More than a week ago Navy SEALs ushered Osama bin Laden to his everlasting calling. A rush of boots, the pop of small arms fire, and he was gone. Word has it that Osama remains dead. Or does he? Conspiracies are popping up like lost relatives at a lottery winner’s doorstep, as are the attempts […]
For whatever it’s worth, just a friendly reminder: the national credit card expired. Today. This from the U.S Department of the Treasury: Today, the United States has reached the statutory debt limit. Secretary Geithner sent the following letter to Congress this morning alerting them to actions that have be taken to create additional headroom under […]
Alternate header: Your home is no longer your castle. At least not in Indiana, according to a ruling last week from that state’s Supreme Court. This from the NWI Times: In a 3-2 decision, Justice Steven David writing for the court said if a police officer wants to enter a home for any reason or no […]
The federal government has a longstanding history of rolling into local municipalities, usurping authority, generally making a mess of things, and burning bridges in the process. The latest case from Texas takes it to a new level. This from Reuters: Tom Edwards, the county attorney in rural Motley County east of Lubbock, said on Friday […]
I think it was Albert Einstein who defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results. Fresh off a market crash triggered in large part by government-pushed home lending to people who couldn’t afford it, we appear poised for a renewed round of government-pushed home lending to people who can’t […]
In January of 2011, I posted an article written by Adam Love, the North Carolina State Coordinator for Campaign for Liberty entitled, “Obamacare: Symbolic Gestures are NOT Enough”. Adam’s post gave a voice to thousands of healthcare workers that cautiously placed their votes for GOP candidates that vowed to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable […]
Timing is everything in comedy and politics (some would argue the two are one in the same), and it couldn’t get much worse for Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor and current wannabe presidential candidate is scheduled this week to deliver a healthcare speech to deflect criticism of his signature Romneycare legislation that requires nearly […]
Leave it to a pretentious prince with four mansions to lecture American commoners about how our insatiable appetite for beef, of all things, is on course to reap ruin on the environment and destroy the world. This from The Telegraph UK: America’s appetite for beef is jeopardising the world’s water supply, the Prince of Wales […]
All rise! The Court of Historical Accuracy is now in session, the Honorable First Amendment presiding. The Court will entertain arguments in the case of Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) vs. Free Speech. At issue is the protected status and free application of speech during wartime. Sen. Graham, hereafter the Prosecution, alleges free speech is invalid […]
The Department of Homeland Security apparently wants everybody to feel at home in America, including those who are here illegally. Case in point: last year the DHS halted the deportation of more than 34,000 illegal aliens. This from Judicial Watch: In a perplexing development ignored by the mainstream media, the Obama Administration suspended tens of […]
