Archive for August 2011
All kids in Detroit public schools to get free federal government-supplied lunch
Federal officials who are fond of feeding children in need have determined the self esteem of kids has suffered because they get a free lunch at school. So instead of promoting programs to lift the spirits of the kids -and improve the economic situation for the families – they’re going to give free lunches to…
Read MoreVideo from the St. Joseph’s Cathedral (Hartford, Conn.) fire on Dec. 31, 1956
For those of you who are Hartford history buffs, here is color video shot by either my dad and/or grandfather of the St. Joseph’s Cathedral fire on Dec. 31, 1956.
Read MoreTurning food stamps to cash with bottle deposits
Everyone’s creative. Showing off their entrepreneurial spirit in many states around the country, some recipients are turning their federal government-provided food stamps into cash by purchasing inexpensive cases of bottled water, dumping out the water in the parking lot, and turning in the bottles for cash at the same store.
Read MoreRubio: a nation where prosperity and compassion exist side-by-side
Senator Marco Rubio, the once and future president, spoke Tuesday night at the Reagan library at the request of Nancy Reagan herself. It is a stirring speech, as the young senator carefully crafts and outlines the role of government in making the United States once again a country that encourages prosperity but does not ignore…
Read MoreØbama’s implementation of the “DREAM” Act
As SOS noted in an earlier post, Øbama has seen fit to unilaterally implement the so called “DREAM” Act through an executive order. It is glaringly obvious – dare I say transparent – that a very desperate Øbama, with poll numbers in the toilet and an administration full of so called “experts” ineffectively flailing at…
Read MoreStimulus and the broken window fallacy
As the President gets ready to propose yet another stimulus I thought it might be nice to review a centuries old retort to government spending as a solution to economic ills called “the broken window fallacy”. First proposed by 19th century Frederic Bastiat a French classical liberal theorist, political economist. It’s a short video but one worth watching and remembering…
Read MoreThe Tea Party: the assault continues
In a strange way it’s kind of a backhanded compliment. The tea party has been poked, prodded, investigated like some kind of lab experiment. We’ve been defined degraded and at least the left is attempted to discard us, but it’s hard to discard the will of the majority of the American people and that’s why…
Read MoreThe story behind the Biden “one child” gaffe and why Thad McCotter matters – Video
We talked about this on the show today and as promised the link to the Kathryn Jean Lopez story follows. But it all begins with Joe Biden’s trip to China and his speech Sunday at Sichuan University in China Sunday. The White House is now trying to walk back Joe Biden’s incredibly stupendously stupid comment…
Read MorePelosi’s back door pork
While the Republicans are trying to rein in deficit spending, this administration is doing its darnedest to spend money we don’t have. This time, the beneficiary is San Francisco, home to Representative Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.). Here is the most recent scam.
Read MoreI need not follow the law…
I’m the President.
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