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…To Keep And Bear

Second Amendment: …A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Why would “a well-regulated militia” be so necessary to the security of... (Continue reading)

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The Absolute Takedown Of That Idiotic Marketwatch Claim Of Obama’s Frugality

Surely by now our readers are aware of the amazing, breathtaking and laughable claim by Marketwatch’s Rex Nutting that all of the spending in the current federal budget is attributable to George W. Bush rather than Barack Obama. If you... (Continue reading)

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Paul Ryan’s Reagan Library Speech

This looks like your Vice President, right here. The speech goes about 25-30 minutes, with about 10 minutes or so of introduction and about 25 minutes of questions. Substance-wise it’s fantastic stuff. He’s a little wooden at the beginning, and... (Continue reading)

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Vitter And Sessions Try To Save $4 Billion On Free Cash To Illegal Aliens; Reid Objects

A little video for you which makes the case that as bad as Barack Obama is, the guy who’s most responsible for the failed state of the federal government might just be Harry Reid…... (Continue reading)

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Wanna See Paul Ryan Whip Austan Goolsbee?

No problem. Here you go. This was from Fox News Sunday two nights ago, and it’s Ryan smacking a softball from Goolsbee about this Bain Capital business – which has been one of the most epic failures of a political... (Continue reading)

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They’re Wasting Our Money With The Seat Belt Campaign

Oscar noted earlier today how stupid a lot of those nanny-state ads you see everywhere are. The best, or worst, as the case may be, example of what he’s talking about is this atrocious “Click it or ticket” campaign the... (Continue reading)

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The Jeremiah Wright 150K Bribe Offer Ought To Be Investigated By Congress

That’s not an idea I can take credit for. That one belongs to Jeffrey Kuhner at the Washington Times, who had an airstrike of a column on the Obama administration about this issue today. Kuhner’s piece opens by saying that... (Continue reading)

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Here’s An Idea For Chuck The Schmuck And Bob Casey…

…you don’t really need a law to keep Eduardo Saverin from renouncing his U.S. citizenship and thus pocketing millions and millions and millions of dollars from the fact he lives in Singapore, where they don’t have a capital gains tax,... (Continue reading)

Federal tax loophole large enough to drive a tank through

This is absolute madness!! Our tax dollars given to illegal immigrants in tax refunds by the billions!  What else?  The IRS knows about it, yet is doing nothing! Hope you can find time to watch this short news cast. This... (Continue reading)

Budget Wars, From Baton Rouge To Washington

Baton Rouge and Washington are starting to resemble each other when it comes to fiscal issues. In Washington, no budget has passed Congress and been signed into law in over three years. The Constitution requires one to pass, but who... (Continue reading)

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Did Obama Know Bin Laden’s Whereabouts For A Year Before Acting?

Sure didn’t know about this. It’s Gen. Jack Keane,  the former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, making the accusation that we knew about Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad in the summer of 2010 – almost a year before... (Continue reading)

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Conversations with Conservatives this Wednesday

Get the inside scoop from the House’s champions of conservatism! Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Time: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM ET Location: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing Room, Rayburn House Office Building 2203, Washington, DC Who:... (Continue reading)

The Darrell Issa-vs-Eric Holder Controversy Is About To Get Good

The Hill had an interesting report this morning… Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has circulated a draft copy of a resolution that would hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The 44-page measure was sent to members of the... (Continue reading)

DEA apologizes for forgetting about shackled student for five days

Imagine being shackled and left in a small room to rot. For five days this was a reality for Daniel Chong, a 24-year-old University of California, San Diego engineering student detained and then forgotten about by the Drug Enforcement Administration.... (Continue reading)

Obama’s Flight Of Fancy

Beaurat Obama safely exited the Afghan killing fields after signing a flight of fancy informing al-Qaeda and the Taliban of our support for the Karzai administration. We’ll supply logistical support and training for people more recognizable as Huns than modern... (Continue reading)

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Rep. Champagne named State Representative of the Year

State Representative Simone Champagne of Jeanerette has been named the 2011 State Representative of the Year by the Louisiana Assembly on School Based Health Care (LASBHC). Representative Champagne said, “I am honored to receive this award and will continue to... (Continue reading)

Obama Lays Down With AFL-CIO Dogs, Doesn’t Eat Any…Yet

Takes a poke at Right To Work laws, though. Something like eight percent of the private sector work force is unionized, basically because unions have priced themselves out of the labor market (which is a global market, by the way).... (Continue reading)

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BREAKING: Labor Department Backs Off On Rule About Kids Doing Farm Work

From a press release out of Rep. Rodney Alexander’s office that we just received… U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, announced that yesterday the Department of Labor (DOL) officially withdrew a proposed rule that would severely limit the tasks that adolescents... (Continue reading)

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Crucifixion As Policy

cru·ci·fy tr.v. cru·ci·fied, cru·ci·fy·ing, cru·ci·fies 1.     To mortify or subdue (the flesh). 2. To treat cruelly; torment: 3. To criticize harshly; pillory Crucifixion was a terrifying, barbaric punishment for going against the will of the state. The use of this... (Continue reading)

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FLEMING: It’s Undeniable That Medicare Entitlements Are Unsustainable

Medicare is on a steady downward course to financial ruin and everyone should care. Its trustees admit that Medicare’s main trust fund could run out of money as early as 2017. Since the U.S. Treasury is under no obligation to... (Continue reading)

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