Archive | December, 2010
The 13 Get-Along Republicans Who Voted to Limit American Defense
Thirteen Senate Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in voting to ratify the severely flawed START treaty, which limits the ability of the United States to defend itself. I will support efforts to primary any one of those on the list who intend to seek another term. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Bob Bennett (R-UT) Scott Brown (R-MA) [...]
School Requires Permission Slips to Say Pledge of Allegiance
22. December 2010
Apparently pledging allegiance to the United States is now a controversial suggestion in a taxpayer-funded school. The principal of a public school in Brookline, Mass., is asking parents to fill out permission slips before their children can participate in a weekly recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. Gerardo Martinez, the principal of The Devotion School, [...]
White House Admits: DNI Clapper Wasn’t Briefed on Arrests
22. December 2010
Remember this? On the day of the arrest of a dozen jihadists in London, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was asked by Diane Sawyer about their relevance. His response was effectively, “Arrests? What arrests?” In responding to that interview clusterfark, the Obama Administration initially blamed Sawyer for asking an ambiguous question. Because really, what [...]
A Question for Senate Republicans
21. December 2010
Why is Susan Collins (R-ME) the ranking member Senate Homeland Security Committee? What exactly qualifies her to serve as the top Republican on the Senate’s homeland security committee? She has no military experience. No domestic security experience. No experience in the intelligence community. No counter-terror experience. Nothing that indicates a strong understanding of homeland security. [...]
Obama’s Director of National Intelligence: London Terror Arrests? What London Terror Arrests?
21. December 2010
A dozen jihadists arrested in a sweep prominent enough to be featured in both traditional and new media. And yet the security brain trust working a full “364 days a year” to protect the country is completely unaware. We’re in good hands, my friends. Good hands indeed. Hey, remember when politicians were defined as idiots [...]
2012: Haley Barbour is Toast
21. December 2010
(If you haven’t been following the story, catch up here.) If not in the primary than the general election. It doesn’t matter what Barbour actually said. It doesn’t matter what he was trying to say. It doesn’t matter if the quote attributed to him is completely made-up. Doesn’t matter. What does matter is that the [...]
Florida Senate: Jeb Bush Leads Bill Nelson
21. December 2010
I’ll take Jeb Bush if he’s the only candidate with a chance to beat Bill Nelson (D), but he wouldn’t be my first choice were I able to vote in the Sunshine State. For one, he supports amnesty. Two, he reminds me of a get-along Republican who would vote with Democrats if given enough political [...]
FCC Votes 3-2 to Control the Internet
21. December 2010
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted 3-2 to grant itself the power to regulate the internet. The White House-backed measure was approved along party lines, with all three Democrats on the commission voting to expand the bureaucracy’s power. Liberals who support the power grab refer to the idea as “net neutrality”. In reality, it [...]
Obama Renews Commitment to Passing Amnesty
21. December 2010
From CBS News’ Mark Knoller: WH says Obama also renewed his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform in meeting with Hispanic Caucus mbrs this AM. “Comprehensive immigration reform” has been and continues to be code for “amnesty”. If you’re lucky you get a little bit of border enforcement (which will never be realized) and a whole [...]
Sebelius Moves to Further Control Health Care
21. December 2010
The latest move by the Obama Administration to suppress the free market and have government control health care decisions. Starting in 2011, insurers who serve the small group or individual markets and who raise rates by 10 percent or more will need to disclose and publicly justify the rate increases, announced Health and Human Services [...]
22. December 2010
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