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By Sen. Rand Paul, naturally, who blisters President Obama with a scathing indictment of his handling of the war in Libya. This from The Hill: In a floor speech Wednesday, Paul introduced a motion to the Senate that would condemn Obama’s decision to attack military installations controlled by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi without authorization from […]
March 31, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
Ban cars from London and other major cities across Europe, under the pretext of what the UK Telegraph tags as “a draconian EU masterplan.” The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” aimed at enforcing “a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers” by 2050. The plan also envisages an end to […]
March 30, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
General observations on current events: – Are Smart car drivers really so smart? The Smart car itself is constructed from aluminum foil and rolls on wheels the size of Krispy Kreme donuts. I recently witnessed one of these roller skates racing down the Interstate, darting in and out of traffic and between 40-ton tractor-trailers as […]
March 28, 2011 | Posted in Anthony Hager,House Guests,National | Read More »
What is happening right now in Wisconsin should be a stark reminder of what can and ultimately has crippled nations. Throughout history, whether it was the proletariat society versus the patrician stakeholders or the organized progressive movement taking on capitalism, violent uproar has ended up substituting honest debate. For decades, liberals, particularly those harbored in […]
March 24, 2011 | Posted in Ashley Stinnett,House Guests,National | Read More »
With the populist uprisings in the Middle East and Africa, it is worthwhile to read Francis Fukuyama’s reflections on political revolts in the Mid-East, where he asks: “Is China Next?” While concluding China is not immediately susceptible to revolt, he highlights actions that make so-called rebels unhappy with their current regimes: “The authorities routinely fail to […]
March 24, 2011 | Posted in House Guests,Lewis Guignard,National | Read More »
Or in the case of our absentee-landlord president, dancing the samba in Brazil while launching a hundred or so Tomahawk missiles on Libya. But, hey, he cut the trip short a whole two hours to focus on the war. Sacrifice. Leadership. This from CNSNews: As his trip to Latin America winds up in El Salvador […]
March 23, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
Just a friendly reminder that these are the folks who will be making your healthcare decisions and keeping track of the costs. This from The Hill: Despite a ban on funding for sexual or erectile-dysfunction treatments, Medicare improperly paid $3.1 million for the treatments over a two-year period, according to a new internal report. Medicare’s […]
March 23, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
You read it here first. It will not be long before your local store shelves do not have everything on them you have come to expect. Due to a variety of issues there will not be enough trucks on the road to deliver all the products and food that the growing economy demands. A major […]
March 21, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,National | Read More »
A different sort of March Madness: Click the image for full sized version to share with your friends!
March 18, 2011 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »
The national media, along with a great deal of Americans, has been plugged into what is happening in Wisconsin over collective bargaining rights. While public sector unions have certainly helped cripple our nation’s economy the bigger crisis we face is the reality that more Americans today are on the government dole than ever before. Call […]
March 18, 2011 | Posted in Ashley Stinnett,House Guests,National | Read More »