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The Obamas’ Secret Halloween
Image courtesy: verumserum.com One of the big news items this week is that Obama threw an extravagant Halloween party at the White House in 2009, complete with decorations by Hollywood director Tim Burton and an appearance by Johnny Depp in full Mad Hatter gear. That Obama threw this kind of lavish party at the height of American economic pain shows exactly how entitled and out-of-touch this president really is. That we are just now finding out about it now is a damning illustration of media corruption. The Obama administration knew that...
read moreHe’s not Obama’s favorite Republican for nothin’
There is one way a President can ensure his legacy lives on long after he leaves office, and that’s through judicial appointments, especially to the Supreme Court. Barack Obama has cemented two liberal, activist judges on the Supreme Court, likely to remain there for the next 30 years or more. But he couldn’t have done it without help from a few Republicans, and Sen. Dick Lugar proved again why he is Obama’s “favorite Republican” by voting to confirm both Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. Dick Lugar has helped...
read morePart 2: Occupy Wall Street’s misguided anger
Yesterday, I shared part of my analysis of the financial meltdown with you. I said clearly that I sympathize with many of the protesters about the failure of Wall Street in regards to the financial markets. I still remember watching the value of my home collapse, watching as one by one people close to me were let go and laid off from their jobs, and seeing foreclosure signs popping up in my neighborhood. While all that was happening, Wall Street executives were taking billions of dollars in bonuses. AIG went so far as to have Chris Dodd...
read moreThey’re going about it all wrong
I largely sympathize with the anger displayed by the “Occupy Wall Street” protests. Most of the financial woes we face can be traced back to reckless gambling on Wall Street. I have spent years studying the causes of the banking meltdown and the complete lack of consequences for the criminals who caused the housing/credit markets to collapse. However, their anger is misdirected and should be focused on Wall Street’s manipulation of government at all levels to avoid the consequences of their gambling and greed addiction. After...
read moreFederal pensions coming to a head
There is a looming crisis in federal spending that has been conveniently ignored by the mainstream media. Federal retirement benefits have soared for civil servants and military personnel, but the government has not put a single dollar in reserve to pay for the benefits! This is one more example of the irresponsible way Congress spends our tax dollars. By law, private retirement plans are required to be pre-funded. Meanwhile the Federal government does not hold itself to the same standard, kicking the metaphorical can down the road by...
read moreHerman Cain’s suprising win in FL straw poll
Historically, presidential politics is a game of who can raise the most money from traditional political donors. To a large degree, this is still the case, but there is a changing tide in the flow of money to political campaigns causing many in the political “establishment” to fear that their hold on controlling the money flow to candidates is threatened. We say, “It’s about time.” Small donations from ordinary citizens are beginning to shift political power away from large donors. The average donation to...
read moreI can’t believe they can say it with a straight face
Pres. Obama has been promoting his so-called jobs plan all across the country, even going as far as telling a supporter, “If you love me, pass the bill.” Using the President’s own calculations however, we can see that the jobs bill will cost US taxpayers about $223,000 per job created. Quite simply, if we’re really looking to create jobs and boost the economy, we could dole out checks for $45,000 and create five times as many employed people as Obama’s current plan proposes to do. This proves what we’ve...
read moreHarry Reid manufactures a crisis
For the third time in a year, Congress is looking at a possible government shutdown. Politicians must pass a short-term spending bill in order to keep government running, and the House of Representatives passed a bill that offsets spending on disaster relief funds with cuts to wasteful programs, including a loan program that gave over $500 million to Obama’s favorite bankrupt company, Solyndra. With the amount of debt that the country has allowed to pile up, the House of Representatives has shown a mature step in the right direction: we...
read moreWithout government help, green energy can work
All the recent news about the failure of government backed Solyndra can lead you to believe that green energy is a complete waste of time. In many cases, this is true. Solar generation facilities require vast amounts of land, only produce electricity when the sun is shining ...
read moreA primary challenge against Obama – too good to be true?
Before President George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton in 1992, he had to beat back Pat Buchanan in the GOP primaries. Before Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan in 1980, he faced Ted Kennedy in the Democrat primaries. And just four years before that, Carter defeated Gerald Ford – but not before Ford had to face Ronald Reagan in the primaries. Since the adoption of direct Presidential primaries, every incumbent President who has lost his re-election bid first faced a primary challenge. Despite skyrocketing unemployment, ballooning...
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