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Just two months ago the great state of Illinois decided to solve its budget problems in part by dramaticlly raising taxes. Some observers predicted a business exodus would soon follow (see Keep An Eye On Illinois). Now, Caterpillar’s CEO is threatening to leave the state of Lincoln. Liberals in Illinois are about to learn a [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Government Blunders, Taxation at 6:27 AM UTC
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President Obama is acting too much like George W. Bush, according to some Democrats. Dennis Kucinich reminds President Obama of his own words:
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Limiting Government, Middle-East Mess, Military, Obama Presidency, Rule of Law, Video at 8:23 AM UTC
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Palin Doctrine Emerges as Arab League Echoes Her Demarche on Libya
By BENYAMIN KORN, Special to the Sun | March 16, 2011
The call by the Arab League for Western military intervention in an Arab state — in this case asking that a UN “no-fly zone” be imposed over Libya – is not only without precedent but [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Current Affairs, Middle-East Mess at 9:01 AM UTC
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President Obama’s Trivial Pursuits
by Keith Koffler on March 15, 2011, 12:10 pm
The Middle East is afire with rebellion, Japan is imploding from an earthquake, and the battle of the budget is on in the United States, but none of this seems to be deterring President Obama from a heavy schedule of childish distractions.
The newly installed [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Obama Presidency at 1:28 PM UTC
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Why is there no looting in Japan?
By Ed West World Last updated: March 14th, 2011
Respect for property even in the middle of disaster (Photo: EPA)
The landscape of parts of Japan looks like the aftermath of World War Two; no industrialised country since then has suffered such a death toll. The one tiny, tiny consolation [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Core Values, Current Affairs, Ethics at 2:26 PM UTC
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MSNBC decided to interview Niall Ferguson about events in Egypt and President Obama’s handling of the situation. Are they sorry. The Obama cheerleader, er, news anchor does her best to put a happy face on the Apologizer-In-Chief’s Egyptian strategy. That’s when Niall lowers the boom. Watch before MSNBC pulls this one:
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Current Affairs, Government Blunders, Liberal Hypocrisy, Middle- East News, Obama Presidency, Video at 7:40 AM UTC
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Watch and listen as NPR’s Ron Schiller reveals the left’s idea of “fair and balanced.” Appalling doesn’t quite cover it. But, you can bet his star is rising in leftist circles everywhere. Give a listen and consider asking your representative to defund NPR:
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Fraud Watch, Government Waste, Liberal Hypocrisy, Media, Video at 2:08 PM UTC
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The Government Accountability Office (are they kidding?) is reporting that the Federal government wastes billions of dollars every year. It’s probably closer to $1 trillion, but let’s not lose the main point: governments waste money because it’s not their money. It’s yours, fellow sucker. Read on and weep:
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U.S. bureaucracy wastes billions, watchdog says
By Ben Rooney, [...]
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Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Budgets, Government Waste at 2:46 PM UTC
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