Category Archives: Current Affairs

Fish Wrap: Say, Those Insurance Fixes Don’t Work Too Well In New York

Apparently, the Times is interested in dropping a few bombshells this weekend. First you have the “Gates Says U.S. Lacks Strategy to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Drive,” which others have covered, and then there is this, which basically says that the provisions of ObamaCare are doomed to failure When her small executive search firm in New […]

Obama: Being A Superpower Ain’t All That

Just another case where Obama shows his disdain for American exceptionalism In a little-noticed remark at the close of the two-day nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C., this week, President Obama suggested the United States was somehow burdened by its military might. Being a superpower ain’t all that, at least according to President Obama. In […]

Washington Readies For Huge Jobs Summit

Oh, wait, did I say jobs? Sorry, my mistake, the economy and jobs are still being ignored, in favor of climate change, amnesty for illegals, and nuclear weapons The nation’s capital is gearing up for a very busy couple of days. President Obama opens a summit on nuclear security Monday with dozens of world leaders […]

Jihad Supporting Amnesty International Whines About Hurricane Katrina “Human Rights Violations”

You remember Amnesty International and their support of Islamic Jihad, right? Here’s the latest from these big government Nanny State socialists The U.S. government and Gulf Coast states have consistently violated the human rights of hurricane victims since Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people and caused widespread devastation after striking in August 2005, Amnesty International […]

Feds To Test Results-Only Work. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

It’s not as if government sector positions are getting paid far more than their public sector counterparts, so, hey, let’s find a way to let them work less The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will soon implement a pilot that moves 400 agency employees into a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) — where employees can […]

Jihadis Take Note: The Next Battle Is In Kandahar

You know, I’m not military planner, but, I would think letting the enemy know where we are going to attack is really STUPID FUCKING IDEA! NATO forces will launch a major offensive in the Afghanistan city of Kandahar in June, sources told Fox News, part of a new war strategy that began earlier this year […]

Obama May Diss Israel In U.N. Security Council Vote

Surprised? Probably not. Obama has never been a supporter of Israel, like so many other hard core lefties. He’s stocked his administration with people who are blase or against Israel/pro-Palestinian. People such as Samantha Powers. Last week, we witnessed Obama’s un-Presidential treatment of Netanyahu. Now we get The US is considering abstaining from a possible […]

Can Congress Regulate Something You Haven’t Purchased Yet To Make You Purchase It?

This is almost like some sort of pre-cognition movie A flood of lawsuits from states seeking to block the health care law President Obama signed this week raises sharp questions about the power of the federal government to impose mandates on its citizens, but legal scholars disagree about how the cases will be decided if […]

Unf***ing Believable. Dems Who Voted Against The American People Are Now “Heroes”

I shit you not. In ye olde email from Excitable Timmy Kaine Subject: Heroes under attack William — We need to act. On Sunday night, many Congressional Democrats in tough districts cast courageous votes for health reform — even though they knew that insurance companies and their Republican allies would retaliate immediately. Well, the attacks […]

Washington State Dems Look To Shut Down ObamaCare Lawsuit

You know that when Democrats say the debate is over, and attempt any and everything to shut down debate, they know they are in the wrong, and do not want anyone else to know about it. Case in point OLYMPIA — Democrats in the state Legislature are considering a budget maneuver to block Republican Attorney […]

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