Category Archives: Current Affairs

In SCOTUS McCain-Feingold Decision, People Miss The Best Way To Reduce Monetary Influence In Elections

If you haven’t heard about the SCOTUS decision, here’s a little recap Overruling two important precedents about the First Amendment rights of corporations, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. The 5-to-4 decision was a vindication, the majority said, of the […]

If Gov’t Can’t Run This Carp, How Would They Do With Healthcare?

A perfect illustration of why government should be limited in their role, because, they are just generally not that great at actually getting things done in a reasonable time period The White House has agreed to Gov. Jim Doyle’s request to hold an emergency Asian carp summit with Great Lakes governors while a Michigan congressman […]

Prop 8’s Day In Federal Court Starts Today

I usually avoid discussion of certain issues, such as gay marriage, because they are not really hot button issues with me. Furthermore, while, if pressed, I do not support gay marriage, I do support civil unions, and, this being America, where freedom should reign supreme, and, with a Classical Liberal doctrine of “if it doesn’t […]

Terrorists ‘Sploding All Over The Place, Plus Other B+ Fail

No, no, Achmed, you must keep the speed above 50 or we’ll…. ka=boom! Kabul, Afghanistan – Fourteen suspected terrorists died Tuesday night when the bus they rigged with explosives blew up prematurely, police said. The explosion occurred as the suspects were riding the bus in the province of Kunduz, said police chief Abdul Raziq Yaqobi. […]

Dems Look To Finalize Health Bill In Secret

Shocking, eh? Democratic leaders are looking to forgo a formal, public conference to merge the House and Senate’s health care overhaul bills, giving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House free rein to hammer out the final measure behind closed doors and thwart Republican efforts to stymie it. Not […]

Effigy Of Obama Hung In Jimmy Carter’s Hometown

I’m waiting for the Typical Liberal “Blame The Right” Fest to start (BBC, which also has video) The US Secret Service says it is investigating after an effigy of Barack Obama was found hanging in the home town of former President Jimmy Carter. TV footage showed the doll hanging by a noose in front of […]

Limbaugh Hospitalized, Left Hopes For His Death

The story: Conservative radio talk host Rush Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital on Wednesday afternoon with chest pains, sources told KITV. Paramedics responded to the call at 2:41 p.m. at the Kahala Hotel and Resort. Paramedics treated him and took him to Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition. He will not be released […]

Aww, How Cute. The Politico Attempts To Provide Cover For Obama Over Terrorist Attack

We all know that the majority of the people who work in the media are to the Left, but, usually, they craft their prostitution on either the opinion pages, or a little more subtely. But not Josh Gerstein at The Politico, who spreads his legs, showing that the Politico is truly embracing the worlds oldest […]

Obama DOJ Tells Lawyers In New Black Panther Case To Not Cooperate

Hmmmm, just imagine George Bush was still president. How would this kind of news be received? Would it be splashed all over the leading U.S. papers, rather than pretty much in a sole outlet, the Washington Times? In fact, it seems that the Washington Times is the only one that is even following the story, […]

Second Grader Suspended For “Violent Drawing.” Can You Guess Of Whom?

If you thought “Barack Obama,” nope. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore? Nope. Welcome to Taunton, Ma. A Taunton father is outraged after his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after drawing a stick-figure picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. The father said he got a […]

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