Daily Archives: October 30th, 2007 «

 

Taking indoctrination to a whole new level

Posted by: ST on October 30, 2007 at 10:22 pm » 22 Comments

To say what’s happening at the University of Delaware is shocking is an understatement. I mean, we all know that the majority of college faculties across the country are liberal, and as a result liberal indoctrination through “education” ensues, but, as Jason Steck explains, the program at the University of Delaware goes much further than [...]

 

On selling the conservative message

Posted by: ST on October 30, 2007 at 9:02 pm » 6 Comments

Just got done reading this piece Jonah Goldberg wrote for the LA Times about his belief that conservatism is popular in theory but not so much in practice: The problem is that conservatism, even Reagan’s brand, wasn’t as popular as we often remember it. Government spending continued to increase under Reagan, albeit a bit more [...]

 

Fighting back on the flag-folding flap

Posted by: ST on October 30, 2007 at 2:54 pm » 2 Comments

See if you can say that three times fast. Members of Congress are reacting swiftly to the recent news about the National Cemetery Administration decision halting flag-folding recitatations at military funerals at any national cemetary – because of one complaint: A group of congressmen has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider its ban [...]

 

Rep. Murtha: The House’s king of pork

Posted by: ST on October 30, 2007 at 11:52 am » 2 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports this morning on how the Democrats’ favorite vet Rep. John Murtha built Johnstown, PA on earmarks (h/t: Captain Ed): JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — If John Murtha were a businessman, he’d be the biggest employer in this town. The powerful U.S. congressman has used his clout on Capitol Hill to create thousands [...]

 

Name recognition driving Hillary’s high poll numbers?

Posted by: ST on October 30, 2007 at 9:15 am » 7 Comments

A new poll out by Rasmussen seems to suggest just that: A look at the crosstabs demonstrates that it is attitudes towards Clinton that are driving the numbers in this polling match-up. Among all voters, Clinton attracts 48% support. Among the voters who have never heard of Ron Paul or don’t know enough to have [...]