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Hillary Clinton Hires Sandy Berger The Burglar 2007-10-08 12:00:00 The arrogance of the Clintons has gone out of control. Anyone who votes for Hillary Clinton after hearing this breaking story has lost their mind. I am sorry, but she has no business being in the White House.To provide you with some background, Sandy Berger confessed to stealing documents from Bill Clinton’s National Archives before the 9/11 Commission hearings in 2003. The White House counterterrorism czar, Richard Clarke, trashed the Clinton administration with its handling of terrorism within those documents. But, Sandy Berger made sure nobody would ever see those documents.To ensure that nobody would see the documents, Berger stuffed his pants and socks with the documents and then destroyed them with scissors. When it was discovered that Berger was a burglar, he lied by saying it was an “honest mistake.” Bill Clinton even vouched for Berger’s actions; I am glad to see he had a trustworthy witness. Berger later confessed.The House Government Reform Committee revealed ...

Bull-SCHIP!!!! Democrats Seek Forced Government Dependence With SCHIP Expansion While The "Stupid Party" Cheers Them On . . . . 2007-10-08 08:20:00 The President was right to veto the SCHIP expansion recently passed by congress. To put it simply, all the grandstanding from lying Democrats and quisling Republicans that Bush is somehow denying health care to children is absurd. The facts about SCHIP simply do not support this notion.Under SCHIP, taxpayers pay for the health coverage of children in families of four earning as much as $72,000 per year. Democrats in Congress seek to open the program to families of four earning $83,000 per year or more. The President has made it clear that he is open to expanding the program, but not to cover well-off families before States enroll 95 percent of those lower-income children first.The foundation of SCHIP is utterly implausible in the first place. It assumes the efficient transfer of funds from taxpayers to the needy as their tax dollars go from their pockets to Washington and then back to state governments and ultimately back to the people who "need it." Like its uglier older sister, Medic ...

New Design (Open Thread) 2007-10-07 22:14:00 Dear Loyal Fans:We have been experimenting with our website design to make it cleaner.We also added several scrolling sidebars to conserve space. (All 200+ editorials scroll on the bottom-left sidebar)Accordingly, we did not post our daily editorials this weekend.We sincerely apologize, however, we hope you will enjoy the new look.Consider this an open thread. ... Design

Communication Matters: Why George Bush's Veto of the SCHIP Program Was Not Good Enough 2007-10-05 17:32:00 I was proud that George Bush vetoed the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) this week. However, it certainly was not good enough because George Bush failed the most important part of his veto: Conveying to the American people why he did it. Now the American people think that he wants to kill our children.The most I heard Bush say was that he believes in free markets. That's great George!! I do too. But, for the economically challenged, they still hear that you are trying to kill their kids.Here is what I would say if I were George Bush in as few words as possible:The SCHIP plan classifies "Children" as anyone below the age of twenty-five. The SCHIP plan classifies poor people as those making less than $85,000 a year. It is funded by a cigarette tax. When the cigarette tax reduces the number of smokers, and the revenue generated decreases over time, expect for government to find other ways to pay for it: Increasing everyone's taxes.Then, in 30 years, expect this ...

Our Finest Justice . . . 2007-10-05 09:47:00 The other day my mom saw that Clarence Thomas was being interviewed on 60 Minutes. Her automatic response was, "I hate him." When asked why, she had no actual answer other then "I just hate him." You can't possibly watch this interview and come to that conclusion if you are a reasonable person.The Left has spent the last 2 decades trying to tear this man down. The left truly believes that Thomas doesn't belong on the Supreme Court because he's stupid like all other blacks. That is their narrative - that blacks can't accomplish anything without their help. Joe Biden, Ted Kennedy et al are bigots, and Thomas didn't cow tow to them. They don't own him and they hate him for it.Justice Thomas should be exalted as an example of the American Dream, especially to poor black kids. But this is not the case. Instead, he is maligned and grade school teachers call him a traitor to "his people." So it is no surprise that so many American students make ignorant and uninformed comments about the ...

