July 13, 2011 – 10:02 pm
Because this is the way the “only adult in the room” acts President Barack Obama abruptly walked out of a stormy debt-limit meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday, a dramatic setback to the already shaky negotiations, according to GOP sources. “He shoved back and said ‘I’ll see you tomorrow’ and walked out,†House Majority Leader Eric […]
July 13, 2011 – 7:44 am
A little tidbit found in through National Review from The Hill yesterday In the nearly two-hour-long White House meeting Monday afternoon during which leaders reviewed savings found last month by a group led by Vice President Joseph Biden, McConnell asked only one question, according to a Republican source familiar with the talks. “How much does […]
July 11, 2011 – 1:06 pm
Man, if only we could build some high speed rail, tackle patent reform, and do away with tax cuts for private jets, everything would be OK The U.S. labor market could stay sluggish for a while, with small-business executives reluctant to hire amid the murky economic outlook. Almost two-thirds—64%—of small-business executives surveyed said they weren’t […]
July 6, 2011 – 12:00 pm
(This is a letter and email that I have sent to Speaker Boehner, as well as to NC Senator Richard Burr and Congresswoman Renee Elmers, who will hopefully be my Rep. when redistricting is done, moving me to NC2, rather than Democrat Brad Miller in NC13. I’m also hoping that someone from one of their […]
July 5, 2011 – 8:01 am
One question: how’s that hopey changey thing working out for ya? Because even ABC News is wondering if you feel better yet: The Economic Recovery Turns 2: Feel Better yet? This is one anniversary few feel like celebrating. Two years after economists say the Great Recession ended, the recovery has been the weakest and most […]
July 1, 2011 – 7:25 am
Could the GOP finally have gotten the clue, after Obama’s snit fit acting like a 5 year old not allowed to get a new My Little Unicorn presser, that it is time to take the gloves off? One of the Senate’s top Republicans on Thursday fired back at President Obama for questioning his party’s work […]
June 25, 2011 – 7:54 am
But, Syria would be hard work, and there is golfing to be done Witnesses and activists in Syria say at least 15 people were killed Friday when security forces fired on crowds as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets nationwide in another round of demonstrations aimed at overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad. The […]
June 22, 2011 – 8:45 am
Another day, another liberal group trying to ruin something for other people because their delicate sensibilities are offended A group of New York City atheists is demanding that the city remove a street sign honoring seven firefighters killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because they say the sign violates the separation of church […]
June 21, 2011 – 4:30 pm
This one comes from Macedonia, Ohio, via WEWS A U.S. Army veteran is fighting a battle over his right to display an American flag at his home in Summit County. Fred Quigley, 77, said his homeowners association has asked him to remove a flagpole from his front yard. He lives in the Villas at Taramina […]
June 19, 2011 – 10:01 am
Perhaps they could think about employing legal workers? The LA Times story starts out describing how a blackberry farm in Georgia need 100 more workers to help pick the blackberries, and it was Pedro Guerrero’s job to go find them. So, Dom Pedro, as he is known, reached out to all his contacts, leading to […]
