Recent Posts Tagged With 'congress'

• Czarist America

  Posted on Saturday June 6th, 2009 at 15:18 in Barack Obama, Economy, democracy, congress, constitution, presidential, federal government, authoritarianism, imperial presidency, czars, pay czar

  The country is in the midst of a czar epidemic. I don't think anyone has actually been able to keep track of how many czars have sprung up in the four month old Obama administration. However, those who care about this sort of thing estimate we now ...

• Media Ignores Christian Kid Patriot Act Victim

  Posted on Thursday May 7th, 2009 at 03:20 in libertarian, liberty, Barack Obama, libertarianism, Civil Liberties, homeschool, freedom, congress, constitution, mainstream media, patriot act, msm

  In the federal criminal justice system there is no such thing as juvenile court. So what do you do with a sixteen year old homeschooled kid whom you think might have called in a prank bomb threat? Why invoke the Patriot Act of course—especially s...

• Carbon Cap and Trade Inconvenient Truths

  Posted on Saturday April 25th, 2009 at 03:19 in global warming, climate change, Barack Obama, Al Gore, economics, congress, greenhouse gases, carbon tax, carbon cap and trade

  Facts have a funny way of getting in the way of good ideas—take Carbon Cap and Trade for example.This is the proposed system, in which the government will auction off right-to-pollute licenses, and then these will be traded on the open market. On...

• The Ignorance of Bernanke and Geithner

  Posted on Thursday March 26th, 2009 at 04:29 in Economy, congress, constitution, federal reserve, andrew cuomo, aig, ben bernanke, mob rule, economic recovery, michelle bachman, tim geithner

  On Tuesday Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner appeared before Barney Frank's House Financial Services Committee. Among other things, Representative Michelle Bachman kept trying to press them on where the constitutional authority came from, which author...

• Chill Your AIG Bonus Outrage

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 03:08 in insurance, Economy, Wall Street, congress, Bonuses, federal reserve, aig, american international group, ben bernanke, credit default swaps, bailouts, economic recovery

  All you peeps really need to get a grip on your anger over the AIG bonuses—or better yet-- direct it where it belongs.The bonuses are a mere .097% of the ever growing $170 billion bailout that has been paid out to these arrogant assholes. Ther...

• A Bipartisan Porking of Earmarks

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 03:26 in politics, Republicans, Barack Obama, congress, pork, john mccain, veto, earmarks, fiscal conservatives, spending bill, bipartisanship

  Everyone has been harping incessantly about bipartisanship.But finally that glorious day, when the pols could pull in their claws, has arrived—if they're even half-way serious.It is also a wonderful opportunity for the president to keep one of hi...

• Digital Oversight of Congress--Read the Bills Act

  Posted on Wednesday February 25th, 2009 at 02:43 in Barack Obama, Economy, congress, pork, federal budget, tarp, stimulus plan, american recovery and reinvestment act, porkulus, rtba, read the bill act

  A number of people have been asking what I thought of President Obama's address to Congress Tuesday night. But I don't really want to ride that bitch— when I do stuff like that I know how much it disturbs many of you.So I am just going to sugge...

• Get Over the Bipartisanship Swill

  Posted on Thursday February 19th, 2009 at 01:52 in Republicans, Democrats, Barack Obama, Economy, congress, politcs, Senate, partisanship, get over it, bipartisanship, stimulus package, stimulus plan

  One of the great clichés of our time, which has reached a feverish pitch, is that we just have to get past all the divisive partisanship—the current occupant of the White House is the physical embodiment of this principled stance.Of course, when...

• Congress Gets Down With YouTube

  Posted on Tuesday January 13th, 2009 at 01:55 in libertarian, congress, constitution, federal reserve, imperial presidency, executive branch, bailouts

  From time to time a reader will ask how they can make the world a brighter place for the dimwitted amongst us. Usually I don't have a clue, and could care even less. But today I have learned of something that is sure to entertain these chronic dullar...

• Congressional Windbags Get Pay Raise

  Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 03:02 in libertarianism, law, congress, constitution, conservatism, big government, federal government, imperial presidency, executive branch, legislative branch, bailouts, tarp. economy

  Any of you getting a raise next year?Didn't think so.Guess who is.Each and every one of those 535 windbags in the United States Congress.These are the same gaseous CSPAN stars who have been railing against the salaries of autoworkers, corporate exe...

• Government Can't Run a Brothel

  Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 04:41 in libertarianism, Economy, congress, IRS, nationalization, recession, federal government, automakers, mustang ranch, fiscal conservatives, bailouts, government deficit

  As the federal government continues to flail about in it's unsuccessful attempts to bailout the economy, the politicians have become more insistent that the business malfeasors be removed, and segments of the economy be operated directly by the fe...

• Hooking Politicians to Lie Detectors

  Posted on Thursday October 23rd, 2008 at 16:46 in libertarian, Indiana, libertarianism, lies, election, lie detector, congress, politicians, debates, libertarian party, baron hill, eric schansberg

  Plato proposed a law requiring that all politicians get wasted and appear before their constituents once a year. The idea was that liquor makes the lips looser, and it is easier to get the truth out of these inherently shifty characters. The idea ce...

• Bailout Furthers IRS Police State

  Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 04:11 in lesbian, libertarian, gay, liberty, Economy, freedom, congress, IRS, police state, bailout, internal revenue service, federal bailout

  The Bailout was not only designed to restore the confidence of bankers, but that of covert IRS agents.The bill that came out of the Senate was not only stuffed with goodies for reluctant congressman, but such things as grants of immunity from federa...

• Bailout Bill Fails--Stock Market Collapse

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 12:49 in Wall Street, congress, bailout, government bailout, wall street bailout

  The House defeated the Bailout.Hurray for the politicians. Shame on McCain for not taking a principled stand--with Obama we know he is predisposed to this sort of thing.Finally a defeat for George Bush fear mongering.The stock market has taken a pou...

• Blowing Hot Air While Economy Burns

  Posted on Saturday September 27th, 2008 at 13:12 in dollar, congress, inflation, recession, personal finances, presidential debate, american economy, credit crisis, peter schiff, federal bailout, bailouts

  Now for your weekend viewing pleasure from December 16, 2006 here are a few of the fucktards that brought us the current economic crisis. The only one who knew what he was talking about was Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, and the r...