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Symptom of the Disease: GOP and Democrats spend big money on lavish events

By Steve McGough / April 21, 2010 / Comments Off on Symptom of the Disease: GOP and Democrats spend big money on lavish events

Limos. Caviar. Chartered jets. Private parties. Drinks. Entertainment. The reason both Republicans and Democrats spend millions of dollars each year is directly tied to the billions of dollars flowing from the federal government to union gigs and special interest groups.

Republicans want stimulus pork dollars too

By Steve McGough / February 9, 2010 / Comments Off on Republicans want stimulus pork dollars too

GOP politicians have been quietly writing letters to government agencies encouraging them to fund special pork projects in their home districts or states. At the same time they join calls for ending pork barrel earmarks claiming they are a waste of tax dollars. This is nothing new.

California demands US taxpayers bail them out

By Steve McGough / January 4, 2010 /

This is what it has come to. The state of California is sending dignitaries from the state’s legislature to the east coast “early and often” to demand taxpayers give more money to the Golden State. Government sponsored theft it is I tell you!

Symptom of the Disease: Abortion funding by government

By Steve McGough / November 3, 2009 / Comments Off on Symptom of the Disease: Abortion funding by government

Many Democrats are concerned about the language in the $1.2 trillion health care presented by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that allows for a loophole – there’s that word again – to indirectly fund abortion.

Symptom of the Disease: New York’s 23rd House race

By Steve McGough / November 2, 2009 /

All politics, are no longer local. With the coming of the information age, broadband internet and online credit card processing, we’ve entered into the blood sport of manipulating United States House and Senate races in far-away states and districts of which we have never been, nor will likely visit in the future. Is this a…

White House using NEA funding to promote Obama policies

By Steve McGough / September 21, 2009 /

As an update to yesterday’s post, here is the link to the Big Hollywood expose by Patrick Courrielche on the National Endowment for the Arts using federal funds to promote Obama administration policies and projects. Is this a blockbuster? You make the call…

Symptom of the Disease: Obama not familiar with pending health care legislation – Update: Video Added

By Steve McGough / July 21, 2009 /

Continuing with our Symptom of the Disease series, we’ve got President Obama admitting that he is not familiar with what is included in the current version of the House health care legislation. He has not read it, Congressional leaders don’t read it, party leaders don’t read it. But you know what? Bloggers like our own…

Social Security Administration spends $700,000 on empowerment conference Update: Video added

By Steve McGough / July 16, 2009 /

Yup, just another symptom of the disease. It was imperative that all 675 managers meet in person at the Arizona Biltmore – part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection.

July 4 Tea Party information

By Steve McGough / July 2, 2009 /

For those looking for Tea Party events in Connecticut this weekend, there are three scheduled on July 4 in Hartford, Norwich and Stratford.

Symptom of the Disease: Senator calls regulators for “updates” (3)

By Steve McGough / July 1, 2009 /

Central Pacific Bank received a $135 million injection of capital from the Treasury Department two weeks after Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) had one of his aides contact the FDIC and ask about an application for TARP funds. Nothing illegal here, but doesn’t it smell rotten? Just another symptom of the disease example.