With all the talk and debate about John Roberts and Obamacare, what only a few weeks ago was the driving force of Republican talking points leading up to November seems to have taken a backseat. Lest anyone forget, it’s still about the economy. This from the Associated Press: U.S. manufacturing shrank in June for the […]
They’re getting ready to celebrate July Fourth with talking urinal cakes. Honestly. This from The Detroit News: In an effort to cut down on drunken driving, the state is distributing the totally awesome named Interactive Urinal Communicators to some bars, restaurants and other drinkaterias in Wayne, Bay, Ottawa and Delta counties. Yup, talking urinal cakes. […]
Proving that perseverance can sometimes be half the battle, Ron Paul’s relentless pursuit for an audit of the Federal Reserve continues to move forward. The House Oversight Committee last week cleared a bill that takes Paul’s quest for an audit of the Fed’s monetary policy decisions one step closer to reality. This from Reuters: The […]
Replace ‘rose’ with ‘tax’ and ‘sweet’ with ‘rotten’ and – well, you get the idea: And from Forbes: ObamaCare’s 7 Tax Hikes On Under $250,000-A-Year Earners No. 1. The Individual Mandate Excise Tax. Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income tax surtax. It goes up each year until 2016 […]
It was obscured somewhat by the shadow of yesterday’s ruling on Obamacare, but the U.S. House of Representatives made history of its own, voting to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. It was the first time a sitting member of a president’s cabinet has ever been slapped with that sanction by the […]
As the loving father of a beautiful little girl with disabilities, I can tell you that you’ll never meet someone who is more concerned with issues of accessibility. My princess Julia may be nine-years-old but she functions at the level of a toddler about 18-months-old. Julia does not speak and she is just learning to […]
Chief Justice John Roberts, the SCOTUS with the allegedly most-est conservative leanings, sided with the Supremes liberal left today in upholding a large bulk of President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act. This from Fox News: In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled as constitutional the so-called individual mandate requiring most Americans to obtain health insurance […]
What happens if you throw a party and nobody comes? Charlotte might learn the hard way, as the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is now proactively encouraging candidates facing reelection to steer clear of Barack Obama’s coronation in BanksterTown USA: The Democrat charged with trying to win back the House majority is telling […]
A few years back Arizona passed SB 1070, which did a few things. It never once allowed law enforcement officials to simply stop anyone based on skin color and demand their papers. The law said that illegal aliens in Arizona were violating state law as well as Federal law. Well the Supremes ruled that provision […]
The Democratic Party received a $50 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to defray security costs at their national convention being held in Charlotte, NC, this year. This year’s convention is a three-day affair (recently downsized from four days due to lack of, uh, funding), and the Men in Black (and Blue) will […]
