Category Archives: Politics

Stimulus? Not If A School Has Religious Meetings

Well well well, we actually get to see some of the San Francisco liberal anti-religion fervor in the so-called stimulus bill, via Culture and Media Institute Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…unless your institution of higher learning is getting part of the massive (nearly $900-billion […]

Is Obama Going To Increase Defense Budget By 8%?

A few days ago, I mentioned a story originating from Fox News that Obama requested the Pentagon decrease their budget by a bit over 10%. Well, it gets interesting from there, according to Congressional Quarterly (h/t Hot Air) The Obama administration has given the Pentagon a $527 billion limit, excluding war costs, for its fiscal […]

Michael Steele New RNC Chairman, Complete With Moonbattery

Unsurprisingly, CNN only found this to be a minor sidebar story, part of their Political Ticker, encompassing a whopping 6 paragraphs Members of the Republican National Committee elected their first-ever African-American party chief on Friday, choosing former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to chair the organization after six rounds of tumultuous balloting. I roused myself […]

Surrender Monkey Friday: Forced To be Bipartisan?

The Surrender Monkey is quite sure that Jonah Goldberg is feeling quite vindicated at this moment Senator Judd Gregg awoke to the bad news on Thursday morning that a coalition of Democratic groups had planned to run television advertisements in his state to pressure him to support President Obama’s economic recovery plan. Mr. Gregg, a […]

Quote Of The Day For Barry’s Coronation

How sad is this? DemocratSinceBirth (that’s pretty sad to start with) I’m Wondering If I Should Go See The Inauguration At The Daytona Beach Bandshell They will have a jumbotron there. It’s a historical place. It’s about forty five minutes from my home. The last time I saw an event there was 92 when Bill […]

Even Chavez Thinks Obama Is The Devil

No change from Chavez CAMPO CARABOBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday Barack Obama had the “stench” of his predecessor as U.S. president and was at risk of being killed if he tries to change the American “empire.”   Most world leaders expect a new era of U.S. foreign relations when […]

Know Who Else Needs A Bailout? The P0rn Industry

Just when you thought the bailout insanity couldn’t get more insane…..P0rn industry seeks federal bailout Another major American industry is asking for assistance as the global financial crisis continues: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt and Girls Gone Wild CEO Joe Francis said Wednesday they will request that Congress allocate $5 billion for a bailout of the […]

Pelosi To Change The House Rules Against Minority?

The most ethical and bi-partisan Congress evah! An early partisan skirmish is likely in the House next week, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to move a rules package that would curb the GOP’s ability to derail legislation through a parliamentary maneuver it has used over the past two years. Democrats may also end the […]

Bush’s Parting Shot On Women’s “Reproductive Rights”

The issue of abortion on demand is one I typically avoid for the most part, except regarding late term and parental notification, but, this one is just was too over the top to ignore Undermining women’s reproductive rights and access to health care has been a pervasive theme of the outgoing administration. On his first […]

Newt Says Pull The Blago Ad

For those who haven’t seen Newt’s letter I was saddened to learn that at a time of national trial, when a president-elect is preparing to take office in the midst of the worst financial crisis in over seventy years, that the Republican National Committee is engaged in the sort of negative, attack politics that the […]

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