Paul Kengor, Professor of Political Science, “Dupe of the Year 2012,” originally published at The American Spectator. You can read the article in full at this link. Dupes comprise a long, dubious tradition in American history. Over 200 years ago,…
Category: Economy
It Is That Time Of The Year
Governor McDonnell Proposes Eliminating Virginia’s Gas Tax
Virginia is transferring $364 million a year from our construction account to our maintenance account. Money meant for building new roads is being used just to patch up old ones up. That crossover amount is anticipated to grow to $500 million…
Enviro-Nazis Attack Family Farm
In 2009 Kathy Phillips, a Waterkeeper Alliance attorney, and a reporter for the Wall Street Journal flew over the poultry and cattle farm owned by Alan Hudson and his wife, taking photographs during the flight. She concluded there was a large…
It’s The Washington Way
If you pay close attention, you’ll see that nearly every substantive bill the Senate passes harms you and your family through more spending, higher taxes, and more regulations. It’s the Washington way. And I wish this was limited to when…
In State We Trust
Mr. Obama is my shepherd, And I am in want. He maketh me to lie down on park benches, He leadeth me beside still factories, He disturbeth my soul. He leadeth me in the paths of destitution for his party’s…
Obama Spends Millions of Taxpayer Dollars on Another Vacation
The Obama’s have spent over $7 million on vacation this month. He tells you to sacrifice while he goes on vacation. Look at the d*mn hypocrisy of the Great Obama’s , Michelle Obama really loves the country now. Stop taking vacation…
The EPA Attempts To Define Water As A Pollutant
In 2012, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed suit on behalf of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors against the EPA for over stepping its authority by treating water flow into the Accotink Creek…
The Sandy Relief Scam
After New Jersey Governor Chris Christie “in an angry news conference decried the ‘selfishness and duplicity,’ the ‘palace intrigue,’ ‘the callous indifference to the people of our state,’” (ABC News reported) U.S. House Speaker John Boehner assured lawmakers that the…
The Fiscal Cliff Oink!
Once again, America has been fed another pile of manure. In the pretense of avoiding the “fiscal cliff” Congress could not avoid doing what it does best – wasting taxpayer dollars. Stuffed within the “deal” that Charles Krauthammer calls a…
Economics 101: 2012 In Retrospect
The federal government has closed out its fourth straight year of trillion-dollar-plus deficits, and the imperative to rein in spending has never been greater. Because all government spending gets paid for through either taxes or borrowing—both of which burden the…
Conspiring to Bring Down America – Part II
By Douglas J. Hagmann DHS Insider – Part II DH: Wait, this sounds way, way over the top. Are you telling me… [Interrupts] RB: [Over talk/Unintelligible] …know who was selected or elected twice now. You know who his associates are.…
Conspiring to Bring Down America – Part I
By Douglas J. Hagmann Part 1 DHS Insider Introduction 23 December 2012: After a lengthy, self-imposed informational black-out, my high-level DHS contact known as “Rosebud” emerged with new, non-public information about plans being discussed and prepared for implementation by the Department…
Meet The Perfect Plan C
EPA’s War Against Property Rights
The original purpose of the Clean Water Act (1972) was to give the federal government and the EPA the authority to regulate “navigable waterways.” In other words, not a ditch out front of your home and certainly not acres upon acres…