Archive for November, 2008

Five Hard Truths For RINOS

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

By:John Hawkins
After a GOP beating, there is always a debate between the people who want the party to become more principled and those who want to turn the GOP into a poll-driven pile of mush that they believe will be more appealing to centrists. The problem with this whole discussion is that the “we need [...]

Eight facts that burnish Bush’s record

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

by Kelly McParland
With the U.S. economy in crisis, George W. Bush’s already slumping popularity levels have sagged even deeper. This summer, his own political party kept him away from its national convention in St. Paul. The President himself has been reduced to wistful hopes that history will somehow justify him.
At this low point, some counterbalance:
1)  [...]

A great eight years for America haters!

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

A great eight years for America haters
By Robert Fulford
Bush’s billions saved lived in Africa — but how many people know this?
For those Canadians who hate Americans, and believe in their hearts that they are intrinsically superior to the citizens of the United States, George W. Bush’s two terms have been a radiant period, an era [...]

Paulson is the Village Idiot

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

And he has a very large supporting cast of dimwits.
Posted by: Marcus_Traianus
There have been superfluous opines and dissertations, many on this blog, about the wisdom of Paulson’s bailout plan. This would be the contrivance where we throw lots of our money to everyone with a hand out and live happily ever after. Not only is [...]

Mumbai Indian

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Mumbai Terror attacks: Urban Jihad comes to India
November 28, 2008, 10:34 pm
By Walid Phares*
As we write this short early assessment of the Terror attacks in Mumbai, events are still unforlding in the financial capital of the sub Indian region. Counter Terrorism units are battling armed elements inside several buildings including the Taj Hotel where hostages [...]

Hillary Clinton Plus Barack Obama Equals High Drama

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

It’s too early to tell what changes Hillary Clinton will bring to Barack Obama’s foreign policy, but she’s already had an enormous effect on his brand. Her addition to his team has turned “No Drama Obama” into “Mo’ Drama Obama.”
Hillary’s appointment isn’t even official, but the Obama / Clinton narrative has already left the realm [...]

Government Lending Support Pledges and Measures At $7.4 Trillion

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Government Lending Support Pledges and Measures At $7.4 Trillion
  As correspondents and readers have pointed out, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and the rest of DC is increasingly resorting to the playbook he suggested in various papers on Japan’s deflation.
  The Federal government has said that it is willing to lend or backstop up to $7.4 [...]

Evil Concealed by Money

Monday, November 24th, 2008

By Walter E. Williams The Patriot Post
Evil acts can be given an aura of moral legitimacy by noble-sounding socialistic expressions such as spreading the wealth, income redistribution or caring for the less fortunate. Let’s think about socialism.
Imagine there’s an elderly widow down the street from you. She has neither the strength to mow her lawn nor [...]

The Great Birth Certificate Scandal-Cover-Up of the 2008 Election

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

This week, newscasters reported that al Qaeda’s #2 terrorist disparaged the election of Barack Obama, and hurled racial slurs at Obama himself. “The report has not been confirmed by the State Department,” they all said, but they reported it anyway.
Last week, Fox News reporter Carl Cameron told viewers that three “anonymous” insiders of Sen. McCain’s [...]

Obama Service, aka Involuntary Servitude

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

by Chris Brown

In my experience, most people seem to enjoy freedom. And yet it would appear most people fall prey to any government euphemism for slavery. Many even vote for slavery, albeit under a different name. This includes under the name of “service.”
Performing service unto others is typically known to be a good, even a [...]