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Entries from January 2009

Appointment of Cecilia Muñoz Dangerous for USA

January 12th, 2009 · 5 Comments

If Barack Obama’s appointment of Cecilia Muñoz as director of Intergovernmental Affairs doesn’t concern you, chances are you simply don’t know enough about her. Not only has Muñoz worked for National Council of La Raza since 1988, but she has served in recent years as the group’s senior vice president for the office of Research, [...]

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Senate Democrats Oppose Energy Independence (Updated)

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Thanks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), legislation that will further hinder our nation’s ability to become energy independent (i.e., depend less upon foreign sources of oil and natural gas) is one step closer to becoming law. There are at least a couple of provisions — and perhaps more — in the just-passed Omnibus [...]

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Ties to KGB-Friendly Think Tank Should Disqualify Panetta for Central Intelligence Agency Post

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments

Members of the mainstream news media seem to have no interest in Leon Panetta’s past open involvement with the Institute for Policy Studies, an anti-CIA think tank closely linked to the former Soviet Union’s KGB spy agency.  But they should. Such disinterest is evident in the results of a Google News Search of “Panetta” and [...]

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Gore Vanishes After Global Warming Scam Busted

January 10th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Al Gore, the former vice president who used junk science to build a global warming empire, seems to have disappeared from public view after his mad-made global warming scam was busted in 2008. After Gore thaws out (i.e., emerges from seclusion), I hope someone will prosecute him on charges of fraud in much the same [...]

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Day-Old Headlines Deserve Your Attention

January 10th, 2009 · No Comments

In case you missed them, I thought I would offer you a second look at three day-old headlines for your reading pleasure this morning: The good news is, if this sucker blows, global warming is not going to be a problem — This headline offers good news for those of us who don’t believe in [...]

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Someone Should Have Thrown a Shoe at Blago!

January 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Speaking to the news media only hours after being impeached by the Illinois House of Representative, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) said that body’s action today was not a surprise and that he has fought similar efforts since he was re-elected in 2006.  While droning on for nearly 20 minutes, however, he chose not to discuss [...]

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Court Rules Illinois Secretary of State Does Not Have to Sign Letter Appointing Burris to Senate

January 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Secretary of State Jesse White does not need to acknowledge via his signature the letter Gov. Rod Blagojevich used to appoint Roland Burris to the represent the Land of Lincoln in the U.S. Senate. Delivered by Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier, the ruling in Burris v. White appears to [...]

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