Defining Republican "Purity"

President Obama didn't just bow to the Emperor of Japan; he also bowed to the Premier of China.  Bowing to the Japanese is one thing, but to bow to a ChiCom leader is a different story.  I'm guessing it's related to begging them to keep buying our debt.

 

Jamie Dupree has a preview of what the month of December will look like in the United States Senate.

 

Apparently President Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan as he plans to "finish the job."

 

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has dug in his heels in opposition to the government health insurance option.  The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson supports rationing health care.

 

Those leaked e-mails are showing the truth behind the corruption in climate "science."

 

While a plurality still believes that the "stimulus" helped the economy, the number of people who says it hurt the economy is only two points lower.  Despite the desperate panic to pass the "stimulus," 78% of the money was still unspent by the end of September.

 

My latest post on United Liberty addresses the problems of letting government run anything.

 

Government's borrowing has pushed private borrowers to the end of the line, meaning that there is not much private credit available.

 

The Fort Hood shooter may use the insanity defense.  Crazy and clinically insane are two completely different things.  Sixty-three percent of voters say that political correctness prevented the military from responding to warning signs about the shooter.

 

The Republican National Committee is considering a "purity" resolution for Republican candidates.  It's not a bad idea, except that they will not stick to it.

 

A British welfare queen with 13 kids says that she won't stop until she has twins.  This really makes the case for government rationing of health care.

 

Congressional Democrats are planning a $150 billion tax on Wall Street stock transactions.

 

A Canadian woman lost her insurance after posting pictures of herself on Facebook.

 

A Republican member of the state Senate filed a bill to force lottery officials to get legislative approval before awarding any bonuses.  Hating the rich is a bipartisan game.

 

Because it is election season, the issue of diversity among city employees is being thrown around, forcing candidates for Mayor to dance around the issue.

 

The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is holding a food drive to help 75 military families stationed at Robins Air Force Base who can't provide food and gifts for their families.  This is great, but what is wrong with America when the people who put their lives on the line to defend us can't feed their families?

 

State Senator Ross Tolleson will not challenge Jim Marshall for his seat in Congress next year, but he will be an honorary campaign chair for Angela Hicks.  This is a woman who used to have her height and weight on her campaign website.