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February 21, 2012 - Chi Town Gets Gas Break - The Chicago area, which usually leads the nation's highest gas prices, is getting a break at the pump. - Patrick DeHaan, a senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com, says Chicago's apparent discounted gas prices are partly due to local refineries clearing out the winter blend gas to make room for cleaner-burning summer blend. - "Prices across Chicago continue to buck the national trend and have gone down in the last week," said DeHaan. "The national average has gone up 5 cents last week and Chicago dropped about 9 cents a gallon last... More →
February 19, 2012 - Michelle on Vacation - Again - Michelle Obama has embarked on a skiing vacation with her daughters in Aspen, Colorado, according to the Aspen Daily News. The first lady, who just returned last month from 17 days of relaxation in Hawaii, is skiing in Colorado on Presidents' Day Weekend for the second year in a row. Last year she went to... More →
February 19, 2012 - Muslim Warned Us - As reported at Gatewaypundit: On May 10, 2008, Sheik Muhammad ABu Al Qat said on TV, "let me bring good tidings to the Muslims: Allah willing, the American empire will very soon collapse...This won’t happen as a result of war. Not at all. Allah will send to America an American Gorbachev, from within. Gorbachev, who brought about the USSR collapse, was one of them. Everybody knows this story. An American Gorbachev will surface in America, and he will destroy this... More →
February 18, 2012 - For It, But They Don't Want to Pay It - As orthodox Catholic author Steve Kellmeyer points out (in americanthinker.com): - On the one hand, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) is attacking Obama for forcing them (the bishops) to pay for contraception. On the other hand, the USCCB is pushing forward the idea that taxpayers should pay to extend unemployment insurance (again). - And that's just the beginning of the rich irony. You see, almost none of the parishes in the United States pay unemployment insurance. They get dispensed from the mandate to do so because they are religious organizations. So, if you are employed by a Catholic parish and you get laid off, so long, sucker. You can't collect unemployment because your bishop hasn't paid into unemployment for you.... - Read more:... More →
February 17, 2012 - Uh Oh - This note from Zerohedge blog: - while we know that total debt to GDP is already over 100% and unlikely to ever decline back to double digits, thus putting into question the marginal utility of debt to generate further economic growth, another just as important question is what is the incremental utility of tax revenue relative to debt issuance, i.e., is America now issuing more debt than it is collecting from tax revenues: a step which would further cement its status as a banana debt... More →
February 15, 2012 - Not Prepped for This - Sipsey Street Irregulars blog has this item: - "Just days after appearing on the National Geographic TV Show Doomsday Prepper, a prepper from Tennessee has been declared Mentally Defective and his guns have been seized by the government." His first mistake? -- Going on TV and expecting anything different than what he got. Not that this isn't an outrage, just... More →

For It, But They Don’t Want to Pay It

By Georgeann King, on February 18th, 2012

As orthodox Catholic author Steve Kellmeyer points out (in americanthinker.com): On the one hand, the USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) is attacking Obama for forcing them (the bishops) to pay for contraception. On the other hand, the USCCB is pushing forward the idea that taxpayers should pay to extend [...] [...]

Thoughts on the Debate

By Georgeann King, on January 27th, 2012

Although pundits last night said Gingrich didn’t help himself in the debate and Romney did, they seemed about equal from my viewpoint. Neither one hit it out of the park. Santorum did, at times. Ron Paul had his charm, but he still looks like the one you’d X out when asked who doesn’t belong in [...] [...]

Christmas Food for Thought

By Georgeann King, on December 16th, 2011

If you have to spend Christmas with liberal relatives and they bring up the topic of the economy (because you as a conservative would not be so rude as to bring up political skirmishes at the dinner table), Economic Collapse Blog has put together a list of 50 facts that might elucidate them. Here goes: 1. [...] [...]

Justice for Luttrell

By Georgeann King, on December 2nd, 2011

Marcus Luttrell, Navy Seal and author of the fantastic book “Lone Survivor,” had his service dog killed by two punks two years ago. In this clip, he tells what happened. Today, the two perpetrators were found guilty. They will be sentenced in February. The maximum is two years in a state facility and a $10,000 fine. Luttrell [...] [...]

Mark Levin Reacts to Perry Plan

By Georgeann King, on October 27th, 2011

Uber conservative radio host and author Mark Levin talked about Perry’s flat tax plan on his radio show. “I was thrilled when I took a close look at this proposal,” he said. “Rick Perry appears to be starting to find his legs. This program he’s come up with is a great program. Perry has [...] [...]

Words Heard This Week

By Georgeann King, on October 3rd, 2011

Obama has “Birthers.” Chris Christie has “Girthers.” Girthers are the people who make Christie fat jokes. Wonder if they’ll ask for his weight, BMI and cholesterol facts? Bet he has his birth certificate, though. Speaking of Obama, Christie referred to him as “the demoralizer in chief.” That was the term the New Jersey governor threw at [...] [...]

You, Too, Can Play the D.C. Game

By Georgeann King, on September 6th, 2011

Biggovernment.com noticed a new board game Republicans will surely like. “A small business owner and self described recovering politico, Philip Guthrie couldn’t resist the urge to poke fun at the Obama administration. That’s why the 37-year-old developed Spread the Wealth Around, a board game that exists ‘to train you bitter clingers to practice the art [...] [...]

Getting Out the Vote, Perry Style

By Georgeann King, on August 22nd, 2011

Those of us who like to know how successful political campaigns are run – OK, wonky geeks, if you like – will enjoy a book out today. It’s called “Rick Perry and His Eggheads: Inside the Brainiest Political Operation in America.” The author is Sasha Issenberg and the book is available at Amazon’s Kindle Store [...] [...]

Super Committee Excludes Ryan

By Georgeann King, on August 10th, 2011

Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R), author of the Ryan budget deal, is not one of the legislators chosen for the Super Committee formed to cut the budget. Ryan writes that he asked Speaker Boehner not to choose him since he is Chairman of the Budget Committee. As such he can work on legislation to reform [...] [...]

Will Gunwalker Hit Its Mark Soon?

By Georgeann King, on July 23rd, 2011

While everyone worries about the debt ceiling problem, don’t lose sight of the Gunwalker scandal. It appears things are gathering momentum there and Congressman Darrell Issa will recommence his inquiry Tuesday. The best source of in depth information on it can be found at www.sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com. Yesterday the author offered some tantalizing information. “I had a meeting [...] [...]

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