AB Stoddard’s column in The Hill looks at Tim Pawlenty and his troubles … concluding with this Zinger-of-the-Day : Many Republicans now wonder if Pawlenty is, as he described Obama, “timid, slow and too often without a clear understanding of our interests.” … here are some other highlights : Pawlenty focused intently on the three [...]
“Americans agree that our country is in peril today and we must act with urgency to save it” — Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann – Waterloo IA June 27, 2011 Gosh, such a strong statement … too bad, Ms. Bachmann did not make that same comment on the House floor … oh, sure, she could have [...]
Iowa’s Favorite Daughter Michele Bachmann has announced her candidacy for President. As such, many of her past statements and actions are being reported … sure many of her claims have been proven – shall we be kind and say – misleading … PolitiFact evaluated 23 claims and determined that only one was completely true … [...]
Thomas Sowell has authored a column that has been picked up by many sources (here it is from the National Review). The column discusses the Republican Presidential aspirants … well, essentially just three. First, Mr. Sowell dismisses Mitt Romney … “has already made too many other about-faces for voters to trust him”. Up next, Mr. [...]
John Kline (R-MN-02) states the problem simply : “The Minnesotans I talk to say Washington must stop spending money it doesn’t have. They and their families are doing more with less, and they expect Washington to do the same. We cannot afford to keep saddling our children and grandchildren with this growing mountain of debt. [...]
If you are one of the 45,647,400 Americans who earned less than $50,000 that paid income tax, you are not going to like reading this commentary … heck, if you are one of the 28,438,127 taxpayers who earned more than $50,000 but less than $100,000, you are not going to like this either … or [...]
Having previously noted that the House only “worked” 61 days (through June 12th … out of a possible 158 days ), a story in The Daily Beast suggests what some lawmakers may doing with those other days … “lawmakers have taken more than 200 trips financed by private groups, costing more than $1 million since [...]
Congressman Francisco “Quico” Canseco (R-TX-23) spent $75,000 on a one-year contract with CampaignGrid LLC, a company that describes itself as “the online advertising platform for candidates and causes.” Amongst the activities that this costly expenditure includes is to publicize the congressional art competition for the West Texas lawmaker. Do you think that Christina Lee from [...]
I have empathy for traveling salesmen. It’s a demanding job … resolving customer complaints and promoting products all while spending days away from the family. The perk … a company car. Now, I am old enough to remember when cars had more options than standard features … forget multiple cupholders, the salesman was concerned whether [...]
SHOCKING NEWS …. the Club For Growth likes Tim Pawlenty’s tax proposal : The group’s president, Chris Chocola, had nothing but good things to say about the Minnesotan’s economic speech Tuesday: “Governor Pawlenty has proposed strong, pro-growth tax and budget reforms that will spur economic growth and create jobs … He is exactly right in [...]
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