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O’Reilly: Solyndra Scandal “…is like Enron 2″

Justin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:58:52 +0000

Bill O’Reilly and ABC News’ Brian Ross discuss the Solyndra scandal. Not sure how this will shake out, but it isn’t looking good for the White House at the moment.

Just Keep Fiddlin’, Nero: Obama: “I Don’t Think We Are In Danger Of Another Recession”

Justin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:27:43 +0000

I’d be willing to bet most people on the street think we’re already in another recession, so in that sense, I guess you could argue the danger has passed. Otherwise, I suspect the President needs some new advisers.

Ron Paul Not Running For Congress In 2012

Justin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:03:53 +0000

Seems the good doctor is focusing all his energy on his Presidential campaign. Story is here.

Seems like a smart move on paper, as he has a better chance if he’s not spreading his resources over two campaigns, but I don’t think he has much of a chance to receive the Republican nomination, meaning one of the sane voices talking about how to fix the economy could be out of a job next year. Of course, we’re probably better off without his foreign policy ideas…

Reason TV: The Top Five Environmental Disasters that Didn’t Happen

Justin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:19:10 +0000

What does this prove? Ultimately, nobody knows the future. There are plenty of unforeseen variable changes that made these predictions incorrect. It also doesn’t help that politicizing environmental issues led to a big bunch of fear mongering for political gain.

Another Reason Walmart Scares Me: Napolitano Announces DHS Partnership With Retailer

Justin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:22:21 +0000

CBS has the story here, but the gist of it is that several Walmart stores will have monitors at the checkouts playing a video encouraging people to look for, and report, suspicious activity. Sounds harmless enough, but something just doesn’t feel right about it. Can’t quite put my finger on it.

Reason.tv: Obama Gets Mythbusted!

Justin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:03:12 +0000

Man, I love these guys! Fun little video, with an accompanying piece piece explaining their claims. That second video is after the jump:

Jim Wallis: “There Wouldn’t Be A Tea Party If There Wasn’t A Black Man In The White House”

Justin — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 17:04:19 +0000

You know, right after Obama was elected, I was one of those people that thought we were moving towards a “post-racial” America. It looked as though we could finally judge politicians based on policies, not skin color. However, we seem to have spun off in another direction; instead of condemnation for skin color, we get accusations of racism for disagreement.

Don’t get me wrong, there are racists at Tea Party rallies that want Obama out simply because he’s black. There will always be people out there that hate others for stupid reasons. However, as a whole, the Tea Party movement came about because people didn’t like the way this country was going (in other words, opposition to big government), and that’s the driving force behind the group to this day.

Jim Wallis is crying racism because it’s a conversation ender. He’s trying to shut up his opponents.

Homeland Security Seizes Domain Names

Justin — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:39:14 +0000

It doesn’t surprise me that the government is seizing websites that violate copyrights, but I do have a question: Why does this fall under the jurisdiction of Homeland Security?

Andrew Napolitano: Truther?

Justin — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:05:14 +0000

Looks like he could be:

He doesn’t seem to give any definite yes or no as to whether he thinks it’s an “inside job,” but it’s still disappointing…

Rasmussen: Many Say Government Now Operating Outside the Constitution

Justin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:57:01 +0000

The specifics are here.

44% of likely voters feel the government is operating outside of the Constitution. Not a majority, but it is the biggest group of those polled (see the article for specifics).

Not sure what this leads to, but I’d guess that number will continue to grow. The recent election was a good sign, but there’s still a long way to go to get our government & economy under control.