Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-TX) introduced an amendment to the continuing resolution spending bill that would prohibit President Obama from using taxpayer funds to travel to and from golf courses until the White House is reopened for tours by the public.…
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Republicans Block Hagel Nomination, For Now
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
Harry Reid forced a vote on the nomination of Chuck Hagel and failed. Republicans told him that they wanted more time. Maybe if President Obama hadn’t gone out and found the absolute worst person for this nomination the process wouldn’t…
Republican Rep Blocks $450 Million In Aid To Egypt
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
The Obama administration wants to send the Egyptian government $450,000,000 in aid. So what if the country is run by the Muslim Brotherhood, or that our Embassy was under siege by a mob of savages? The Obama administration is perfectly…
MSNBC Didn’t Air Speeches From Minorities at GOP Convention
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Obama’s cheerleaders and race baiters at MSNBC don’t want Americans to know that there are minorities in the Republican Party. They went so far as to block coverage of their speeches at the Republican National Convention. In lieu of airing…
Light Bulb Ban Suspended?
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Watts Up with That posted a short update on the light bulb ban indicating it was suspended in the budget deal reached tonight. I did a search, and sure enough, The Hill confirms it. Omnibus spending legislation greenlighted by House and…
Awful! Occupy Portland Keeps Volunteers From Picking Up Food for the Needy
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
The Occupy protesters who blocked the port of Portland kept volunteer truckers from picking up food donated to feed the needy. The truckers were unable to reach the tens of thousands of pounds of donated food. Now the students who…
Biden Blocks Reporters from Fundraising Events
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Vice President Joe Biden travels around on our dime for political fundraisers and won’t allow the media to cover the events. So much for transparency. A little more than a week ago, Vice President Joe Biden traveled to fundraisers in…
No Recess Appointments for Obama Over Memorial Day
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President Obama was hoping to appoint Elizabeth Warren to the new consumer bureau while the Senate was on recess for the Memorial Day holiday. Well, it looks like there’s a change in plans. According to The Hill, Republicans are preventing…
Judge Blocks Filing of Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
This isn’t as big a deal as it sounds. A county judge blocked the publishing of the Wisconsin collective bargaining law. JS Online reported: Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order Friday, barring the publication of…
Now ‘Controversial Opinion’ is OK with the TSA
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I have to wonder what the people at the TSA were thinking when they first issued a directive to employees that they could not view websites containing “controversial opinion.” Did they not believe it would generate some controversy? It did,…