Democrats Seek To Enslave The Middle Class With SCHIP. . . . 2007-10-04 17:05:00 The President was right to veto the SCHIP expansion recently passed by congress. To put it simply all the grandstanding from lying Democrats and quisling Republicans that Bush is somehow denying health care to children is absurd. The facts about SCHIP simply do not support this notion. Under SCHIP, taxpayers pay for the health coverage of children in families of four earning as much as $72,000 per year. Democrats in Congress seek to open the program to families of four earning $83,000 per year or more. The President has made it clearthat he is open to expanding the program but not to cover well-off families before States enroll 95 percent of those lower-income children first.The foundation of SCHIP is utterly implausible in the first place. It assumes the efficient transfer of funds from taxpayers to the needy as their tax dollars go from their pockets to Washington and then back to state governments and ultimately back to the people who "need it." Like it uglier older sister, Medic ...

The Not So "Goldwater" Conservative . . . 2007-10-04 13:00:00 On this blog, you may have noticed that the Devil's Advocate loves to fawn over Ron Paul. He has dreams imagining a Ron Paul presidency. Unfortunately, reality doesn't so much confirm the image that Mr. Paul is a "Goldwater Conservative."The fact is that Congressman Paul voted for the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007. This act would allow the government to negotiate with drug companies. Congressman Paul is always telling us about the government's enumerated powers. I must ask then, "is negotiating with drug companies" included in those enumerated powers that Mr. Paul holds so dear.Mr. limited government is not so limited government. This bill, created a monstrous government program, barely passed the house by a couple of votes. Thus, Ron Paul's vote really mattered on this issue. Barry Goldwater is surely spinning in his grave. . .Related Posts:The Goldwater Conservative ...

Call Your Radio Station and Say You Support Rush Limbaugh 2007-10-03 22:26:00 Media Matters is now running a campaign to get Rush Limbaugh taken off the air. This is getting really scary since Hillary Clinton started Media Matters. If you go to their website, and type in your State, they will display the phone number of the President of your local radio station. Evidently, they want their Stalinist supporters, who never listen to his show, to demand he be fired.So, like we do with all Liberal grassroots campaigns on this blog, we let them do the work for us. I'm sure some poor intern spent hours creating this database to facilitate this garbage. Nevertheless, that makes our plan much better.Here is what we need you to do: 1) Click the link below; 2) find the email AND phone number of your local Radio President who broadcasts Rush Limbaugh; 5) Call the number and say you support Rush's right to speak on the airways and YOUR first Amendment Right to hear him; and 6) Copy the generic email below and send it to the President's email.Dear President X:I staunc ...

Thank You Cox & Forkum 2007-10-03 18:52:00 For those of you who have visited our blog over the past few months, you have noticed a daily political cartoon from Coxandforkum.com. In fact, our site is often geared around their content. Well, we are very sad to inform you that Cox and Forkum will no longer be posting political cartoons on their website. They will only be selling their books on their website.As a result, we would like to cordially thank them for all their work. They have done a great service to our Country and our political movement. Their talent will truly be missed. Thank you. ... Amp

British Students Saved From Al Gore Indoctrination Global Warming Movie, “Inconvenient Truth.” 2007-10-03 17:21:00 In an act of sanity rarely seen in the United States, “[British] Schools will have to issue a warning before they show students Al Gore's propaganda film about global warming, “An Inconvenient Truth,”” a judge indicated yesterday.Stewart Dimmock, a father of a student forced to watch Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Truth,’ argued that the propaganda film was simply unfit for schools because it is politically biased and contains serious scientific inaccuracies and 'sentimental mush'. He wanted the movie banned from being shown in school to children.Instead, Justice Burton ruled that teachers will have to warn students that there are other opinions on global warming and they should not necessarily accept the views of the film. Justice Burton added: 'The result is I will be declaring that, with the guidance as now amended, it will not be unlawful for the film to be shown.'While I agree with Dimmock’s solicitor that this measure does not move far enough, saying 'no amount o ...

