Monthly Archives: October 2013

Maybe we are beating a dead horse bothering to argue about the bogus debt default threat being used by Democrats to bamboozle the country. Given the apparent  capitulation by Republican leadership to that boogieman yesterday, that was probably the case.  … Continue reading →

“The philosophy of the school room in one generation  will be the philosophy of government in the next.”   —   Attributed to Abraham Lincoln – an important point no matter who said it. This communication from Tamara Scott,* State … Continue reading →

A new poll by Pew Research Center, one of the best, on how the attitudes of the public are divided on the issues of the budget impasse. It’s interesting. We find that the public is almost, if not exactly, split … Continue reading →

David Stockman was not our cup of tea back in the day. As Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Reagan we thought his statements to the press during and after his tenure could have been delivered more … Continue reading →

From our Southern Command, polling and political research guru Doug Kelly: If any Republican could describe conservatism in these simple terms, then we would have a real conservative party rather than what we now have. It’s not that hard. Why … Continue reading →

That there is a Davenport City Primary Election today That there are three registered Republicans running for the Alderman at Large ballot* That they are Gene Meeker, Dale Gilmour and Jason Gordon Any reason the Scott County leadership would have … Continue reading →

Lemme see if I got this straight. It’s been over a year since four Americans were murdered in Libya in an attack on our Benghazi consulate. The leaders of that attack were known to US intelligence people very soon after. … Continue reading →

Bill Maher  about WWII vets — ” Nobody said they were the brightest generation”   When Bill Mahrer is in your corner it tells the world what a petty, vindictive, not-too-bright would-be dictator  you are. Ben Shapiro reports here (via … Continue reading →