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Thursday, July 03, 2008

Martin Luther King Jr. Was A Republican?

The National Black Republican Association thinks so: So is it true?  I guess it depends on what your definition of a Republican is. If you could say that MLK was…...

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Duane Sand Caught In A Fib About Plane Crash

Republican challenger for Rep. Earl Pomeroy’s House seat Duane Sand got in a plane crash a few weeks back.  Scary episode, to be sure, but Sand emerged from it without…...

McCain Apparently Lost Temper With Nicaruagan Communists In 1987, Threatened To Punch One Out

Leave it to the media to paint these assertions from Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) as a bad thing. “McCain was down at the end of the table and we were…...

“…just because people said something in a survey doesn’t mean that it’s true”

Words of wisdom about why the wisdom of the masses sometimes isn’t wisdom at all. ...

CNN: So Wesley, How Come Kerry’s Military Service Was Important But McCain’s Isn’t?

A rare moment where a CNN journalist actually tries to hold a Democrat accountable for something they’ve said or done: ...

Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Says You Shouldn’t Celebrate The 4th Of July

Because America doesn’t deserve to celebrate.  Because of, you know, Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay and stuff. See, we’re all bad.  Because we’re American.  And we don’t deserve to be…...

Limbaugh: Bill O’Reilly Is Ted Baxter

Limbaugh’s been making news today with his new $400,000,000 contract, but this from the New York Times caught my eye more than his big new contract: At dinner the night…...

Obama The Latest Democrat To Have Received A Sweetheart Home Loan

Uh oh... Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying a surge in income, Barack Obama bought a $1.65 million restored Georgian mansion in an upscale Chicago neighborhood. To…...

Rush Limbaugh Now Makes More Than Katie Couric, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson And Diane Sawyer

And he’s undoubtedly more influential, too. ...

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Obama’s Patriotism Problem

It’s more than just a lapel pin and an American-damning spiritual leader: The Nation ran a famous series then called “These United States,” in which smug emissaries from East Coast…...

Wesley Clark Thought John Kerry’s Military Experience Made Him Fit For President

Recently retired general Wesley Clark has made news lately by saying that John McCain’s experience in the military, which includes being shot down in Vietnam and spending seven years being…...

Obama Flip Flops On Gay Marriage

Obama before the election: States should decide gay marriage Obama during the election: California’s attempt to decide gay marriage for itself is “divisive and discriminatory.” Which, as far as I…...

Obama’s Tax Hikes Would Mean Some Americans Would Pay More In Taxes Than They Keep

Of course, it’s just rich Americans like Tiger Woods and Alex Rodriguez, so who cares right? It was fortunate for Tiger that his most-recent U.S. Open win occurred in 2008.…...

Most Americans Think Free Trade Is Bad

Of course, just because the whimsical opinion of the masses right now is that free trade is bad for our economy doesn’t mean it’s true. According to the CNN/Opinion Research…...

Wesley Clark Was Right: Getting Shot Down In Vietnam Doesn’t Qualify You To Be President

But McCain’s experience in Vietnam, and his ability to emerge from that crucible as a successful member of our society, does speak highly of his character. As David Harsanyi notes:…...

Fox News’ Bob Beckel: I Used To Smoke A Lot Of Weed

This doesn’t bother me at all, though it sure explains a lot about Bob Beckel. It is exactly this sort of unapologetic public disclosure that is going to end the…...

Monday, June 30, 2008

More On The Free Speech Cages At The Democrat Convention

Last week I posted about plans to put protesters at this year’s national Democrat convention in fenced-in cages (don’t worry, they’ll be open on top!).  Now the Denver Post is…...

Most Deaths From Guns In America Are Suicides

Here’s a fact the gun-control activists don’t often talk about: ATLANTA - The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on gun ownership last week focused on citizens’ ability to defend themselves from…...

It’s Come To This: Democrats Use Bush Impersonator In Attack Ad On Republicans

Sigh… Democrats aren’t exactly catering to the brightest bulbs on the tree with this one.  They’re catering to the Jon Stewart, Daily Show crowd.  You know, the people who think…...

Here Comes Obama’s Flip-Flop On Iraq

This is from The New Yorker, not exactly a bastion of anti-Obama sympathies: In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had…...

Liberal Quandry: Is Bottled Water A Healthy, Trendy Accessory Or A Threat To The Environment?

I have to admit, when bottled water first started to hit retail store refrigerators across the country I wasn’t buying it.  Why would people fork out good money for something…...

NRA To Square Off Against Obama

Expect Obama to flee before the NRA’s criticisms with yet another policy shift toward a more gun-friendly position on par with his flip flops on public financing, FISA and illegal…...

Barack’s Confusing Childhood Memories

Back before Barack Obama was campaigning for the votes of mainstream Americans in a national election for President of the United States, when he was merely the very liberal President…...

WALL-E Sends Mixed Messages

Greg Pollowitz: I saw WALL-E with my five year old on Saturday night. It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction…...

Hey Republicans, America Called And They’d Like You To Be Limited-Government Conservatives

Inconvenient poll numbers for America’s liberals. More at the link. ...

Sunday, June 29, 2008

When Will The Left Flip Flop Again On Military Service?

So here we are in another Presidential election year, and yet again we are asked to choose between a candidate with no background of military service and one with military…...

Barack Obama: The Arbiter Of Change Or The Tool Of Corrupt Chicago Slum Lords Gone National?

Russ Vaughn: The true irony in all this is not that this champion of change is tainted; it’s by what he’s tainted. You’d at least think if this Pied Piper…...

What If You Held An Anti-War Rally And Nobody Came?

It’s tough getting people to show up to an anti-war rally in North Dakota. I suspect that it’s getting tougher to get people to show up at rallies against the…...

Chicago Tribune: Repeal The 2nd Amendment

If the 2nd amendment means individuals have a right to bear arms then the folks at the Chicago Tribune think the 2nd amendment should be no more. That’s not the…...

Is Barack Obama This Year’s John Kerry?

I think there is a strong case to be made for Barack Obama being another candidate in the same vein as John Kerry, except perhaps with better oratory skills.  Kerry…...

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