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Political Tidbits Of The Week

April 11, 2009

What if Bush or Palin said this ?: "It was also interesting to see that political interaction in Europe is not that different from the United States Senate. There's a lot of — I don't know what the term is in Austrian — wheeling and dealing — and, you know, people are pursuing their interests, [...]

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Groundhog Day All Over Again

February 2, 2009

A famous American weather forecasting animal, the groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil, emerged at Gobbler's Knob this morning and allegedly saw his shadow. As we all know, that means we're in for six more weeks of winter. Sigh. I say Punxsutawney Phil "allegedly" saw his shadow because, as it turns out, Groundhog Day isn't just a [...]

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The Wealth Of Nations Doesn't Happen By Osmosis

November 3, 2008

Time for a little economic straight talk. This week's headlines informed us that Exxon/Mobil made a record profit of $14.3 billion for the 3rd quarter of 2008. Barack Obama immediately added this tidbit to his campaign stump speech to illustrate the unfairness gap between the haves and the have-nots, and also to bash John McCain's [...]

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This Is Not Pelosi's Politburo

August 2, 2008

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Planet) adjourned the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday morning at 11:23am, so our esteemed representatives could go on their five week summer recess. The adjournment vote was along partisan lines, with Republicans voting to stay in session to get an up/down vote on offshore oil drilling (which Congress and [...]

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Oil Is A National Security Issue, Democrats Are The Enemy

June 16, 2008

Here's another story the majority of the mainstream media will conveniently forget to report. In the latest example of the Democrats ongoing effort to destroy America, the Democrats have voted down a proposal to allow offshore oil drilling. The measure, offered by Representative John Peterson (R-PA), was voted down 9-6 by a House subcommittee, strictly [...]

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The Latest Enormous Government Boondoggle

June 6, 2008

There is no distinctly American criminal class, except Congress. – Mark Twain As I was watching our distinguished Senators debate the Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill, which has been amended into the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill, I was wondering why it is that such a group of educated ladies and gentlemen can disagree so profoundly about such an [...]

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Irrational On Oil

May 13, 2008

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made the following statement today after the U.S. Senate passed a provision by a 97-1 bipartisan vote to suspend filling the 97-percent-full Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This move will add 77,000 barrels of additional oil to the market daily: “Democrats today led the charge against one of the root [...]

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Friday Political Stuff

May 2, 2008

I haven't had much time available for posting this week, and only limited access to a computer, so thanks for bearing with me. Things should return to normal soon, assuming any of you think I'm normal in the first place. ====The following mythical conversation between Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and president George [...]

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The Gas Buck Doesn't Stop Here

April 26, 2008

In a press release dated April 24, 2006, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said: “Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices by cracking down on price gouging, rolling back the billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, tax breaks and royalty relief given to big oil and gas companies, [...]

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Oily Politicians

April 2, 2008

The lies and distortions are coming at us so fast and furious that it's almost hard to keep up. The historic Democratic presidential campaign has deteriorated into a daily discussion of Who's Zoomin' Who ? (my vote goes to Hillary, for Lifetime Achievement In Falsehood). However, since Congress put on it's annual dog and pony [...]

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Whose Side Is Congress On ?

March 2, 2008

The price of oil is at an all-time high, having recently reached $105 per barrel. As a result, we are paying more for gasoline at the pump than ever before. Democrats, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail, continually blame the high price on George W. Bush, as if Bush personally sets [...]

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