Category Archives: Current Affairs

Despite Assurances Of Fairness, NY Times Lies

Much has been made by the Nutroots and their compliant and in-the-tank-for-Barry media about McCain must have been cheating during the recent Saddleback “debate.” Andrea Mitchell floated the idea that McCain cheated. FiveThirtyEightis digging for dirt, and thiks they have found it. And the New York Times? Sigh. You know what is coming. Here’s the […]

Kremlin Has Been Dumpster Diving In The Nutroots For Talking Points

The Times Online entitles their story Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia, but, it looks like Barking Moonbatus is spreading! Get a vaccine ready! Russians were told over breakfast yesterday what really happened in Georgia: the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the […]

Pelosi Surrendering On Drilling?

That is what The Hill is reporting as a possibility House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday night dropped her staunch opposition to a vote on offshore oil drilling in the House. Republicans, reacting to high gas prices, have demanded a vote on additional oil exploration in the Outer Continental Shelf, where drilling is currently blocked […]

Russia Invades Georgia, Left Forgot Their “Stop War With Georgia” Banners

But, hey, Russia going to war with another country is probably OK. It is only when the US and much of the rest of the civilized war is “keeping all options on the table,” particularly the USA, that there is a problem. Especially when it is the Left’s buddies the Iranians Georgia’s president said Friday […]

Brad Miller (D-NC13) On Drilling Vote

Unfortunately, my Congressional critter is a Democrat. Still and all, I asked him if he would stand with the majority of the American People and call for a vote on drilling. Here is his answer Dear Mr. Good: Thank you for contacting me about off-shore drilling for oil and gas. I appreciate hearing from you […]

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To An Execution

What was it? Let’s look at the Reuters headline Texas defies World Court with execution Pardon me? I wasn’t aware that Democrats had completely taken over and abdicated our judicial system to the World Court. It gets better, too! Texas defied the World Court and executed a Mexican national by lethal injection on Tuesday over the […]

Drilling: The Election Issue Of All Election Issues

I caught this one myself through an email from a friend of mine in New Joisey (I’m originally from there, I’m allowed to write it that way. Exit 98), but, I think John Hawkins at Right Wing News puts it perfectly Yesterday, the fine folks over at Americans for Prosperity alerted me to the fact […]

America’s Bridges Still Falling Down (?)

Or, are they? CBS News/AP: America’s Bridges Still Falling Down A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state – carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day – have had no work beyond […]

Boehner Calls For IOC To Lift Ban On Iraqi Athletes

I wonder why something like this is not making news? I wonder why other US Congress and Senate members are not complaining, too  House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision to prohibit Iraq from participating in the 2008 Olympic Games: “This action by the […]

Save The Great Whites! California Bans Trans Fats

Can’t a shark get a break? There are only so many seals to go around, and the Porkers (Aussie for Great White), need a rich, fatty diet to survive. If they die out, no one will be able to blame it on anthropogenic global warming! (via that Hot Air headlines thingy) California, a national trendsetter […]

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