Today's Nuze
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it."
Frederic Bastiat
Recently in Reading Assignments Category Senate Democrats have blocked a Republican attempt to require the next census forms to ask people whether they are a U.S. citizen .
Considering the crowd that showed up in Washington yesterday to oppose a government takeover of our healthcare system, House Minority Leader John Boehner says that a "rebellion" is forming in this country .
For any of the scientists who do not buy into this global warming scam, Barack Obama says "We'll just have to deal with those people."
Spending in Washington right now isn't all thanks to Democrats. Republicans have had their share of earmarks lately.
Giving troubled borrowers yet another way to avoid foreclosure, Fannie Mae said it would allow eligible homeowners to rent their own homes .
How does the government pay to extend unemployment benefits? It extends a federal unemployment tax on employers .
In the aftermath of the government's cash for clunkers program, we learned that people who traded in their pickup trucks traded them in for ... pickup trucks .
Barack Obama is worried about making important decisions like sending more troops to Afghanistan. He apparently is also worried about the happiness of Native Americans .
Looks like Russia is gearing up for round two in a war with Georgia .
I couldn't make up a story like this if I tried: 11-year-old gives birth to baby girl... after going into labor at her wedding.
It's already time for these stories again ... Christmas tree vs. holiday tree.
What do you get when you turn the Dodge Viper logo upside down ?
Pucker up Matt Towery . The next time I see you I'ma gonna kiss you right on the mouth. By the way ... that picture isn't me. It's some other dude.
A list from the Politico: Obama's best, and worst, moves so far .
The AARP is set to endorse Pelosicare .
As of right now, every House Republican is expected to reject Pelosicare when it comes time to vote.
One out of the hundreds of new regulations in Pelosicare is new regulations on snack/vending machines .
Did you know that CBO estimates on Pelosicare assume that the government will collect $167 billion over the next ten years from people who fail to buy insurance ?
This is government ... a House panel set up to "bring meaningful change" to earmark reform has done nothing in last year except request more earmarks .
Some pundits believe that these elections this week showed that Democrats have lost the middle class vote , unless they get spending under control.
A bill making its way through Congress says that banks can't give credit cards to people under 21 unless a parent co-signed or the card holder can prove they could pay the loan.
Looks like the voters of Colorado Springs have sent the message: shrink the size of our government.
Barbara Boxer continues to work on her climate change bill in committee .. by herself .
The blog Big Hollywood has uncovered more videos of government school children singing the praises of Barack Obama. They are officially calling it an epidemic .
More fuzzy math on these stimulus jobs that were created/saved by federal stimulus money.
Speaking of fuzzy math ... apparently getting a raise in salary is considered a 'job saved' according to the federal government.
And if THAT'S not enough ... how about federal stimulus money that claimed to create/save 473 teaching jobs in an Illinois district that only employs 290 teachers .
Coming soon to the United States ... the taxpayers in Great Britain pay the rent for one out of every five British homes .
When it comes down to it, CNN did not crack the top 30 cable networks in prime time .
Human rights courts in Europe have ruled that crucifixes hanging in classrooms violate religious and educational freedoms.
Who knew there was such drama over what paintings hang on the walls of the White House?
The skewed priorities of the Obama administration ....
Despite Obama's current approach to foreign policy, he cannot be the community organizer for the world .
Thomas Sowell points out that the Democrat plans for our healthcare system will merely shift the costs, not reduce them.
A judge in the UK has ruled that environmental views are "the same as religious beliefs."
What can the 10th amendment do for you?
This is such a terribly simple concept ... let's only pay for healthcare that works . Here's how government intervention will only exacerbate any deficiencies in our current healthcare system. Not make them better.
Will Democrat healthcare legislation cause the federal deficit to soar? The CATO Institute has your answers .
Cap-and-trade legislation will spur job losses and increase costs for consumers . What is so hard for politicians in Washington to understand? Oh that's right ... because it is all about power.
The Republicans boycott a committee meeting with Barbara Boxer, leaving her all alone .
White House Budget Director Peter Orszag warned Tuesday that large federal deficits will eventually imperil the U.S. economy . Gee, ya think?
Obama should not take even a small step down the road toward bartering away free speech for the sake of international consensus .
After Northwest pilots overshot an airport by 150 miles, lawmakers now want to ban the use of computer laptops and other personal electronic devices in airline cockpits.
The foreign papers want to know if Barack Obama is skinny because he is skipping too many meals to run the country ? Don't they know that referring to Barack Obama as skinny is racist?
