Category Archives: Current Affairs

Surprise: Judicial Watch Obtains Documents Showing IRS HQ Knew Of Tea Party Targeting

At the end of the day, history will show that the Obama administration was inept, unqualified, vindictive, overly political, and secretive, among others. Whether those directly within Team Obama ordered or “suggested” targeting of Tea Party groups is not currently known. However, the attitudes of Team Obama, including Mr. Obama himself, created a perfect storm […]

Don’t Forget, It’s Illegal To Wear An American Flag Shirt Today

Why? Because it’s Cinco De Mayo, an obscure holiday that is really only celebrated in the Mexican state of Pueblo, and has become an occasion to drink heavily here in the United States. Except for the illegal aliens and those who are here legally who push Mexican supremacy…isn’t that bigoted?…, returning parts of the US […]

Benghazi Vs. Botched Execution

Something interesting to note: Liberals care a whole lot about a stone cold killer, a brutal man who repeatedly raped and sodomized a woman, shot her, then buried her alive, who saw his veins collapse during his execution, eventually leading to his death some 40 minutes later. On the other side is Benghazi, where 4 […]

Rush: Progressive Truth Squad’s Next Target Is Orlando Magic Owner

Regardless of what your opinion of Rush Limbaugh is, when he makes pronouncements, he tends to be way more often than not. When he says “don’t doubt me on this”, he tends to be right. And said pronouncements aren’t usually the easy. common sense, “well, sure, of course” type ones. Here’s another (The Blaze) Following […]

Oops: California Dem Busted For Gun Trafficking Authored Gun Control Legislation

When I first read the story about a California state representative busted by the FBI, I wondered if he had anything to do with California gun control legislation. Then the Real World intruded for a while, so I never got around to researching. Fortunately, Jason Howerton at The Blaze was able to do a cruise […]

Obama Decides Ending NSA Bulk Data Collection Is An Awesome Legislative Issue

After fighting against truly restricting the data collection programs by the NSA, which vastly expanded during his own time in office (and, yes, I do throw Blame at Bush and Congressional Dems and Republicans, as well), Mr. Obama has decided that this would be a great issue (NY Times) The Obama administration is preparing to […]

Syria, Other Middle East Nations Take Advantage Of Obama Weakness

If your foreign policy is one of weakness, of inattention, of fantasy, what do you think will happen? (Washington Post) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is taking advantage of the rift between Russia and the United States over Ukraine to press ahead with plans to crush the rebellion against his rule and secure his reelection for […]

Playing Devil’s Advocate On Ukraine

Consider "We have been mobilizing the international community to condemn this violation of international law" —Obama on the situation in #Ukraine — White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 6, 2014 President Obama: "We have taken steps to reaffirm our commitment to the security and democracy of our allies in Eastern Europe." #Ukraine — WH Live (Archived) […]

Robert Gates: Stop Being Mean To Obama Regarding Ukraine

Robert Gates deserves our attention and our respect, but I think he’s missed a few things (Washington Post) As the Ukraine crisis deepened, Sen. John McCain responded by criticizing President Obama’s “feckless” foreign policy, while Sen. Lindsey Graham called Obama “a weak and indecisive president [who] invites aggression.” These sharp comments brought to mind a […]

Sarah Palin Discusses Obama’s Mom Jeans And Equivocation On Russia

A bit of red meat (Mediaite) Sarah Palin sat down with Sean Hannity Monday night for a victory lap of sorts, touting her 2008 comments about Russia capitalizing on a weak Barack Obama presidency to amass power. Palin believed she was vindicated, saying Russia exploited “Obama’s weak leadership.” She said, “Anybody who carries the common-sense […]

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