Category Archives: Democrats

Business Leaders Love Hagen-McCain Profit Repatriation Bill; Harry Reid, Not So Much

No matter what one may say about Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-Az), this is damned wonderful idea, one which has been kicked around for a long time (WRAL) Several prominent business leaders from North Carolina are backing a bi-partisan bill in the U.S. Senate that would cut dramatically the tax rate on […]

Push For Solyndra Loans Came From The Top

Another day, another revelation that the Solyndra issue is not the not big deal that many want to make it out to be. I guess the big question will be “was there anything illegal about the loan?” But, if the GOP has any brains, they will beat the Obama admin with this, as The Most […]

Even The Washington Post Thinks Dumping Taxpayer Money Into Green Enterprises Is A Bad Idea

The actual take-away from the Washington Post editorial is that Obama should appear to be more upset, because it looks bad politically for him to be so blase’ about blowing half a billion dollars on a company that was bound to fail (Washington Post) ONCE THE OBAMA administration’s paragon of a clean-energy future, Solyndra has […]

When The Occupy Wall Street Violence Starts, Blame Obama And Pelosi

I think we can all agree that it is not a matter of if violence occurs from this movement that’s about….well, the same old left wing gripes…., but a matter of when violence occurs. The more this Leftist protest spreads across the country, putting dirty, unshowered, and unhinged liberals on the street with average folks […]

Surprise! Taxpayer Funded Geothermal Companies Can’t Find A Profit

More taxpayer money flushed down the toilet (USA Today) Two taxpayer-backed clean energy companies that specialize in capturing heat from the earth and turning it into electricity are facing deep financial difficulties, according to an analysis of financial records. The companies, based in the West, have received $195 million in partial federal loan guarantees and […]

Now We Have “Occupy Cincinnati”

At first, I thought this might have been a campaign by Cincinnati’s Chamber of Commerce, or perhaps something to get people to attend Bengels’ games, alas, no, it’s just another unhinged attempt at giving liberals another avenue for airing their same old grievances, which typically devolve to ” hey, gimme, I’m entitled” (Cincinnati.com) Occupy Cincinnati […]

GOP Advance Bill Defunding UN Population Control Agency

Obviously, Democrats have a problem with this (CNS News) U.S. House Republicans fired another shot across the bow of the United Nations Wednesday, advancing a bill to defund a U.N. agency accused of complicity in China’s coercive population control policies. By a 23-17 vote along party lines, the House Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill, […]

Quietly, Obama Wants To Allow Collectors To Robo-Call Wireless Phones

I can’t decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing (Fox News) To the dismay of consumer groups and the discomfort of Democrats, President Obama wants Congress to make it easier for private debt collectors to call the cellphones of consumers delinquent on student loans and other billions owed the federal government. […]

Can Obama Legally Kill You With A Drone Strike?

Obviously, there has been a big kerfuffle over the “targeted killing” of Anwar al-Awlaki, a United States citizen turned al Qaeda big wig (along with Samir Khan, another traitor who hails originally from North Carolina). Said kerfuffle is bipartisan in nature, with many saying that killing him amounts to assassination of a US citizen, and […]

Obama May Finally Send Trade Bills To Congress

Hey, remember this from back on August 25th? Even with almost zero common ground between them, President Obama and Republicans in Congress generally concur on the need for free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. But they disagree on whose fault it is that those agreements — years in the making — have still […]

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