Billions, that is, and it still had some alleged fiscal conservatives on their heels bemoaning what amounted to a drop in the bucket of much needed spending cuts. This from CNSNews: The national debt jumped by $72 billion on Tuesday even as the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to fund the […]
Obama’s chief educrat was bobbing and weaving this week, trying to justify why the federal government should be in the public skrool business. This from CNSNews, which querried Duncan, “The Bill of Rights says that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved to the states and the people. With that […]
Sharks are among nature’s most amazing creatures. They are quick, graceful and superior hunters. But above those qualities they are relentless. The scent of blood can drive sharks into a feeding frenzy that continues until their hapless victim is totally consumed. Come to think of it, government is similar to a shark. That’s not to […]
Since we are getting down to the ‘nut-cuttin’ (don’t ask) of finally realizing we are spending way, way, way too much money on things that are not absolutely critically essential to the health, wealth and safety of the United States of America, what do you say we take a closer look at PBS, the Public […]
Senator Rand Paul was in classic form this week at a hearing for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, where he literally flushed an Obama energy official down the drain over draconian energy efficiency standards that subvert consumer choice and government regulations that destroy small businesses. While noting that the Obama administration is pro-choice […]
Foreclosure filings hit a 36-month low in February, which sounds like great news on the surface. More troubling is what’s still underwater. Like at Bank of America. This from Bloomberg: Bank of America Corp. (BAC) the biggest U.S. lender by assets, is segregating almost half its 13.9 million mortgages into a “bad” bank comprised of […]
With the country $14 trillion in debt, the hard-hitting hombre from Nevada, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is fighting tooth and nail to save cowboy poetry, or something. Meanwhile, back in reality, Senator Jim DeMint is continuing his push to cut funding for public broadcasting: If NPR and PBS want to continue their programming, they […]
When he hasn’t been out hitting the links, The One has apparently taken to home-brewing in the White House. This from The Hill: The blog Obama Foodorama reported this week that the president’s Super Bowl party featured a selection called “White House Honey Ale,” brewed right at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. … Although the White House […]
It was one year ago this month that the then Democrat controlled US House of Representatives passed the Obamacare legislation by a narrow 219 to 212 vote. As the newly elected Republican majority works to repeal (or at least remove funding for) this disastrous program, many state legislatures are joining the effort by passing their […]
Wisconsin State Senator Glenn Grothman was besieged by a mob of union members and assorted Democrat goons this week outside the state Capital in Madison. Grothman manages to make his way to an entry of the Capital building, but the door is locked and he finds himself cornered by the mob. Democrat legislator Brett Hulsey […]
