a running mate. They won’t even have to design new stickers. I’m […]
Keith Olbermann Suspended… Indefinitely… Without Pay
MSNBC has indefinitely suspended host Keith Olbermann for making political contributions to three Democratic candidates this fall, including one on the same day he appeared on Mr. Olbermann’s Countdown program. Mr. Olberman reportedly donated $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grivalva and Gabrielle Giffords in violation […]
Priceless: AARP Hikes Employees Insurance Costs; Cites Health Care Reform as Cause
Remember when the AARP jumped on the Obamacare bandwagon? Well it’s time for them to pay the piper… The seniors’ lobby has sent an e-mail to its employees explaining their insurance costs will rise partly as a result of the law they endorsed: WASHINGTON – AARP’s endorsement helped secure passage of President Barack Obama’s health […]
WTF?!? Bag of Uncounted Ballots Found in Bridgeport
Tight races aren’t all that unusual in Connecticut, but a bag uncounted ballets suddenly appearing in Bridgeport during a hotly contested governors race is little unusually: In what has become one of the stranger twists in an already bizarre Governor’s race, a bag of uncounted ballots was found in Bridgeport Thursday night. Republican officials were […]
Nanny State Madness: San Francisco Bans Happy Meals
The San Francisco board of supervisors has voted by a veto proof 8-3 margin to forbid restaurants from giving away toys with meals that have high levels of calories, sugar and fat — they’ve effectively banned the Happy Meal… Those bastards! Fast food giant McDonald’s said Wednesday it was “extremely disappointed” at a ruling by […]
2012 Republican Presidential Primary Straw Poll
It’s time for round two of our 2012 Republican Presidential Primary Straw Poll. The candidates are (in not particular order): Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, John Thune, Mitch Daniels, Bobby Jindal, Mike Pence, Rick Perry, John Kasich, John Huntsman and John Bolton. [poll id=”16″]
2010 Election Wrap-up
Well now that the dust has settled a little I thought I’d wade in with my thoughts on the outcome of Tuesday’s election. First overall it was good night for Republicans, they picked up 60 seats in the House of Representatives, 6 in the Senate, 6 Governorships and dozens of seats in state legislatures all […]
It’s Election Day… Get Out and Vote!
This is one of most important elections in American History, it is not as John Podhoretz claims a referendum on Barack Obama and his party. This election is a referendum on the government itself… Voters essentially fired Republicans in 2006 and 2008 and if all the polls and pundits are right they’re about to do […]
WTF? Candidate Files Criminal Complaint Over Firm Handshake
Just when I think things can’t stranger a story like this comes along: A firm handshake is usually seen as a good thing in business and even in politics. Not so much in South Florida. A candidate for the Broward County School Board wants the cops to lock up her opponent after what she claims […]
Ouch: Third Quarter GDP Just 2.0%
If Democrats were hoping for good news on the economy leading into Tuesday’s elections they didn’t get. Third GDP came in at an anemic 2.0%: The U.S. economy grew at a 2 percent annual rate in the third quarter as consumer spending climbed the most in almost four years, a sign the expansion is developing […]
Gawker Smear Machine Units Blogosphere Behind Christine O’Donnell
I’ve long maintained that politics is a business of bastards… For all intents and purposes it’s steel cage death match with no referee, so it’s rare when someone does something so despicable — so sleazy that it unites virtually the entire blogosphere in bipartisan condemnation. I’m not going link to Gwaker’s sleazy anonymous tell all… […]
Daily Telegraph: Karl Rove Questions Sarah Palin’s Suitability for President
Mark Levin mentioned this Daily Telegraph piece on his show last light night… I’m sure Mr. Rove will claim he was just being and honest and impartial commentator, but after his criticism of Christine O’Donnell following her primary win and knocking Tea Partiers as a bunch of unsophisticated rabble I’m not sure that argument really […]
Hey Big Spender: Pelosi Led Congress Has Added $5 Trillion to Debt Since 2007
From CNSNews.com: When Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave her inaugural address as speaker of the House in 2007, she vowed there would be “no new deficit spending.” Since that day, the national debt has increased by $5 trillion, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. “After years of historic deficits, this 110th Congress will commit itself to […]
In Search Of… Their Creator
CNSNews is reporting this morning that “For the second time in little over a month, President Barack Obama stripped the word “Creator” from the Declaration of Independence when giving a speech.” There’s just one minor problem here, this isn’t second time the President omitted the word “Creator” from the Declaration of Independence while giving a […]