Congressional Democrats came to power after the 2006 elections on the heels of a campaign that bashed the GOP for a “culture of corruption,” but it seems the shoe has shifted to the other foot. Two more examples came out this week. First, it seems that Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Countrywide) has been a shrewd investor [...]
Archive for June, 2009
19 Jun
Fishy Firing of Inspector General
Details are slowly leaking out about the firing of AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin, who last week was given one hour either to resign or be fired. Walpin, accused of misconduct by Sacramento-based acting U.S. Attorney Lawrence Brown — a career official — opted to stay on and thus be fired. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), [...]
19 Jun
New & Notable Legislation
On Tuesday, the House passed a bill appropriating $106 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq through September. The vote was 226-202 with all but five Republicans opposed. The Senate passed the bill Thursday, 91-5. The GOP’s opposition, at least in the House, was due mainly to the addition of various spending amendments. The [...]
19 Jun
Stimulus Follies
Congress is prone to making mistakes when it comes to writing legislation. The possibilities for trouble were endless with the 400-page, $800 billion stimulus package crafted and passed in less than a month. One such apparent screw-up that came to our attention is the loss of food stamp eligibility for an untold number of recipients [...]
19 Jun
This Week’s ‘Alpha Jackass’ Award
“I do not want the government to run things. I’ve got enough to do.” –President Barack Obama, attempting the equivalent of a Jedi mind trick: “These are not the droids you’re looking for.”
19 Jun
Wrong Way on Health ‘Reform’
via: washingtonpost It’s hard to know whether President Obama’s health-care “reform” is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. Probably all three. The president keeps saying it’s imperative to control runaway health spending. He’s right. The trouble is that what’s being promoted as health-care “reform” almost certainly won’t suppress spending and, quite probably, will do the opposite. [...]
19 Jun
The Big Lie
“Let me also address an illegitimate concern that’s being put forward by those who are claiming a public option is somehow a Trojan Horse for a single-payer system. I’ll be honest: There are countries where a single-payer system works pretty well. But I believe — and I’ve taken some flak from members of my own [...]
19 Jun
Obamacare Takes Center Stage
ABC News is lending itself to the Obama administration for the night of Wednesday, June 24, for a live broadcast of ABC World News Tonight from the Blue Room of the White House. This will be followed by an hour-long primetime special entitled “Prescription for America,” which will advocate the Obama health care plan. The [...]
19 Jun
Father’s Day Prescription for Drifting Fathers, Wounded Children
via: Patriot Post The facts are brutally painful: more than 25 million children in America live in homes where fathers are absent. Millions more have experienced emotional wounds so deep at the hands of their fathers it seems as if they can never break free from the bondage of suffering and bitterness. It is impossible [...]
19 Jun
9th Circuit Ruling Supports City Resolution Against Catholics and Promotes Policy of Gleichschaltung
via: thomasmore ANN ARBOR, MI – A San Francisco City Board’s resolution virulently condemning the Catholic Church because of its moral teachings on homosexuality does not violate the Constitution’s prohibition of government hostility toward religion, so says a panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The anti-Catholic resolution, adopted March 21, 2006, was challenged [...]
