Categories: Politics, Letters to the Editor

Our mugger-in-chief

As Joe Lawler brought to our attention, in some comments made in Hawaii on Tuesday, Barack Obama proved his intellectual weakness yet again. It's not just his thinking that Hawaii is in Asia. (By the way, if Hawaii is in Asia, that makes it even harder… more »

Herman's just not ready

Herman Cain is theoretically a great candidate for president. He’s a smart, black, successful, conservative “outsider.” But as the reality sets in, it's clear that Mr. Cain is barely more ready for the office he seeks than Sarah Palin (or Barack Obama)… more »

Crony capitalism and smallpox

When even the L.A. Times starts reporting on government expenditures which appear to be the direction of millions (or hundreds of millions) of taxpayer dollars to companies in bed with Democrat donors, you know that such corruption is a story not going… more »

Democrat supports Voter ID law

Sorry I'm getting this to you a bit late, but my expectation is that most readers have nevertheless not heard this story yet. Last month, former Congressman Artur Davis (D-AL) wrote a refreshingly honest mea culpa when it comes to the issue of Voter ID… more »

Margaret Thatcher explains Occupy Wall Street

...and President Obama, and congressional Democrats H/T Airbus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw more »

DNC causing furloughs of non-union workers for convention

In a solid piece of journalism, RedState.com is reporting that organizers of the Democratic presidential convention which is to be held in Charlotte, NC, are refusing to offer any contracts to non-unionized shops and further are causing the temporary (w… more »

Obama: 365 Days and Counting, with Hugh Hewitt and Dennis Prager

Please join me at the Douglas County Events Center at 7 PM on Monday, November 7th for what promises to be a fun, informative, and generally excellent event as News/Talk 710 KNUS presents 365 Days and Counting, with Hugh Hewitt and Dennis Prager. We'll… more »

Haftin' to be uproared

H/T Eric W. I really can't add anything to this except to say that with each passing day, as someone who wants Democrats to do poorly the 2012 elections, I love the Occupy movement... http://youtu.be/OW56Z-0xwIQ more »

So long, debit card fees

Following the passage of the "Durbin Amendment" to the Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill -- an amendment which cut the fees that debit card providers can charge merchants per transaction -- Bank of America created a furor by announcing a $5 per month… more »

Peter Schiff talks to Occupyers

In this great 19 minutes of dialog, financier and capitalist Peter Schiff goes into the throngs at Occupy Wall Street to find out what they're really about -- and to show them an example of a real capitalist: http://youtu.be/UGL-Ex1CD1c more »