Today, one year after sharing a similar report in 2008, I share a new oversight report issued this week on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.). Inside, it contains candidates for what an annual award I’ve decided to call “The Heistman Trophy.” Among those, descriptions of [...]
Ten ‘Heistman Trophy’ Finalists Named
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
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Van Jones Still Has Ear of Obama Administration
December 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Van Jones, President Barack Obama’s controversial former “green jobs” czar, serves on the advisory board of an independent environmental organization actively working with the White House, reports Aaron Klein of WorldNetDaily.com. Jones resigned in September after it was exposed he founded a communist revolutionary organization and signed a statement that accused the Bush administration of [...]
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Question: ‘Why Didn’t Voters Pay Attention?’
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments
“Why didn’t voters pay attention?” is a question I asked myself after taking a fresh look at “Foster Friess on Barack Obama: Rhetoric vs. Record”, a video which first appeared in a post on this blog Oct. 28, 2008. Narrator Foster Friess, a successful businessman and Army veteran living in Jackson Hole, Wyo., begins by [...]
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John McCain Must Be Feeling Re-Election Pressure
May 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Challenged by Chris Simcox, co-founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps in Arizona and a man with more statewide name recognition than most of the senator’s previous primary opponents, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) must be feeling quite a bit of re-election pressure this time around. As a result, he’s advertising already. Today, I happened to [...]
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It’s So Obvious: OBAMA LOVES EARMARX
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments
In her New York Times column yesterday, Maureen Dowd used Shakespearesque language to describe Sen. John McCain’s seemingly-hopeless efforts to rid a $410 billion spending bill of $7.7 billion in earmarks: And he’s truly mad that trusts in the promise of a presidential candidate to quell earmarks. A few paragraphs later, she quoted the Arizona [...]
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Right-Wing Pickup Spotted In St. Louis Area
December 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I spotted this message-laden Ford F-350 pickup this morning on the way home from my church in suburban St. Louis. I’m in complete agreement with the politics behind each of the messages shown — except, that is, for the two McCain stickers: Vote Democrat, It’s Easier Than Working — Check! Anti-ACLU Sign — Check! Footprint [...]
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Oklahoma Election Returns Map Shows Wisdom
November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
As a native Oklahoma now living in the Show-Me State, I often find myself visiting NewsOk.com, the web site of the state’s largest daily newspaper, for a more balanced view than one can find in the left-leaning St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The summary below, which I wish applied to results in other states, describes what is [...]
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