Archive for February, 2010
Government stimulus, one year later
Last week marked the one year anniversary of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or the stimulus bill, passing into law. While the debate over its success has been focused on whether or not it is stimulating the economy and on various questionable uses of funds, in my estimation this legislation is accomplishing exactly [...]
CNN Poll: Majority says government a threat to citizens’ rights
Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.
Paterson to make it official at press conference: He’s not running
A scandal-scarred Gov. Paterson is pulling the plug on his short-lived election campaign.
The health care dog and pony show
You do know, don’t you, that The Community Organizer is holding his little dog-and-pony show today. He calls it a health care summit. The purpose here is to bring some Republicans to the table … listen to a few ideas … reject them out of hand … move ahead with the Democrat plan while accusing [...]
Canceling government-funded “education”
President Obama recently announced that his proposed fiscal 2011 budget would freeze all non-defense discretionary spending. All, that is, except spending on education, and by default, the department that handles most of the money. It’s an exception that casts considerable doubt on both the president’s seriousness about killing wasteful spending, and his grasp of federal [...]
Rangel found guilty of unethical behavior
SOUTHERN ARIZONA – In further evident of the deep-seeded corruption among our career politicians, 79-year-old Charlie Rangel was found to have knowingly accepted bribes in the form of trips to the Caribbean by the House Ethics Committee today.
