Sunday, August 15, 2010

Crisis! New York style vs the real thing
   GreeenIsm piece by Guest: Paul Driessen (8/15/10)

Our obsession with pesticide “risks” has very different consequences for America and Africa - “Don’t let the bedbugs bite” is no longer a fashionable good-night wish for Big Apple kids, even in the city’s high-rent districts and posh hotels. Growing infestations of the ravenous bloodsuckers have New Yorkers annoyed, anguished, angry about officialdom’s inadequate responses, and “itching” for answers.

Tax and Spend Spells the End
   Socialism piece by Guest: Armand C. Hale (8/15/10)

At the end of this calendar year, the Bush tax cuts will expire.  There are those who call these tax cuts the single largest cause of America’s structural deficit. These tax cuts are unaffordable. I disagree with the basic premise as these tax cuts are not the largest cause of our deficit…but the liberal free-spending congress currently residing in Washington.  And it starts at the top.

Making November a Political Victory
   Election 2010 piece by Bruce Walker (8/15/10)

Ann Coulter, quite rightly, has expressed concern(1) about Republicans declaring victory in the 2010 elections.  Most folks understand that capturing the Senate will require some luck.  But consider this:  RealClearPolitics is balanced and brainy.  It shows(2) that in the battle for the House of Representatives, 202 seats lean Democrat, 201 lean Republican, and 32 are toss ups.  That means Republican chances for even gaining the House – something everyone is touting is almost certain – is, in fact, a coin toss.

New Father Pfleger Reality TV Show: Blessing The Mayor’s Office
   Elections piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/15/10)

Those chickens have come home to roost…. or at least they will during the upcoming mayoral election in the Windy City if the new reality TV show being shopped by Chicago’s incendiary Father Michael Pfleger is concerned.

Taxes, Dust, and Oysters: Feds Busy but Wrong
   GreeenIsm piece by Guest: Dennis T. Avery (8/15/10)

CHURCHVILLE, VA - The Obama administration seems deeply committed to policies that can’t work.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

The Tax Left-Wing Professors Act
   EdukShun piece by Warner Todd Huston (8/14/10)

James Lileks of the Minneapolis Star Tribune recently had a brilliant idea(1). Let’s tax tenured professors at a higher rate than everyone else. And how could they complain? After all, these left-wing, communist sympathizers are ‘always’ saying everyone should pay more taxes. How could they complain about being called to “pay their fair share”?

Painting With Patterns/Textures In Serif PhotoPlus
   Software piece by Malcolm T. Hedges (8/14/10)

PhotoPlus 9 and later support painting with patterns/textures.  The support in 11 is much enhanced.  Here I will help you get started.

All Signs Point to Dollar Rally, Euro Trouble
   Dollar piece by Offsite (8/14/10)

Less than three weeks after passing Europe’s bank stress test, the Irish banking sector shows serious problems once again.

Federalism strikes back
   The Republic piece by Offsite (8/14/10)

We’re seeing a re-emergence of constitutional principles and federalism across the country. It’s a major issue in the health care reform debate, as Tea Party activists and others have refocused attention on the long-dormant principle concerning the individual mandates to purchase insurance and excessive spending by the federal government.

The Cloward-Piven strategy
   Progressivism piece by Offsite (8/14/10)

There is plenty blame to go around for the financial crash. Yet, there is a distinct odor of the shadowy Cloward-Piven strategy as the taproot of abusive practices that triggered the crisis. The strategy’s goal is to bring about the fall of capitalism by overloading and undermining government bureaucracy.

Dare To Do The Impossible
   The Republic piece by Guest: Richard Olivastro (8/14/10)

Every day is a special day for freedom loving people everywhere.

The Old Liberal Three Step
   Progressivism piece by J.J. Jackson (8/14/10)

Anyone who has spent any time at all arguing with a more liberal minded person on issues relating to the powers of the federal government knows the old Liberal Three Step.  The dance has been around for the better part of the last century and is the tried and true way for people who have no respect for individual liberty, limited government and our Constitution to justify any and every duty they want government to undertake.  Once again we are watching this dance being performed over the issue of Obamacare.

Friday, August 13, 2010

US Certain to Slip into Double-Dip Recession
   Depression/Recession piece by Offsite (8/13/10)

The U.S. economy is nearly certain to slip back into a double-dip recession, says David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff.

Economy in Free Fall
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/13/10)

To conjure a feeling of happier times, I recently went to a concert given by rock legend Tom Petty. It was hard not to notice that his band is called the “Heartbreakers.“ Read on, and I’ll detail the point in a way many of you will identify with.

Los Angeles Headed for Bankruptcy
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/13/10)

Los Angeles is at risk of going bankrupt by 2014, says the city’s former mayor, Richard Riordan.

