White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer made the rounds on the Sunday shows this morning. He wasn’t even making sense. The new talking point is that the legality of the IRS targeting conservatives for extra scrutiny is “irrelevant,” because, well they’re…
Big Government, Gun Rights, media
Piers Morgan Suddenly Notices Government Can Be A Bit Tyrannical
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
After months of being on a tear against Second Amendment advocates, Piers Morgan suddenly realized that maybe they have a point when they warn against government tyranny. “I’ve had some of the pro-gun lobbyists on here, saying to me, ‘Well,…
Big Government, food
Michelle Obama’s Food Police Now Hitting Museums, Zoos And Gardens
by Lonely Conservative • • 21 Comments
It seems like no place is safe from the food police these days. Now they’re hitting the museums, zoos and gardens. Mrs. Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiativeis now calling for museums, zoos, gardens, science and technology centers to “join the call to…
scandal
Lois Lerner’s Spontaneous Apology Was Actually Planned Ahead Of Time
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
Last week when IRS official Lois Lerner apologized for the targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny most people believed it was a spontaneous, unscripted answer to a question. Oh well, with this administration nothing is as it seems. She…
2012 Election, politics
Mitt Romney Still Not A Fan Of Obama
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
Mitt Romney was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night talking politics. He’s still not a fan of President Obama, but he did acknowledge that he can’t be objective on any of the ongoing scandals. He’s just too…
Big Government, humor, Saturday Funnies
Saturday Funnies
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
Courtesy of Baloo’s Political Cartoon blog. I almost went with this, but decided it’s really not the least bit funny. (H/T The Comical Conservative) If you really need to laugh (who doesn’t these days) head over to The People’s Cube.…
corruption, government incompetence, scandal, terrorism
The Real Benghazi Scandal
by Lonely Conservative • • 21 Comments
Everyone is focused on the talking points that were changed over and over again after the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. That’s important, don’t get me wrong. The Obama administration made a concerted effort…
culture, economy
So Much For Retirement
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
Anyone younger than a baby boomer is going to have to do some serious retirement planning if you want to have any semblance of retirement as we now know it. Well, at least if you’re in the private sector. Public…
abortion, crime, culture
Another Babies Born Alive House Of Horrors
by Lonely Conservative • • 22 Comments
This house of horrors is in Texas, and it sounds as bad, if not worse, than Gosnell’s house of horrors. It should be beyond belief that this is happening in America. But unfortunately, this is a product of the progressive…
Big Government, corruption, scandal
This IRS Scandal Just Keeps Getting Worse
by Lonely Conservative • • 15 Comments
Boy it’s hard keeping up with all of these scandals. Every time you turn around there’s a new headline, especially with the IRS scandal over the past couple of days. Here are some of the latest headlines: IRS asked anti-abortion…
Nasty Liberals, scandal
Pelosi: GOP Making Up Scandals Because Obama Is A Visionary
by Lonely Conservative • • 15 Comments
Jay Carney and Nancy Pelosi are trying to outdo each other in passing off the scandals the Obama administration is under fire for as just controversies concocted by Republicans. Pelosi said it’s because Obama is just such “visionary” and a…
Nasty Liberals, scandal
Carney: Scandals? What Scandals?
by Lonely Conservative • • 11 Comments
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney appeared on Piers Morgan’s show last night and denied that there are any scandals. He said it’s all a concoction of those mean old Republicans. As if the GOP told the IRS to target…
culture, just weird
Gross – Most Public Pools Filled With Poo
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Last night when the local news reported a study found plenty of “fecal matter” in public pools my 8 year old asked “What’s fecal matter?” “It’s poop,” I told him. He replied “That’s disgusting.” I agreed. This is just gross.…
corruption, scandal
Why Would The IRS Target Conservatives? Maybe They Were Just Listening To Obama
by Lonely Conservative • • 10 Comments
There’s a hearing going on right now with IRS officials over the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status, and the auditing of donors to the Mitt Romney campaign and critics of President Obama. The IRS officials are saying…
cronyism, Government Spending, government waste
Latest Farm Bill Larded Up With Pork
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
So much for the federal government tightening its belt. Sequester? What sequester? Republicans holding the line on spending? Bah! Just look at the latest farm bill that’s loaded up with pork, millions and millions of taxpayer dollars going to special…
Big Government, corruption, scandal
IRS Official Who Oversaw Targeting Of Conservatives Promoted To Obamacare Director
by Lonely Conservative • • 15 Comments
The guy who supposedly was asked to resign over the IRS scandal yesterday was going to be leaving his position in a few weeks anyway. Some other official was thrown under the bus today. But the woman who oversaw the…
economy, history, inflation
A Nickel Isn’t Worth A Dime Today
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Dr. Owens: None of us gets to live in the world we grew up in because the world moves too fast. Things change. What was science fiction yesterday is your cell phone today.
media, politics, scandal
Well, Now We Know Why The DOJ Spied On The AP
by Lonely Conservative • • 13 Comments
Attorney General Eric Holder claims that the reason the DOJ secretly snooped on the AP’s phone lines because national security was at risk. Well, according to WaPo, that may not be the case. Apparently, folks in the administration were ticked…
culture, politics, science
Physically Weak Men Tend To Be More Liberal Than Big Strong Men
by Lonely Conservative • • 11 Comments
A new study confirms that wimpy, physically weak men tend to be more politically liberal than big, strong men. What a surprise. Men who are physically strong are more likely to take a right wing political stance, while weaker men…
Nasty Liberals, scandal
Video: Obama Called Marines To Hold His Umbrella, Then Refused To Take Responsibility For Scandals
by Lonely Conservative • • 11 Comments
President Obama held a press conference in the Rose Garden this afternoon with the Turkish Prime Minister. It started to rain, so he called Marines over to hold umbrellas over the heads of himself and the PM. That was probably…