This And That *Open Thread*
So we are back from our excursion to Grand Cayman for some snorkeling, good food, and a look at a possible vacation investment. There is a reason why I am mentioning this. I just have to share what one...
View ArticleFollowing The Money, All Washed And Clean
That money would be Mexican drug cartel money all sparkly clean thanks to – wait for it – the DEA. Yes, the DEA, under Holder, has laundered millions – MILLIONS – of dollars for the Mexican drug...
View ArticleDepends On What Your Definition Of “Lie” Is…*Open Thread*
Thursday brought two major hearings to Capitol Hill. The first was Attorney General Eric Holder on the whole “Fast and Furious” issue. After many half responses, non-responses, and dissembling left and...
View ArticleAbandonment of Public Financing Only Leads to More Corruption
The New York Times’ Sunday editorial, An Idea Worth Saving, lamented the death of public financing in presidential elections, stating, “It was 36 years old, and was drowned by big money and starved by...
View ArticlePresident Obama, the Sharks Are Circling…
You won’t find a more stunning condemnation of Barack Obama. Why? The rebuke comes from a prominent man who once mentored Obama and even helped him become president in 2008. Professor Roberto Unger is...
View ArticleABC’s Jake Tapper Tells the Truth about Media Bias — a blockbuster interview...
Add Jake Tapper, one of our more reliable reporters, to the list of people who have left the reservation – at least for the moment. Back in late October, 2008, John King of CNN gave an interview...
View ArticleA Political Thinker’s Shocking Complaints about Obama’s “Squandered Hope”
In Salon.com, David Daley interviews Thomas Frank, author of “What’s the Matter With Kansas” and “Pity the Billionaire.” Frank now calls President Obama’s leadership a “dramatic failure” that fell far...
View Article“Hillary was Right” says….Maureen Dowd?
* Bumped Up * This is stunning. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times has finally lost patience with The One. Her palpable disgust with President Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday is much in evidence in...
View ArticleOnce again, Kirsten Speaks Truth to Power(s) re Libya and the FauxMedia
* Bumped Up * Once again, I applaud Daily Beast columnist Kirsten Powers for her courage in calling out the irresponsible mainstream media and their “nothing to see here” attitude regarding the recent...
View ArticleWhen in Doubt, Blame a Clinton
* Bumped Up * Mitt Romney has just assumed a lead in national polling, wiping the collective smirk off the gloating faces of the pundit class. Since it would seem media prognostications of a...
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