Because a pollster’s idea of “Happy Holidays” means combining politics with Jesus’ birth…. the folks at Public Policy Polling released a survey that asked people whether they thought Santa Claus is a Democrat or Republican. My initial thought was, “Good heavens, why are we politicizing St. Nick?” But then I started thinking about the mentality of […]
It may have been one of the strangest moments in the history of modern presidential politics. Presidential aspirant Paul Ryan gave the world a false “Sister Souljah Moment” in publicly dissing a key portion of the legacy of Jack Kemp at the Kemp Foundation Leadership Award Dinner (which had honored Ryan himself with its leadership […]
Do you want the Obama Administration to dictate your healthcare choices? If not, you need to act now. Because North Carolina is almost out of time to convince Governor-elect Pat McCrory to refuse to implement an ObamaCare Exchange. Remember when ObamaCare passed and then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said they had to pass it […]
It’s right there, at the end of a fist and on the soles of heavy boots trampling a tent filled with people. Thus unfolds the latest mob scene of union-sponsored civility, this time in Michigan where in response to newly approved RTW legislation, union thugs stormed an Americans For Prosperity tent and assaulted Fox News […]
If a candidate for elective office agrees to a pledge not to raise taxes, it seems all he has done is make a promise. It is not the same as when he takes office and then pledges to uphold the constitution or the state laws or some such. Nonetheless, Grover Norquist has made a name […]
“I’d like to emphasize that once we have a clear plan in place, we will communicate to our citizens via multiple methods, to ensure they are aware of our plans.” Those are the words of the Town of Davidson’s public information officer, Christina Shaul, regarding the $6.3 million Capital Improvement Program that passed unanimously Tuesday night. […]
A new product hits the market. You hear the hype. It’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. It’s an iPhone, or a Cuisinart food processor, or On Star for your car. Whatever the new invention idea is, it is supposed to make your life easier and take away all of your work and worries. At the risk of […]
Obamacare, by law, says that each state can decide to run its own health care exchange or let the federal government do it. Under that provision… States that run their own Exchange will participate in an $800 billion bailout (via tax credits) to private health insurance companies operating in that state; there is NO provision […]
We TEA Party activists have much to do. We must convince a broad spectrum of the public that government spending must be drastically reduced. We are rapidly running out of other people’s money. The government support of cronyism and paternalism will stop when the money runs out, but if we put a stop to it […]
Sheila Bair, former head of the FDIC, says that along with our failure to fix and deal with the issues that caused the 2008 credit crisis, interest rate risk and the unintended consequences of a zero interest rate policy (ZIRP) are her major concerns going forward. What she’s talking about here is solvency. Meaning, in a rising interest rate environment high […]
