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Friday, July 31, 2009

Glen Beck Shows That Cash For Clunkers Web Site Declares Federal Control Over Computers Accessing It

According to the usage agreement that auto dealers must agree to before accessing the federal government’s “cash for clunkers” website,…...

Are Alaskans Turning On Sarah Palin?

One poll seems to indicate just that: Slightly more Alaskans – 48 percent – said they had negative feelings about…...

At Least He’s Good For Something: McCain To Filibuster Additional Cash For Clunkers Funding

Somebody has to stand up and kill this boondoggle before it goes any further, and it sounds like Senator McCain…...

Farmers Trying to Cash In On Global Warming Scam Get Stiffed!

Go figure:  Farmers enrolled in a program that rewards them for storing greenhouse gasses have not gotten payments this year…...

Alerus Center Bleeding Taxpayer Money!

The Grand Forks Alerus Center Financial Disaster on the Prairie In other words, Same-Old; Same-Old. The city-owned events center has…...

Andrea Mitchell: People Who Have Ins. And Oppose Obamacare “May Not Know What’s Good For Them”

And here you were worried about government health care meaning that the liberal elite in the government would dictate to…...

Senator Dodd: My Prostate Cancer Underscores The Need For Health Care Reform In America

Yeah, he really went there. My hope is that we will pass the Health Care bill that we passed in…...

Senator Chris Dodd Has Prostate Cancer

Which is news I’m sorry to hear.  Nobody deserves cancer.  But from news reports it sounds like it is treatable,…...

After Calling Health Insurance Companies “Villains”, Pelosi Decides She’ll Keep Their Money

Yesterday Nancy Pelosi announced that private insurance companies were “villains” and “immoral” because they wouldn’t get behind her plans for…...

Cash For Clunkers: Now With Triple The Funding!

Last night I posted about the $1 billion federal “cash for clunkers” subsidy, which was supposed to last to the…...

“Stimulus” Spending Creating Unpaid Jobs In California

What could be worse than spending millions on jobs that last less than a week in Oregon?  How about millions…...

Your Tax Dollars Hard At Work: Hip-Hop Diplomacy

Let’s take a look at efforts to promote world peace through hip-hop: Embedded video from CNN Video Now that we’ve…...

Democrats’ Predatory Lending

While it has been reported that Fannie and Freddie will NOT be repaying the taxpayer “loans” that kept them afloat…...

Cash For Clunkers Boondoggle Is A Tax On The Poor

Not only is “cash for clunkers” already bankrupt despite the politicians thinking they’d provided enough money for it to last…...

Recession Twice As Bad As Previously Reported

Oh my. The POR Economy fell twice as fast in the last twelve months than previously reported. Recession Worse Than…...

Whoa: Hoeven Crushes Dorgan In Head To Head Poll 53 - 36

I think I’ve been pretty clear about my utter lack of enthusiasm for a potential Senator Hoeven, but I can’t…...

Government Health Care Might Be Off The Table, But Government Health Reform Isn’t

And one is as bad as the other, because they both lead to the same place: Dependence and government control.…...

Shocker: “Stimulus” Money For “Crumbling Bridges” To Be Spent On Bridges That Don’t Need Repair

“Stimulus” jobs that last a week.  “Stimulus” for porn flicks.  Why not “stimulus” for bridges that don’t need repair? For…...

Governor Urges Airline To Schedule Unprofitable Flights For The Greater Good

That’s pretty much the summary of North Dakota Governor John Hoeven urging Delta to keep an unprofitable regular flight scheduled…...

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Stimulus To Provide $50,000 For Porno film Named Thundercrack!

Obama promised us a stimulus bill that was free of earmark or “wasteful pork barrel project”!  Lets see how that’s…...

Boondoggle: Six Days After It Begins Obama Admin. Already Considering Ending “Cash For Clunkers”

Because - surprise, surprise - the massive subsidy to buy new cars was being used up too quickly.  And the…...

Surprise: Democrats Refusing To Issue Subpoenas In Countrywide “VIP Loan” Scandal

We know that Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd got sweetheart loans from Countrywide, but Democrats aren’t willing to risk…...

Pelosi Calls Private Insurance Companies “Immoral”, “Villains”

Which is just the latest in liberal efforts to demonize anyone opposed to their take over of health care in…...

In Order To Get A Health Care Bill Passed Democrats May Make Obamacare Look Like Romneycare

I’ve been saying for the last several days that while the Democrats’ plan for a government health care plan may…...

Daily Kos: Conrad Is Worse Than Dodd On Countrywide

When the liberals at Daily Kos are throwing you under the bus maybe it’s time to admit there’s a problem:…...

Attention Those Concerned About The National Heritage Area: Burleigh County Meeting On Monday

The Burleigh County Commission has put a discussion about the National Heritage Area land grab, which as of right now…...

Obama Continues To Hit New Lows In The Polls

Rasmussen has Obama’s approval index at -12, the lowest it has ever been: The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll…...

Pelosi’s Plan For Health Care Means A Tax On Small Businesses

And a tax on small businesses means a tax on workers.  Because businesses don’t pay payroll taxes.  They pass that…...

Obama Has Grown Our National Budget 32% So Far This Year, Biggest Growth For Bush Was 6%

As Obama goes on another “blame Bush” kick, talking about the budget woes he inherited from Bush, it’s worth noting…...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Obama Lied, Grandma Died

At Obama’s staged AARP event here, the president made the claim that nobody is taking away anyone’s Medicare benefits.  How…...

If Conrad Thought He Was Getting “Frequent Flyer’ Benefits That Means He Knew He Was Getting Benefit

Throughout the Countrywide mortgage scandal Kent Conrad has remained adamant that he never knew he was getting special treatment from…...

Here It Comes: Critics Of Obama Are Racist

A few days ago I commented on my radio show that the more liberal policies like government health care and…...

Senator Kent Conrad Says He Thought He Was Getting A “Frequent Flyer” Discount From Countrywide

And not, you know,special treatment from the CEO himself in exchange for shepherding legislation through the Senate worth hundreds of…...

With His Poll Numbers Slipping, Barack “New Politics” Obama Goes Back To Bashing Bush

Welcome to Obama’s “new era of responsibility.”  You know, the one he promised would transcend partisan politics. Facing the first…...

“Stimulus” Jobs In Oregon Last an Average Of A Week

But you can bet they’ll be calculated into the jobs “created or saved” numbers that Obama will be regaling us…...

Did Obama Steal Jerry Spring’s Set For His AARP Meeting?

Seriously…  ...

Obama Admin. Springs Into Action, Cuts Federal Deficit By 0.06% By Proposing Two-Sided Printing

As well as deleting old email addresses, emailing around press releases instead of printing them, etc. WASHINGTON—With the budget deficit…...

Ed Schafer To Speak At August 11th Grand Forks Tea Party

Just got some wonderful news this morning: Former North Dakota Governor, and former Secretary of Agriculture, Ed Schafer will be…...

Attention To North Dakota Media: State Senator Tracy Potter Broke The Law On The NHA

One key aspect of the controversy surrounding the 4.7 million acre federal land designation that North Dakota landowners were opted…...

China Warns Obama About Debt…Again

Jim Hoft notes that the communist Chinese government has been warning Obama and his Democrats about the deficits they’re adding…...

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