Last year, the federal government funded the National Science Foundation (NSF ) to the tune of $6.9 billion. Each year, the NSF disburses much of this government funding in the form of grants. These include graduate research fellowships. According to … Continue reading
If this isn’t a microcosm of what’s wrong with this country, I don’t know what is. California is broke as broke can be, so what do they do? They seek a loan to pay the bills. They call it a … Continue reading
The new meme in Washington is that the debt ceiling can be completely ignored and overridden by the Great One in his effort to plunge us further into debt. Bill Clinton told Obama that the 14th Amendment’s Section 4 gives … Continue reading
Governor Rick Perry of Texas said gay marriage should be an issue left to the states to decide for themselves, a surprising and refreshing dose of libertarianism from a presidential campaign that often sees social conservatives pretending to be small … Continue reading
In Ohio, if you have a CCP, you have to state during any interaction with the police that you have a CCP and are carrying a weapon. Listen as the officer cuts off the man for not saying it, then … Continue reading
A para in Massachusetts is upset. After her healthcare deductions come out of her paycheck, she has no take-home pay. That sounds terrible, doesn’t it? Well, yeah. Until you think about it. First the relevant part of the story. It’s … Continue reading
How to avoid having your McLaren F1 count against you in applying for Medicaid, as explained by the Ohio Medicaid Office. And for those of you who would argue (incorrectly, of course) that James O’Keefe selectively edited anything, start the … Continue reading
We hear a lot about “the working poor” and the “downtrodden” and shared sacrifice and so on. The poor aren’t getting their fair shake, we’re told. It’s so hard to be poor. It really is. We’re left to create an … Continue reading
So when do they frogmarch Holder out of the DOJ? The most impressive revelations are of data that Acting Director Melson gave them. ATF was ready to cooperate until it was gagged by the Deputy Attorney General. They informed the … Continue reading
Julia Sullivan is a normal teenaged girl. She even wanted to become a cheerleader, so she tried out. She scored too low to make the squad and her parents are fuming over it. Oh, did I mention that Julia Sullivan … Continue reading
What an astonishingly stupid interpretation of the way things work, right? Someone believes it, and said it publicly. I was reading an article on Boing Boing and was all ready to bring it to you guys full of piss and … Continue reading
Nope. Not kidding. Don’t believe me? Read about it here…
And in 20 years he never said anything like that as our President sat in his pews? Stop it. I’m not stupid enough to believe that.
A schoolgirl has been killed by a falling branch as she chatted with friends on a park bench. Sophie Howard, 13, was sitting in the park when the group heard a crack ‘like thunder’. But although one of her friends … Continue reading
Need more proof that liberals don’t read the Constitution ever? I don’t understand; that there is a room full of illegal immigrants. How in God’s name did these criminals get into the Senate? And why, once they presented themselves as … Continue reading
This is what happens when you point the finger of fraud at everyone; it comes back to you tenfold. NRO’s Jim Geraghty raises the question of whether Barack Obama filmed a video for his reelection campaign in the White House, … Continue reading
Absolutely insane. From City Hall News: On any given day, about 700 acres of New York City parkland—almost all of them in Manhattan—are patrolled by 78 parks enforcement officers, close to half of the parks department’s manpower. The remaining 86 … Continue reading
The President on Wednesday gave his much-awaited Afghanistan speech. It was so short on facts and specifics that I had to react to it. Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl … Continue reading
Yet another example of how this toolbag isn’t qualified to be President. He voted against Peter King’s (yeah, I know, I hate him too, just keep reading) amendment to stop the gravy train that is Pigford II. It raised the … Continue reading