Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Live Tweeting President Obama’s State of the Union Speech

Well the last time I live tweeted an Obama speech people really seemed to enjoy it so I figured, why not, I’ll take on the State of the Union too. So here you go… all my tweets from last nights speech and from the Republican response given by Bob McDonnell. My point in bla bla [...]

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

A Look Into the Future of Health Care

With Scott Brown giving Republicans their 41st member, the health care reform that was close to passing Congress has hit a major roadblock. Now, anything that comes out of the conference committee between the House and Senate would hit a GOP filibuster in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, Congress and the White House have been silent [...]

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Thank You, Senator Brown!

When Massachusetts elected Scott Brown to be their Senator, President Obama’s agenda hit a nice little road block. The Democrats lost their 60 vote super majority in the Senate, which will allow a Republican filibuster on any piece of legislation that Republicans unite against. However, the Massachusetts special election also sent a subtle message to [...]

Monday, January 25th, 2010

“Game Change” Authors Say Reid Lied About Their Interview

A little gem from CBS News:

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Basically they’re calling Harry Reid a liar. While it is interesting in and of itself whether or not Harry Reid made his demeaning comments on the record or off I think there is another, more interesting, aside. That is why in the world would anybody think [...]

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

What is Happening in Massachusetts?

So, yea, this Scott Brown guy is really for real.
$1,303,302.50 real.

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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Jim Treacher Saves the Daily Caller

Yes people, you have to give the Daily Caller a chance. Jim Treacher (aka the treach as I am now calling him as of this moment) is a quality blogger who is highly regarded and any project he is involved in deserves our attention and a legitimate chance to impress us.
For now (I’ll try to [...]

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Allentown: A Case Study

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Friday, December 4th, 2009

An Expression of Support For an Awesome Idea

I must say…
It’s really about time for this.

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Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Extend the Bush Tax Cuts

On 1 January 2011, the Bush Tax Cuts are set to expire and there is fierce debate whether or not to extend them. These tax cuts, despite what the liberals say, are not solely focused on “the rich”. The reduction in tax rates brought us out of the 2001 recession and contributed to the economic [...]

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

NOBELOL

Yes, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. This is all I have to say:

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Friday, October 9th, 2009