Archive | November, 2011
Americans Would Prefer Reagan Over Roosevelt Right Now
If they had the choice, more Americans would prefer Ronald Reagan than Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the White House right now. That’s according to a new CBS News/Vanity Fair poll which asked Americans who they would trust to lead the country out of our current dire economic straits. Thirty-six percent of those polled said they [...]
Politico Now Crediting Obama, Occupy Wall Street for Any Good News
1. November 2011
Following tens of thousands of depositors complaining and threatening to leave Bank of America if the company went forward with debt card fees, it has been announced that the company has dropped its plans and will find some other way to make up the new regulatory costs imposed by the federal government. Common sense would [...]
Obama’s Labor Secretary Refers to Conservatives by Vulgar Sexual Term
1. November 2011
A real charmer Hilda Solis is. As reported by Tallahassee Democrat and Sunshine State News, after voicing her support for large federal programs, Solis warned, “I’ll be darned if I’m going to set that aside now because a few teabaggers want to somehow muzzle my voice,” Solis said. “We don’t have to sit back and [...]
California High-Speed Rail Project Already a Fiscal Disaster
1. November 2011
Color me shocked. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The new business plan for California’s high-speed rail system shows the nation’s most ambitious state rail project could cost nearly $100 billion in inflation-adjusted funding over a 20-year construction period, far above the amount originally projected… The report estimates the actual cost at $98.5 billion if the route between San Francisco [...]
Breaking: Hillary Clinton’s Mother Passes Away
1. November 2011
Dorothy Rodham, mother of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, passed away early this morning after recently becoming ill. The exactly affliction has not been released. Rodham was 92-years-old. Secretary Clinton had earlier canceled a trip to Great Britain and Turkey, where she had been scheduled to hold meetings regarding cybersecurity and Afghanistan, after her mother [...]
The 2012 Republican Field is Officially Set
1. November 2011
That’s it, ladies and gentlemen. The window of opportunity is closed. The field we have now is the field we’ll have next year. The Republican Party of Florida — a key state in the race for the nomination — has submitted the names of nine candidates for the primary ballot. The Republican Party of Florida [...]
Politico Reporters, Unwilling to Provide Details, Now Bragging About Twitter Mentions
1. November 2011
They may be unwilling to provide details of their allegations against Herman Cain, or even disclose whether their source is a political opponent, but hey — have you seen the mentions they’re getting on Twitter? From MSNBC this morning: JOE SCARBOROUGH: Mike Allen, you had Cain defenders yesterday seizing upon a line that Politico wrote [...]
Democrats to Voters: Rush Limbaugh Wants to Control Virginia!
1. November 2011
Apparently if you don’t get out and vote for tax-and-spend liberals on November 8th, then Rush Limbaugh, Rick Perry, and their friends will become dictators and rule the state. Or something. Let’s be honest: We’re looking for logic from the Democratic Party. It’s an inevitably fruitless effort. One of the guys supposedly ready to take [...]
Pelosi: Boeing Should Either Unionize or Slash Jobs, Investment
1. November 2011
Because, you see, job creation and prosperity takes a back seat to giving union bosses more power and money. Here you have the former speaker of the House and current minority leader telling a company that it either has to unionize or slash jobs and investment. Lovely. In an interview late last week, House Minority [...]
Revealed: Assistant Attorney General Knew About Fast and Furious
1. November 2011
The scandal keeps getting closer and closer to Attorney General Eric Holder, who himself was caught lying under oath to Congress about the timeline of his knowledge regarding Operation Fast and Furious. CBS News is now reporting that Holder deputy Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, was briefed on the deadly [...]
1. November 2011
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