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February 7th, 2012 | Add a Comment

A few days ago I received an email from a reader claiming to be a Christian who criticized my support of the United States as a special country on earth that was put in place by our Creator as a “ shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere,” to use Ronald Reagan’s words. In the mold of Barack Obama and, to a lesser extent, Ron Paul, the writer began to list our sins in the international arena as justification, not only for the 911 attacks, but Iranian nuclear ambitions. It seems he would have been quite comfortable with Jeremiah Wright’s sermon about America’s “chickens coming home to roost.” While it is undeniable that our country has taken some indefensible actions, the fact remains that, at least … Read entire article »

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The story of modern radical Islamism (in 3 minutes and 53 seconds)

Can’t hurt to know more about the real bad guys Or you can get the long version by Andrew McCarthy for a little over $7 (I just got the Kindle version myself). The real threat to the United States is not terrorism. The real threat is the sophisticated forces of Islamism, which have collaborated with the American Left not only to undermine U.S. national security but to shred the fabric of American constitutional democracy. In The Grand Jihad, bestselling author Andrew C. McCarthy provides a harrowing account of how the global Islamist movement’s jihad involves far more than terrorist attacks, and how it has found the ideal partner in President Barack Obama, whose Islamist sympathies run deep. McCarthy … Read entire article »

Reactions to the Nevada Caucuses

Saturday night the voters of Nevada caucused to decide the recipients of their 28 delegates.  Governor Mitt Romney won, as expected, and by about as much as predicted, as well as by as much as he won last time around.  He won Nevada in 2008 with 51%.  In 2012 it was 50%.    One has to wonder if Republicans have finally stopped buying into the “Romney is the most electable” when he fell prey to the Drive-By Media’s usual ability to turn molehills into mountains and then hammer that moutainized molehill as if it was actually news.  This past week, it showed precisely what I’ve been saying for months: There is no candidate that is so … Read entire article »

What We Need Is More People on Food Stamps

Food stamp use is at an all time high. In 2011, more than 46 million Americans—about one in seven—received food stamps. But President Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack doesn’t think that’s enough. The US Department of Agriculture would like to see more people utilizing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The department believes that one reason more people don’t sign up is individual pride.  In order to the deleterious effects of self-respect, …. the department is offering non-profit groups the chance to receive $75,000 grants for projects designed to boost food stamp participation among those who are eligible but have yet to sign up.  The Department of Agriculture believes that the SNAP program is “severely underutilized” … Read entire article »

8.3% Unemployment Deception

The Democrats and their media friends are pointing gleefully to the January unemployment numbers as indicators that Obama’s policies are working. The official rate fell to 8.3% with 243,000 jobs added. Yeah, right… 8.3%. This is the Democrats defining “the new normal” for socialist Euro-type unemployment where we applaud bad news. But look closely at the overall situation and you will see the real truth – that Obama/Democrat policies are in fact devastating the economy. First, when did hiring start to pick up? Answer: In 2011 after the huge nationwide Republican sweep into power on the state and federal level in November 2010. Businesses breathed a sigh of relief and loosened their belts just a little because they were … Read entire article »

Romney Is No Friend To The Free-Market

As those of us on the right have long known, a free-market economy, free of incessant Government intervention, is a hallmark of Conservatism in American politics. And, amid the skepticism, in regards to Romney’s sincerity on Conservative politics, and Limited Government, he recently made two statements that were very telling: 1. “My view is to allow the minimum wage to rise with the CPI (basically, a measurement of inflation), or with another index…” (video) 2. I’m not concerned about the very poor, we have a safety net there. If it needs repair, I’ll fix it.” (video) Allow the minimum wage to rise? Keep up with inflation? Repair the (Federal) safety-net? Minimum wage, while on the surface, may seem compassionate, it is … Read entire article »