Hollywood receives help from the government, why no salary caps?
'If The Election Were Held Today Obama Would Lose.'
What exactly has Obama accomplished so far ?
Orly Taitz: "Sarah Palin is now my friend on Facebook ." Well, good for you!
Well ... here's your latest cost estimate on the PelosiCare bill from the house. It's $1.2 trillion. This is a small price for the looters when the aim is control over the people. It's a huge price, and likely to double, when the goal of the people is independence and liberty.
While the big battles are being fought in Washington, Democrats are quietly racking up smaller victories that have been on their wish lists for years. The Wall Street Journal has more .
Uh Oh. Now this is just not going to pass muster. It seems that ALL of the active ethics probes being carried on by the Democrat-chaired ethics committee are focused on black lawmakers . Bunch of racists, I way. We need a quota overhaul here.
Do you wonder why Al Gore refuses to debate the global warming nonsense? Could it possibly be because he has a huge financial stake in promoting this fraud ?
Here's a hard luck story ... but the Texas Lottery Commission has this one right.
Just what the Republicans need ... a civil war .
Seems that the voters in Iowa are starting to figure out that they were conned by this hopey-changey thingy. It's not just in Iowa.
And if you're still signed-in to Obama's hopey-changey message, for goodness' sake don't read this . You don't want to find out that to The Community Organizer, it's all about money .. money flowing his way.
Jeremiah Wright is back in the news. This time over a video where he praises Marxism . Sounds about right.
Suspended for a half-game? Hell, this thug should be out for the season .
Ford, the only Big Three auto maker not to take a government bailout, recorded a billion dollar profit, thanks largely to restructuring and renegotiating union contracts .
And then we get this news ... Taxpayers are unlikely to recover their full investment in General Motors or Chrysler.
Has anyone read the Copenhagen agreement ? What exactly are we about to get ourselves into.
Hillary Clinton is doing a slam-bang job of handling the Middle East peace process. Or not ...
Obama says he wants to get serious about creating jobs . Wait, wasn't that what his economic stimulus package was for?
According to Obama's chief dog washer , Valeria Jarrett, the GOP is becoming more and more extreme and marginalized.
Is this the future of the Republican Party ?
A report from the Congressional Research Service shows that the United States has the largest energy reserves on Earth . But because of our government, we can't do a darn thing about it.
What does immigration enforcement have to do with national security? Here's something the Democrats (and some Republicans) don't want you to see .
An analysis found that 3 million registered voters are dead and 12 million are ineligible to vote.
Here in our home base of Georgia, $1.8 billion in stimulus money created/saved 16,000 government school jobs .
The media is warning that despite GOP victories today during elections around the country, the Republicans still have a long way to go for 2010 .
The government of Venezuela is having to ration water, and the leftists blame this on ... capitalism??
A massive wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts could be held up indefinitely because ... it could harm the rituals of a local Indian tribe ?
Is a Muslim headscarf considered a hat? Here's a story from Dallas that has the Muslims in a rage.
"Dumbing down" ones resume has become common place in this economy.
Recent studies have found that bad moods can actually be good for you ! Tell that to my staff.
Apparently hell froze over. You can now read a Boortz column in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Here's the first one .
Mark Steyn on the Obama administration's promise to "speak truth to power."
The climate change summit in Copenhagen is just weeks away .. and apparently nothing major is expected to happen because the Obama and the Democrats have failed to pass cap-and-trade legislation in the United States.
What does The Wall Street Journal think of Pelosi's health care bill? How about "The Worst Bill Ever"
Here's a little reminder of why cap-and-trade would be disastrous for our economy .
This jobs "created or saved" nonsense; you're not buying that, are you? Oh, wait. If you would by this "change you can believe in" nonsense you would buy almost anything ... so maybe you should read this .
European leaders want a global fund so that rich nations can contribute and help developing nations fight climate change.
I told you about this one last week .. annual Medicare fraud: $60 Billion; annual profits of top ten insurance companies: $8 billion
The United States has ensured the return of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya . So much for democracy.
Barney Frank's legislation in the House affirms the assumption that too-big-to-fail is not only a reality but a reality that should be acknowledged in law .
Barney Frank also wants financial institutions to pay into a pre-funded trust that would cover the cost of a government takeover, if ever necessary again.
Healthcare reform has become nothing more than a cheesy Washington soap opera starring Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
Obamacare vs. the Hippocratic Oath .
The head of the National Endowment for the Arts is Barack Obama's biggest cheerleader .
