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Saturday, November 07, 2009

There Are 237 Millionaires Serving In Congress Right Now

That’s 44%.  And there are probably more, given how broad and riddled with loopholes congressional reporting requirements are (remember that it wasn’t until the Countrywide scandal broke that anyone learned…...

Rep. Shadegg Brings Infant To House Floor To Make Point On Health Care

Cute kid, and his point is well made, but stunts like this always make me uncomfortable. Embedded video from CNN Video I just don’t like this sort of emotional politics. …...

The 32 Most Vulnerable Democrats In The House Are On The Health Care Bill “No List”

An interesting analysis from Politico: With just hours remaining until an historic vote on a sweeping health-care reform measure Saturday evening, at least 32 Democrats have said they will vote…...

Airing Live On AM1100: The Say Anything Show “Michael Wade From Qand0.net Co-Hosts” Edition

If you miss the live broadcast you can catch a re-broadcast of the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night shows on URLRadio.net from 11:00am - 12:00pm central time. Also, KHND AM1470…...

General McChrystal Asks For 80,000 More Troops To Make Afghanistan “Low Risk,” Obama Sending 34,000

Which illustrates perfectly, I think, exactly the sort of finger-in-the-wind politician Obama is.  He doesn’t want to just give General McChrystal the troops he needs to succeed because that might…...

Ft. Hood Shooter Linked To 9/11 Terrorists

A tenuous link, to be sure, but certainly a troubling one. Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijrah…...

The Media Is Catching On: “Created Or Saved” Jobs Numbers Just Don’t Add Up

Conservatives have been laughing at Obama’s transparently bogus “jobs created or saved” numbers.  But now as the grim reality of Obama’s economic policies set in, the “created or saved” numbers…...

Earl Pomeroy Votes Against Agriculture Jobs

In a vote yesterday that, not surprisingly, didn’t get reported by the fawning North Dakota media Rep. Pomeroy helped pass a jobs-killing bill foisting new regulations on the chemical industry. …...

Senator Gregg: CBO Estimates Pelosi Health Care Bill Will Cost $3 Trillion

But hey, we’ve got money to burn right? Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee today commented on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) more detailed cost…...

In Honor Of The Deer Opener This Weekend: How To Spot A ND Guy With A DUI

Hope everyone is being safe out there....

Rep. Barney Frank Was Present When His Gay Lover Was Arrested On Marijuana Charges

If this were a Republican, or Sarah Palin’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend, it’d be big news.  But Barney Frank is a Democrat, so the usual double standards apply. Perhaps the most hilarious…...

Hero: Senator Tom Coburn Threatening To Force Health Care Bill To Be Read Aloud In The Senate

And given the heft of the several-thousand-page document, as Ed Morrissey points out, the bill would essentially be filibustering itself:   Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a…...

Surprise: Democrat Who Won New York 23 Race Already Breaking Promise On Government Health Care

That didn’t take long:   Congressman-elect Bill Owens was sworn in at noon today.   Owens indicated in a press release that he was now in favor of the bill…...

Democrats, Placating Pro-Life Liberals, To Allow Vote On Abortion Amendment

Ok, but what happens when the amendment is voted down?  Do these pro-life Democrats then vote for the bill anyway feeling their duty to their pro-life principles has been filled?…...

Freddie Mac Posts $5 Billion Loss, Will Need More Bailouts

That $5 billion figure is a bit low.  Remember that Freddie Mac had to make a $1.3 billion payment to the treasury for the original bailout. Too big to fail:…...

Democrats To Force A Vote On Government Health Care Today

There were hints yesterday about having to postpone a vote, but that might have been a feint to dissuade opponents from last-minute opposition efforts.     President Barack Obama is…...

Military Officials Not Ruling Out Terrorism In Ft. Hood Shootings

Which doesn’t mean that the attack was linked to terrorism in any way, but it does mean that those who are speculating about terror links aren’t the crazy, racial-profiling idiots…...

California’s “Not a Tax”, Tax

What was that line that Whoopi Goldberg used about Roman Polanski? Oh, yeah! It wasn’t rape rape when he drugged and raped a thirteen year old girl! Well, in California,…...

Friday, November 06, 2009

Obama’s Mouthpiece: Can You Imagine If People Had Compared Bush To Hitler?

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is worried about Hitler analogies in the health care debate. Because that sort of thing is divisive. I will continue to say what I’ve said…...

MSNBC: Who Cares What Hasan’s Religion Is?

Well, given that he was apparently screaming “allahu akbar” while he was murdering people it’s a pertinent part of the crime. Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan on Friday appeared uncomfortable…...

Yikes: Ft. Hood Shooter Nidal Hassan Participated In Obama Transition Team Conference

No joke: The gunman who killed 12 people today at Ft. Hood appears, based on current media reports, to be Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan who was listed as a participant…...

Facing Re-Election, Red State Liberal Senator Byron Dorgan Puts His “Free Market” Hat On

After the utter failure of the last “stimulus” plan, rumor on capitol hill is that the Democrats are threatening to pass a second stimulus spending spree.  But Democrats who are…...

On His First Time Out With His New Metal Detector, British Man Finds 2 Million In Gold Artifacts

Sigh. I don’t gamble. Not because I have any moral problems with it - I don’t - it’s just that I don’t win. Ever. Therefore, I don’t gamble. Nor am…...

Political Correctness In The Military: How Did The Ft. Hood Shooter Become A Major?

One thing that has bothered me about the Ft. Hood massacre since I heard the first reports has been the rank of the shooter: Major. I’m no expert on things…...

Remember When Obama Promised Not To Sign Bills Without Posting Them Online?

Earlier today I posted about Nancy Pelosi refusing to post the finalized House version of the health care bill online before forcing a vote on it.  That’s depressing news given…...

Say Anything’s Open Records Demand to the Alerus Center

The Grand Forks Alerus Center Financial Disaster on the Prairie We actually did this on Monday, but with all of the Alerus news coming out I didn’t get a chance…...

Liberal War On ND Workers Comp System Successful:  Premiums Doubling

I just had a short meeting where my boss told us the alarming news that our workers’ compensation (AKA Workforce Safety and Insurance) bill was doubling.  All my boss got…...

Obama Administration Warns Democrats About Appearing On Fox News

Obama’s war on people who disagree with him continues.  Scientists who don’t toe the line on global warming will be “dealt with.”  News organizations that don’t show a sufficient level…...

Surprise: Pelosi Will Not Post Finalized Health Care Bill Online Before Forcing Vote On It

This must be the new era of ethics and transparency the liberals are always talking about. But hey, why let Americans get a look at the bill before it’s passed. …...

Surprise: After Obama Hyped It, AMA May Have To Withdraw Backing Of Health Care Bill

Because a significant chunk of the group is upset about the endorsement. The American Medical Association’s decision to endorse the House reform bill before its members had a chance to…...

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