Intelligent US Politics

Is Herman Cain a Contender?

Scott Schaefer — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:28:57 +0000

Is conservative black businessman Herman Cain a serious contender for the Republican presidential nomination?

More Justice Done In Wisconsin As Voters Defeat Unions And Democrats

Scott Schaefer — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:39:10 +0000

Wisconsin Republicans Defeat Unions…Again Madison, Wisconsin. A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 presidential race. Democrats succeeded in taking two Wisconsin state Senate seats away from Republican incumbents in the recent special Recall elections, ...

Union Boss Threatens Obama and Democrats. Do More For Unions Or Else

Scott Schaefer — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:37:42 +0000

Union boss Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO already feels like he bought this President, along with most of the Democrats in the House and Senate. He is also keenly aware that Barack Obama and the leadership of the Democratic Party expect him, and his union brethren to spend upwards of $500 million more to get Obama re-elected. While Trumka ...

Justice Done In Wisconsin As Supreme Court Ruling Crushes Unions

Scott Schaefer — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:43:16 +0000

The battle which began in January when Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker took office and started working to fix the state’s budget crisis by reining in the collective bargaining powers of the state’s public employee unions was finally concluded Tuesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling which gives Governor Walker a huge victory and unions across the nation a ...

Lexington Development Donates Free Advertising And Web Pages To Local Small Businesses

scottschaefer — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:32:50 +0000

We have just finished celebrating the well deserved National Small Business Week. A yearly chance to pay respects to the hardest working men and women in America; small business owners. This important event provides a forum to honor entrepreneurs who inspire us and who make up the foundation of our society. More than 27 million small businesses in America have ...

Obamas Hosts Rapper/Poet Who Has Advocated Killing Cops

Scott Schaefer — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:20:23 +0000

This week Barack and Michelle Obama hosted rapper and actor Common at a poetry event at the White House amid backlash over some of his lyrics that critics say promote violence. The White House defended the invitation, which was sent by first lady Michelle Obama, stating that Common is not considered a gangsta rapper. Some of his songs and poems, however, ...

Activist Federal Judge Blocks Utah Immigration Law

Scott Schaefer — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:15:19 +0000

A federal judge issued a stay blocking a new Utah immigration law on Tuesday that would have allowed police to check the citizenship status of anyone they arrest. Citing similarities to the most controversial parts of an Arizona law that seems bound for the US Supreme Court, US District Judge Clark Waddoups issued his ruling in Salt Lake City just ...

Obama Claims US Border Is More Secure Than Ever

Scott Schaefer — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:08:11 +0000

Fresh off of his victory lap from the killing of Osama Bin Laden, Barack Obama hit the road Tuesday visiting El Paso, Texas on his first trip to the US-Mexico border since taking office. In what was clearly a campaign speech, Obama claimed Tuesday that the US border with Mexico has improved since he took office. Trying to capitalize on ...

Obama Administration Suing States For Unions

Scott Schaefer — Sun, 01 May 2011 08:06:25 +0000

The Obama administration is on the offensive again in their zeal to protect labor unions, showering them with corrupt deals and political favoritism. The National Labor Relations Board, an agency of the Obama administration, is expanding its authority well beyond that which is its legal charter by bringing lawsuits seeking to overturn constitutional amendments in at least two states. The ...

Obama Administration Sues Boeing To Close Non-Union Factory

Scott Schaefer — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:11:34 +0000

Proving once again that the good of the United States is far less important than protecting corrupt union cronies, the Obama administration today attacked Boeing for building a new manufacturing facility in South Carolina, because it is a right to work state. In what should be heralded as a tremendously positive business move, a move which created thousands of jobs ...