Politics
Why you were correct to be suspicious about the drop in the unemployment rate
Why did the unemployment drop far more than everyone expected? Because California data was not included in the report …
Read MoreRomney critic challenges Obama
” … if politics is to retain any integrity, a line must be drawn at statements and innuendoes that are demonstrably false. That’s happened here. The Obama campaign has distorted the results of a study by the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan research group, and created a fictitious $5 trillion tax cut … “
Read MoreBeware the politicized polls
I’m in the marketing business. My company has done some marketing research studies over the years. One of the biggest challenges to garnering accurate feedback for clients is to sample the right audience. It’s easy to skew the results if the sample isn’t representative of the marketplace. The venerable Gallup Poll has just tainted their credibility by changing their polling methodology midstream …
Read MorePeople died, and Obama lied
“Marriage isn’t about love”
“The state should never have gotten involved with marriage.” I heard a Ron Paul supporter make that claim a few days ago on a call-in Catholic talk radio show. The guest on the show, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League, made an interesting response: “marriage isn’t about love.”
Read MoreThe paradox of liberalism
By Tom Quiner Comedian and political commentator, Ben Stein, exposes the irrationality of liberalism with this witty quote: “Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured… but not everyone must prove they are a citizen.” Now hold on to your seat for his closing zinger: “Many of those who refuse, or…
Read MorePeyton who?
I’m a big fan of the Indy Colts and Peyton Manning. I hated to see the Colts trade Peyton. Cheers to Andrew Luck and the Colts for their dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Green Bay Packers. Luck has big shoes to fill, and he is doing it.
Read MoreKudos to Jim Lehrer
Obama’s poor showing has been blamed on everything from the altitude to conservative leprechauns. His real problem was debate moderator, Jim Lehrer …
Read MoreObama puts the poor at risk
Samson sleeps with a machete under his bed. His neighborhood isn’t a very nice place, so the machete serves as his security blanket. He lives on the wrong side of the tracks in a place called Gugulethu, as in Gugulethu, South Africa. His skin is black; his blood is red; and his heart is pure gold. Let us contrast poverty in South Africa with American poverty …
Read MoreHow do Catholics love Obama? Shall we count the ways?
By Deal Hudson & Deacon Keith Fournier How do Catholics love Obama? Shall we count the ways? They love Obama, they say, because he is ‘pro-life,‘ when such a claim even emits chuckles from the reporters at the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. They love Obama, they say, because Obamacare has reached…
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