Politics
What Obama could learn from Rudy Giuliani
I’m sure some liberals could make the case that $19 million to examine gas emissions from cow flatulence is a noble endeavor. On the other hand, a Mayor Rudy Giuliani said it pays to eradicate the small stuff first to establish credibility on the big stuff. I wish more reporters would ask Tom Vilsack about the 400 grand we’re spending on fancy portraits at a time that the middle class is sinking under Obamanomics.
Read MoreTales from the sequester
The disordered liberal belief system
Bill Clinton joins a parade of liberal politicians who are quickly jettisoning conviction for the sake of politics. Some might say that Bill Clinton isn’t doing this out of politics because he won’t be running for public office again. True, but his wife most likely will. His latest flip-flop gets the issue out of the way now before his wife begins campaigning in two years.
Read MoreA modest proposal to save Iowa
Iowa is dying. The numbers are damning. We’re not replacing ourselves. Our population growth is stagnant. The magic number needed to replace ourselves is 2.1 live births per woman. That’s known as the Total Fertility Rate (TFR). Iowa’s TFR is only 1.98 according to National Vital Statistics. We’re one of 36 states not replacing ourselves. Our population growth is slower than any other state except West Virginia and North Dakota’s, according to the Iowa Fiscal Partnership. The only thing saving us from demographic death are immigrants. In other words, our fair state is experiencing a devastating shortage of …
Read MoreWhere have they gone?
Liberals’ love affair with Fidel
“If a man who murdered 20,000 people, imprisoned for decades hundreds of thousands of others, caused countless hundreds of thousands to flee the country (many losing their lives in desperate attempts to reach freedom on flimsy rafts) and has repressed a nation for nearly five decades – – denying them the most basic of human rights — is not considered a ruthless dictator by all, who the hell is?”
Read MoreWho does the president want to hurt?
President Obama might have something in common with President Morsi when it comes to characterizing a group of people as bloodsuckers, but in his case, it’s probably Republicans he’s thinking about.
Read More3 stories of life and death in the morning news
How do we treat life? It depends on whether you’re a rodent or a human being.
Read MoreThe end of history redux
Why I no longer buy Girl Scout cookies
The Girl Scouts look down on the family unit, because it is ill-prepared to impart “values-neutral” information regarding the intricacies of sexual expression. Translation: the family may not agree with liberal doctrine regarding sexuality, birth control, promiscuity, and abortion.
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