GOP governor's have broken ranks with their Congressional colleagues and are pushing for passage of the Pork-Chop bill 2009. Many of their states are experiencing severe budgetary challenges in areas such as Medicaid and public works. Areas which the Obastimulus is supposed to direct billions in support. Sarah Palin, the GOP hopeful in 2012, is lobbying Mitch McConnell, and other members of the Senate GOP delegation, this weekend for Alaska's share of the stimulus. Also, joining the ranks are Charlie...
Palin at the Alfalfa Club
Sarah Palin will be a guest at the prestigious Washington DC based social organization the Alfalfa Club. In the last week of January, the 200 member organization holds a dinner at which some of the most influential DC politicians and members of the business community come together for a night of drinks and dinner. There is one major rule though, no press. The black tie event is a ritual that has...
Tom Daschle:Tax Problems, Go Figure
Surprise, surprise, surprise, Tom Daschle owes back taxes. Another Democrat caught cheating on taxes and claiming it was due to ignorance. But, don't worry, now that it matters he has paid what was owed. Doesn't that make you feel better?From Fox News,FOX News confirmed that Daschle alerted the Senate Finance Committee, which will oversee his confirmation hearing, that the matter involves more than...
Michael Steele: New RNC Chair
After watching Mike Steele, former Maryland Lt. Governor and Chairman of GOPAC, giving his commentary during the election on Fox News, I was impressed. To have a man with this level of talent, forward thinking, charisma, aggressiveness, and intellect leading the RNC is a blessing.Steele's political outlooks are somewhat moderate, but leaning very Right. Here is his rating according to OntheIssue's.comVideo...
Senate "Conservatives" Claim Opposition to Stimulus
The Alice's in RINO Land might have learned a little something from their GOP counterparts in the House. Senate Conservatives are vowing to oppose the Obastimulized Pork-Chop of 2009. From LiberalizetheUSAtoday,Some Senate Republicans vow opposition to stimulus planUSA Today — A group of conservative Senate Republicans vowed Thursday to vote against an $888 billion economic stimulus package when it comes up for a vote in the Senate."A trillion dollars is a terrible thing to waste," said Sen. Roger...
Rasmussen Poll: Public Support for Stimulus Waning
The recent GOP show of force, might be the start of an echo chamber against the pork based, ineffective, and very expensive Obastimulus package. People seem to be waking up to the true contents of the stimulus package, not the false advertising and fear mongering that package it. Public support for the plan is waning.According to Rasmussen Reports, this week, support for the recovery package, in its present form, has fallen, especially among Independent voters. Last week, support for the package...
Rush Limbaugh: Obama-Limbaugh Stimulus Package
Personally I don't listen to talk radio all that much except brief forays into Glenn Beck territory and occasionally, Rush Limbaugh. Nevertheless, I had heard on his show he would be writing an op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal concerning the Obastimulus package. At first I thought it was a joke, well I stand corrected.From the WSJ, words of wisdom from the underground leader of the Conservative movement, Rush Limbaugh.My Bipartisan StimulusBy Rush Limbaugh:Wall Street Journal-There's a serious...
House Conservatives Hold the Line Against Stimulus
Bad news, stimulus bill passed the House. Good news, 177 Republicans voted UNANIMOUSLY against it and had an additional 11 Democratic allies join their ranks. For better or worse, the Liberals, own it.Cantor and Boehner should earn the gratitude of the tax payers for showing some profound leadership and backbone. They have, at the least, held the line on principles and kept their party on the straight an narrow in a no win situation.Additional credit to the House GOP, as a whole, for coming together...
Rober Reich: No White Male Construction Workers Wanted
This is a video from You Tube of Robert Reich and Charlie Rangel discussing how to best target the money from infrastructure spending towards minorities versus skilled professionals, and in Reich's own words, "White male construction workers." Video form You Tube, You are white or an educated professional, we don't want you, please dry up and blow away in the wind like dog excrement, utterly disgusting. Welcome to hope and change you can believe in, America. digg_url = 'DIGG_PERMALINK_URL';...
