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Absence Makes Heart Grow Fonder (Circa 2060)

May 10th, 2011 · No Comments

Editor’s Note: Four years ago today, I published two posts outlining the feelings I had about President George W. Bush.  In the first post, The ‘W’ Primary of 2060, I stood up for the 43rd president in the face of growing opposition to his administration.  Eight days later, while steaming about the need for immigration [...]

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Author: ‘Third Terrorist’ Arrested in Quincy, Mass.

March 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments

An article published Thursday evening in the Patriot-Ledger newspaper in Quincy, Mass., is incredible in that it casts the spotlight anew on a man Jayna Davis believes made the title of her New York Times best-selling book, The Third Terrorist:  The Middle East Connection to the Oklahoma City Bombing — Hussain Al-Hussani. According to Davis, [...]

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Ten ‘Mama Grizzlies’ and a ‘Fat Guy’ GOP Future

December 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger It has not been a good year for President Barack Obama and the Democrats. And while most of the bad news was generated by Obama himself and the “ship of fools” he has surrounded himself with in the White House, it was congressional Democrats who paid the price Nov. [...]

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FLASH: Poll Results Prove HuffPo Writer Right (Update)

December 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Barely a year after I was trashed on the pages of The Huffington Post, today marks one of those rare occasions when I felt inclined to read a portion of a Fred Goldring article, New Year’s Resolution 2011: Start Supporting President Obama, published on the ultra-liberal web site.  Surprisingly, it took only a few moments [...]

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Democrats Ignore Basic Economic Facts

October 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

By Foster Friess, Guest Blogger Democrats are fond of talking about the Clinton era budget surplus President George W. Bush “squandered” and the terrible financial mess President Barack Obama “inherited.” Both arguments ignore a few basic facts. First, presidents don’t control spending, Congress does. Second, outside events have to be taken into account before you [...]

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Oil Spill Response Puts Barack Obama on Hot Seat

June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

President Barack Obama knows all too well how easy it is to criticize others when you’re not in charge.  Five years ago, as shown in the video below, he seemed to revel in criticizing President George W. Bush for allegedly taking too long to respond to Hurricane Katrina and for being ineffective when he did [...]

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Franklin Graham Stands Up for Christians on CNN

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments

During an interview with CNN’s Campbell Brown yesterday, Rev. Franklin Graham criticized Pentagon leaders for rescinding his invitation to speak at a National Day of Prayer service at the Pentagon and for pretending “everything is okay” if we cave in to the demands of a couple of people (i.e., Muslims). Asked by Brown if he [...]

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