“House Passes $800 Billion Stimulus Plan with No Republican Support.” The headline ought to be: “House Democrats Vote to Spend $800 Billion in Pork They Don’t Have, Republicans Fail to Stop It,” or “Republicans Don’t Support It.“ There’s nothing wrong with needed stimulus, by the way, if it’s stimulus. But this is not stimulus. This […]

Casualties are mounting. Home Depot announced they were killing off 7,000. Sprint: killing 8,000. Pfizer: 8,000 more. Other companies, including Caterpillar, brought the total to 40,000 jobs killed, in just one day.Sadly, casualties are expected to rise, with no end in sight. Economists warn that we’re just witnessing the tip of the iceberg. By the […]

California residents are getting an early Christmas present, my friends! Democrats plan to eliminate the state’s 18-cent-per-gallon gasoline excise tax, as well as an 8-cent-per-gallon sales tax on gasoline. So it’s celebration time! Except that it’s not. You see, Democrats want to wipe out the taxes… but replace them with a 39-cent-per-gallon “highway user fee.” […]

You may have seen this. This week, a lot of your local newspapers ran an AP story about glaciers that deserves a second look — especially if you can read between the lines. The story begins with the assertion that “global warming is shrinking glaciers all over the world.” But then, the article describes a […]

It is sad and funny at the same time. It was predictable, a lot of people did predict it. They were right. What went on on Capitol Hill Tuesday is a testament to the cluelessness of the people in charge of supposedly saving this economy. It is absolutely absurd to watch all this go down. […]