Monthly Archives: January 2013

Boise Gun Show: “These guns and amo are going out the door in arm loads. Some people can hardly walk they’ve got so much stuff,” said organizer Paul Snider.

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“We want to return peace and tranquility to the entire population. Only the people can restore order.”

Armed vigilante groups policing 2 Mexican towns ACAPULCO, Mexico     (AP) — Several hundred civilians have taken up arms in two towns in a southwestern Mexico state and are arresting people suspected of crimes and imposing a curfew, leading authorities to … Continue reading

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Reason.com: 5 Facts About Guns, Schools, And Violence

What every legislator – and citizen – needs to know. and perhaps a journalist or two as well.

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The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs

Reason Magazine: The Promised Land of Fracking Environmental activists, who once hailed natural gas as the bridge fuel to the renewable energy future, have turned with a vengeance against it. Originally, activists who worried about man-made global warming produced by … Continue reading

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Piers Morgan to Ben Shapiro: Here’s your little book.

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Bob Costas phone home. NBC Sports, home to gun-control advocate Bob Costas, is sticking with its commitment to be a sponsor of the largest U.S. gun trade show next week, a month after a school shooting in Connecticut killed 20 … Continue reading

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Government Cheese

Michelle Malkin: From New York to New Mexico and across the dependent plains, welfare recipients are getting sauced on the public dime. Drunk, besotted, bombed. But while politicians pay lip service to cutting government waste, fraud and abuse, they’re doing … Continue reading

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Taxes, oh my

It’s for a good cause, stop your whining: Millions noticing paychecks lighter today, due to payroll tax hike More payroll tax whining. Aded: Payroll Tax Hike Sparks Shock, Outrage Either way, says Washington Post writer Neil Irwin, “that sound you hear … Continue reading

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Ann Althouse: DC attorney general confirms law is for little people. Ann remarks… Why is the law important? If Gregory clearly violated the law, but there is no interest to be served in prosecuting him, doesn’t that prove that the … Continue reading

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Such an “animal” exists? Mark Tapscott: Confessions of a gun-loving journalist Yes, and I’m sure there are many more. I wonder if there are any in the 24 square miles surrounded by reality? If so, they most likely work outside … Continue reading

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Yeehaw: Florida’s ‘Python Challenge’ draws adrenaline junkies, eco-warriors Of course, PETA has to weigh in, shouldn’t be long until an outraged Boulderite follows suit.

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Wow, a hint of common sense at the Federal Reserve

Fed hawks worry about threat of inflation Only one’s a voting member and I feel fairly sure it will be quite a while until the worry becomes contagious.  Two top Federal Reserve policymakers expressed discomfort on Thursday with the U.S. … Continue reading

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Stoopid question: Ryan asks if Obama will meet deadline to submit a budget request this year “Given the critical importance of addressing our nation’s fiscal problems, I am  writing to ask whether the President will submit his budget request this … Continue reading

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“Our goal is to get to 5 million members before this debate is over”

Of course we’re talking the NRA. I’m not a member but I did determine how much a membership costs ($35). Here’s the NRA’s membership sign up page. My Dad jointed the NRA after President Kennedy was assisinated and I’m strongly … Continue reading

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Greens, better get busy…

Walter Russell Meade reports that America’s oil imports are reaching new lows. Our increasing energy independence has a lot to do with the new drilling technologies changing the domestic oil production landscape. Because of new extraction techniques like fracking and horizontal … Continue reading

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Obamacare avoidance for small business

The tip of the iceberg, Nebraska Wendy’s franchisee slashes worker hours to sidestep ObamaCare A Nebraska Wendy’s franchise is slashing employee hours so the owners do not  have to pay for health benefits for their workers under ObamaCare’s  requirements. WOWT … Continue reading

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Drudge

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Marc A. Thiessen: If the GOP wants a path out of the political wilderness, they should start acting more like the current occupant of the Oval Office. Republicans should start acting like Obama Amen.

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Taxes: Obama voters, that means you

Obama Voters Furious About Tax Hikes Reading this article my first thought is what a bunch of spoiled, whining brats. Yea, and I’m leaving out the ‘F’ word.

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Glenn Reynolds on rebuilding after disasters and the moral hazard of federal dollars: ‘When “disaster relief” is part of your lifestyle, it’s quit being a form of insurance, and turned into just a subsidy.’ And Progressives ask, “What’s wrong with … Continue reading

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