Archive for December 2011
Republicans are finally “catching on”
In other last minute negotiations, it appears that the one year, temporary payroll tax cut will become a bit more permanent, at least for another year. This time, however, the Republicans apparently realized that the word “concession” doesn’t mean caving in to Democrats’ demands.
Read MoreAnd, let there be light
…light of your own choosing, that is.
Read MoreConnecticut “loses” again – Race to the Top education grants
When the federal government is handing out funding for programs they never should be funding, there will be winners and there will be losers. Connecticut’s application for $50 million in Department of Education funding was denied again; some other state(s) will be the winners.
Read MoreNew Haven Mayor: Give illegal aliens right to vote in city elections
How does one respond to such a suggestion? New Haven, Connecticut Mayor John DeStefano (D) is asking the state to allow their city to include illegal alien votes in municipal elections. New Haven is notably a sanctuary city for illegal aliens, as they are welcomed by the mayor and provided ID cards to illegals starting in the summer…
Read MoreDebbie Wasserman Schultz: unemployment has not gone up under Barack Obama
I saw this yesterday morning just before leaving work and was so stunned that I guess I just forgot to mention it. But it’s well worth noting that when it comes to politics the motto is just say anything to keep your man in office.
Read MoreNewt Gingrich stumbles: is it fatal?
A couple of days ago it was Romney with the $10,000 bet, this morning it’s Newt Gingrich trying to explain why he used a liberal attack on Romney. No, not that Romney was a liberal, I mean Newt Gingrich sounded like a liberal himself. And Charles Krauthammer last night took him to task.
Read MoreAnother “landmark” case for the Supreme Court
Today, the United States Supreme Court granted the petition filed by the state of Arizona to hear the case concerning the state’s immigration law passed in April, 2010. (See: page 2, case number 11-182 of the link). This was an appeal from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision finding many of the provisions of Arizona’s…
Read MoreObama plays the OBL card … again
Ya know. I don’t evah remember W crowing about disarming Libya, capturing and killing all major AQ leaders in Iraq, capturing SH, thwarting more than a dozen domestic terror plots, including one aimed at LA and the Brooklyn Bridge. I also don’t remember W apologizing for America’s foreign policy, or needing to reset anything with…
Read MoreConnecticut State Workers Accused of stealing storm aid for the poor
and a few were making … wait for it … $100,000. Yep that’s right. Connecticut, with some of the most handsomely compensated public workers in the world, had as many as 800 state workers apply and receive federal funds meant for low income residents affected by tropical storm Irene last September. 15 of them made…
Read MoreChristie calls out Obama again: Backbencher
For Christie fans this will not surprise. He’s been going after the young President’s lack of leadership for weeks. It’s the kind of theme that sounds like a campaign stump speech. But, he’s not running, is he?
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