CATO Going on Offensive With the President
Seems the CATO Intstitute, a well respected Libertarian think tank, is going on the offensive, not that it will do much good. However, non-Keynesian economists are at least speaking out against the Obamstimulus package.This was run by CATO in major newspapers across the country, most notable were the New York Times and the Washington Post. (Due to technical difficulties, spamming issues, that...
Obama's Compromise, the Big Bluff.
President Obama is open to compromise as the hour of his reckoning draws near. Now he is claiming that he is willing to accept GOP changes to the stimulus package, invoked Reagan, and asked everyone to sing kumbyah. I don't think that anyone got the idea that when President Obama started talking about bipartisanship that he meant, not only the captain, but the crew goes down with the ship, too. If Repubs. bite on this they are as stupid as the Left paints them.Yahoo News – On the eve of a key vote,...
Conservatives on Elba Island
In 1814, after abdicating his throne, Napoleon I spent some 300 odd days on the Island of Elba. Elba is the largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago, about 20 km off the coast of Italy. It was Napoleon's time there and what he did after that can provide some great lessons for the conservative movement to learn from.While on Elba, Napoleon, gained a certain affinity for the local population. Because of this, and to pass the time, he enacted social and economic reforms to improve the quality of life...
Geithener Approved and Sworn In.
Tim Geithner was approved by the Senate, in 60-34 vote, as the new Treasury Secretary despite ample evidence of tax "lapses." Geithner is now the sole person responsible for spending that is related to the Highway Robbery Bill ver 2.0. (I.E. Obama stimulus package)Dontcha' just love having a guy who says not paying 4 years of taxes was an "oversight?" Most people are just worried about him leading the IRS, I am worried about him leading the whole damn Treasury Department. Hopefully he won't have...
Kristol Kanned
Prominent Neo-Conservative writer, William Kristol, has been sacked by the NY Times due to "sloppiness in writing and uneven facts." His latest piece, Will Obama Save Liberalism? will be his last for the Old Gray Lady.Scott Harper, a far-left leaning, anti-war attorney, and contributing editor at Harper's magazine stated on the Daily Beast,The Daily Beast-The New York Times’ decision not to renew Bill Kristol’s opinion column was because of the conservative writer’s sloppiness and uneven quality,...
Joe "Captain Obvious" Biden
In a stunning display of his intellectual capacity, Vice-President Joe Biden, has offered America, and the world, his take on the situations, the Obama administration has "inherited."While appearing on Face the Nation, Biden stated, "It is worse, quite frankly, than everyone thought it was, and it's getting worse every day." "There's been no good news, and there's no good news on the immediate horizon," he said. "The only good news is the president acted swiftly; he's put together an economic stimulus...
Senate Designate Kristen Gillibrand, Blue Dog
Rep. Kristen Gillibrand's (D-NY) appointment to HRC's Senate seat was political "shock and awe" to liberal Democrats and Republicans, as well. Gillibrand, is a fiscal hawk, pro-guns, anti gay marriage, as well as adhering to many other Right leaning stances. Her appointment should make some on the Right raise an eyebrow in interest.Gillibrand, or Tracy Flick, as she is known by her not so illustrious Congressional colleagues, is the daughter of Doug Rutnik, a well-known GOP lobbyist and has worked...
The New Look
Well, what can I say. I am bipolar about blog templates. If my count is correct, this the 3rd change in under 8 months to this blog's layout. This one seems to be more user friendly and easier to navigate, plus, IMHO, easier on the eyes. If you are new to blogging or an old hack that's been around for awhile there are a few sites out there dedicated to the betterment of coding and the general look of the Blogoshpere, more succinctly, Blogger. Here are links to two which I have come across in the...
Jim DeMint, change you can believe in.
All to often, perilous times bring out the most opportunistic and vile creatures, who play on our needs and use this against us in order to gain power. However, it also brings out those of staunch character and ideals, that actually think about the well-being of those they serve, before themselves. Jim DeMint, might actually be the latter.In an article written for the The State publication's editorial column, Senator DeMint lays out a plan for well placed tax cuts, a surrogate plan to the Obastimulus...
Gitmo Closure Executive Order, more than meets the eye.
