Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens died in a plane crash Monday afternoon. I was never a big fan of Stevens, his penchant for pork represented the worst of the Republican Party. Stevens also held the distinction of being the only senator I ever pissed off in my previous life as a reporter. An article I […]
I mentioned Moody’s chief economist Mark Zandi of the “unemployment benefits are really stimulative” last week to point out the ridiculous nature of his claims. Well, Geoff over at Innocent Bystanders took a look at Zandi’s report and finds that – suprise – government spending doesn’t have a multiplicative effect on the economy greater than […]
Number 1 dumb thing: RNC Chairman Michael “The Disaster” Steele: Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is once again caught in the crosshairs, this time over comments he made regarding the war in Afghanistan in which he calls it “a war of Obama’s choosing.” He adds: “This is not something the United States had actively […]
The problem with requiring insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions is that the companies are therefore not really offering “insurance.” If you crash your car and the next day go to Flo at Progressive Insurance, pay your premium and then immediately file a claim, prepare to serve some time in the slammer for fraud. In […]
I think the American people would really appreciate it if the Democrats could come up with someone to match wits with Rep. Paul Ryan. This sort of thing just isn’t fair. In fact it’s probably a form of elder abuse (as it relates to Reps. Louise Slaughter and Sander Levin) and a hate crime (as […]
While CPAC was going on last week I was busy with work, attending a wedding and spending quality time with the world’s greatest nieces. So, I’ve been catching up on some of goings on by watching videos provided by Townhall here. If you didn’t get a chance, I encourage you to check out the George […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning “fact-check” Web site Politifact.com has done it again. When last we criticized one of their findings, Politifact.com rated this statement by Rep. Mike Pence “half-true”: "To use money from the TARP fund in the manner that is being discussed by the White House and congressional Democrats would be a violation of the law." […]
Jillian Bandes, a columnist over at Townhall.com, has a piece up likening the upcoming Senate race against California Democrat Barbara Boxer as a potential repeat of the Dede Scozzafava debacle in NY-23 last year in which RINO Scozzafava split the conservative vote allowing the Democrat to win the House seat. With memories of NY-23 fresh […]
Allahpundit over at HotAir characterizes Rep. Ron Paul as a “useful idiot” because Paul said on CNN: “They’re terrorists because we’re occupiers!” regarding the attempted Christmas Day jihadi airline bombing. Useful? Nope. I don't think he's useful to anyone. Idiot? Check. For the record, Allahpundit notes that Paul also has his facts wrong. According to […]