Conservative Politics

It's always a good idea to take these, usually government funded, studies with a copious measure of salt. But just the same, it is real nice to be vindicated. An Ohio State study found that conservatives are more likely to read opposing views, than are so-called " liberals ." (a word leftists and progressives hijacked during the New Deal and then proceeded to change its meaning). It is the same conclusion reached in the book I Can’t Believe I’m Sitting Next to a Republican . Liberals are...Read Full Story

First - let me be perfectly clear - the new U.S. government regulation does NOT enact an outright ban on 100 watt incandescent bulbs beginning January 1, 2012.   HOWEVER, as of January 1, 2012: It will be illegal to manufacture 100 watt incandescent bulbs in the U.S. It will be illegal to import 100 watt incandescent bulbs into the U.S. So, while there is no ban, the effect will be the same in the long run.  See the article " Is There a Ban on Incandescent Light Bulbs?" to find out more...Read Full Story

Representative Chuck Rangel (D-NY), the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee — arguably one of the most powerful men in congress — appears to have an on-going proclivity to land in the national spot-light. More often than not though, The Honorable Charles Rangel finds the word “scandal” in the headlines that bear his name. You may remember these: tax evasion, misuse of congressional funds, use of unlicensed vehicle, refusal to pay parking fines for years, taking junkets and trips...Read Full Story

There is clearly more to politics than the economy, but when there is an elephant in the room it is hard to talk about anything else. And do we ever have an elephant in the room! With the government on a seemingly endless spending spree that began two years ago, it is helpful to pause and see what impact the government intervention has had on our economy. While fiscal results are not fully available yet (and won’t be for awhile) there are some powerful indications that the government will not...Read Full Story

Obama Used Cocaine Picture Obama? We heard about W’s DUI a week before the election 8 years ago.   We never heard much about Obama’s illegal coke snorting– something that is not denied by Obama, but which the NYT believes is ‘too mean’ to talk about.  If you can picture Bush partying with alcohol (liberals love to paint that picture– even though Bush hasn’t had a single drink in over a decade), but can’t picture Obama with a straw up his nose and a shit-eating grin on his face– or maybe...Read Full Story