An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism

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Monday, February 9, 2009

Stimulus Bill Hampers Medical R&D, Decides Your Health Care and Who Lives

So you still think Presidebt Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known generically as the Stimulus Bill, is all about creating jobs. So you believe his hype about how it must be passed immediately in order to save the economy from irreversible catastrophe, and that this is all the bill... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Congressional Budget Office: Porkulus Bill More Harmful than Doing Nothing

This just keeps getting better and better. First, the House Republicans to a person disowned President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the “stimulus” bill, rightly known as the “porkulus” bill for the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, goodies, handouts and... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Is President Obama Prone to Panic Attacks?

One of our county commissioners, in commenting on Obama’s inauguration, heaped praise on him for what she called his “his calm and steady demeanor.” Ever since people his beloved porkulus bill was delayed and subjected to scrutiny, I have to wonder how calm and steady this man really is. His... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Is Government Censorship of the Airwaves Part of the Change You Wanted?

Yes, according to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan). Michael Calderone presents this excerpt from an interview with radio host Bill Press on the plitico.com site at... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Two Obama Nominees Withdraw Due to Tax Issues

A couple of days ago at http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/593971, I speculated on whether or not a history of tax fraud and/or conflict of interest was a prerequisite for serving in the Obama administration. As if to prove me right, President Obama nominated a third tax evader... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Tax Fraud, Conflict of Interest Hound Another Obama Nominee

Is committing tax fraud a prerequisite for serving in the Obama cabinet? I can’t help but wonder, since two nominees to the cabinet have been caught cheating on their taxes. How about conflict of interest? Again, multiple Obama nominees are tainted. First, we had the singularly unseemly spectacle of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

So What’s Really in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?

One word: Pork. (Pork, by the way, is defined in part at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork as, “Government funds, jobs or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage.”) More words: Loads and loads of pork. A whole trainload of pork. In an article at... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Obama the Unifier Unites Republicans Against his Pork Bill

A huge, huge thank-you to the Republicans in the House of Misrepresentatives for having the sense to unify against President Obama’s so-called American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Not a single House Republican voted for this monstrosity, and eleven Democrats were bold and honorable enough to join... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Crime Pays! Voter Fraud to Elect Obama Nets ACORN Billions in Tax Money

The $825,000,000,000 ($825 billion) economic stimulus legislation being rushed through Congress by the Democrats under the misleadership of President Obama is a 1,588 page story of disaster waiting to happen. Hidden among the massive doses of pork, waste, massive government expansion and other... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Do Obama’s Approval Ratings Rival Bush’s?

An Associated Press story at http://home.peoplepc.com/psp/newsstory.asp?cat=news&referrer=welcome&id=20090124/497aae60_3ca6_1552620090124139329927 about how President Obama has eschewed “divisive partisan and ideological” stands (although he hasn’t, see... Sign in to see full entry.

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