Pelosi: ‘We Have No Regrets … Deficit Reduction Has Been a High Priority’
Exit, lying: Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The facts: When the Pelosi Democrats took control of Congress on January 4, 2007, the national debt stood at [$8.67 trillion]. The last day of the 111th Congress and Pelosi’s Speakership on December 22, 2010 the national debt was [$13.86 trillion] – a roughly $5.2 trillion increase […]
RINO No More: Dede Scozzafava Appointed to Job by Democrat Cuomo
She finally gets her 30 pieces of silver: Former North Country Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava — who became a household name across America during a tough 2009 congressional race — was appointed today by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as deputy secretary for local government at the state Department of State. Scozzafava, a Republican, dropped out of the […]
Montana Democrat Sen. Max Baucus Will Marry Former Staffer Melodee Hanes
If you’re a regular dude looking for a date, you go to a bar or use an online dating service. If you’re a United States Senator, you just get the taxpayers to hire you a girlfriend: U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says he plans to marry his girlfriend and former director of his state offices. Baucus […]
Ruh-Roh: Former Bush Aide Murdered, Body Found in Delaware Landfill
There is probably no political angle to this story: A man who fought to get the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built and served in two Bush administrations was murdered, Delaware police say. John P. Wheeler III, 66, was found dead in a Delaware landfill, and his death has been ruled a homicide by Newark, Del., police. […]
Speaker John Boehner’s Swearing-In: Less Glamorous, More Choked Up and Crying
The Washington Post: Austerity is the theme of Republican John A. Boehner’s installation as House speaker this week, placing the start of this new Congress in stark contrast to the more lavish festivities that marked Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s swearing-in four years ago. On Wednesday, following a bipartisan prayer service at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Boehner […]
The Bold, the Brave, the Wrong
American Spectator associate editor W. James Antle III rang out the old year by highlighting his most misbegotten predictions of 2010: 4. Christine O’Donnell is a no-hoper in the primary. I wasn’t confident enough in that one to make the prediction publicly, but I did dissuade an intern from writing a piece that took her […]
Wisconsin Dem Bumper Sticker Shows ‘Bloody Crash’ into GOP Governor’s Head
The Associated Press: Robin Vos, a Racine Republican, is taking offense at a Democratic bumper sticker he claims shows a train slamming into Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s head in a bloody crash. He thinks Democrats should stop offering it. The bumper sticker is available on the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s website. The sticker is emblazoned with the […]
She’s More Catholic Than the Pope
Lisa Graas wants to update the “about” page on her blog, and is looking for commendations from other bloggers, so there’s mine. Lisa always kids me about the fact that among the top referrers to her blog, it’s a bunch of hardcore Catholics and me. Being a pro-life Protestant (and father of six) probably explains that. […]
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