NFL Groupies Beware: Lions Wide Receiver Roy Williams Is A Scumbag. . . (Not That Should Matter To Groupies) 2007-10-03 16:46:00 Not that NFL players are known for romancing their mistresses and groupies but those looking to nail an NFL player should probably avoid Roy Williams. While groupies certainly seem to get off on the wham bam thank you maam type of thing, in the case of Roy Williams it's more of a wham and a bam without the thank you. Nevertheless, he does show gratitude towards his pizza delivery guy:"There's no such thing as a tip. But I am really polite and I say 'Thank you sir.' . . . The pizza man knows, when he comes to my address, he's coming for free."While he may not tip, Williams does show dates a good time:"If you're on a date and she wants to go to a nice place, what do you do?I might just take her to the casino and get her a free buffet. If I did take a date out to a nice place, I'd take her to a nice place, like a Red Lobster or something. It wouldn't be Morton's or nothing like that."I'd like to think that this type of behavior is isolated. The reality is we all know its not. ...

Media Matters Does Not Deny that Hillary Clinton Helped Start Their Organization!! 2007-10-02 20:22:00 Media Matters has become very well-known these days. With their recent attack on Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly, more is being learned about their organization. The truly remarkable aspect of Media Matters, however, is how simple their machine works.Media Matters pays interns to listen to Conservatives on television or radio all day long and then reports anything they believe is a form of misinformation. Sometimes, however, their reporting is misleading and statements are taken out-of-context. Amazingly, commentary is posted on the Media Matters website almost instantly after a conservative pundit says anything. That is precisely why I am shocked at what was absent from their website today.Today, Rush Limbaugh played an audio clip of Hillary Clinton taking credit for helping to start Media Matters. I was waiting all day for Media Matters to deny it, or say that Rush Limbaugh took Hillary Clinton out-of-context. But, amazingly I found nothing on the subject.Media Matters prete ...

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.): The Political Genius Defending Rush Limbaugh and Attacking Media Matters 2007-10-01 15:53:00 Over the last few years, and especially within the last two weeks, Media Matters deliberately misrepresented Bill O’Reilly’s and Rush Limbaugh’s statements by reporting them out-of-context. Consequently, the MSM reprinted Media Matters’ biased reporting as gospel while ignoring the truth. Thankfully, many Americans have finally become aware that the MSM are a bunch of hacks who care more about getting Democrats elected than their own journalistic integrity.Pathetically, after Rush Limbaugh spoke about “phony soldiers” – those who never severed in Iraq and then lie about Iraq atrocities – the liberal media and the Democrats in Congress bashed Limbaugh for attacking “all troops that disagree with the war.” This was simply not true. In fact, the only reason why the MSM followed the story is because they are lazy. It is easier for them to go to the Media Matters website instead of listening to Rush’s three-hour show themselves. It is inconsequential to them that ...

Justice Clarence Thomas’ Interview on 60 Minutes, Quick Recap 2007-09-30 19:37:00 Steve Kroft gave a balanced interview of Justice Clarence Thomas on 60 minutes. It was a very enlightening discussion. Overall, Justice Thomas was impressive and left the audience with a positive image.Throughout the interview, most of the substantive comments that Justice Thomas spoke about were very persuasive. He argued that Government programs intended to help blacks are demeaning and detrimental. They create a cult to victimization.For example, he spoke about how these programs are contrary to his Grandfather’s teachings. His Grandfather raised him with the philosophy that anything can be accomplished with a little elbow grease. Sadly, Justice Thomas believed his Yale Law School Degree was degraded because of Affirmative Action. According to Justice Thomas, white people thought he was accepted to Yale because of his race. They ignored the fact that he did well in school all his life and also performed well at Yale Law School. Affirmative action negatively influenced is ...

Bill Maher Admits that He Does Not Understand Economics: This Explains Everything 2007-09-29 13:44:00 In the most recent episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, Bill Maher said something amazing: He does not understand economics and never did. He never understood it in college, and did not do well in that class either. Ladies and gentlemen, this explains everything.I am now completely convinced that this Country is divided into two groups of people, those who understand economics, and those who do not. Those people who understand economics call themselves Conservatives/ Libertarians, and those who do not understand economics call themselves liberals/ socialists. It is really that simple.I used to think that liberals understood economics, but still imposed awful policies so long as those policies kept them in power. How else can anyone explain why liberals always want to tax “the rich” in an effort to make the lives better for the poor? Why else would liberals advocate increases in regulations to help small businesses and labor? Why else would liberals and socialists be ...