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The Lobbyists vs. the Children
California Conservative | January 1st 2010
Leaders of the DC School Choice movement issued this statement blasting the Democrats for the slow dismantling of the DC Opportunity Scholarship program: “House and Senate Appropriators this week ignored the wishes of D.C.’s mayor, D.C.’s publi read more
Just Keep Thinking That
California Conservative | January 1st 2010
Uberliberal activist Steve Rosenthal and William Dailey are having a fight for the alleged soul of the Democratic Party. According to this article, Rosenthal thinks he’s got the solution: What lifted Democrats last year among their base, indepe read more
What Will You Do for What You Want?
Politics 2000: How to Understand Politics in the Third Mille… | December 30th 2009 by Tyson Chaney
A body at rest tends to stay at rest. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. The path of least resistance is the simplest path so most people will take that road. Change happens when the status quo becomes unbearable. I’m hearing a lot ab read more
Love Sail Testimonial – Persistance Pays
The Best UK Dating Websites | December 29th 2009 by Ben
This piece of feedback was sent to Love Sail recently. It’s an interesting example of how persistance can pay off and how chatting online and sending each other messages is only the beginning: “Just want to share with all Lovesail ‘ read more
Like Their Threats Mean Anything
California Conservative | December 26th 2009
According to this article in the Hill, so-called Blue Dog Democrats have issued this ultimatum to Harry Reid: Democratic centrists have informed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) they will accept few changes in the final healthcare bill nego read more
Let’s Use The Majority This Time
California Conservative | December 23rd 2009
Based on Scott Rasmussen’s generic ballot polling, it’s looking fairly likely that Republicans will retake the majority in the House. I’d still put retaking the Senate as a longshot but still achievable. Here’s what Rasmussen& read more
Something Special for Everyone from Obama, But Not for Blacks
The Hutchinson Report | December 22nd 2009
Earl Ofari HutchinsonPresident Obama’s repeat lecture to black critics that blacks shouldn’t expect anything special from him is disingenuous at best, and an insult at worst. Here are two quick political reality checks. He would not have won the read more
Most Americans Agree Congress Drafts Complex Bills to Hide Specia…
The National Scene | December 22nd 2009 by SteveK
According to a new survey by Zogby, more than 80 percent of Americans believe politicians intentionally create long and complex bills in order to conceal spending for their special interests, and to prevent constituents from understanding the bill b read more
My 2 Cents On The Final Health Care Bill
Chuck McCoy - The Evil Liberal | December 22nd 2009 by Chuck McCoy
Whatever the final bill is, I (reluctantly) hope it passes, even though it’s chock full of the usual giveaways to special interests(I guess that makes the rest of us “generic non-interests”). But Senator Tom Harkin says the public read more
Health Care Reform for the Big Interests
Your Daily Rant | December 21st 2009
Our elected officials in Washington are currently scrambling to pass Obama's health care reform legislation before the Christmas holiday. This should be cause for celebration, and for some, it is--namely, the health care and insurance industries. F read more
Are We Watching the End?
A Feather Adrift | December 21st 2009 by Sherry Peyton
Washington is looking more and more like the bloated, rotted corpse that was ancient Rome. You may think that is going a bit too far, but frankly, I don’t think it is. After all, Rome, which as we all know, was not built in a day, didn’t read more
Liberal Vitriol Personified
California Conservative | December 21st 2009
President Obama promised to be a postpartisan, post-racial president. That myth disappeared last January. Now we’ve got irrefutable proof that some Democrats are hatemongers: Voting ‘no’ and hiding from the vote are the same result. read more
Ben’s Last Big Vote?
