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Obama Risks Becoming ‘Shovel-Ready Project’

September 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

During the next two days, President Barack Obama plans to appear on five Sunday talk shows and The Late Show with David Letterman Monday and continue his push for so-called “health care reform” (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”).  In waging this near-all-out media blitz*, the president risks becoming a “shovel-ready project.” A shovel-ready project?  Perhaps, some clarification is [...]

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Organizing For America Thugs at Work in Denver

August 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Tonight, El Marco at the Looking at the Left blog informed me he had published a piece that, like a post I published earlier today, offers another example of what Americans can expect in their future with President Barack Obama in charge. Highlighted in a first-person account — with several telling photos, I might add [...]

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I Learned So Much at the Piceance Basin

April 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

As I write this post, I’m sitting near Gate 4 at the airport in Grand Junction, Colo., waiting to catch a 7:21 p.m. (Mountain) flight to Denver en route to St. Louis.  Where I am, however, is not nearly as important as where I’ve been; I spent last night and most of the day today [...]

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Obama’s ‘Stimulus’ Hurts Future Generations (Updated)

February 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Call it what you will, but a movement is starting to pick up steam, powered by Americans upset with the reckless actions being taken by elected officials in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere.  Apparently, people have reached the point where they’re ready to stand up to politicians who seem more than willing to mortgage the futures [...]

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Nation’s Uncertain Energy Future Awaits Obama

November 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

While Americans wait for Barack Obama to take office, the nation’s energy future hangs in the balance.  Still, amidst so much uncertainty, a review of the president-elect’s statements and actions in recent months offers an ever-so-slight glimmer of hope. During an Aug. 4 speech at Michigan State University in Lansing, Obama said this: “Over the [...]

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Gems of Political Humor Worth A Look

October 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Everyday, I come across gems of political humor that inspire new posts.  Sometimes they arrive in the form of tips sent to me via e-mail by fans of this blog.  Other times, I stumble across them as I surf my favorite sites.  Today, I decided to share three such gems in a single post. First, [...]

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Rabid Obamamaniacs Show Their Lack of Class

October 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Four days ago, I published a photo of a John McCain campaign sign in a neighborhood south of Denver.   According to Merry Roloff, sign thieves forced them to use a bicycle padlock to secure the sign to a decorative light pole in her family’s front yard.  Over the weekend, news of much more serious vandalism [...]

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