On Immigration October 8th, 2014 @ 8:14 am PDT
What has happened to us in this country? If we study our own history we find that we have always been ready to receive the unfortunates from other countries, and though this may seem a generous gesture on our part, we have profited a thousandfold by what they have brought us. Eleanor Roosevelt – 1939
Declining Deficit Should Not Mean Rising Borrowing September 23rd, 2014 @ 9:20 am PDT
The latest deficit news is all positive. Fiscal year 2014 will be the fifth straight in which the federal deficit has declined as a share of GDP. The deficit was 10.8 percent of GDP in Barack Obama’s first year, a scary statistic. This year it will be 2.9 percent, below the four-decade average of 3.1 […]
On Government Waste January 14th, 2014 @ 6:52 am PST
Why Federal Construction Spending Doesn’t Translate to GDP Growth
Death to Gerrymandering November 18th, 2013 @ 9:01 am PST
On Obamacare October 30th, 2013 @ 7:37 am PDT
Here’s The Truth About Your ‘Private’ Health Insurance — It’s Already A Big Government Program
Football for the Troops October 2nd, 2013 @ 9:54 am PDT
“A government shutdown means overseas troops could miss baseball playoff games and favorite NFL Sunday showdowns …” Stars and Stripes Regardless of how you feel about Obamacare or Congress or the President, you’ve got to admit it’s absurd that our armed forces should be denied the privilege of watching sporting events during the shutdown. If […]
Jon Stewart’s Rockin’ Shutdown Eve October 1st, 2013 @ 8:37 am PDT
In which Jon Stewart and The Daily Show discuss the government shutdown (with an awesome NFL reference).
Pop-Up Video Debate October 16th, 2012 @ 10:45 pm PDT
How hard would it be to produce a VH1 Pop-Up Video version of a presidential debate? How awesome would that be? It wouldn’t have to be real-time; I can’t even imagine how that would be possible. But imagine how epic it would be if instead of Saturday Night Live, for example, NBC simply aired tonight’s […]
Republican Party Reptile July 26th, 2012 @ 6:56 am PDT
A boy is hitchhiking on a country road. A car stops for him, and the driver asks, “Are you a Republican or a Democrat?” “Democrat,” says the boy, and the car speeds off. Another car stops, and the driver asks, “Are you a Republican or a Democrat?” “Democrat,” says the boy, and the car speeds […]
Presidential Reunion March 3rd, 2010 @ 8:28 am PST
Okay, this is just awesome. Ron Howard directs Chevy Chase (as Gerald Ford), Dana Carvey (as George H. Bush), Darrell Hammond (as Bill Clinton), Will Ferrell (as George W. Bush), Dan Akroyd (as Jimmy Carter), and Jim Carrey (as Ronald Reagan) in a presidential reunion visit to Fred Armisen (as Barack Obama) and Maya Rudolph […]
