Category: Politics

  • Syrian Refugees

    Concerning Republicans concerns over accepting Syrian refugees, Obama says, “apparently, they’re scared of widows and orphans”. The president never ceases to amaze me. He is an expert at poking the opposition in the eye. How dare Americans question bringing thousands of Syrians to America? Sure we have watched Syrians burning American flags for the last…

  • Liberal Bias

    Conservatives have long felt that the majority of media sources have a liberal bias. Over thirty years ago a study by Robert Lichter and Stanley Rothman offered interesting data on the subject. I think it is unlikely that we will every see a study so revealing of political bias. (Source: The Media Elite by S.…

  • “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” –Obama

    I couldn’t disagree with him more. Just because I cross a bridge it doesn’t mean I owe anybody. I already pay gas taxes for that built and maintain that bridge. I would content that people who are not successful consume more government services and thus owe more to the system than the rich. “If you…

  • Five major ObamaCare taxes that will hit your wallet in 2013

    Five major ObamaCare taxes that will hit your wallet in 2013 While the individual mandate tax gets most of the attention, the ObamaCare law actually contains 20 new or higher taxes on the American people. These taxes are gradually phased in over the years 2010 (with its 10 percent “tanning tax”) to 2018 (when the…

  • Are you kidding me?

    This blows my mind. Why on earth does the Pentagon need to get involved in gay pride? How is the relevant to national security? Washington (CNN) — The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its…

  • Obama Quote

    “The private sector is doing fine,” the president said during a White House press conference. “Where we’re seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. … If Republicans want to be helpful, if they really want to move forward and put people back to work, what they should be thinking…

  • Frontline: Money, Power and Wall Street

    This is an excellent Frontline. Well worth watching. It’s obviously an investment in time but you won’t regret it. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/money-power-wall-street/

  • Michelle Obama Special

    Massachusetts To Ban Bake Sales? May 7, 2012 Brownies, cupcakes and other sugar-laden contraband will be outlawed in Massachusetts public schools as health officials battle what they call crisis-level obesity in children. All bake sales will be banned beginning Aug. 1, the Boston Herald reported. The ban would apply 30 minutes before the start of…

  • Mitt’s Money

    According to Pablo Torre of Sports Illustrated, “by the time they have been retired for two years, 78 percent of former NFL players have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.” The problem isn’t just confined to professional football players. Torre’s article says that within five years of retirement, an estimated 60 percent…

  • Obama on the rich paying their fair share

    April 16, 2008 Democratic presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama moderated by Charlie Gibson of ABC News. GIBSON: All right. You have, however, said you would favor an increase in the capital gains tax. As a matter of fact, you said on CNBC, and I quote, “I certainly would not go above what…