George Will explains a current controversy in Washington , where the right to privacy is under assault for resident who sign petitions to trigger reform.
This week will test Obama's political clout , where Obama has endorsed threatened Democrat candidates up for re-election in Virginia, New York and New Jersey.
Is this what President Obama meant when he said this would be the most "transparent administration in history"? Rather than coming up with plausible lies, the administration seems to be fine using the transparent kind .
A simple calculator could figure out that the taxpayers have spent $160,000 per job created/saved by Obama's stimulus plan. But the White House calls this "calculator abuse."
Government should not subsidize health insurance -- for the uninsured, the poor, the elderly or anyone else -- or regulate health insurance markets. Here's why .
Federal banking regulators seized nine more banks .
Rather than trying to read these massive bills coming out of Congress, why don't the politicians sit down and read the Constitution . Seems like some could use a refresher.
One of our favorite brain dead politicians is under full-scale investigation by the House ethics committee .
Taxpayer funded studies on how Congressmen can avoid constituents . Sounds about right.
What happened to Obamamania? Those Obama bumper stickers have been flying off cars since reality set in.
This is what you get when you vote AGAINST a party rather than FOR a party you believe in.
One of the first things you learn in Economics 101 is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well when it comes to healthcare, Barack Obama is offering free breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert .
Our pay czar says that he doesn't want broader powers over the rest of the financial sector .
Speaking of pay czars, just one year ago, would you have believed that an unelected government official, not even a Cabinet member confirmed by the Senate but simply one of the many "czars" appointed by the President, could arbitrarily cut the pay of executives in private businesses by 50 percent or 90 percent?
Could Washington's plans to rein in executive salaries eventually result in even higher executive pay ?
From Victor Davis Hanson ... All Falling Down . . .
When it comes to banking, size isn't the only thing that matters .
The White House is catching a lot of flak for giving perks to its top donors .
How's that stimulus spending working out for ya? Philadelphia was awarded $157 million in federal funds. It has only spent $1 million so far and only saved 52 jobs .
Obama signed his first defense authorization bill, only after complaining that there was too much pork spending in the bill .
Guess who is back at the government trough ... GMAC !
The Senate has agreed to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit .
Ethics offices in Washington are at odds with each other, so they call in Nancy Pelosi to intervene .
This one ought to get the turbos charged ... scientists have been able to grow artificial sperm and eggs .
Your House of Representatives is taking the time to call hearings to discuss the long-term effects of head injuries in football .
Costco says that it is now going to start accepting food stamps .
Ladies, how do you feel about Ian Robinson's column about right-wing women ?
This headline really says it all: Harry Reid is shopping for reelection insurance .
Here's an explanation as to why a health insurance mandate will make people worse off . And you thought this was all about your health?
John Kerry says that Gen. McChrystal's request for more troops is too ambitious . Since when are we letting John Kerry dictate our foreign policy?
Our pay czar has extended his reach to now include 525 second-tier executives at the seven companies receiving "exceptional assistance" from the government.
Could it be that one reason Congress has performed so poorly is because, for 100 years, its members' compensation has been totally unrelated to their performance ?
Nineteen states are now making moves to reassert your rights as individuals to make decisions about your healthcare .
The New York Times thinks that our economic problems could be solved by more economic stimulus from the federal government .
From Pravda ... America is slowly moving from a country of capitalism to a country of socialism .
Chicago is going to pay bounty hunters to rat out businesses that cheat on their taxes .
Do you remember the Cash for Codgers program ? Obama and the Democrats seem to want to make that a reality.
I'm sure you've seen this list by now ... what if Bush had done that?
Now here's a presidency you never want to be compared to: Jimmy Carter .
The Northwest pilots who overshot the airport by 150 miles have had their licenses revoked by the FAA.
"Damn it feels good to be a victim"
You can decide if this is a good thing or not. Studies show that most women end up looking like their mothers .
And for you men .. if you want to ensure marital bliss .. marry a woman who is smarter than you and at least five years younger.
Hey, it was worth a try .
No better way to lead off the reading assignments than something from Mark Steyn. Here's "A Tale of Two Soundbites."
"Where's the Outrage?" Republicans want to know why The Community Organizer gets a pass on some of the very actions that would have brought the media down on Bush like a hammer. Duhhhhhh. The media?
Central Florida's moonbat Congressman Alan Grayson is wearing out his welcome with .... Democrats! His own party! A New York Democrats calls him "One fry short of a Happy Meal."