Richard Vedder on the Failings of Higher Education

Other than my affection for the Georgia Bulldogs, I’m not a big fan of higher education. Colleges and universities are hotbeds of political correctness, but that’s actually a minor issue. The big problem is that higher education consumes a huge amount of resources and provides inadequate value. In these two videos, Richard Vedder documents staggering levels of inefficiency. And here’s another portion of Rich’s remarks, given at the Pope Center in North Carolina. A big problem in higher education is the existence of third-party payer, which is also what’s screwing up the healthcare system. More on that issue – as it relates to higher education – later this week. P.S. Rich also is a co-author of an article for the Cato … Read entire article »

Mitt’s campaign assails Newt’s history of conservative accomplishments

Mitt Romney’s campaign isn’t in a position to talk about another candidate’s record of failure. Still, that’s exactly what his press secretary did today: The former Georgia congressman vowed to fight for the nomination all the way to Tampa, called Romney “Obama-lite,” and challenged him to another debate. “It isn’t good enough for the Republican Party to nominate Obama-lite,” Gingrich told hundreds of cheering supporters at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country, a country music nightclub in Las Vegas. Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg responded to Gingrich’s comments in an email Friday. “Newt Gingrich’s flailing attacks are the sign of a candidate trying to distract from his own record to save his sinking campaign,” she said. “Newt Gingrich would rather make misleading … Read entire article »

So, did Komen for the Cure stop funding to Planned Parenthood or didn’t they?

Not exactly Well, as of yesterday, they said they had. Tonight, (h/t Alexa) they still are funding Planned Parenthood (at least at some level); Our funding to @PPact clinics continues this year at more than $250k; women served through PP grants will be served still. — Susan G. Komen (@komenforthecure) February 3, 2012 Screenshot here. So which is it? Well, there’s also Nancy Brinker (Komen founder) telling Andrea Mitchell today; “…[L]et me just take a step back for a minute. We are not defunding Planned Parenthood. We have three grants that will go on this year, and they will probably be eligible for the next grant cycle.” With the leftist/liberal blacklist in full force, if Komen doesn’t bend and break under their vicious … Read entire article »

A Lesson on Socialism Even a College Student Will Understand

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, “OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama’s plan”. All grades will be averaged and everyone will receive the same grade so no one will fail and no one will receive an A….(substituting grades for dollars – something closer to home and more readily understood by all). After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a … Read entire article »

India Opts Out Of Participating In Iran Oil Embargo

India, the world’s fourth largest oil consumer has informed the US and Europe that it will not participate in the embargo on Iranian oil scheduled to start – if it starts – this summer. “It is not possible for India to take any decision to reduce the imports from Iran drastically, because among the countries which can provide the requirement of the emerging economies, Iran is an important country amongst them,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on a visit to the Unites States. Yeah, sanctions’ll work. Sure they will. In a related item, India and Iran have agreed to drop the use of the dollar as a reserve currency for oil trading between the two countries. They’re … Read entire article »

Intellectual heft, integrity missing from Romney’s attacks

If anything has become clear this week, it’s that Mitt’s surrogates don’t have the intellectual heft or integrity that Newt’s supporter have. This article offers a few examples of those weaknesses. This is a prime example: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi called Romney a “champion for pro-life values” as she introduced him at the rally. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen offered a similar defense during an earlier rally with the Cuban American community in Hialeah. Bondi and Ros-Lehtinen can say whatever they want but their words ring hollow. The reality is that O’Romneycare allows for taxpayer funding of abortions. Mitt signed that into law 2 years after he allegedly had his pro-life epiphany. Romney’s team has tried explaining that away … Read entire article »

Tips for Newt and Mitt

  It’s time for Romney and Gingrich to step up their games with the fall in mind and stop slinging mud at each other. I’ll give Santorum and Paul a pass at this point as although they are trailing far behind, they are trying to stay on the high road and true to their beliefs.   Tips for Mitt It’s time to give up the ghost on RomneyCare. Okay, you were a governor and states are sovereign and it looked like a good idea at the time. But your efforts to defend RomneyCare while attacking ObamaCare is one of the reasons that many conservatives don’t trust you. ObamaCare is largely responsible for the birth of the Tea Party, the … Read entire article »

