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The heroism of the late Judge John M. Roll

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 7:05 pm » 4 Comments

President Obama talked last week about the stories of some of the heroes of the Tucson tragedy, including husbands who either died or were injured trying to shield their wives from Jared Loughner’s rampage, but not mentioned – because it wasn’t known at the time – was the heroism of the late US District Court [...]

 

CSM

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 6:28 pm » Comments Off

School shootings: In Nebraska, a proposal to arm teachers

 

VIDEO: In repeal debate, Wasserman Schultz hides behind words of Tucson survivor

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 5:52 pm » 19 Comments

My mouth literally dropped open when I read this. We all know Democrats routinely like to use minorities and victims as human shields – especially in the middle of a heated debate on a contentious issue, but this absolutely takes the cake. First, the video of Wasserman Schultz’s remarks is (via Fox Nation): Watch the [...]

 

Fox News

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 5:15 pm » Comments Off

Welfare Tab for Children of Illegal Immigrants Estimated at $600M in L.A. County

 

NY1

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 5:13 pm » Comments Off

Mayor Bloomberg Vows To Shrink Govt, Not Raise Taxes To Support City’s Growth

 

LAT

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 5:10 pm » 1 Comment

Obama says he’s going to Super Bowl – if the Chicago Bears are there

 

Oregonian

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 5:09 pm » Comments Off

U.S. Rep. David Wu loses staffers, political team amid complaints of public behavior

 

So ignorant, it’s scary: the sequel

Posted by: Phineas on January 19, 2011 at 2:31 pm » 15 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Last summer I wrote a post about the mind-numbing witlessness of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX). Now, on top of her ignorance of History and Science, she’s shown herself to be devoid of any understanding of the Constitution*, too, by declaring that a repeal of ObamaCare would be unconstitutional: Arguing that the Commerce [...]

 

So much for the “new tone” in Obamacare repeal debate

Posted by: ST on January 19, 2011 at 1:36 pm » 8 Comments

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: In an extraordinary outburst on the House floor, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) invoked the Holocaust to attack Republicans on health care and compared rhetoric on the issue to the work of infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels. “They say it’s a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like [...]

 

The Battle Hymn of Sarah

Posted by: Phineas on January 19, 2011 at 11:09 am » 6 Comments

**Posted by Phineas Cute. After the week she’s been through, I imagine this would put a smile on Sarah Palin’s face: The old guy’s got a pretty good voice, too! Via Hillbuzz (Crossposted at Public Secrets)