Harry Reid has officially decided that the Senate will go ahead with a government health insurance option that includes an opt-out provision for states.
Want to know more about the Senate healthcare bill that will be unveiled this week? The Wall Street Journal has the details of what we can expect.
Meanwhile, Harry Reid and the Democrats are making sure that the labor unions are happy with their healthcare bill ... concessions abound .
Yesterday I told you about the 60 minutes special I saw over the weekend about Medicare fraud. Here are more of the details .....
Warning: Democrats don't care about your health. Otherwise they wouldn't pull stunts like this .
Charles Krauthammer says it best ... Obama's foreign policy strategy is to essentially make America one nation among the many.
This columnist says that President Barack Obama is a master at pulling the wool over our eyes - a real professional huckster .
The Democrats want their health reforms to kick in ASAP , so they have something to show the taxpayers when elections roll around next November.
Obama's healthcare reform plans rely on the idea that they will achieve both accessibility and lowering costs. One cannot work without the other. Here's why .
This attempt to institute Obamacare is an assault on our values of individual choice, personal accountability, and rewards for ambition.
When times get tough ... tax marijuana!
Barney Frank says that single-payer systems DO work .. we could be like Scandinavia !
Economists are saying that the S&P 500 is overvalued by 40% and is about to fall .
The dollar, again, has hit a 14-month low against the Euro and the Yen.
Senate Republican Lamar Alexander says that Obama is promoting a climate change bill that will deliberately kill American jobs . Barbara Boxer got her thong in a wad over that comment. (Sorry for the image)
Despite what the government may tell you, it is still possible for federal employees to make charitable contributions to ACORN through the government's annual workplace charity campaign.
Big labor and the Chamber of Commerce are at odds over amendments to modify Sarbanes-Oxley .
A hotel owner in New Mexico has some sombreros in a bunch because he asked Hispanic employees to change their name tags .
Uh oh ... gay rights activists are now mingling with immigration reformers. This could get ugly.
When it comes to cable news networks, CNN has hit rock bottom .
I guess this is what they learn in journalism school nowadays. No wonder the profession is in decline.
Someone has created a Ray Nagin Coloring Book ! Standing by for the cries of racism ....
What do all of these industries have in common? Farm and construction machinery, Tupperware, the railroads, Hershey sweets, Yum food brands and Yahoo?
"Public Plan," or "Government Plan?" Read and decide if you like the idea .
The Community Organizer must be jealous of Argentina's President Kirchner. This woman could give Obama some lessons on controlling the press . Who knows? Maybe she is?
Dick Morris explains how Barack "Houdini" Obama plans to reduce the cost of medical care by taxing it!
Are we spending enough on our domestic programs? Of course not! So ... let's boost domestic spending by another 12 percent! And that's just for one year!
Barack Obama has officially declared a war with Wall Street .
Obama is trying to convince voters that passing healthcare reform would be a boost for small businesses . Are you buying it?
Are voters in liberal states just as fed up as the rest of us when it comes to government spending? We will find out November 3rd when Maine and Washington vote on a Taxpayer Bill of Rights .
Forget a jobless recovery. The economy may be entering a recovery with job losses .
Well now this could be interesting ... Senate Democrats say they would consider an "opt-out" option for states when it comes to a government option on healthcare.
According to Orrin Hatch, some people think that Obama is delaying his decision on Afghanistan until after the gubernatorial elections in November.
Government health care just isn't doing all that well in the polls. Now why would that be?
And this is probably why Obama will wait ... polls show that the Democrats are losing independent voters . Quickly.
The Democrats in the Senate tout that their healthcare bill costs less than $1 trillion. Unfortunately, House Democrats can't say the same .
Princess Nancy insists that the House healthcare bill will include the government option.
Many of you have emailed this video of Lord Monckton on climate change and US sovereignty.
Government officials, including Barack Obama, are experiencing more threats than ever before, according to reports from the Secret Service .
This should scare the tar out of you : John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of Obama's global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation's image around the world.
Looks like Barack Obama will not be going to Copenhagen in December to discuss the global warming scam with other world leaders.
Swine flu is officially a national emergency .
A survey has found that recent college grads lack the professionalism necessary to get a job.
Police in Dallas have apparently been ticketing people for not speaking English .
Darn this guy is good. George Will explains how Obama has established the Social Security COLA as "the capstone to the architecture of the entitlement culture that is modern liberalism's crowning achievement."
The difference between Democrats and Republicans ... according to President Obama .
The White House says that the government's economic stimulus spending has already had its biggest impact and probably won't contribute to significant growth next year. Wait, this was it????
