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Imagine, for a moment, if our unscrupulous, overspending Federal [Behemoth of a] Government suddenly lost its abstract nature, and some of its institutions became flesh.  They walked and talked like you and me.  While we’re on this fantasy trip, imagine furthermore they were honest (or close to honest). How would the Congress, the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve speak, and what would they say?  These three institutions are the Spender, the Piggy Bank, and the Counterfeiter respectively,... Read More→

From MarketWatch: WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Private-sector employment jumped a record 297,000 in December, according to Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s employment report released Wednesday, in what could be a signal that the recovery is finally adding jobs at a meaningful clip. There is no doubt that we should celebrate this news, for the families and individuals who recently found work and who can support themselves without the assistance of welfare programs. A few remarks: December is... Read More→

OF all the snots that pollute the conservative movement, Conor Friedersdorf hardly stands out.  His incessant pleas for civility in political discourse are as petulant as they are naive, accompanied as these things are by a certain willingness to swiftly pass intellectual judgment on fellow conservatives.  Talk radio hosts, whose very medium allows for intimate, conversational, and regular communication with audiences, attract special disdain and condescension from the would-be sage of blogging. ... Read More→

To be sure, democracies are funny things.  Today, the joke’s on us. Franklin D. Roosevelt was and still is admired by the vast majority of Americans, despite his utterly abysmal record on the economy and civil liberties.  He truly was the closest thing that America has ever had to a dictator, an opinion that is substantiated by his contempt for the Supreme Court and his threats to “stack” it with Justices who would not overturn his overreaching legislation.  There is too much... Read More→

Tonight on The Right Hook, host John Brodigan will be joined by the dynamic duo of Lynn Krogh and Giovanni Scaringi, where they’ll be discussing: –>The 9/11 Zadroga Bill: why it’s being held up, and whether or not this is a New York issue or a national issue? –>It’s finally official: The GOP has taken back the State Senate.  What should be the first order of business? –>A recap of the NYSYR Winter Meeting and Holiday Party. –>And a few other surprises. Listen... Read More→

From MarketWatch: [Boston Federal Reserve Bank president Eric] Rosengren, a strong supporter of the Fed’s $600 billion plan to purchase Treasurys, said the plan could cut the unemployment rate by about half a percentage point by the end of 2012, or more than 700,000 additional jobs. So in 13 months we may see unemployment approach an even 9%?  Maybe?  And this is what we’ve printed $600 billion for? Call me crazy, but does this Rosengren sound like he’s trying to draw attention... Read More→

Jeffrey Lord at The American Spectator offers some reflection on Mark Levin’s Liberty & Tyranny, the 2010 election, and the conservative wave that swept the nation. As a listener for over 5 years, I can say Mr. Levin knows how to lead a cause and educate the activists.  I cannot recommend the book highly enough.  Read More →

The Altschuler campaign is looking for volunteers to help with the upcoming Recount.   Please see the message below. On election night, the local Board of Elections on Long Island prematurely declared Democrat Tim Bishop the winner in the congressional race in New York Congressional District 1 (Eastern Long Island) over Republican candidate Randy Altschuler, by several thousand votes. There are still approximately 10,000 absentee ballots which have not been counted. We need your help to: 1) monitor... Read More→

A note from the Anne Marie Buerkle Campaign: The Anne Marie Buerkle campaign is interested in lining up YR volunteers to help with the pending recount in NY 25 (Syracuse and surrounding area). The volunteers are needed on November 17 and 18.  Next Wednesday and Thursday. I realize not everyone can drop everything and head up to Syracuse. But those who are at loose ends, or have vacation time to burn… the Anne Marie Buerkle campaign could use help. Especially from lawyers and those who have... Read More→

It’s been 3 days now since that first Tuesday in November.  A Republican deluge in the House has exposed the Obama administration for what it is – a clique of inept, power hungry control freaks, unable to accept their limited power as mere mortals, baffled by the view of ordinary citizens that their programs cause more harm than good, and arrogant as hell. The promise that was Barack Obama – the healer, the non-partisan, the everyman, the savior – is now fully belied.  Attacked... Read More→