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“I’m getting better”

**Written by Doug Powers Rick Perry, along with Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman and Rick Santorum all failed to qualify to appear on the ballot for the Virgina primary on March 6th. It looks like Perry will be the first to offer a legal challenge: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign announced Tuesday it will [...]

Constitution, shmonstitution

Can kicking on hold?

Not to mention certain stock portfolios

$174,000 a year

Anybody who answers “you’re fired” is fired

Happier times

Coattail inoculation

Stump the band

Subtleties

**Written by Doug Powers On Tuesday we talked about the bankruptcy of the MF Global and the “missing” few hundred million dollars. Today the company’s CEO, Jon Corzine, resigned: Jon Corzine resigned today without severance pay as head of MF Global, the bankrupt brokerage firm where he had hoped to resurrect his career after a [...]

“It’s not funny to me”

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

**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.” [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Amid the chaos of war, economic hardship, moral decay, crony capitalism, graft and corruption, is there any more refreshing way to kick off a weekend than by finding out that there are still at least a half dozen members of the US Senate who haven’t lost track of the real problem? [...]

Amped up about illegals

**Written by Doug Powers In 2010, candidates the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported raked in millions in contributions from Wall Street, with $1.65 million going to New York’s Chuck Schumer alone. That somehow makes the party a natural when it comes to throwing their weight behind “Occupy Wall Street.” From Jonah Goldberg at NRO: Robby [...]

Denied

**Written by Doug Powers It isn’t difficult to see why so many in Washington can’t or won’t recognize the inherent problem with things like the Solyndra debacle — or crony capitalism in general. So many of them live with it on a daily basis and display a high degree of tolerance within their own ranks [...]

Throwing an anvil to a drowning candidate

“Yes we Cain!”

**Written by Doug Powers At a rally in DC yesterday, Sen. Tom Harkin said this concerning Medicaid: “We need some of you probably getting arrested for doing things you shouldn’t be doing.” Oh come on, Senator, only so many people can serve in Congress at any one time. Harkin never did say if the purpose [...]

**Written by Doug Powers It hasn’t even been a year since the House censured NY Rep. Charlie Rangel for 11 ethics violations, which makes it the perfect time to celebrate with a ceremony to unveil his official portrait. From Politico: The House Ways and Means Committee, which Rangel chaired until he lost his gavel following [...]

“Car-Free Week”?

**Written by Doug Powers I’m of Irish descent, so Henry Waxman probably thinks I started voting Republican because the GOP was offering free whiskey — just as he believes Jewish voters are trending right to keep their money: Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), a prominent Jewish congressman, said the Jewish vote is a concern for his [...]

**Written by Doug Powers The special election to replace the self-proclaimed author of Obamacare and junk-Tweeter extraordinaire Anthony Weiner is Tuesday, and right now it isn’t looking good for the Democrats. From the New York Times: The Republican candidate is in a strong position heading into Tuesday’s special election in the heavily Democratic Congressional district [...]