Monthly Archives: December 2013

Why Conservative Groups Are Opposed to the Budget Deal

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Designated2

The budget deal that passed the House and heads to the Senate, the Ryan-Murray compromise, ends provisions in the Budget Control Act of August 2011, a.k.a. “the sequestration deal.” Provisions of that agreement marginally limited spending increases in discretionary programs. … Continue reading →

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Quotes for the Ages

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Designated2

“It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged.”   G. K. Chesterton* Without the tea party, the Republican Party would be an inarticulate, me-too party without ideas or energy.  Dick Morris – December 14, 2013 *Thanks to TN … Continue reading →

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Veritas Salad

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Designated2

Whenever we do a Veritas Salad, we try to present three or more items of interest, of more or less significance, usually mixed in subject matter, that caught our eye that day. The format is intended to suggest that we … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Just Boehner . . . the Sociology of the Republican Party

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Designated2

Dick Morris presents what is a sociology of the Republican Party.  Read the entirely worthwhile article Boehner Eats His Young. Morris has the perspective of a successful political analyst who has worked both sides of the street. In today’s article … Continue reading →

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For A Delicious Skewer . . .

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Designated2

. . . definitely high calorie . . . but providing essential political nourishment . . . make hopenchangecartoons,  terrellaftermath and  politifake  blog sites a regular visit! 00

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Veritas Salad – Including Why Speaker Boehner Needs to Go

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Designated2

Millennials have heads full of mush and an almost infantile view of government . . . but we can work with that . . . Our Southern Command Correspondent  and polling guru Doug Kelly forwarded this article from Forbes online: … Continue reading →

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Will RPI Reforms Make Their Way To Scott County?

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Designated2

The online publication The Iowa Republican (TIR) has diligently followed and invested considerable commentary regarding recent proposed bylaw changes for the Republican Party of Iowa (RPI), including one approved this past weekend purporting to regulate conflicts of interest within  RPI … Continue reading →

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Institutionalizing Envy

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Designated2

John Hayward writing at RedState has another excellent article today,  The War on Misfortune.  It addresses the left’s shift to emphasize action against “income inequality”  instead of mere  pursuit of “social justice.”    The former providing an ongoing institutional(ized) revolutionary party … Continue reading →

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Who Pulls the Wagon for Obamanomics . . .

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Designated2

not the borrowing and printing part, the current payments part? DLH forwards much of the answer in a dispatch from Terence P. Jeffrey, via Conservative News Service (CNS): Jeffrey reports on a study by the Congressional Budget Office regarding 2010 … Continue reading →

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The Obamacaid Time Bomb — Gary Bauer

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Designated2

Posted with permission . . . all of Bauer’s End of Day Columns are available at Campaign for Working Families and by e-mail subscription. The Obamacaid Time Bomb You might have noticed that the liberal media are peddling a new … Continue reading →

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