Jul
05
2009
Update: Dan Rheil has a good round up on the questionable Ms Smith. – end update There has been valid criticism over the Obamacare Infomercial held here in VA recently, where the first question went not so coincidentally to an Obama worker. The worker told a heartfelt story about renal cancer and lack of insurance. The […]
Jul
05
2009
Huge news out of Iran today: The most important group of religious leaders in Iran called the disputed presidential election and the new government illegitimate on Saturday, an act of defiance against the country’s supreme leader and the most public sign of a major split in the country’s clerical establishment. A statement by the group, the Association […]
Jul
05
2009
I pretty well nailed Governor Palin’s strategy when she announced. Today there is little doubt to what she intends to do: “I am now looking ahead and how we can advance this country together with our values of less government intervention, greater energy independence, stronger national security, and much-needed fiscal restraint,” the former Republican vice […]
Jul
05
2009
Everyone knows this year has been pleasantly cool, if not down right cold on some days. As Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emission levels continue to rise, the Earth’s global temperature has been dropping since its high 10 years ago, when we experienced a strong El Nino (which has nothing to do with atmospheric CO2 since that […]
Jul
03
2009
Final Update: For all those who think a bold move is a handicap, that is why you are in the peanut gallery and Sarah Palin is the talk of the weekend across this nation. I send this especially to some armchair experts in the conservative blogosphere who scratched their heads and claimed Sarah made a […]
Jul
03
2009
The $787 Billion dollar stimulus bill had three parts. One of these parts was around $305B of spending on shovel ready jobs. Some of this money went to states, but the bulk stayed within the federal government as spending programs. I have been tracking 5 departments and one agency regarding their stimulus spending, as reported […]
Jul
02
2009
Update: Innocent Bystanders has the most powerful picture of the disastrous Obamanomics:  Note the bottom, dark blue line which was the Democrats’ promise to America. While no one expects  a prediction to be 100% accurate, clearly these folks had no clue, and have no clue, what they are doing. It’s not even close. One […]
Jul
02
2009
This is just getting ridiculous. OBAMA: Debbie is a perfect example of somebody who we should, in a country this wealthy, be able to provide coverage for her health care problems. … So, Debbie, you are Exhibit A, and we appreciate you serving — sharing our story. So: who, exactly, was Exhibit A? The Associated Press has […]
Jul
01
2009
Seems the Pakistanis have really soured on their violent Islamo Fascist neighbors in the tribal areas: MORE than 80 per cent of Pakistanis view the Taleban as a critical threat to the country, a poll released yesterday said. It marked a major shift in public support behind the government’s campaign against the fundamentalist Muslim militants. […]