Government

Williams helps us understand the Constitution

By Steve McGough | September 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Williams helps us understand the Constitution

Always a good read, Walter Williams’ column this week is right on message for our audience. This week he reminds readers that Congress – primarily the people’s house – runs the government including generating tax revenue and determining spending allocations. As the media and many politicians completely ignore the founding documents, over time they become…

Fourth-grader suspended for packing broken pencil sharpener

By Steve McGough | September 11, 2008 |

More zero tolerance crap from a small-town grammar school. In short, the kid’s pencil sharpener broke and since he needed to sharpen his pencil, he sharpened his pencil. The result: a 10-year-old gets up to two days suspension for using the sharp “razor-like” piece of the broken sharpener to – get this – sharpen his…

Half of Obama supporters think SCOTUS rulings should not follow Constitution

By Steve McGough | September 9, 2008 | Comments Off on Half of Obama supporters think SCOTUS rulings should not follow Constitution

This is a brutal assessment on how liberals think the Judicial Branch should make decisions. For conservatives, this is beyond the tipping point and concerns me more than any political or economic subject. Almost half of Obama supporters think that judges should base decisions on what they think is right or fair. That’s right, almost…

Peliosi describes Catholic Church position on when life begins – attempt fails

By Steve McGough | September 9, 2008 |

During the Aug. 24 “Meet the Press” show on NBC, Tom Brokaw asked Nancy Pelosi – the Democrat leader of the U.S. House of Representatives from San Francisco – when life begins. Her answer was political of course, as she tried to cover all bases. The discussion for conservatives is not necessarily if life begins…

FEMA cash flows to waterfront homeowners in Florida

By Steve McGough | September 5, 2008 | Comments Off on FEMA cash flows to waterfront homeowners in Florida

For years, the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) has been handing out millions of dollars to homeowners all over the country to renovate homes. The idea is to help mitigate problems with future flooding; they want owners to raise homes higher off the ground. Just in the the community of Madeira Beach, Florida – a…

Binden embellishes story about tragic loss

By Steve McGough | September 5, 2008 |

As many of you know, Joe Biden’s first wife and young daughter were killed, and his son’s seriously injured, in a tragic motor vehicle crash in 1972. Recently, I do remember news reports that a drunk truck driver hit the family. Here’s the issue, just after the crash in December of 1972 and investigation did…

Media describes Palin budget increase as cut

By Steve McGough | September 3, 2008 |

Slashed funding. Budget cuts. Reduction in needed services. Increased class sizes. Shorter library hours. All of these statements are code words used by the liberal left to scare the crap out of senior citizens, school parents and unions. If you don’t agree to tax increases, your precious services – that can only be provided by…

Remembering the Katrina lies

By Steve McGough | September 2, 2008 | Comments Off on Remembering the Katrina lies

Just a quick note to guide you over to American Thinker today. Lance Fairchok writes Big Lies in the Big Easy: The Ghosts of Hurricane Katrina. It’s a good read and a reminder as to how Democrats – when backed against a wall – immediately target the blame elsewhere.

Republican platform released – reaches #98,642 on Amazon

By Steve McGough | September 2, 2008 | Comments Off on Republican platform released – reaches #98,642 on Amazon

For those unfamiliar with national political conventions, it’s not all about speeches and parties. Well, alright… for most of the attendees it really is all about speeches, parties and the ability to wear goofy hats on national TV. One of the agenda items is to write and vote on the party platform. But who will…

California’s food police

By Steve McGough | August 25, 2008 | Comments Off on California’s food police

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Los Angeles City Council using the Jessie Jackson Shakedown Plan to force big-box retailers like Home Depot and Lowes to add buildings – with services – to their property to support “day laborers.” Not to be outdone by Bernard Parks – the councilman who proposed office space for…