Where does the Constitution authorize Congress to require all Americans to carry health insurance? The Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee can't answer that .
How out of touch are Republicans? This out of touch .
Haven't I been saying this for a while, folks? Healthcare is not about your health, it is about control.
The latest Gallup polls show an alarming drop in President Obama's approval ratings ... the worst drop for any president in his first year in office.
Looks like more Americans are figuring out the truth about this global warming scam.
Our Social Security system is going to come crashing down soon . Will that lead to the end of entitlement culture?
Could we be looking at a Fairness Doctrine for the Internet ?
Central Florida's incompetent Representative is in trouble for bringing a poster on the House floor that could be construed as promoting his re-election campaign. He also says that Fox News and the GOP are the enemies of "America, peace and education."
Victor Davis Hanson says that the real key to being a "popular" America seems to be to empathize with non-Western totalitarians. Hence Obama's popularity.
Our Health and Human Services Secretary says she will donate swine flu vaccinations to foreign countries before meeting US demand .
Want the latest on the ACORN video sting ?
The government in Norway has decided to publish all tax returns online .
According to Webguy and Cristina, many of you were pleased with this DRT story .
I guess this is what they meant by the "peaceful" religion of Islam?
Barack Obama, our CEO-in-chief has decided that companies which received the most bailout money will be forced to cut executive pay by 90%. Aren't you glad we have our imperial federal government to tell us how to run things now?
Yes, Mr. President: A Free Market Can Fix Health Care .
The government option is coming, folks. And here's how the Democrats are going to achieve it .
House Democrats are looking at re-branding the government health insurance option as Medicare . Because if you don't call it a government takeover of healthcare, our government-educated dumbmasses will be too ignorant to know the difference!
Harry Reid is upset because efforts to pass his "doc fix" failed .. and it is all the fault of those Republicans!
Okay, I'm ready for the "I'm never going to listen to you again" emails ... would conservatism be better off if women didn't vote? I think you know where this is going .
Seven months after passing the economic stimulus bill - that was supposed to create or save 3.5 million jobs over the next two years - 49 out of 50 states have actually lost jobs .
Well this is interesting ... Politico says that Matt Drudge is responsible for the decline of the dollar . Man, politicians would KILL for that kind of influence.
You mean to tell me that the government bailout program is going to end up costing the taxpayers more than its initial $700 billion ? Gee, color me surprised.
The third-ranking Republican in the Senate says the Obama administration is launching a Richard Nixon-like political strategy of making an "enemies list" of people who disagree with the president.
God help our men and women in uniform ... the White House says that it is exploring a "larger role" for John Kerry in Afghanistan .
How much is a trillion dollars?
Rape: a preexisting condition ?
Pentagon used psychological operation on US public .
The Heritage Foundation explains that Obama's plan to give Social Security recipients $250 "starts the process of converting the program from an earned benefit funded by a worker's own contributions to a welfare program."
Obama is being criticized for delaying any troop decision in Afghanistan. The response from the Democrats? Republicans didn't care about Afghanistan for seven years!
Joe Biden is heading to Eastern Europe to try and assure our allies there that we will protect them from Russian bullying.
Joe Biden also believes that Arlen Specter saved our nation from depression by voting for the economic stimulus bill back in February.
Senate Democrats want to address the nation's rising debt ... whether the White House or House like it or not.
The governor of the Bank of England wants to break-up the banks in order to prevent them from becoming "too big to fail."
This columnist believes that Obama's biggest flaw is that he is too perfect .
In a few weeks, Obama is expected to sign the UN Climate Change Treaty ... which Lord Monckton says would eviscerates US sovereignty .
Obama wants small banks to have access to the government' financial rescue fund , in order to provide credit to small businesses.
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has decided that all non-union government workers will be forced to take nearly five working weeks of unpaid leave next year to save the city money.
Car dealers are saying that the cash for clunkers program has made it hard to find cheap, used vehicles .
MoveOn.org is demanding that Democrats stay off of Fox News .
How's this for asinine. The United Nations says that counterterrorism measures "risk unduly penalizing transgender persons." Are you freakin' kidding me?
Stop the presses ... Oprah is going to sit down with Sarah Palin .
Soon we are going to have to lock up journalists in museums and display cases !
Bill Caudle is in the Army now...to pay for his wife's cancer treatments .
Huffington Post offers 10 examples of what they think is bias in the news programming on Fox News Channel.
The Senate Finance Committee has filed its healthcare bill. It weighs in at 1,502 pages .
