Monthly Archives: November 2013

Braley’s Obamacare Disaster

Yesterday our Illustrious Senior Editor (that means he is older), referred to Bruce Braley’s healthcare themed town hall event which was held at Genesis East in the summer of 2009.  We were there as well. The ISE man said that … Continue reading

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Destructive, Whether Incompetent or Sinister

This has to be THE quote of the day. It’s from the Iowahawk, and offered by Clarice Feldmann, whose column today is another must read. ( This quip must take its place in the category of “Damn! I wish I’d … Continue reading

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Crank’s Up

I’ve never thought Mitch McConnell has ever said anything particularly memorable or eloquent. But his comment yesterday seems to me to say it all about the dangerous, lying  fraud now residing in the White House. In responding to Obama’s admission … Continue reading

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Showcasing the Brown Stool — Scotty’s Brown(field) Speech to Scott County Republicans

Reports of Scott Brown’s comments to the 300 plus attendees at Tuesday’s Scott County Republican Reagan Dinner do not convince me he is the one to rejuvenate the Republican political environment.  Read reports about his dinner comments in the QC … Continue reading

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Should Republican Legislators Help Democrats Fix Obamacare?

It is the issue of the moment on conservative political blog sites . . . basically whether Republicans in Congress should help Democrats save Obamacare, (and those Democrats’ political lives), with temporary and piecemeal fixes. In support of the affirmative, … Continue reading

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Obamacare as “Hosurance”

This is one of the ads from a Colorado Health Initiative ad campaign trying to induce the young and witless into buying Obamacare.  CHI is a private charity according to their web site. The left is aggressively trying to get … Continue reading

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Twelve Reasons Why I Voted Democratic

More in from over the transom.  This one apparently from a letter to the editor of a Florida newspaper.   Thanks to RD for the e-mail. 00

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Argus-Dispatch Print Edition Trims Ethanol Commentary

Still, serves to undermine corn ethanol boondoggle Our post yesterday made reference to a lengthy AP story * in the Argus-Dispatch online edition about the detrimental environmental effects of current corn ethanol production policies and practices.   We predicted that any … Continue reading

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Veritas Salad

Obamacare’s Success Doug Hagmann who writes at Canada Free Press can be characterized by leftists as an extreme conspiracy enthusiast. Sometimes he does come across as too heavy on the dire predictions. However, as this piece, if read with objectivity … Continue reading

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Corn Belt Apostasy at the Argus-Dispatch?

The secret, dirty cost of Obama’s green power push* Catch the title of this lengthy AP story that we noticed earlier today in qconline – the online news outlet operated by the Midwest oriented Small Newspaper Group,  a privately held … Continue reading

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