tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87040252790600444542024-11-01T00:14:00.273-07:00A conservative blog dedicated to the traditional American principles of individual freedom, private enterprise, limited government, and pro-growth economic policies.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01732383318583038455noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704025279060044454.post-36764521755843352902012-09-10T09:42:00.000-07:002012-09-10T16:33:14.592-07:00

If there is any single president that is solely responsible for a major economic calamity in modern times it would be Bill Clinton. It was amazing, but not surprising to see him at the DNC proudly wearing his carefully crafted new image of elder statesman , and most successful president in the last 30 years. However, Bill Clinton basically sowed the seeds for what would be become the housing

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I guess by now it's no surprise that Obama has nothing but disdain for the democratic process (when it doesn't go his way) and prefers to implement his disastrous policies, and legislation by fiat, rather than going through the system that he so despises - He really would prefer a Dictatorship -- all this stuff about "working the levers of the legislative process" is too much trouble for him. In

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The Hope and Change movement has evolved into the Occupy Wall Street movement. Obama hasn't done much to help the country or the economy, and there is a lot of anger from the left. But where to put it ? They can't blame themselves, when the guy you voted into power fails you what do you do -- blame the system. Well if the Wall Street protesters aren't working -- the system is, at least for

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Obama is betting that Americans are really as stupid as his 2008 presidential campaign seemed to bear out, and that they will fall for the soaring rhetoric, and ignore his incompetency and failed policies to reelect him in 2012. He has thrown any pretense of governing the nation out the window and has switched to full campaign mode, not even making the slightest attempt to be truthful, or to try

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Here is the Left's version of "Freedom" Shit wherever you like, the rest of us have to put up with it, well... cause YOU have YOUR "rights" The Cookie Monster says 1% of the monsters eat 99% of the cookies-- maybe not -- these people look like they need to stop eating other people's cookies and get a life. If your going to complain about being poor and hungry you should at least bring some

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If you have ever spent time overseas, as I have, and known that wonderful feeling that comes over you when you return to America --  that feeling the you are back "home" in the most prosperous, civilized country on the planet. And have also been more than a little miffed by all the whining about poverty and hunger in America Thomas Sowell puts it all in some perspective, clearly, concisely,

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The Washington Times has published a  piece written by Terry Ponick Note to Republicans: Stop bashing Ben Bernanke in which he tries to defend the FED and Ben Bernake, and immediately gets b-slapped back to reality by Mike Shedlock at Mish's Global Economic Trends. Excerpt from Terry Ponick's article : In point of fact, whether the Fed’s efforts to provide monetary stimulus to the economy

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Rick Perry's stance on major national issues may be, well, evolving. However he has brought some badly needed national exposure to some "hot button" issues like Social Security, tort reform, and now, illegal immigration. Rick Perry says he is open to sending American troops to Mexico to help battle drug cartels. Perry, the Texas governor, likens the situation to Colombia, where the government

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The Obama administration just can't catch a break, and is getting hit from all sides with accusations that the administration knew much more about Operation Fast and Furious, that it has admitted, and the trail is leading right up to the White House. Continued stonewalling by the U.S. Department of Justice in providing documents regarding the controversial Operation Fast and Furious is only

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Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu opened up last night on CNN. The sheriff implicated the ATF, Eric Holder and the Obama Justice Department as accomplices to murder involving weapons used in Operation Fast and Furious. And talked about the level of government involvement in supply guns to drug cartels in Mexico. It's frightening. The feds are in this up over their ears. Sheriff Babeu says that more

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I received this in my mail today and wanted to share this gem with my readers. I had to take another sip of coffee and adjust my seat, and look again, it was not a mistake it was still there The New York Times headline read :Even if Europe Averts Crisis-Growth May Lag for Years “We have to adjust to lower growth,” said Thomas Mirow, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and

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Germany Approves Expansion of Euro Bailout Fund The German Parliament approved the expansion of the bailout fund for heavily indebted European countries Thursday, the most important step in a tortuous process that has rattled markets and raised long-term doubts about the ability of governments to react to the expanding debt crisis. The vote in Germany, Europe’s largest economy and the only

