Archive | September, 2011
A Petition to Get Behind: Abolish TSA
One of the most popular petitions on WhiteHouse.gov right now calls for the abolition of TSA — that disastrous transportation security bureaucracy that has managed to spend money we don’t have, violation rights left and right, and inconvenience millions of travelers. All while failing to catch a single terrorist. The petition calls for the agency’s [...]
Red Sox Pitcher Divorcing Wife Battling Cancer
26. September 2011
Really? Whatever conflict of personality is occurring can’t wait to be resolved until after her fight with breast cancer? Absent domestic abuse, which I thoroughly doubt is happening, you can’t stand by her until there’s some sort of landmark development in her fight? That’s pathetic. Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey has filed to divorce [...]
Poll: Plurality of Jews Disapprove of Obama’s Job Performance
26. September 2011
Some have wondered if Barack Obama would chicken-out at the last minute and vote to allow the creation of a Palestinian state. Here’s your answer: Not a shot in hell. The poll, commissioned by the non-partisan American Jewish Committee, found a plurality — 48% — disapproving of Obama’s job performance. A minority — 45% — [...]
Maryland Democratic State Legislator Charged With Misusing Campaign Funds
26. September 2011
Maryland state legislator Tiffany Alston — a liberal Democrat in the House of Delegates — has been indicted on theft charges after she allegedly used campaign funds to pay for her wedding. The Washington Post reports: Charges brought by the Office of the Maryland State Prosecutor allege that Del. Tiffany T. Alston (D-Prince George’s) spent [...]
Wangari Maathai Dies. Let’s remember her conspiracy theories, too.
26. September 2011
Wangari Maathai has died. If you don’t know who she is, everything you could possibly want to know can be found here. I’m moving beyond her biography and just focusing on why I’m not crying. She was an AIDS conspiracy theorist, believing the affliction to have been developed by white men to ravage the African [...]
Majority: Obama “Same” or “Worse” Than Bush
23. September 2011
Ouch. A majority of Americans rates President Obama “about the same” or “worse” than his predecessor, George W. Bush, according to a new Gallup poll. When a random sample of 1004 adults were asked to compare the 43rd and 44th presidents, 34 percent of respondents said Obama had been a worse president than Bush, while [...]
Feds Pay Dead Retirees $120 Million Per Year
23. September 2011
The federal government has paid-out more than $600 million over the past five years to dead retirees, the Washington Post reports. Annual payouts range between $100 million and $150 million in wasted taxpayer money. The report was issued by the inspector general of the Office of Personnel Management. Inspector General Patrick E. McFarland, who previously [...]
Obama Bans Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns
23. September 2011
See, we signed an agreement with other nations to stop using substances that may deplete the ozone layer. And over-the-counter asthma inhalers may do that over time, so we’ree banning them. What are you supposed to do if you have asthma? Get a more costly prescription for a more costly inhaler available behind the pharmacy [...]
Democrats Back Subpoenas for Solyndra Execs
23. September 2011
It’s less a shining moment of bipartisanship and more a sign of how bad this scandal has gotten. Jon Stewart covered it, ABC News and the Washington Post have investigated, the executives are pleading the Fifth, and the Obama Administration has been about as helpful as a lump on a log. So it’s time for [...]
Santorum Condemns Individuals Who Booed Gay Soldier
23. September 2011
The right response for an overblown controversy. Reading the likes of Tommy Christopher, you’d think everyone in the crowd booed the soldier. It was actually just a few idiots. The overwhelming majority of attendees were just interested in the candidates’ responses. Rick Santorum is the most credible social conservative in the race. So his condemnation [...]
26. September 2011
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