ACORN sues the government for being defunded unconstitutionally– do they actually have a case?
on Nov 15, 2009 in Politics ACORN congress constitution corruption court rulings scandal   In the wake of the scandals that have come to light involving ACORN, congress moved to cut off additional funding for the group. ACORN is now suing to have their funding restored, claiming that congress’ actions were unconstitutional.   My...

Obama may put global warming bill on the back burner
on Nov 14, 2009 in Global Warming Politics climate change congress Democrats government control policies President Obama Senate taxes   In his State of the Union address early next year Barack Obama intends to announce that he will focus on reducing the federal deficit next year. When you are finished laughing and can continue reading please do.   If Obama does follow through on...

Homeland Security confirms Obama’s plan to offer illegal immigrants amnesty
on Nov 14, 2009 in Politics economy immigration immigration reform policies President Obama taxes   Homeland Security director, Janet Napolitano, has confirmed what we all knew was Obama’s position; he is going to push for an immigration reform bill that will provide amnesty for the 14 million illegal immigrants now estimated to be in the...

Obama hires lawyer to “erase tracks” between himself and ACORN
on Nov 14, 2009 in Politics ACORN corruption President Obama scandal   In my last post, I wrote about the resignation of Greg Craig from White House counsel. He became the fall guy for Obama’s failure to close GITMO as promised but there could be even more to the story of his resignation. That story lies in th...

Obama’s GITMO fall guy, Greg Craig, resigns
on Nov 13, 2009 in Politics GITMO Greg Craig President Obama   Today it was announced that Greg Craig is stepping down from the Obama administration.   One of the first acts Barack Obama did as president was to sign the executive order to close GITMO by the end of this year. This was a feel good move and a...

Virginia senator compares healthcare mandates to driver’s licenses
on Nov 13, 2009 in Politics congress government control healthcare reform policies Senate taxes   I have written several posts now about politicians who are trying to justify mandating healthcare coverage. Some politicians have tried to cite a clause in the constitution that they believe gives them this power while other politicians (Roland...

Doug Hoffman may still win New York 23
on Nov 13, 2009 in Politics congress government control healthcare reform taxes   This is an interesting story that I first learned about on rjjrdq’s America. It seems that while Doug Hoffman conceded defeat in the much publicized New York 23 congressional race to Bill Owens and while Owens was subsequently hurried to W...

AmeriCorps Inspector General shredded White House documents that pertained to Gerald Walpin’s firing
on Nov 12, 2009 in Politics AmeriCorps corruption Gerald Walpin President Obama scandal   Does the name Gerald Walpin  sound familiar to you? Probably not so I will refresh your memory. Gerald Walpin was an inspector general who was fired by Barack Obama.  Barack Obama  claimed that he had lost faith in Walpin but he did not prov...

Alaska senator says he is not aware of any provision in the constitution that gives the government the authority to mandate healthcare coverage
on Nov 12, 2009 in Politics congress constitution government control healthcare reform policies Senate taxes   When asked if the constitution gave the right to the government to mandate healthcare coverage Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii said that he was not aware of any provision in the constitution that granted the government this right.   You would thin...

Barack Obama almost called Nidal Malik Hasan a terrorist– but not quite
on Nov 11, 2009 in Politics Fort Hood political correctness President Obama Terrorism   During Barack Obama’s speech at the memorial service for the victims of the Fort Hood terrorist attack he said, ” no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor, and for what he...