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Fight Of The Century

Keynes vs. Hayek – Round II Big ups to always vigilant House Guest columnist Adam Love for forwarding this one along. Classic:

April 30, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin | Read More »

Saturday Night House Party

Send us a youtube clip of your favorite tune (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the mix. This is The Beat: Followed up with Pete Townshend’s version of the same:

April 30, 2011 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »

Presto! Debt Crisis Averted

Give this a try the next time a credit agency comes calling: Calmly explain that the money you owe isn’t really a debt and doesn’t need to be paid. Tell them if they don’t believe you, they can call Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for confirmation. This from CNSNews: In a letter to Senate Majority Leader […]

April 29, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »

Junket Junkie

You know your school board is coming off the rails when its most vocally fiscal conservative member is also its biggest budget buster – at least, in this case, when it comes to jet-setting around the country. Kaye McGarry flew over her travel expense allotment last year, and appears on track for a repeat performance […]

April 29, 2011 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,CMS Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »

Feeling the Heat of Obama’s Hypocrisy Hell

Lewis’ Guignard’s recent PunditHouse post on Obama’s Hypocrisy, while excellent, barely warmed the tip of the (allegedly melting) iceberg. Obama’s hypocritical statements and actions are legion. Debt Ceiling Hypocrisy Obama’s opinion on the debt limit in 2006, when he voted against increasing the ceiling:  “ The fact that we are here today to debate raising […]

April 29, 2011 | Posted in House Mail | Read More »

Tax Hike On The Horizon

Maybe County Manager Harry Jones will land that Alabama gig before he releases his budget recommendation next month. Otherwise, it sounds like MeckCo taxpayers are in for a big hit. This from WBTV: Wednesday night Mecklenburg’s county manager told WBTV he’s likely to recommend a budget in three weeks that increases the tax burden on […]

April 28, 2011 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,County Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »

Our Dictator In Chief

A friend told me an acquaintance of hers (Alan the liberal) could list many reasons why he will vote for Obama again. On the other side reasons come up weekly, if not daily, about why those who love freedom should fear the radical, totalitarian, activist who has become president of the United States. So as […]

April 28, 2011 | Posted in House Guests,Lewis Guignard | Read More »

High-Speed Boondoggle

A key ingredient in the Obama Administration’s recipe for winning the future is to dump billions of dollars into building a high-speed rail system on par to compete with those in China, which The One consistently holds up as the gold standard for future transportation. Turns out China’s high-speed rail is more Fool’s Gold and […]

April 28, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »

GovCo Growing In America’s Wallet

Or purse, as the case might be. Either way, more Americans are relying on government assistance than at any other time since the Great Depression. This from USA Today: A record 18.3% of the nation’s total personal income was a payment from the government for Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, unemployment benefits and other programs […]

April 28, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »

Batten Down The Hatches

At the risk of going all Henny Penny on the weather geek front, a storm system predicted to move into the Char-Meck area tonight looks to be a real whopper. Be safe, folks. This from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Staff just concluded a conference call with the National Weather Service (NWS) regarding the […]

April 27, 2011 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »

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