Category Archives: Current Affairs

Wait. We Have How Much Oil?

Refuting the liberal’s meme that American just doesn’t have that much oil, so we should all sit in the dark quite a bit of the time when it is cloudy and/or the wind is not blowing. And that we should all become corn farmers (CNS News) Let’s start with some sense of the oil resources […]

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Has Passed Away

I just received a text message alert that Rep. Stephaine Tubbs Jones has passed away at the age of 58, after being on life support. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has the story. My condolences to her family and friends. Quick update: Now CNN, where the texts come from, is retracting that she has passed on.

Good Thing We Have Freedom Of Religion, Eh?

Technically, this does not violate the law of the 1st Amendment Doctors may not discriminate against gays and lesbians in medical treatment, even if the procedures being sought conflict with physicians’ religious beliefs, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday. The state high court said the doctors’ constitutional rights to freedom of religion did not […]

Senate GOP Working To End Restrictions On Offshore Drilling

Good to know The Senate Republicans who are trying to force Congress to lift restrictions on offshore drilling say they have 38 senators backing their efforts to force a showdown over the critical campaign issue of energy prices — one that could shut down the government. Democratic leaders in Congress want to extend the moratorium […]

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 […]

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