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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Obama Tells Us to Make Sacrifices – Then Takes $3500/Day Vacation

President-Elect Obama and his family are vacationing in Hawaii. But not at just any resort such as you or I might be lucky enough to visit someday. Oh, no, not The Obama. The One Who Is (Supposedly) Just Like Us is at a posh five-bedroom estate that rents for a hefty $3,500 per day (see... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Illinois Governor’s Spreading Stain of Corruption

Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s web of alleged corruption is spreading farther and farther beyond the attempted sale of President-elect Obama’s Senate seat. The FBI has learned that, among other schemes, he also attempted to shake down Illinois Tollway contractors for campaign contributions.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Governator: America Hasn’t Invested in Infrastructure in Fifty Years!

Get a load of the lead sentence from an article at http://www.newsweek.com/id/175681 by California governator Arnold Schwarzenegger: “ America has failed to invest in its infrastructure for the past 50 years, and the bill is coming due.” Where does his water come from? Likely from the California... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Who is Responsible for Your Child’s Future?

According to Fox News, it is not you. It is President-elect Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Education. Here’s how the nomination was announced on Fox News Radio this afternoon: “Obama introduces the man who will be responsible for your child’s future.”?????????? So, according to Fox News, with The... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Should Joe the Plumber be Allowed to Write a Book? Times Columnist says No!

That should be no surprise to anyone. The New York Times does, after all, have a well-earned reputation for loathing anyone and anything smacking of traditional, blue-collar, middle-class American values. But the column in which this was done, by a writer named Timothy Egan, bears looking at. Here... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

BREAKING NEWS! OBAMA MAY HAVE HAD QUESTIONABLE ASSOCIATIONS!

The Associated Press today ran a blockbuster story at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hbJzaVo_Vcuv1HtB1U1eZDQOrQuQD94VL6S03. I now present it in its entirety because of the critical importance of the news that it breaks: Questionable associations of Obama By The Associated Press –... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Disdains the Stink of Visiting Tourists!

Ever hear the old saying about vaudeville, “The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd?” The elitism and snobbery of our elected misrepresentatives was on glorious display this past week when Senator Harry Reid complained during his dedicatory remarks for the Capitol visitor’s center about... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

THE LOGICAL CONSEQUENCE OF GUN CONTROL

Submitted by a friend: You're sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, you reach down beside your bed and pick... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 1, 2008

The Disaster of the Pelosi Speakership

An article from the Wall Street Journal's Political Diary: A new poll has found that most young Americans who went to the polls on November 4th, and presumably voted for Barack Obama, had no idea that the Democrats have run Congress the last two years. That's a good thing for House Speaker Nancy... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Did FDR's Policies Prolong the Depression?

President-elect Obama has stated that FDR is his hero, and I suspect that he wants to emulate his hero's policies. But a UCLA study has shown that FDR's policies actually prolonged the Great Depression's effects by seven years. From an article at... Sign in to see full entry.

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