Readers with political memories that stretch all the way back to the antediluvian mists of 2008 (when Twitter was only two years old!) will remember Alaska’s infamous “Bridge To Nowhere,” which became a symbol of wasteful pork barrel spending. Well, it seems like New Jersey has decided to have its own bridge-related scandal – this time involving …
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Democrats are going all in with the class warfare gambit in 2014. From raising the minimum wage to the new push to extend long term unemployment insurance, they’re following the playbook (as I outlined here) to the letter. The first step was making “income inequality” an issue. The next step is using that as …
What happens when you elect a quasi-communist the Mayor of New York City? You elect somebody that has no interest in the livelihood of others and look to squash what is a pretty good living for some people. In this case, DeBlasio wants to put an end to horse drawn carriages in New York City: …
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We’ve reached a point where, to any objective observer, it is clear that nearly every point made by Democrats to sell ObamaCare pre- and post-passage (and pre-implementation) was either a blatant lie or wishful thinking by people who had no idea what the law was going to do. The law is not affordable on a …
On Friday, December 13th, a student at Arapahoe High School in Colorado went to school intending to shoot the school’s debate team coach and kill as many other people as possible. He was reportedly armed with a shotgun, explosives, and a machete. The usual suspects, mainly CNN’s Piers Morgan, immediately began pointing to this …
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A better question is: Why are we — conservatives — afraid of competition? Representative Steve Stockman announced yesterday he was going to challenge sitting Senator John Cornyn in a bid to see who will face an as of yet unnamed Democratic challenger in the general election. Given a choice between Stockman and Cornyn myself, I’d …
So Martin Bashir has resigned from his role at MSNBC in the wake of his comments about Sarah Palin: Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC, nearly three weeks after delivering a scathing personal attack on Sarah Palin that brought him widespread condemnation. The afternoon talk show host, a former co-anchor of “Nightline,” says he decided …
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By now you’ve undoubtedly heard about the “Knock Out Game” where unsuspecting people walking down the street are punched in the head in an attempt to knock that person out with one punch. It has caused quite a stir and, of course, the media has been reporting on it. These are the kinds of stories …
If you listen closely, that whining sound you hear isn’t just the Left complaining Republicans aren’t cheerleading ObamaCare hard enough. It’s the sound of Obama’s poll numbers careening downward. The President’s approval numbers have been dropping steadily since the summer started. But take notice of the sudden spike upward in disapproval starting around October 1. …
I cannot pretend to have any genuine insight into the curious mind of Senator Harry Reid, but recent events have tempted me to explore further the empty catacombs between his ears. In case you missed it, the Senator pushed the red button and went for the “nuclear option:” changing Senate rules so that presidential nominees …