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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Democrat: McCain Is Too Military And Thus Too Dangerous

First it was the Democrats lying about President Bush’s National Guard service and saying he didn’t have enough military experience.  Now the Democrats are trying to say that McCain has…...

Ted Kennedy Hospitalized With “Stroke Like Symptoms”

Yikes… BOSTON (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was hospitalized Saturday after becoming ill at his home, his office said. There was no immediate word on his condition. A knowledgeable…...

Friday, May 16, 2008

Obama: I Won’t Negotiate With Terrorists…Except Iran

How can Obama tell us in one breath that he won’t negotiate with terror groups only to tell us in the next that he will negotiate with Iran?  Probably because…...

Obama Self-Identifies Himself As The Appeaser In Question

Ed Morrissey has an interesting point about Obama’s reaction to President Bush’s comments about appeasement in Israel.  Obama has been talking about it as if it were a “political attack”…...

Trusting Democrats To Limit Government Is Like Marrying Angelina Jolie For Her Brains

P.J. O’Rourke sums up the 2008 Democrat campaign strategy in a nutshell: Two substantive political issues are the federal budget deficit and the war in Iraq. Now, if you’re electing…...

Department Of Defense Is Investigating North Dakota Manufacturer

A while back we were posting on Say Anything about Sioux Manufacturing, a company owned by Fort Totten’s Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe, which settled a lawsuit with the federal government…...

Would The Best Thing For Republicans Be A Loss This Election Season?

David Harsanyi thinks so, saying that election-day losses for Republicans would be like “creative destruction” for the party. I tend to agree, and have been saying as much since around…...

What Is Fair Trade?

When we talk about trade agreements you’ll often hear politicians talk about “fair trade” as opposed to “free trade.” The Bismarck Tribune has an editorial up today calling for trade…...

McCain Threatens To Deny Newsweek Access To His Campaign

Because of the magazine’s rather biased (in favor of) coverage of Barack Obama. I don’t blame McCain one bit, and frankly I wish more politicians would do this sort of…...

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Would Obama Be A Jimmy Carter Re-Run?

On energy policy he would be, and if you think that’s a good thing you’re a fool. ...

Democrats Kill Legislation That Would Open Up Colorado Oil Shale

Because nothing says “we want to help the American with gas prices” like blocking the development of new oil resources. The Senate Appropriations Committee today narrowly defeated Sen. Wayne Allard’s…...

Is Michelle Obama Proud To Be An American?

Tennessee Republicans would like to know. I know many want to write this patriotism stuf off as an irrelevant issue, but I think a lot of Americans care about it. …...

Diane Feinstein, Larry Craig Sponsor Legislation Letting Illegal Immigrant Farmers Stay In America

Anyone else wishing Craig had left the senate after he got caught looking for love in all the wrong places? The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday added to an Iraq…...

UN’s Billion Trees Initiate Becomes 7 Billion Trees Initiative

That’s a whole lot of trees. Of course, I’d be willing to bet that the global logging industry has planted more trees than that in the same timespan.  And all…...

Files From Colombian FARC Terrorists Not Tampered With According To Interpol

Which means that all of the following is confirmed: -- FARC connections with Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa -- Records of $300 million offerings from Hugo Chavez -- Thank you notes…...

Pelosi: Bush’s Israel Comments Beneath The Dignity Of The President

Because comments that are inconvenient truths for Democrats aren’t dignified, I guess. Democratic House leaders are calling out President Bush for a speech in Israel in which he seemed to…...

California Supreme Court Overrules Gay Marriage Ban

Gay marriage was made illegal in California through an initiated measure and a vote of the people.  Previous to that, it had been banned by the legislators themselves.  But the…...

Obama Brags About Getting His Political Supporters Money From The Government

Of course, he left out the part about the businesses in question being owned by his political supporters. In a speech to the Urban League last July, Sen. Barack Obama,…...

Olbermann To Bush: Shut The Hell Up!

A bit of support for the free exchange of ideas from a member in good standing of the oh-so-tolerant left: How do you think Olbermann would react if Bush told…...

Bush Slams Obama From Israel On Willingness To Talk With Terrorists

Ouch… I just heard Obama on the radio reacting to this by saying that Bush should “apologize to the American people” for politicizing the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state. …...

Groups Reveal Veterans’ Affairs Email Ordering Doctors Not To Diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress?

Government-run health care trying to ration health care services through bureaucrat-manipulated diagnosis standards?  Who would have thought that would happen? From a press release email sent out by VoteVets.org and…...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Mark Levin To Conservative Politicians: Cut Ties To RNC, McCain And Run On Your Own

I don’t necessarily disagree: The path back to the good graces of Americans lays with Republicans convincing Americans that they can be trusted as conservatives again.  Back when the GOP…...

Chicago City Council Decides It Won’t Be Telling Citizens What To Eat After All

At least when it comes to foie gras.  Now if we could just get LA to start letting people eat hot dogs wrapped in bacon. CHICAGO - Dining on foie…...

It’s Ok To Vote For Obama’s Skin Color Because He Is The First Legitimate Black Candidate

I guess Shirley Chisholm, Jesse Jackson, Lenora Fulani, Alan Keyes, Carol Mosley Braun and Al Sharpton weren’t legitimate candidates then.  At least according to syndicated columnist and member of the…...

Brazil To Start Pro-Ethanol Diplomacy Effort

After all, Brazilian ethanol made of sugarcane is a better alternative to ethanol made from staple crops such as corn. The problem though, at least for Americans, is that imported…...

Michael Moore Making A Sequel To Fahrenheit 9/11

And so begins yet another assault on the existence of a factually-informed public. Outspoken US documentary film-maker Michael Moore is making a sequel to “Fahrenheit 9/11”, his scathing indictment of…...

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Goes Fishing, Complains About How His Wife Won’t Have Sex With Him

Which is awkward, but still better than getting your $82,000/year hooker bill made public. ...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

North Dakota’s Business Taxes Are Booming

The Council on State Taxation has released its 2008 Business Tax Burden Study.  You can view the whole report here. Perhaps the most interesting aspect for North Dakotans is the…...

Underage Mother Detained By Authorities In Texas Polygamist Raid Is Actually An Adult

And it turns out that another mother previously thought to be a minor may be an adult as well. I’m not at all comfortable with what was going on at…...

Palestinians Making Phone Calls For Obama In The West Bank

More Jew-hating terrorists for Obama! ...

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