Virginia Right!

The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and we have the results for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up! But before we get to that,I and my fellow Council members want to wish the mothers amongst you an absolutely wonderful Mother’s Day. Is there any bond like that of a child and their [...]

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Wow. USA Today (McPaper) not spinning left. That is news in itself. From McPaper:   3:41PM EDT October 15. 2012 - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney leads President Obama by five percentage points among likely voters in the nation’s top battlegrounds, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and he has growing enthusiasm among women to thank. As the [...]

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USA Today writes, “In USA TODAY/Gallup Poll nationwide and in the 12 top battleground states, most voters say the situation for them and their families hasn’t improved over the past four years, the first time that has happened since Ronald Reagan famously posed the question in his debate with President Carter in 1980 — a contest [...]

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Two Years After Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Crowed That America Is ‘On The Road To Recovery,’ The Economy Continues To Sputter   SEC. TIM GEITHNER: “Welcome to the recovery … a review of recent data on the American economy shows that we are on a path back to growth … on the road to recovery” (Sec. Geithner, [...]

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When I read the caption I was pleased:  What does that mean?  Are the major sportwriters starting to come around on how pros and greed have ruined Olympic Basketball?  Well, I am cautiously optimistic after seeing this article in the NY Post.  Here are highlights: IRONIC how yesterday was Flag Day and here we are, [...]

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On the heels of Friday’s dismal jobs report, there’s quite a bit of bad economic news today reflecting the state of the Obama economy.   USA Today writes, “The economy isn’t careening into a ditch. It’s just stuck firmly in the slow lane. A disappointing report on the job market Friday dashed hopes that a halting recovery [...]

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I found this video amusing when I first looked at it(for the record, I have hazel eyes).  Here’s the summary: If you have blue eyes, be wary of falling in love with another blue-eyed beauty. According to a study from USA Today, there’s a possibility everyone with blue eyes may be related. Researchers in Denmark [...]

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Bloomberg News writes today, “The surge in gasoline prices now squeezes middle-income families again as President Barack Obama approaches the election. Gasoline prices are up almost 17 percent, or 54 cents, this year through March 14, according to the American Automobile Association. . . . While gasoline accounted for just 3.8 percent of consumer spending [...]

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Today is one of the occasional days when headlines can tell much of the story. The Hill writes, “Gas prices trigger Obama scramble,” Roll Call has “Democrats Playing Defense on Energy,” USA Today reports, “Obama: People will blame me for gas prices,” NBC’s First Read features, “White House plays defense on gas prices,” and the [...]

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Do you remember the debate where Texas Governor Rick Perry accused Mitt Romney of removing a passage from his book stating that Romney thought that RomneyCare should be a model for the nation? It went like this: PERRY: “Well, I’m listening to you, Mitt, and I’m hearing you say all the right things. But I [...]

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‘Failure Of Leadership’ The Growing National Debt Is ‘Now As Big As The Entire U.S. Economy’ Despite President Obama’s Promises That He Would Stop Adding To It   Debt ‘Now Tops $15.23 Trillion,’ More Than ‘The Value Of All Goods And Services The U.S. Economy Produces In One Year’   “The soaring national debt has [...]

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In an op-ed for USA Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, writes, “President Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unacceptable because it violates both the letter and spirit of the Constitution. The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch [...]

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A new New Hampshire poll shows Ron Paul in SECOND place among GOP aspirants, trailing only former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.  The Suffolk/Channel 7 poll has Romney at 41%, Paul at 14% (by the way Paul crushed his debate partner former PA Senator Rick Santorum – 14 to 1%!)  Texas Governor Rick Perry and former [...]

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New Stimulus, Same Old Promises There Are At Least 1.7 Million Reasons To Be Skeptical Of President Obama’s Latest Jobs Prediction   1,705,000 Fewer Jobs Since The First Stimulus Passed In February 2009 (U.S. Dept. Of Labor, “Employment, Hour, And Earnings From The Current Employment Statistics Survey (National),” Total Nonfarm, Accessed 9/6/11)   NEW STIMULUS [...]

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The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week, carved eternally in the akahshic records of cyberspace. It’s been a rough week in the Middle East for Israel, and this week’s winner, Right Truth‘s superb Israel In The Crosshairs focused not only on the ongoing attacks on [...]

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Yahoo! Sports is reporting allegations of massive payoffs for football players in the millions of dollars at Miami of Florida including prostitutes, cash, trips and at least one abortion! What’s the NCAA up to?  Investigating the massive allegation that the University of North Dakota has a illegal nickname! It’s not like this is the New [...]

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Things are bad in America. Really bad. Obama is lying to the people. We have not hit a “bump in the road” as the President has been telling anyone that will listen. Have you noticed that he has stopped using the “wheels in the ditch” metaphor? Ever wonder why that is? Well, most of us [...]

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President Obama’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year was roundly panned by members of Congress and editorial boards alike over the last two days. The Los Angeles Times editorial board summarized the overall reaction: “President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 landed with a thud Monday, laying out short- and long-term tax and spending plans [...]

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The Council has Spoken 100810 Council Winners First place with 3 1/3 votes! – Joshuapundit – Freedom, Jihad And Racism Second place *t* with 1 1/3 votes – Rhymes With Right -Attack On Christian Religious Sensitivities In Colorado — White House Silent Second place *t* with 1 1/3 votes – Bookworm Room -  Looking into [...]

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