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Obama talks leadership on 60 Minutes

| October 12, 2015 | 41 Comments
Obama talks leadership on 60 Minutes

Last night, the President went on “60 Minutes” and discussed leadership, a subject with which he is wholly unfamiliar. The interviewer, Steve Kroft, confronts the President on the loss of US leadership in the Syrian civil war and how Putin seems to have taken the lead from us; Steve Kroft: He’s challenging your leadership, Mr. […]

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Time for Our Next Dose of Economic Castor Oil

| October 5, 2015 | 33 Comments
Time for Our Next Dose of Economic Castor Oil

The Federal government released economic data for September late last week.   So, happy days are here again, right? The US economy is going great guns, yes? Two words:  um, no.   As has been the case for the last 7 years, the economy . . . remains in the freaking toilet. There was one change, […]

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The Oregon shooting thing

| October 2, 2015 | 298 Comments
The Oregon shooting thing

This doofus took two handguns and a rifle to Umpqua Community College yesterday and if any of the news reports are to be believed, he killed about ten people and wounded a score. According to Yahoo News, he lined up his victims and asked them their religious preference and then shot all of the Christians. […]

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House to approve defense bill that Obama will veto

| October 1, 2015 | 14 Comments
House to approve defense bill that Obama will veto

Fox News is reporting that Congress is set to approve their defense spending bill for next year, however, the White House is set to veto it, mostly because it busts spending caps while Congress will not do the same for non-defense spending. The bill funds the Defense Department through the Overseas Contingency Operations portion, which […]

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Yer Latest “Good Economic News”

| September 5, 2015 | 9 Comments
Yer Latest “Good Economic News”

Well, the economic news for August is now out.  Short version:  the economy is still in the freaking toilet. For the third consecutive month, the US labor participation rate remained at 62.6%.  That means only 62.6% (the actual number, to 6 figures, calculates to 62.5518%) of the US civilian labor force is actually working or […]

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President orders flags lowered until July 25th

| July 21, 2015 | 59 Comments
President orders flags lowered until July 25th

Fox News reports that the White House has finally ordered that flags fly at half-staff until July 25th. I can’t find anything on it at the White House website, but there it is. In a proclamation issued early Tuesday afternoon, Obama said of the Chattanooga victims, “We honor their service. We offer our gratitude to […]

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Yeah, That REALLY Makes Sense

| June 24, 2015 | 29 Comments
Yeah, That REALLY Makes Sense

Well, it appears that the current       group of fools and tools running things in DC     Administration has a solution to the problem of American citizens being kidnapped by terrorists. To help ensure the safety of Americans overseas, they’re going to allow families to pay ransoms to the terrorist if they so desire. And, better yet […]

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Doesn’t Surprise Me One Bit

| May 11, 2015 | 35 Comments
Doesn’t Surprise Me One Bit

As Jonn’s previously noted, it seems that a guy named Seymour Hersh – a longtime investigative reporter well-known for his work regarding the US military and Intelligence Community – has looked into the bin Laden raid. His conclusion? Well, Hersh says that the POTUS did order the raid. He also says that US Navy SEALs […]

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