California Conservative | December 21st 2009
It’s apparent that Ben Nelson doesn’t have a spine. The notion that he’s a courageous moderate just got torched. Now that he’s been outed as just another spineless politician, it’s time for him to go. According to this a read more
Agorism: The Libertarian Answer to Marxism
Federalist | December 20th 2009
There is an interesting subset of libertarian ideology that goes by the name of “agorism” and which juxtaposes itself with Marxism: Where Marxism opposes the Capitalist classes who acquire power and wealth through free commerce, Agorism o read more
Collin Peterson, Mary Landrieu & Ben Nelson
California Conservative | December 19th 2009
It isn’t a mistake to say that Collin Peterson, Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson are a band of fools. Each of them voted for legislation that will raise taxes on their constituents. In exchange for their abandoning their principles, each got conces read more
Will He Cave? UPDATE: He Caved
California Conservative | December 19th 2009
Throughout the health care debate, the Democrats have whined about the GOP being the “Party of No.” Thus far, Ben Nelson has been consistently saying no, too. Now it appears that he’s put a price at which he can be bought. Based on read more
Burgess, Boehner, Kline, Issa vs. The NEA
California Conservative | December 18th 2009
According to this DC Examiner article, Michael Burgess just introduced a bill to restore the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. The bill’s name is the DC Student Opportunity and Choice Act. “The DC school voucher program has been undenia read more
Democrats’ Year End Review
California Conservative | December 16th 2009
I’ve always appreciated people who kept their sense of humor when facing adversity. That’s probably why I appreciate Rep. Thad McCotter’s wit and snarkiness in this year end review: Democrats’ Year End Review: Coming Out of Le read more
If He’s Even, He’s Leavin’
California Conservative | December 16th 2009
Basing my opinion on Scott Rasmussen’s polling, I’m betting that Charlie Crist’s chances of replacing RINO Mel Martinez in the U.S. Senate are slim and dwindling. Here’s what Mr. Rasmussen’s polling shows: Governor Charl read more
Electing Judges And The Corruption of American Law
Why We Worry | December 16th 2009 by Clint
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor are against them. I’ve always found it strange. Why would we elect someone who is supposed to be impartial? Judges are not supposed to reflect public opinion but that of the law. It has led to a partisa read more
This Isn’t Reform
California Conservative | December 16th 2009
After reading the CBO’s letter to Sen. Evan Bayh, there’s no way I can call the Democrats’ legislation health care reform without feeling like I’m being dishonest. Here’s the first part of the letter that jumped out at m read more
2010 Is Beginning to Look Alot Like 1994
California Conservative | December 15th 2009
Liberal pundits have claimed that 2010 wouldn’t be another 1994 bloodbath because things are different this time. Specifically, they’ve said that one of the reasons why Republicans won 54 seats that election was the extraordinary amount o read more
The special interest conundrum
Bonzai | December 14th 2009 by Mike Farmer
For decades it has paid to join forces to seek political favor. A group becomes big enough to become a valuable voting bloc, and then one the parties will promise them regulatory favor for their votes. This has worked well for both parties, read more
Democrats All Talk About Fiscal Responsibility
California Conservative | December 13th 2009
President Obama has talked alot about getting the deficits in order. The omnibus appropriations bill he’s about to sign proves that he’s all talk: The 1,000-plus-page bill brings together six of the 12 annual spending bills that Congress read more
Who’s Fault Is That?
California Conservative | December 13th 2009
Democrats are whining that Sen. McCain has started voicing opposition to their misguided legislation. Here’s one of their pathetic arguments: Democrats say Mr. McCain is part of a broad Republican effort to kill the health-care bill, President read more
Michele Bachmann Interview Notes
California Conservative | December 11th 2009
Thursday afternoon, I interviewed Rep. Michele Bachmann about H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. One of the first points Rep. Bachmann made was that it centered too much power in the executive branch. According to read more
Robert Borosage: The Failed Stimulus Didn’t Throw Away Enough M…
California Conservative | December 10th 2009
Ultraliberal activist Robert Borosage has posted something on Huffington Post that essentially says that the Democrats didn’t throw away enough of your money: President Obama is sensibly focused on jobs, unveiling a new initiative yesterday in read more
What Are You Thinking?
California Conservative | December 10th 2009
If there’s a question that Dick Morris asks in his latest column, it’s whether the Democrats are really stupid enough to pass health care. Here’s a sample from his column: Will you listen to the elderly who absorb 40 percent of medi read more
Revolution 21 -- Part VI
Bonzai | December 7th 2009 by Mike Farmer
The New Deal revealed how fickle the American people can be in times of emergencies. The ease with which socialistic schemes were implemented shows how suscepible the nation is to statism, although, after all these years, a recent read more
Will Groupthink Kill Us?
California Conservative | December 7th 2009
I gave this post a provocative title so I’d get your attention. This isn’t a dissertation on death panels. Rather, it’s a look at the consequences of upcoming federal restrictions on health care. Thanks to Nat Hentoff’s articl read more
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