A very high-level and important person said that this is the answer President Obama gave when he was asked why he did not introduce the Bowles-Simpson (let’s call it BS for brevity’s sake) recommendations as a bill in the US Congress: The Chicago Guys would not let me do it. Just who is the President […]
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State Senator Doug Berger (and his hair) have decided to run against Rep. Glen Bradley in the new Senate District 18. On the advice of his hair, which is managing his campaign, Berger has come out name-calling, because apparently advocating adherence to the 10th Amendment and trying to keep the government out of your life […]
The Occupy Wall Street movement had billed it as a Day of Action, marking the two-month anniversary of the movement, but it turned into a day of disgust and disgrace. Honestly, what possible positive argument can be made for terrorizing schoolchildren as a means of legitimate protest? They were caught in the middle of madness. […]
In the history of criminal enterprises, when all is said and done, what are the chances of the Federal Reserve going down as the largest, most diabolical Ponzi scheme perpetrated wholesale on the American public? I’d say it goes neck-and-neck with Social Security. This from CNSNews: At the close of business on Tuesday, the debt […]
The North Carolina Republican Party is hosting it’s biennial “Hall of Fame” awards banquet this Saturday evening in Cary, NC. As part of the $125 a plate fundraiser, officials are conducting a straw poll of attendees for various contested primary races across the state. With the high cost and travel commitment for the event, many […]
Jennifer Roberts announced this week that she won’t seek another term on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, which she joined in 2004 and has held sway over as chairman for the last four years, a tenure that has spanned massive government growth and outrageous spending tempered only by a recent and far too late […]
Just when it looked like Newt Gingrich was gaining ground in the GOP’s perpetual presidential debate sweepstakes, surging in several polls to top-tier contender status, comes this from Bloomberg news: Newt Gingrich made between $1.6 million and $1.8 million in consulting fees from two contracts with mortgage company Freddie Mac, according to two people familiar […]
The line goes something like this: Stricter government oversight and regulation of business is necessary because the greedy Wall Street speculators and large multinational corporations have unduly influenced the political process for selfish gain, enriching themselves at public expense and impoverishing the common working people through unfair domination of the world’s resources, resulting in a […]
Government spending and national defense are among the key topics whenever Ronald Reagan’s legacy is discussed. Reagan is credited with rebuilding the military into a force capable of projecting America’s presence anywhere in the world. He is also criticized for increasing the national debt even though federal revenues increased during his administration, which is an […]