We are going to spend $1 trillion to insure 5% of the population . Something isn't adding up.
Apparently Senate Republicans have implemented a comprehensive political strategy to delay, define and derail any government takeover of healthcare.
According to the White House's Chief Dogwasher, Fox News is "not really a news station."
Senator Jim Inhofe reminds us : No matter how many times Congress debates it, and no matter how environmentalists couch it, cap-and-trade will do virtually nothing to stop global warming.
The Prime Minister of the UK says that we have 50 days to save the world from global warming . Don't you think that is a bit dramatic?
The lamestream media tries to explain why people like to listen to talk radio . Oh, this should be good.
Part of Ben Bernake's plan to "substantially reduce" budget deficits: ask countries like China to get their consumers to spend more .
The Obama administration has come up with a brilliant way to implement another stimulus package: just don't call it a stimulus package and people will never even know!
Barack Obama's stimulus plan subsidizes .... golf carts? Yep. Those are your tax dollars.
This article from Forbes says that the stimulus bill may be worse than the health care bill when it comes to its effect on our federal deficit.
Healthcare insurance providers in Colorado say that the current healthcare legislation would lead to a "system collapse."
And suddenly .... Sen. Roland Burris becomes relevant. Here's how .
The White House, the lamestream media and the art of controlled public messaging .
Federal funds (your tax dollars) may be going towards three-wheel vehicles . How many of those do you see roaming the streets?
Iran vows to seek revenge , claiming that a bombing attack of the Revolutionary Guard was carried out by terrorists trained by America and Britain.
This sounds about right for government .... the Energy Department has concluded in an internal audit that it does not properly track whether manufacturers that give their appliances an Energy Star label have met the required specifications for energy efficiency.
What is $1.42 trillion? It's more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in the United States. Oh and our 2009 federal deficit .
The Government Accountability Office says that our long-term economic outlook is unsustainable.
Your tax dollars at work ... $2.3 million in federal stimulus money to train hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians.
A must-read. The destruction of our private healthcare system is already underway thanks to Barack Obama and the Democrats.
The director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, wanted the the FCC force stations to provide free time for advertisements calling attention to what he called "the population-resource-environment crisis."
Maureen Dowd in the New York Times : Obama does not want his fatal flaw to be that he compromises so much that his ideals get blurred out of recognition.
Another New York Times columnist who seems frustrated with Obama's willingness to compromise.
George Will explains that Barack Obama may be re-elected solely based on the fact that he will make so many more people dependent on government.
The White House says that the government option is preferred but not required for the president to sign a healthcare bill.
According to Rasmussen, just 25% of Americans support tax deductions for pet expenses .
A word to the wise for Boortz listeners: Having men present during childbirth could cause 'marriage break-ups and mental illness.'
Brothels in Berlin do their part to encourage "green" habits ......
A cure for the obesity problem ?
What happens to some of that plastic we throw away? This . More . Albatross necropsy video . More explanation .
Obama's government pay czar says that the CEO of Bank of America shouldn't be paid for 2009. So there you go.
The Democrats are scrounging to get seniors to support their healthcare plan. Then Barack Obama comes along and says he will give every senior citizen a $250 check . Any connection?
The Wall Street Journal explains : Almost two-thirds of all bad mortgages in our financial system were bought by government agencies or required by government regulations.
What a wild story about this "balloon boy." I'm sure we can come up with some clever metaphor for the balloon boy and our politicians.
Senators took taxpayer money slated for our troops and earmarked it for projects like an educational institute named after Ted Kennedy . Your tax dollars. Your government.
Remember Barack Obama's urgency to pass the $787 billion economic stimulus plan so that we could "create or save jobs"? Looks like 30,000 were saved or created thanks to the stimulus.
The US Chamber of Commerce reminds us that it is the private sector, not the government, which will create the jobs to bring us out of this economy .
Michelle Obama says that teachers are the key to a successful economy . Government schools ... teachers unions ... this is what is going to turn the tide for our economy? You have GOT to be kidding me.
Nine months into the Obama presidency, tax cheat Timothy Geithner has more than half of the 33 highest-level Treasury Department posts vacant.
Harry Reid explains how $54 billion is not a lot of money . Tell that to the taxpayers!
A former Republican congressional budget chief calls the Obama administration's claims to fiscal responsibility "hypocritical" and "laughable." I could think of a few other words myself.
Obama has decided that he is going to hand over the authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology to the Commerce Department.
