Archive | June, 2009
Was the Honduran Coup Warranted?
Despite Barack Obama insisting that the United States shouldn’t be involved as the Iranian regime was killing its own citizens in the streets, the White House hasn’t hesitated to come out strongly against the military coup in Honduras this past weekend. The president is jumping right into the fray: In an unusual concurrence of views, [...]
Suggestion for Reading: The Cloward-Piven Strategy
29. June 2009
Discover the Networks has a great briefing on the Cloward-Piven Strategy, a plan set forth by leftists in 1966 to hasten the collapse of capitalism and bring about the age of socialism in America. The strategy was to overload the governmental bureaucracy with demands impossible to meet, thus forcing it into crisis and eventual collapse. [...]
Haley Barbour for President?
29. June 2009
Mark McKinnon floats the idea in his column over at The Daily Beast today. McKinnon predicts that Obama would be re-elected if things remain the way they are now, but notes that a continued recession or foreign policy crisis can send voters looking, once again, for change. And when voters seek change following an unpopular [...]
Supreme Court Overturns Sotomayor in Ricci Case
29. June 2009
The United States Supreme Court has overturned a decision made by Obama nominee Sonia Sotomayor during her time as an appeals court judge. The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an [...]
Honduran President Arrested by Soldiers; Updated
28. June 2009
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was arrested by soldiers shortly before a vote was set to begin on a constitutional referendum that the Honduran Supreme Court had ruled illegal and his own party’s members had opposed. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -More than a dozen soldiers arrested President Manuel Zelaya and disarmed his security guards after surrounding his residence [...]
Introducing the Treasonous Eight
27. June 2009
Cap-and-tax passed the House of Representatives today by a margin of 219-212. How did they get that number? Fourty-four Democrats decided not to sell out the United States, while eight Repubicans decided to join the majority of Democrats in supporting the horrific legislation. The following eight Republicans understood how harmful this legislation will be to [...]
Greenpeace Opposes Cape-and-Trade Bill
26. June 2009
Not the concept itself, but rather the exact bill sitting before Congress today. The environmental group opposes Waxman-Markey because it doesn’t do enough to destroy industry, but I’ll take any opposition to the legislation at this point. “Since the Waxman-Markey bill left the Energy and Commerce committee, yet another fleet of industry lobbysists has weakened [...]
Conyers’ Wife Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
26. June 2009
The wife of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich) has plead guilty to conspiring to commit bribery and faces five years in prison for the crime. U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn said, “The defendant now stands convicted.”… She has long been under suspicion in the Synagro bribery probe, not least because she had been a vocal opponent [...]
David Obey Accused of Pushing Maxine Waters
25. June 2009
Rep. David Obey (D-Wis) allegedly pushed Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) during an altercation on the floor of the House of Representatives, The Hill reports. Apparently the argument was over just how much of the taxpayer’s money they should waste. After the House floor had largely cleared following a series of votes, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) [...]
Obama Threatens to Veto Defense Spending Bill
25. June 2009
Because God forbid we spend $369 million to acquire F-22 fighter jets in defense of the nation. No, let’s spend that money on global warming alarmism or expansion of welfare rolls instead. Outrageous, deficit-building spending for everything but defense, apparently. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives was poised to approve on Thursday a [...]
29. June 2009
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