‘social justice’ invades midwest
   Progressivism piece by Robert E. Meyer (8/13/10)

In a recent letter to the editor of my local newspaper, Valley Scene columnist(a liberal arts and entertainment tabloid) Mr.N, a prominent local atheist, castigated historian Dr. Jake Jacobs for his expose of Lifest speaker Jim Wallis.

RINOs beware
   Republicrats piece by Offsite (8/13/10)

When MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow asked Rand Paul in an interview back in May if he believed that a private business should have the right to refuse to serve African-Americans, he correctly answered, “Yes.“ But he went on to say, “I’m not in favor of discrimination of any form.“

Sisters of Political Futbol
   National Security piece by Guest: Michael R. Shannon (8/13/10)

(Note to Democrat press secretaries: even the mainstream media will ask embarrassing questions regarding immigration after a drunk illegal runs over a nun.)  - Virginia’s Sen. Mark Warner (D–Waffle) successfully dodged commenting on the death of Sister Denise Mosier for almost a week. But last Friday’s “news” conference to take credit for an agreement to improve record keeping at Arlington National Cemetery was hijacked by an undocumented question when he was asked to share senatorial thoughts on the eminently preventable death. Warner observed, “It’s a tragedy.“

Harry Reid Inadvertently Reveals Democratic Party’s True Colors
   Demercrats piece by Guest: Mark Andrew Dwyer (8/13/10)

Harry Reid blew a gaffe. He said: “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK?“ (see [1]). He apparently believed that no Hispanic at his right mind could vote for a Republican candidate. And he was careless enough to hint this belief in public.

Mood Darkens As Mid-Term Election Approaches
   The Republic piece by J. D. Longstreet (8/13/10)

Americans Seething With Anger - In an article by Peter Wallsten and Eliza Gray, at the Wall Street Journal’s website, entitled: “Grim Voter Mood Turns Grimmer” The dual scribes write the following: “Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and the war in Afghanistan, and are losing faith that Democrats have better solutions than Republicans, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Why I’m Not Hiring
   Employment/Jobs piece by Offsite (8/12/10)

With unemployment just under 10% and companies sitting on their cash, you would think that sooner or later job growth would take off. I think it’s going to be later - much later. Here’s why.

US is Broke, Let’s Face It
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/12/10)

Economists agree that if the U.S. government doesn’t get its fiscal house in order soon, a crisis will ensue.

The EPA Must Be Stopped!
   GreeenIsm piece by Alan Caruba (8/12/10)

On August 12, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a press release, “EPA Proposes Rules on Clean Air Act Permitting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions”.

Return of the Public Servant
   Politicians piece by JB Williams (8/12/10)

Whether local, county, state or federal, elected or appointed, in the legislative, judicial or executive branch, they are in all cases - first and foremost - PUBLIC SERVANTS in the United States of America.

Illegal Aliens Give Birth to 8% of Babies Born in U.S.
   Population piece by Jim Kouri (8/12/10)

As the phenomenon of so-called “anchor babies”—infants born to illegal aliens within the United States and its territories that automatically become citizens—becomes more of an election issue in many localities, a Pew poll reveals that 8 percent of babies born each year in the U.S. are anchor babies.

Rescue and Restore America
   Progressivism piece by J. D. Longstreet (8/12/10)

William John Henry Boetcker said the following: “You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. ...

Palestine - Obama Can’t End The Racist Rant
   Middle East piece by David Singer (8/12/10)

US Middle East Special Envoy - George Mitchell - has again been rebuffed by Palestinian Authority President - Mahmoud Abbas - in refusing to resume direct negotiations with Israel.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

‘Did the Stimulus Stimulate?‘
   Economics piece by Offsite (8/11/10)

The Obama team gives macroeconomics a bad name - A recent paper by Alan Blinder and Mark Zandi claims that if not for the response of the federal government, the unemployment rate would be 15.7 percent, far higher than the current 9.5 percent. The press quickly reported that this vindicated the Obama stimulus plan. But the fact is that most of the positive effects cited in their paper came not from the stimulus but from stabilizing actions of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and TARP.

Helping Put Their Best Foot Forward
   Society piece by Thomas D. Segel (8/11/10)

Harlingen, Texas, August 11, 2010:  Many of us can remember a saying that was often used by parents or grandparents when they were encouraging us to excel at some particular worthy effort.  They told us we should go out and “put our best foot forward”.  It was their way of telling us to put everything we had into the project or event.

I’m sure Lincoln would not have wanted ‘content neutral’
   The Republic piece by Offsite (8/11/10)

Since when is patriotism considered a “demonstration”? Worse yet, since when is displaying your patriotism IN AMERICA considered a biased activity? It is if your group decides to sing the national anthem on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. At least that is the explanation given by U.S. Park Police as to why they ordered a group of high school students to stop singing the national anthem. In their zeal to keep the area “content neutral,“ the park officials lost track of the fact that in America, patriotism used to be expected.