Archive for May 2011
Obama’s “regulation” czar
In January, President Obama announced that, perhaps, the federal government had too many regulations that, perhaps, could be stifling business, and, in the process, costing lots of money. So, he appointed a “regulation” czar to cull through the gabillions of federal regulations, and make recommendations about what regulations were unnecessary, and should be rescinded.
Read MoreArmy Ranger to be awarded Medal of Honor for courageous actions during combat in Afghanistan
Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry is someone you should know. Petry will be awarded the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions in Afghanistan on May 26, 2008 – just more than three years ago – when he lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after he tossed a live grenade away from himself to…
Read MorePalin rides with the “hogs” into DC … Matthews asks “Who are these guys?”
I know … Sarah Palin can’t win. Yet she still draws rock star crowds who see her as “one of them”. I still contend she scares the heck out of the establishment because she would likely make it her mission to clean up Washington, and that, my mobsters, is just what Americans want. Well yesterday…
Read MoreLarson gets more than expected at Mediscare “Town Hall” meeting
We told you Friday we thought it a bit unusual that Congressman John Larson (D,1, CT) chose to hold his “mediscare” town hall meeting at a Newington senior center. Ostensibly the meeting was to set up to fill seniors in on Republican Congressman Paul Ryan’s proposed changes to Medicare. Set aside the fact Ryan’s changes…
Read MoreNew EPA vehicle labels
Last Wednesday the EPA, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation released the details of stickers that must be affixed to all new cars beginning in the 2013 model year. We told you earlier that the initial plan, to give all cars a “letter grades” had been shelved.
Read MoreRemembering the fallen: For some people memorial day is every day
Four years ago Greg Saroyan wrote just an amazing article in USA Today. The title is stunning in its simplicity. He called it “For some people memorial day is every day.” Let me, if you will, read just a portion of that article. And then tell you about two friends who lost their lives in…
Read MoreBailouts for Tax Cheats??!
There’s an old joke about how snakes don’t bite lawyers out of professional courtesy. But tax cheats?
Read MoreDNC talking point champion walks off set during Fox News debate
Simon Rosenberg from NDN – a progressive think tank based out of Washington, D.C. – walked off the set of Fox News during a debate with conservative talk show host Ben Ferguson after being called out for spitting out Democrat talking points that are complete lies.
Read MoreZuckerberg goes hunting … CNN calls it a “strange journey”
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken on an unusual quest and a “new personal challenge” as he experiments with a diet where he only eats meat from animals he has personally killed. Although I don’t even know why this is news, CNN writer Patricia Sellers suggests this is some sort of “strange journey.”
Read MoreArizona employment law concerning illegal aliens is constitutional
Thursday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting. The Court held that an Arizona law that provides that the state can suspend or revoke the license of any employer who “knowingly or intentionally” employs an unauthorized alien is constitutional. The Court also upheld that portion of the Arizona…
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