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Leftist Economist Moves The Goalposts
Another Jobs report was issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Obamanomics recovery is still rolling along. Which means the US economy is stuck in neutral waiting for Obamacare to come and push us over the cliff. “Total … Continue reading
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#No1040NextYear
I’ve had it! The IRS targeting Conservative groups was bad enough but their smug attitude during questioning made my blood boil and now we find out that this corrupt organization is living the life of luxury. “Already heavily criticized for … Continue reading
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FDA to the Rescue
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently decided to investigate the efficacy and harmful effects of a product that has been on the market for 40 years. “Antibacterial soap has been around for 40 years. But research now shows … Continue reading
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Fair Tax Now!
Corporate taxes and our complicated system of personal income taxes are a main reason our economy will never reach its full potential. With the current IRS scandal and bipartisan outrage against this corrupt department, there will never be a better … Continue reading
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A Liberal Policy Experiment at a Fun Park
Last weekend my son got invited to a party with some of his 2nd grade classmates and something interesting happened that I had not expected – I observed a social experiment that demonstrated the failures of Liberal policy. There were … Continue reading
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Scandalpalooza – Focus On The Real Villain
While Benghazi was still boiling, IRS-gate and DoJ/AP-gate broke this week and it’s very tempting to use these scandals to hammer Obama or (as some have hinted) gin up impeachment charges against The One. As much as I love railing … Continue reading
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How Leftists Really Feel About Obama’s IRS-gate
This story is getting worse by the hour and now it appears even top IRS management knew about the unfair treatment Conservative 501(c)(4) organizations received as Liberal applications sailed through. Surely even Leftists would be outraged at this, right? No. … Continue reading
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The State Run Media Tipping Point
I’ve often wondered what it would take for the State Run Media (SRM) to stop licking the boots of Obama and start doing their jobs as journalists and I think we may have finally reached that tipping point. I was … Continue reading
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Why Do We Want To Be Like Europe?
Over the weekend I heard a friend of mine defending Obamacare using this typical response: “The United States is the only advanced Western country that doesn’t have a national health care system.” Without specifically defining what countries are considered “advanced … Continue reading
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Obama’s Leadership Style
He doesn’t have one. To prove my point, let’s run down the events of this morning. At 8:50 a.m. the White House announces that President Obama will be holding a news conference at 10:15 a.m. The start time was pushed … Continue reading
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GDP Growth Under Big Government – The New Normal
The 1st Quarter GDP growth measurement was reported last Friday and it came in at 2.5% which was well below expectations. 2.5% GDP growth will not give us the recovery we need to get people back to work but if … Continue reading
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NPR Hypocrisy
NPR’s Dina Temple-Raston reassures us that these Boston terrorists acted alone and were not under the influence of any particular ideology. “As investigators learn more about the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings and what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his … Continue reading
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If My Son Were President
My 8 year old son had an assignment today to imagine he were the President of the United States. It was a great assignment and he brought that work home for us to review and his writing made me realize … Continue reading
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What is a Fair Share?
One of the Left’s favorite memes is telling people that everyone should pay their fair share of taxes. Of course they can never define what a ‘fair share’ is and it’s no accident we never see people like Elizabeth Warren … Continue reading
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The Ghouls of the Left Come Out
If you haven’t been following the horrible atrocities coming to light from the Kermit Gosnell trial, then watch this video first. Warning, this is very disturbing and details the brutal murder of babies that occurred for years inside a Philadelphia … Continue reading
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NPR Talks About Gun Control
I heard this NPR story on the way home today and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. The story took place in the home of Paul Gwaltney along with 6 others who were invited to share their diverse opinions … Continue reading
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A Way to Rebuild the US Infrastructure
The American Society of Civil Engineers released their 2013 Infrastructure Report Card today and the grades aren’t very good. But wait, I thought the 2009 Stimulus with all the shovel ready jobs was supposed to improve things and create jobs. … Continue reading
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A Radical Budget Compromise Plan
Is there any hope of bringing Republicans and Democrats together to tackle the tough fiscal problems that the US faces? Believe it or not, I think there is! The Heritage Blog produced a great info graphic comparing the recent budget … Continue reading
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Game Over?
We have real problems in this country but I fear we don’t have a culture equipped to solve them. Exhibit A – The state of New York is in a legal battle over whether the citizens of New York City … Continue reading
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Takeaways From the Feb BLS Employment Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released their report for February and considering the economically oppressive policies of Team Obama for the past 4 years, the report is actually good. From the main report and Table B: The Unemployment rate … Continue reading
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