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Scroll for updates…Oakland, Portland, Los Angeles mobbed, Occupiers vow to extend shutdown in response to “police brutality”…Update 10:47pm Eastern…Occupiers vow to block 3am shift in Oakland…arrests after trains blocked in Bellingham, WA… Here we go again. You remember where the “Day of Rage” 2011 festivities first broke out earlier this fall, don’t you? If you [...]

One more time

“Irony can be pretty ironic sometimes…”

Scholastic Inc. is a nearly century-old educational publishing company that distributes books, magazines, and other teaching materials through the schools. If you have kids (or remember from your own grade-school days), Scholastic puts out news bulletins that get sent home weekly or monthly. One of those items is Scholastic News, which bills itself as “America’s [...]

Holder, Blago, Richardson: Triangle of Sleaze by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 It was a rough week for the corruptocracy. White House officials better ho-ho-hold on tight because the sleigh ride isn’t going to get any smoother. On Wednesday, disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., received a 14-year prison sentence for scheming to sell [...]

**Written by Doug Powers The Labor Secretary nods in agreement. From the Washington Examiner: President Obama said that he will delay his vacation and keep Congress in session until the passage of his desired payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits extension — two proposals that Obama said would create more jobs than the Keystone XL [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Under congressional rules I believe he’s now qualified to get his fourth subpoena for free. From Politico: The hits just keep coming for former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. A House Financial Services subcommittee unanimously agreed to subpoena the Democrat for questioning about his role in the collapse of the now-bankrupt [...]

The verdict in Rod Blagojevich’s corruption case is expected in about 20 minutes. Chicago journos have been live-tweeting the hearing this morning. After blaming everyone and anyone and their mothers for his cesspool of woes, Blago played the belated remorse card and begged the judge for “mercy.” The prosecution wants 15-20 years to “send a [...]

1980s Death Row cop-killer Mumia abu Jamal, darling of Hollyweird and the progressive Left, will live out the rest of his natural life. Prosecutors announced today that they will no longer pursue the death penalty: “The decision by District Attorney Seth Williams, made with the support of the officer’s widow and the city police commissioner, [...]

People make honest mistakes. When right-leaning people make them, Soros-funded Media Matters turns it into Apocalypse Now and an opportunity to discredit all of conservatism. But when liberal journos err, it’s like the proverbial trees falling in the forest. Does anybody hear the muffled sound? Last night while I was on Twitter, a few left-leaning [...]

On the left: Richard Cordray. Then…former contestant on Jeopardy. Now…Obama nominee in jeopardy. My latest column spotlights the upcoming Thursday vote on Dodd-Frank czar nominee Richard Cordray. The White House doesn’t have the votes. Not only are the Senate Republicans holding the line, but Team Obama is also bracing for several Dems to bail as [...]

**Written by Doug Powers At some point prudent savers come to the realization that it’s unwise to put their money in a financial institution that may eventually be torched by a member of their own group. As a result, SF Occupiers are starting their own bank: Members of Occupy SF announced their ambitious plans to [...]

Lei down the gauntlet

**Written by Doug Powers Last month a House panel asked Jon Corzine to offer testimony about the MF Global collapse. That “ask” has been upgraded to subpoena” status “Name that party” game rules apply to this AP story: A congressional panel has subpoenaed former Sen. Jon Corzine to testify next week about his role leading [...]

Miley Cyrus, Occupier Poster Girl by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 She’s perfect. Miley Cyrus, Hollywood’s perpetually half-dressed wild child with an insatiable appetite for attention, jumped in front of the Occupy Wall Street bandwagon this week. The young Disney mogul unveiled a YouTube anthem hailing the aimless, anti-capitalist protesters. Smells like opportunistic teen [...]

**Written by Doug Powers This week the Chairman of the RNC offered a $100 reward for anyone who could get a picture of President Obama together with Bob Casey, the Democrat Senator from Pennsylvania, where Obama was fundraising. The money went unclaimed of course. Republicans tying their Democrat opponents to Obama might be an increasingly [...]

So… don’t pass this jobs bill?

So, here is Twitter’s criteria for the “Top Tweets of 2011″ list it shared with ABC News. Pay attention to the phrases in bold: Over 100 million people around the world log in to Twitter every day to tweet about everything from their daily commutes to the meals they eat — but many have used [...]

Here’s my Fox and Friends appearance this morning on the political news of the day. Longtime readers know I have always identified as a CONSERVATIVE first, not a Republican. I have never identified myself as a GOP strategist or GOP operative or GOP anything throughout my writing career, which is what I was trying to [...]

The Eric Holder Resignation Bandwagon is growing, and apparently, Eric Holder is upset about it. Matthew Boyle at the Daily Caller has done nice work chronicling the EHRB movement on Capitol Hill. Holder chewed out the publication yesterday. No dice. Boyle reports today that GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia is the first in the [...]

Fire up the Mother of All Credit Cards! Fresh off the news that the Federal Reserve doled out $1.2 trillion in previously undisclosed loans to banks (story here) in 2008 comes today’s news of the Fed’s latest Bailout of the World — euphemistically known as a global “coordinated action:” Central banks from developed nations Wednesday [...]

Obama’s Cloud-Based Transparency by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2011 At the dawn of his administration, President Obama opined: “A democracy requires accountability, and accountability requires transparency.” Magical rays of white-hot sunlight emanated from his media-manufactured halo. And then bureaucratically engineered darkness settled over the land. For three years, White House officials have rolled out [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Add two states to the Obamacare waiver denial list that already includes Delaware and N. Dakota. Hey, not everybody can with the Lucky Lottery. From The Hill: The decision could rekindle the controversy over the waiver process, as the two states that were turned down, Indiana and Louisiana, have Republican governors. [...]

Just listen to the hate. It’s insane. Screaming at Target moms with kids and Wal-mart shoppers and workers with ear-splitting contempt? This is what Occupiers want to be remembered for? Be sure to watch at around the 4:00 minute mark when the cameraman is so outraged he can’t hold his camera straight. Un. Hinged: H/T [...]

Happier times

Just like clockwork, the Obama administration never misses an opportunity to unload thousands of records it hopes no one will ever bother sifting through during the holidays. On Black Friday, the White House released more visitor log info — trumpeting disclosures it has fought tooth and nail. I’ve started looking through the data. And you [...]

Buh-bye. The news just broke over Twitter via WBZ Radio. All together now: DLTDHYOTWO! The original Tweet: Here. Press conference at 1pm Eastern: Congressman Barney Frank will hold a press conference in Newton Monday to formally announce and answer questions about his decision not to run for re-election in 2012. Frank of Massachusetts 4th Congressional [...]

**Written by Doug Powers Strange… you don’t usually see stories about political corruption coming out of Chicago: A Chicago-area businessman whose association with President Obama came under scrutiny during the 2008 presidential campaign has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for corruption charges related to kickback schemes. Antoin “Tony” Rezko, who raised [...]

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