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February, 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Why In The World Is Mitt Romney Suddenly The New Hope For Conservatism?

As CPAC draws to a close, Mitt Romney seems to be emerging as the early, early, early front-runner among conservatives…...

Shocker: Unemployment In America’s Most Liberal State Hits 10%

The economic downturn is hitting the whole country.  But it seems to be hitting states with overbearing taxes and government…...

Love Me, I’m a Liberal

The late Phil Ochs, folk singer and author of “Draft Dodger Rag” and “There But for Fortune”, offered his opinion…...

VIDEO: Ron Paul Is Crazy As Usual At CPAC

Here’s Ron Paul’s address to CPAC. Allah sums up why this guy isn’t worth taking seriously: Skip ahead to 13:35…...

Sorry For The Light Posting

Sorry for the light posting today, but we’ve got a big event in the Port household.  It’s our youngest daughter…...

13 Y.O. Conservative Author at CPAC

CPAC, February 27, 2009 His name is Jonathan Krohn, and I think we’ll be hearing a lot more from this…...

On Iraq, Obama Is Leading Like Bush Did

For Iraq being such a hot-button political issue, one that won Obama the election and lost Bush the trust of…...

How Much Can We Continue To Pay For Increased Attendence at the Alerus Center?

Financial Disaster on the Prairie On Wednesday the Grand Forks Alerus commission released their brutal financial results.  While they claimed…...

Friday, February 27, 2009

Obama: Military Succeeded In Every Mission In Iraq, But Bush Still Lost

More of that bi-partisanship and unity Obama is famous for: Despite touting the military’s victories in Iraq during his Friday…...

Associated Press: Obama’s Plans For Rescuing The Economy “Don’t Look Good”

You know it’s bad when even the Associated Press is piling on Obama’s nonsensical plans for the economy. In its…...

Obama Raising Taxes On Charitable Donations

Yes it’s a tax hike on the rich, so according to the left and their class warfare ideology it’s ok. …...

Obama To Rescind Bush’s Protections For Medical Practitioners Who Won’t Perform Abortions

Obama’s pro-abortion extremism is, as his pastor would say, coming home to roost. WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is moving…...

Obama Approval Rating Goes Up To 67%

Of course, after about one month on the job even George W. Bush had a 62% approval rating.  So Obama…...

Democrats Have The Most Trust For Politicians

I’m shocked: Twenty percent (20%) of Democrats trust America’s political leaders more than the American people, the highest level of…...

Bailout Prize Patrol

This would be funnier if it weren’t true. Come for the Obama supporters getting the invoice for their share of…...

Senator DeMint: Obama Is Socialism’s Best Salesman

Hitting the nail on the head: WASHINGTON (CNN) – Another prominent Republican told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday…...

Is A Lack Of State Funding Really The Problem With Local Property Taxes?

As we’ve debated the property tax issue in North Dakota many - including local officials who don’t want to admit…...

Why Can’t Socialists Just Learn From Their Mistakes?

The funny thing about socialists is that they never seem to learn from their past failures.  No matter how many…...

Obama Set To Increase Spending by $2.1 Trillion, Increase Federal Deficit By $3.3 Trillion

It’s all part of his plan to cut the deficit by increasing it. The reason the government will continue to…...

I Thought The TARP Program Was For “Troubled Assets”

Browsing over this map showing the 444 banks nationally (as of the time of this posting) that got TARP bailouts…...

Thursday, February 26, 2009

The High Cost Of Bureaucratic Inertia

It’s a bit sad today to see the state legislature send to the governor tens of millions of dollars in…...

Obama Won’t Be Able To Keep His Promise On The Deficit

According to Investor’s Business Daily: The president promises an outline of his budget plan on Thursday, but he has already…...

Liberal Hypocrites: New York Times Reporter Thinks Americans Should Use Less Toilet Paper

Because that’s how the Europeans do it! Americans like their toilet tissue soft: exotic confections that are silken, thick and…...

SafeLink Wireless: A Government Welfare Program For Cell Phones

Did you know that your tax dollars are subsidizing cell phones for poor people?  That’s what SafeLink Wireless is, according…...

Obama Already Breaking His Promise On Tax Hikes

During his recent address to Congress Obama said that people making under $250,000 wouldn’t pay a single penny in additional…...

Rasmussen: 59% Of Americans Agree With Reagan, “Government Is The Problem”

As Obama lays out more and more spending, creating more and more government, to fix our economy Americans are telling…...

Shocker: Obama Increasing War Spending

Remember how Obama said he was going to cut the budget deficit by decreasing spending on Iraq?  Well to date,…...

Democrats To Target Moderate Democrats This Election

Because Congress isn’t liberal enough right now, I guess. WASHINGTON (CNN) — A powerful union, influential bloggers and several liberal…...

Obama Wants A New Assault Weapons Ban

Because gun ownership isn’t a right, I guess. The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that…...

Financial Disaster at the Alerus Center:  Losses Over One Million Dollars!

Financial Disaster on the Prairie OK readers.  I’ve got a quiz for you. Suppose you have a business of some…...

Higher Education Chancellor To Legislators: Just Pretend Like You’re Not Really Spending Money

Unbelievable: BISMARCK - In a Wednesday overview for the North Dakota University System budget bill, Senate Bill 2003, chancellor Bill…...

Washington Post: Southerners Voted Against Obama Because They’re Racist

And here I thought we’d only have to hear this kind of foolishness if Obama lost: But there is another…...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Obama Plan To Cut Budget Deficit Includes $634 “Reserve Fund” For Creating Nationalized Health Care

Because nothing says “fiscal responsibility” like adding a health care entitlement expansion that costs more than we’ve spent on Iraq…...

Democrats: Never Let A Good Crisis Go To Waste

Weeks ago the Congressional Budget Office predicted that, left to its own devices, our economy would likely recover on its…...

ACLU To Illegal Immigrants: Ignore The Border Patrol

Right.  Who cares about the law? An immigration showdown is brewing on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where simmering tensions and borderline…...

Former Workforce Safety Director Gets Fine, No Jail Time

Which is as it should be, I think. Blunt was the target of a coordinate effort between liberal interests in…...

Is A Desire For Limited Government A Sign Of Mental Illness

That’s apparently what some folks at Harvard think. ...Harvard Law School is having a conference to analyze the “free market…...

Reaganesque: Obama Says Economy Needs More Regulation

Reagan: “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Obama: If the…...

Could Obama’s Promise Of No Tax Hikes For People Under $250,000/Year Be His “Read My Lips” Moment?

Obama’s math on his promise to avoid tax increases for people making under $250,000/year doesn’t add up.  I’m thinking this…...

Amateur Hour At The White House Continues: BIden Doesn’t Know Address For Transparency Website

That’s right.  The man put in charge of overseeing the stimulus doesn’t even know the website address where Americans are…...

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