Would a Real Republican Seek An Endorsement From a President With a Knighthood

By Theo Willem She’s beautiful, she’s very happy in Alaska, and I hope she’ll stay there – First Lady, Barbara Bush I don’t want to concede that we have to get used to this kind of thing, because I don’t think the majority of Americans don’t want to put up with the blue-bloods — and I want to say it will all due respect because I love the Bushes — the blue-bloods who want to pick and choose their winners instead of allowing competition – Sarah Palin Recently, right before the Iowa caucus, President George H.W. Bush endorsed Mitt Romney as the man to be next Republican nominee for president of the United States. Mitt Romney had … Read entire article »

Once Greek debt is dealt with, which of the PIIGS will be next?

In the not so distant future there will be a resolution of some kind in the Greece government debt crisis! As the EU leaders meet in Brussels for the first summit of 2012, the Greece debt restructuring is apparently reaching an endgame as private investors seem to be on board with a 3-4% coupon and a 30-year maturity. Once the debt swap is completed Greece will be provided with another round of bailouts from the EU and IMF totaling 130 billion euros, if it meets certain other conditions including budgetary oversight. So assuming that Greece and the EU buy some time until another crisis in that country reaches a critical stage, will all then be well in Euro-land? Not … Read entire article »

AG Holder Caught In Another Fast And Furious Lie

Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice did a document dump on Operation Fast and Furious to congressional officials late Friday night. One part of this was a series of emails showing Holder was informed of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry’s murder on the day it happened – December 15, 2010 – and that he was informed the weapons used to kill Terry were from Fast and Furious on the same day. Let me reiterate. Eric Holder didn’t find out about gunwalking and Fast and Furious “a few weeks” before Congress called him in as he originally said (later amended to “a few months”) before his May 2011 testimony.He knew all about it the very same … Read entire article »

The Moral Decay Of Socialism

It isn’t enough that those who sit on their fat rearends and take something for doing nothing have no morals, we who work hard every day to have our dollars stolen to give to those sloths have our own morality questioned because we say it is wrong. It is not a moral right to be given food, clothing and housing for absolutely doing nothing but being on this earth, it is a evil and quite vicious attempt to control the people by the government who gives it. It is obvious to those of us who work hard every day of our lives to see the illness that pervades the soul of those who do nothing … Read entire article »

Joe Biden Has Always Been On The Wrong Side Of History

He advised Obama not to go into Pakistan to get Osama Bin Laden. It appears from Biden’s recounting of events that the only adult in the room was Leon Panetta. It also goes to show Obama cannot make a decision on his own and that his claims of “getting Bin Laden” really are a lie, Leon Panetta and the United States Military GOT BIN LADEN. I of course have known that Obama is an empty suit and that Biden is a loose cannon of insane proportions, now Joe has let everyone else know. Biden of course was the loony tune who said partition Iraq into three smaller countries, which may end up being what will … Read entire article »

RNC, Mitt, won’t know what hit them

During my trip around the Rightosphere this morning, 2 things are abundantly clear: 1) Mitt and the RNC don’t see what’s about to hit them from President Obama and 2) Mitt and the RNC don’t see the seething anger building up against them from the activist base. Two posts highlight that second point brilliantly. Let’s start with Erick Erickson’s post first: The fix is in for Romney, which just means when he is crushed by Barack Obama a lot of Republicans will have a lot of explaining to do. Newt may not be able to win. But Romney sure as hell can’t beat Obama either if Newt can’t win. The problem remains Gingrich supporters intrinsically know … Read entire article »

What’s the Buffett Rule on Spending and Investing?

  President Obama, always on the campaign trail, is now on the road trying to explain why his class warfare strategy is not class warfare. In his State of the Union address, he once again invoked the “Buffett Rule”, which is little more than a fig leaf to allow Obama to raise taxes. But what about some other “Buffett Rules”?   Spending What is the Buffett Rule on spending? Does Warren Buffett agree with President Obama that we should spend 150% of what we take in? Did Warren Buffett become one of the richest men on the planet by spending 150% of what he takes in and borrowing the shortfall? I think Buffett’s counsel would be to live within … Read entire article »

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