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Obamacare: The propaganda and lobbying machine revs up

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on November 29, 2012

Are the American voters idiots?

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on August 30, 2012

You’re killing me, Mitt

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on May 9, 2012

Follow the “M” word: More on the “National Defense Resources Preparedness” Executive Order

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on March 19, 2012

Navy buys biofuel for $16 a gallon

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on December 10, 2011

Reversion to the Clinton tax hikes: Time to rethink what our government has become

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on November 15, 2011

All things are no longer equal: Favoritism for the Mexican trucking industry

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on October 26, 2011

Seriously II: O’Donnell Foe – “Bearded Marxist” – Checks all the Blocks

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on October 8, 2010

Can’t Pass Cap-and-Trade? Shift to Close-and-Prosecute

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on April 30, 2010

The Sordid Business of “Reform”

Posted by: theoptimisticconservative on January 17, 2010

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Poetic stylings of Sully

The Internet

It's here, it's there, it's everywhere,

It’s ads for beer, and underwear,

For words that slime, and hasty rhyme;

A manic place, this cyberspace,

Where chaos rules, and abusive fools,

Share fleeting pages, with gentle sages.

The Internet, is lusty sweat,

Heated chat, and granny’s cat.

It's the latest news, and words that bruise,

It's thoughts that heal, and sex appeal,

Sights of yonder, and things to ponder.

It's manic raves, and keyboard slaves,

It's a fleeting wonder, and floods down under.

What it ain't, is for the faint,

Unless they need, a healthcare feed,

Or for those who rule, and hate a tool,

That puts free speech, in people's reach,

And enables groups, away from troops.

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Heritage’s The Foundry

Morning Bell: Congress Is Trying to Fool You on Immigration June 19, 2013
Congress is trying to fool you. Here’s how they do business. A piece of legislation is going to cost trillions of dollars, but Members of Congress don’t want the public to see that. Instead, they have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) look at the bill for just the first 10 … MoreThe post Morning Bell: Congress Is Trying to Fool You on Immigration appeare […]
Amy Payne
First Take on the CBO Report: Amnesty Hurts U.S. Workers June 19, 2013
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its cost estimate and economic impact documents for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, today. We are still analyzing the lengthy reports, but already a few items stand out as noteworthy. Reducing Flow CBO reports that S. 744 would … MoreThe post First Take on th […]
Derrick Morgan
A Farmer’s Case Against the Farm Bill June 18, 2013
Farming can be a risky business, but Britt Dudek thrives off the uncertainty. It’s a part of farming he defines as freedom—a freedom he refuses to let government take away. “Farming gives you the freedom to succeed and the freedom to fail,” said Dudek, who took over his family’s farm … MoreThe post A Farmer’s Case Against the Farm Bill appeared first on The […]
Kelsey Harris

NRO The Corner

CBO: Gang of Eight Bill Fails to Stop 75 Percent of Illegal Immigration June 19, 2013
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the economic impact of the Gang of Eight's immigration-reform proposal. Proponents are likely to emphasize the report's findings that the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $197 billion over the next decade (although Republicans will likely be asked to explain why this estimat […]
Andrew Stiles
Reihan Salam on 'Blurred Lines' June 19, 2013
NRO's Reihan Salam took on oversexed pop lyrics and overly serious feminists on Tuesday evening's Erin Burnett OutFront: Calling Robin Thicke's hit song and the accompanying video "nutso," Salam dismissed liberal radio host Stephanie Miller's characterization of the song as "offensive" and suggestive of rape. Don' […]
Will Allen
Drop the Pimp Talk June 19, 2013
In the Food section of today’s Washington Post you can find a recipe for “Dad’s Pimped-Out Gin and Tonic.” We’re supposed to think this is cute, as we were invited to chuckle at the MTV show Pimp my Ride, or at the 2005 Academy Award for best movie song to “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.” Pimps aren’t funny or cute. Ask any cop who’s dealt with them. They ar […]
Mona Charen

PJ Media

DHS Criticized for ‘Increasing Sense of Bunker Mentality’ in Communicating with Americans June 19, 2013
Agency strategy "strains the institution’s credibility and makes people question the motivations of the department’s leadership," says chairman.
Rodrigo Sermeño
Special Ops General Concerned with ‘Culture, Social Behavior’ Aspects of Women in Combat June 19, 2013
No decision made on women SEALs or Rangers, but leader warns "a decision made by a single service can have rippled effects across the SOCOM enterprise."
Bridget Johnson
Florida Congressman on Obama, Scandals: ‘Liberal Groups Will Be Next’ June 18, 2013
Members on whether Snowden is a traitor and whether they're getting the full story on the NSA.
Nicholas Ballasy

Commentary “contentions”

China’s Atrocities Don’t Interest Americans June 18, 2013
Last week, the New York Times finally ran a piece on a story that had been circulation around the Internet for months. A woman purchasing a package of Halloween decorations at a K-Mart in Oregon found a letter in English placed there by one of the workers who had made the product. It said the [...]
Jonathan S. Tobin
The “Apolitical” Fantasy and the IRS June 18, 2013
The ongoing saga of Edward Snowden has at least been moving in the right direction for President Obama. Snowden may once have tried to position himself as a whistleblower, but he has since devolved into ingratiating himself with authoritarian regimes by plying them with American national security secrets. While Pete is correct that the NSA [...]
Seth Mandel
Palestinians Can Resolve Israeli Debate June 18, 2013
With the Palestinians stiffing Secretary of State John Kerry’s calls for them to rejoin talks with Israel without—as President Obama has asked them to do—preconditions, there really isn’t much to talk about what we call, for lack of a better term, the Middle East peace process. So instead the media is focusing on what is [...]
Jonathan S. Tobin

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