A friend recently commented how the Democrats are so free with our money when it comes to their claim that America’s children have a right to free college, while imposing costly regulations on business, that must in turn reduce the number of new hires, leaving graduating students with no job prospects. Continue reading
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Time to remember Margaret Thatcher
The next time you hear Hillary Clinton talk about another huge stimulus to fund the biggest enactment in good paying jobs since World War II (more shovel-ready jobs) … free community college … student debt relief … day care assistance … Hillary Care with lower premiums and deductibles … and the other free stuff, remember the words of a proven female leader, Margaret Thatcher. Continue reading
Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ slogan stirs Dems
When I tuned into Dennis Prager’s radio program this morning he was chuckling over an achievement of Donald Trump. “He has been able to get the left to admit that America is at least great.” Continue reading
Striking down Michigan voting law latest Democrat ploy
I’m sure you’ve heard both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump say “the system is rigged” as they have opposed party delegate rules, but I wonder if you have heard about the other tricks up the Democrats’ sleeves. Continue reading
Another liberal failure
Democrat presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are both touting free college, telling us that a college education is a right. And as you can imagine, they have a scheme for you and I to pay for it. Continue reading
It’s ‘lyin Hil’ again
Hillary Clinton, already known for her long history of lying, has been caught in another one, according to Allysia Finley, writing in the April 26, edition of The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
The ‘not I’ business community needs to step up
Regular readers of this blog will recall my frequent criticism of businesses that get in bed with big government. We’ve seen it with automobile manufacturers and café standards. We saw pharmaceuticals and various health entities support ObamaCare. And we’ve witnessed energy firms jump on the climate change train. Continue reading
On second thought
In my March 29, 2016 post, Court nominee not a ‘centrist,’ I wrote that Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) had agreed to meet with President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland.
Yesterday, she changed her mind and will support Sen. Charles Grassley’s (R-IA) decision not to hold hearings. Could it be that she saw her reelection slip away as angry voters oppose weak-kneed Republicans?… read more
Observing the 2016 presidential campaign
Trump dismisses Christie – While telling the crowd that it was Gov. Chris Christie’s endorsement that he really wanted, after being introduced by him in Millington, Tennessee, Donald Trump unceremoniously dismissed him on the tarmac, saying, “get on the plane and go home … it’s over there.” Continue reading
Obama continues war on coal industry
(Cartoon courtesy of Michael Ramirez, IBD)
In recent posts I have written about President Obama’s seven-year hatred of the coal industry despite the fact that coal has supplied us with the cheapest energy and still produces about a third of America’s energy.
Further evidence of his 2008 threat to bankrupt coal companies was revealed this week when Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 protection, following the earlier filings of Patriot Coal, Walter Energy and Alpha Natural Resources. The actions of Obama and his compliant EPA have killed some 40,000 lower and middle class jobs during his tenure. Continue reading