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In Thomas Sowell's three-part “Back to the Future” series, he looks at the insane fiscal policies that we are still trying to implement more than 60 years after the same Keynesian policies failed during the Great Depression. He points out how the political class fails, perhaps deliberately, to learn from their mistakes. This Depression era 1930's political cartoon from the Chicago Tribune that

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In an incredible display of utter dishonesty Obama was out pandering to Hispanic voters, again. This time he is whining that he just can't fix immigration alone. Okay folks it's not my fault, so just vote for me okay ? Obama says he can't fix immigration on his own "I think there's been a great disservice done to the cause of getting a Dream Act passed and getting comprehensive immigration

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The media, and Islamic sympathizers continue to stick their heads in the sand and wax on endlessly about the Arab Spring. They have even branded it for public consumption as the "People's Revolt for Democracy and Freedom". But what we see happening defies that description, and is alarming. The Arab world continues to be mired in wars, violence, killing, reprisals, and power struggles. The spread

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I found this in my inbox today. I thought I would share it with my readers. Click on image for larger view. It is very clever, but I am a little confused by line 6c. It seems to imply that McCain would have been a better choice ? I don't think so. However take a small break from all the misery that has befallen us since 2008 and the the impending feeling of doom that is beginning to take hold

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You read that right, a retired Chicago labor leader secured a $158,000 public pension — roughly five times greater than what a typical retired public-service worker in the Windy City receives — after being rehired for just one day of active duty on the city payroll. According to The Chicago Tribune, Dennis Gannon stands to collect approximately $5 million in city pension funds during his

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The Solyndra scandal, TARP, bailouts for the zombie banks, bailouts for the auto makers, money for big unions -- it's all coming down hard on Americans, we pay for it all. While the politicians, bankers, CEO's, investors, and thugs cover their losses at tax payer expense and move on to the next game. The reasons why Solyndra will hit the Obama administration very hard are two fold, first;

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It's increasingly likely that liberals will nominate someone to run against Obama. He is weak and unpopular with his democratic base, especially the progressives, and losing ground with independent voters everyday. He still can depend on over 90% of the black vote, majority of Hispanics, and probably most union voters as well. However more and more he is being viewed as a sinking ship, panic is

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Mike Shedlock has done an excellent article graphically pointing out the differences between the worst states to do business, and the States considered the best. California tops the list as the worst, followed by New York, and Illinois. Taxes and high costs were among the factors that contributed to the state's poor showing in the survey. California was deemed to have the worst business climate,

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Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor since 2010, has qualities and achievements that appeal to mainstream conservatives, from his direct style to his impressive budget cutting. As a result, he has won strong support to run as a Republican candidate for president of the United States. But he has an Achilles heel. Christie has a strange relationship with Radical Islam. Christie's nomination of

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 In what is becoming theater of the absurd the Obama administration continues find scapegoats for it's failed economic policies. With more than a year to go until the election the Obama administration is in full campaign mode, and the hypocrisy, and finger pointing is reaching levels of the absurd, even for the Obama administration. In this video from CNBC Gary Locke raises some valid

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The all time leading KING of spending other people's money and driving up debt came out and lectured us on "living within our means" As with most Obama speeches it was long on rhetoric and abstract concepts, very short on details, and facts. We have reached the intersection of Cloud-Cukoo-Land and The Yellow Brick Road. In what can only be described as an another awful political stunt to portray

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The United States of America 2012 - WANTED: A person who can function as president of the United States, and be, well.... "Presidential". Obama is still giving campaign speeches, and throwing bailing wire, rubber bands, and band aids at our economic problems. The goal of course is to assure his base he hasn't abandoned their cause of taxing the wealthy, and save his own job. The NYT is reporting

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Our financial wizard extraordinaire, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, showed up in Europe for what he expected to be a love in between himself and the European Welfare Zone. Instead he got bitch slapped for chastising European leaders on "loose talk" and infighting. Austria's finance minister put Geithner in his place. Geithner warns EU against infighting over Greece "Speaking at a

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