Here's a conundrum from CNN : While people want government to solve big problems like health care, they don't trust the government to do it.
You drug addicts won't be too happy to hear this ... studies show that smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts .
Arianna Huffington wants Joe Biden to resign if Obama escalates the war in Afghanistan.
A justice of the peace in Louisiana refuses to marry an interracial couple because he is concerned for their potential children . And it is up to this guy to decide that because ...
There's something a bit off with these cakes , but I can't quite put my finger on what it is...
In case you're not aware: There's a media lynch mob running around with a noose. They're looking for Rush Limbaugh .
This from PriceWaterhouseCoopers should be all it takes to kill the Baucus healthcare bill . Probably won't though.
A Value Added Tax is to the Democrats what Viagra is to a man with ED. It gives you the chance to really screw someone. Click here for the dangers of the VAT ... and it doesn't include a 4-hour Clinton.
The Dow reached 10,000 yesterday. So does that mean that our economic crisis is fading ? Hardly.
Daniel Henniger has a word for Obama's Ignobel Prize. Decadent .
The Democrats are plotting their revenge on the health insurance industry .
Yesterday, the dollar hit a 14-month low against the euro and the price of oil futures rose above 75 dollars for the first time in a year.
And while we are at it ... demonizing the health insurance industry ... let's not forget about those evil banks !
SEIU, the Service Employee's International Union served as ACORN's thug brigade for years. Now they're providing appointees for Obama's government thug brigade .
Despite what Washington may tell you, the greatest risk to our economy is not Wall Street .... It is Washington's massive debt. Tony Blankley will educate you .
From Politico: The Senate appears ready to drop about $20 billion for two pieces of economic stimulus that no one wants to label "stimulus."
The US dollar is almost on par with ... the Canadian Loonie ?
You want a sure way to cut healthcare costs ? More government isn't one of them.
We have another Republican who is ready for her 15 minutes of fame. Republican Senator Susan Collins (also of Maine) says that she may consider voting for healthcare legislation .
Tell me if these two headlines make you pause for a moment: Russia's Putin warns against intimidating Iran ...... Russia to allow pre-emptive nukes .
Is CAIR really on a mission to plant Muslim interns in the offices of congressmen who are on committees affecting US national security?
Here's an article about an insurance company in New York that was forced to cover people despite pre-existing conditions, and the company ended up canceling lines of coverage in that state rather than continuing to take the hit.
As the economy struggles, Cuba leans away from socialism as the United States inches toward it.
Democrats in the House now represent the richest regions of the United States .
I love it. A birther was fined $20,000 by a federal judge here in Georgia for using the courts "as a platform for a political agenda disconnected from any legitimate legal cause of action."
I like this. A Democratic congressional candidate in Florida returned a campaign check from John Murtha's PAC .
The Democrats are showing their cards. Their plot to pass climate change legislation includes linking global warming to national security . Are you buying this line of horsesqueeze?
All of this talk about economic stimulus and saving jobs ... you know that they meant saving GOVERNMENT jobs, right ?
The FCC Commissioner says that Diversity Czar Mark Lloyd's ideas on regulating free speech are "troubling ."
Does Barack Obama have another embarrassing appointee on his hands ?
Hey wait .. isn't it still hurricane season? The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade .
Should census workers begin asking about immigration status ?
FoxNews came up with a list: How to Win the Nobel Peace Prize In 12 Days .
Meghan McCain has figured out a way to appeal to both Republicans and Democrats . Well, at least the straight male versions.
Residents at an apartment complex in Oregon are ordered to take down American flags because they live in a "diverse community" and the flags could be construed as "offensive."
Here's a must-read: Atlas Shrugs: Doctors 'Going Galt.'
The unions are against the Baucus bill , therefore it will be passed by the Democrats. Case closed. Follow the votes.
Did you know that this Baucus bill increases the size of government by at least $1.8 trillion when fully implemented?
This Baucus bill is nothing but a tax hike dressed in a lab coat .
The Nobel Peace prize committee defends their decision of Barack Obama, saying that they "simply disagree that he has done nothing."
Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson wants to expand the $8,000 first time homebuyer tax credit to all homebuyers .
House Democrats create the Office of Congressional Ethics ... now it's coming back to bite them . Gotta love it.
I know you are looking forward to this. Barbara Boxer is ready to debate her climate change bill in committee.
How many jobs can you buy with $53.4 million in federal stimulus funds? It's government ... so the answer is: not very many .
Yes it is true ... H.R. 45, the Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act, does exist . But is it going anywhere? I highly doubt that.
