Archive for the 'Politics' Category
Monday, August 8th, 2011
After having failed to show even a scintilla of leadership during the debt ceiling debate, President Downgrade now wants you to believe that Things such as the Arab Spring, Japanese Tsunami, and the European economy are solely to blame for the credit rating downgrade. He doesn’t mention the fact that he never, ever submitted a [...]
By: Nick | Category 2012 Elections, National Debt, Politics | 4 Comments »
Sunday, July 24th, 2011
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Sunday, July 17th, 2011
In his latest attempt to demonstrate the “hope” and “change” his administration was supposed to represent, Barack Obama said this when asked if he could guarantee that Social Security checks would go out as scheduled: A failure to raise the nation’s debt ceiling could result in some seniors not receiving Social Security checks, President Obama [...]
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011
The Washington Post is going on a Fishing Expedition against Sarah Palin: More than 24,000 e-mail messages sent to and from Sarah Palin during her tenure as Alaska’s governor will be released Friday. Join The Post in digging through them. We are looking for 100 organized and diligent readers who will work alongside Post reporters [...]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
It seems that after almost three years in office, Obama has finally got his Administration and Congressional Democrats moving in the same direction. Unfortunately for the Country, that direction is leading to self-destruction. Recent Polls show Obama’s job disapproval rating right around 50%, demonstrating that whatever boost he got from the Military’s elimination of Bin [...]
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
When the controversy regarding Obama’s birth certificate first reared its ugly head during the 2008 Presidential Election, I looked at the stories just long enough to determine they were garbage, and moved on. I figured the whole thing would die a quick death under the weight of the hundreds of other reasons to not elect [...]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
The public sector unions in Wisconsin have sunk to a new low. In addition to their thuggish tactics on people who don’t agree with them, they’re now sending out letters threatening businesses who refuse to support them publicly with economic boycotts: The undersigned groups would like your company to publicly oppose Governor Walker’s efforts to [...]
By: Nick | Category Labor, Law, Politics, Union Thuggery | Comments Off
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
For years, people with common sense have tried to pass a law which would require voters to produce a valid photo ID when casting their vote, and for years Democrats who want anyone, regardless of their citizenship status, to be able to vote have fought to defeat these laws. Now, with Republican majorities in both [...]
By: Nick | Category 2012 Elections, Politics | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
The Empty Suit otherwise known as Barack Obama continues to display why he has no business occupying the White House: The Middle East is afire with rebellion, Japan is imploding from an earthquake, and the battle of the budget is on in the United States, but none of this seems to be deterring President Obama [...]
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Friday, March 11th, 2011
Republican Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin fulfilled one of his biggest campaign pledges today when he signed a bill into law which greatly reduced the ability of public sector unions to collectively bargain. Looking at a budget deficit of over three billion dollars, Walker promised on the campaign trail that he would force state workers [...]
By: Nick | Category 2010 Elections, Culture War, Labor, Politics, Union Thuggery | 6 Comments »
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
I was born in Rockford, so when I saw this I just had to post it.
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