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Jerry Brown Urges Unions to 'Attack'

From today’s LA Times: Faced with the daunting prospect of being significantly outspent by his Republican opponent, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown spoke to a labor group Tuesday and urged them to go on the offensive. “We’re going to attack

Sean Penn Exposed: Useful Idiot

Although Sean Penn has the reputation of being a fine actor, I’ve never shared that opinion and regard his acting as overrated. His early performance in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” as stoner Jeff Spicoli is regarded fondly by those

Swing Districts Oppose Health Reform

Heather Higgins and Kellyanne Conway in today’s Wall Street Journal: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she plans to bring health-care reform to a vote this week. Democratic leaders cite national polls that show support for individual provisions of the bill

Keynesian Economics and the Wizard of Oz

When Dorothy and her friends finally reach Oz, they present themselves to the almighty Wizard, only to eventually discover that he is just an illusion maintained by a charlatan hiding behind a curtain. This seems eerily akin to to the

Health Care Reform Pushed Ahead Despite Opposition

By Tom McGillvray, Cary Smith, and Gary MacLaren As state legislators, we are used to the federal government treating the states like its red-headed stepchild. Washington dictates, and we are expected to follow. Whether it’s transportation, health care, or education,

Blair House Summit: Obama's Moses Moment…Not so much!

Last Thursday, February 25th, the Obama Administration staged a ‘Health Care Summit’ at Blair House. It was to be the President’s President “Moses Moment,” when e would part the seas and bring the Republicans, Democrats and Our country together and

Debunking Some Emerging ACORN Liberal Myths

This post debunks several liberal myths about ACORN that have emerged in recent weeks — many from Eric Boehlert of Media Matters and Brad Friedman. POSING AS A PIMP AT ACORN Liberal Myth: James O’Keefe did not pretend to be

When Liberal 'Journalists' Attack, Real Americans Suffer

Andrew Breitbart’s recent smackdown of Max Blumenthal at CPAC (for his vicious smears against James O’Keefe) serves as a reminder to us all that when Liberal “journalists” attack, they have one goal – and it isn’t reporting the truth. It

Explosives Theft Qualifies As Near-Miss for USA

Imagine tons of explosives being stolen in Mexico and then transported by truck across the border into the United States. Could it happen? Over the weekend, it did. Almost. On Friday, according to an article in the Latin American Herald

Max Blumenthal, You're Being Booger-Boarded

Max Blumenthal has an amazing thesis: All conservatives and Republicans are beneath contempt. He also has an amazing line of work. He is underwritten by various media organs to prove his thesis. In a previous era, Blumenthal and said media

Max Blumenthal, You're Being Booger-Boarded

Max Blumenthal has an amazing thesis: All conservatives and Republicans are beneath contempt. He also has an amazing line of work. He is underwritten by various media organs to prove his thesis. In a previous era, Blumenthal and said media

Max Blumenthal, You're Being Booger-Boarded

Max Blumenthal has an amazing thesis: All conservatives and Republicans are beneath contempt. He also has an amazing line of work. He is underwritten by various media organs to prove his thesis. In a previous era, Blumenthal and said media

You're Invited…to Help Scrub ACORN's Image

Yesterday came the news that ACORN was ‘dissolving’ its national structure, allowing many of its local chapters to go ‘independent’. ACORN’s destruction of its brand had threatened the existence of every ACORN office in the country. Shedding the ACORN brand

Correction Request: Keith Olbermann, MSNBC

We are requesting Keith Olbermann issue an on-air retraction to his repeated assertions that James O’Keefe required “permission from his parole officer” to attend CPAC in Washington, D.C. [youtube rUg1P3m-LJw nolink] Around :40 into the above video, Olbermann says: O’Keefe

Hacking the Minimum Wage

In a recent post, I posited unemployment insurance should be reformed to offset the minimum wage for new small businesses hires. Please continue in comments to help me brainstorm. This is a “free stimulus,” because it uses current unemployment payments