Archive | November, 2011
America’s National Debt Officially Passes $15 Trillion
The United States government now officially owes more than $15 trillion to creditors thanks to Washington’s reckless spending policies. Furthermore, we owe more than $116 trillion — not a typo — in unfunded liabilities from Social Security, Medicare, and Medicare Part D alone. Does anyone think giving Washington more tax money will solve the government’s [...]
White House Shooter Came from Occupy Rally
16. November 2011
The man federal law enforcement say shot at the White House had come from the Occupy D.C. rally where he spent time with protesters. Authorities suspect Ortega-Hernandez had been in the area for weeks, coming back and forth to the Washington Mall. Before the shooting, he was detained by local police at an abandoned house. [...]
BREAKING: Judge Rules for New York City, Allows Clearing of Occupy Protest Encampment
15. November 2011
New York City had the right to clear Zucotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street encampment and the protestors have no right to return with tents or other overnight gear, Judge Michael Stallman of the New York State Supreme Court has ruled. He denied the protest’s request for an extension of an earlier restraining order against [...]
Gingrich Surging Against Obama, Too
15. November 2011
The Republican primary isn’t the only contest in which former speaker Newt Gingrich is surging in the polls. Public Policy Polling found that Gingrich has surged from 11 points behind Barack Obama in the general to just 6 points. And it’s not just Republicans who have a better view of the new Republican frontrunner. The [...]
Cain Offered Kissinger Secretary of State Job
15. November 2011
Oy vey. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has posted a new set of Herman Cain videos online, including one in which the Republican presidential candidate says he offered Henry Kissinger a place in his administration, but was politely rebuffed by the former secretary of state. “Dr. Kissinger turned my offer down to be secretary of state. [...]
Obama Pressured Solyndra to Delay Layoffs Until After Midterm Election
15. November 2011
The Washington Post reports this morning that the Obama Administration pressured failed solar company Solyndra, financially backed by both taxpayers and a top Obama donor, to delay layoffs until after the 2010 midterm election. The Obama administration urged officers of the struggling solar company Solyndra to postpone announcing planned layoffs until after the November 2010 [...]
Cain Campaign: He got Libya wrong because he missed his beauty sleep
14. November 2011
Good Lord. “The video is being taken out of context,” said spokesman JD Gordon. “He was taking questions for about 30 to 40 minutes on four hours of sleep. He didn’t say anything wrong or in accurate; it just took him a while to recall the specifics of Libya.” Gordon added, “It just took him [...]
Politico “Scandal” Story of the Day: Gingrich Once Insulted the Spanish Language
14. November 2011
Yes, really. With Newt Gingrich emerging as serious contender, some Republicans are questioning his fitness for a general election campaign by seizing on comments the former speaker made in 2007 about Hispanics. Making the case against bi-lingual education at a National Federation of Republican Women event, Gingrich said children should be taught “the language of [...]
Cain Backs Collective Bargaining for Public Employee Unions
14. November 2011
Oy vey. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday that he believes public employees should be allowed to bargain collectively on wages and other benefits as long as it does not create an undue burden on taxpayers. On the issue of collective bargaining, Cain said he supported the right of public employees to bargain collectively. [...]
Federal Government Funded Pro-Abortion Lobbying in Kenya, GAO Finds
14. November 2011
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced today that the federal government — possibly in violation of federal law — used taxpayer money to fund pro-abortion lobbying in Kenya during the country’s debate over a constitutional amendment dealing with issue. During the drafting of the Kenyan constitution in 2009 and 2010, the International Development Law Organization [...]
16. November 2011
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