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‘1000 days’ button

From ‘The Hill’

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“I’m on the hill today, visiting with Congressman, and we are finding that many of the GOP members are saying, “It’s against House rules to wear the ’1000 days’ buttons at the SOTU tonight…”

reports Keli Carendar as posted by Instapundit. She then points out… Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it “against the rules” to not pass a freaking budget for 1000 days??? If it’s convenient I guess rules means something, if … Continue reading

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1000 days part 3 (and 4)

From Powerline blog: John Hinderaker: What Can You Do In 1,000 Days? Lots of difficult and important things, as this excellent video from the Heritage Foundation points out. One thing you can’t do, however–at least, not if you are the … Continue reading

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1000 days part 2

“I think they should all wear a 1,000 Days pin on their suits tonight. That would force the MSM to report the issue.”Yea, I keep waiting to read about this in the local paper. Hah.

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How do I qualify?

Becoming depending on government. Gotta love it. Lead the way progressives.

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Debate moderators

“…As long as they can make the Republican debates look like a circus and the candidate chosen seem irrelevant, the better chance their candidate has of squeaking out a second term.” “ More examples here.

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1000 days tomorrow

Since Democrats last passed a budget. In other news today, Obama announced that he will not meet the statutory deadline to submit his budget to Congress–again. Of course, no one is holding his breath awaiting the president’s budget proposal. Obama’s … Continue reading

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Fast and Furious update: 5th amendment

Oh, this is a big problem. It’s every citizen’s right to take the Fifth Amendment in court and Congressional hearings when testifying. When the sitting chief of a criminal investigation division for a US Attorney’s office does it, though, it … Continue reading

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Obama take down from Canada

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Obama Admin: Beyond unbelieveably stoopid

REPORT: State Department To Reject The Keystone Pipeline Transcanada will however be able to reapply with an alternate route going through Nebraska I suspect Transcanada isn’t that stoopid. They will do one of two things: Build the pipeline to Canada’s … Continue reading

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United States: We have a problem

Lawmakers Proposed $1 Tril In New Spending Last Year Despite endless talk of spending cuts and fiscal restraint in Washington over the past year, lawmakers continued to act as though the government doesn’t spend nearly enough. Imagine that. Don’t worry, … Continue reading

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Elite: Thy name is Kennedy

Unbelievable.

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How dare this man keep campaign promises, govern soberly, balance the budget, and refrain from raping the taxpayer?

We’re talking Wisconsin’s governor, Scott Walker.

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Fastracks

Fastracks cost projections continue to increase. Back in 2004 when voters approved FasTracks, they were told the Northwest rail line would cost $565 million. In just four years that figure ballooned to an alarming $894 million because of construction add-ons, … Continue reading

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Vermont delegation rewarded staffers with $236,830 in bonuses

Can I get a job with these guys? As demands for fiscal austerity dominated debate in Washington, Vermont’s three congressional lawmakers gave their staffers a combined $236,830 in bonuses last year.

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“…As a Swampscott police spokesman said at the time, “We don’t urge anybody to fight back. We want them to call us.”

Massachusetts, you have a problem.

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Obama and troops

“He didn’t want to take pictures with any more soldiers; he was complaining about it,” a State Department official tells me. “Look, I was excited to meet him. I wanted to like him. Let’s just say the scales fell from … Continue reading

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Gotta be something more

Oh yeah…. Sweet.

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SOPA becoming a political liability

Stoopid politicians getting what they deserve.

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“For those who pay attention, it is astonishing to witness the non-stop, over-the-top efforts of liberal mainstream media like the New York Times to discredit Wichita-based Koch Industries and its principals Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch. “

Obsessive Koch disorder at the Times Here’s an excerpt from a January 8th letter from Melissa Cohlmia of Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC to Arthur S. Brisbane, the Times’ public editor, or readers’ representative. In other words, Times writers apparently … Continue reading

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