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VIDEO: ‘Miracle on Wall Street’

Yes, Corporate America, there is a Santa Claus! His name is Barack Obama and, as CronyChronicles.org explains, he’s stuffing the stockings of his fat-cat friends with your tax dollars: Nothing says “Christmas” quite like government bailouts: In 2012, the U.S. federal government gave $300 billion in benefits to businesses and special interest groups. . . […]

Good News! Work Force Still Shrinking

Ed Morrissey at Hot Air describes the November jobs report: The economy added 146,000 jobs, better than expected if still a status quo result, and the jobless rate declined to 7.7%. . . . However, the seasonally-adjusted labor force dropped by 350,000, and the civilian labor force participation rate also dropped two-tenths of a point […]

$118.9 Million

In the final weeks of the 2012 election season, Mitt Romney’s campaign collected $85.9 million in contributions. During the same time period, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife donated $33 million to two Republican “super-PACs.” They lost. Maybe you noticed. Suggestions of more helpful uses for that money are hereby solicited. Sheldon Adelson never […]

Gigantic 50-Year-Old Transsexual College Women’s Basketball Player Is Not Crazy

Sports news or the Rocky Horror Picture Show? It was the debut of Gabrielle Ludwig, and at 6 feet 8, 220 pounds, with tattoos on her arms and legs, she stands out in the Contra Costa College gym. At 50, the Fremont resident is about three decades older than her Santa Clara community college teammates […]

David Welch, Snake for Hire

In May 2010, during Michael Steele’s chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, research director Jeff Berkowitz resigned and was replaced by David Welch, a 30-something operative who had previously worked on John McCain’s presidential campaigns and for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Welch lasted about a year at the RNC gig and used his “former research director” […]

Unexpectedly: Unemployment Increases!

Can we endure four more years of this? U.S. unemployment, as measured by Gallup without seasonal adjustment, was 7.8% for the month of November, up significantly from 7.0% for October. Gallup’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 8.3%, nearly a one-point increase over October’s rate. Ed Morrissey comments: The economy is shedding jobs at roughly the […]

Deadly Chaos in Egypt

How’s that “Arab Spring” working out for ya? Five people were killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi that raged for several hours into early Thursday morning. Angry mobs battled each other with Molotov cocktails, rocks and sticks outside the presidential palace complex. Via Ed Morrissey […]

To the Reader Who Bought the Mitsubishi 73-Inch Home Cinema HDTV via Amazon

Thanks! That’s one big TV for $1,115 and by purchasing it via our Amazon Associates links, you not only get low prices and free Super Saver shipping, but you also earn us a small commission that helps put the ho-ho-ho into our holiday season. With our Top Holiday Deals there are great savings at Amazon every day […]

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