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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Clever How Taxes Increase 30% After the Election
What’s frustrating is the ploy of waiting to raise taxes until after the election will probably work. I knew a bunch of new taxes were ready to take affect in 2012 – an additional 3.2% surcharge on investment income for … Continue reading
Posted in Big government, conservative politics, news politics, Obama, political issues
Tagged CBO, Obamacare, taxes
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CBO Admits Federal Workers Overpaid. Again.
Yes, it’s time for another story on overpaid federal workers. You’d think with all the stories coming out on this theme, someone would have done something by now but oh, yes, this is the federal government we’re talking about where … Continue reading
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Tagged CBO
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Global Warming: No Need to Panic
There was a great op-ed in today’s Wall St. Journal, signed by 16 scientists, rebutting the “consensus” around global warming. Science isn’t about consensus – it’s a method which requires evidence, testing, re-testing, and re-testing some more. At some point … Continue reading
Posted in conservative politics, Environment, news politics, political issues
Tagged global warming
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From the cradle to the grave
Okay, this post depresses me even more than usual, on a couple of levels. But you can never escape hyper regulations, even upon death. Did you know that cemeteries need to get a permit for each burial they conduct? I … Continue reading
Creating or Saving 1,000 Jobs
In the State of the Union address, Obama said he’d saved over 1,000 jobs by putting a tarriff on tires made in China. Except in 2009, the tire industry had over 55,000 jobs and in 2011 it dropped to 51,700. Is … Continue reading
Posted in conservative politics, Economy, International, news politics, Obama, political issues
Tagged China, state of the union, tire tariff
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Getting Real in the Whole Foods Parking Lot
Hm… Is this a manifestation of being in the bubble? Heh. Okay, that was a thin segue. I was just looking for an excuse to post the video because I think it’s funny.
Same Speech, Different Year
Miss the State of the Union speech last night? No worries – it was much the same as last year’s speech.
Posted in conservative politics, news politics, Obama, political issues
Tagged state of the union
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Are You in the Bubble?
Hm… I’m a sucker for quizzes, especially if they’re short. So I couldn’t resist this “How Thick Is Your Bubble” quiz, based on a AEI scholar’s book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America.” I’m glad to hear I’m not … Continue reading
State of the Union
Tonight’s the State of the Union address. Yawn. If I didn’t see Obama every day on the telly, this might be interesting. What will be interesting is: How he’ll spin the state of the economy. Will he continue to blame … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, conservative politics, news politics, Obama, political issues
Tagged state of the union
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FemCon3 will be back on Monday
Due to a death in the family, we will be taking a brief hiatus from posting.
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Daniel Hannan Lecture at Hillsdale College
As regular readers of this blog know, I’m a huge fan of Daniel Hannan, conservative Member of European Parliament, occasional commentator on Fox News, and author of The New Road to Serfdom. (Great book, by the way.) If you like him … Continue reading
Posted in Big government, conservative politics, Economy, International, news politics, political issues
Tagged Daniel Hannan, EU, Hillsdale College
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Unemployment Map of the United States
Below is an interesting visual on the changes in unemployment across the United States over the last five years. The darker the colors, the higher the unemployment. Can you find the point where the recession “ends?” Neither can I.
Posted in conservative politics, Economy, news politics, political issues
Tagged recession, unemployment
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These numbers don’t add up
Every year I see this statistic, that most Americans still self-identify as conservative. Forty percent of Americans claim to be conservative, with only twenty-one percent saying they’re liberal. If that is the case, I don’t understand how we can have … Continue reading
Obama Asks For More Money. Surprise!!!
Let this be a lesson – promises of future cuts are just empty air. Obama has asked to raise the debt limit. Again. Just another $1.5 trillion. No biggie.
Posted in conservative politics, news politics, Obama, political issues
Tagged debt limit
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