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Joe Biden channels his inner thug. According to a pool report from Tuesday's event in Dayton, Biden was telling the crowd that Democrats know how to balance the budget. He said, "If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to strangle them." He quickly added: "To the press, […]

The author and humorist has been quoted as saying: “Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” Truer words were never spoken. “Everyday that I am here is going to be spent, debunking the MYTH, that this country’s in debt and we just can’t spend. Well […]

I just returned from seeing Steve Martin perform on his banjo with the Steep Canyon Rangers at Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center. It was a great concert, and if Steve’s coming to your area, I encourage you to see him. For the record, the Steep Canyon Rangers are very impressive musicians too. But the highlight […]

First, Obama’s put us in deep trouble. If that doesn’t scare the children on Halloween, nothing will. Second, we have a guy who “forgot” to pay a $75 annual fire prevention fee and had his home burn to the ground after firefighters from a neighboring jurisdiction refused to put it out. I feel sorry for […]

When I got sacked at the Union-Tribune a little over a year ago, a Hoystory reader who works for ESET told me about some copywriting jobs available there and gave me a free, 1-year subscription to the company’s anti-virus software. When the year was up, I renewed the subscription. I’ve used Norton (now Symantec), AVG […]

Just a quick recitation of the facts of the Meg Whitman “housekeeper scandal.” The housekeeper committed multiple crimes in presenting false documents to Meg Whitman to verify her employment. When the housekeeper told Whitman she was in the U.S. illegally, Whitman fired her – as required by law. Whitman did not report her to immigration […]

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Bay Area comes in 2nd and 3rd in a “smartest place in the country” list. The list is based upon the preponderance of college degrees in a particular metro area. I’ve know lots of college graduates who shouldn’t be allowed to have scissors – the belief that a […]

Rahm Emanuel on his former boss on Friday: “I want to thank you for being the toughest leader any country could ask for in the toughest times any president has ever faced.” Really? Seriously?

You can pick any two when it comes to The New York Times’ Kate Zernike who’s been tasked with covering the Tea Party movement and conservatives in general – a task the Times would probably be handing to an anthropologist than one of their staff writers. In a Friday article, Zernike describes the rule of […]

A memo acquired by The Wall Street Journal today revealed that McDonald’s would have to drop the limited health insurance it offers to 30,000 employees because of the rules of Obamacare. While many restaurants don't offer health coverage, McDonald's provides mini-med plans for workers at 10,500 U.S. locations, most of them franchised. A single worker […]