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Half of American Households Dependent Upon Welfare
Your depressing statistic of the day. 49.1%: Percent of the population that lives in a household where at least one member received some type of government benefit in the first quarter of 2011. But this is always the way it’s been, right? Nope. The 49.1% of the population in a household that gets benefits is [...]
Republicans Move Closer to Blocking Sovereignty-Infringing Treaty
26. May 2012
Senate Republicans are now just seven votes away from being able to block the “Law of the Sea Treaty”, which would infringe on American sovereignty and force American companies to pay royalties to the United Nations. The treaty would also subject American enterprise to internationally-enforced carbon emission caps. Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) on Friday became [...]
Democratic Poll: Walker Leads by Three
25. May 2012
Conservative Art Critic notes that the Democratic Governor’s Association claims its new poll showing Walker leading in Wisconsin by three is narrower than their last one. Which would be troubling, except the DGA never released the previous poll that supposedly showed a wider margin. So…that “narrowing” line could be just positive spin on bad news [...]
DNC Chair on Democrats Potentially Losing Wisconsin Recall: Doesn’t Much Matter
25. May 2012
Don’t be fooled. It’s eating her up, and the left will cry if Scott Walker (R) wins the recall election. But she’s putting on a tough face publicly in preparation for a loss. And she increasingly expects a loss to occur. The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee said Friday that if Milwaukee Mayor Tom [...]
NYT in Tizzy Over Daily Caller Gun Giveaway
24. May 2012
The Daily Caller is giving away pistols as part of a contest. All federal regulations are being followed, including background checks and transfer by federal firearms license holders. But that hasn’t stopped the New York Times editorial page’s Andrew Rosenthal from getting himself into a tizzy over the contest. Tucker Carlson’s news site, The Daily Caller, [...]
Democratic Senate Candidate: Obama Has Failed America
24. May 2012
Democratic Senate candidate and former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp plans to keep her distance from Barack Obama, who is widely unpopular in her state of North Dakota. In fact, she’s gone so far as to confirm that Obama has failed America. In an interview, [Heidi Heitkamp, a former state attorney general] made it clear she [...]
Americans No Longer World’s Richest Man or Woman
24. May 2012
The world’s richest man is Mexican. The world’s richest woman is Australian. In a sign of the times, America has lost its claim to both top spots. First, Bill Gates lost the “world’s richest man” crown to Carlos Slim, the Mexican businessman. Now, according to Australia’s BRW magazine, Gina Rinehart – the Australian mining magnate [...]
New Poll: Walker Leads Barrett by Five
23. May 2012
A new poll from St. Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio shows incumbent Governor Scott Walker (R) leading Democratic challenger Tom Barrett by five points, 50-45, in the recall election. Walker is helped by his approval rating, which rests above water at 52%. 48% disapprove. I hesitate to post such results because people tend to [...]
Tom Barrett’s Milwaukee Falsified Crime Data to Show City’s Crime Rate Falling
23. May 2012
The city of Milwaukee, led by Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett, faced a problem: How to show the city’s crime rate falling…without actually reducing crime? Aha! Just lie about the statistics. More specifically, just don’t report some crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). When Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn touted the city’s fourth-straight year [...]
Democratic Poll: Romney Leads in Arizona by Seven
23. May 2012
Some earlier polling had left Democrats hopeful that they could compete in the state of Arizona this year. But that was likely the result of the drawn-out primary and lack of early unity. Things have shifted now. A new poll from Public Policy Polling shows Mitt Romney up by seven points in the Grand Canyon [...]
26. May 2012
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