Tax breaks for pet care expenses ? Yep. It is an idea that is seriously circulating Washington.
Coming soon to your government school: Meatless Mondays .
Then again, maybe the vegetarians are on to something .
Now Obama really is being ranked based on his "hot bod."
You are going to love this .. a list of the top twenty things Obama DOESN'T say .
This story comes from the wonderful world of government healthcare in the UK ... a grandfather was left to die - denied food and water - after doctors wrongly diagnosed him with cancer.
According to this report, parts of the Baucus bill that is being voted on today don't even exist yet ! Should be pretty hard to vote for something when you don't even know what it says ... right?
White House communications director Anita Dunn says that Fox News acts as the research and communications arm of the Republican Party .
Hillary Clinton says that she is never going to run for president again .
Barack Obama insisted that his $787 billion economic stimulus plan had to be passed ASAP in order to turn our economy around. There is one thing that that bill definitely didn't do and that is create jobs .
When the Obama administration is criticized for its lack of ability to turn our economy around, the response from White House officials is to blame Bush .
That Alan Grayson of Central Florida just continues to prove that he is missing a few marbles. Did you hear that he believes the Republican Party should be re-named the Selfish Party ?
Want to improve your financial condition? Here are the 10 top-paying jobs in America .
And now Democrat Senator Debbie Stabenow will explain how the Democrat healthcare plans will not be a tax hike on the middle class . Hint: she fails.
Republicans are just now getting the memo on the relationship between redlining and ACORN . I guess better late than never.
While Barack Obama did manage to be awarded the Nobel Peace prize, even the Norwegian leftists weren't crazy enough to award Obama the Nobel prize for economics .
We can thank the economic stimulus plan for saving ..... jobs for government school teachers!
Global warmers love to tout this line that global warming poses a grave threat to national security! Let's leave it to Lord Monckton to set the record straight .
It's been a while since we have talked auto bailout. What's the latest on all these union concessions we are told were made by the UAW?
Blubberbutts will still choose to be blubberbutts , no matter what information you put in front of them.
A study has determined that Britain is the worst place to live in Europe .
And now on the market ... the Barack Obama American flag .
Iconography? What's that? Well ... you really need to click here to figure it out. Seriously ... watch this before you do anything else today. It is very very good. Now ... where do I get one of those LOL bumper stickers? (You gotta watch the whole thing). Well ... I did the research for you. You get it right here.
It's bad enough when your enemies slam you for this Nobel Peace Prize thing ... but when your friends join in ?
Job creation. Here's a "how to" from The Wall Street Journal.
Back to Al Gore and his global warming pudding. Here we have the climate correspondent for the BBC telling us that for the past 11 years the Earth has not seen any increase in global temperatures.
A must-read from the Wall Street Journal : Even people with good insurance will risk fines if mandatory insurance becomes the national law.
Peggy Noonan says that Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize "for not being George W. Bush."
The brilliant Mark Steyn wants to know ... now that Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, what's next? The Miss World contest?
FYI ... here is a list of the people who did not win the Nobel Peace Prize because it was awarded to Barack Obama.
The next big shoe to drop could be the Federal Housing Authority . Don't make me say "I told you so."
Look like John Kerry has won over at least one Republican on his climate change legislation: South Carolina's Lindsey Graham .
The CBO estimates that we could save $41 billion in taxpayer money over the next ten years if we enacted tort reform.
America doesn't like pushovers ... especially pushover presidents .
Here's the way politicians can claim "victory" for legislation : "Narrow your differences by broadening the definition of what constitutes success."
If you can't read the darn thing, how do you expect the American people to trust you that they are not getting screwed? The truth is, when it comes to this healthcare bill ... they don't trust the lawyer-speak anymore .
Your tax dollars at work: $96 million to move wild horses across the country .
The Democrats are now targeting women in their bid to generate support for a government takeover of healthcare.
How is federal healthcare legislation going to affect state budgets? Minnesota is one state that is worried .
A researcher from a top nuclear lab in Europe was arrested for having links to al Qaeda .
Top economists are saying that unemployment may peak at 10.5%.
Coming soon to this country .... a media bill to limit ownership. At least, that is what they are doing in Argentina .
Senator Jim DeMint explains the latest from Honduras.
This Seattle columnist wants federal tax breaks ...... for renters .
A sting in Detroit uncovers food stamps being used as leverage for alcohol and Viagra.
It looks like it is Rush vs. the unions in his bid to purchase the St. Louis Rams.
Your government at work.
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