Fulfilling his campaign promises, Obama in his first series of executive orders has effectively shut down Guantanamo Detention Facility, ensured “lawful” interrogation of detainees, and brought into question the status of the detainees currently housed at Gitmo. However, upon analysis of the legal language within these very orders, you get quite a different picture.For the longest time I have personally tried to understand the psyche of Obama, the moniker of socialist, black liberation theology...
On the Hill, Roundup of the Congressional herd.
The herd is in full stampede with the inauguration of President Obama. Hearings are taking place on Geithner's nomination, Liberals want cram down provision added to economic stimulus package, and House defeats second release of TARP funds. Time could be issue for GeithnerIt is still perplexing that a man who was Chairman of the New York Federal Reserve, could overlook something that any self-employed...
The Dead Center, Revisited
Listening to conservative pundit upon conservative pundit espousing a script that seems to have been revisited like a bad rerun, I could not help but feel a certain familiarity with the message. Then it occurred to me, liberal Professor, Robert Reich's article in the New York Times from January of 2004.From back in the day, when conservatives ruled the roost,The Dead CenterBy ROBERT B. REICHPublished: January 29, 2004New York Times-The dismal fifth-place showing by Senator Joseph Lieberman in...
Hillary Confirmed as Secretary of State
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved Senator Hillary Clinton to the position of Secretary of State. Opposition was meek and the final vote was 94-2 with Senator Vitter (C-La.) and Senator Demint (C-SC) standing in opposition.From the AP, via Yahoo,The Associated Press – The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state Wednesday as President Barack Obama moved to make his imprint on U.S. foreign policy, mobilizing a fresh team of veteran advisers and reaching out to world leaders.The...
GOP, The Way
While stumbling around in the wilderness, often mumbling incoherently to itself, the GOP has possibly been shown the way to reunify itself, and maybe pick up a few unintended allies along the way. Enter the inspiration, Far Left crazed-spending into oblivion.In an article on the heavily conservative American Thinker, author Larry Anderson takes a poignant look at the lies and exploitation the GOP has perpetrated on conservatives.As Mr Anderson points out, most of the rhetoric attached to the Republican...
I pledge...not to be some faux Hollywood activist or a hypocrite.
Well the old Limousine Liberal sect strikes again. With their renewed vigor and vitality brought on by the sweeping winds of hope and change, the Hollywood hypocrites take the pledge.From Briebart.com (H/T Powerline),MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential PledgeAfter polarizing and dividing the country for almost eight years, now, the eruidtes of hope want to have a feel good fest? Where were you the past decade on the issue of human trafficking, or trying to fight AIDS in Africa,...
Kennedy and the Klansmen
Not long after BHO's swearing in, Senator Ted Kennedy was reportedly stricken with a seizure and collapsed. Less reported, however, was that 91 year old, ex-Klansman, Senator Robert Byrd fell ill also.From USAToday's Obama blog, the Oval,Senator Edward Kennedy, who continues to battle brain cancer, suffered a seizure today at the Capitol luncheon where President Obama and Vice President Biden were...
Inauguration Day Round Up
In the interests of history and brotherhood, we figured we would embrace this monumental day of hope and change by giving a recount of the days events. This is a glimpse of things to come.It seems even Chief Justice John Roberts got caught up in the hypnotic gaze of the "One." While administering the Oaf of Office to the Messiah, the Chief Justice finally feels the Chris Matthews tingle.From MSNBC, ROBERTS: I, Barack Hussein Obama...OBAMA: I, Barack... (Wonders if he should let the world he is...
Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean sentences commuted by Bush.
Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, on the very last full day of the Bush Presidency, have had their sentences commuted. Ramos and Compean had shot a Mexican drug runner, back in 2005, and were serving 11 and 12 year sentences respectively. These sentences will now end on March 20th this year. From Fox News,Bush Commutes Sentences for Two Former Border Patrol AgentsFox News-On his last full day...
Perspective on the Bush Presidency, from the Right and the Left
There are many takes on why President Bush was either a bad President or one of the best ever. Here is an offering of two of the fairest assessments I have found on the Left and the Right. From Dissenting Justice, an open minded Progressive weblog that is actually a very good read. The author, Professor Darren Hutchinson, usually gives a poignant and well thought analysis on politics and current events. You don't have to agree him, but at the least, his writings are not full of vitriol and hubris,...
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