Archive | November, 2010
Senate Republicans Vote to Ban Earmarks
They’ve done it. Senate Republicans have voted to ban earmarks by their caucus in the 112th Congress. The ban was accompanied by a measure calling for a Balanced Budget Amendment. It’s good to see Republicans getting serious about fiscal responsibility. Update: In stark contrast, almost every Senate Democrat opposes passing a similar measure for their [...]
Reid: I’ll Block Vote on Earmark Moratorium
16. November 2010
He says it’s due to a lack of time in the lame duck session. I guess that means he doesn’t have time for amnesty for illegals or card-check either, right? Or do we have time for horrid and unpopular left-wing legislation but not for a bipartisan amendment that would place a moratorium on earmarks? Following [...]
Feds: Hey, Let’s Install Devices to Stop You from Using Your Phone in Your Car
16. November 2010
What a wonderful, totally not idiotic and/or creepy idea! Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said using a cell phone while driving is so dangerous that devices may soon be installed in cars to forcibly stop drivers — and potentially anyone else in the vehicle — from using them. “There’s a lot of technology out there now [...]
Steele Aide Quits, Blasts RNC Leadership
16. November 2010
Oh my. It’s Gentry Collins, who served as political director of the Republican National Committee until this morning. How bad are things at the RNC under Michael Steele? This bad. “In the previous two non-presidential cycles, the RNC carried over $4.8 million and $3.1 million respectively in cash reserve balances into the presidential cycles,” Collins [...]
American Pundit’s Morning Brief
16. November 2010
Good morning. Venezuela: Narcostate? Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez has appointed an individual officially listed as a high-ranking kingpin and sponsor of terrorism as the general-in-chief — the top position in the Venezuelan military. And he’s not the only drug lord surrounding Chavez these days. Investor’s Business Daily argues that Venezuela is now a narcostate. The [...]
TSA: Thousands Sexually Assaulting
16. November 2010
We’ve reached the point of absurdity. In order to avoid profiling 26-year-old males from Yemen, TSA agents will now sexually assault your screaming 3-year-old daughter from Minnesota. But it’s not sexual assault, we’re told, because it’s being conducted by trained professionals (read: former burger-flippers who now wear badges). Except it’s still sexual assault. Just because [...]
Afghanistan Hero Dog Euthanized by Local Arizona Shelter
15. November 2010
A dog who alerted American soldiers in Afghanistan to a suicide bomber has been euthanized by a local government animal shelter in Arizona. The incident has been labeled an accident as the dog had been rescued from the war zone and was not supposed to be put to sleep. The dog, Target, was recently brought [...]
Wonderful: Democrats to Push Amnesty in Lame Duck Session
15. November 2010
It’s been said that Democrats won’t do it because it’s too unpopular with voters when the unemployment rate is 9.6%. But the purpose of amnesty isn’t to win over current voters. It’s to create new voters — millions of them, almost all of whom will vote for Democrats. Who needs current voters when you can [...]
WSJ: iTunes to Sell Beatles Music
15. November 2010
I actually didn’t know that iTunes is currently deprived of Beatles music. One would think that the world’s most famous music service would have already acquired the rights to sell music from one of the world’s most famous music groups. But no, apparently there’s a long history of tension between the Beatles and Apple. So [...]
Good Times: TSA Body Scan CEO an Obama Ally, Went on India Trip
15. November 2010
Here’s a fun little factoid courtesy of Timothy Carney. Rapiscan is one of the two manufacturers of the body scan machines TSA has introduced at our nation’s airports. Its CEO is Deepak Chopra (no connection to that Deepak Chopra). It turns out that Chopra is a Democratic donor, have contributed the maximum legal amount to [...]
16. November 2010
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