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April, 2008

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Mark Morford On Laura Bush: Nearly Useless, Prim, Sexless, Docile, And Bad For America

Here he goes again. To Mark Morford, who is apparently what passes for a liberal pundit at SF Gate,what I…...

So What Happened To The Recession?

Doesn’t an economic recession require the economy to actually, you know, recess?  At least a little bit? If our economy…...

What Is The Grand Forks Herald Doing In Washington DC?

Carter Wood (a North Dakota ex-patriat) at the National Association of Manufacturers sent me this picture of a Grand Forks…...

Creationist Ben Stein: Science Leads To Killing People

I’ve always liked Ben Stein, but this quote from an interview Ben did with the Trinity Broadcasting Service about his…...

Berkeley College Republicans Seeking Same Protest Rights As Code Pink

Code Pink has been granted special protest permits - complete with exceptions for parking, etc. - by the Berkeley City…...

Sunshine On North Dakota Schools

My good friend Brett Narloch at the North Dakota Policy Council is announcing the NDPC’s new transparency website for state…...

Shocker: Government Tax Revenues Continue To Grow After The Bush Tax Cuts

So can we quit pretending that the Bush tax cuts created deficits and “cost” the government money and focus on…...

Economy Grows Better Than Expected In First Quarter Of 2008

The rate of growth isn’t exactly going to blow anybody’s hair back, but the economy is growing.  And faster than…...

Many In The Black Community Are Fearful That Wright May Torpedo Obama

In Wright’s own words, some chickens may be coming home to roost, but in this case the chickens belong to…...

Fox Reviews Al Franken’s Tax Problems

Is it just me, or is it particularly enjoyable to watch a big-government, tax-and-spend liberal be roasted over tax problems?…...

How Much Does Ethanol Cost Us

Lately there’s been some discussion in the comments regarding just how much the corn diverted to ethanol production has affected…...

Bush Calls For More Drilling, More Refineries, Nuclear Energy, And New Ideas: Dems Will Yawn

I know. It’s more of the same and it will get the same response from Democrats: ‘’I’ll tell you this:…...

Oh, No He Didn’t: Sharpton Accuses Obama Of “Grandstanding In Front Of White People”

Well, you can put this one in the “Slap my face and call me Sally” file, because this is WAY…...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Obama, Stevens, and Voter Fraud

The WSJ’s John Fund has a fascinating piece on the background of today’s Voter ID law decision, liberal Supreme Court…...

Minneapolis Area Drug Task Force Raids House With Aquarium

I hope this couple learned their lesson not to keep salt water fish. It happened while Kathy Adams was sleeping.…...

Update on Polygamist Compound

In the comments today a semi regular commenter challenged me to write a post concerning the now released information that…...

Obama Already Becoming A Liability For Local Democrat Races?

It would seem that way if this race in Mississippi is any indication: Travis Childers, a candidate for Mississippi’s first…...

Did Barack Obama Just Disown His Grandmother?

Kathryn Jean Lopez is curious: Obama has said ‘I can no more disown him than I can disown the black…...

“Free Tibet” Flags Made In China

Irony: That’s almost as good as the time I was strolling through Wal-Mart and saw a copy of How Wal-Mart…...

Suburban Chicago Retailers In Trouble For Offering To Pay Sales Tax For Customers

Because in Illinois, like a lot of places, it is illegal for retailers to pay the sales tax for you.…...

Obama Suddenly Outraged By Wright, Says His Pastor’s “Rants” Show Disrespect For Americans

Funny he didn’t have this reaction at any time in the last two decades while he was sitting in church…...

Democrats Use Video Of US Soldiers Facing IED As Campaign Commercial

Because nothing says “we support the troops” by using their courageousness as political fodder for a campaign to make what…...

Fear Mongering: Global Warming Will Give You AIDS

That’s right.  AIDS. CLIMATE change is the latest threat to the world’s growing HIV epidemic, say Australian experts who warn…...

Subsidies For The Rich, But No Tax Cuts?

Interesting quote from Rep. Ron Kind (R - WI): “What I find ironic with members of my own party is…...

McCain Flip-Flopped On Iraq?

It would appear as though a few years back McCain wasn’t as adamant as he is now that we need…...

Recent Jeremiah Wright Speech Was Organized By Hillary Clinton Supporter

And the plot thickens. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright couldn’t have done more damage to Barack Obama’s campaign if he had…...

Newt Gingrich: Wright Is Trying To Sink Obama

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Monday, April 28, 2008

Is The Left Turning On Reverend Wright?

First the left defended Wright as they felt they had to in order to defend Obama.  But now that Barack…...

MSNBC Calls Hillary “Skanky”

You can hear it right after Hillary says that her and Obama could...uh..."do it” on the back of a flatbed…...

Roger Clemens Had A Relationship With Mindy McCreedy When She Was 15?

Ugh… NEW YORK - Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was…...

Is Obama’s Ship Sinking Under The Weight Of Wright?

It certainly seems that way: The Illinois senator spoke at a hastily arranged press conference on the airport tarmac in…...

The GOP’s Youth Problem

Yikes... It’s easy to pass this off on public schools and the universities as they have absolutely become centers for…...

Hillary Is Ahead In Indiana. Maybe.

Heh. This is fun: - In Indiana, SurveyUSA has her winning 52% to 43% over Barack Obama. SurveyUSA’s last…...

Reporter To Obama: Do Your Good Looks Hinder Your Campaign?

I wonder if the follow-up question was “When you’re president, will you cure cancer first or get all the…...

Conspiracy Theory: Is Jeremiah Wright Trying To Torpedo Obama’s Campaign?

It sure seems that way given the amount of time Wright continues to spend in the limelight.  The man has…...

Grand Forks County’s Home Rule Charter Question Is a Blank Check On Our Account

On June 10th there will be a crucial election in Grand Forks concerning Grand Forks County’s desire to attain more…...

Wright To Obama: If You Get Elected I’m Coming After You

Now, why would he say something like that? Because if Obama get elected he’ll represent the country that just tramples…...

Employers Fining/Firing Employees Who Smoke

Is it fair or unfair? By nature I am a supporter of individual freedoms.  I feel that individuals should be…...

North Dakota’s Problem With “Keep Taxes High” Republicans

David Drovdal, a Republican state representative from District 39 (Arnegard), has an op/ed in the Bismarck Tribune today blasting the…...

Supreme Court Rules Against Voter Fraud

The good guys win! WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled that states can require voters to produce photo…...

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