For a good number of Americans Tax Freedom Day fell on April 18. Here in New York that day falls a few weeks later – it’s today, May 6. The only state that’s worse is Connecticut, according to the Tax…
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Steep Drop In Initial Jobless Claims After Government Estimates Data From Two States
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
I thought there was finally some good news to report on a Thursday morning. Initial jobless claims fell to an astonishing 341,000 after the numbers last week were revised up to 368,000. Granted, anything over 300,000 is still pretty bad,…
Judge Orders Nursing Homes To Rehire Union Employees Who Put Patient’s Lives In Jeopardy
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
A federal judge has ordered nursing homes in Connecticut to rehire SEIU employees who put patient’s lives in jeopardy before walking off the job to strike. Judge Robert Chatigny was appointed by former President Bill Clinton and would have been promoted…
Connecticut SEIU Nursing Home Workers Went On Strike After Sabotaging the Place
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
In Connecticut some SEIU nursing home employees went on strike, which is bad enough. But first they committed a number of acts of sabotage against the nursing home and the patients. HealthBridge claims that before walking out on July 3,…
How Long Do You Work to Pay Off the Cost of Government?
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Each year Americans for Tax Reform releases its Cost of Government Day study, and 2012 is a very depressing year. According to the report, the average American taxpayer works 197 days out of the year to pay his or her…
Hey, What Do You Know? Today was a Big Primary Day!
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
A month ago everyone was thinking that tonight was going to be a huge night in the Republican presidential primary. Now, eh, not so much. Mr. LC and I went to vote at 7:00 PM and after we both cast…
Brian K. Hill Points Out Chris Shays’ Inconsistent Voting Record
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You might be familiar with Brian K. Hill, Republican Senate hopeful in Connecticut, from his Turn This Ship Around video. Hill’s Republican challengers are Linda McMahon and former US Rep. Chris Shays. Shays’ voting record while serving in the House…
Connecticut Governor and Congresswoman Want Federal Government to Pay for Diapers
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Connecticut Democrats want to expand the nanny state right down to the diapers covering babies bottoms. Apparently food stamps, heating assistance, Section 8 housing, cash welfare benefits, Head Start and Medicaid aren’t enough. Now they want the federal government to…
Connecticut Public Union Members Vote for Job Cuts
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Did you hear about the public employee unions in Connecticut who voted down a sweetheart deal that would have saved many of their jobs? It’s true, and it is complete insanity. I am constantly in awe of the blatant stupidity of…
Funny Business in Connectictut – A Bag of Ballots Magically Appeared
by Lonely Conservative • • 7 Comments
Well, isn’t this convenient? A bag of ballots magically appeared in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Democrats like Dan Maffei would have you believe that Republicans steal elections. But we all know the truth. In what has become one of the stranger twists…
CT Health Insurance Rate Increases Approved Thanks to Obamacare
by Lonely Conservative • • 6 Comments
Kathleen Sebelius is not going to be happy about this sort of talk. Health insurance rate increases were approved in Connecticut thanks to Obamacare. Hartford Courant: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut requested a wide range of premium…
Democrat Senate Candidate Richard Blumenthal Lied About Service in Vietnam
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
How despicable. Richard Blumenthal is running for the Senate seat held by Chris Dodd. Richard Blumenthal lied about serving in Vietnam. The New York Times: At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney…
NYT Car Bomb Suspect Caught at JFK Boarding a Flight
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
Faisal Shahzad, a 30 year old naturalized American citizen, was arrested trying to board a flight to Dubai last night. Gee, I wonder why he’d be trying to flee the country if he weren’t guilty. The Washington Post: Authorities said…