Funny how we keep hearing activists want abortion to be safe, legal and rare. They fight every time “rare” is applied. Now they’re fighting to make sure “safe” isn’t either. After hours of emotional debate, the Virginia Board of Health … Continue reading
Yet another government program wasting money and failing at its job. You can more about the chart here, but suffice it to say that as well as being a safety net, unemployment insurance is basically a cash cow of handouts … Continue reading
Maybe we can start with campaign contributions? Not only does the now-bankrupt solar energy firm Solyndra have a cozy financial relationship with the Obama administration, company representatives also made numerous visits to the White House to meet with administration officials, … Continue reading
Surprise surprise. Solyndra, who got a $535m loan guarantee courtesy of the Obama administration, is the fault of George W. Bush. I know. You’re stunned, right? “Solyndra submitted its initial application in 2006, and much of the extensive due diligence … Continue reading
Police say tea-party supporters have directed racial slurs and racist symbols at Decmoratic officials and security personnel outside a town hall in North Dakota. Traill County Sheriff Mike Crocker says there have been racial statements made to officials outside of their … Continue reading
No one can coerce you into participating in a Ponzi scheme.
I was going to write a huge piece about why Social Security is actually a ponzi scheme, and I was going to rip a new bunghole on the idiots who argue that it isn’t because it’s not illegal and it’s … Continue reading
I’m so tired of hearing how he’s the smartest man in the room. What room?
Government doesn’t invest anything, it confiscates and redistributes. It’s that simple. When it does so, it doesn’t do so for economic gain or for productivity increases, it does so for a political gain. With that in mind, ponder this: Once … Continue reading
James Hoffa, President of the Teamsters, urged an amped up crowd to “take these sons of bitches out” referring to Republicans in office, and of course the favorite whipping boy of the left, the Tea Party. Naturally, anyone with a … Continue reading
via Dan Mitchell
Remember when Joe Wilson yelled out that Obama was lying during the State of the Union? It was a serious break in decorum, to be sure, but was he right? In a word, yes. The South Carolina congressman was pilloried … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan, who isn’t often right about much, agrees with me on Buffet’s bullshit… Quote: No, I’m writing a note to Warren Buffett. But look, I’m a little fed up with these people who come on, you know, their big … Continue reading
You can talk all you want how if you add 30 models of phones from 20 different manufacturers together, Android is #1, and you know what? It still doesn’t matter. The number one smartphone manufacturer in the US is Apple. … Continue reading
What’s the number one biggest deduction lowering tax revenues? In fact, it’s one that’s so much of the deductions taken as a whole that if that one deduction was eliminated, we could cut around one trillion dollars from the debt … Continue reading
What happens when government tosses tons of money at something not supported by the market for that item? Welcome to China’s ghost cities… That’s government for you. If something is broken and can’t function on its own, subsidize it. It … Continue reading
To wit, a conversation on Facebook between myself and the inimitable Adam Daniel Mezei… Like, really? What the flying eff is that about? I have to say, though… When it comes to social media and social networking, this kind of … Continue reading
Not to be mean, but when this woman looks in the mirror, do you think she realizes why she looks the way she does?
Two new studies have linked drinking diet soda to poorer health compared with those who don’t drink the beverage. People who said they drank two or more diet sodas a day experienced waist size increases that were six times greater … Continue reading