**Written by Doug Powers Because designing an economy around the assumption that we’re all about to die from man-made global warming is working out so well for commerce in Spain, let’s keep the ball rolling in the United States: (CNSNews.com) – John Bryson, nominated by President Barack Obama today to head the Department of Commerce, […]

“You follow a lot of young women on Twitter…”

**Written by Doug Powers Almost two months and around a half million dollar recount later, JoAnne Kloppenburg has conceded: Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg said Tuesday that she was conceding the Supreme Court race to Justice David Prosser, ending what had been a contentious campaign that culminated in a rare statewide recount. Kloppenburg made the […]

In April, I reported on the Obama FoodStampCorps’s mission to enroll countless more food-stamp beneficiaries. Looks like they’re accomplishing their mission of dependency in spectacular fashion. Kenneth Schortgen Jr at The Examiner reports on fresh SNAP/USDA data: Food stamp usage by the American people reached a new high last month as more than 44 million […]

Loyal readers know how blessed I feel to be a resident of Colorado Springs. After three years, I’ve grown used to the frequent attacks on our fair city for its citizens’ proud and stubborn rejection of bigger and bigger government. Those attacks have increased over the last 12 months — and I’ve called attention to […]

Andrew Lawton, a Canadian conservative blogger and radio host on whose show I’ve had the pleasure and honor to appear, suffered a life-threatening medical emergency last December. Today, he courageously discloses the full story behind his health scare: He had attempted to take his life through an intentional drug overdose. Family and faith lifted him […]

We’re back to square one on Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his murderous band of jihadists at Gitmo. Sgt. Tim Sumner of 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America reports that the Office of Military Commissions has notified 9/11 families this evening that charges will be re-sworn Tuesday. Thank jihad-coddling Attorney General Eric Holder and […]

Taps Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep. Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And […]

**Written by Doug Powers As I write this, it’s raining and I hear thunder in the sky, or it could just be the distant echo of Harleys: WASHINGTON — The sound of motorcycles is filling the streets of Washington this Memorial Day weekend. The group Rolling Thunder is in town for a motorcycle ride and […]

If outlaws are outlawed, only outlaws will be outlaws

**Written by Doug Powers Now that Sarah Palin’s “Hey you guys dating Meghan McCain, look over here! WHOOO!” bus tour is under way, Meghan’s dating life is only bound to keep going south: Jay Leno: Are you dating anyone? Meghan McCain: No. I’m in, like, dating Babylon. Like, I go on dates with men and, […]

I know from our family experience how important spreading the word about a missing person is in the immediate hours and days after a loved one goes missing. In Washington, D.C., 24-year-old Matt Hill — a Campus Outreach director at George Washington University — disappeared on Tuesday. His family and friends are trying to get […]

**Written by Doug Powers Any Republican candidate serious about trying to get the US out of a mess that’s been many years in the making and only getting worse is first and foremost going to have to stop doing the equivalent of standing in front of the ballpark yelling “a vote for me is a […]

Then more hot air won’t help matters

Here’s how Colorado Springs kicked off Memorial Day weekend. This military town knows there’s much more to the holiday than BBQs and pool parties. To borrow a phrase, remember the reason for the season. Let me know what you’re doing in your neighborhoods and hometowns. Fort Carson dedicates 22 names added to Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial […]

Barney Frank’s Friends with Benefits by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 If you want to watch a corruptocrat start sputtering like Porky Pig with allergies, confront him with three simple words: conflict of interest. Asked this week about his role in securing an ex-lover’s highly coveted job at government mortgage giant Fannie Mae, Massachusetts […]

**Written by Doug Powers President Obama is over in France and wasn’t in Washington to sign the extension of the Patriot Act that was to expire at midnight, so it was signed with an “autopen.” What a great excuse to offer the inevitable criticism he’ll get, much of it from his own base: “But I […]

**Written by Doug Powers How economically un-American and devious is the Republican field of presidential candidates? They’ve already managed to control the automobile purchasing habits of Congresswoman and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), the chairwoman of the DNC, ripped into Republican presidential contenders who opposed President Obama’s 2009 bailouts for […]

What a great combination: Sarah Palin and Rolling Thunder. Memorial Day in Washington, D.C. sounds like it will be a blast. The event is the kick-off for a cross-country bus tour. The Palin family will hit the northeastern corridor first, on a route that will take them to “historical sites that were key to the […]

A very significant ruling from the high court today on the constitutionality of Arizona’s law imposing sanctions on businesses that hire illegal aliens. This is not SB1070 signed by GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, but an earlier law passed by, ahem, then-Democrat Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano — who, of course, now serves in an administration using […]

**Written by Doug Powers Yesterday, Michelle wrote about the Porkulus “cash for tax cheats” program, and here’s a related item that Sheriff Joe Biden might want to investigate as soon as he’s finished plotting his path to the White House in 2016. The Stimulus is going to touch more lives than we thought — in […]

I’ve had my doubts about GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s commitment to fiscal conservatism in the past, but his mettle is being tested and this is his moment. Beltway Republicans are going wobbly in the wake of the GOP’s NY-26 loss — seen as a referendum on the Ryan Medicare overhaul plan. William Jacobson at Legal […]

In January, I published “The progressive ‘climate of hate:’ An illustrated primer, 2000-2010.” Review it here. Part IV was a section on anti-conservative female hate, with tons of links on the sexist rhetoric of the Left. You’ll recall that the “M” in MSNBC stands for misogyny. Here’s a new entrant in the race to the […]

The comeuppance of one of Capitol Hill’s crappiest crapweasels is here. John Edwards — a.k.a. Silky Pony, Breck Boy, Seabiscuit — will now face formal prosecution for alleged violations of campaign laws while he tried to cover up his extra-marital fling with flaky Rielle Hunter. ABC News has the story: A source close to the […]

Here’s a photo gallery of the terrible aftermath of the storms in Joplin, Missouri. The death toll has passed 125 and the search for the missing continues. Amid the devastation, neighbors, friends, and strangers are pulling together. Jim Hoft has the story of a St. Louis Facebook group organizing 4 truckloads of supplies to Joplin. […]