Archive for: Government

Obama’s Gonna Lead? [VIDEO]

Back in 2008, Barack Obama said he didn’t want to wake up in 4 years to huge mountains of debt on the back of America’s children and that’s why he was running for President. Obama was going to lead and bring “change,”... read more »

 

Unemployment Down to 9%, But Growth Still Anemic

Relatively good news from the BLS on the jobs front from last month: Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported... read more »

 

Senate Democrats Respond To Calls For Action On the Budget By Adjourning Seconds After Convening

You can’t make this stuff up. On the 762nd day of Senate Democrats refusing to pass a budget (and shooting down at least three others they refused to consider), the office of Senator Sessions, ranking member of the budget committee,... read more »

 

Take Away Nearly Every Asset in America to Pay for America’s Budget and… You Don’t Get Far

Take Away Nearly Every Asset in America to Pay for America’s Budget and… You Don’t Get Far

Based on a great post from Iowahawk, Bill Whittle of Declaration Entertainment produced a video completely demolishing the myth that America is not broke, and that all our fiscal woes could be solved by just shucking the rich and elite clean... read more »

 

Huckabee: I persuaded Senator Thune not to run – kinda

Huckabee: I persuaded Senator Thune not to run – kinda

Image via Wikipedia To all the Thune lovers out there disappointed he won’t be running in 2012, you now have someone to blame. As if some of us didn’t like him least as it is… Thune Consulted Huckabee About Bid Mike Huckabee... read more »

 

The Federal Government Has Gone Rogue

The news this morning is about the latest unemployment numbers. Apparently, the unemployment rate went down from 9.4% to 9.0%, but the economy only added an estimated 36,000 jobs. My first thought? BS. Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com is analyzing... read more »

 

No Child Left Intelligent

THE FAILURE OF GOVT. INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION BY BRENDAN WREN We’re all familiar with the recent resignation of Washington DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee due to heavy opposition from teacher’s unions on the tough stances she took as... read more »

 

Leftists Just Don’t Get it #59818283

Okay, so I just made up that number but it doesn’t matter because Leftists aren’t particular big on math or accuracy. Today the net is buzzing with the story of a house in Obion County, Tennessee that burned to the ground as firefighters... read more »

 

There’s a Joke About Rahm Emanuel in Here Somewhere

I just can’t think of one. Oh well. This is funny enough at face value: After finishing his opening round of casual meet-and-greets, Emanuel hopped into a Dodge Caravan, in which he could be seen vigorously sanitizing his hands in plain... read more »

 

John Thune Must Be Above The Target [Updated]

John Thune must be above the target, because he’s catching flak from the very side that should be supporting him. Dan Riehl brings up in a post that Stacy McCain found an article in Politico stating that when Nevada Sen. John Ensign got... read more »

 

Saturday Night Live Does Rahm Emanuel’s Exodus

Andy Samberg does his OK impression of former Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel in a re-enactment of Friday’s press conference where Sharp Elbows himself bowed out to pursue a career as the mayor of Chicago. My favorite bit is the razor blade... read more »

 

Daily Dose: Slow News Day Edition

Daily Dose: Slow News Day Edition

For real. There’s NO news today other than the Rahm Emmanuel stuff that’s been beat to death for a week now and the Whitman non-story. Also, we’ve always known Rick Sanchez was an idiot. That and I’m lazy. So here’s... read more »