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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

State Rep Vows to Destroy Children who Testify against Sex Abusers

A Massachusetts state congressman and defense attorney has promised to “rip apart” six-year-olds on the witness stand and “make sure the rest of their life (sic) is ruined” for testifying against sex abusers, From http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view.bg?articleid=1102761:... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Does Obama Favor Redistribution of Wealth by the Government?

Conservative talk show hosts have been having conniption fits, cows, canaries and litters of kittens (to blend a few slang expressions) over this statement by Barack Obama: “‘Globalization and technology and automation all weaken the position of workers,’ he said, and a strong government hand is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Democrats Lying About Current Oil Leases

Several Democrats have chosen to express their desire for continued punitive energy prices and total federal inaction in increasing domestic oil production by claiming that the oil companies are at fault for not developing existing resources. Kinda like blaming the victim for the murder, and just as... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 16, 2008

Oil Company Profits ARE Obscene!

"Obscene profits" has become a cliche de jour, along with "windfall profits," in explaining why ga$ is so expen$ive. Oil companies are reaping obscene windfall profit$ from the inflated price of ga$, the thinking goes. And you know something? They are obscene. You see, I choose to consider it... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Dumb and Dumber: McCain and Obama are Idiots on Economics

Earlier this year, Shrillary made the amazing remark that “We’ve had enough of a president who didn’t know enough about economics.” (This was amazing because President Bush is the first president with an MBA – Masters of Business Administration; see discussion at... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Democrats at their Best: Raise Taxes, Raise Ga$ Prices, Demand Impeachment

The Congressional Democrats are absolutely wonderful. I couldn’t appreciate them more. They have shown in the past several days just how far out of touch with reality they are – and in an election year to boot. Last week, in what Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell termed a “monumental blunder,”... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Can Obama Handle the Sleepless Nights of a Crisis?

For over seven years, we’ve been reminded of President Bush’s faults as a speaker. His adventures in the English Language have kept at least one desktop calendar publisher busy capturing a quote a day for posterity. Well, I hope these publishers of Bushism calendars are all set to roll out the Obasm... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

“Global Warming” Legislation a “Monumental Blunder?”

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) reports that a number of Democrat Senate staffers call the The America's Climate Security Act (S. 2191), also known as Liebermann-Warner for its sponsors. And those staffers are absolutely right. What else do you call legislation designed to impose... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Senator Boxer: “Global Warming” Inaction like Locking Kids in Hot Car?

We MUST do SOMETHING about "global warming!” The climate panic crowd seems bent on one thing and one thing only: Forcing the rest of us to do something – anything, no matter what it is – to combat “global warming.” The rhetoric deployed to accomplish this is supposedly couched in science, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Is Shrillary Susceptible To Her Own Spin Like Bush Allegedly Is?

To judge by the conversation between Terry McAuliffe (her campaign chairman) and George Stephanopoulos this morning, one might suspect so. Stephanopoulos repeatedly asked McAuliffe what the Shrillary campaign would do should Obama win the required number of delegates to secure nomination, and each... Sign in to see full entry.

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