Category Archives: Current Affairs

If I Were A Conspiracy Theorist Type Person, I Might Wonder About This TSA Issue

Just random musings, but, one has to wonder if this whole kerfuffle was what Team Obama and the Donkeys intended. Consider what has virtually disappeared from the news and blogs, or been relegated to minor stories: getting blown out in the mid-term elections – losing the House, a ton of governorships, and a lot of […]

COICA Bill Passes Senate Judiciary Committee – A Good Idea Gone Government

The setup U.S. agencies and officials would get new powers to go after foreign websites that sell counterfeit goods and pirated music, movies and books under a bill passed on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill, which supporters hope will set the stage for action next year, targets “rogue websites” in countries such […]

Friday Awesome: Ron Paul Introduces American Traveler Dignity Act

With all the issues going on regarding the Transportation Security Administration, you just knew someone had to come up with some sort of legislation. And the winner is…..RON PAUL! Mr. Speaker, today I introduce legislation to protect Americans from physical and emotional abuse by federal Transportation Security Administration employees conducting screenings at the nation’s airports. […]

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Good News! Washington To Spend $9.6 Million For Flooding Protection

It’d be a real shame if the Washington elites couldn’t get to work for a couple months Construction will soon begin on a new barrier to protect downtown Washington, D.C. and the National Mall from Potomac River flooding in the event of a massive storm. Officials said Monday that the $9.6 million levee project will […]

Elizabeth Smart Might Have Been Rescued Earlier Except For Dhimmitude

A shocking revelation from the trial of Brian David Mitchell, the kidnapper and raper of Elizabeth Smart. Let’s start with some idiocy from CNN, first, though Maybe Elizabeth Smart wouldn’t have spent “nine months in hell” if her mother hadn’t burned the potatoes. Maybe she wouldn’t have been stolen in the night if she and […]

Finally, The ACLU Is Concerned About TSA Groping….Oh, Wait, They’re Not

Leave it to the ACLU to ignore an issue that has Americans, both Left and Right, up in arms. Have you ever noticed that the ACLU tends to ignore the real issues 90% of the time? And the other 10% of the time, they usually do the right thing for the wrong reason(s). Witness the […]

Europe In A Panic Over Portugal

Things are not going well, as Portugal make take the Euro down The euro is facing an unprecedented crisis after another country indicated last night that it was at a “high risk” of requiring an international bail-out. Portugal became the latest European nation to suggest it was on the brink of seeking help from Brussels […]

Senate To Finally Take Up Realistic Jobs Bill! Just Kidding, They’re Pushing A Food Safety Bill

Hey, they might as well continue traveling the same roads that lost them the House and several Senate seats Almost a year to the day after a unanimous committee vote, a long-stalled bill to promote food safety is poised for Senate passage within a week. The bill by Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) passed the […]

NY Times Editorial Board Hearts Economic Draft Proposal

Especially the parts about raising taxes and cutting the military: Some Fiscal Reality The draft proposal by the chairmen of President Obama’s deficit-reduction commission was a welcome antidote to the low-minded debate that dominated the midterm elections, in which politicians all vowed to reduce the deficit but offered no credible plans. By low minded debate, […]

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