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Obama administration – ACORN violated federal rules concerning housing grants

By Steve McGough / September 24, 2010 /

ACORN still exists, they were never put out of business. They simply changed the name of the organization, continuing their abuse of the system. Another symptom of the disease since any sort of federal funding of programs like this is completely unconstitutional.

Federal government now must “save” local education

By Steve McGough / May 24, 2010 /

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is asking Congress to put politics and ideology aside – for the good of the children – and come up with $23 billion to save education in America. What did you really expect would happen? The $100 billion in stimulus funding was just the tip of the iceberg.

Obama’s education secretary Duncan may have manipulated student enrollment in Chicago

By Steve McGough / March 23, 2010 /

Arne Duncan – when heading the Chicago public school system – may have placed students in the school of their parents choice after taking calls from powerful business owners and political elites, including congressmen and senators. This special “appeal” process was unknown to the general public.

First cash for clunkers – now free golf carts

By Steve McGough / October 18, 2009 /

In a twist that will tick-off taxpayers, the federal government’s plan to provide tax credits to buyers of electric vehicles has turned into a boon for golf cart manufactures. The IRS allows the full credit – $4,200 to $5,500 – to be applied to electric golf carts as long as they are road-worthy. Some buyers…

Senate GOP caving on government health care option? Update: Video, Nelson says yes

By Steve McGough / October 7, 2009 /

Political junkie Erik Erickson who blogs over at Red State hears from a reliable source that during meetings today, Republican members of the Senate became agreeable to the government health care option.

Symptom of the Disease: Axelrod still getting paid by Obama’s marketing firm

By Steve McGough / August 18, 2009 /

Nice gig if you can get it. David Axelrod, adviser to President Obama and White House spam director, sold his Chicago-based Democrat-exclusive consulting and marketing firm in December. The sale included a deal where he would still get paid $2 million the firm owes him – or he owes himself – while serving as senior…

Symptom of the Disease: Federal government paying for local cops

By Steve McGough / July 29, 2009 /

Fiscal responsibility is dead. Well, it probably died years ago but can we bring it back? The city of Akron, Ohio – along with other cities in the state – will be able to hire and pay 23 police officers for three years thanks to federal stimulus dollars. Of course, the string is the city…

Krauthammer: Obama, Bush, and the torture show trials

By Jim Vicevich / April 22, 2009 /

When the young President changed his mind in less than 48 hours in regard to prosecuting lawyers and Bush Administration officials who authorized enhanced interrogation techniques, it caused confusion even among the White House Press Corps (no jokes please). So why, after sending out your chief of staff on Sunday and your press secretary on Monday, to make…

Dodd … Stand By Your Friends

By Jim Vicevich / March 15, 2009 /

Chris Dodd is coming out but the answers still ring hollow. Connecticut’s senior senator tells Channel 3’s Dennis House: Hey, Countrywide’s Robert Feinberg’s lying … no sweetheart mortgage deal No I will not release my mortgage papers … everyone already saw em … for a day The Irish cottage thing … hey the appraisal said…

Dodd As Victim

By Jim Vicevich / February 16, 2009 /

Well why not. Everyone’s a victim these days of something. Attorney General Dick Blumenthal (D, because we name that party), who’s office is investigating Countrywide’s dealings in Connecticut, addresses the Chris Dodd (D) Countrywide loan scandal on Hartford TV Channel 3, WFSB, Sunday morning. Anchor Dennis House asks the AG (D) how Dodd (D), chairman…