January 24, 2013 – 6:56 am
Which will go nowhere, but, will give the anti-gunnites a chance to bloviate (USA Today) California Democrat Dianne Feinstein will begin her fourth full term as a U.S. senator much as she started her Senate career: fighting for a ban on assault weapons. Feinstein’s new bill, which will be introduced Thursday in the Senate, among […]
January 23, 2013 – 3:02 pm
It seems that another group thinks the big sugary drinks regulation is a Bad Idea (WRAL) Â Opponents of the city’s limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test. The NAACP’s New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have […]
January 23, 2013 – 8:19 am
Surprise! (CBS DC) Fewer than four-in-10 Americans (39 percent) rate the US in a positive manner – the most negative feedback the country has produced since 1979. A new Gallup poll finds that Americans are as negative about the country’s prospects as they have been in more than three decades. Americans are more upbeat in […]
January 23, 2013 – 8:02 am
We haven’t discussed the idiocy of ObamaCare lately, legislation which the majority of Americans still despise. But, it’s still out there and ready to cause havoc (Forbes) A California insurance broker, who sells health plans to individuals and small businesses, told me that she’s prepping her clients for a sticker shock. Her local carriers are […]
January 22, 2013 – 2:26 pm
Will the job include training in yelling “oh, shit” and “run away!”, along with how to dial 911? (WRAL) The Wake County Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on a proposal to put one unarmed security guard at each of the district’s 105 elementary schools. If approved, the measure would cost $835,000 for […]
January 22, 2013 – 9:02 am
Many Progressives and Warmists (who are primarily one and the same) were thrilled by the mention of “climate change”, an unscientific term for an unscientific crowd. As Grist notes His second inaugural address was strong in its embrace of progressive values — gay rights, addressing poverty, opposing gun violence, stopping voting restrictions. Plus saying we […]
January 21, 2013 – 11:00 am
They’re intent on further destroying America’s economy (Washington Post) Senate Democrats plan to draft a budget blueprint that calls for significantly higher taxes on the wealthy, oil and gas companies and corporations doing business overseas, reopening a battle over taxes Republicans had hoped to lay to rest with the “fiscal cliff.†Raise taxes on corporations […]
January 19, 2013 – 9:16 am
Fortunately, we can expect his push to have a short shelf life (The Hill) President Obama on Saturday called on Congress to act on his gun-control proposals. In his weekly address, the president said his administration has taken several steps this week to reduce gun violence. But lawmakers on Capitol Hill need to pass legislation […]
January 18, 2013 – 6:42 am
If there is one thing nice we can say about (NMP) Obama, it’s that he runs an excellent campaign apparatus. Governance? Respect for Americans who disagree with him? Foreign relations? Adherence to the Constitution? Not so much. Campaigning and ginning up crazies to get out there? Yes. And lying liar Stephanie Cutter tells us about […]
January 17, 2013 – 8:58 am
Nice to see an elected Republican calling it as she sees it and fighting back, instead of the typical mumbling that comes from Republicans (Daily Caller) “President Obama is once again exploiting a tragedy for political gain and eroding our constitutional rights for the sake of an extreme liberal agenda,†Ellmers said in the statement. […]
