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No-bama

January 16, 2012

In trying to decide who should be our next President, we first have to ask if our current President deserves a second term. This should be based upon his performance in office, not on the political party to which he belongs. Does Obama deserve a second term ? Let's look at his record. I have [...]

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The Tea Party Budget

December 4, 2011

Four months ago, one of the largest Tea Party groups, Freedomworks, created a Tea Party Debt Commission to address the red ink in which this country is drowning. Because our current non-leader is doing nothing but fiddling while Rome burns, I'm happy to present the results of the Tea Party's work, the Tea Party Budget. [...]

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Obamateurisms, and Gabby's Great Idea

November 21, 2011

Obama Fails Geography And Economics: Here's President Obama answering a question about budget cuts during a press conference in Honolulu, Hawaii last week: "When I meet with world leaders, what's striking — whether it's in Europe or here in Asia — the kinds of fundamental reforms and changes, both on the revenue side and the [...]

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Weekly Political Wrap-Up

November 19, 2011

Because I have spent the last two posts going after Newt Gingrich to an extent, in fairness I am providing a link to Gingrich's website, where he answers recent charges made against him. I report, you decide (hmmm. Where have I heard that phrase before ? Sounds familiar). === Larry Elder Treats Chris Matthews Like [...]

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Quotes From The Political Circus

July 21, 2011

I found the following current event quotes on The Patriot Post. Insane The New Sane: "The same politicians who spent $1.7 trillion more than they collected, in just this year alone, say the problem is that private citizens are not paying enough. … [B]ecause the political class has made the national debt so high, it [...]

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Getting To Before Barack

July 14, 2011

As the political class bickers over the debt ceiling, I can't help but wonder – How did we get to trillion+ dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see ? How did this country get so far off track ? Could you have even imagined trillion+ dollar deficits prior to 2009 ? I [...]

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In The Midnight Hour

April 8, 2011

We're over six months into FY2011 (the government's fiscal year runs from October 1-September 30), and Congress has still not passed a budget for FY2011. There will be a government shutdown at midnight unless Congress can pass a budget or another temporary continuing resolution (CR) today. First, I must say…Heckuva job, Congress. Thanks for NOT [...]

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Reality vs. Liberalism

March 4, 2011

Let's say I'm the newly elected governor of a state like Ohio, which faces an $8 billion budget deficit, or Wisconsin, which faces a $3.6 billion biannual deficit going forward. I'm tasked with getting rid of these budget holes. What would I do ? As governor, I only have two basic choices. I can try [...]

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The Preliminary Deficit Commission Report

November 11, 2010

We finally have a preliminary report from Obama's Deficit Commission, and…it doesn't eliminate the deficit. Well, shucks. What it does do is propose $4 trillion in deficit reduction over 10 years (Obama's budgets are projected to add $9-10 trillion in debt over 10 years). The Deficit Commission is proposing $2 trillion in spending cuts, $1 [...]

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Relearning American Greatness

June 21, 2010

Reading several recent news stories, it occurred to me that other countries understand what made America great better than we do these days, or at least better than our current leadership does. There are several lessons we need to relearn. The first lesson comes from a news item I read about how China will soon [...]

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In Their Own Words

September 25, 2009

"For those who question the character and cause of my nation, I ask you to look at the concrete actions we have taken in just nine months." – President Barack Hussein Obama, narcissist, addressing the United Nations, September, 2009. I'm sure glad Barry came along and fixed the character and cause of this nation after [...]

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Passing The Buck

August 24, 2009

Do you believe our federal government is competent ? Do you think it's doing a good job of solving our problems ? Are we getting our money's worth ? Let's run through a checklist. The government declared a war on poverty about 45 years ago. How'd that work out ? We may not have an [...]

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