This is part seven of a nine-part series by the entire Pocket Full of Liberty staff focused on President Obama’s specific failures during his time in office. –- One area where Barack Obama’s failed presidency will have long term impact is on foreign policy. The world and the American people had high hopes for Obama after the …
President Obama’s Failures: Foreign Policy – Part 7 of 9Read More »
The TSA’s Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams will keep coming to a football game near you. In 2012, the TSA executed “more than 8,800″ surprise searches and checkpoints outside of airports. The number of these VIPR teams has increased since the program’s creation in 2005, and the program’s budget keeps on growing. The …
The team keeps growing and we’re excited about what’s in store for the future. Today we are happy to announced the addition of Mike Gannon and J. Cal Davenport to the Pocket Full Of Liberty team! Mike will jump in with both feet, coming on board as one of the managing editors. Mike is an …
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose increasingly totalitarian government oversaw hyperinflation and chronic shortage, was reelected last week. Today, the Zimbabwean stock market plunged. Zimbabwe’s stock market plunged on Monday, the first trading day since confirmation of President Robert Mugabe’s landslide election victory, as fears spread that his ZANU-PF party might target foreign-owned businesses or scrap …
Zimbabwe Stock Market After Robert Mugabe’s ReelectionRead More »
This is going to be pretty fun to watch. I agree with Rick Wilson who said that Graham should not be underestimated but he’s going to have to have a tough battle on his hands. Mace is young, attractive, and she proved she can put up a fight by becoming the first woman ever to graduate …
It’s On: Nancy Mace To Square Off In SC Against Lindsey GrahamRead More »
Is it really a good idea to change an entire country’s health care system when it isn’t ready? The government has already admitted they have no way of verifying which subsidy a person would qualify for. “Many if not all of the state exchanges, and presumably also the federally-run exchanges, were planning to use the required …
Defund is Delay: There Are Good Reasons to Delay ObamacareRead More »
At some point this was bound to happen. Libertarian leaning Republicans have been gaining influence in addition to headlines over the last year. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Justin Amash and Mike Lee have brought to Congress a different type of Republicanism. It’s one that’s not afraid to speak loudly, criticize the GOP leadership, and don’t …
Chris Christie Vs Rand Paul: Debate Needed or Stupidity?Read More »
During his run for the presidency in 2007 and 2008, Senator Barack Obama was fond of criticizing President Bush for his administration’s supposed lack of “transparency.” Obama alluded to a “secretive” administration and hit them as much as he could for catering to “lobbyists” and “big money interests,” all while kicking dirt on the rest …
President Obama’s Failures: Transparency – Part 5 of 9Read More »
I suppose NYC’s version of Napoleon is going to fight on but this is the second court in the state to say that he and the Board of Health overstepped their bounds: New York restaurants can continue selling large sugary drinks after an appeals court sided Tuesday with a lower court ruling that found the …
The 2008 financial crisis, rightly or wrongly, was blamed on the GOP and led to a sweeping victory for President Barack Obama who promised to take immediate steps to shore up the economy and help the middle class. If talk is generally cheap, Obama’s economic rhetoric is taken from the clearance shelf at the Dollar …
Mike’s Financial Pocket – Obama’s Economic Failures – Part 4 of 9Read More »