Archive | June, 2010
To Avoid Lobbying Rules, Obama Administration Meets With Lobbyists Off-Property
In order to bypass lobbyist rules and in contradiction to Barack Obama’s public rhetoric, the White House has been meeting with prominent lobbyists off-property in places such as the coffee shop across the street. The New York Times: WASHINGTON — There are no Secret Service agents posted next to the barista and no presidential seal [...]
DISCLOSE Act Corruption: Democrats & Unions
24. June 2010
Over at National Review, Hans A. von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation looks at today’s passage of the anti-First Amendment DISCLOSE Act in the House of Representatives. You can find more background here and here. The measure was targeted largely at preventing organizations likely to support Republicans from utilizing free speech rights. Left-wing unions? Exempted. [...]
Rest In Peace, Cpl. Joshua R. Dumaw
24. June 2010
The second casualty announcement today from the Department of Defense: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Joshua R. Dumaw, 23, of Spokane Valley, Wash., died June 22 while supporting combat operations in Nimruz province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, [...]
Rest In Peace, Pfc. Anthony T. Justesen
24. June 2010
Press release from the Department of Defense: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Anthony T. Justesen, 22, of Wilsonville, Ore., died June 23 at Ganjkin village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised [...]
House Democrat: We Need DISCLOSE Act To Stop Republicans From Winning
24. June 2010
It’s Representative Hank Johnson (D-GA) and he’s referencing the anti-First Amendment legislation that passed the House today. The legislation was opposed by both the Chamber of Commerce and the ACLU, and many ideological liberals joined with conservatives in attempting to stop the horrid bill. In the end, party-loyal Democrats pushed it through. When we last [...]
House Approves Anti-First Amendment DISCLOSE Act
24. June 2010
This is legislation just waiting to be struck down by the Supreme Court. Democrats in Congress were angry that the high court stood up for the First Amendment by throwing out part of McCain-Feingold, so they have pushed through equally horrid legislation. The bill mandates that most independent groups, including labor unions and corporations, must [...]
CA Welfare: Gambling With Tax Dollars
24. June 2010
Via Outside the Beltway, the Los Angeles Times reports that welfare cards in California can be used to retrieve money in many of the state’s casinos. In effect, that means welfare recipients can gamble using the financial assistance they receive from taxpayers. The cards, provided by the Department of Social Services to help recipients feed [...]
Reid’s Son Distances Himself From Last Name
24. June 2010
With his father trailing a relatively unknown Republican challenger by seven points, who could blame the guy? His father has an anti-gun, pro-taxpayer-funded abortion, tax-and-spend, big government record. Not the best platform to be connected with in Nevada come November. So “Rory 2010″ it is. Nevada gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid (D) is on the air [...]
Video: Kanjorski Talks “Minorities, Defectives”
24. June 2010
Wait, this clusterfark gets better. Not only does Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) actually use the word “defectives” but he does so in the context of people who aren’t “average, good American people”. The same goes for “minorities”. Apparently such people are unusual, bad Americans. Did I mention this guy is a pretty liberal Democrat? Yeah. [...]
Lincoln Wants Financial Reform Exemption For Arkansas Bank
23. June 2010
Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark) is seeking to have an Arkansas bank exempted from new financial regulations making their way through Congress. The bank is largely owned by the Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart. The retail giant is based in Bentonville, Arkansas. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), who helped craft the financial regulation overhaul currently making its [...]
25. June 2010
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