Posts Tagged ‘Washington D.C.’
Small percentage of D.C. employees fired for unemployment fraud
I first want to point out that only a small percentage of employees in the District’s workforce were fired, but still 90 employees were fired after a three year investigation revealed they cashed unemployment checks between a few hundred and $20,000 while they were employed by the district.
Read MoreGallup: Washington, D.C. most liberal state
Did I miss something over the last couple of days? There is a video floating around the net asking high school students how many states there are. Some of those students must now be working for Gallup, who claims there are now 51 states.
Read MoreN.C. Rep. Bob Etheridge assaults student – caught on video
If you approach a congressman in Washington D.C. and try to ask them what seems to be a pretty simple question and he goes nuts, grabbing at you and demanding to know who you are … don’t answer him.
Read MoreWashington experiences lower tax revenue after cigarette tax hike
The Laffer Curve brought to you in Technicolor™. Even though Washington, D.C. is one of the few cities in the country where employment growth is happening, the city has experienced a severe drop in cigarette excise tax revenue after increasing the tax 25 percent.
Read MoreLive report from health care rally in Washington, DC
We’ll try to get some pictures posted in the next two days, but for now you can find images over at Gateway Pundit. I’ve also got the audio posted below from Carol’s (mom’s) live report from the capital steps this morning minutes before the health care rally got started.
Read MoreThe Revolution Has Begun
I am highlighting this article because it it just an incredible piece of writing and pulls together what has been happening over the past 7 months better than anything I have read. Big H/T to RVO reader Linda for bringing this article to my attention over at Big Government. It’s written by Chris Burgard, a…
Read MoreSome images from yesterday’s rally
Just thought I would pass along a couple images that left a lasting impression. The first is actually from a video which I have included. Porta potties. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmNk_PyiP1M The second is just an image of one of the signs. I like it. But then, you didn’t expect the MSM to detail the bills did you?…
Read MoreThe Great Conservative Tea Party – Update: 2 million? Update 2: Correction on people count
Welcome Free Republic readers and thank you. Please also take a moment to read this post on Chris Dodd. Update 2: Please note … Charles Martin writes to remind me that the 2 million noted below is an upward bound and given that upper bound, 2 million was plausible … not definitive. This was my…
Read MorePansies!
Get tough DC … there’s a new sheriff in town and he doesn’t like it when school is canceled for an inch of snow. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGv8CWun3s Hmmm …. maybe I like this guy after all.
Read MoreSCOTUS Must Hold D.C. Council in Contempt – Put them in JAIL
Man does this just make me mad. The recent SCOTUS decision confirmed that the Second Amendment was an individual right, but the Washington D.C. government still refuses to get with the program. This morning Dick Heller went to city hall or where ever to apply for his permit and it was automatically rejected. Heller’s pistol…
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