**Written by Doug Powers The “jobs bill by executive order piecemeal” initiative continues: This afternoon, in yet another executive action intended to boost the economy, President Obama signs an executive order that addresses prescription drug shortages. The signing marks yet another move in the president’s “we can’t wait” campaign to grow the economy through unilateral […]

**Written by Doug Powers The pessimist sees this as taxpayers being out $43 million, but the optimistic green bureaucrat will compare it to Solyndra and tout it as saving taxpayers $492 million. The latest DoE loan recipient to declare bankruptcy is Beacon Power Corp: A Massachusetts company that received a $43 million Energy Department loan […]

“It’s not funny to me”

A Halloween scare

**Written by Doug Powers This should be interesting: CBS News has learned Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to appear before the House Judiciary Committee regarding “Fast and Furious.” The hearing will take place Dec. 8th. Judiciary Committee member and head of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) had requested that Holder appear, […]

Small businesses only?

**Written by Doug Powers What are the odds this review determines that there was indeed malfeasance during their watch?** **The Rhetorical Question of the Day was brought to you by QuietRock soundproof doors. When you don’t want to hear the answer, make it QuietRock! From Fox News: The White House has ordered a review of […]

“The president’s doing the best he can by executive order…”

Culture of Corruption…Mwah! For the past four years, I’ve spotlighted the fight to bring Planned Parenthood’s predators to justice in Kansas. In October 2007, then-AG Phill Kline filed a 107-count criminal complaint against the PP racket, with counts ranging from falsifying documents to performing illegal late-term abortions. In February of this year, I noted the […]

**Written by Doug Powers This falls into the “nice try” category, but ultimately it probably won’t fly. From The Hill: President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill are increasingly referring to the Congress as “Republican” even though their party controls one-half of the unpopular institution. Obama and his allies have started to deploy the phrase […]

Unethical?

It’s 11:00pm Eastern and the Occupiers are swarming the streets of the Big Apple. Because they can. Guess all the government housing and student loan candy President Obama is handing out isn’t enough. The aerial live stream is here via CBS News. Watching for the past 10 minutes, it isn’t clear where these aimless Kamp […]

Big franking deal!

Nope, you are not off the hook, AG Eric Holder. Not by a long shot. No way in hell. GOP Rep. Darrell Issa and Sen. Charles Grassley are back with a new letter demanding more information about the murder of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata and the tactics used while conducting surveillance on […]

“What’s the difference?”

It’s not news. It’s re-confirmation. Roll Call has a lengthy story out today on just-released FBI records detailing the extent of the late corruptocrat John Murtha’s dirty dealings — and how he repeatedly got away with it. The FBI and DOJ watched. And watched. And failed to act. Murtha’s entrenched incumbency made him untouchable. There’s […]

Don’t screw with me! Joe Biden: Beltway Bubble Boy by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 Last fall, before the midterm shellacking, Vice President Joe Biden admonished rank-and-file Democratic voters to “stop whining.” Uncle Tough Guy should practice what he screeches. The 2012 campaign has barely begun, but Biden’s thin skin makes a spring roll […]

**Written by Doug Powers There are still a lot of people who believe that the notion of self reliance and limited government is a feature of America instead of a glitch, and they long to see a return to those founding principles. These are folks who understand that America didn’t declare independence because the King […]

**Written by Doug Powers Karl Rove stuck a fork in him, Hillary Clinton mocked him, much has been made of a couple of statements that needed clarifying, other GOP candidates as well as those who make a good living off the current bloated tax code have blasted 999, and his Chief of Staff is a […]

Yes on Issue 2 sign torn down by union-supporting thugs Sorry, readers. I’ve been out of it the last couple of days. Trying to get back in the swing of things. While the sound and fury of the GOP 2012 race drones on, it’s the state-level battles that deserve the Tea Party’s united front, attention, […]

En route

**Written by Doug Powers Just because they’re young shouldn’t give her license to insult them, should it? From the Herald Online: U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, interrupted an interview with a reporter Saturday in Charleston to speak with two elementary-school age children that she quickly labeled “little Democrats.” […]

Intersection as busy as ever

**Written by Doug Powers “Pass this jobs bill” has been abandoned in favor of something with a little more urgency: “We can’t wait!” It’s called “We can’t wait” because “Who needs Congress” sounded too brazen. From CBS News: With Republicans continuing to stall action on President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill, the White House is […]

Update: 7:57pm Eastern…Just received word…no match between Marizela’s records and the unidentified remains in Morton…questions about bureaucratic lapses still unresolved…see more below This is a sketch released by Lewis County, Washington authorities last week. It is a reconstruction of the facial features of skeletal human remains found on a logging road in April outside of […]