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I was flipping between Foxnews (Shepard Smith gets on my nerves) and CNN to see what was happening with the horrible explosion at the Boston Marathon. There were two explosions near the finish line and another reported at the JFK Library. In addition, at least two more unexploded devices have been discovered. I knew I [...]

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Wow. Matthews actually calls himself Independent, but other than that, this is a stunner from the left wing Obama News Network.  

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Politico reports today, “A liberal non-profit group linked to Harry Reid is launching what it says will be a long-term multimillion-dollar advertising campaign targeting the conservative Koch brothers. The campaign, which is funded by Patriot Majority, kicks off Tuesday with a $500,000 cable television ad buy accusing Charles and David Koch of trying ‘to buy this year’s [...]

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Listen to the weasel on the leaks! He won’t say for sure they were not behind leaks!   When Asked If He Could “Say Flatly That Nobody From The White House Was Involved In The National Security Leaks That Are Being Investigated,” Spokesman Jay Carney Did Not Deny White House Involvement. FOX NEWS’ ED HENRY: “Can [...]

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Despite The Weak Economy, President Obama Wants To Raise Taxes On Small Businesses. Will Senate Democrats Agree With Him?                                                              Today’s Economy Weaker Than When Obama Extended All Tax Rates   2010 Economic Growth: 3.1% Real GDP growth over the four quarters before Dec. 2010 tax rate extension: 3.1% (“Table 1.1.1, Percent Change From Preceding Period In [...]

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On Friday, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will be speaking at the American Enterprise Institute to discuss First Amendment rights and attempts to diminish them through campaign finance reform.   Much of the attention on this subject recently has been on the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which removed some limitations on political contributions from corporations and labor unions. [...]

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On the heals of the Right opening an extra large can of whup-ass on the Unions and Progressives in Wisconsin Tuesday night by out-maneuvering and out-organizing the Community Organizers on the Left, now comes word that the preeminent mother of all organizer training gatherings, RightOnline – is a sellout. Well, a few tickets remain for the Friday evening [...]

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Top Obama Econ Advisor: Extend All Rates One-time Obama Econ Guru Larry Summers Joins Call To Extend All Tax Rates, Says ‘Real Risk To This Economy’ Is Slow Down   Summers: ‘Gotta Be The Top Priority’   “Lawrence Summers said Wednesday that Congress should temporarily extend Bush-era tax cuts, making him the second person with ties to the [...]

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MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, host of ‘Up with Chris Hayes’ said this weekend: “I don’t want to obviously desecrate or disrespect memory of anyone that’s fallen, he said, “and obviously there are individual circumstances in which there is genuine, tremendous heroism — hail of gunfire, rescuing fellow soldiers and things like that. But it seems to [...]

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I was pleased to see that the anti-ICLEI/Agenda 21 bill passed a preliminary test in the House.  I blogged on this before and I have contacted Senator Burges’ office about this. This bill would do more than just ban ICLEI – it would ban any implementation of the Rio Declaration in Arizona.  The opponents are [...]

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Nonpartisan Reviewers Are Crushing The Buffett Tax As ‘A Hoax On Voters,’ A ‘Total Sham,’ ‘Desperate.’ Even Dems Admit It’s ‘Not Going To Help’   Buffett Tax ‘Won’t Create Jobs’   BILL KELLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES: “…sounds a little desperate.” (Bill Keller, “The Sweet Spot,” The New York Times, 4/15/12)   CANDY CROWLEY, CNN: [...]

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President Obama is taking more and more criticism over the gimmicky tax hike, the Buffett Tax, he’s been pushing all week. Of course, the tax would barely make a dent in the massive Obama deficits, will do absolutely nothing to help with high gas prices and certainly “won’t get you a job,” as a National [...]

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Once again, President Obama took time today to press for a tax hike, his “Buffett Tax,” instead of addressing unemployment, high gas prices, or even this country’s debt crisis. Of course, the Buffett Tax would do basically nothing to help solve any of these serious problems.   Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell blasted Obama’s focus [...]

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CLINTON OFFICIAL: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone Is Satisfied With This Budget’   MAYA MACGUINEAS: “…the budget just doesn’t get us close to where we need to go.” (Maya MacGuineas, President Of The Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget, MSNBC, 2/13/12)   ·         “…the President’s budget, there weren’t really very high expectations for it, I’m afraid, [...]

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Three weeks ago MSNBC reported (I have taken the liberty of underlining some the bubbly comments): U.S. economic growth increased at its fastest in a year in the third quarter as consumers and businesses set aside fears about the recovery and stepped up spending, creating momentum that could carry into the final three months of [...]

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After ignoring or avoiding the stimulus bill President Obama has been campaigning around the country for the last few weeks, Senate Democrats are finally holding a vote this afternoon on it. Of course, the vote is expected to fail, and despite Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) predictions on MSNBC this morning that the “overwhelming majority of [...]

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President Obama’s New Stimulus Bill ‘Is More About Campaigning Than Governing,’ ‘He Knows It’s Not Going To Pass’   CAMPAIGN PLAYBOOK   PRESIDENT OBAMA: “If Congress does something, then I can’t run against a do-nothing Congress.” (President Obama, Press Conference, 10/6/11)   “Obama looked to the presidency of Harry S. Truman, who castigated… a ‘do-nothing [...]

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‘The President’s Staff Acknowledged The Political Nature Of His Own Trip’   “The bridge, which is badly in need of replacement, serves one of the busiest trucking routes in the country. But that isn’t why Obama was there.” (“With Bridge As Backdrop, Obama Defends Tax Hike,” Los Angeles Times, 9/22/11)   “The campaign has begun.” [...]

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Speaking in the Rose Garden this morning, President Obama unveiled his new fiscal plan, but like his latest stimulus bill, it’s been met with mostly skepticism and criticism so far. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell summed it up: “Veto threats, a massive tax hike, phantom savings, and punting on entitlement reform is not a recipe [...]

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